Camel's Farewell Tour - 2003

Camel's 2003 tour is announced as their last farewell tour. This is not the first time CP anounces Camel will stop touring, but this time it seems obvious that the financial and personal costs of touring have taken too much toll to keep the wagon touring around the world. Camel is touring for the last time, to bid farewell to its worldwide fans.

The band, consisting of Guy LeBlanc, Denis Clements, Colin Bass accompanying Andrew Latimer, originally intended to tour America & Europe during June and July 2003. While rehearsing, Guy LeBlanc was called back to his home in Canada, to care for his wife who suffered a heart attack.

Tom Brislin replaces Guy LeBlanc on Keyboards in the American leg of the tour. The European leg was delayed to October, with long-time companion Ton Scherpenzeel taking his old role at the keys.

Among the merchandise sold at the tour you will find the new DVD - "Curriculum Vitae" - the biography of the band.

Urgent Update: This is from the Camel Productions website: The Atlanta Variety Playhouse and the Mexico performances have been cancelled. Drummer, Denis Clement was suddenly taken ill and rushed to hospital. Denis is expected to make a full recovery and as soon as CP has accurate information regarding his condition, we will release a statement. CAMEL extend their deepest apologies for the cancellation of the shows due to this unforseeable circumstance. If you want to send good wishes to Denis, all cards and/or letters can be mailed to CP, P.O. Box 4876, Mtn. View, Ca. 94040 (mark them for Denis Clement) or you can email him c/o camel@camelproductions.com and we will print them and forward them to him. Please put 'Denis Clement' in the subject line. On behalf of CP, thank you for your kind considerations and support.

Please visit Camel Productions website for recent and more accurate details.

Date	Venue	City	Country
June
26th	The Catalyst (Preview Performance)	Santa Cruz, Ca.	USA
28th	The Bottom Line Cabaret Theatre (two shows)	New York, NY	USA
29th	NEARfest festival	Trenton, NJ	USA
30th	The Birchmere Music Hall	Alexandria, Washington	USA
July
1st	The Variety Playhouse (cancelled)	Atlanta, Ga	USA
4st	Foro Las Americas (cancelled)	Mexico City	Mexico
5th	Foro Las Americas (cancelled)	Mexico City	Mexico
October
8th	Sala Gamma	Murcia	Spain
9th	La Copera	Granada	Spain
10th	Macumba	Madrid	Spain
11th	Sala Jam	Bergara (Bilbao)	Spain
12th	Bikini	Barcelona	Spain
14th	Elysee Montmartre	Paris	France
16th	Arsenaaltheater	Vlissingen	Holland
19th	Nighttown	Rotterdam	Holland
20th	Paradiso	Amsterdam	Holland
21st	Tivoli	Utrecht	Holland
22nd	Platte Zaol	Maastricht	Holland
23rd	013	Tilburg	Holland
24th	Lucky	Rijssen	Holland
25th	Spirit of 66	Verviers	Belgium
28th	Astoria	London	UK

Set List

The following songs were played in the special Preview performance, held on June 26th:
First Set

• Lady Fantasy
• Unevensong
• Hymn To Her
• Echoes
• Stationary Traveller
• Drafted
• Rhayader / Rhayader Goes To Town
• Lunar Sea
• Another Night
• Ice
• Spirit of the Water
• Slow Yourself Down
• Fox Hill
• Mother Road
• For Today

First Encore

• Never Let Go

Second Encore (Dedicated to Pete Bardens)

• Homage to the Gods of Light

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