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November 10, 2010
Ticket News
Tickets for the forthcoming UK tour are available from the following
sites:
Walkabout
venues
Manchester
venue
November 6, 2010
Extra Dates Added
There's been a couple of additions to the UK tour itinary. Fletch
and the bank will be at TempleWalkabout in London on the 4th
December and will end the tour in Manchester on the 10th December
at K2 Nightclub.
Complete Tour date:
Nov 29...Derby Walkabout
Nov 30....Nottingham Walkabout
Dec 1..Sheffield Walkabout
Dec 2...Leeds Walkabout
Dec 4…Temple Walkabout (London)
Dec 5...Liverpool Walkabout
Dec 6...Edinburgh Walkabout
Dec 7...Birmingham Walkabout
Dec 8...Cardiff Walkabout
Dec 9....Swansea Walkabout
Dec 10….K2 Nightclub, Manchester
You can check out the blog page here for updates and follow Fletch on Twitter
@doctorkk
September 22, 2010
UK Tour 2010
The gig dates are in! Fletch returns to the UK this year to tour
with Waiting Room guitarist Tommy Rando and UK covers band Lucas.
Tour dates so far:
Nov 29...Derby Walkabout
Nov 30....Nottingham Walkabout
Dec 1..Sheffield Walkabout
Dec 2...Leeds Walkabout
Dec 5...Liverpool Walkabout
Dec 6...Edinburgh Walkabout
Dec 7...Birmingham Walkabout
Dec 8...Cardiff Walkabout
Dec 9....Swansea Walkabout
For more details and to watch a video Fletch filmed on the set
of Neighbours, click here .
July 28, 2010
Tommy Rando - EP Launch
Waiting Room guitarist Tommy Rando launched his “Signature”
EP in Melbourne last week. Fletch has updated his blog with photos
from the launch and with news of a UK tour later this year. Click
here .
June 24, 2010
Neighbours - Be A Star
Fletch is making a flying visit to the UK next week to announce
the finalists in FIVE's Be A Star on Neighbours contest. He will
announce the two finalists on “Live from Studio Five”
on Monday 28th June. He will also be appearing on BBC Breakfast
news on the same day as well as “The Wright Stuff”
(FIVE) on Wednesday 30th June.
October 12th, 2009
Latest from the tour
Fletch has been on the road now for a fortnight. Find out what
he has been up to by reading his latest blog entry. Click here to be taken to the blog page.
April 8th, 2010
Penguins Foundation
Fletch has accepted an invitation to become an ambassador of
the Penguin Foundation in Victoria. This non-profit organisation
works to protect the Little Penguin population of Victoria and
conduct research to ensure the survival of the smallest penguin
species. To find out more, read Fletch's blog here .
October 12th, 2009
Latest from the tour
Fletch has been on the road now for a fortnight. Find out what
he has been up to by reading his latest blog entry. Click here to be taken to the blog page.
October 22nd, 2009
Tour Wrap up
With his latest UK tour now over, catch up with Fletch's thoughts
(and find out news about a new free music download) by reading
his blog here .
October 12th, 2009
Latest from the tour
Fletch has been on the road now for a fortnight. Find out what
he has been up to by reading his latest blog entry. Click here to be taken to the blog page.
October 5th, 2009
How safe are you?
Fletch has teamed up with the National Grid in the UK to help
make students aware of gas safety. You can read his blog entry
about it by clicking here.
September 28, 2009
UK Press
Fletch will be appearing on This Morning on ITV on Wednesday
30th September. We will post all other radio/tv appearances as
and when they are confirmed on the forum which can be found by
clicking here.
September 06, 2009
Tour Dates
Fletch returns to the UK later this month for a PA and live gig
tour, supported by UK band The X-Rays. To find out if Fletch
will be visiting your town, read his blog by clicking here. For ticket information,please contact
the venue/promoter directly.
August 28, 2009
Webcam Interview
Fletch was interviewed recently by “Our House” (an
independent television show produced in Manchester) via webcam.
To view the interview visit the programme’website and click
on the photo for Episode 2 (Season 2). The interview is roughly
half way through the episode - with Fletch’dog Lola stealing
the show! Click here.
