September 2002
Too Close For Comfort Microsite
Posted Sunday, September 29, 2002 by lssilver
Looking for News, Reviews and Photos from the Too Close For Comfort Tour? Take a look at the all new Too Close For Comfort Microsite!!
http://tcfc.darrenhayescentral.com
Welcome To The Too Close For Comfort Tour Microsite
Posted Sunday, September 29, 2002 by lssilver
Welcome to the Too Close For Comfort Tour microsite. Right now there are photos from some of the Australian Concerts as well as two reviews. The setlist for the show is available for your viewing. If there are any variations to this setlist at any show you are at please let us know by sending us an email.
Don't forget to send your reviews and photos in so they can be published. It is up to you to send stuff in so that this site is kept up to date :)
We hope you enjoy using this site :)
Darren on Specificus Track
Posted Saturday, September 28, 2002 by lssilver
Head over to www.specificus.com to hear Darren on their track 'Do You Believe'. Specificus are support for the entire Too Close For Comfort Tour and you can buy their EP at the merchandise stand at each concert.
I Miss You
Posted Saturday, September 28, 2002 by lssilver
if's perfect blend
Singer-songwriter Darren Hayes, of Savage Garden fame, is rumoured to have chosen if coffee shop in Fortitude Valley to feature in his next music video. The film crew reportedly took over Brunswick St last night to capture the necessary footage to blend music with music.
Editors Note: It has been confirmed that Darren did shoot some scenes for the new I Miss You video at the if coffee shop. This video is now completed and was produced by Grant Marshall (who also did the Crush video).
I Miss You is set for release in the UK on October 28th, no tracklisting is available yet. It is also the next single for Australia and the US (although release dates for radio and retail are as yet unknown).
Vote For Darren!
Posted Thursday, September 26, 2002 by lssilver
Go to http://new.channelv.com.au/page.asp?partid=99 to vote for Darren as 'Who do you reckon is the best Aussie Male Artist of the year?'
Olivia Newton John Duet - Album Pre-Order
Posted Thursday, September 26, 2002 by lssilver
Pre-Order your copy of the Olivia Newton John album '2' which features a Duet with Darren Hayes called 'Lift Me Up'. This CD is an Australian only release and you can pre-order your copy now from Soundworld.
The album features duets with:
Darren Hayes - Lift me up
Vanessa Amorosi - True to Yourself
Tina Arena - I'll Come Runnin'
Human Nature - Love You Crazy
David Campbell - I Will Be Right Here
Billy Thorpe - Bad About You
Jimmy Little - Happy Day
PLUS tracks with
Keith Urban, Michael McDonald and 2 VERY SPECIAL guests
The album was produced by Charles Fisher who produced the debut Savage Garden album.
New Japanese Release
Posted Thursday, September 26, 2002 by lssilver
Titled "Too Close For Comfort" and Set for release in Japan on October 30th to commemorate the tour.
1. Dirty (Live)
2. Insatiable (Live)
3. Strange Relationship (Live)
4. I Miss You (Live)
5. Good Enough (Live)
The tracks on this cd are the same as the bonus disc on the Australian Tour Edition of Spin.
Thanks to
Chart News
Posted Monday, September 23, 2002 by lssilver
Crush is down 6 spots to #32 on this weeks Aria Top 50 Singles Charts while Spin has dropped out of the ARIA Top 50 Albums chart.
In the Aria Australasian Top 20 chart Crush drops to #8 (down 4) and Spin exits the albums chart.
Two additional tour dates
Posted Saturday, September 21, 2002 by Dyan
October 30 - Riga, Latvia Kipsala
October 31 - Tallin, Estonia Saku Suurhall
New Live Concert Wallpaper
Posted Saturday, September 21, 2002 by Darv
Another new Live Concert Wallpaper has been madeup, from the First Sydney Concert. I decided against added the name of the concert, to retain the intimacy of the wallpaper. Enjoy! I will upload the image as 800x600 in the morning, or feel free to download it and resize it yourself, if you cannot use the higher resolution image.
