Hi everybody !
We'd like to say thank you to all who showed up at our gigs! We're having such a great time and night after night the feedback you are giving us is superb...

the 3 italian gigs were very good, grazie a tutti per averci accolto in quel modo! As you know we had John Hackett and Nick Magnus playing with us, their show is great and we spent a wonderful time together...

the UK gigs have been great too ! Our first time in Scotland has been impressive for us, how many sympathetic people we've met there.... and the Ferry is a nice and particular venue.. we're looking forward to be back there asap !

CRS gig was really special ! We've had the huge pleasure to meet John's brother Steve Hackett. It's been such an unexpected surprise for us, and he performed a couple of numbers with John and Nick and then Giorgio was invited on stage too, to perform Jacuzzi with them... no need to say how Giorgio was excited about that !!! The atmosphere was so intimate, like to be in a family... of 200 members..

Steve attended the whole gig and after it he reached us in the dressing room, having really nice words for what and how we played our setilist ! You can be sure it's been a great reward for a non-tribute band like us, believing so much in what we do with Genesis material along with our own music.


We'd really like to say thanks to John and Nick for our time together... we've enjoyed it immensely !

Thanks to Steve Hackett for the big surprise in Rotherham and for such an encouragement from his side !

On May 22nd - The Watch will be part of the STEVE HACKETT EVENT - LE GARE FranceSalle polyvalenteGrand Rue68480 WERENTZHOUSE (FRANCE) infos: http://www.genesisfrance.fr/
We are really looking forward to it !!!


GIG's UPDATING:

These are some news concerning some upcoming gigs:

fri 26 Feb Steinbruch Cafe' - Duisburg D
sat 27 Feb Bergkeller - Reichnbach D
fri 5 Mar Colos-saal - Ashaffenburg D
fri 12 Mar Victorie - Alkmaar NL
sat 13 Mar La Chapelle - Mons B - SOLD OUT (3rd sold out in this year tour gig list)
sun 14 Mar Zwoelfzehn club - Stuttgart D

fri 19 Mar Schlachthof - Bremen D - CANCELLED
due to circumstances not under our control

sat 20 Mar Tavastia Klub - Helsinki FIN
MOVED to wed 26 May same venue

fri 26 Mar Open air - Tonale I

sat 27 Mar Spazio Mavv - Vittorio Veneto
40th TRESPASS anniversary show
- Whole album played live for the first time ever!!!
- intero album suonato dal vivo per la prima volta in assoluto!!!

fri 16 Apr Mood club - Principaute de Monaco
sat 17 Apr Mood club - Principaute de Monaco
sat 8 May John Dee - Oslo N
fri 14 May Prog Sud - Marseille F
fri 21 May Gasthaus Zum Brau - 84518 Garching a.d. Alz (east of Munich) D

sat 22 May STEVE HACKETT EVENT
LE GARE Salle polyvalente
Grand Rue 68480 WERENTZHOUSE (FRANCE)

wed 26 May Tavastia Klub - Helsinki FIN

fri 28 May Rock Cafè - Tallinn EST New!

sat 29 May Muzik Zentrum tbc - Hannover D
sun 13 June Robin - Wolverhampton UK

THE WATCH proudly announce the release of the new album PLANET EARTH ? on Feburary 20th 2010

Titles:

- Welcome to your Life
- Something Wrong
- Earth
- All the Lights in Town
- The World Inside
- New Normal
- Tourist Trap

We are so happy to finally annouce that our new album "Planet Earth ?" will be released soon. We are so proud of the result and we consider it one of the best release of our musical career. We have tried to have just beautiful songs and we think that all the 7 tracks could be defined simple enough to let you experience deep musical feelings at the very first listening, particular enough to let you discover interesting melodies and new musical nuances every time you play it.

You can hear some excerpts clicking on the song title.

In this album you can find also the collaboration of the band with John Hackett who has played flute on the track called "New Normal". This song has already been also played live by The Watch and John Hackett at some concerts in Italy and UK.

Click here to ask for further infos about where to buy it in your area if necessary.

Please let us have some feedbacks about it.

Cheers !!

