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Update 8 August 2004:

Place will be releasing a hits collection entitles Once More With Feeling on 18 October. This will be preceded by an as yet untitled single release on 4 October.

Update 1 February 2004:

DVD release date:

A DVD entitled Soulmates Never Die, Placebo, Live In Paris, is to be released on March 15th 2004. It features an entire concert recorded in front of 19,000 fans at Bercy, Paris as well as documentary footage of their recent tour. This is preceded by the release of a re-worked version of "English Summer Rain" on February 23 2004.

Update 19th August 2003:

Placebo are releasing a double CD on September 22nd on Hut Recordings. CD1 will be the "Sleeping With Ghosts" album and CD2 will contain the following cover versions.

Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush)

Where Is My Mind (The Pixies)

Bigmouth Strikes Again (The Smiths)

Johnny And Mary (Robert Palmer)

20th Century Boy (T-Rex)

The Ballad Of Melody Nelson (Serge Gainsbourg)

Holocaust (Alex Chilton)

I Feel You (Depeche Mode)

Daddy Cool (Boney M)

Jackie (Sinead O' Connor)

Update 18th August 2003:

New single "Special Needs" has been pushed back a week and will now be released on September 15th.

Update 28th July 2003:

New single "Special Needs" will be released on September 8th. The formats are:

CD: Special Needs (Edit), English Summer Rain - Freelance Hellraiser Mix, Plasticine (Lounge Version)

DVD: Special Needs - Video (Directed by Paul Gore), Making Of The Video, Special Needs - Album Version, The Bitter End - Junior Sanchez Mix

7": A. Special Needs (Edit), B. English Summer Rain - Freelance Hellraiser Mix

Update 1st June 2003:

Confirmed formats for new single 'This Picture' are:

CD1 - This Picture, Soulmates, Where Is My Mind (Live)

DVD - This Picture (Video), Interview Footage, This Picture (Live Acoustic Version), Jackie

7" vinyl.

The single will now be released on June 16th.

Update 23 May 2003:

Placebo's new single 'This Picture' will be released on June 9. B-sides are expected to be live songs including their cover of The Pixies' 'Where Is my Mind?' played recently on tour.

Update 17 Mar 2003:

Placebo have confirmed that they will be playing the Leeds/Reading Festival this year. It is so far there only confirmed UK festival date. Update 28 Feb 2003:

Placebo have announced the following European tour dates - some have yet to be confirmed.

18.10.03 France, Bercy, Paris

26.04.03 France , Bourges Le Phoenix, Printemps de Bourges

28.04.03 France , Le Havre Les Docks

29.04.03 France , Reims Parc Expo

01.05.03 France , Quimper Le Pavillon

02.05.03 France , Nantes La Trocardiere

03.05.03 France , Bordeaux La Medoquine

05.05.03 Portugal , Lisbon Coliseum

06.05.03 Portugal , Porto Coliseum

07.05.03 Spain , Salamanca - Espacio Multiusos

09.05.03 Spain, Madrid - La Riviera

10.05.03 Spain, Zaragoza - Sala Multiusos

11.05.03 Spain, Barcelona - Razzmatazz

13.05.03 Italy , Milan Alcatraz

15.05.03 Switzerland , Zurich Volkshaus

16.05.03 Germany , Stuttgart Congresscentrum

17.05.03 Austria , Vienna spark7.com Hall

19.05.03 Germany , Munich Zenith

20.05.03 Germany , Frieburg Stadthalle

21.05.03 Germany , Offenbach Stadthalle

23.05.03 Germany , Leipzig Haus Auensee

24.05.03 Germany , Magdeberg Stadhalle

26.05.03 Germany , Berlin Columbia Halle

27.05.03 Germany , Hamburg Docks

29.05.03 Norway , Oslo Rockefeller

31.05.03 Sweden , tbc

01.06.03 Denmark , Copenhagen Vega

03.06.03 Germany , Bremen Pier 2

04.06.03 Germany , Biefield Stadthalle

05.06.03 Belgium , Brussels Halles De Schaarbeeck

07.06.03 Holland , Landgraff Pinkpop Festival

08.06.03 tbc , tbc

09.06.03 tbc , tbc

10.06.03 tbc , tbc

11.06.03 tbc , tbc

12.06.03 tbc , tbc

13.06.03 Italy , Imola Heineken Jammin'

Update 26 Jan:

Placebo have announced the following UK tour dates:

01.04.03 Cambridge Corn Exchange

02.04.03 Norwich University of East Anglia

03.04.03 Sheffield Octagon

05.04.03 Leeds University

06.04.03 Newcastle Northumbria University

07.04.03 Glasgow Barrowland

09.04.03 Dundee Caird Hall

10.04.03 Liverpool University

11.04.03 Manchester Academy

13.04.03 Nottingham Rock City

14.04.03 Birmingham Academy

15.04.03 Bristol Colston Hall

17.04.03 Cardiff University

18.04.03 Torquay Riviera Centre

19.04.03 Southampton Guildhall

21.04.03 Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall

22.04.03 London Brixton Academy

23.04.03 London Brixton Academy

Update 22 Jan:

Placebo have confirmed the tracklisting for new single "The Bitter End" out on March 10 as:

CD1: ‘The Bitter End’, ‘Daddy Cool’, ‘Teenage Angst’ (piano version), ‘The Bitter End’ (enhanced video)

CD2: ‘The Bitter End’, ‘Evalia’, ‘Drink You Pretty’

7": ‘The Bitter End’, ‘Daddy Cool’

The have also confirmed three fan-club shows with two more to be announced. Support comes from Colour of Fire. Dates are:

March 10: London Astoria

March 12: Cologne E-Werk

March 13: Paris Olympia

Update 7 Jan:

New single "The Bitter End" will be released on 10th March

Album release date expected 24th March 2003

Producer Jim Abbiss

Album Title "Sleeping with Ghosts"

Track listing: Bulletproof Cupid, English Summer Rain, This Picture, Sleeping With Ghosts, The Bitter End, Something Rotten, Plasticine, Special Needs, I'll Be Yours, Second Sight, Protect Me From What I Want, Centrefold.

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