A message from Ken Hensley:

"Hi Everyone,
         Just a quick note to thank all of you for your great support over the last few years and to say how much I am looking forward to sharing a lot of new music and video with you in 2005. Apart from the two Anthologies which we are all very excited about, I have already started work on my next solo CD of new songs which will be released in the Spring and then there´s the book.....
         I have completed the outline for the musical, ¨LIFE¨ which I will start to develop in the Spring and which I hope will see its theatre debut in the Spring of 2006.
         So life is busy here on the farm but I am always reminded of the simple fact that without all of you, none of this would be possible at all!!
         So, thanks again from the bottom of my heart, stay safe and well and love one another!
God bless,
Ken
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There's some negotiations going on in order to bring the Ken Hensley Band to play in Australia.  If you want to help, you just need to visit http://www.coppel.com.au/html/c_tr_fs.html , click on "Tour Wishlist" (the fourth link on the top menu), and choose 3 bands (so, you can also ask for Uriah Heep!).  Call your friends to vote too, it can make the difference!

As reported before, the Ken Hensley Band will be playing in Mexico in March at the Baja Prog Festival in Mexicali and probably also in Mexico City.  The current plans also include some gigs in the USA around the same time, so if you know any club owners, local promoters or someone who may be able to help organising something, please let us know!  Your help and support can make the difference...

The Free Me Maxi Single CDs are being shipped now, so hopefully they'll arrive in time for Christmas for most of the people who already ordered it.  As mentioned, the first 100 orders made through this website include signed CDs and a free bonus "The Last Dance Tour" t-shirt.  Order your copy now!!

Orkut is is an online community that connects people through a network of trusted friends.  Hosted by Google, it's now a fever with thousands of people connected and exchanging messages and posts on the Forums.  If you still don't know it, you can visit it here: http://www.orkut.com/ .  To join Orkut you need to be invited by a friend.  In case you want to be part of it, please let us know and you'll receive an invitation.  There are communities there dedicated to Ken Hensley and to Uriah Heep.

Due to some unexpected "technical and tactical" reasons, the release of The Wizard's Diary CD is being delayed and so it will be available here on the site from mid-January.

A new Maxi Single CD containing 4 brand new versions of Uriah Heep's classic Free Me is now available on the Online Store!  The first 100 orders will be signed and will include an extra bonus, check it out!

There was a small delay on the release of Ken Hensley's new studio CD (and DVD), The Wizard's Diary Vol. 1. It will be available for sale here on the website pretty soon anyway, and in regular stores in the coming months!

The first photos from Ken Hensley's appearance at the Magician's Birthday Party, last Friday, are available here!

Now available through Classic Rock Direct is the DVD Inside Uriah Heep - The Hensley Series.  For complete details click here, and ordering follow this link!

Ken's new studio album, The Wizard's Diary - Volume 1, will be available for orders (only through this website!) on November 1st!!

The cover of the new Ken Hensley studio album, The Wizard's Diary - Volume 1, is now available here!

Confirmed: the Ken Hensley Band will be the headliner of the Baja Prog Festival scheduled to happen in Mexicali, Mexico on April 2nd 2005!  More details here.

Here's the tracklisting for Ken's new "Anthology - Volume 1" CD, which is ready and will be in stores soon:

1. The Wizard
2. Illusion
3. Circle Of Hands
4. Rain
5. Weep In Silence
6. Feelings
7. Sweet Freedom
8. Lady In Black
9. Free Me
10. July Morning
11. Stealin'
12. Easy Livin'

Tracks 1, 4, 8, 9 & 10 feature Russia's Presidential Symphony Orchestra.

Ken Hensley & band will play at the Baja Prog Festival in March 2005!  The festival happens every year in Mexicali, Mexico.  More details at http://www.bajaprog.com/ .

Photos from last weekend's 20th anniversary party of the Stay On Top Fan Club in Germany can be found here!

Ken Hensley's latest CD, The Last Dance, is back in stock!  Only 50 copies available though, so order yours quickly!  These CDs will be signed and personalized.  Check out the Store here!

Ken Hensley will be part of this year's Heep Festival Club, schedule to happen between November 5th and 6th at the Bush Hall in London, England.  Ken will be...
a. reading excerpts from his book, "When Too Many Dreams Come True"
b. playing songs, including "Rain", "Through The Eyes of a Child" and "The Last Dance" (in three parts)
c. conducting an uncensored Q&A session
d. playing excerpts from the Russian "Anthology", volume 1
e. playing finished and unfinished excerpts from his next solo CD (recorded and live)
f. showing some rare (previously unseen) video
g. auctioning a guitar

And more!!  Ken's performance will happen on Nov 5th.  Please visit this link to get your ticket!!

