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New gigs are set for Chris Thompson/Mads Eriksen Band, as well as Mad&Hungry and The Rolling Clones - Chris and Mads are in for an extensive tour of Norway in Sep/Oct (10-12 dates) as well as new German dates to be confirmed soon. These are the solid dates: May 30: Mad&Hungry, Grevehagen Festival, Bergen 25/05 2009 | N3 Interview The last edition of "Instrumental", a free magasine issued by the 4SOUND music retail chain, has an in-depth interview with N3, where Terje Rypdal, Ronnie Le Tekro and Mads talks guitars, equipment and offer tips on how to make YOU a guitar legend! 30/04 2009 | Cutting Crew guesting Cutting Crew frontman Nick Van Eede will be guesting with Chris Thompson/Mads Eriksen Band on their annual gigs at Madam Felle's in Bergen on May 1 and 2. This is the fifth year in a row where Chris and Mads play at the club the first weekend of May with special guests - these events have seen artists like Leo Sayer, Katrina Leskanich and ex-Marillion singer Fish performing to jam-packed audiences. 12/04 2009 | They keep coming They keep coming! Another great N3 review (pdf), this time from the concert in Lyngdal on March 13. 30/03 2009 | More reviews Ecstatic review of N3 concert in Sogndal from Sogn Avis (pdf, Norwegian) 28/03 2009 | Review Good review from the N3 concert in Ibsenhuset, Skien. 28/02 2009 | More concerts Change in N3 Concertlist - new show added The N3 tour, that started in Stavanger last Friday and went on with a sold-out concert in Bergen last Saturday, will start rolling again next week with a 11-shows-in-a-row leg. There has been one change: on March 13 they will play Lyngdal Konserthus instead of Larvik, as earlier announced. A new show has been added in Sogndal Kulturhus on Monday March 9. GERMAN DATES SET FOR CHRIS THOMPSON/ MADS ERIKSEN BAND After the annual concerts in Bergen on April30, May 1 and 2 Chris Thompson and Mads Eriksen Band will do 8 gigs in Germany and one in Holland. This is where they are going to play: May 1 and 2: Chris Thompson/Mads Eriksen Band, Madam Felle, Bergen DO YOU NEED MORE REASONS TO CANCEL YOUR EASTER HOLIDAYS? Well, here is another one: The Rolling Clones will deliver full tilt, alpine-free entertainment at Madam Felle in Bergen on April 3 and 4, so if you're not in a hurry to get to the mountains and put your life and good health in danger in insane skiing experiments, this is were to go. The Rolling Clones will also play Rick's in Bergen on June 19 and 20. 22/01 2009 | Clinic and concerts ANOTHER CLINIC/ ACOUSTIC SOLO CONCERT WITH MADS Mads starts off the new year with a clinic and solo concert at "Haugarock" in Tønsberg on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January CONCERTS Mads Eriksen solo concert at Haugarock, Tønsberg 24 Jan 2009 17/12 2008 | New gigs for 2009 N3-TOUR TO START ON FEBRUARY 20 - 16 DATES CONFIRMED FOR SPRING 2009 The N3 (or "Nowegian 3") project that combines the talents of Ronnie Le Tekrø, Terje Rypdal and Mads Eriksen will be on tour from February 20. starting in Stavanger. They will play at big concert venues in the major cities (Bergen, Stavanger and Oslo) and culture houses in more rural areas. Tickets are already on sale for several of the gigs. Confirmed gigs so far (Check out "concerts" link for complete gig list): FEBRUARY February 20: Stavanger Konserthus, Stavanger MARCH March 4: Træskeverket, Førde April 15: Egersund PAOLO VINACCIA BOARDS SHIP FOR N3 TOUR After it was known that Steinar Krokstad had to quit the N3 tour as it would collide with Åge Aleksander activities, legendary drummer and percussionist Paolo Vinaccia has committed to the gigs. Vinaccia is one of Norway's most inventive end respected musicians, known from highly celebrated records and tours with Sissel Endresen, Jon Eberson, Knut Reiersrud, Iver Kleive and numerous others. MAD&HUNGRY CHRIS THOMPSON/ MADS ERIKSEN BAND MADS's LAST GIG 08/11 2008 | Clinic and acoustic Mads will do another clinic and acoustic (well, nearly) show at Rjukan Rockforum on November 14. The Rolling Clones will have their Christmas shows at Rick’s a little early this year, November 21 and 22. 