"LIVE IN EUROPE" DVD set for release in March

We're pleased to present our new DVD - LIVE IN EUROPE.  Featuring our exploits during the summer of 2011 when we played at major festivals such as Download and Graspop Metal Meeting, the DVD includes footage from our sets at Rock The Nation, our shows with Journey and Foreigner in Ireland and our triumphant return to Portugal.  With a running time of 107 minutes the DVD also features a bonus section of our January 2011 performance as Special Guests of Thin Lizzy at London's Hammersmith Apollo.

Those of you attending our INDISCREET 25 LIVE shows in Glasgow March 8th, Manchester March 9th and London March 10th will be able to get your hands on advance signed copies from the merchandising stand at the shows.  Don't worry if you are not able to come to any of the shows - advance signed copies of LIVE IN EUROPE will also be available from our webshop from March 12th for £7.99 with free UK P&P.

LIVE IN EUROPE will go on general release via Riff City Films on 26th March 2012 and will be available from that date from all the usual stockists such as Amazon and play.com.


View the trailer for LIVE IN EUROPE

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Win a copy of LIVE IN EUROPE
As part of our INDISCREET 25LIVE celebrations we have 5 signed copies of LIVE IN EUROPE to give away.  All you have to do to enter the competition is enter your details in the form below and complete the sentence "The reason I should win a copy of the new FM DVD "LIVE IN EUROPE" is..."

The competition closing date is midnight, Tuesday 6th March 2012.  One entry per person only please.  We will pick our five favourite replies from all entries received and winners will be notified by email from fmofficial.com shortly after the closing date.  You have one week to enter the competition so don't delay!

*** The competition is now closed. ***

Merry Christmas!

The magic of Christmas is once again upon us and what a great year we've had in FM-land. We've now done Download Festival two years running, Graspop in Belgium, Sweden Rock and the very picturesque Rock The Nation Loreley Festival in Germany. We revisited Holland, Portugal, the Republic Of and Northern Ireland. We even managed to finally play our first show in Spain (25 years of planning finally pays off). We had the honour at some of the afore-mentioned shows of playing with the legends that are Thin Lizzy, Journey and Foreigner to name just a few.

The follow-up to METROPOLIS is well under way and we will be busy finishing it off in the early months of 2012. Live-wise, in the first part of next year we have the Great British Rock & Blues Festival in Skegness in January to look forward to plus of course our Indiscreet 25 Live shows in March.  Just the thought of it all has us buzzing with anticipation!

There are many, many people who have helped us in making 2011 such a successful year. You know who you are and we really appreciate all your hard work above and beyond the call of duty. Respect to one and all.

Once again though, extra-special thanks goes out for all the support, encouragement, affection and love shown to us by you, our loyal fans. We're truly blessed. We do this for you and we love doing it, thanks doesn't really begin to express our gratitude.

We hope you share the warmth of home, the love of family and the company of good friends. May your 2012 be filled with light, love, laughter, health and peace.

Merry Christmas to you one and all!

Pete, Steve, Merv, Jem and Jim xxx

New issue of Classic Rock Presents AOR on sale now

Issue 3 of Classic Rock Presents AOR is on sale now and includes reviews of FM at Sweden Rock and Download plus the Rock For Japan CD.  FM labelmates Romeo's Daughter and Dragstrip are also well represented - there's a Romeo's Daughter feature and Dragstrip track "Thanks For The Memories" is included on the covermount CD, described by Classic Rock as "true transatlantic brilliance".

Classic Rock Presents AOR #3 is available now from all good newsagents and may be ordered online now.

Diary and Media pages updated

Our Madrid diary has been added to the Diary page and on the Media page you can listen to our chat with Paul Anthony at Download for Download FM / Rock Radio on June 10th 2011.

Pete's Euro Tour Blog - Download Friday June 10th 2011

Friday June 10th 2011
Woke up at about 8am which was a bit annoying to be honest, and dozed fitfully, serenaded by Richard's gentle snores till about 9.30am.  I got up and decided to start the day in a health-conscious manner.  Unfortunately this thought quickly disappeared when I remembered spotting a McDonalds on our arrival last night.  Sausage & Egg McMuffin meal it is then for breakfast.  We leave the hotel at midday.  I'm travelling with Richard and Jo, Jem's keyboard tech.  We've got to do a quick detour into Peterborough to pick up a lead.  No, not one to tether JK when he's off on one - an electrical lead.  Then again if we spot a pet shop a...  Read more...

Upcoming stage times...

Sweden Rock tomorrow June 9th - FM on Zeppelin Stage at 16.00h.

Download on Friday June 10th - FM on Pepsi Max Stage at 18.50h.

Graspop June 24th - FM on Main Stage at 11.30h (set your alarm clocks!)

Total Rock interview plus 2010 Tour Diaries Part 2 uploaded

Pete, Tina Saul and Jim – courtesy of Noel Buckley Images

Part 2 of our 2010 tour diaries are now uploaded to our Diary page, and on our Media page you can listen to Jim and Pete having a chat with Tina Saul of Total Rock at Hard Rock Hell IV last December. Some of the topics up for discussion – Dollybirds, Horlicks and On The Buses. No, really... and what exactly did Jim get up to after FM’s appearance at Download last summer?

FM announce live dates in Europe!

