NEW OFFICIAL “FANTHOLOGY” FEATURES PERSONAL MEMORIES FROM HOWARD JONES AND 350+ ANECDOTES FROM FANS
As a continuation of his 40-year career, This Day In Music Books will soon release “Howard Jones – We’re In This Together”. This new official “Fanthology” brings together over 350 anecdotes from fans who share their experiences of seeing Howard perform and what his music has meant to them over the past 40 years of recording and performing. The book also features a narrative from Jones, sharing some of his own personal memories. To check out the book, please click here and here.
Due out on October 6th, “We’re In This Together” will be available in three formats: the Super Deluxe Editions, the Deluxe Edition and the Hardback Edition. The Super Deluxe Edition, limited to 250 copies, includes the 290 page full-color book signed by Howard with a personal dedication and video message, a genuine part of a synthesizer owned and played by Howard, 2x exclusive, certified prints of record sleeve art for ‘I.G.Y’ and the unseen “Those Who Move Clouds” Moog synthesizer, a USB stick containing new unheard music from Howard – a unique piano medley of 8 of Howard’s hits recorded for, and only available with, this book plus a video message from Howard, set of 6 Howard Jones postcards, 2 VIP tour passes and lanyards, Howard Jones fan club wallet, 2 sets of reproduced handwritten lyrics, set of Howard Jones badges and numbered certificate of authenticity. To purchase and for more information, please click here.
Howard Jones just wrapped a wildly-successful summer tour of North America as main support for Culture Club on The Letting It Go Show shed trek. Berlin rounded off the bill. Of Jones’ set, USA Today declared him to be “personable and gracious…in fine form”, dubbing him the “genial keyboard wizard”. Howard Jones will headline a short run of dates in Canada starting today before heading to the UK to continue his 40th anniversary shows. Please see below for the Canadian itinerary.
Howard Jones has been a constant presence on the international touring scene for the past four decades, playing live in a number of configurations including intimate solo shows and dates with his full high-tech band set-up. He first burst upon the contemporary music scene in 1983, with his very English songwriting and pioneering synthesizers with “New Song”. His first two albums, HUMAN’S LIB and DREAM INTO ACTION, were worldwide hits. HUMAN’S LIB reached #1 in the UK and featured the hits “New Song” and “What Is Love?” In 1985, Jones released the follow-up, DREAM INTO ACTION, which quickly became a Top Ten platinum album in the United States and featured the hits “Things Can Only Get Better,” “Life In One Day,” “No One Is To Blame” and “Like To Get To Know You Well”.
Howard Jones has sold upwards of 10 million albums worldwide and continues to make new music and tour the world. Jones has recently performed on NBC’s top-rated morning and nighttime shows respectively, The Today Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. His ubiquitous hits can be heard in such high-profile television series and films such as “Stranger Things,” “Breaking Bad,” “Watchmen,” “The Carrie Diaries,” “Superstore” and “Bumblebee”.
Howard Jones Canadian tour dates:
SEPTEMBER
26 Saint Catherine’s, ON First Ontario Performing Arts Centre
27 Oakville, ON Oakville Centre For The Performing Arts
28 Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Centre For The Performing Arts
29 Kingston, ON Kingston Grand Theatre
OCTOBER
1 Brantford, ON Sanderson Theatre
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