15/10 2008 | Le Tekrö, Rypdal and Mads on tour! A MESSAGE FROM MADS I’m happy to report that my long time friend and former guitar student Stig Nedreberg has become my personal manager and booking agent and has in fact been so since the beginning of this year. I first met Stig when he approached me in a music store in Bergen asking for guitar lessons. He studied with me for about a year, but we stayed in touch even after he moved back to his home village in Hallingdalen to become a schoolteacher. He was soon to be a cultural force in Hallingdalen and have organized the Christmas Jam at Per’s Hotell at Gol in which I have participated twice, and have received a cultural price from the council for his efforts. He also teaches guitar and writes and performs music under his own name. I was asked to play on his debut album “It is real” a couple of years ago, and I dutifully obeyed, having already planned to try to talk him into being my manager. Stig has done a great job so far and has been instrumental in organizing Mad&Hungry’s winter ad festival gigs this year, as well as the Chris Thompson/Mads Eriksen tour in May and summer/early fall activities. In 2004 I had to make a last minute cancellation of my participation at the Christmas Jam at Gol alongside Ronnie Le Tekrö and Terje Rypdal due to a serious back injury. Sad as it was, the idea of the N3 or “Norwegian 3” project came about then. The project is kind of a brainchild of Stig and I, and we are thrilled that we got Ronnie and Terje involved. Tour dates are going to be announced very soon. RONNIE LE TEKRÖ, TERJE RYPDAL, AND MADS TOUR NORWAY AS “N3” IN 2009! A new project, N3 or “Norwegian 3” combining the talents of legendary TNT guitar player Ronnie Le Tekrö, Norways main guitar icon Terje Rypdal and Mads, will tour Norway extensively in 2009. Based loosely on the G3 project, the idea was developed by Mads and his personal&booking manager Stig Nedreberg, who are proud to announce that they got exactly the artists they wanted to participate. The trio, accompanied by Frank Hovland (bass), Gunnar Bjelland (keyboards) and Steinar Krokstad (drums) are planning 25-30 shows in 2009, probably starting in Bergen late January. Some dates are already confirmed, look out for further details and solid dates to be announced very soon. A live DVD is to be recorded from the gigs. CHRIS AND MADS ON MADAM FELLE DECEMBER 13 – GERMAN DATES POSTPONED Chris and Mads will do a one-off gig at Bergen’s “Madam Felle’s” club and announce who is going to be their guest at their annual gigs at the venue next year. The last couple of years have seen artists like Leo Sayer (2005), Katrina Leskanich (from Katrina and the Waves, 2007) and Fish (from Marillion, 2008) joining them onstage in the first weekend of May. The May concerts have become a very popular tradition and the shows are always totally sold out. THE ROLLING CLONES 13/08 2008 | More reviews CRITICS FAVOURITES Last Friday's concert with Chris Thompson and Mads Eriksen Band got a great review in Fredrikstad Blad. The concert in Sandefjord supposed to take place on Saturday Aug 9 suffered a last-minute cancellation due to an error on the organizers side. 19/07 2008 | Reviews from the north WORLD CLASS REVIEWS Chris Thompson and Mads Eriksen band got an ecstatic reception for their performance at the Brønnøysund Roots Festival in Northern Norway last Thursday (July 17). The concert is regarded by local press as “one of the best in the festival’s history”, Chris Thompson praised as “one of the world’s finest rock singers” and Mads as “one of the best guitar players in the world”. Well, you all know we’re far to modest to say anything like that like that ourselves, so see the Brønnøysund avis and Brønnøysund Roots festival website for further coverage. Brønnøysund avis also has some photos from the festival. MORE SHOWS Chris and Mads will play Høyanger on September 12, the day before they take the stage in Florø. An extended tour of Belgium, Holland and Germany is on foot in November. Further details will follow later. 05/05 2008 | New videos on YouTube Mads has recorded several new videos that is out on Youtube. As well as three full songs, there is also some videos where Mads gives a step-by-step breakdown of his unsual take on the hybrid picking technique (pick and fingers) - a way of playing normally associated with country-style guitar playing. On the videoes Mads gives a thorough explanation of the way his uses hybrid picking in a great variety of styles, ranging from his pseudo-flamenco piece "Piece for the wicked", the bottleneck instrumental "Blue Spider" for Mad&Hungry's "Travelin' " album and the brand new hard rock instrumental "Tropical Storm" that was debuted on the Chris Thompson/Mads Eriksen Band tour of Norway in May this year. All songs are shown both in their entirety