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What was new at 'Beyond the Pale'

July 2003

July 31:

Added some excellent front-line photographs of Procol Harum in Philadelphia (thanks, Doug)

July 30: Procol Harum play San Francisco tonight

" ... a greater contribution from Mr Fisher would have made this return for Procol Harum even more special than it is, which is in reality pretty damn impressive ... "

Added a good review of The Well's on Fire from the Sea of Tranquility website (thanks, Pete)

July 29: Procol Harum play San Diego tonight ... and San Francisco tomorrow

'Head-scratcher of the night: why rock up Strong As Samson?'

Added a thoughtful critique of Procol Harum in Philadelphia (thanks, Jim)

July 28: Procol Harum play Los Angeles tonight and San Diego tomorrow; Osaka in fourteen weeks' time

Added a good illustrated story about Procol Harum at Udine (thanks, Peter)

July 27: Procol Harum play Los Angeles tomorrow night and Scottsdale tonight, and Seattle in a week's time

Added a page contributing to the endless debate about whether it is fruitful to look for 'meaning' in the words of A Whiter Shade of Pale (thanks, Garry)

July 26: Procol Harum play Portland in a week's time

Added a page of superb photographs of Gary Brooker in action at the Bottom Line in May (thanks, Jeff)

July 25: Procol Harum play Vancouver in a week's time ... two weeks until the Cropredy Festival, and London in twenty weeks' time

Added some pictures from Procol's Udine gig, with some interesting behind-the-scenes information (thanks, Manuel)

July 24: We do plan to continue the daily updates at BtP while both Roland and Jens are in Los Angeles for the Palers' Festival. But updates may come at irregular times, if at all.

Added a page about the last Procol gig of 2002 (thanks, Mike)

And for those of you attending the whole Palers' Festival in LA, here is a more detailed programme

'Leaving for the Coast' : events for Procol Harum fans, LA, 25–28 July 2003

Good news! We can accept bookings up to Friday 25 July
But if you book after 22. July you must bring a printout of your PayPal confirmation of payment when you come to the Festival.

Hotel booking : Palers' Festival tickets : Basecamp personnel list

Booking into the LA 'Basecamp' Palers' hotel for the Procol Festival, 'Leaving for the Coast': you can also call toll-free from anywhere in the USA on 888-627-7186 to book your rooms at the discounted rate that we have negotiated (details here). Just make sure you say the magic words 'Procol Harum' or 'Beyond the Pale' (or, more prosaically, 'meeting code 9885') and you will get the reduced charge.

It won't be possible to get tickets after we close the bookings, nor on the door.

Note: if you cannot use PayPal to pay for your Palers' Festival tickets,
let us know and we will find a solution

July 23: Procol Harum play San Francisco in a week's time

Added some excellent pictures giving an insider's view of Procol touring in 2003 (thanks, Geoff)

July 22: Procol Harum play San Diego in a week's time

Added the setlist and some photos from the last European concert before Procol Harum hit's USA's West Coast (thanks Andreas)

July 21: Procol Harum play Los Angeles in a week's time: book here for the before- and after-show parties

Added the setlist from the very recent well received concert in Plauen, Germany (thanks Matthias)

The Beanstalk mail-list is still down. The hosting company is working on the problem. We hope it will be fixed soon.

Notice to Palers' Band members: the same applies to our internal mail list, so please commuicate direct with webmaster@procolharum.com for any Palers' Band issues (not direct with Roland - he has already left for LA)

July 20: Tonight Procol Harum return to Stuttgart ... and Scottsdale in a week's time, and Seattle in two weeks' time

Added a superbly-illustrated and well-informed piece about the Procol North American tour, from a consummate Procol writer who will, incidentally, give the key-note address at next week's Palers' Festival, 'Leaving for the Coast' (thanks, George!)

July 19: Procol Harum play the Plauen Festival in Germany today; tomorrow, they return to Stuttgart ... and Portland in two weeks' time

The Beanstalk mail-list seems to be down now. Sorry for any inconvenience: we hope it will be back soon.

Added the setlist from Procol Harum's recent, free gig in Mainz (thanks, Hans)

Added news of an imminent Procol radio broadcast (thanks, Hans)

July 18: Procol Harum play Vancouver in two weeks' time ... Three weeks until the Cropredy Festival; tomorrow, the Plauen Festival in Germany; tonight, Procol in Baden-Baden, and London in twenty-one weeks' time

Added a ticket here (thanks, Hans) and others here, here and here (thanks, Phil)

July 17: Today Procol Harum play Mainz, Germany; tomorrow Baden-Baden

Added the setlist from the recent Procol gig in Karlsruhe ... some changes in the programme, though still nine albums out of eleven represented. (thanks, Hans)

July 16: Tomorrow Procol Harum play Mainz, Germany ... and San Francisco in two weeks' time

Reorganised the way that Procol Harum ticket-stubs are displayed at BtP : have a look here and see if you can help to fill in some gaps.

