Perfect Day Cancelled Posted Wednesday, May 21
The Perfect Day Festival and Garden Party at Bowood House in Wiltshire has been cancelled. The festival had booked Gary Numan to appear alongside other eighties acts such as The Human League, ABC, Tony Hadley and Go West.

Numan confirmed at Mighty Boosh Festival Posted Sunday, May 18
Gary Numan has been confirmed as one of the first music acts to perform at the Mighty Boosh Festival, which takes place at the Hop Farm in Kent on the 5th July.

The organisers announcement stated "widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars" as much as he is for his odd-ball appearance and genre-hopping experimental tracks, Numans influential signature style has been classified as everything from experimental, synthrock, synthpop, dark wave, new wave, industrial rock and post-punk, making him the perfect act to accompany the equally experimental and eccentric Mighty Boosh boys. Garys legacy speaks for itself, and of course the boys are thrilled at his confirmation. Noel states; "Having Gary on board is mental! He is a hero of mine and was always a first choice, having him perform at our festival is almost surreal"..

Numan & Ladytron at Magic Loungeabout Posted Thursday, May 08
Gary Numan and Ladytron are headlining the new Magic Loungeabout festival on 30th August within the buildings and landscaped gardens of Newburgh Priory.

The festival is billing itself as an electronic event with soulful, folky, electronica during the day and at night they are presenting two of the biggest electronic acts from the past and present.

It's a family event, featuring fresh produce from a local farmers market, and a creche/play area with activities including magician's and face painting.

Gary Numan's Perfect 80's Day Posted Saturday, May 03
Gary Numan will be playing in another 80's pop music spectacular on 26th July 2008. Perfect Saturday boasts acts from the 80's to the naughties with The Human League, ABC, Tony Hadley and Go West, Ben's Brother, BassHunter, and Royworld.

The Perfect Day Festival and Garden Party at Bowood House in Wiltshire is a new family friendly festival claiming to be the best day out this summer with a warm, welcoming atmosphere.

Friday Night includes a double headliner with The Feeling and the amazing Robyn, plus support from, among others, the super cool Booty Luv, as well as Reverend and the Makers.

Sunday is a Garden Party special with a mellow mix of jazz, folk, and good old rock n' roll, featuring the legendary Joe Brown, the lovely Kate Rusby, Beth Rowley, Jonathan Ansell of G4 fame, Teatro, plus firm Festival favorites Martha Tilston, Sheila Chandra and The Blessing.

Beggars Banquet Label Closes Posted Wednesday, April 30
Beggars Banquet, the label responsible for Gary Numan's most successful releases closed today. The closures comes as part of a new restructuring plan adopted by the Beggars Group, the UK collective that until today housed such labels as Rough Trade, XL Recordings, 4AD, Too Pure and Beggars Banquet.

The UK label was founded by record shop owners Martin Mills and Nick Austin back in 1977. During its life, it has also been home to such highly acclaimed acts as the Fall, the Go-Betweens, Bauhaus/Love and Rockets and Tindersticks.

Gary Numan Headlines Folk Festival Posted Wednesday, April 02
Gary Numan has been announced as a surprise headliner for the folky Wickerman Festival.

Gary's involvement in Wickerman, on July 25 and 26, is a huge change in music style for the festival known for its folky grass-roots vibe.

But artistic director Sid Ambrose said: "Gary is an iconic act, whose pioneering emotive electronica has stood the test of time and influenced a whole spectrum of contemporary musicians. The Wickerman Festival is very proud to have him headline the main stage on Friday night."

Numan prefers "worms" to Nostalgia Tour Posted Sunday, March 16
Gary Numan was quoted in The Mirror last week as claiming that he would rather "eat worms" than go on an '80s nostalgia tour.

He told The Mirror: "Me? Join in on the '80s revival? I'd rather eat worms. I've absolutely no interest in going back to the '80s.

"I was there the first time so it's got nothing new to offer. I've always refused to do anything connected to the '80s, any TV shows or retro tours, and I play very little old stuff at my gigs.

"That would be looking backwards and I've always been more interested in what's happening tomorrow."

