Paul Weller At The Fuji Rock Festval!

Set List Courtesy Of Yoshitaka
22 Dreams
The Changingman
All I Wanna Do (Is Be With You)
Out Of The Sinking
From The Floorboards Up
Sea Spray
Shout To The Top
Eton Rifles
Porcelain Gods
You Do Something To Me
Empty Ring
Broken Stones
Have You Made Up Your Mind
Push It Along
Wild Wood
Echoes Round The Sun
Town Called Malice

In a taut 1 hour 10 minute set, Paul Weller went from "Eton Rifles" through to "You Do Something to Me" off "Stanley Road," along the way hitting "Shout to the Top" from the Style Council and "Empty Ring" off his new album "22 Dreams".

Without much fanfare Weller projects a depth on stage that compliments the natural richness of his music. And that's good cause on another soaked Green Stage Friday, the audience needed all the power they could get. With over 30 years playing and consistently releasing albums, he's a professional whose stage presence — steaming shirt, smoking smokes, utilitarian arrangement — confirms the songs’ sensuousness, never mind any rock history importance they may have.

Weller and the band finished of with a chunky take on "Wildwood" that is what the original sounded like if it was recorded for the album "Heavy Soul" from the mid-’90s.

Paul Weller To Appear On Dot Allison's Upcoming Album!

An album of duets from Dot Allison is set to be released on September 7th, titled, "Room Seven And A Half."

From NME:
Allison also revealed that Paul Weller sings on another 'Room Seven And A Half' track, 'Love's Got Me Crazy'.

"He actually texted me out of the blue and was like 'Do you wanna write a song together?'" she said of the collaboration.

Dot Allison @ MySpace

Paul Weller In Athens, Greece!

Images Courtesy of papdx!
Cheers!!

Set List Courtesy Of Dimitris Katrinis

Wild Blue Yonder
Out Of The Sinking
22 Dreams
The Changingman
All I Wanna Do (Is Be With You)
From The Floorboards
Sea Spray
Shout To The Top
Eton Rifles
Porcelain Gods
You Do Something To Me
One Bright Star
Empty Ring
Push It Along
That's Entertainment
Wild Wood
Echoes Round The Sun
Come On / Let's Go
Encore:
Broken Stones
Whirlpool's End
Encore 2:
Town Called Malice

Paul Weller's 1st Solo LP To Be Released In The Deluxe Edition Series!

A recent update from Steve White via his Facebook/MySpace page contained the following bit of Weller related info:

"I have also contributed to sleeve notes for a deluxe version of Paul's first solo album which should be out before xmas"

We here at Paul Weller News are delighted to hear that. Let's hope it gets a proper remaster and contains a few unreleased gems from the era.

Paul Weller At Benicassim!

Paul's set was cut short due to a fire on the festival grounds.

Three songs from the set can be viewed
HERE!

Peacock Suit
Out Of The Sinking
22 Dreams

March Of The Mods!! Paul Weller & Small Faces Tribute Bands! On Tour

March of the Mods in Worthing
Published Date: 14 July 2009
Shoreham Herald

THE music of Paul Weller and Steve Marriot is being combined on stage for the first time at Worthing's Assembly Hall.
March of the Mods celebrates the original 60s Mods and the 70s Revival with two bands who pay homage to the Small Faces and Paul Weller's The Jam.

Wellalive perform songs from Paul Weller's days with The Jam and The Style Council through to his solo material for which he was honoured with a 2009 BRIT award for Best Male Solo Artist.

The Small Fakers have been making a name for themselves as the primary tribute to the Small Faces.

Recent highlights have included performing at the Isle of Wight Festival, the Carnaby Street Small Faces plaque unveiling, the conventions and playing at the birthday party for the band's bass player Ronnie Lane.

Playing classic Mod anthems such as Small Faces' Itchycoo Park, Lazy Sunday and Tin Soldier, as well as Paul Weller's evocative hits In the City, Beat Surrender and You're the Best Thing, March of the Mods will bring the excitement of Carnaby Street to Worthing.

March of the Mods is on Sunday, July 26, at 7.30 pm at the Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing.

Tickets: £13.50, £15.

Future tour Dates:
18/07/09 DNE Music Centre, Wakefield.
26/07/09 Worthing Assembly Halls, Worthing.

01/09/09 Wyvern Theatre, Swindon.
12/09/09 Princess Theatre, Hunstanton.

09/10/09 The Broadway Theatre, Lewisham.
23/10/09 Camberly Theatre, Camberly.

Wellalive

The Small Fakers

March Of The MODS!

More Pics Of Paul Weller In Belgium!

