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.