Europe
frontman Joey Tempest has admitted the band have thought about
dropping all of their older material from their live set, to
concentrate solely on songs from the last four studio albums since
their reunion in 2003.
“We
have seriously talked about it,” Tempest told Classic
Rock,
“and yes, it would include leaving out The
Final Countdown. But
right now, we don’t feel it’s the right thing to do. Fans come
along to shows expecting to hear certain old favourites, and they
wouldn’t be happy if we did this. But it is something we could
certainly do in the future.”
The
band release new album "Bag
Of Bones" on
April 30, and they play at the Download Festival on Friday, June 8. Below you can watch a brand new 18 minute video interview with Joey Tempest.
“We
go on early on the second stage, but that’s OK. For us, it’s a
dream come true, because one of our dreams has always been to play at
Donington.”
This
is followed by a full tour in November,
with the possibility of more British dates in 2013.
“Our
tour is now being extended into next year, so we might well return
either to play at a festival, or do more of our own shows. And then
we have to think about our 10th album,
which we’ll record in 2014. That’s gonna be a landmark for us.”
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