From The Cactus Festival!

Paul Weller Band Member Andy Crofts & The Moons' Blog!

The Moons, with current member of Paul Weller's band Andy Crofts, have launched a blog. You'll find details about their upcoming single release on Acid Jazz Records and tour information. Pop over for a look.

The Moons Blog!

Bid On A Gibson Guitar Signed By Paul Weller!

The Gibson guitar signed by Paul Weller and a host of other celebrities is now up for bid on Ebay! The guitar was signed at the 2009 Mojo Honours ceremony in London. All proceeds from the auction will go to the War Child charity.

BID NOW!

Paul Weller In Belgium - A Review From Yann V!

Check out this GREAT review of the Cactus Festival from one of our very good friends, Yann Viseur, our French Bureau Chief!

Yann's Cornershop Of The Man!

Paul Weller's Eden Session - A Review!

Wota Nice Day At Eden Rifles
Monday, July 13, 2009, 14:50
This Is Plymouth.co.uk

IT WAS a beautiful bucolic evening beneath the biomes' brilliant blisters and about as far removed from a tube station at midnight as you can get, but amazingly we were all in mortal danger of imminent combustion.

And this despite – irony of ironies during an anti-climate change event – the fact that it was chucking it down.

But there I was being told by a glow-in-the-dark official to move because I was blocking a 'fire escape', cunningly disguised as the path next to the crowd next to the front of the stage.

This request left me somewhat confused, unable to envisage how a conflagration could get a foothold at an outdoor event, in a giant garden that was rapidly turning into a giant pond.

But, silly me, what I didn't realise was Paul Weller was about to take the stage and set us all alight even with songs called Sea Spray and Out of the Sinking.

And, boy, was the Modfather on fire. This guy was on such red hot form it was a wonder he didn't spontaneously combust. At one point his stage lights turned the raindrops gold – it was like he'd melted the sun.

And this with a passion that has been burning for more than three decades and which has seen his core audience morphing from leather-and parka-clad guttersnipes into the populace of Henman Hill.

Honestly, I haven't seen so many middle England families having a laugh since the last time I didn't go to Glastonbury. I never thought the day would come when Paul would play to more pushchairs than punks, but it has.

And maybe that's not such a bad thing. It's great for people from the middle class, middle aged, and, judging by the look of some, middle earth, to get a load of a man angrier than heat rash.

Who, other than Paul, can take the pop beauty of Come On Let's Go and make it sound like it's sung by an American wrestler?

You want fervor? He's got greenhouses full of the stuff, and it was brought to the fore on radiant renditions of From the Floorboards Up and a terrific Eton Rifles.

It was a master class in controlled aggression, and something support act Florence and the Machine would do well to study.

She was all right, in a no sandals, drippy druid sort of way, but took the recycling theme a mite too far by dredging up memories of everyone from Kate Bush to Tori Amos and not forgetting dear old Grace Slick.

But Paul isn't all aggro, casting his net over soul, pop, Latino and balladry, strutting you through Peacock Suit, inviting you to dance with 22 Dreams and holding you spellbound during a delicious Wildwood.

And by the time he closed with a fulminating Town Called Malice, it was obvious that anyone and everyone can be a Weller fan. That includes ageing mods, repentant skins, pensioners, people wearing cagoules, and judging by a couple of gravid ladies, the unborn.

It was like he'd brought the whole country together to sing as one about lights going out and a kick in the biomes. Now, That's Entertainment.

Paul Weller "In Bruges" - Pics!

Images courtesy of Marc Zalcman!
Cheers!!

Paul Weller At The Eden Session! (Paradise Lost, then Peacock Suit)

Paul Weller At The Eden Sessions - Pics!

Images From Susan Wolford! Cheers!!

Paul Weller's New Album, "Wake Up The Nation!"

Universal extends deal with legendary solo artist
By Stuart Clarke
California Chronicle

Universal Music Publishing has extended its long-term partnership with Paul Weller, signing a new deal with the Brit legend that covers his entire back catalogue as well as future output. The renewed agreement was concluded after much negotiation last week.

Weller's latest album, 22 Dreams, was released by Island in June last year and debuted at number one in the UK. The album featured guest appearances from Oasis's Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer, as well as Ocean Colour Scene's Steve Cradock and Graham Coxon from Blur.

The album is currently enjoying a new lease of life courtesy of a sync for the album track Echoes Around The Sun, which is being used to soundtrack the trailer for the new Johnny Depp movie, Public Enemies.

Universal's president of Europe and UK music publishing group Paul Connolly says Weller is currently working on the follow-up to 22 Dreams - Wake Up The Nation - scheduled for a spring 2010 release.

