An additional date in Greece has been added to OMD's Summer shows: The band will be playing on June 1st at Lykabettus Theatre in Athens.

Andy McCluskey recently underwent knee surgery following some mishaps on his German adventures. The good news is that he made a miracle recovery and is back in training for the forthcoming OMD shows.

We have a new Poll here on the news page asking you what forthcoming live shows you're looking forward to the most.

Onetwo release a limited edition 12" vinyl called Onetwo, Remixed which is available from the Onetwo website here: www.theremusic.com/shop. The release is a double A side 12" featuring an exclusive remix of Kein Anschluss by German remixers/artists Blank and Jones on one side and on the flip side is Manhattan Clique's version of Home(tonight). More info via: www.theremusic.com.

OMD are to embark on an extended UK tour in June following the Architecture & Morality tour in May. There will be a presale for OMD fans starting at 9am this Wednesday 21st March. The link for the presale ordering is here: www.livenation.co.uk/OMDFPRESALE.

As previously mentioned, this series of concerts will see the band performing a unique set different from the Architecture & Morality setlist.

Meanwhile, OMD have now set up an official MySpace presence here: www.myspace.com/officialomdmyspace. The site currently features song samples, photos, links and tour listings.

Paul Humphreys writes with news that Onetwo will be performing at the forthcoming Billy Mackenzie tribute show which takes place on Wednesday 28th March in London.

The event is in aid of the Sound Seekers charity and will be a celebration of Billy Mackenzie. It follows the 10th anniversary of Billy’s death back in January and the concert takes place the date after what would have been Billy's 50th birthday. Each artist will be performing one Billy song. Other artists on the bill include British Electric Foundation (BEF), Apollo 440, Paul Haig and Electric Soft Parade.

Onetwo will be playing three songs, one of which will be a Billy Mackenzie song while Claudia will also be performing three songs with Andrew Poppy and one with BEF.

The Billy Mackenzie Tribute will be taking place on Wednesday 28th March at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London.

Also, a reminder about the forthcoming Onetwo live dates in Germany. The confirmed dates are:

See also the OMD Events page for more details along with info on OMD live dates.

The OMD Photo Gallery has been updated with new promo shots of the band. You can view the new images here.

More updates for OMD's summer manoeuvres. The band are also scheduled to play at Berlin's Zitadelle on June 7th. Tickets are available via www.eventim.de and more information is available via www.citadel-music-festival.de

OMD's appearance on French TV show Taratata is available to view here: www.taratata.net.

OneTwo now have additional dates for their German tour in April:

More info on the Events page.

A reminder that tickets for the Summer Pops will be available from 9am tomorrow Friday 9th March and are available via www.ticketmaster.co.uk or ticket hotline 0870 151 4000.

OMD appear on the French TV show Taratata tomorrow. The live performance of Enola Gay (recorded back in January) features the reunited OMD in the shape of Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Mal Holmes and Martin Cooper. The band are also interviewed for the show. Photos from the show are available on the France 4 website here: www.france4.fr.

Taratata is broadcast at 8:30pm (French time). Thanks to Carlos for providing info on this news item.

An update on OMD's summer plans: The band will be doing an exclusive festival show at the Summer Pops in Liverpool on July 21st 2007.

The gig, which will take place at Aintree Racecourse, marks the end of OMD's touring schedule, so a big homecoming party will be the order of the day as Andy explains: "Every band will tell you that Liverpool is always a favourite city to play on any tour simply because the audience is the best. For OMD Liverpool is the favourite city to play; it's our home town gig. What better place to celebrate the last night of our comeback tour?"

The band will also be performing a unique set different from the Architecture & Morality setlist, so expect some surprises.

Tickets for the Summer Pops will be available from 9am on Friday 9th March and are available via www.ticketmaster.co.uk or ticket hotline 0870 151 4000.

Meanwhile, OneTwo will be performing in Germany on April 27th in Krefeld. Tickets are on sale via www.eventim.de. More dates to follow.  

A regular London club night called Pretty In Pink is staging a special night on Saturday 31st March. The theme is based around the soundtrack album to the film Pretty In Pink, which will be played in its entirety as well as choice tunes from the artists who contributed including Echo & The Bunnymen, The Smiths, New Order and of course OMD. The event will also be playing a selection of songs fron the 70's and 80's. More info via http://thefanclub.info/pretty.htm.