Hi Everyone,

I would like to wish you all Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays.

When I returned home from the UK this week one of our beloved cats, Lamont, died. He was only 10 years old. Gabi & I are both devastated because he was such a great friend to us.

The recording in Wales with Tony & Kenny was unbelievable. This truly has been a remarkable year for my career and 2005 will be even better.

I wish you all the best of health and love and happiness.

It is these things that are supremely important for us to live our lives and I want to thank my concious contact with my higher power for allowing me another day on my journey.

Peace, Glenn

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Monday, February 21st - Vasteras - Prisma (SWEDEN)
Wednesday, February 23rd - Helsinki - Nosturi (FINLAND)
Friday, February 25th - Stockholm - Mondo (SWEDEN)
Saturday, February 26th - Karlskrona - Kino (SWEDEN)
Sunday, February 27th - Gothenburg - Musikens Hus (SWEDEN)
Tuesday, March 1st - Malmo - KB (SWEDEN)

Hi everyone,

As you all know, I'm in Wales recording with Tony, and all is well. The recording is going great.

This has been a very, very busy year and most of you can read between the lines and realise that 2005 will be even busier.

When I look back at 2004, there have been many learning curves that I have taken onboard. It's very evident that this last couple of years have been building to this point where I have had to take a look at many things, as my schedule has been so crazy.

But I will continue to make my world bigger with the gift that I have been given, and once again, I am humbled by this on a daily basis.

I feel so much gratitude for where I am at, at this moment in my life, and I want to thank all of you for your love and support.

Soon, Soul Mover will be released and this, to me, is the start of the next phase of my career. I feel very focused, and I'm anxious to play live, as this is where I feel at home.

I will be sending you a new message when I get home just before Christmas, and I will have some very special news for you.

Your friend,
The Soul Mover

In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Tony Iommi talks about a possible Stateside tour with GLENN during 2005

Read on....

Sabbath's Iommi Steps Out - Guitarist lines up new collaboration, tour

While Tony Iommi has released albums under his own name before, he has never toured outside of Black Sabbath. This should change next year, after the guitarist issues a new album with ex-Deep Purple vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes.

"Glenn's a true professional, and he's very energetic," says Iommi, who plans to tour with Hughes stateside. "He comes up with stuff instantly."

Iommi and Hughes both hail from northern England, and they've crossed paths many times as members of Sabbath and Purple (most notably at the mammoth 1974 Cal Jam festival). Hughes briefly joined Sabbath in 1986, singing on Seventh Star and fronting the band for a handful of shows before abruptly exiting. A decade later, Iommi and Hughes recorded a collection of songs that were shelved when Iommi reunited with the original Sabbath lineup. This past September, the tracks were finally issued as The 1996 DEP Sessions.

The album's release rekindled the veteran rockers' desire to work together, and they -- along with ex-John Mellencamp drummer Kenny Aronoff -- are currently working on new songs in England. They plan to enter a recording studio around Christmas, and release the new album next year on Sanctuary Records.

Compared to the melodic DEP Sessions, the new material is "more riff-oriented," explains Iommi. He also promises that, like its impromptu predecessor, the songs will "come together very, very quick."

As for Black Sabbath's long-rumored follow-up to 1978's aptly titled Never Say Die, Iommi is holding out hope for regrouping in the studio with Ozzy Osbourne and Co. "I'd like to think that we'll be doing another album," he says. "With Sabbath, things just happen. We weren't supposed to be doing the last Ozzfest, but we did."

RESCHEDULED U.K. TOUR DATES AND SOUL MOVER CD RELEASE

February 2005

11th Dudley - JB's
12th Bradford - Rio's
13th Edinburgh - Liquid Rooms
15th London - Mean Fiddler
16th Norwich - Waterfront
17th Sheffield - Leadmill
19th Northampton - Roadmender

To coincide with the late-January 2005 release of his new album Soul Mover on CD, Glenn Hughes the golden-voiced former vocalist and bass player for rock legends Deep Purple, will be undertaking a two month European tour, beginning with seven shows in the U.K in February (the European dates will be announced as soon as they are confirmed).

