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News And Updates
Note! I try to list all major changes and additions to the contents of this site. However, since updates are usually made weekly, minor changes of no real significance won't appear here.
For official news see the websites:
12th December 2008 I started my first website on 12th of December 1998 so now it's been ten years of HeepFiles!
Tapio MinkkinenA new service has been launched for the members of the Finnish Uriah Heep fan club at www.uhsfry.ning.com. More information in Finnish at this page.
6th November 2008Ken Hensley - Past, Present & Future t-shirts and posters left from the concert are now sold while stocks last. Only shirts size S and M are left and only a few copies of each size so act fast if you want to have this collectors item for yourself. There won't be any additional prints. You can go to this page to see pictures and more information.
1st November 2008A message from Ken about Past, Present & Future concert can be read at this page.
Also several cideo clips available at at this page.
27th October 2008ATTENTION! Ken Hensley is playing a very special solo show at On The Rocks in Helsinki Thursday 30th Oct. Pre-show party for Finnish fan club members from Hotel Seurahuone will be broadcast live at Floobs on Thursday 30th Oct at 8 PM. EET. Go to this page for more info.
3rd October 2008
The last date for pre-ordering Ken Hensley - Past, Present & Future concert t-shirt is 10th of October and the price is effective till 17th October so order now to make sure you get this limited edition future collector's item.
26th September 2008Heepvention 2008 is over. You can see pictures, videos etc. at this site. Also on the official site you can soon see reports from attendees etc.
29th August 2008Ken Hensley concert tickets are on sale now at Tiketti as well as Uriah Heep's Tavastia concert 2nd November.
Special t-shirts for Hensley's concert are also available for pre-ordering. If you order and pay beforehand the price is lower than if bought at the concert or afterwards. The shirt picture with ordering form for Finnish buyers can bee seen at this page. Buyers from outside of Finland please send e-mail to tapio@uriah-heep.fi and you'll get instructions on pricing and how to pay.
28th August 2008Pictures from last weekend's concerts in Imatra and Lahti as well as fan meetings can now be seen at this page and there's more to come.
12th August 2008SPECIAL NEWS !!!!!!!!!!! Ken Hensley will perform a very special acoustic solo show at On The Rocks club in Helsinki on 30th of October! Ben Granfelt Band is also playing as the second act. Check out all the info on the concert, ticket sales etc. at this page.
16th June 2008NOTE! Regarding the upcoming Uriah Heep shows in Finland. Regardless of some advance information the band will be playing at Rock To The River festival in Imatra already on Friday 22nd August and at Jazztori in Lahti Jazztori on Saturday 23rd August.
More information on ticket sales etc. at this page.
5th June 2008The Finnish listening party for Wake The Sleeper will be held at Baker's Pub Helsinki 14th June at 7 pm. More information at this page.
2nd June 2008Today is the official release date of the long awaited new album Wake The Sleeper at least in Germany and Holland. In the UK and some other European countries it will be out next week. Check out the website www.uriah-heep.com and the album info mini site www.wake-the-sleeper.com for more details and where to but the cd and lp. By the way, it is a great album so go and get it !!!
19th May 2008The new album Wake The Sleeper will be released in the UK on 9th June, in some countries it may be out a week earlier. The album info mini site has been opened at www.wake-the-sleeper.com. There you can listen to sound clips of all the songs plus there are video clips, pc wallpapers etc. Check it out and then buy the album!
8th March 2008The new studio album Wake The Sleeper will finally be released internationally on Sanctuary Records 2nd June 2008. See this page and the official Uriah Heep site for more details.
11th February 2008We Finns are officially the most active country so far to participate in the upcoming HeepVention2008 - the biggest Uriah Heep can convention ever - in Spain in September! For more information check out the website www.heepvention2008.com.
20th December 2007Interview with Eiríkur Hauksson - the lead vocalist and guitarist of Ken Hensley's band Live Fire that was made during the Eurovision Song Contest finals in Helsinki last May is available at this page.