suddenly sweden....

hd footage now up!

2009-07-21T11:11:00.000-07:00

here is the latest footage of the live performance!!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko8uaEgXZMA

check out link above for live footage

2009-07-17T10:10:00.000-07:00

video and more pictures to follow soon...

2009-07-02T08:06:00.001-07:00

we are going on holiday for a couple days but will return soon with videos, more stories and pictures of our swedish adventure! thanks so much for following the blog.

see you in a couple....

xo

THE PERFORMANCE!!!!

2009-06-29T23:59:00.001-07:00

well, last night was the night. it was tremendous fun.... here are the pictures to prove it! too tired to write, but will fill you and post more pictures in as soon as i get some sleep.

xo

Tonight is the night!

2009-06-29T04:18:00.001-07:00

We are getting close! Keren and I will be headed over to the stadium for a last minute rehearsal, then a press conference with the assembled media, an interview with UEFA.com, and then the performance right before the match. As of now, we believe that the performance will be streamed live on UEFA.com. If we get anymore specific information, we'll pass it along here.

If you happen to be near a television here is the broadcast information one more time:

it is on a soccer channel called SETANTA. it is available on direct tv, comcast, verizon, dish, cox, rcn & at&t uverse as well as for streaming on your computer.

monday, June 29th

final 2:40 pm EST / 11:40 am PST

for our uk friends.....

it will be sky sports 1 and 1 hd.

monday, June 29th

final 7:00 p.m.

We will post pictures later tonight, of course.

rehearsals!!!!!

2009-06-28T09:07:00.000-07:00

hi guys. just got back from rehearsals. it is going to be great!

i have 15 dancers on each side of me with about 100 people in total participating in the entire opening ceremony. get up & go has been transformed into a 6 minute euro dance song that is sure to get people on their feet. here are some picts. you will notice there was no mic as they were using it to cue the dancers. i think it truly is going to be a great show with get up & go being the focus of the entire opening. stay tuned for more details on tmrw. i promise as soon as i have any new news regarding streaming, i will post it.

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday

2009-06-28T02:16:00.000-07:00

After a day off yesterday, Keren is back at it this morning. In a little bit we will be heading off to the rehearsal studio to meet with the organizers and dancers, for a run through of the performance for Monday. After that it'll be on to the New Malmo Stadium for another rehearsal. We are planning to shoot some video and of course take pictures, so check back in a bit for an advance glimpse of Monday's ceremony.

WOW, what a night!

2009-06-26T15:39:00.000-07:00

Things began as you see below with Keren doing the radio interview...a couple minutes of Q and A, then Jane the dj played Get Up an Go out over the airwaves. Very cool!

After a soundcheck Keren and the fellas played for an estimated crowd of about 700, right before kickoff of the semifinal match between England and Sweden. Needless to say, the Swedish crowd was pretty excited! The performance was great, with the crowd reacting with loud cheers and screams.

When Sweden fell behind to a 3-0 deficit by half time things grew a bit morose in Malmo, but the home side rallied to with an equalizer late in the second half. A tense overtime lead to an even more tense shootout. Unfortunately for our hosts, England advanced on penalties, but a gracious crowd welcomed Keren for an encore of Get Up and Go.

It was pretty spectacular getting to experience the passion and excitement of world soccer. It was a truly amazing night.

mix megapol radio interview

2009-06-26T15:31:00.000-07:00

here are some picts from todays radio interview for mix megapol. it was a hot day here in malmo and there was alot to talk about with the semi finals and of course michael jackson. will let you know if there i find a link to the interview, in the meantime, here are the pictures.

Backstage at the fanzone

2009-06-26T07:47:00.000-07:00

Keren finished up an interview with Swedish radio station Mix Megapol a little bit ago, then soundchecked with the band. Now she's backstage waiting to perform in about an hour. They expect around 700 to be in attendance. Check back later for pics and more.

For the Soccer fans

2009-06-25T15:37:00.000-07:00

This is the Olympia Stadium in Helisngborg. It'll be Friday night's host of the Semifinal match between Itay and Germany.

Back with more music news soon.

Some Pics from Helsingborg

2009-06-25T15:19:00.001-07:00

We had a walk around Helsingborg this morning, here's what we saw...

Overlooking the harbor...

Through the park...

Down by the water...

Literally, everywhere you look there are flagpoles flying the UEFA u-21 flag.