Following our appearances at 2010's Download and Hard Rock Hell we've got the festival bug and our old campervan will see some mileage this year as we travel across Europe to perform at some of the highest profile festivals around.  We'll also be making a long overdue return to FM strongholds in Spain and the Netherlands, we have dates with Journey and Foreigner in Germany, and just announced this week - we are honoured to have been invited back to play Download again this year.

Full of dates:
Apr 16 - Sala Heineken - Madrid - Spain
Jun 09 - Sweden Rock Festival - Solvesborg - Sweden
Jun 10 - Download Festival - Donington Park - England
Jun 23 - Rock Temple - Kerkrade - Netherlands
Jun 24 - Graspop Festival - Dessel - Belgium
Jun 25 - “Rock The Nation” - Freilichtbuhne Loreley - Germany
Jun 26 - “Rock The Nation” - Stadt Aus Eisen - Ferropolis - Germany

More info on these dates is available on our Live page.

It goes without saying we can't wait to get out on the road and we're looking forward to seeing you soon!

A Christmas message from Pete Jupp

As 2010 draws to a close I just thought I’d have a reflect back and thank a few people for making this year as good as any I can remember for us FM boys.

Our year started with a sold-out album launch party at The Roadhouse in London.  More hugely successful headline live shows in Sheffield, Glasgow, Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Newcastle, Manchester, Buckley and London followed in the spring, summer and winter. It was an absolute honour to be asked to play the main stage at Download alongside Aerosmith and other rock music legends. It was a fantastic feeling playing on that huge stage, and seeing the appreciative crowd swell with each song was a real buzz I can tell you. Our resurrected Christmas Party in December nearly fell foul of the weather but most people managed to get there somehow. Respect! We finished off our live assault with a trek into the wilds of North Wales and Hard Rock Hell - it turned out to be a fantastic night. Over the previous months I’d heard nothing but great stuff about the weekend and let me tell you everything I heard was true.

Metropolis came out in March and was very warmly received by fans and critics alike. We are very proud of the album and are so pleased you, our fans, think the same. We’re already hard at work on the follow-up.

Another amazing first for us was getting two songs playlisted on national radio after all these years of trying. We’d also like to thank all the regional and internet stations for their support during the year.

So what about 2011?  Well hopefully more of the same really. We’d like to get out playing live in Europe and beyond, and there are schemes being hatched and plans afoot on that front as I write.

Winding up I just have to thank a bunch of people for working their butts off for “Team FM”:

Adrian Bell, Lidia Samson, Steve Strange, Julian Turner, John Spear, Richard Lloyd, Steve, Jo, Ali, Phil, Warren, Charles, Smudge - our crew, Dave Ling, Chris D’Adda, Jeff Knowler, John Oz, Ant Critchley, Dawn Foley, Craig Lawton, Dave and Tiff Thomas, Steve Price, Paul Anthony, Andy Fox.  I’m sure I’ve forgotten some very important people but please forgive me… it's Christmas… you know who you are.  Once again a special shout goes out to Firefest organisers Kieran and Bruce for pestering and cajoling us into getting back together...  It really is all your fault fellas.  :-)

And finally, the biggest shout of all goes out to you, our loyal, patient fans. The love we’ve felt from you all since 1984 right up to now is the reason we do this. We’re loving every single minute of our reunion and with every twist and turn we’re grateful you’re along for the ride because without you it would be a bit pointless. Thanks for spending your hard-earned cash on coming to shows, buying CDs, T-shirts etc.  We really do appreciate it.

It just leaves me to wish you all the most fantastic Christmas and a happy, prosperous, but above all healthy and peaceful New Year!  Thanks once again, God bless each and every one of you.

Love, light and peace,

Pete Jupp  xxx

21st December 2010

Pete Jupp's Download Diary - Not to be missed!

If you haven't yet had the pleasure of reading Pete Jupp's new 'Download Diary', don't forget to head over to the FM Diary page to check it out!

FM Classic Rock feature and Gig of the Week!

Hot on the heels of our appearance on the Maurice Jones Main Stage at Download on June 13th, we are featured in the July issue of Classic Rock magazine, "The Return of AOR - How Journey, FM and Foreigner made it back on the Radio".  The article features quotes from our very own Steve Overland alongside Journey's Neal Schon and Mick Jones of Foreigner and looks at the resurgence of melodic rock in the mainstream media.

Our show this week at London 02 Academy Islington (Friday July 9th) is Classic Rock's "Gig of the Week".  Check out their write-up at www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/gig-of-the-week-fm/

New Gallery photos and new T-shirts in the Webshop

Our new 'Strat' and 'Union Jack' design METROPOLIS tour T-shirts are now available to purchase from the FM webshop.

Don't forget to check out our new Download 2010 photos, now available to view in the Gallery.

Photos from Download added to the Galleries page

FM at Download Festival - photo courtesy of Lol Parker

Ratt had to cancel their appearance at Download on Sunday June 13th 2010 and we were thrilled to be asked to step in.  We had a great time, have a look at the pics on our Gallery page to see how the day went.

*** STOP PRESS *** FM 2nd band on Main Stage at Download this Sunday!!!

Woohoo! The call just came through - we're confirmed to play on the Main Stage at Download on Sunday.   We're second band on, replacing Ratt who have had to cancel their appearance due to Stephen Pearcy's illness.  We wish him a speedy recovery.

See you Sunday!