If you didn't get tickets for the clubtour, you can always score tickets for Rock Werchter. Presale starts on saturday March 1st. They've just added Neil Young, Moby, Beck, Soulwax and Underworld to their line-up. Other bands include R.E.M., Radiohead and Lenny Kravitz. A ticket for 1 day will cost 75 euro.

The upcoming release of Vantage Point has made it to Billboard, Pitchfork, Uncut, Drowned in Sound, Noize Makes Enemies and CMJ Network.

Other online media coverage:
Belgium: De Standaard, Knack, daMusic, De Morgen, Het Belang van Limburg, Musiczine.net, De redactie, RTL
The Netherlands: LiveXS, Alternative Blog
France: RamDam

If you notice other media-coverage, just drop me a line.

Tim translated the speech by Marleen Vanderpoorten at the ceremony in the Flemish Parliament. The original in Dutch is over here.

"Get off get up, you son of pop the light below is bright on top."With this primal scream the flemish rock scene was awoken in 1994. The scream was from a group of youngsters from Antwerp who called themselves "dEUS". They garnered international succes with their single "Suds And Soda".

Dear Tom, your first album "Worst Case Scenario" hit the scene in 1994 like a bomb. The international music press was lacking the superlatives to describe it. The Brittish Q magazine was talking about a unique appeal, thanks to the combination of astonishing songs with fresh, unrestrained arrangements and an unusual combination of the sublime with the bizarre. Others described your music as "cosmopolitan" and "freakish", "experimental" and "melodious", "warm" and "surprising". The mainstream audience followed, concert halls filled and albums sold like crazy. The successors of the debut album were also received very warmly. Hits like "Sister Dew" and "Instant Street", what we just heard, are the favorite songs for hundreds of thousands of youngsters.

The wait for your last album "Pocket Revolution" was long. But it has turned out a jewel. We know that you're recording a new album right now and we're looking forward to it anxiously.

You gave us goose bumps, on large stages, "Vorst Nationaal", "Rock Werchter" and the "0110" concerts. But dEUS is more than just a live band. The technicity you put in your studio work is without its equal. Moreover, dEUS is not your only creative project. Together wit Guy Van Nueten you're playing acoustical concerts. Your dj sets, using the name Magnus, prove your musical versatility. Film is your first love and is a constant theme in your work. You directed most of the music clips of dEUS, but also some of Arno and Axelle Red. In 1996 your short film "Turnpike" was played over Europe as an opener for "Trainspotting". With "Any Way The Wind Blows" you have put a successful full-length film on your record.

Since 1998 dEUS is cultural ambassador for Flanders. And rightly so, because your impact on the national and international pop scene is very large. Thanks to dEUS, the Flemish rock scene has started to believe in itself again. A lot of young and innovative talent is sprung up in your lead. Often people with whom you had a collaboration with. Examples are "Zita Swoon", "Vive La Fete" and "Millionaire".

Dear Tom, not a lot of people can say they have a generation named after them. You can, the young adults of this time belong to the "dEUS-generation". As a token of our appreciation i present to you, in the name of the Flemish Parliament, the golden medallion 2008.

Next Friday Dutch radio 3FM will premiere 'Slow', the first single from Vantage Point outside of Belgium. The song, which features Karin Dreijer from The Knife, will get aired in the show MoveYourAss, which starts at 22h CET and will also feature a short interview with Tom.

(thx to Kevin)

Magdalena created a guitartab for Magdalena. It's available here.

Big up to Tom! He posted a video of Patrick Riguelle playing Instant Street at the Flemish Parliament yesterday.

Update: another video

An article in Uncut reveals some info on the UK-release. Apparently Vantage Point will be released on April 28th by V2.

It looks like all Belgian gigs have sold out in about 30 minutes. If you have tickets, be happy. There are probably thousands of other people out there who'd commit a murder for a ticket.

Tom witnessed the ceremony in the Flemish Parliament where Tom received the Gouden Erepenning for his merits in music. Here's his account:

Later today, at 2 PM, ticketsale for the Belgian dEUS-gigs will start. Below you'll find straight links to the ticketpages where you can order. If you want tickets for Luik or Hasselt, you better make sure you have a Sherpa.be-account.

29/04 Muziekodroom, Hasselt - buy tickets
30/04 Droixhe, Luik - buy tickets
01/05 Het Depot, Leuven - buy tickets
02/05 Eden, Charleroi - buy tickets
03/05 Cactus at MAZ, Brugge - buy tickets
05/05 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels - buy tickets

There's an interview with Nick Cave in Knack today. At the time of the interview Cave had just finished his interview with Tom Barman for Spraakmakers and he was apparently feeling a bit dizzy. Cave says he felt like he did three interviews at the same time.

Wij vrezen het ergste wanneer we Cave, wiens teksten jarenlang heet van de heroïnenaald dropen, bij het betreden van zijn hotelkamer een pilletje zien achteroverklokken. 'Paracetamol', verzekert hij ons. Blijkt dat Cave voor het Canvasprogramma Spraakmakers net een uur lang met Tom Barman heeft zitten praten en dat zijn hoofd er nóg van duizelt.

Nick Cave: Een toffe en intelligente gast, maar ik heb het gevoel dat ik net drie interviews tegelijk heb gedaan. Als ik nog één fuckin' woord uit mijn mond hoor komen, schiet ik me voor de kop. Geloof het of niet, maar eigenlijk praat ik helemaal niet zo graag over mezelf.

Fabchannel.com, the award-winning live music platform, today announced a recording and multi-territory digital exploitation agreement with Universal Music Netherlands, a division of the world’s leading music company, for live recordings of Universal Music artists performing at the Paradiso in Amsterdam and other Fabchannel-venue (as Melkweg).

Since V2 (the recordlabel of dEUS outside Belgium) is a part of Universal, it's not impossible that the gig in Melkweg will make it to Fabchannel. In the meantime you can still watch this Zita Swoon-gig from 2005.

Apparently, the april 10th gig (Mannheim) was first scheduled in Heidelberg. Or did the German promotor made a mistake when he mailed the tourdates to Rockpalast?

(Source: Rockpalast weblog)

Update: Pollstar is also listing Heidelberg instead of Mannheim.

Quick note: it's great that you're all giving reactions on blog-items, but it would be nice if you try to leave your name instead of reacting as Anonymous.

If you're on Facebook (or Last.fm) and you're planning to go and see one (or more) dEUS-shows, be sure to add the dEUS-gigs to your events. They're all listed over here (or here). Just click 'Add to my events'.