Originally scheduled for December, and to have featured Red Hot Chili Pepper's drummer extraordinaire Chad Smith on the dates, the tour has been rescheduled for February, this time as Glenn Hughes solo shows.

Chad would love to do the UK leg of the tour, and he will do his best to make the dates, but this is dependent upon his recording commitments with the Chili Peppers. For this reason, we are advertising the dates as GLENN HUGHES solo shows as a necessary precaution, so that we can play them regardless of if Chad can do them or not. As soon as his involvement is confirmed 100%, (time permitting) we will re-advertise the shows as Glenn Hughes/Chad Smith shows. Either way, Glenn and band will be there, so be prepared for what promises to be his best ever solo shows.

Support on all dates throughout the UK and Europe will be The Lizards from the USA, who feature ex-Rainbow/Black Sabbath/Blue Oyster Cult drummer Bobby Rondinelli.

Original tickets for the December shows are valid at all venues with the exception of NORWICH, NORTHAMPTON and EDINBURGH where people must return their tickets for a refund and purchase a new ticket. The ticket price in Norwich and Northampton has been slightly amended to keep the ticket prices in line with the other venues.

IMPORTANT!!! SHEFFIELD and EDINBURGH both have a 10:00PM off-stage curfew on the rescheduled dates, so Glenn will be on-stage by approx. 8:15PM on these shows. (They both have club nights afterwards). All other venues have a normal 11:00PM/11:30PM curfew, so expect an onstage time of about 9:00PM to 9:15PM.

Chad plays drums throughout Soul Mover, which also features ex-Chili Peppers and Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro on the title track. A video has been filmed for the song, featuring the trio in the California desert. Navarro described Soul Mover as "...killer, with a kind of harder Lenny Kravitz vibe to it" on his website.

Far from simply 'guesting' on the album, Chad has been actively involved in all aspects of the recording and production of Soul Mover, and his enthusiasm and commitment has been pivotal in making this Glenn's most significant release since his days in Deep Purple.

Glenn, Chad and guitarist John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) recently recorded a phenomenal version of Nights In White Satin which captures one of Glenn's greatest ever vocals. Both this song and the track Soul Mover were mixed by world famous engineer Jim Scott (Audioslave / Red Hot Chili Peppers).

Hi everyone,

I am pleased to announce that my album "Soul Mover" will be released January 24th, 2005 by Frontiers in Europe and around that time by Yamaha in Japan. An American release will follow shortly after that.

This album was recorded live at Sound Image Studios in Los Angeles in the Spring of 2004. Chad and I wanted an organic feel as it was necessary to capture the emotion that can only happen when all of us are playing live in the same room together. We were in a semi-circle with the amps bleeding a little into the drums just as I used to record when I first started playing. I want to thank Chad for pushing me to do this. This recording comes at a time when I wanted you the listener, to know more of me as a song writer and singer than ever before. This CD was recorded with a lot of love and passion. Those close to this recording feel it is a ground breaking album and the beginning of the next phase in my life both professionally and personally. I have been humbled by the experience of making this album, quite simply because it is a very honest record, and I want you to know what makes me tick.

See you on the Soul Mover Tour beginning February 2005.

Your Brother, Glenn

Due to unforseen circumstances, it is with much regret that we have to announce that the GLENN HUGHES/CHAD SMITH UK tour in December has been cancelled.

We will be rescheduling the dates for February 2005 - AS GLENN HUGHES SOLO SHOWS, before we undertake a long Glenn Hughes European tour which will run until early April 2005.

Unfortunately, Chad has had to pull out due to the recording of the Chili's new album running behind schedule - (please see statement below).

Chad is absolutely devastated; he did everything he could to make this tour happen, as well as trying every option available so that we would avoid having to cancel. Sadly, the fact remains that his schedule just does not allow us the opportunity to do the tour with him.