Eighties Extravaganza at Bestival Posted Saturday, February 23
Gary Numan will be appearing in the Friday Night Lineup for the Bestival Festival, a night the organisers are labeling an "Eighties Extravaganza"

Indie legends My Bloody Valentine are returning after a 15 year break to headline the night, with Aphex Twin second on the Bill.

Eighties pop legends The Human League will then play an exclusive set, alongside Gary Numan.

Even cockney knees-up merchants Chas & Dave will be rolling out the barrel over the weekend.

Gary Numan to play Bestival Posted Friday, February 22
Gary Numan has been confirmed for the Bestival festival which takes place at Robin Hill Park, Isle Of Wight, from 5-7 September.

Others big names playing over the weekend include Aphex Twin, The Breeders, CSS, George Clinton And Funkadelic/Parliament, The Human League, Pendulum, 808 State, Foals, Lee Scratch Perry and The Wedding Present.

Tickets cost �130 for the weekend.

Gary Numan - I Don't Really Listen to Music Posted Friday, January 18
Gary Numan is featured in Todays Independent Newspaper, being interviewed about his cultural life..

Books

Reaper's Gale is the seventh volume of Steven Erikson's fantasy series, Malazan Book of the Fallen. It's hard work, because everything interconnects but nothing is explained. Sometimes you are four books in before something in the first book becomes clear. The other book I'm reading is Night of Knives: a Novel of the Malazan Empire by Ian C Esslemont. They both apparently created the fantasy world in Erikson's books and now Esslemont is writing offshoots of the main story.

Film

I can't watch supernatural films as it unsettles me, especially since I moved to an old house surrounded by woods, near Tunbridge Wells. I have a strong belief in ghosts and I don't want those fears encouraged. I saw a real ghost, as clear as day, at Piccadilly Circus Underground station when I was 17. I'm fascinated by haunted stuff, but not in my own house. I don't like films that are overly violent, either � I can't watch rape. As I've got older, the amount of films that I will see gets less and less because so many things upset me now. I like blockbusters. My wife doesn't like comedy, so our choice is a bit narrow. I went to see I am Legend, which was fantastic.

Music

I don't really listen to music. We have music on if we have a party: Depeche Mode or Nine Inch Nails � not particularly happy, dance sort of music. If I sit down in the evening to relax, music is the last thing I'd put on. I can't think when music is on. A lot of what I do involves thinking about the things that I then write songs about. I need quiet. Most of my songs were written in a car, but that doesn't happen now. My car is a cacophony of screams and kids being told off. My rate of work has slowed down since I've had children, although they bring good things to life, too!

Theatre/opera

I went to the stage version of The Lord of the Rings. I don't understand opera. I'm more likely to see smash hits like Stomp! � a combination of percussion, movement and comedy � than Shakespeare..

Gary Numan Synth-Nightmare Drones Posted Friday, October 12

Radiohead have shaken up the traditional music industry with their new album "In Rainbows", not only has it been released in Gary Numan's new format of choice, Download Only, but they are also giving the fans the chance to pay what they think it is worth.

The album itself has been praised by Rolling Stone from the "Gary Numan synth-nightmare drones of "All I Need" and "House of Cards" to the "fragile lovers-rock ballad closely resembling Dusty Springfield's (and the Byrds') 'Going Back.'

The Rolling Stone reviewer paid $5.27 for his copy, in honor of his mom's birthday.

I wonder what fans would have paid for "Jagged" if Numan had taken this route ?

Happy Wedding Day Martin & Jo Posted Saturday, August 18

Today marks our very first AFENet Wedding as forum members, Betty Swollocks and Jo79 tie the knot in Sydney, Australia.

Its a tale Simon Bates would have been proud to read... Jo met Betty in the AFENet Forums at a difficult time for Jo. Betty offered support, they became close, and finally Jo left England to meet Betty in Sydney, Australia.

The relationship has flourished since this first meeting, and today at 3.20pm, they became Husband and Wife.

Congratulations Martin and Jo!

The Leather Sea Posted Sunday, June 24
The new Gary Numan vs. Ade Fenton single, 'The Leather Sea', will be released on July 23rd 2007, through Submission Records/Universal

CD-1 features 2 tracks:
The Leather Sea (Radio Edit)
The Leather Sea (Ade Fenton Suicide Mix)

CD-2 features 3 tracks:
The Leather Sea (Album Version)
Melt (Ade Fenton Remix)
Healed (previously unavailable on CD).