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We were also lucky enough to recieve some extra wallpaper via email tonight. The wallpaper consists of a collage of pictures from the Tour book! So if you don't want to see the tour book photos, I do not recommend clicking. If you do however, wish to have Darren grace your desktop, then why haven't you clicked the links already?!?!
A really big thankyou goes out to MissRoseDarrensAngel from the Darren Hayes Official Message Board, for sending these out.
800x600 Desktop 1
800x600 Desktop 2
800x600 Desktop 3
Enjoy
Darren Shooting New Video
Posted Friday, September 20, 2002 by lssilver
Darren has begun filming for a new video clip (possibly 'I Miss You') in Brisbane at a coffee shop called 'if' in The Valley.
Thanks Mike for sending this in.
Olivia Newton John Duet
Posted Friday, September 20, 2002 by lssilver
Darren has recorded a Duet with Olivia Newton John for her new duets album called '2' due out in November.
Aria Award Nomination
Posted Wednesday, September 18, 2002 by lssilver
Darren has been nominated for Best Male Artist at this years Aria Awards. Darren is up against Dan Brodie, Paul Kelly, Alex Lloyd and Paulmac.
The Aria Awards air on Channel Ten in Australia on Tuesday October 15th at 8pm.
Darren Hayes B-side CD Petition
Posted Tuesday, September 17, 2002 by lssilver
If you would love the chance to speakup and possibly have all your favourite B-Sides on one CD, well now is your chance. There is currently a petition running that is asking one of Darren's record labels to produce a CD that will have all of the B-side tracks on it. Including the ConnecteD Tracks. Once the petition ends, the results will be sent to both Sony Music and Roadshow Australia.
The petition will be available online to sign until Thursday September 19, 2002. If you have any questions forward them to froggie2@darrenhayescentral.com
You can add your signature Online Here.
Chart Stuff
Posted Monday, September 16, 2002 by lssilver
Spin has gone platinum in Australia for sales of over 70,000 copies. It sits at #39 on the ARIA charts this week (up from #43). Crush however falls to #26 (from #19) this week. On the Australasian Top 20 Spin jumps up to #13 while Crush falls to #4 (down one place from #3).
In the UK Crush has entered the UK chart at #100 based on sales of Australian imports alone. Not bad at all :)
New Tour Wallpaper!
Posted Thursday, September 12, 2002 by lssilver
Get yourself the new Darren Hayes Central Tour Wallpaper :)
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Sydney Concert Photos!
Posted Wednesday, September 11, 2002 by Darv
Ok, we finally have a whole bunch of photos from the Sydney concert. The photos we currently have up, are taken from the concerts on Monday 9th of September and Tuesday 10th of September. We have lowered the resolution of the images, as we have had some problems in the past. If you do wish to have higher resolution pictures, please contact us, we will have more information about this soon.
Now For The Photos:
Monday, September 9 - Part 1
Monday, September 9 - Part 2
Tuesday, September 10
September 9 & 10 - NEW!!
Melbourne - August 31 - NEW!!
Warning: If you cannot access the pictures, please refresh the page, too many users can cause our page to have some problems on occasion.
More Citylive Showcase Photos
Posted Wednesday, September 11, 2002 by Darv
Thats Right! We have even more photos of the Sydney Spin showcase, that took place at Citylive. These are a really great addition to our photo collection.
Check them out Here
Sydney Concerts!
Posted Wednesday, September 11, 2002 by Darv
Check back tommorow for a complete detailed run down of both the shows. And also a whole bunch of great pics!
CRUSH AUSTRALIAN CHART DEBUT
Posted Monday, September 9, 2002 by Darv
Crush has entered the Australian Charts at # 19.
On the Australiasian Chart it came in at # 3.
This is great news for Darren, lets hope we see it rise up the charts in the next few weeks!
Photos
Posted Wednesday, September 4, 2002 by Darv
I was shocked to see today, that recent photos from this website had made there way to being sold on EBAY.COM. Instantly I emailed EBay, and it seems the auction has been withdrawn, I also too emailed the seller, and have since heard no reply. We post the photos up here for the enjoyment of fans all around the world. We have also tried to keep tagging to a minimum, as to not take away from the overall image quality.
