NEWS

AMOEBA TO ZEBRA - ALBUM RELEASE NEWS

So then, it seems that the modern rock opera is very much alive! We've been touring our 14 chapter natural history musical epic pretty much exclusively in schools up and down the country for the past couple of years now, but in the background we have also been chipping away at recording its album counterpart. It's been a long, long time in the making - over 4.6billion years in fact. Some could even argue that the whole of this planet's remarkable history of evolution has been leading up to, and will culminate in this one gargantuan artistic event: The releasing of the 'AMOEBA TO ZEBRA' album by Huddersfield's premiere astound-o-pop trio, BEING 747.

The album will be available in both CD and digital format - the physical version will include beautiful artwork designed by our good friend Kristyna Baczynski (www.kriscicorp.blogspot.com) with a 16-page booklet containing all the lyrics and narration. Both CD and download versions will feature the full 55-min sequence of songs that appear in the live show.

PUBLIC TOUR - WEIRD & WILD AT A VENUE NEAR YOU

In amongst the continual school bookings, Being 747 will be playing a wealth of public shows to promote the release of the Amoeba to Zebra album - each date will include the full visual spectacle as well as all the props/costumes and a very large helping of legs-in-the-air goofiness. It would be great to see you there.

Friday 28th May - The Peacock Lounge, HUDDERSFIELD
Support: TBC
Price: £5, Doors: 8pm
More info here:
http://www.peacocklounge.co.uk/en/whatson/w21
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114416625261648
Advance tickets here: http://www.peacocklounge.co.uk/en/buy/156

Saturday 29th May - The Mad Ferret, PRESTON
Support: THE JACKPOT GOLDEN BOYS
Price: £5 , Doors: 8pm
More info here: http://www.myspace.com/prestonmadferret

Sunday 30th May - Retro Bar, MANCHESTER
Support: IVAN CAMPO, MATTHEW WHITAKER, LISA ALBANESE & RUBY-ANN PATTERSON
Price: £5 , Doors: 7:30pm
More info here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=102542643119299
Advance tickets here:
http://www.ticketline.co.uk/tickets/13245399/amoeba-to-zebra-a-natural-history-musical/manchester-retro-bar/2010-05-30

Thursday 3rd June - The Puzzle Hall Inn, SOWERBY BRIDGE
Support: TBC
Price: Free in! , Doors: 8:30pm
More info here: http://www.thepuzzlehall.com/page/gig_listings

Saturday 5th June - The Library, LEEDS
Support: PIFCO
Price: £5 , Doors: 8pm
More info here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123521260993838

Saturday 12th June - 13th Note Cafe, GLASGOW
Support: HUGH REED
Price: £5 , Doors: 9pm
More info here: http://www.13thnote.co.uk/listings.html

More public dates will be announced soon, including a show down in old London town. Watch this space......

SCIENCE FESTIVALS - RUBBING SHOULDERS WITH THE BOFFINS

In a new turn of events, the Amoeba to Zebra show is moving out of the school hall and into the realms of major boffin territory with a brace of specially scheduled performances at some of the most prestigious Science Festivals in the UK:

Thursday 10th June - The Cheltenham Science Festival, CHELTENHAM

This is major coup for us to be part of this world-famous Science fest, which also features guest appearances/lectures by the likes of Brian Cox, Heston Blumenthal, Bill Bryson, Alice Roberts and Robert Winston as well as loads of incredible demonstrations, exhibits and talks over the course of 4 days. We're playing as part of the 'Science for Schools' programme at 10am on the 10th June in the town hall. For more info & to book for your school go to www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/education

Saturday 3rd July - Wrexham Science Festival, WREXHAM

Full line-up details are yet to be announced for Wales' most distinguished festival of science, but we'll be performing as part of their regular family day called 'Scientriffic' - a hands-on science celebration full of interactive demonstrations, action-packed shows and experiments galore. All designed to show how much fun science can be. More info here: http://www.wrexhamsf.com/en/Scientriffic/

Saturday 18th September - The British Science Festival, BIRMINGHAM

One of Europe's largest science festivals, this year the National Sci-fest takes place in and around Birmingham. From workshops to debates to hands-on activities, the British Science Festival has something for everyone. Expect to take part in heated debates where you can dissect and discuss the latest scientific research. Join in on talks, watch plays and films, see famous faces or take a fieldtrip around the local area. Bring along the whole family and get stuck into some hands-on fun and discover the wonders of all things science. Time/place of our performance is yet to be announced but find out more about the fest here: http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/britishsciencefestival/

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE

We're taking a plunge into the crazy world of the arts this year by taking the Amoeba to Zebra show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Our venue will be the premiere space for free fringe events - The Ballroom at The Counting House in the heart of the city. The venue is run by the Laughing Horse Free Fringe, and as the name suggests - all of our performances will be completely free. We have a daily slot at 2:30pm from Thursday 5th right through the first week of the festival until Friday 13th. Then we're back up there again right at the end of the event for a single 7:30pm show at the same venue on Sunday 29th.

If you are planning a jaunt to this year's Fringe, please try to fit in one of our shows in your busy schedule of venue-hopping. It would be great if you could spread the word to any others you know might be coming too - the show is open to all ages. If you see any of us in our lab coats and ridiculous animal head masks frantically handing out flyers for the show while you are up there, don't be scared to come and make some animal noises in our general direction.

Thursday 5th - Friday 13th August - 2:30pm :Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Ballroom @ The Counting House, EDINBURGH

Sunday 29th August - 7:30pm: Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Ballroom @ The Counting House, EDINBURGH