July 30th 2009
Free Downloads
As a thank you for all your support and enthusiasm for Waiting
Room at the various gigs and tours, we have a very special offer
for all members of the AlanFletcher.net Newsletter list - not
one, but THREE FREE and EXCLUSIVE downloads of Waiting Room’original
songs - “I GOT YOU” , “SLEEPING ALONGSIDE OF
SUSAN (LIVE) ” and the EXPLICIT version of “SO WRONG”!
Click here to be taken to the music page.
May 15th 2009
UK Tour 2009
Fletch will return to the UK later this year for a two week band
tour. See what he has to say about it by clicking here .
March 25th 2009
Twitter
Fletch has recently signed up to the social networking website
Twitter. You can follow his tweets on there @doctorkk
March 8th 2009
March Blog Update
Some of the long standing cast members of Neighbours, including
Fletch, were invited to Coldplay's gig in Melbourne earlier this
week. Check out what Fletch has to say about the event in his
blog by clicking here
February 11th 2009
Helping Victoria's Bushfire Victims
The team at the Official Neighbours Night and the cast members
of Neighbours will donate their time to attend a speical event
held at the Elephant and Wheelbarrow, St Kida, Victoria on Monday
16th February.
Neighbours fans will have the opportunity to rub shoulders with
over 20 Neighbours stars past and present. This is your opportunity
to meet Dr Karl, Donna, Declan, Steve and Miranda Parker, Lucas
and Dan, Malcolm Kennedy, Max, Sky, Ringo, Connor, Elle, Janelle,
Stingray and Boyd.
Fans will also have the opportunity to hear Sam Clark (Ringo)
perform with his band the KEEPERS. Patrick Harvey (Connor) and
Ben Nicholas (Stingray) will also perform followed by Neighbours
Night resident band WAITING ROOM, fronted by Fletch.
Fans will also have the opportunity to bid for "Exclusive"
signed memorabilia as well as an opportunity to go on the set
of Neighbours. There are plenty of competitions and prizes (valued
upto $3,000) to be won all night long. Tickets are only $50 and
all monies will be donated to the Victorian Bush Fire Appeal.
This is an event not to missed. Book now by visiting the official
Neighbours
Night website.
Anyone who is unable to attend the event but wants to donate
funds to help the victims should visit the Red Cross websites:
Australian
Red Cross
British Red Cross
December 24th 2008
Blog update
Fletch has been busy updating his blog whilst in Aberdeen and
you can read what he has been up to by clicking here.
December 19th 2008
Gig in Aberdeen
Fletch will be performing at The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen on Saturday
3rd January 2009. For ticket details please contact the venue.
October 16th 2008
UK Appearance Dates
Fletch will be appearing at venues around the UK next month before
heading to Aberdeen for panto. He will be making personal appearances
at -
Sat 15 Nov - Plymouth University Students' Union
Tue 18 Nov - Cube, Liverpool
Wed 19 Nov - Oceana, Leeds
Thu 20 Nov - Pure, Manchester
Fri 21 Nov - Sheffield Hallam University SU
Fri 21 Nov - Loughborough Students' Union
Sat 22 Nov - Casino Rooms, Rochester
Thu 27 Nov - Dundee University Students Association
Wed 10 Dec - Moshulu, Aberdeen
Details about stage times, tickets and general admission should
be obtained from the event promoter.
July 13th, 2008
Call Girl the Musical
Good news for fans in Melbourne later this year as they will
be able to catch Alan in two theatre productions. Following the
previous news of Fletch's role in Mame (which runs from the 1st
to the 5th October), we can now announce that he will appear
in ’Girl the Musical’, a brand new Australian
production set in a call centre. He will feature in the lead
role as super salesman, Frank. The musical will run at the Phoenix
Theatre in Elwood between 23 – 31 October. Details on how
to buy tickets are available at www.callgirlbiz.com. Tickets for Mame are
also on sale, with details available on the Production Company website.