This week Ken will start mixing the first anthology CD, entitled The Wizard's Diary Volume 1!  More news soon...

Here's Ken's message thanking everyone for their recent guestbook messages (wedding and birthday greetings):

"Hi everyone... everywhere!
       I am writing to say how great it was to read so many wonderful birthday messages in the guest book!! The most ever actually and I am only sorry that I don't have time to reply to them all personally. So please take this as your personal "thank you" and please stay tuned to the news page for info on the exciting things that are developing for the rest of this year and next!! Maybe I'll get to shake your hand one day!
God bless,
Ken
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The t-shirts are now on sale while stocks last!  Buy yours quick as they won't be available anymore!  Details and ordering here!

Read here Ken's diary about the Klaksvik Festival in the Faroe Islands!

New diary instalments on Ken Hensley's recording sessions diary now available here!  Also, Ken will be playing solo in St. Petersburg on August 20th.  More details soon at the Tourdates page!

New diary instalments and photos about Ken Hensley's new recording sessions in Moscow now available here!

The 1st Ken Hensley Summer Party was a success! To see some pics, please click here!

To see photos of Ken & Monica's wedding, please click here! To send a message to Ken, please use the guestbook. Ken reads all messages posted there!

The Last Dance debuted on the Burrning Charts of Japanese magazine Burrn! (issue #7 of July 2004) directly on the 47th place!

News flash! From Ken Hensley:

"Hi everyone...... Just to let you know that my brother Trevor will be playing at the Bedford River Festival on the 4th of July, a day that I used to avoid when I lived in America! I happen to know that the set list includes every one of my solo hits, plus the songs he´s actually going to play and that, after his performance, they will let the public in and his effervescent wife (my sister-in-law Stella) will play her set!
JUUUUUST KIDDING! If you can go and support my brother I would be grateful as I will be travelling half way round the world to get back to Spain from Norway!! And I should also mention that, unless he kills me for doing this, Trev and I will be doing some little gigs together in the not-too-distant future! Sorry Trev, Mark made me do it!
God bless,
Ken
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The Ken Hensley Diary has been updated with new photos and reports... check it out here!

Read here Ken's own diary about his experiences during the recordings of the new Anthology CD in Moscow, Russia! Also available photos of the sessions!

Ken Hensley is facing now a tough recording schedule in Russia, for the first planned anthology CD! He'll be there recording until June 28th. This first anthology CD will also feature a cool DVD packaged with it.... and should be available late September!

The first annual Ken Hensley Summer Party (A Lark in the Park) will take place in Fredrikstad, Norway on July 3rd. See the ad here. Ken is also headlining the Klaksvik Festival on the Faroe Islands on August 14th.

Ken and his fiancée Monica will be married in Spain on July 9th. Congratulations and best wishes for the future, Monica & Ken!

The new Ayreon CD, The Human Equation, was released last month, featuring Ken Hensley in a killer Hammond B3 organ solo on one track. This new project by the Dutch multi-talented musician and songwriter Arjen Lucassen is an intricate 2-CD rock opera, and more details can be found here.

Ken wants to thank all who contributed/donated to the charity in favor of Ciudad de los Muchachos. This coming week they'll get toys, sports equipment, clothing luggage and all kinds of stuff!

On May 28th, Ken Hensley and a bunch of musicians, comedians and other entertainers are presenting an evening of music, fun and games to raise money for Ciudad de los Muchachos (city of the kids) which is connected to a Jesuit charity in Alicante called "Nazaret". They will be raising funds in many ways but they now have a US-made Fender guitar they are going to auction!! It can be signed by Ken and personalised to the winning bidder's preference. The minimum bid is right now US$ 3,000.00, so if you want to send an offer, please e-mail us here! We'll accept bids until May 26th only!

Distribution of The Last Dance in Switzerland has been re-assigned to Smart Music with immediate effect.

Tour Diary updated... last instalments available!

Tour Diary updated... photos added!

Tour Diary updated!

Breaking News: Ken Hensley will be appearing on Star Factory (the Russian equivalent of Pop Idol, Star Search, etc.) in Moscow on Friday the 7th of May, singing a duet of July Morning with one of the contestants!! This show is watched by over 36 million people and is the biggest single show on Russian TV at the moment!

Tour Diary updated!

The Tour Diary is now online, including the first instalments. Check it out here!

