Heather Nova performed last Saturday in Dockyard, Bermuda, her new song "Bermuda Sloop Song", which is dedicated to young Bermudian sail trainees, for the first time. She was accompanied by David Roache. http://www.heathernova.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1280 here for more details. Thanks to MiniCooper!

Berit Fridahl is in the band on Heather Nova's next tour, because Heather's gigs are also in Berit's tour calendar.

http://www.beritfridahl.dk/gigs.asp

Berit was already Heather's lead guitarist from 1998-2002 and summer festivals 2003, also she played keyboard and sung backing vocals. Additionally, she plays guitar on at least one track on the new Heather Nova album, see older news.

The following Heather Nova shows are confirmed for 2005:

August 20th - Pukkelpop - Hassalt, Belgium
August 21st - Lowlands Festival - Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
August 23rd - Feldschlößchen Bühne - Braunschweig, Germany
August 24th - Parkbühne Auensee - Leipzig, Germany
August 25th - Amphitheater - Hanau, Germany
August 27th - Soleil Festival - St Imier, Switzerland
August 28th - Museumsinsel - Berlin, Germany
September 30th - Shepherds Bush Empire - London, UK

Thanks to Massimo for letting us know about these confirmed dates!

According to an article to the newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau last Saturday, Heather Nova plays August 25, 2005 in Hanau (Amphitheater). Hanau is a town close to Frankfurt/Main. The date would perfectly fit to the dates of the announced Leipzig and Berlin gigs.

Note: No confirmation yet, and also there is no information in the Amphitheater calendar.

Update: Now tickets are sold for the announced Hanau gig on August 25, although the concert is still not confirmed.

www.ticketnetz.de

The two ticket agencies getgo.de and eventim.de already sell Heather Nova tickets for:

1) August 24, 2005 in Leipzig, Parkbühne (Clara Zetkin Park)
2) August 28, 2005 in Berlin, Radio Eins Sommerkonzerte, with 2Raumwohnung and Mia

Note: These concerts are NOT YET confirmed. Also, for August 2004 there were three gigs announced, including Leipzig and Berlin, and all three gigs were unfortunately cancelled. Besides, don't forget that the Lucerne gig was postponed from July 2005 to October 2005, too, so we cannot guarantee anything here.

From the ticketmaster.com webpage: "Heather Nova's management has postponed the album release and also the Lucerne gig on July 26th, KKL Konzertsaal. The new gig takes place on October 5th, 20h, KKL Luzernersaal. Tickets are still valid for the seated Luzernersaal balcony on October 5th."

Update: In contrast to what ticketmaster.com writes, tickets are definitely returnable ! as the Blue Balls organizers confirmed once again on the phone. The ticket seller got informed in the meantime ! (edited by Chris91275)

Note: There are now two ticket categories sold:
1) seated category on the balcony, 69 CHF
2) standing category, 59 CHF

Heather plays July 26, 2005 in Lucerne (Luzern), Switzerland.

Location: Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern (www.kkl-luzern.ch), at "Blue Balls Festival 2005".

For tickets see Ticketcorner (www.ticketcorner.com), price: CHF 69. The venue is seated and numbered, so if you consider to go, buy the tickets fast, to have a good seat somewhere in the first rows!

Although this gig will be part of a festival, Heather's gig will be most likely a stand-alone gig in this venue with full set. This gig is confirmed now by www.heathernova.com.