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Rage Against the Machine have announced details of their UK Free gig!

FanShake became the place to let RATM know where you wanted them to play. The majority of fans voted for Glasgow, London and Manchester to host the free gig….

The gig will be happening on the 6th June 2010 in……. Finsbury Park, London.

Who’s eligible for a ticket?

First, register on SeeTickets.

Then, at 9am Wednesday 17th February, visit the registration page with your registration number, and follow the booking procedure.

Good luck, this is done on a rolling lottery.

Christophe Willem:

Most interviews entail the usual questions of “who were you fan of when you were young”, “what’s your dream duet”, etc… And most of the time asking those questions is the privilege of a happy few.

Well… that was yesterday!!

Today we are giving you the opportunity to ask the real questions to french pop sensation Christophe Willem!

Your imagination is the limit. Get your creative fluids in motion and ask away!

Christophe Willem:  Become a fan!

To have all your Christophe Willem questions answered, leave your question as a reply below:

French folk singer Skye is making her mark on the music industry. Fans love her for and she love them back.

FanShake is currently running a contest where the winner will meet her! But because this was not enough we are also giving you the opportunity to ask your questions - yes yours - for an exclusive interview.

Your imagination is the limit. Get your creative fluids in motion and ask away!

Skye:  Become a fan!

To have all your Skye questions answered, leave your question as a reply below:

Most interviews entail the usual questions of “who were you fan of when you were young”, “what’s your dream duet”, etc… And most of the time they are the privilege of a happy few.

That was yesterday! Today we are giving you the opportunity to ask the real questions to French (very) creative duet, AaRON!

Your imagination is the limit. Get your creative fluids in motion and ask away!

AaRON:  Become a fan!

To have all your AaRON questions answered, leave your question as a reply below:

Hello there Fanshakers,

You can now check out the photos for the concerts from Féfé and Arctic Monkeys (links inserted).  I worked extra super-duper hard on dem dere photos, take a peek.  I double dog dare you.

-Biancardi

Why how grand to see all of you!

Following a sellout stadium tour of the US this summer, Paul McCartney today announces his first European Tour since 2004, “Good Evening Europe”.  This December will see Macca play eight special arena shows across Europe, culminating with his first-ever public performance at London’s O2 Arena. Paul’s legendary live performances are a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience.  The audience gets to re-live some of the greatest moments in music from the last 40 years, many of which have become the soundtrack to living.

December 10th will see Paul’s first major show in Paris since packing out the Stade De France in the summer of 2004.  Since then Paul returned to play an intimate club show at the Olympia in 2007.

The tour will also see Paul performing in Hamburg, Arnhem, Cologne, Dublin and London where Paul will end his tour with his only UK show of the year at London’s O2 Arena on the 22nd December.

Speaking about the tour, Paul said: “This is my chance to bring our current show home to where it all began. Starting in Hamburg, ending in London and rocking everywhere in between.  I’m very much looking forward to ending the year on a high.”

What a year 2009 has been for Paul.  He kicked it off by teaming up with Dave Grohl to perform “I Saw Her Standing There” at the Grammys, where he was also nominated for two awards. In April, Paul performed in New York at the David Lynch Foundation’s benefit concert, “Change Begins Within”.  He was joined on stage with Ringo Starr for a special finale.  Paul also headlined the Coachella Festival (his first US festival appearance) and performed a show to mark the opening of The New Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, a gig which sold out in seven seconds, setting a new sales record with tickets selling at a rate of 600 a second!  July 11th took Paul to Halifax, Nova Scotia for his first ever concert there, which took place on the Halifax Commons.  The mayor of Halifax described the show as the largest and most exciting concert in its 260 year history.

Following Halifax, Paul embarked on a five-week tour of the US; ‘Summer Live ‘09’.  The tour commenced with the inaugural run of shows at New York’s Citi Field Stadium, which was the site of the former Shea Stadium where The Beatles made history in 1965 when they played a concert that set the precedent for the modern day stadium rock show.  Critics hailed the Citi Field performances, seen by over 120,000 people, as the concert experience of a lifetime. The tour concluded in Dallas on the 19th of August.

For those of you who won’t be able to make it to one of the European shows this Christmas you can re-live the Macca magic with ‘Good Evening New York City’, a multi-disc CD/DVD featuring performances recorded at New York’s Citi Field from Paul’s ‘Summer Live ‘09’ tour.

www.paulmccartney.com

THE DATES IN FULL:

2nd December Hamburg Color Line Arena

3rd December Berlin O2 World

9th December Arnhem Gelredome

10th December Paris Bercy

16th December Cologne Koln Arena

20th December Dublin The O2

22nd December London The O2 Arena

We were invited to the private showcase of Féfé last night at the  Cabaret Sauvage.

The setting is an old circus tent that twinkles with  lights in the dark as you cross a bridge over a small river. This venue has always been a great venue for Parisian artists seeking an  intimate atmosphere.

Féfé came on stage and the front row was already  packed with his biggest fans who he recognized and greeted first. Féfé has build up a loyal fan base through his time with Saïan Supa Crew; he is now out to persue his own career with the release of his album “Jeune à la retraite”.

The audience is  young and urban, a very friendly laid back crowd. Féfé kicked off on  his acoustic guitar with melodies that are a cross between soul,  bluegrass, interlaced with the edginess of hip hop and rap lyrical  delivery.

The first thing that strikes you is that he is funny, he is charming, he chats with the crowd like you would do with close friends. The music starts and the crowd is on their feet dancing. Féfé gives you that feel good factor you can only get around a camp fire with friends. He possesses this talent of capturing the audience and getting them to sing along. By the  second song, everyone was dancing and singing.

“C’est comme ça” was one of those songs where his incredible energy that just excited the crowd. Or perhaps it was because he jumped off stage to sing in the  middle of the crowd. “Mes verités” ,all acoustic with sensual harmonies, was also one of my favorites.

Féfé has one of those deep, soulful and authentic voices that reminds your of southern blues artists of the past. You DO need to check out for yourself and let us know what you think.

Click here to check out his artist page on Fanshake.

Dana

P.S: And just for you below some exclusive pictures of the show…

We have some great news for you!

Following popular demand, we have now launched FanClubs live!

Its free, its simple, its yours.

The FanClub allows you create your own space dedicated to the artists, bands, and festivals you love. You can build pages, organize forums, run your own news section, post pictures, comments, and videos. You are in charge, you are the manager, you decide who is a member and who you want to promote to become an administrator.

Be amongst the first to build a FanClub and become the leader. We will be rolling out new functionalities, offering you more cool tools to plug into your clubs, and rewards for being the top clubs soon!!

Start building you FanClub today http://www.fanshake.com/fanclubs/. To help you as you go along, we have set up some tutorials to help you get started here http://www.fanshake.com/fanclubs/tutorials/

Do give us your feedback, let us know what you think so we can continue improving our service. We are committed to providing you the best fan experience, and to continue offering prizes to the best fans out there. Keep visiting us for updates as the gifts are only going to get better.

The FanShake Team