A digital download version of the single will also feature the following tracklisting:
The Leather Sea (Radio Edit)
The Leather Sea (Ade Fenton Electro Mix)
One Day (Extended Version) 4:51.

Numan Withdrawn from iTunes Posted Thursday, April 19
iTunes have withdrawn the Healing EP from distribution, it will now be available on 29th April. After decades of less than perfect Gary Numan single distribution in high street record stores it appears the tradition is still alive and well in the digital era.

Forum Reopen Posted Tuesday, February 27
The AFENet Forums have now reopened. No data was lost due to the technical problems.

Forums Back Online Shortly Posted Tuesday, February 27
The AFENet forums should be back online very shortly. Some of you gained access to the forums while the problems were being corrected, and experienced a bit of a mess, sorry about that!

Forum Problems Posted Tuesday, February 27
The AFENet forums are down due to technical issues. The problem is currently being investigated.

AC/DC Win The Race Posted Monday, November 13
Brian from AC/DC won the Sky One Reality Show "The Race" on Sunday, with Gary in 2nd, and Jenny in 3rd.

Numan Second Favourite Posted Friday, November 10
After winning yesterdays race Gary Numan has now moved joint second in the betting alongside Les Ferdinand at 4 -1. Brian Johnson from AC/DC is now the 9 - 4 favourite to take victory on Sunday..

Numan Now 6-1 Posted Thursday, November 09

Gary Numan has taken a slide in the betting after some aggressive driving in the Mini Race took him straight off the track before slipping back on facing the wrong direction, and narrowly avoiding a Mini pile up.

Numan recovered well and ended the race in fourth position, but bookmaker Paddy Power reacted by lengthing his odds to 6-1 after the slip up.

Numan wins First Race Posted Tuesday, November 07

Gary Numan won his first race on the Sky One reality TV show "The Race". Gary, who raced the ex Atomic Kitten star Jenny Frost, faced the most demanding challenge as Jenny fought her way around the track, but a composed drive from Numan won the day, with Jenny running wide at the final corner.

Despite the win Numan's time was compromised by the battle and he ended up down the leaderboard.

Lose The Race and Your History Posted Wednesday, November 01
Eddie Irvine has been displaying fighting talk ahead of the Sky One reality show, The Race. "Girls are good at making breakfast and guys should be better at driving. If these guys lose to a bunch of girls that's it � their lives will be history and you won't be seeing me in Europe again!"

If the competition isn't enough to fray the nerves, the celebrities will be living together for the week in a purpose-built compound situated within the confines of Silverstone. They'll have all the comforts of custom-built luxury buses, but with the cameras following them here as well viewers will get to see how much heat they carry with them away from the circuit.

Sky One The Race Update Posted Sunday, October 29
An additional half hour show called "The Pit Stop" will air on Sky Three after the end of each Sky One show. Iain Lee takes a behind-the-scenes look at the event providing viewers with extra insight, exclusive footage and previews of the next day's challenges.

In the first show each celebrity will have to obtain their Association of Racing Drivers Schools certificate (ARDS) to qualify them for the challenges ahead and ensure they have the necessary skills to cope.

From then on each team member will line up for a main event where one driver from each team will step forward to take part in a one-on-one driving duel, the Rev Head Challenge. They will start with Karts before progressing through Mini Sevens onto Formula Fords.

Gary the Goth Posted Sunday, October 29
Gary Numan features in an article about Goth in todays Sunday Times.

�Most people I know who are considered goths seem to deny it,� says Gary Numan, whose recent forays into dark, industrial rock have won him a new generation of fans. �They get really annoyed. Then there are the people who look goth but don�t like that music. Personally, I think it�s a pretty cool look, and I like a lot of the music.�

Numan is surprised he is now being labelled a goth himself. �I think it�s more to do with the lyrics on my last four albums, which have had a strong anti-God theme,� he says. �It seems ridiculous to me, but the music I�m doing now seems to appeal in that way.�.