THE WATCH

Hi everybody,
Just a short note concerning gig dates:

4 febbraio 2010 - Rozzano (MI)

Prenotazione posti a sedere non numerati e qualsiasi altra informazione:
mail tickets@thewatch.it - telefono 347 4261013

Come raggiungere il locale: visualizza la cartina


5 febbraio 2010 - Vicenza

Si terra' al TEATRO COMUNALE e non al teatro S. Marco
Info: http://www.schiolife.com/ - Email: info@schiolife.com -
Telefono 328-2665345 - Prevendite: qui



Confirmed concert at TAVASTIA - Helsinki, Finland, moved to: Wednesday 26th May info at: marco.bernard@colossus.fi

New concert tbc : Friday 28th May - TALLIN, Estonia - venue tbc more info soon


The mastering of the new album "Planet Earth?" is over, official release date announcement will be spread next days. We'll proudly post some mp3s and album cover for all the portal subscribers... so please keep your attention on the portal..

Merci!!

Hi there,
just a short update about the new album...the title will probably be "Planet Earth ? "

We are mixing these days all the 7 tracks at TW studio under the snow...

we are so proud of what is coming out and of course impatient to let all our Facebook/Portal friends have a listen.

We don't want to write much about it now but we are extremely happy with melodies, moods and atmospheres in it.

Some little excerpts might be our new year gift (hopefully deadlines will be respected hehe..) so please stay tuned!!

All The Watch family wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy progressive year with our upcoming release... merci! ciao

The Watch perform "Can Utility and the Coastliners" live in England.
This song will be part of the Blue Show 2010,enjoy!

Listen to "Can Utility and the Coastliners"

...a great moment from The Watch "Nursery Cryme Show" ...


...the participation of The Watch at the Steve Hackett event 2009
... and here a souvenir MP3 from the event

Stay tuned, cheers
The Watch

Hi there !

here there are some news about the Blue show tour - 3rd update, below. You can book your tickets, click on the button "Tour 2010".

To all kind persons who wrote us for infos about The Peel gig in London, we must say that it won't take place in february, we don't know when we will play there.

On the contrary we are proud to annouce that The Watch will perform the Blue show in the UK, at the Robin again on 13 June 2010. Tickets already on sale at the Robin webside: http://www.therobin.co.uk/basket.asp?add=2088&pr=12

New album: track number 6 will be sent next week to John Hackett that in Sheffield will add his magical flute on it. We are all looking forward to hearing how it will sound like...

merci for your attention,
CIAO!

The Watch


- 3rd Blue show 2010 TOUR UPDATING:

Sat 19 December 2009
Christmas concert: Club giardino di Lugagnano di Sona (Verona)
The Watch plays Genesis - GENESIS LIVE ! - Full Genesis LIVE album and
more...

fri 15 Jan Knaack Club - Berlin D
fri 22 Jan Le Triton -Paris F
sat 23 Jan Rustico - Frutigen CH
fri 29 Jan Die Halle - Frankfurt D
sat 30 Jan De Pul - Uden NL
sun 31 Jan Spirit of 66 - Verviers B
thu 4 Feb Musicita' - Rozzano (MI) + J.Hackett and N.Magnus
fri 5 Feb Teatro Comunale - Vicenza I + J.Hackett and N.Magnus
sat 6 Feb Crossroads - Roma I + J.Hackett and N.Magnus
fri 12 Feb The Ferry - Glasgow UK + J.Hackett and N.Magnus
sat 13 Feb Wesley Centre Maltby - Rotherham UK
+ J.Hackett and N.Magnus
thu 18 Feb Andaluzja - Piekary Slaskie Pol
fri 19 Feb Klub Progresja - Warsawia Pol
sat 20 Feb Oskard - Konin Pol
sun 21 Feb Blue Note - Poznan Pol
fri 26 Feb Steinbruch Cafe' - Duisburg D
sat 27 Feb Bergkeller - Reichnbach D
fri 5 Mar Colos-saal - Ashaffenburg D
fri 12 Mar Victorie - Alkmaar NL
sat 13 Mar La Chapelle - Mons B
sun 14 Mar Zwoelfzehn club - Stuttgart D
fri 19 Mar Schlachthof - Bremen D
sat 20 Mar Tavastia Klub - Helsinki FIN tbc
fri 26 Mar Open air - Tonale I

sat 27 Mar Spazio Mavv - Vittorio Veneto
40th TRESPASS anniversary show
- Whole album played live for the first time ever!!!
- intero album suonato dal vivo per la prima volta in assoluto!!!

fri 16 Apr Mood club - Principaute de Monaco
sat 17 Apr Mood club - Principaute de Monaco
sat 8 May John Dee - Oslo N
fri 14 May Prog Sud - Marseille F date tbc
thu 20 May tbc I
fri 21 May Gasthous Zum Brau - 84518 Garching a.d. Alz (east of Munich) D
sat 22 May tbc F
sat 29 May Muzik Zentrum - Hannover D
sun 13 June Robin - Wolverhampton UK