Glenn, however, will tour the UK in February 2005, playing at most of the same venues that were originally booked for December. Please contact the venues for refunds, and as soon as the new dates are confirmed, we will let everyone know through the websites, national advertising, news features in the press, etc.

For now I can only say sorry, on behalf of Glenn and Chad, for the inconvenience and disappointment that everyone will be feeling, and trust me, no one is more upset at the cancellation of this tour than Chad and Glenn themselves.

Cancelling shows is an awful business and does nobody any favours, but we will be positive, move onwards and we will see you all in 2005.

Thank you for your patience, understanding and support.

STATEMENT FROM CHAD SMITH
Regretfully, due to work on the next Chili Peppers album taking much longer than originally anticipated, it is with much sadness that I have to announce that I will not be able to appear on the UK December tour with Glenn Hughes.

I want everyone out there to know that I am incredibly disappointed, and the decision to cancel has not been easy.

Schedules permitting, Glenn and I will be touring together in the UK at some point in the very near future, so I'll be looking forward to seeing you all then.

Chad Smith

GLENN's tour manager (who has organised this tour) tells us that ALL dates on the tour will have a show start time for GLENN and CHAD of between 8:45PM to 9:00PM (dependent upon final set list length) except for NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY which DOES have a rock club afterwards, so the stage time there will be between 8:15PM and 8:30PM sharp, again, dependent upon final confirmation of the set length.

The Nottingham curfew is 10:15PM, and is printed on the tickets, so everyone will be aware of this earlier start, if/when they buy their tickets!

Curfews in all the other venues is 11:00PM, except for Dudley and Bradford who will do a rock club AFTER the show has ended, after 11:00PM.

So there is NO CLUB afterwards in Edinburgh.

It will be possible for people to travel to the show and they will not miss the set as long as they are there by 8:45PM.

Tour adverts and press features/interviews with GLENN and CHAD will be out over the next few days in various magazines, continuing up until the tour starts, so keep a look out!

New Zealand based hip-hop artist, P-Money has just released his new single - Stop The Music.

It features samples throughout the entire track of the Trapeze song, Jury.

You can view the video of it here (requires Windows Media player):

http://files.mp3.net.nz/video/p-money_stopthemusic_300.asf

P-Money (Peter Wadams) is New Zealand's finest Hip-Hop producer and DJ. His production credits span across 4 platinum/multi-platinum albums, 3 gold albums, and New Zealand's most successful single of all-time, Stand Up by Scribe, which held the number 1 singles chart position for a record breaking 10 weeks.

P-Money is commonly regarded as one of New Zealand's best club DJ's and continues to perform live DJ sets all over the country and the world. His 6 year career has seen him spin in New York, Los Angeles, Hawaii, London, Germany, Austria, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne.

http://www.pmoneymusic.com

As previously reported, GLENN and Joe Lynn Turner were recently in Moscow, Russia working on a music project with the Deputy Mayor, Mikhail Men. Here are a couple of pictures taken during their time working on this project.

Joe Lynn Turner and GLENN with record company crew



GLENN and JOE relaxing



GLENN



Pictures Courtesy: Gabrielle Hughes / Inna Records (Moscow)

GLENN, Chad Smith and John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) recently recorded a phenomenal version of Nights In White Satin (Moody Blues).

This amazing song features one of Glenn's greatest ever vocals. Both this song and the track Soul Mover have been mixed by world famous engineer Jim Scott (Audioslave / Red Hot Chili Peppers).

Former members of the legendary Deep Purple rock group Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner are collaborating on a music project with no less than the deputy mayor of Moscow, Mikhail Men, who, it turns out, dabbles in music.

Men said he got the idea to record together with Deep Purple while listening to some hard-rock songs he wrote when he was young. “As a result, together with producer Alexander Berezhny we risked offering Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner to perform the music,” Men was quoted as saying by Interfax.

The rock legends agreed, and together with the deputy mayor have set to work on nine new songs - Men wrote the music and Hughes and Turner wrote the lyrics to what they said had a distinct Russian motif. Speaking at the press conference, Hughes said he enjoyed working with this new kind of music and expected to surprise his fans. The album - whose working title is Made in Moscow, is set for release in December.