Getting pretty exciting as we count down to Monday's big performance.

finally in malmo

2009-06-25T10:40:00.000-07:00

we arrived in malmo today. it the biggest of all the cities we are in. it also is where the finals will take place and the stadium is. tomorrow i play two shows at the fanzone here which is in the center of town. we drove by it on our way to our hotel and the stage was quite lagrge. its gonna be super fun!

also tomorrow i will get some more information on where you can see the finals on monday. we are hoping that uefa.com will stream them live. i'll report back more tmrw.

we'll also post more pictures form tmrws shows as well! xo

helsinborg show

2009-06-24T14:17:00.000-07:00

hi guys! here are a couple picts from todays show. i decided to go full swedish style and wear their colors on stage! also it was so unbelievably hot, i couldn't bare to change after soundcheck. we're off to malmo tomorrow with 2 more performances on friday. then the big one on monday at the stadium. i also officially signed my publishing deal with bmg today!! all together, not a bad day! xo keren

Wednesday morning...

2009-06-24T11:56:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the delay in posting, its been a bit hectic today. Our luggage finally arrived last night at around midnight. Its nice to finally have it, but it was much better finally getting a good nights rest. We slept in a little and then had coffee by the river, as the weather here is truly gorgeous! It was cold and rainy until a few days ago, but we have seen nothing but sunshine! UEFA sent a car for us at noon and we headed to Helsingborg for this afternoon's gig at the fanzone. Our driver works as a referee for the Swedish football league, and told us some great stories as he helped get us settled in Helsingborg. The gig was this afternoon, but we are hungry, so we'll tell you about it later. Check back though, we have some more cool pictures of Keren in action.

Best, Jeffrey

halmstad appearance

2009-06-23T14:50:00.001-07:00

so with no luggage, the show went on. glad i packed an extra dress at the last minute. halmstad is a lovely little town. we walked on a cobble stone road from our hotel to get the center square where the stage and screens were set up. locals had gathered to watch sweden in their match against serbia. we went on right before! here are a couple picts of the show and the large screens. tomorrows stop in helsenberg. hopefully the luggage will arrive tonight. its been almost 48 hours since we woke up in l.a. on monday morning...sleeping will be fun tonight.

luggageless in halmstad

2009-06-23T07:36:00.000-07:00

yup. we're here. our luggage is not.
gonna make for an interesting show tonight...
i packed a little extra in my carry on, lets see what i can come up with ...

rock n roll baby!

london town

2009-06-23T01:27:00.001-07:00

in london, en route to copenhagen and then halmstad for tonight's show! not sure what time it is or what timezone i'm even in, but i am thrilled and excited to play tonight! another amazing thing happened, my old friend and guitarist, gabe gordon, whom i've played with over and over again during my years in new york and even in l.a. at the viper room, will be my guitar player for all these shows! he lives in sweden and this worked out perfectly. can't wait to be on stage with him again tonight. will keep you posted with picts and possible video later... cheer-ee-oo! ker

Boston...for the moment...

2009-06-22T15:47:00.000-07:00

So, we finally got on our way from Los Angeles, a full hour delayed, but after an uneventful flight we landed in rainy Boston. As luck would have it, our plane to London was at the gate next door. So, now we sit hoping that our bags also make it the short trip to the new plane. Fingers crossed we'll be off to England a cool thirty eight minutes after landing! The adventure continues...we'll check in soon.

Be well.

thank you adidas!

2009-06-19T07:27:00.000-07:00

i just want to thank eric @ adidas for the great clothes and shoes he sent over! i hope to incorporate it into the finals and other performances. thank you for being so kind and generous.

xo keren

more shows added!

2009-06-18T22:17:00.000-07:00

a couple new shows were just added!

Tuesday, 6/23
FanZone @ Stora Torg, Halmstad
8:30 pm

Wednesday 6/24
FanZone @ Sundstorget, Helsingborg
4:00 pm

Friday 6/26
FanZone @ Gustav Adolfs Torg, Malmö
5:55 pm and 8:40 pm

Monday 6/29
New Malmö Stadium

additional shows...

2009-06-16T07:42:00.000-07:00

a couple new dates were just added!

June 24th in Helsingborg - Fan Zone

June 26th in Malmo - Fan Zone before the semi finals

then the big one....June 29th in Malmo - Malmo new Stadium...

More details to follow....

tv info

2009-06-15T07:58:00.000-07:00

for our american friends...

it is on a soccer channel called SETANTA. it is available on direct tv, comcast, verizon, dish, cox, rcn & at&t uverse as well as for streaming on your computer.

monday, June 29th

final 2:40 pm EST / 11:40 am PST

for our uk friends.....

it will be sky sports 1 and 1 hd.

monday, June 29th

final 7:00 p.m.

ministry of sound

2009-06-11T18:22:00.000-07:00

for all my european friends, i am very excited to announce that "get up & go" will be avialable on ministry of sound recordings. they are feverishly working to have this official UEFA Under 21 song out and avaialble by the start of the games. more info to follow!

suddenly sweden!

2009-06-11T08:32:00.001-07:00

starting to think about sweden....malmo new stadium 6.29.09....