and with a lesson: 1. Piece for the wicked 03/05 2008 | Gigs GIGS FALL 2008 Gigs are pouring in already in September and October -Mad&Hungry are booked in on the Salten Blues Festival on Sep 20 are will play on their “home ground” Madam felle 2 weekes prior to that, Sep 5 and 6. Chris Thompson, keyboard player Gunnar Bjelland and Mads will entertain one of their sponsors Nordialog and their customers at a pre-party for the R.E.M. concert in Bergen on Sep 4 – Chris Thompson with Mads Eriksen Band will also play in Florø again on September 13, their first gig there in 4 years. More German shows are scheduled for November, further details will follow later. The Rolling Clones are dead-set on breaking their bar turn-over record for one day (set at Madam Felle on April 12 this year), and are booked there at October 24/25. Mads will do several acoustic solo shows this fall – so far a gig in Ål kulturhus (Oct 3) and Madam Felle (Oct 9) are confirmed. 14/05 2008 | My own space at my space Finally Mads has got his own MySpace page, you'll find him here: 24/04 2008 | More shows MORES SHOWS ADDED IN NORWAY AND GERMANY FOR CHRIS WITH MADS ERIKSEN BAND 2008 seems to be an active year for Chris and Mads – in addition to the the show in Ulmer Zelt Festival, Ulm, Germany on June the 18, they will play in Aschaffenburg in the Colos-saal club on June 18. Festval gigs are pouring in – on July they will share the stage with legendary Dutch prog-rockers Focus on the annual Brønnøysund Roots festival (N), and on August 8 they will play the Gressvik Summer Weekend in Fredrikstad (N). The next day they will play at Verdensteateret, Sandefjord (N) THE ROLLING CLONES After two sold-out appearances at “Madam Felle” on April 11 and 12, The Rolling Clones have very reluctantly been persuaded into performing at Rick’s in Bergen on June 20 and 21. 08/04 2008 | Fish joins in FISH JOINS CHRIS AND MADS AT MADAM FELLE MAY 2 AND 3 After Leo Sayer very recently had to cancel his participation in the annual gigs at Madam Felle with Chris Thompson and Mads Eriksen Band, the legendary Fish (former Marillion frontman and highly successful solo artist) have agreed to be this years special guest. MAD&HUNGRY AT NOTODDEN BLUES FEST – SET DATE FOR SKÅNEVIK BLUES FESTIVAL Mad&Hungry are booked on Notodden Blues Fest and will play at the Arno club Saturday August 2. They are then booked into the two biggest blues festivals in Norway – they will play at Saturday July 5 at 14.00 at the blues festival in Skanevik. 01/04 2008 | List of concerts Some of you have requested a separate page for concerts and we are of course eager to comply with your demands. From now on you'll find the complete list of gigs under the new "concerts" menu button. This will of course be updated as the gigs (and money..) keep pouring in. We will still inform you about new concerts here, but for the full list of gigs you should always check under "concerts". 30/03 2008 | Gigs'n stuff CHRIS THOMPSON ON TOUR WITH MADS ERIKSEN BAND IN NORWAY AND OPENS FOR STATUS QUO IN SWITZERLAND – GERMAN DATES COMING UP IN JUNE Chris Thompson will tour extensively with Mads and the band in Norway in May. The annual gigs at Bergen’s “Madam Felle” will take place on May 1,2 and 3. They will then do several gigs before finishing activities that month with a huge corporate gig for an agency in Winthertur, Switzerland for an expected audience of 6,000 people with legendary English rock band Status Quo headlining. Gigs for Chris Thompson/ Mads Eriksen Band so far: May 1: “Madam Felle”, Bergen THE ROLLING CLONES Ready for another rebellious weekend at “Madam Felle” April 11 and 12. 05/02 2008 | Travelin' rulin' Scandinavia.. “Travelin’ “ VOTED BEST BLUES ALBUM IN SCANDINAVIA 2007!!! Mad&Hungry’s debut album “Travelin’ “ was voted best Scandinavian blues album in a contest on the Swedish website blueswebben. The contested albums was the three best-selling blues albums from each of the Scandinavian countries, and “Mad&Hungry” are deeply honoured to win in fierce competition with some of Scandinavia’s finest blues acts, and will express gratitude to everyone who voted for them. NEW SHOW ADDED To Mad&Hungry’s list of gigs: they’ll play “Alfreds” in Hønefoss on March 14, the day before they play Per’s Hotel at Gol. 29/01 2008 | Rave reviews Rave reviews after highly succesful Mad&Hungry- gigs in Southwestern Norway - read about it in Farsunds Avis. … and Norway’s leading bluesmagazine Blues News is equally euphoric! » News archive 2007 |