June 11th, 2008
Lucy’Song
Alan has been involved in the recording of a song to be released
to promote the Field of Women event and to raise funds for the
Linda McCartney Centre in the UK. “Lucy’Song”
, which will be released on itunes on the 30th June, was recorded
in Liverpool, London, New York, Virginia and Melbourne. Deep
Purple’bassist Roger Glover, Steve Balsamo of The Storys
and Brookside’Jo Birchall are among the other musicians
to have participated.
The Field of Women event takes place on July 6th 2008 at Liverpool
Cricket Club and will see 10,000 people form the silhouette of
a woman called Lucy. Lucy is an acronym for Listen Up, Check
Yourself and is designed to help raise awareness of breast cancer.
For more information on the event visit www.fieldofwomen.com.
There will also be short run of limited edition CDs available
from www.deep-purple.net.
Please email lmccmusic@live.co.uk
for further details.
April 25th, 2008
Panto 2008
Fletch will appear at His Majesty’Theatre in Aberdeen this
year in the pantomine Peter Pan. He will play Captain
Hook in the panto which runs from December 6th until January
4th. Click here to read the official press release.
More information and tickets are available online at www.boxofficeaberdeen.com, by phoning 01224
641122 or by visiting Aberdeen Box Office at the Music Hall in
Union Street or HMT Box Office in Rosemount Viaduct between 9.30am
and 6pm Monday to Saturday (8pm on performance nights).
April 18th, 2008
UK visit 2008
The official Alan Fletcher website can reveal that Fletch will
be visiting the UK later this year and details of where you will
be able to see him will be announced shortly. Waiting Room, however,
will not be touring the UK. Keep checking the official website
for more news.
March 9th, 2008
Mame
Fletch will re-create the role of Beauregard in the musical
Mame this October, a role he played back in 1999. Mame
runs from October 1st to October 5th at Melbourne's State Theatre.
More details can be found by visiting the Production Company website.
February 29, 2008
Facebook
Fletch now has an official artist page on Facebook. To join the
page, visit Facebook, type Alan Fletcher in the search
box to find the page and click Become a Fan.
December 18, 2007
Festive Gigs
Waiting Room will be performing on the 23rd December in SYDNEY
at The Scary Canary, 469 Kent Street, Sydney. Doors open at 8pm.
The band will then be at the Elephant and Wheelbarrow in Melbourne
on Xmas Eve as part of the Neighbours Night.
December 17th, 2007
New Album Out Now
The Waiting Room album “LIVE AT THE ELEPHANT” is now
available on ITunes. Experience the fun and energy of a Waiting
Room gig recorded live at the Elephant and Wheelbarrow in Melbourne.
The album includes iconic covers of songs like I PREDICT A
RIOT, DO YOU WANT TO, SOMEBODY TOLD ME and CHELSEA DAGGER
plus THREE WAITING ROOM SONGS and the band’legendary spoof
song SLEEPING ALONGSIDE OF SUSAN.
You can buy the whole album to experience a full gig or pick
your favourite songs.
Follow this link to buy the album.
And don’forget, you can get free Waiting Room downloads
by subscribing to Alan Fletcher’and Waiting Room’ newsletter.
Click here for details on how to subscribe and
receive download instructions.
November 28, 2007
Susie K Ringtone
Fletch has recorded a fun tribute to Susan Kennedy called “I’Got
a Crush on Susie K” which is available as a ringtone. Click
here
for details.
November 18, 2007
New Single
To coincide with the tour Waiting Room are releasing their new
single SO WRONG. It will be available on ITunes from November
26, 2007. You can preview the new song by clicking here.
New Live Album
Waiting Room are also releasing their new LIVE CD. This
compilation contains covers of iconic songs such as Best of
You, I Predict a Riot, Chelsea Dagger, Somebody Told Me, Tainted
Love, Living on a Prayer plus many others. Waiting Room songs
Just Like Me, Give Me One More Chance and It's Your
Fault are also in there. Recorded at The Elephant and Wheelbarrow
in Melbourne - home of the famous Neighbours Night - it’a
rockin way to experience the fun of a Waiting Room gig.
The CD will be released on iTunes on December 17 or bought at
gigs and through the website as a hard copy CD.
CLICK HERE
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