The next to last “Warm Up” concert was to be a very special show, and it was … in more than one aspect. First of all, it took place during the 25th WoMAD festival which Gabriel had founded in 1982, and it was the reason why there was a Warm Up tour in the first place. In the beginning it was just this concert that had been planned for 2007.
Secondly, continuous rain had turned Charlton Park, which hosted the festival for the first place, into a giant mud plain. It seems that the organizers had no “plan B”, and so many guests left in a huff (cf the WoMAD forum). Those who stayed were compensated with a brief show that featured a number of prominent guests:

The Rhythm Of The Heat (feat. The Zawose Family)
On The Air
Intruder
Blood Of Eden (feat. Flute Player)
No Self Control
Solsbury Hill
Sledgehammer
Family Snapshot
Lay Your Hands On Me (feat. Daara J)
Mother Of Violence
Signal To Noise (feat. Kong Nay)
Secret World

In Your Eyes (feat. Daby Touré)

There are also plans for a DVD about the WoMAD festival.

There is an extra video update on Peter Gabriel’s official website. In it, Gabriel also talks about the tour rehearsals against a backdrop of stills and video recordings. The background music comes from live recordings in Hamburg and Cornwall that will soon be available in the Encore series. You need to register (for free) as a member of the Full Moon Club to be able to watch the >video<.

Peter Gabriel has announced the current top 17 songs people voted for to hear on the tour in his latest Moon Club video. They are:

1. Family Snapshot, 2. The Rhythm of the Heat, 3. Lay Your Hands on Me, 4. Wallflower, 5. Humdrum, 6. I Grieve, 7. I Have the Touch, 8. I Don’t Remember, 9. Love to Be Loved, 10. No Self Control, 11. Washing of the Water, 12. Intruder, 13. The Family and the Fishing Net, 14. Mother of Violence, 15. Blood of Eden, 16. Steam, 17. Make Tommorow

Love To Be Loved will very likely be added to the number of songs that are currently being rehearsed. The survey continues.

Another thing revealed was the true identity of the keyboarder. It is not, as we assumed earlier, Angie Arnold, but Angie Pollock from Scotland. >MySpace Site ohne Musik< >MySpace Site mit Musik<

(original entry by Steffen)

The second gig at Hamburg’s Stadtpark on June 20th has been cancelled. The reason, apparently, is that Gabriel was offered to play a charity gig for the “Eden Project”. It is to take place on occasion of the unveiling of the world’s largest stone sculpture in Cornwall, UK. Find information about this interesting project at www.edenproject.com. Buy tickets >here!<

You can return your tickets for the Hamburg gig on the 20th to the ticket agencies for a refund. Alternatively, the ticket is valid also for Peter's concert at the Gilde Park Stage in Hannover on June 26.