First pictures from yesterday's concert at the Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland, taken by Martti Suhonen are now here, and by Joni Bäcklund here. Thanks to Tapio Minkkinen for the info.

Ken Hensley will be playing at the Tavastia club tomorrow. Before the concert there's a fan meeting at the London Pub starting at 6pm. Ken Hensley is scheduled to make an appearance sometime between 6 and 9 pm and there's a chance to met the man in person, get an autograph, take pictures, etc. More information can be found here! Thanks to Tapio Minkkinen for the info).

New tour beginning in 2 days!! The traditional Tour Diary written by Ken Hensley himself will be available very soon here! Also, the St. Peterburg concert has been postponed. Check out the updated tourdates here!

To listen to an excerpt of Ken's Hammond organ solo for Ayreon's upcoming album, The Human Equation, check out the special page on their website (scroll down and look for the Ken bit).

If you have been looking for The Last Dance CD in your city, here's the latest news on the actual release dates for most parts of Europe: the CD has already been released in Scandinavia, Germany, Austria and Switzerland; and on April 19th it will reach the stores of Greece, Italy, France, Hungary, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Belgium, and the UK. In Japan the release is scheduled for April 21st.

New Russian tourdates added! And unfortunately Stockholm (Sweden) is definitely out...

The Autograph of the Century book/project! There's a website with the complete info online now (in Russian): http://www.avtografveka.ru/ . Check it out and you'll be able to see all the personalities that you'll be on the book, including Ken Hensley!

The Roadie For A Day contest! We have now winners for almost all Ken Hensley Band gigs. There's still one vacancy left for the Skien (Norway) gig, so if you're going and want to fill the spot, please get in touch!

New The Last Dance Tour 2004 merchandise now available at the online store!

Announced the venues for the Russian livedates... check them out here!

Wanna be Ken Hensley's Roadie For A Day during the upcoming Scandinavian/Finnish tour? Here's your chance... click here and follow the instructions!!

As reported here before Ken Hensley is featured on Ayreon's new album, The Human Equation, scheduled for a May 2004 release. You can read here some comments about Ken's performance as written by Arjen Lucassen.

New Russian live dates just announced... check them out here!

Also announced the release date of The Last Dance in the UK: April 5th 2004, on the Collective/BMG label.

There were some changes in the release schedule for The Last Dance, please take a look below:

January 26th 2004:
Scandinavia - Universal Music

February 16th 2004:
Germany/Austria/Switzerland * - Sony/MCC

April 5th 2004:
Holland/Belgium - Suburban Records
France - Suburban Records
Italy - Frontiers Records
Spain/Portugal - Mastertrax

April 21st 2004:
Japan - Nippon Crown

* In these countries, the first 1500 copies will have the Lady In Black maxi single attached as a double package!

New Finnish and Scandinavian tour dates just announced! Check them out here. Very soon the forthcoming Russian dates will also be available here.

Nippon Crown will release The Last Dance in Japan on April 21st, including the Lady In Black re-mixes as bonus tracks.

We'll announce the new live dates in the middle of next week! The tour is being "re-scheduled" so as to incorporate and accomodate demand from all the Scandinavian countries.

The European release schedule for The Last Dance is as follows:

January 26th 2004:
Scandinavia - Universal Music
Germany/Austria/Switzerland - Sony/MCC

March 29th 2004:
Holland/Belgium - Suburban Records
France - Suburban Records
Italy - Frontiers Records
Spain/Portugal - Mastertrax

Soon we'll announce the release in other countries!!

Ken Hensley is one of the special guests of Ayreon's new album called The Human Equation! Ayreon is Arjen Lucassen's project, and Ken played some killer Hammond on this upcoming album! More details here.

A brand new interview with Ken Hensley has been just posted at the Classic Rock Revival website!

Jørgen Angel, who used to be Uriah Heep's official photographer in Scandinavia in the 70s, is offering a special offer to Hensley/Heep fans! A special Ken Hensley Portrait (24x30 centimetres / 9.5x12 inches), signed by Ken! Check it out here... only a few copies are available, and they're being offered here before he actually announces them publicly!

Breaking news!!! The first Ken Hensley plans for 2004 just announced, including:

- "The Last Dance" World Tour 2004
- 3 new Ken Hensley Anthologies to be recorded and released
- DVD documentary
- Films and television commercials soundtracks
- Castle concerts in Spain
- Ken's autobiography

Read the first details here!

The Last Dance World Tour featuring the Ken Hensley Band will begin on February 17th in Oslo, Norway! More details to follow!!!! Watch this space for full tour itineraries and festival dates...