Numan Confirms The Race Posted Wednesday, October 25
Gary Numan has now confirmed that he will be appearing on the Sky One Reality Show "The Race", saying "I'm looking forward to this and terrified in about equal measure".

The show airs on Sky One and Sky One HD from Monday 6th November each night at 10pm culminating in the Finale on Sunday 12th November at 10pm.

Numan on The Race ? Posted Sunday, October 22
Its rumoured that Gary Numan could be part of Sky's new reality TV show "The Race". The show, which takes place in November, is similar in concept to their hit reality show "The Match", with celebrities fighting to take part in a F1 style race instead of a Football Match.

Numan hasn't been offically announced as a participant, but his 1979 hit single "Cars" makes him a great fit for the show, and the publicity should help Numan sell the final tickets for his retro Telekon shows which take place in December.

Latest Rumours Posted Tuesday, June 06
The US gigs hit by Numan undertaking a last minute support slot for Depeche Mode in Portugal are currently being rescheduled for August.

The "In a Dark Place" single may now be downgraded from a full CD Single release, and will only be available as a 7" Vinyl and an MP3 download in July.

Numan gets Depeche Mode Support Slot Posted Wednesday, May 31
Gary Numan will be a support act for the Depeche Mode concert in Lisbon, Portugal on July 28th. Gary's North American tour has been altered in order to accomodate the show. The tour will now start in Detroit on July 31st. The following shows will either be rescheduled or cancelled... San Francisco, Anaheim, San Diego, Los Angeles, Boulder, Minneapolis, Chicago and Milwaukee.

Numan at Guilfest Posted Monday, April 10
Gary Numan has confirmed that he will be playing at the Guilfest 3 day music festival. This family friendly festival takes place between 14th and 16th July in Guildford Surrey. It appears that an 80's night is planned with Aha confirmed as headliners, and Billy Idol another possibility.

Jagged Drops from Chart Posted Monday, March 27
Jagged left the official top 200 album chart this week, after its debut placing at Number 59 last week.

Jagged at Number 59 Posted Tuesday, March 21
Jagged entered the official album chart at Number 59 this week. The album registered strong sales in the first part of the week, which indicated a possible Top 30 placing, in a poor week for overall album sales. However sales dipped later in the week and Jagged didn't quite manage the 7-8K sales required for a place in the Top 40.

Jagged Indie Hit Posted Monday, March 20
Jagged has entered the Top 40 Indie Album chart at Number 3 this week. Numan played the full album live at Saturday Nights Album Launch in London.

The show was well received by fans, and had none of the sound problems that have plagued live Numan shows over the past five years. Numan was told "out front sound was the best it's been for more than 20 years".

Photos and reviews of the show have been posted by fans in the Forum section of AFENet.

Electric Picnic Lineup Posted Thursday, March 16
It appears that the Pet Shop Boys, Basement Jaxx and Massive Attack will be joining Gary Numan as headline acts at Stradbally in Co Laois from September 1st to 3rd.

Additional Jagged Dates Posted Tuesday, February 14
The following dates have been added to the Jagged tour..

May
1 Bristol Carling Academy
2 Norwich UEA
3 Portsmouth Pyramids
9 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso
10 Berlin, Germany Maria Am Ostbahnhof
11 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp
12 Munich, Germany Kleine Eslterhalle
13 Venice, Italy TBC
14 Turin, Italy TBC
15 Cesena, Italy TBC
16 Zurich, Switzerland TBC
17 Paris, France D-Side
19 Affligem, Belgium Rock Affligem
June
2 London Hammersmith Palais

Jagged Tour Dates Posted Wednesday, January 25
Dates for the UK part of the Jagged tour have now been confirmed.

April 19. Birmingham Academy
April 20. Nottingham Rock City
April 21. Wolverhampton Wulfren Hall
April 22. Preston 53 Degrees University
April 23. Newcastle Academy
April 24. Leeds University
April 25. Liverpool Academy
April 26. Glasgow QMU
April 28. Sheffield Leadmill
April 29. Manchester Academy
April 30. Oxford Brookes University

One Off Show Announced Posted Tuesday, October 18
Gary Numan has announced details of a one-off Forum show on Saturday 18th March 2006. He will be appearing in support of his forthcoming new album, Jagged Halo, which is released on March 13th 2006.

