Here we go again....

In a repeat of last year's woes, JJ's slot on the TV show "After they were famous" did not air this week. The re-scheduled broadcast is currently set for January 8th.

Paul has been asked to appear in "All You Need Is", a musical show in honour of the music of John Lennon and organised to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of his death. This production is being staged at The Palace Theatre, London, on the 10th of December 2000.

Tickets range from £18 to £37, but through the Official Paul Roberts Web Site there is an exclusive package available to fans interested in this event. For more information, go to: www.paul-roberts.co.uk.

Following his successful solo tour in May/June of this year, JJ will hit the road again with another set of solo outings in December. The dates are as follows (but please remember that these are subject to changes beyond the control of JJ, his management or agents).

* Please note that the Manchester University gig will now be on the 7th of December. We apologise for any inconvenience that this change may have caused.

Day Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday

Date 3rd December 5th December 6th December 7th December 8th December 9th December 11th December 12th December 13th December 14th December 15th December 17th December

City Preston Worksop Wolverhampton Manchester Southampton Maidstone Exeter Burgess Hill London Worscester Milton Keynes Colchester

Venue Adelphi Regal Centre Robin Hood University The Brook Exchange Pheonix Martletts Hall Purcell Rooms (RFH) Huntingdon Hall Wavendon Stables Arts Centre

As always, if we get any further information on this tour, it will be posted here.

The second part of the Stranglers documentary will appear on the BBC Choice digital channel next Wednesday (18th October). We are told (by the BBC) that the transmission times are 8.00pm and 12.00; however, due to conflicting information coming from the BBC, Scottish viewers should check their local listings. The press release from the BBC is as follows:

The Stranglers (Side 2)

The second part of the story of The Stranglers, charting the band's rise to fame in the 1980s to present day. Despite the departure of lead singer and frontman Hugh Cornwell in 1990, the band continue to perform successfully to thousands of fans all over the world. Interviews with members of The Stranglers. Presented by jazz singer and art critic, George Melly. Producer/Director: Angus McIntyre

Solar Live is a charity gig/album/gathering of Paul Roberts fans, who are getting the chance to see The Faith Band, watch the recording of an album, take part in a cover shot for it, and receive a "deleted on day of release" album. Proceeds are going to "Prostate Cancer Charity UK", a charity dedicated to the research into, and the care of the suffering. Prostrate Cancer led to the loss of Paul's father on the day of the Faith Band's first gig.

In conjunction with this event, Paul has asked us to post the following address for charitable contributions to "Prostrate Cancer Charity UK":

Paul Roberts, P.O. Box 57, Morecambe. LA4 5GP.

Cheques should be make out to "Paul Roberts".

Baz Warne has informed us that he is scheduled to play the following solo gigs in the near future. As always, these are subject to changes beyond the control of Baz or his agents.

Day Saturday Friday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday

Date 30th September 7th October 1st November 16th November 17th November 19th November

City Sunderland Belford, Northumberland South Shields Perth Blyth Morpeth

Venue Smugglers The Salmon The Vic The Twa Tams The Royal Tavern The Sour Grapes

JJ's appearance on the BBC World Service this past weekend was pre-empted by a special on the Mercury Awards in the UK.

The 15 minute show, featuring JJ as DJ, is now scheduled to go out from Friday 29th September. It will be broadcast at different times in different territories throughout that weekend. To check for exact times and frequencies in each territory, check out the World Service schedules page at: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules. Please note that the times given are in GMT (currently four hours ahead of EST in North America).

Management inform us that Golden Brown is featured in the soundtrack of "Snatch", the new Guy Richie movie. Starring Vinnie Jones and Brad Pitt, this movie is on release, with the soundtrack to be released in the future.

Madonna's boyfriend Richie also directed the hit movie "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels".

For those fans travelling to the Heligenhafen Festival in Germany to see the Stranglers on Sunday (3rd September), please note that the band are currently scheduled to be on stage at 8pm. As always, this time may vary, due to circumstances beyond the control of the band and their agents.

As we reported earlier, this show is a regular feature, where a guest DJ presents about 5 new record releases and comments upon their content.

For the multitude of fans who have contacted us regarding the band's appearance at the Sibton Festival on 6th August, management tell us that they are scheduled to arrive on stage at 10:30pm. As ever, this may vary, due to circumstances beyond the band's control.

The auction for the infamous ice cream van closed on July 9th. The lucky winner was Dan Elwood of Blackburn, UK.

The official Stranglers merchandise site (at www.stranglers.co.uk) is now offering back issues of "Strangled" magazine. We are told that more items are to appear soon.

We have two more festivals to add to the band's summer itinerary:

24th June: RMF FM Festival -- Radawiec Airfield, Lublin, Poland.

3rd August: Steenwijkerwold, Holland (Near Zwolle).

Further information on, and directions to, the Sibton Park Festival on August 6th can be found at www.ticketweb.co.uk.

A complete list appears on our gigs-list page.

We would like to thank the many of you who took the time to pass on your comments/experiences/photographs, etc. with regard to JJ's "Songs and Stories" solo tour. By all accounts, this outing was a great success.

A new page dedicated to this tour has now been put up, as part of our "Reference Articles" section.

A review (plus photographs) of the band's appearance at the Schwung 2000 "Rock and Roots" Festival in Belgium has now been added to the gig-reviews page.

A new 5-track CD, "When Reason Sleeps", by Paul Roberts & The Faith Band, is now available. The track listing for this work is:

When Reason Sleeps; Pressure Cooker; God (Live); Shattered (Live); Lady Grinning Soul (Live).

Sound samples and ordering information can be found on Paul's site, at http://www.paul-roberts.co.uk. Please note the new address for this web site.

Our deepest condolences to Diane Turner and Dave Greenfield on the recent loss of husband/close long-term friend (respectively) Mike 'Tops' Turner, who co-wrote Aural Quest. Mike died through injuries sustained in a motorbike accident.

This year's Stranglers festival appearances are listed below. As always, this information is subject to changes beyond the control of the band, their management or their agents; so, please check with the festival organisers before travelling.

27 May: Schwung Festival - Belgium

10 June: Fußgönheim Festival - Germany

7 July: Dour Festival - Belgium

8 July: Marktrock Festival - Belgium

22 July: Rats Rally - Atlantic Rock 2000 - Cornwall

6 August: Sibton Park Festival - Suffolk

3rd Sept: Heligenhafen Festival - Germany

Zestra, which is John Ellis and Paul Roberts, have released "Infinity Drive" in the MP3 (downloadable) format. This work consists of the material written by John for the Coup de Grace sessions. Still in their demo form, John hopes to record the tracks in full production at a later date. The album is being hosted by VITAMINIC at: http://stage.vitaminic.co.uk/zestra/.

A short review of the Stranglers' appearance in Kosovo for the troops appears here: http://kforonline.com/news/reports/nr_01may00.htm