Hughes, meanwhile, said he expects to be visiting Moscow soon for a concert tour together with Turner.

Dave Navarro has been kind enough to post a demo soundbyte of the song Soul Mover featuring himself on guitar, Chad Smith on drums and of course, GLENN on vocals and bass.

http://www.6767.com/mp3/soul_mover.mp3

More than ever, now looking forward to the accompanying video and new album due out early next year

2004 UK TOUR DATES - GLENN HUGHES and CHAD SMITH

Friday, December 3rd - JB's - Dudley - Box Office: 01384 253 597

Saturday, December 4th - Rio's - Bradford - Box Office: 01274 735 549

Sunday, December 5th - Leadmill - Sheffield - Box Office: 0114 221 2828

Tuesday, December 7th - The Liquid Room - Edinburgh - Box Office: 0131 220 3234

Thursday, December 9th - Waterfront - Norwich - Box Office: 01603 508 050

Friday, December 10th - Roadmender - Northampton - Box Office: 01604 604 222

Saturday, December 11th - Rock City - Nottingham - Box Office: 0115 941 2544

Monday, December 13th - Mean Fiddler - London - Box Office: 08701 500 044

Glenn and Chad will be joined by JJ Marsh on guitar and Kjell Haraldsson on keys. The Special Guest support slot will be filled by up and coming UK band, LunarMile, who feature Toni-Marie on lead vocals....none other than Black Sabbath guitarist, Tony Iommi's daughter.

ALL dates on the tour will have a show start time for GLENN and CHAD of between 8:45PM to 9:00PM (dependent upon final set list length) except for NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY which DOES have a rock club afterwards, so the stage time there will be between 8:15PM and 8:30PM sharp, again, dependent upon final confirmation of the set length.

The Nottingham curfew is 10:15PM, and is printed on the tickets, so everyone will be aware of this earlier start, if/when they buy their tickets!

Curfews in all the other venues is 11:00PM, except for Dudley and Bradford who will do a rock club AFTER the show has ended, after 11:00PM.

There is NO CLUB afterwards in Edinburgh.

It will be possible for people to travel to the show and they will not miss the set as long as they are there by 8:45PM.

Tour adverts and press features/interviews with GLENN and CHAD will be out over the next few days in various magazines, continuing up until the tour starts, so keep a look out!

Some cool new video news via Dave Navarro at his website

What up everybody? Friday in the hood. Just checking in, nothing much going on. Rehearsals, TPC stuff etc. Tomorrow I am going to join Chad Smith and Glenn Hughes to shoot a video for the song we did called Soul Mover. My understanding is that it will be for Europe only, but we will see what we can do about that won't we? The track is killer and I hope the video will be too. I'm always down for rocking with Chad. It'll be nice to join up once again.

http://6767.typepad.com/news/2004/09/sweet_soul_move.html

GLENN and Joe Lynn Turner are looking forward to collaborating and recording in Russia this Fall.

HTP's Manager, Mark Wexler states, "We were horrified that acts of senseless terrorism in Russia, especially with children, were affecting not only the Russian community but the rest of the world. Glenn and Joe will not be deterred by this terrorism and still plan on making their scheduled trip to Moscow at the end of September. We will be there to visit and work with musician Mikhail Men, the Deputy Mayor of Moscow and look forward to our trip."

To check out an article that recently appeared in the Russian newspaper, Pravda, go here.

On Wednesday, September 8th, 2004 - GLENN performed at an "After Party" to celebrate the USA debut of We Will Rock You that is now playing at Paris Las Vegas. He was personally invited by Brian May and Roger Taylor and also celebrated the event with many of his closest friends including Chad Smith, Steve Lukather, Steve Vai, Simon Phillips and Eric Singer, just to mention a few!