We will be monitoring sites such as EBAY over some time. If this trend continues we will be forced to tag our photos. We do not mind you using these photos for your personal use. But they MUST NOT be sold without the express permission of the photographer.
NEWCASTLE, WOLLONGONG & CANBERRA CONCERTS CANCELLED
Posted Tuesday, September 3, 2002 by lssilver
Darren Hayes commenced his world tour on Saturday night with a stunning Melbourne performance that drew standing ovations from the large and extremely enthusiastic audience.
Unfortunately Hayes has now been diagnosed as suffering from a viral illness and is under medical advice that will prevent him from performing for one week.
Despite intensive efforts to rearrange the tour itinerary it has not been possible to reschedule the concerts in Newcastle, Wollongong and Canberra due to the lack of any suitable alternate dates at these venues prior to the start of Hayes overseas touring commitments.
These concerts have now been cancelled, with apologies for the disappointment to all ticket holders – ticket refunds will be available at the point of purchase from Wednesday, September 4.
The two Sydney concerts at the Enmore Theatre have been postponed for one week:
- the performance on Monday, September 2 will now take place on Monday, September 9
- the performance on Tuesday, September 3 will now take place on Tuesday, September 10
The Melbourne concert at The Forum has now been rescheduled for Thursday, 12 September.
Tickets purchased for the original performance dates will be valid only for the rescheduled date indicated above and do not need to be exchanged.
The Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth concerts will go ahead as scheduled and tickets remain on sale for these performances:
Saturday 07-Sep BRISBANE CONVENTION CENTRE
Friday 13-Sep ADELAIDE THEBARTON THEATRE
Sunday 15-Sep PERTH BURSWOOD THEATRE
Darren Hayes and MCP regret the disappointment and inconvenience caused by the need to cancel or reschedule these concerts, which has been unavoidable.
www.coppel.com.au
Ticket holders should contact their place of purchase for more information refunds and the cancellations.
Warringah Mall Instore - Sunday 1st September
Posted Monday, September 2, 2002 by Darv
Darren was scheduled to show up and perform hits from his Album at 1pm on Sunday. Due to a viral infection, he was unable to sing, infact, unable to talk.
Although he was terribly ill, Darren still managed to show up and take photos, meet with fans and even sign CDs. The catch? He couldn't talk to you!
All in all, the day was great fun! Darren spent a good hour or so on stage signing, meeting and posing. It was amazing to see him show up when he was sick, and the fans were extremely happy and grateful that he did.
Of course, we were there to take photos for you!
A big thank you goes out to Darren, for showing up. We wish him well.
Click here for the pictures of the day.
Note - If you are having difficulty viewing the photos, please wait and then refresh the gallery. Thankyou.
Webmasters Note: I have made some changes behind the scenes so hopefully there will be no more problems viewing the images :)
Sydney Concerts Rescheduled
Posted Monday, September 2, 2002 by lssilver
From Ticketek.com:
RESCHEDULED SYDNEY CONCERT DATES
Due to illness, Darren Hayes must reschedule his SYDNEY concerts. Monday September 2 is rescheduled to Monday September 9 and Tuesday September 3 will take place on Tuesday September 10. Same time, same venue. Tickets are valid for the new dates.
THE FOLLOWING CONCERT DATES ARE OFF SALE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:
Civic Theatre Newcastle Thursday September 5
WIN Entertainment Centre Tuesday September 9
Royal Theatre Canberra Wednesday September 10
Forum Theatre Melbourne Thursday September 11
* Please stay tuned for more information.
THE BRISBANE CONCERT IS STILL SCHEDULED TO GO AHEAD:
Brisbane Convention Centre Saturday September 7
Darren Hayes Central will keep you updated on any developments regarding tour dates.
Sydney and Newcastle Shows
Posted Sunday, September 1, 2002 by lssilver
From DarrenHayesMusic.com (Fanclub):
This news is not official yet but we thought that you should know that Darren is under Doctors orders to rest his voice completely for a few days as he has contracted viral laryngitis. This means unfortunately that both Sydney Concerts and the Newcastle Concert have to be postponed until further notice. We will post an official statement when it is available to us.