The concert, will be recorded and filmed for a future DVD release.
Numan has stated that the concert will feature both material from the new album and subsequent b-sides, although he "may drop a few other songs into the set."

The show will be Numan's first in over 18 months and is set to be recorded and filmed for a future DVD release.

LO 80 - The Countdown Posted Monday, July 25
We are just a week away from the biggest Gary Numan release this century, at last, the full version of Living Ornaments 80.

Email - The Numbers Game Posted Sunday, July 24
Gary Numan has been upset by the abusive emails that trickle into NuWorld each week. Gary spent four hours writing a NuWorld announcement stating that he would close down his offical site. Numan then decided that he wouldn't do this as the "abusive and vile few" would have won, and that the vast majority of fantastic and loyal fans would be let down.

Gary then received hundreds, if not thousands of emails in the biggest outpouring of support he has seen for in many, many years.

He has announced that he is now picked up, enthusiastic and back in the studio doing what he is supposed to be doing. Making the best Gary Numan album he can.

Killers on Numan Posted Sunday, July 24
The Killers have refuted comparisons with Gary Numan stating "so far, we haven't been compared to anybody who makes us cringe - except for, like, Gary Numan."

When questioned on Numan.. "All I know is `Cars,' so I don't know what part of him they're comparing us to. Everyone else has been OK, though."

Cars Tops Chart Posted Tuesday, June 28
Gary Numans's 1980 hit Cars has topped a new US poll of new wave tunes.

As the genre makes a comeback with the likes of THE KILLERS, FRANZ FERDINAND and THE BRAVERY, US magazine Blender has compiled a list of the ultimate hits.

The new top 40 features largely 1980s hits from the likes of MADONNA, A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS, ABC and DURAN DURAN.

The top 10 is:

1. CARS - GARY NUMAN

2. 52 GIRLS - B-52'S

3. WHEN YOU WERE MINE - PRINCE

4. DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE

5. LOVE WILL TEAR US APART - JOY DIVISION

6. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF - DURAN DURAN

7. PRETTY IN PINK - THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS

8. OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - PET SHOP BOYS

9. GOOD TIMES ROLL - THE CARS

10. JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH - DEPECHE MODE.

LO 80 Release Date Posted Monday, April 18
The long awaited re-release of Living Ornament 80 will be out in July, as soon as Beggars has it on their release schedule an official announcement will be made on the Beggars site.

The so called "Bootleg" recording which goes with the original 10 tracks for Hammersmith 80 in Steve Webbons own words " is more than I ever dared to hope for"...this is no bootleg ..this is a full unheard Teletour recording of a quality that has never been heard before, it has been digital restored and remastered by Shaun Brooks at Dubsounds, and has amazing write up in the sleeve notes by Nigel Lunn of Dead-Heaven ..

"If you only buy one cd this year ..make it LO80 by Gary Numan"...

Beggar will also re-release LO79 and 81 at the same time.

Numan Salutes The Bravery Posted Thursday, March 03
The Bravery have been given the thumbs up by Gary Numan.

Numan was at their sold out gig at London's Koko on 1st March and commented "Every now and again, someone comes along who's got what it takes to stay there. It'll be interesting to see what happens to these guys. There's been an awful lot of mediocre stuff around so I'm glad to see this".

LO 80 25th Anniversary Posted Tuesday, January 25
Living Ornaments 80 will be released in 2005 as a Special 25th Anniversary edition. The full concert will be remastered using the original album as featured on the Asylum 3 CD interwoven with tracks sourced from top quality bootleg recordings of the show.

Q Electronic Special Posted Tuesday, January 25
A 148-page Q collector's edition is now available with four pages devoted to Gary Numan, as well as the complete Depeche Mode story with new interviews, plus David Bowie, The Human League, New Order, Kraftwerk, Japan, Pet Shop Boys, Soft Cell and more....

Living Ornaments 80 Posted Monday, January 24
It appears the wait may finally be at an end, sources close to the label have confirmed that the full Living Ornaments 80 concert will be released by Beggars Banquet.

More News as we get it...

