ERASURE TO PLAY MIAMI'S ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Erasure announced yesterday that they will be part of the line-up for the forthcoming Ultra Music Festival which will take place in Miami in March next year. The three-day event will run from Friday 25th March to Sunday 27th March and the rest of the bill includes performances from the likes of Deadmau5, Chemical Brothers, David Guetta, Carl Cox, Empire of the Sun, Crystal Castles, Cut Copy, Röyksopp, Trentemoller, Chromeo and Ferry Corsten among many others. See the news section on the Erasure website for more details???

'A LITTLE RESPECT (HMI REDUX)'
Thank you so much to everyone for their enthusiastic support of the revamped version of 'A Little Respect' which was released as a download single for charity last week. If you've not yet bought your copy then you should download it straight away (you can get it on iTunes UK here and iTunes US here, just to start you off, and remember that all the money goes to two very good causes!) and you should visit the Erasure website for more details, and to check out that video if you haven't already done so!

ANDY BELL TO PERFORM AND DJ IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
Andy Bell will be performing some Erasure and solo tracks and playing a special DJ set at Houston's Numbers Nightclub in Texas on January 15th. See the news page on Andy's website for more details and booking information.

ERASURE 'TOTAL POP! FOREST TOUR
Thank you so much to everyone who has already bought tickets to see one (or more!) of Erasure's outdoor shows in English woodlands next year, the promoter of the shows described the presale take-up of tickets as 'excellent', one of the best they've seen since they started promoting this shows, so on behalf of the band thank you for that show of support. Tickets are now on general sale if you still want some (or if you want to encourage your friends to join you!). If anyone has any questions about that tour, or about Erasure's tour plans generally for next year then there is a FAQ on the live page on the website that is designed to answer your questions.

Thanks to: Erasure Information Service - www.erasureinfo.com

Pleased to announce that Adele will be playing across Europe and the UK in March and April next year. Tickets will go on sale on Friday December 17th.

The full dates are as follows:

ERASURE have recorded a brand new version of their classic single 'A Little Respect' to raise funds for the Hetrick-Martin Institute in New York and CYNDI LAUPER's True Colors Foundation, as spreading a positive message of tolerance following the recent gay bullying and related suicides that have been reported in the US over the past several months. The single is available as a download and the band have also made a video to accompany the release. See NEWS for more details.

ADAM ANT has announced two London gigs this month, playing material from all stages of his career alongside selections from his forthcoming new album 'Adam Ant is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunners Daughter' which is due for release next year. See NEWS for more details.

DURAN DURAN have released the first single from their new album 'All You Need Is Now' as a free download in advance of the release of the album which is scheduled for a digital release on December 21st. The single, the album's title track, is available now via iTunes.

BANANARAMA this week release their new festive single 'Baby It's Christmas' as a download single, available as a Radio Edit and Extended Mix as well as in three remixes by the Almighty.

TOYAH has announced that she will play a series of special gigs next year, playing key tracks from her first three albums 'Sheep Farming In Barnet', 'The Blue Meaning' and 'Anthem'. The majority of the 'From Sheep Farming to Anthem - Classics Revisited Live' dates will be announced soon, but one show, at Birmingham's HMV Institute, is already confirmed and will take place on April 16th. Meanwhile Toyah's band project, THE HUMANS, have announced that they have finished their second album, 'Sugar Rush', and will be announcing release details shortly.

Thanks to www.remembertheeighties.com