It was a great show - here is the setlist:

Tie Your Mother Down - Sung by the Cast
The Show Must Go On - Sung by the Cast
Don't Stop Me Now - Sung by the Cast
Stone Cold Crazy - GLENN sang and played Bass
Rock'n'Roll - Led Zeppelin, Roger sang and GLENN played Bass
Johnny B Good - Meatloaf sang, GLENN played Bass
With A Little Help From My Friends - sung by Everyone and with GLENN on Bass

Others in attendence included Robert De Niro (yes, the actor, but also one of the show's producers), Kevin DuBrow and Meatloaf!

Afternoon Soundcheck - GLENN onstage with Paul Crook who is also a cast member



Afternoon Soundcheck - GLENN with some of the guys and many other cast members





Another of GLENN and Paul Crook



GLENN performing live with Brian May at the After Party show







Kevin DuBrow, Chad Smith and GLENN being interviewed by Lonn Friend (Editor, RIP Magazine)





Aside from this interview....also in attendence was Bob Coburn of Rockline and both GLENN and Steve Lukather will be featured on an upcoming broadcast, taped at the After Party - most likely to air next Wednesday (Sept.15th) and Saturday (Sept.18th) - check their website for confirmation.

Rock Walk of Fame Induction
Kevin DuBrow, Roger Taylor, Simon Phillips, Eric Singer, Brian May, Steve Lukather,
GLENN and Lonn Friend



Lonn Friend (Editor, RIP Magazine) and Bob Coburn (Rockline) inducted Queen
into the Rock Walk of Fame

Also in attendence and playing at the show was Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) and John Miceli (Meatloaf).

GLENN and Roger Taylor



GLENN and Steve Lukather



GLENN, Steve Vai and Simon Phillips



Paul Crook and GLENN



Pictures Courtesy: Gabrielle Hughes

Hi Everyone,

I was working with Chad and John Frusciante at Sound Image on Friday. We recorded a special song that will be released next year. It is a mind blower.

On Wednesday I will go to Las Vegas for the premiere of "We Will Rock You". My friend, Brian May invited me to come and sing a song with him after the show at the party to celebrate the opening, and I am really looking forward to seeing him. Brian is a total sweetheart.

Chad Smith, GLENN and John Frusciante
Friday, September 3rd, 2004 - Sound Image, Van Nuys, CA

Picture Courtesy: Gabrielle Hughes

Here's some detail about the upcoming official release...

IOMMI/HUGHES: Official Version Of 'Eighth Star' Will Be Significantly Different From Bootleg

The Tony Iommi/Glenn Hughes album recorded in 1996, heavily bootlegged as the much in demand "Eighth Star" (not the project's official title), will be quite markedly different to the version currently on the underground market when it is officially released through Sanctuary Records later this year.

Strengthening the BLACK SABBATH connection is bassist Neil Murray, from the "Headless Cross", "Tyr" and "Forbidden" eras, who revealed his participation recently. "I spent one afternoon replacing the bass on two songs, one of which only had to be replaced because Tony Iommi had altered the riffs used in the song, or the original Glenn Hughes bass track would have been used," he said.

It is commonly known that Don Airey, himself a man with BLACK SABBATH connections and now a member of DEEP PURPLE, supplied some of the keyboards on the record. However, also involved in the sessions was BLACK SABBATH keyboard veteran Geoff Nicholls.

The biggest change though is a complete overhaul of the originally recorded drums. In 1996 former JUDAS PRIEST man Dave Holland put down all the percussion work. However, Jimmy Copley of TEARS FOR FEARS, the PAUL RODGERS BAND and a colleague of Murray's in M3, has re-cut the drum tracks.

GLENN is working on a signature bass guitar with Manne Guitars of Italy.

The first prototype was used last weekend in Iowa. The bass is designed by GLENN and features a classic funk rock sound. It is a work in progress and will be released to coincide with his next Studio CD next Spring.

Frontiers Records have reached an agreement with Cleopatra/Deadline Records for the domestic release in the USA of the Soulfully Live In The City of Angels DVD/Double CD package.

More details on the release date will be announced at a later date....soon-ish