March 29, 2006

Rainy day in London.

Less than 4 weeks until the tour starts and things are really
starting to shape up here.
There are all sorts of departments getting knee deep in busy. Fintan
and Troy are taking fittings and sorting out what to wear, our
production manager is scrambling to make last minute decisions a
reality and our band are starting musical rehearsals.

I've been busy working on the arrangements of the songs, the set list
and getting fit.

Tomorrow I have another meeting with our Tour Designer Willie
Williams to go over finer details about the show structure and to
look at the various pieces of film and video we have commissioned to
be played on the television screens and projectors.

I've loved being so involved with the film makers.It's rewarding and
yet has been taking up every last second.

Then of course, there's putting the final touches on my tour film.
That's a whole other fantastic story. But we prepared. It's
wonderful.

Those of you in Australia - hope you're available first week of July.
Hope you're up for a big night! Something very special and one off
happening in Sydney!

Watch this space for an announcement around the end of April

Very excited.
Very grateful.

Love always

D

http://www.darrenhayes.com/dh/

March 16 2006
It's Official - "Big Night In" Down Under!!

I can't keep it a secret any longer. I am coming to Australia for a couple of very special and exclusive shows. The details are coming soon. But I wanted my Australian fans to find out from me first.

xD

March 14 2006
Finished the photo shoot for the tour book today.

I am beat!

I had the pleasure of working with Troy Brennan, my ever faithful hair stylist and Fintan Fitzgerald
(clothing stylist to the stars, and me!) managed to make a long hard shoot feel like a vacation.

It was all based on my concept for the tour - spending a big night IN. So I was all dressed up with nowhere to go! Very kooky shoot and tons of fantastic clothes. The images should be really interesting.

Now I'm exhausted.

March 10 2006
I've got a crush.
On a new band.
And what's ever better - is that they're unsigned.


They're Angus and JuliaStone and they're a brother
sister group from Australia.


A friend of mine is managing them and dropped their
demo into my lap here in London last week.
Truth be told, I was reluctant to listen because you never want
to offend a friend, you know!
So I listened. And I liked. And then the next day I was
rushing about London doing my thing and ran into my friend
and the band, just hanging out in a coffee shop.

March 7th 2006
The other day my dog and I got to talking.
He said he feels as though I've hidden him from the public eye.
That I'm somehow ashamed of him.

That ever since he stopped getting letters from the people who buy my music,
that I've somehow downgraded his status in terms of web space. So, to all of you
who thought maybe I'd become bored of Wally, the second love of my life... to all
of you who thought perhaps I left him on a bus by accident.