Mortal is Alive Posted Monday, November 22
Numans new Mortal label has released a Double Live CD and DVD taken from his "One Off" show at Manchester last year. There is still no confirmed release date for his new album "Jagged Halo".

Numan confirms Artful Split Posted Friday, August 20
Gary Numan has confirmed that he will not release a new album via Artful Records.

He has also stated that he does not plan to seek another record deal but instead release future material via his own "Mortal" label.

The first planned independent releases are a live DVD and Album plus "bootleg quality" DVD's of every future "one-off" live performance.

Artful Deal Falling Apart Posted Saturday, July 10
The relationship between Gary Numan and Artful records appears to be on the verge of disintegration. Gary has published on Nuworld that "Unfortunately there are lots of things happening at Artful in relation to me, all bad".

The Hybrid Vinyl release has been delayed once more, amidst rumours that Artful are refusing to press the 1,000 limited edition due to poor sales. Numan has also revealed that the cancellation of his appearance at the Inland Invasion Festival was partly due to the situation with Artful.

Numan has promised fans that "...I'll give you all the details when it's over and that, hopefully, will be as soon as possible. I think the reasons that have lurked behind the new album delays, and many other things for that matter, will then become more obvious".

Inland Invasion Halted Posted Friday, July 02
Numan will not be playing the American Inland Invasion festival in September. The UK September shows will go ahead as normal.

London Show Confirmed Posted Thursday, June 03
A London show has been confirmed for September 11th at Shepherds Bush Empire.

September Shows Posted Thursday, June 03
Gary Numan will be doing another set of weekender gigs at the start of September.

A show at the Carling Academy in Birmingham is already confirmed for Friday 10th September.

Hybrid Mutate Release II Posted Wednesday, June 02
The Mutate DVD disk which formed half of the second "limited edition" version of the Gary Numan remix album Hybrid, is being made available in its own right. This "limited edition" individually packaged DVD, which is only available in a very small quantity, features the promo videos for Crazier, Rip, Cars (Fear Factory version) and Dominion Day, plus live footage.

Hybrid Vinyl Delayed Posted Wednesday, June 02
The vinyl edition of the Numan remix album Hybrid has been delayed due to "manufacturing problems". It has been rescheduled for release on June 21st.

Work Starts on New Album Posted Saturday, May 29
Sulpher, who worked with Gary Numan on his last album "Pure", seem set to play a major part in his next album "Jagged Halo".

They announced on their web site yesterday that work had just started, and it would be "quite time consuming".

Numan CD's Rotting Posted Tuesday, May 25
The Express newspaper has reported bad news for collectors of Gary Numan CD's. It appears that the first Numan CD's made in the late 80's are already showing signs of rotting.

The problem also affects a few other artists including Big Audio Dynamite, Julian Cope and Laurie Anderson.

Numan Pulls Satirical Site Posted Saturday, May 22
Yahoo has formally warned a Numan fan for using their web server to host a satirical mock up of the NuWorld front page.

The site, which teased Numan about recent NuWorld stories such as laminated tour passes, new boats, holidays and vinyl re-releases of remix albums was apparently pulled after complaints from Numan management that it infringed upon Nuworld copyright.

Reviews Online Posted Friday, March 19

Thanks to everyone who took the time to compose a review of Numans recent shows. It appears that these gigs were judged a vast improvement over previous Numan shows which have received some less than glowing reviews over the past few years.

All the reviews are now online in the Reviews section of the site, alongside some photographs from the London show provided by Stefan Jungklaus.

Gig Reviews Posted Wednesday, March 03
Gary Numan starts the first of three live shows tonight in Nottingham.

AFENet will once again be publishing reviews of these shows. This service has been re-introduced after receiving a deluge of e-mails from around the world when we did not cover the last set of shows.

So, if you are going to any of these shows please take the time to post your honest opinion of the night, there are a lot of people out there who want to read them!

You can submit your feedback on the gigs in the "Reviews" section of this site.

Live Album Release Posted Friday, January 30
The long awaited "Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire" album is scheduled for release on March 1st 2004. The current track listing is shown below...
1. intro
2. down in the park
3. dominion day
4. friends
5. films
6. a question of faith
7. voix
8. everyday i die
9. dark
10. you walk in my soul
11. noise noise
12. cars
13. absolution
14. metal
15. dead heaven
16. an alien cure
17. bleed
18. are 'friends' electric?
19. jo the waiter.

