Grand Theatre Show - Cancelled

The London Free Press has released an article regretfully informing that this Thursday's Sarah Slean concert at the Grand Theatre has been cancelled. A reposting of the statement:

Singer cancels Grand Theatre date
Tue, August 15, 2006
By LONDON FREE PRESS STAFF


Illness has forced Sarah Slean to cancel her Thursday concert at the Grand Theatre.

The nature of the illness was not disclosed.

The Canadian singer-songwriter had been scheduled to appear as part of the theatreÂ’s Hot August Nights concert series.

No new date has been scheduled for Slean. Call the Grand box office at 519-672-8800 for refund information.

- source, London Free Press

No news has appeared on the official site at this time.* Thanks to Elizabeth for alerting me to this news. All the best to Sarah in overcoming what illness that may have fallen upon her.


Update - August 16, 2006
The official page notes the illness is a vocal problem.

Cameron

Another Canadian Concert date - Huntsville, ON

Northern Ontario gets another Sarah show, this time at the Algonquin Theatre.

• July 19, 2006 - Wednesday - 8:00 pm

You can purchase tickets and get more information here. Thanks to Elizabeth for passing on the news for this show. At this time there is no further indication of another upcoming Canadian concert date of Sarah's.

New Canadian Concert Date - (August)

Looks like Sarah will have Canadian concert date this summer.

August 17, 2006 - Hot August Night @ The Liberty Grand ? The Grand Theatre, London, ON

Looking ahead into August a little bit, the Grand brings back its Hot August Nights concert series on four Thursdays in a row. The lineup for 2006 has Toronto-area R&B diva Divine Brown Aug. 3; Ron Sexsmith, the Canadian singer-songwriter admired by Elvis Costello and many others, Aug. 10; Toronto-area singer/ songwriter Sarah Slean Aug. 17; and Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin I Aug. 24. Classic Albums Live is a Toronto outfit recreating the greatest albums from the 1960s and 1970s note for note and cut for cut. This time it is tackling the Led Zep masterpiece with the famous photo of the exploding airship on the cover.

- The London Free Press, June 1, 2006

Thanks to YenC for the correction. Tickets are on sale now.

Spring/Summer tour dates

Three new shows added:

June 23rd
Festival: Summer Festival
Place: Albi

July 21st
Festival: Festival de Sédières
Place: Sédières

July 28
Festival: Les Extravagances de Biarritz
Place: Biarritz


Sarah sends her regrets that her performance for the June 16 & 17 festival has been cancelled, as well as her September 23rd performance.

Live on Canada AM (TV 05/18/06)

Thanks to Ian for this news:

Sarah Slean will be performing "LUCKY ME" on CANADA AM ( CTV) live from Trocadero Square in Paris, France tomorrow morning ( Thursday, May 18th) at 8:50 am EST. She will be closing the show, which is being broadcast entirely from Paris, and is set directly in front of the Eiffel Tower. Très joli. Check local listings for times in your market.

Sarah has been singing LUCKY ME alot lately, as she has been living in Paris since late January on a 6 month residency to promote and tour "Day One, " that was released by WM France February 27th . The first single "Lucky Me" was just added at Europe 2 ( major national pop rock radio staion) and Le Mouv ( local radio station).

New Radio Interview Online (audio)

Sarah Slean was interviewed by France radio station TRG on Friday May 12, 2006 and they have hosted the mp3 of the interview on their site.

The interview is conducted in French with a translator assisting Sarah.

Click here to download the interview.

Sarah Slean does Floyd, "Us and Them"

Sarah Slean has given her own take on Pink Floyd's "Us and Them". The album, "Pink Floyd Redux, A New Musical Experience" features various artists and is under the Universal label. A radio edit of Sarah's cover has been added to the playlist of some Canadian stations. The album release date is May 30 according to numerous websites.

This is not to be mistaken for "Return to the Darks Side of the Moon: A Tribute to Pink Floyd" being released May 16, 2006.

Update - Sarah Pictures from April

Update, More Pictures from France:

• 2006-4-?? - Live phots (2 pgs) - Eric Cheylan
• 2006-4-18 - Live photos - Pirlouiiiit
• 2006-4-21 - Live photos (gallery) - 'Rock in Chair'
  
• 2006-4-21 - Live Photos (gallery) - Robert Gill
  
• 2006-4-21 - Live Photos (scroll down) - Robert Gill *Review
• 2006-4-21 - Live Photo - Laurent
• 2006-4-23 - Live Photos - Grenoble- zedenek
  
• 2006-4-28 - Live Photos - Francois Millet
• 2006-4-28 - Live Photos (polka dot) - S. Petrillo *Other image
• 2006-4-28 - Outdoor Photo shoot - Vincain
• 2006-4-29 - Live photos - Vincain

Lucky Me and Black Widow on DVD

The video for Lucky Me appears to be available in a compilation DVD for Digital Rock Vision, issue 15.

In other DVD news, a fan has received notice that BLACK WIDOW will be released on DVD slated for this Summer.