The deadline for the FansOfLive Cover Contest has been extended one week until next Friday (June 2nd), in case anyone needs some extra time to get their entry in • posted may 26th, 2006

The Ahoy Open Air Festival in Rotterdam, Holland on July 1st has been cancelled. As a result, Live will be performing at the Ahoy in Rotterdam, Holland on June 28th instead. Tickets for the cancelled festival will be honored at the Ahoy concert. For those that don't have tickets yet, they will go on-sale this Saturday (May 27th) at 10 am. [Credit: Pedro of Holland] • posted may 25th, 2006

Video and mp3 downloads from Live's performance of "Mystery" (featuring Chris Daughtry) tonight on American Idol are now available by clicking here or the comments link above • posted may 24th, 2006

Live's new album, "Songs From Black Mountain", has just been added to the (American) iTunes Music Store and is currently featured on iTunes storefont. The album may also be purchased at other online retailers, which have been posted below... [Credit: "DuReview" of Massachussetts] • posted may 23rd, 2006 • updated may 24th, 2006

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Chad Taylor mentioned in his latest blog entry that the release date for Live's new album will now be June 6th in the United States (it had been originally been scheduled for release on June 13th). He also mentioned that "Mystery" has garnered it's first radio add in the US by Burbank, California's Star 98.7 FM radio station. [Credit: Jacob/"J.Sax" of Ohio] • posted may 22nd, 2006

An extensive interview with Ed has been posted to FYE's website. In this interview, Ed discusses touring and the new album, among other things • posted may 22nd, 2006

Live will be performing at the International Summer Festival in Quebec City, Quebec (a 10-day music festival) on July 14th. Event information will be posted to the Tour Section as it becomes available. Tickets are available at Couche-Tard stores for $15 between May 24th and June 11th, or at the gate for $25 • posted may 22nd, 2006

Live will be performing their new US single, "Mystery" (feauturing former contestant Chris Daughtry), on the American Idol season finale on Wednesday (May 24th). This episode will air live from the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California at 8 pm ET on the FOX network. An official announcement is expected sometime in the next couple of days • posted may 20th, 2006

Live will be performing at the Bluesfest in Ottawa, Ontario (a 10-day music festval) on July 12th. They will be headlining the festival that night on the main stage, with their concert to get underway around 9 pm. Single day passes for this concert cost $26.75 and are on-sale now. There are also other ticket options available via the Bluesfest website. A link to purchase tickets and event info has been posted to the Tour Section • posted may 20th, 2006

Live will be appearing on an upcoming episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and are scheduled to perform their new single, "Mystery". The show will be taped on May 25th in California and will then be aired on June 2nd on various networks. For airtimes in your area and more info on this appearance, hop on over to the TV Section • posted may 18th, 2006

A new article on Live was featured in Wednesday's edition of the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper. This article is also available to view online on their website. [Credit: Daniel of Australia] • posted may 12th, 2006

A review and pictures from Live's appearance on the Howard Stern Show this morning have been posted to the Setlist & Review Section. The new single in the US is apparently going to be "Mystery" (although this has yet to be officially confimred). I'm still working on getting a decent quality recording from this broadcast - if anyone has one already or can help me out, please contact me • posted may 10th, 2006

An exclusive interview with Ed has just been posted to the Major League Baseball's website. Also available on their site is a pre-order of the new album that features more exclusive content if purchased. Daniel of Australia was nice enough to encode a downloadable version of this interview, which has been posted here • posted may 10th, 2006

Ed mentioned at tonights concert in Sayreville, New Jersey that Live will be appearing on the Howard Stern Show tomorrow morning (May 9th) around 8 am (which is broadcast on the Sirius satellite network). They will be performing several songs and will also be interviewed. If anyone receives the Sirius network and is willing to record this appearance, please contact me. [Credit: Devo] • posted may 9th, 2006

"Wings" will be released as the 2nd single off of "Songs From Black Mountain" in Holland on June 12th. No word yet as to whether this will be the 2nd single for other countries too or not though. [Credit: "sherocker" of Holland, The Subculture Of Live] • posted may 8th, 2006

Live added a few new songs to their setlist at yesterdays concert at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia. New songs included "Rattlesnake" as the opener, the live debut of "Wings", and a medley of U2's "Bad" added in "Iris". To view and/or submit setlists and reviews to recent or upcoming shows, hop on over to the Setlist & Review Section • posted may 8th, 2006

A webcast of Ed's Garage Session performance from March 24th (held on the rooftop of Sydney's Triple M radio station) has just been posted to Triple M's website. A direct link to the webcast is also available by clicking here. [Credit: Naifee O'Brien, Natalie Fitzgerland, and Aaron Zac/"spazz" of Australia] • posted may 5th, 2006

The World Album Premiere of "Songs From Black Mountain" will be broadcast this Sunday (May 7th) on Toronto's Mix 99.9 radio station, between 7 pm and 8 pm. An interview with Ed and songs from Ed's acoustic performance at Toronto's Sony-BMG Studios on February 16th will also be broadcast at this time. A video of "Heaven" from this acoustic performance has been posted to Mix 99.9's website. For those interested in listening to this premiere and performance, a live stream of Mix 99.9 is available via their website. A direct link to the live stream is also available by clicking here. If anyone lives in the Toronoto area and is willing to record the radio broadcast of this performance, please contact me. [Credit: Luke/"LiveRoCkS77"] • posted may 5th, 2006

Live have been spending the past 2 days rehearsing new and old songs for their upcoming tour of the United States, set to kick-off this Friday in Jackson, Mississippi. Chad Taylor wrote an update about these rehearsal sessions on his My Space blog today, which I have posted below. [Credit: Jacob/"J.Sax" of Ohio] • posted may 3rd, 2006

"After two very long days of rehearsing we have worked up some really, really fun material for the May/US dates. I'm betting many of you will be thrilled with the selections. I would tell you what we worked on but that would spoil the surprise of those lucky few who got tickets....sorry if you don't have one. Can you believe it's been five years since we launched a word tour. I don't count anything shorter than a 6 month run, so that means we haven't done the US like this since the Live/Counting Crows run after Distance. Fuck! With more than 35 songs in the current batch were more than ready for some extra long shows for the fans who show us the most love. SFBM, AWAKE, BOP, V, TDTH, SS, TC and MJ all represented! See you soon or it could be another five years..."