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July 1997
July 17,
1997
INXS will
appear in the KFOG studio (104.5 and 97.7) on July 18 in San Francisco.
Ten fans will be allowed into the studio for the appearance promoting
the band's two area shows on the 18th and 19th.
The video
for Searching will be shot this Sunday in San Francisco, with Nick
Egan once again directing.
Everything
has moved up to #18 on the MTV Latino Top 20 charts.
July
15, 1997:
For those
interested, the current set-list for the tour is: Elegantly Wasted, New
Sensation, Taste It, Time, I'm Just a Man, Heaven Sent, Disappear, Searching,
Kick, Never Tear Us Apart, Kiss the Dirt, Need You Tonight, Mediate, Show
Me, Bitter Tears, Girl on Fire, What You Need, and Devil Inside. The encore
is Don't Lose Your Head, Mystify, Don't Change, and last but not least,
Suicide Blonde.
July
11, 1997:
INXS kicks
off its US tour tonight in LA at the Greek Theatre. All week long the
band has been busy with promotional duties. Here's a wrap-up:
Yesterday,
Michael, Andrew and Kirk performed in front of a crowd of about 50 listeners
and station personnel on the Mark & Brian show at KLOS in LA. (According
to Kirk, the other members of the band had gotten into L.A. late last
night and were probably still sleeping.) They performed Need You Tonight,
Searching, I'm Just A Man and Never Tear Us Apart. In addition to performing
they answered questions from the live audience and callers. They also
took time during commercial breaks and at the end of the broadcast to
sign autographs and pose for pictures. Later that day, the band performed
"Don't Lose Your Head" for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Reactions have
been decidedly mixed for the performance. Jet lag may have been a factor...
Earlier
today, KROQ broadcast their "Flashback Lunch with Richard Blade" from
the Greek Theater. The band performed a free semi-acoustic set (identical
to the KLOS performance) for a couple of hundred fans. The show was in
anticipation of tonight's big opening night for the US tour.
Other promo
events: An interview segment for Good Day LA and Star Lounge (KYSR 98.7),
and an appearance on the syndicated radio program Rockline.
In other
INXS news, "Everything" debuted at #20 on the Latino MTV Top 20, and INXS
will be the special guests on The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder on July
23.
July
8, 1997:
All Access
in The Live Lounge at www.ticketmaster.com is hosting an INXS chat on
Wednesday, July 9 at 8:00PM (EDT). Garry, Andrew, and Michael will be
present. Chatters will have a chance to win signed t-shirts and autographed
copies of Elegantly Wasted.
INXS will
perform on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) on Thursday, July 10.
Don't miss it! INXS' North American tour kicks off July 11 in Los Angeles
at the Greek Theatre.
July
7, 1997:
INXS will
appear tonight on the US nationally syndicated radio program Rockline
(Monday, July 7.) Michael, Garry, and Andrew will talk with host Bob Coburn
and field telephone questions from fans during the 90 minute program.
For the station carrying the program in your area, a list has been posted
to alt.music.inxs or simply email me.
"The Best
of Hard Rock Live 2," featuring a performance by INXS, airs again tonight
at 8pm EDT on VH-1. The show will also repeat on Sunday, July 12 at 5pm
EDT.
July
3, 1997:
Happy 39th
Birthday to Kirk Pengilly!
July
2, 1997:
While in
Vienna, Austria, Michael went to see David Bowie in concert and after
the show they both met up backstage.
Tomorrow
is Kirk's birthday and the band is planning to celebrate in style in Oslo.
INXS will
be performing live on the radio on The Mark & Brian Show on Thursday,
July 10th. The Mark & Brian Show originates in Los Angeles, on 95.5 KLOS,
and is syndicated in about 20 cities. The band will perform in the Mark
& Brian Amphitheater (really a conference room at the station) to about
30 listeners.
INXS are
to be featured on the best of Hard Rock Live on VH-1 (USA) July 5 at 5pm
EDT. A clip will be shown from their recent Hard Rock Live show taped
in April in New York.
And finally,
in a continuing debate, Much Music was interviewing Michael Hutchence
on Rapid Fax and asked him whether or not he was actually saying "Better
than Oasis" as opposed to "Elegantly Wasted" in the chorus of the hit
song. He feigned surprise and they showed a clip from a concert where
he's indisputably saying the phrase. He finnaly responded with a grin
and "What a strange phenomenon. I wonder how that got there.."
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