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22nd February 2009

Andy McCluskey has been interviewed for the Aylesbury Friars website discussing the two occasions that OMD performed there. The interview is scheduled to appear on the site in the near future. www.aylesburyfriars.co.uk

20th February 2009

OMD will be performing in concert alongside the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for a special performance scheduled for Saturday 20th June 2009.

The first half of the concert will feature the RLPO performing The Energy Suite against a backdrop of film footage.

The second half of the concert will feature Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys performing a range of OMD songs including Enola Gay, Souvenir, Joan of Arc, Sailing on the Seven Seas and Electricity with specially-written arrangements by Ian Gardiner, Louis Johnson and Ian Stephens.

Tickets are priced at £15, £18, £28 and £35 and are scheduled to be available from Noon today. Please visit the following sites/contact info for ticket ordering details and further information:

www.liverpoolphil.com

www.liverpoolphil.com/content/AbouttheHall/SeatingPlan.aspx

Tickets from the Philharmonic box office: Telephone (Box Office): 0151 709 3789

Tickets will also be available in person from the box office.

17th February 2009

There will be an announcement this Friday on the OMD Website about a special OMD concert in Liverpool scheduled to take place this summer.

The announcement will be posted up at 9am on Friday 20th February and will provide details of the concert along with booking information.

15th February 2009

The OMD Merchandise section has been updated with new stock taken from the 2008 Tour. This includes new T-Shirts, Postergramme and Keyrings.

14th February 2009

Musician Hannah Peel has produced a unique cover version of Electricity. Using a punched hole music box (You punch out holes in a card, then turn the handle to feed the card and make the notes play) Hannah has recreated Electricity in a very striking, minimalist style. Listen to her version of Electricity here: OMD Downloads

More On Hannah Peel here:
www.myspace.com/hanpeel
www.hannahpeel.co.uk
www.nilamusic.com

10th February 2009

An update on OMD's live plans: unfortunately there are no festival appearances scheduled for 2009. However, there is some exciting news about a Summer gig - details of which will be posted on the OMD Website next week.

The good news is that this has freed the band up to pursue work on the new OMD studio album. In fact Andy McCluskey will be in the studio this week to record live drums with Mal Holmes on tracks destined for the album. The forthcoming album is scheduled for a Spring 2010 release date.

9th February 2009

Andy McCluskey has been interviewed for Radio Devon with the interview being broadcast on Wednesday 18th February on The 80's Show at 6pm. The interview will also feature on the BBC iPlayer for 7 days afterwards.

1st February 2009

Rob Finighan's 10 minute feature on The Energy Suite is now available to view here on the OMD Website. The item includes interviews with Andy McCluskey and Hambi Haralambous . Please visit the Downloads page to view.

An ex-Eric's Club employee has created a website dedicated to the legendary Liverpool club where OMD made their live debut. Visit www.ericsclub.co.uk for a window on the early Liverpool music scene.


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