New Numan Gigs Posted Sunday, December 07
Gary Numan will be undertaking three shows during the first week of March 2004. He will play Nottingham Rock City on 3rd March, followed by Cardiff Barfly on the 4th March, finishing off at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London on the 5th.

New Single Posted Thursday, October 23

The Plump DJ's and Gary Numan will release "Pray 4 U" as a new single on November 10th 2003.

The song is receiving regular airplay on Radio with Annie Nightingale and XFM's James Hyman amongst it's supporters.

New Album Update Posted Tuesday, September 16
Gary Numan announced on the Jonathan Ross Radio 2 show last Saturday that he has written the first track for his new album.

When Jonathan asked him about his new album Gary stated..

".. Its very heavy.. Well actually I'm lying because I've only written one song and that was today. So I can't honestly say how it is going to be but I intend it to be very heavy"

Gary later clarified that he had in fact started work on the first track the previous day.

Artful Records latest delivery deadline for the album is Christmas 2003.

Jonathan Ross Interview Posted Wednesday, September 03
Gary Numan is being interviewed by Jonathan Ross for Radio 2. This will be broadcast on Saturday 13th September between 10:00am and 1pm.

Hybrid Ltd Edition Chart Position Posted Tuesday, August 19
The Limited Edition version of Hybrid entered the UK Album Charts at Number 119 this week.

Dodgy DVD Posted Wednesday, August 06
An AFENet member has obtained a copy of the Gary Numan : In Concert DVD as mentioned on this page last week. It seems the disc is not quite as advertised. Here is what he said..

"It claims to be the whole show, and it lists 20 tracks on the cover, however, it only contains 10 tracks, just like the IRS video of Skin Mechanic. This is because it is the IRS video tape of the Skin Mechanic.

Not only that, but the DVD is COPIED from the video tape, meaning poor non-DVD quality with all the trappings of a video tape.

As soon as you insert the disc in your DVD player, you get the warning page and then the menu... well, you get a choice between Play Movie (what movie?) and Track selection. There you will see only the songs available:

America
Me, I disconnect from you
Creatures
Cars
Down in the park
Devious
I Can't Stop
AFE
Call out the dogs
We are glass

The front picture of the sleeve is actually different than from the website and on the back it lists the entire show (20 tracks) and claims to be 5.1 digital dolby stereo.

It is stereo, but no-where near 5.1.... and to be honest, the sound quality is not bad.... It's just the picture quality that is.

It also mentioned that this if from the Carlton Central Music archives, so they must have bought the tape from Central Music."

It sounds like this DVD is one to avoid, so I'd suggest cancelling any UK pre-orders you may have.

Numan Release Update Posted Wednesday, August 06

The 3 Disc Hybrid Special Edition has been delayed by a week. This edition will now be released on 11th August 2003.

Plump Shipping Posted Wednesday, July 16
It seems that despite the apparent delayed release date the Plump DJ album has been available on the high street, and is now being shipped by all Internet suppliers. Thanks to everyone that e-mailed to let us know about this.

Latest Crazier Position Posted Sunday, July 06
The Numan/Rico single "Crazier" has finished the week at Number 41 in the UK Singles Chart.

Crazier Midweek Posted Wednesday, July 02
The Numan/Rico single "Crazier" is now at Number 45 in the midweek singles chart.

Dom Joly Posted Tuesday, July 01

Gary Numan's recent appearance on the This is Dom Joly Show, is being aired on 8th July at 21:30 on BBC3.

The show is repeated on 10th July at 23:00 and 12th July at 00:30.

Crazier at 13 Posted Sunday, June 29
The "Crazier" single featuring Gary Numan and Rico ended the week at an excellent Number 13 in the UK Singles Chart, with sales of 7,832 CD's.

Rico and Numan will perform the single on Friday's TOTP.

Latest Crazier Sales Figures Posted Friday, June 27
The Rico/Numan single "Crazier" is now at Number 11 in the UK Singles Chart, with sales of 6,089 up until close of business on Thursday.