Added a ticket here and here (thanks, Hans)

July 15: Procol Harum play Karlsruhe tonight; San Diego in two weeks' time

Added a 'Procul' article from a recent Italian newspaper (thanks Stefano, thank you Martin)

What would the Procol Harum equivalent of this well-known image be like ?

Give it some thought, and we'll let you know ...

July 14: Procol Harum play Karlsruhe tomorrow; Los Angeles in two weeks' time: book here for the before- and after-show parties

Added a great review of the Live at Edmonton album, as lately reissued on CD (thanks, Pete)

July 13: One week until Procol Harum return to Stuttgart ... and Scottsdale in two weeks' time, and Seattle in three weeks' time

Congratulations and best wishes to Gary and Franky Brooker on their 35th wedding-anniversary ... and coincidentally also to Diane and John Rolph!

Added a picture page showing who's who in the Palers' Band that will play Procol and Fisher music at the pre-show party in Los Angeles on 28 July. To help us sort out the catering, please order your tickets now for this excellent party at BB King's Club close to the Procol gig, which includes a full meal, licensed bar, a key-note address, films and video displays, and of course the chance to stock up on Procol merchandise. Your ticket also admits you to the after-show party, to which Procol Harum themselves are invited as our guests of honour.

July 12: One week until Procol Harum play the Plauen Festival in Germany ... and Portland in three weeks' time

Did Procol Harum play Juicy John Pink, A Dream in Ev'ry Home ... and Apache?

Added an illustrated Naples setlist from the recent Italian Procol-concerts (thanks, Stefano and Gianluigi)

July 11: Procol Harum play Vancouver in three weeks' time ... four weeks until the Cropredy Festival; in a week's time, Baden-Baden, and London in twenty-two weeks' time

"It is rubbish, and unfortunately rubbish that’s all the same."

See if you agree with this Procol article from a recent Italian newspaper (thanks Stefano, thank you Martin)

July 10: Procol Harum play Naples tonight; a week until Mainz, Germany

Added the setlist from Procol's recent Udine gig and a brief, colourful concert report including news of two baptisms: one of Asteroid No. 14024, the other of an irksome Hammond (thanks, Manuel)

Added sixteen more gigs to Procol's 2003 concert schedule (thanks, Chris)

July 9: Procol Harum play Naples tomorrow; San Francisco in three weeks' time

Added a comprehensive and perceptive report on two New York Procol gigs from the perspective of a man who drove 1,000 miles for the pleasure! (thanks, Howard)

July 8: Procol Harum play Udine tonight; Karlsruhe in a week's time; San Diego in three weeks' time

Added the setlist from Sunday's Procol gig in Rome ... before you look at it, guess which numbers from the New Album were dropped (is this a trend?) in favour of which past favourites (thanks, Stefano). It's here

July 7: Procol Harum play Udine tomorrow; Los Angeles in three weeks' time: book here for the before- and after-show parties

"A Robe of Silk … might have made a nice single in days gone by when things like melody and the ability to play real instruments were commonplace in the charts …"

Added another nice review speaking warmly of The Well's on Fire (thanks, Sam)

July 6: Procol Harum play in Rome tonight; two weeks until they return to Stuttgart ... Scottsdale in three weeks' time, and Seattle in four weeks' time

Added a page of excellent photographs of Matthew Fisher in action at the Bottom Line in May (thanks, Jeff)

July 5: RIP Barry White Procol Harum play Rome tomorrow; two weeks until the Plauen Festival in Germany ... and Portland in four weeks' time

Added an illustrated page about the last Procol gig in New York, May 2003 (thanks, Alan)

Added a link for anyone who wants Procol's Black Album + AWSoP on 200 gramme vinyl (two discs) (thanks, Toren)

July 4: Procol Harum play Vancouver in four weeks' time ... five weeks until the Cropredy Festival, in two weeks' time, Baden-Baden, and London in twenty-three weeks' time

Added a page of very recent cuttings from The Guardian, in which various political points are made by reference to the 'ex-Procol Harum' Gary Brooker, and in which the record is set straight as The Well's on Fire finally gets mentioned in a UK broadhseet (thanks, James; thank you, Martin)

Added another American date, in October, for Procol Harum (thanks, Chris)

July 3: RIP Herbie Mann Procol Harum play Naples in a week's time; two weeks until Mainz, Germany

Added a page of splendid photographs of Procol Harum in action at the Bottom Line in May (thanks, Jeff)

July 2: Procol Harum play San Francisco in four weeks' time

"There's something amiss when the historical consensus about a musical era just plain overlooks or at least slights a band that, by any objective measure, must be deemed at least Lennon's equal … "

Added an enthusiastic piece about Procol's achievements, and place in Rock History (thanks, Garry)

July 1: Procol Harum play Udine in a week's time; Karlsruhe in two weeks' time; San Diego in four weeks' time

Added an account of the last Procol gig in New York, May 2003 ... including the death of Donald Seagull (thanks, Alan)

Added a link that enables you to get free tickets to an upcoming Procol gig (thanks, Hermann)

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