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News
June 6, 2008

Eden Electronics, Seymour Duncan, and Vic Firth along with SPV and InsideOut America
present
the Get "Live" with Spock's Beard Contest!!!

-To enter, send an email to freeman@spvmarketing.com. In the email, please include your mailing address. We will then send you a package with Spock's Beard Post Cards and Magnets.

(Due to shipping and customs constraints this contest is open to U.S. residents only)

-The object of the contest is for fans to distribute all of these postcards and magnets that promote the release of the DVD and CD, in the most creative ways possible. Entrants are asked to submit pictures of their creative promotion to the SPV USA office. This can be emailed as a digital photograph to freeman@spvmarketing.com, or it can be submitted as a hard copy, to our snail mail address:

SPV USA
68 White St 287
Red Bank, NJ 07701

The first 25 people to enter will receive:
A set of Nick D'Virgilio Signature Drumsticks Courtesy of Vic Firth

The grand prize winner, who will receive:
WTX-260 Bass-Head, courtesy of Eden/US Electronics and an autographed copy of the Spock's Beard "Live" DVD or CD

The second place winner will receive:

A set of Jazz Bass SJB-1 pick-ups (like the ones in Dave's bass), courtesy of Seymour Duncan and an autographed copy of the Spock's Beard "Live" DVD or CD

Three runners up will receive:
An autographed copy of the Spock's Beard "Live" DVD or CD

-The SPV/InsideOut staff will determine who was the most creative with their promotional techniques.

-Entrants acknowledge participation at own risk. Observe all local, state, and federal laws. SPV and its affiliated members assume no liability in conjunction with improper display of promotional materials. All entry photos become property of SPV. Contest winner chosen at sole discretion of SPV. Entries must be received by noon on July 31, 2008, and the winner will be announced on August 1, 2008.

May 25, 2008
FROST* will be opening for Spock's Beard on six of the ten dates of their upcoming tour: June 29 (Zoetermeer, Netherlands), July 2 (Cardiff Bay, UK), July 3 (Islington, UK), July 4 (Manchester, UK), July 5 (Leeds, UK) and July 6 (Glasgow, UK). Complete schedule is here.
May 15, 2008
NEW!!! Spock's Beard Live DVD & CD

The long-awaited Spock's Beard live DVD and 2 CD set are now available for preorder on the Buy Stuff page. Release dates are Germany, Austria & Switzerland on June 13, the remainder of Europe on June 16 and North America on June 24, 2008.

Recorded live in Holland in 2007, it Includes: On A Perfect Day, Mouth of Madness, Crack the Big Sky, The Slow Crash Landing Man, Return to Whatever, Surfing Down the Avalanche, Thoughts (Part 2), Drum solo, Skeletons At The Feast, Walking On The Wind, Hereafter (Ryo solo), As Far As The Mind Can See (Dreaming In The Age Of Answers, Here's A Man,They Know We Know, Stream Of Unconsciousness) Rearranged and The Water / Go The Way You Go medley. The DVD and CD set contain the same songs. Check out the trailer::


March 30, 2008
SB wil be playing in Pittsburgh, PA at The Three Rivers Prog Festival on Saturday, August 23. More info here: www.3rprogfest.com
January 14, 2008
The Beard's 2008 UK/European Tour
June 26 (Thu) Ulm, Germany - Ulmer Zelt
June 27 (Fri) Netzschkau bei Reichenbach/Vogtland,
Germany
III. Art-Rock-Festival
www.bergkeller-reichenbach.de
June 28 (Sat) Bochum, Germany - Zeche Open Air
June 29 (Sun) Zoetermeer, Netherlands - De Boerderij
June 30 (Mon) Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
July 2 (Wed) Cardiff, UK - Point
Box Office: 029 2046 0873 or www.thepointcardiffbay.com
July 3 (Thu) London, UK - Islington Academy
Box office: 0844 477 2000 or www.islington-academy.co.uk
July 4 (Fri) Manchester, UK - Academy
Box Office: 0161 832 1111 or www.manchesteracademy.net
July 5 (Sat) Leeds, UK - Rios
Box Office: 0844 414 2182 or www.rios-leeds.com
July 6 (Sun) Glasgow, UK - Arches
Box Office: 0141 565 1000 or www.thearches.co.uk
July 7 (Mon) Wolverhampton, UK - The Robin 2
Box Office: 01902 401211 or www.therobin.co.uk

earlier updates:
News Archive 2007
News Archive 2006
News Archive 2005
News Archive 2004
News Archive 2003