The position and sales figures throughout this week are listed below..

Monday - No. 8 - 3,739 Sales - Total Sales - 3,739
Tuesday - No. 9 - 731 Sales - Total Sales - 4,470
Wednesday - No. 10 - 913 Sales - Total Sales - 5,383
Thursday - No. 11 - 706 Sales - Total Sales - 6,089

Crazier goes Top Ten Posted Wednesday, June 25
The new Numan/Rico single "Crazier" has entered the midweek Singles Chart at Number 8.

The single, which is available in three different formats, sold 3,739 copies to achieve the Top Ten position.

Crazier Tops Kerrang Posted Sunday, June 22
The new Gary Numan vs Rico single "Crazier" is now No.1 in the Kerrang TV video chart, as the most requested video on the station.

The three editions of the single also spent the majority of last week at positions 1, 2 and 3 in the Amazon Pre-Release and Hot 100 Singles Chart.

JunkieXL Double Posted Monday, June 16

Good news for anyone who pre-ordered the standard single CD version of the Junkie XL album from CD Wow, as it appears they are actually shipping the Limited Edition Double CD version in its place.

Oh my God Posted Thursday, June 12

Junkie XL has named Gary Numan as his overwhelming favourite artist to guest on his latest album.

"I was like, 'Oh my God, it's Gary Numan,'" says Holkenborg.

"It took a couple of days to mellow down, to step back from being a fan and communicate on a producer level. But it was a really good vibe."

Junkie lists Gary Numan, Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon and Tatu producer Trevor Horn's production on 1980s albums for Art Of Noise, Grace Jones and Frankie Goes To Hollywood as his major influences.

Heavy Metal Numan Posted Monday, June 09

Gary Numan was spotted attending the inaugural Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards last week.

The awards honoured acts such as Cradle Of Filth, Lemmy from Motorhead and The Murderdolls.

Crazier Searches for Release Date Posted Saturday, May 31
The "Crazier" single is still searching for a final release date.

The single which will be marketed as "Gary Numan vs Rico" has slipped from the original release date of June 9th, due to perceived competition from Linkin Park and The Foo Fighters.

The current release date of June 23rd has still not been published in the official New Release Listings, whilst the Foo Fighters have changed their release date to June 23rd in order to avoid a Linkin Park clash.

Meanwhile Metallica have jumped in with a June 23rd release, which is sure to secure one of the available "guitar-based" TOTP slots.

Numan on XFM Tonight Posted Friday, May 09
Gary and Andy Gray have made a half hour mix for James Hyman's Rinse show on XFM, this will be broadcast between 9-11pm tonight. The mix opens with part of Andy Gray's Ancients remix, which is one of the tracks on the Crazier single.

Xfm are also doing a quick phone interview with Gary at around 10pm.

Crazier Release Posted Wednesday, April 30
The new Gary Numan VS Rico single, �Crazier� will be released on June 9th.

It has been mixed by producer Steve Osbourne (U2, Doves, New Order) and is being used as the theme music to a German �Thriller� film named Vinzent.

Artful Records have stated that they hope the single will go Top 20.

Who Said - Who Cares Posted Monday, April 28

Planet Funk's "Who Said" which featured samples from Numan's classic track, "Metal", has been given the thumbs down by the UK Single buying public, despite massive Radio One support.

The track which many anticipated to hit the Top Ten, debuted at only 36 in the chart, then slumped to 61 on Sunday.

Meanwhile Rico's single "Crazier" (which features Numan on vocals) taken from the remix album "Hybrid" is still not shown on the new release schedule.

JunkieXL News Posted Tuesday, March 11
The new Junkie XL album "Radio JXL: A Broadcast from the Computer Hell Cabin." will be a double album in every way.

The first disc has 15 vocalists (including Saffron Burrows from Republica, new-wave pioneer Gary Numan, Terry Hall from the Specials, Public Enemy's Chuck D, Manuel Sharrad from Melbourne-based electronic trio Infusion, and Feeder's Grant Nicholas) attempting to "create pop tunes out of dance tracks".

The second disc, 3am, is an all-instrumental affair of dance tracks that "builds and builds and then builds down again at the end" and reflects the deep, narcoleptic feel of late-night radio.