EUROPE: London Show To Be Filmed For DVD/Blu-Ray Release

February 10, 2011

Swedish hard rockers EUROPE will film the entirety of their London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire concert on Saturday, February 19. The show will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in October 2011, and will also include a bonus live CD.

The London concert is part of EUROPE's "Balls 'N' Banners" U.K. tour which kicks off at the Glasgow O2 ABC on Thursday, February 17. The forthcoming DVD release will also include behind-the-scenes footage, including rehearsals and backstage banter filmed during the rest of the dates on the rest of the U.K. tour. EUROPE will perform music from its current album, "Last Look At Eden", plus classic tracks from their albums "Wings of Tomorrow", "The Final Countdown", "Out Of This World", "Prisoners In Paradise", "Start From The Dark" and "Secret Society".

"We're taking some new directions with our songs, and we're exploring different styles," says EUROPE's lead singer Joey Tempest about the songs from the "Eden" album. "There is a definite classic rock vibe on some of the tracks... a tip of the hat to groovin', funkin' '70s rock songs, but ones we have bought into the here and now."

"Balls 'N' Banners" U.K. tour 2011:

Feb. 17 - Glasgow, UK - O2 ABC
Feb. 18 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy
Feb. 19 - London, UK - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Feb. 21 - Oxford, UK - O2 Academy
Feb. 22 - Bournemouth, UK - O2 Academy
Feb. 23 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy
Feb. 25 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
Feb. 26 - Leeds, UK - O2 Academy
Feb. 27 - Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy

"Last Look At Eden" was certified gold in the band's home country for sales in excess of 20,000 copies.

Note: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in Sweden has revised the sales requirements for albums to reach gold status in the country twice in the last eight years — from the pre-2002 level of 40,000 to the current 20,000.

"Last Look At Eden" entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 31. It also topped the Swedish chart in its first week of release.

"Last Look At Eden" was released in Germany on September 18, 2009 via earMUSIC/Edel Germany GmbH. The CD was issued in the U.K. on September 14. 2009.

From the epic title track to the melodic ballad "New Love in Town", this album is on another level, less extreme than previous offering, 2006's "Secret Society", and with matured sound, "Last Look at Eden" is a mix of all the elements that have made EUROPE famous the world over.

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