Elsewhere the publisher is looking at new opportunities to exploit his work. Connolly says, "Certain quality clothing lines, bespoke art prints and collectors' merchandise items all utilising Paul's catalogue are in the works."

Weller has continued to develop his profile over recent years and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Brits in 2006.

Winter Tour Dates From PaulWeller.com

If you are on the mailing list for the official site, you've no doubt received this message in the last 24hrs. We've finally got some official word about those tour dates.

We hope you're enjoying your Summer and catching some of the live Weller highlights. If you were at the Hop Farm yesterday, hope you enjoyed it and maybe see you again at this Fridays special at the Eden project.

Cheers for the support!

Looking ahead, Paul has been very keen to get out and about around the country again this Autumn and we are pleased to let you know that he has sorted out the following dates:

NOVEMBER 2009
Wed 25th - Derby, Assembly Room (01332 255413)
Thu 26th - Norwich, UEA (01603 508050)
Sat 28th - Preston, Guildhall (0845 3442012)
Sun 29th - Glasgow, Barrowlands (0141 2045151)
Mon 30th - Dundee, Caird Hall (01382 434940)

DECEMBER 2009
Wed 2nd - Halifax, Victoria Theatre (01422 351158)
Thu 3rd - Carlisle, Sands Centre (01228 625222)
Fri 4th - Bridlington, Spa (01262 678 258)
Sun 6th - Bradford, St George's Hall (01274 432000)
Mon 7th - Llandudno, Venue Cymru (01492 872000
Tue 8th - Portsmouth, Guildhall (023 92824355)
Thu 10th - Margate, Winter Gardens (01843 292795)
Fri 11th - Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre (024 76524524)
Sat 12th - Cambridge Corn Exchange (01223 357851)

Tickets formally go on sale to the general public this Friday (10th) at 9am but for Weller fans like yourself there will be an opportunity to get early access through a pre-sale which will go live on Wednesday (8th) at 9am.

We'll let you have the link tomorrow so keep an eye out for that.

Cheers!

paulweller.com

THE PRE-SALE LINK!

Universal Renews Paul Weller's Publishing Deal!

Universal Renews Paul Weller Publishing Deal
July 06, 2009 - Global | Publishing

By Andre Paine, London

Universal Music Publishing Group has confirmed the renewal and extension of its worldwide agreement with U.K. rock artist Paul Weller, covering his entire back catalog as a solo artist and with the Jam and the Style Council, as well as his future output.

Universal Music Publishing will continue to administer all of the work that Paul Weller has released to date alongside any new recordings.

"Paul Weller remains one of the U.K.'s most talented songwriters and has a truly magnificent canon of work to his name," said Paul Connolly, president of Europe and U.K., Universal Music Publishing Group, in a statement. "He has consistently delivered quality songwriting and shows no sign of slowing down with his most recent material sounding as fresh and vital as it has been throughout his long and illustrious career."

Weller was awarded the BRIT Award for best male solo artist in February.

Roger Daltrey Appears With Paul Weller At Hop Farm Festival!

Roger Daltrey made an appearance with Paul Weller at the Hop Farm Festival on Sunday. Loads of great photos at Concert Photography HERE!

Set List Courtesy Of Apple Bed
Peacock Suit
Out Of The Sinking
22 Dreams
The Changing Man
All I Wanna Do (Is Be With You)
Floorboards Up
Sea Spray
Shout To The Top
The Eton Rifles
Porcelain Gods
You Do Something To Me
One Bright Star
Empty Ring
Push It Along
Have You Made Up Your Mind
Wild Wood
Echoes Round The Sun
Come On, Lets Go!

Magic Bus (with Roger Daltrey)
Town Called Malice

Whirlpools End

Courtesy Of JosiJo70

Winter Tour - More Info Trickles In...

OK, folks. We are still wary to re-post the expected (rumored) Paul Weller Winter Tour dates as they still have yet to be confirmed. Numerous people have phoned Bookings Direct and have been told the tickets will go on sale July 8. Throughout the day, there have been reports that some dates have shown up on the ticket site, but disappear just as fast. To be honest, we just don't know. It's been a crazy couple of days trying to get the correct info for you. I'm looking at the site now and there is no listing for Paul Weller. So, I'm sure there will be all sorts of speculation until we get to July 8th or we are lucky enough to have an official announcement before then. At any rate, all this excitement for concerts scheduled to take place five months from now is a true testament to the dedication that our faithful readers have for Paul.

As always, if we hear anything concrete, we'll let you know.