Iso-Britannian kiertuepäivämäärät, Studio Five + artikkeleja!

Danny ilmoitti tänään webchatissään tarkat päivämäärät heidän vuoden 2011 kiertueelleen! Tässä ne ovat:
Marraskuu:
Saturday 12th NOTTINGHAM, TRENT FM Arena
Monday 14th BELFAST, Odyssey Arena
Wednesday 16th DUBLIN, O2 Arena
Friday 18th SHEFFIELD, Motorpoint Arena
Saturday 19th MANCHESTER, MEN Arena
Sunday 20th BRIGHTON, Centre
Tuesday 22nd CARDIFF, Arena
Wednesday 23rd BOURNEMOUTH, BIC Arena
Saturday 26th GLASGOW, SECC Arena
Sunday 27th NEWCASTLE, Metro Radio Arena
Tuesday 29th LIVERPOOL, Echo arena
Wednesday 30th BIRMINGHAM, LG Arena
Huhtikuu:
Friday 1st LONDON, Wembley Arena
Ja jos olet pioneer, sinulla on mahdollisuus ostaa liput konsertteihin 2 päivää ennen normaalia myyntiä.

Ja McFly esiintyi tänään Studio Fivella:

Sitten artikkeleihin.. ja niitä onkin monta!

"McFly: 'We deserve recognition'
McFly have opined that they deserve more recognition in the music industry.
The quartet, who released their debut album in 2004, believe that they deserve more credit than they are given for surviving in the industry for seven years.
"I think we deserve a bit more credit now. We should be recognised a bit more," Danny Jones told the Daily Star.
"McFly has got that name attached to it because we first released stuff with Busted, but that was seven years ago. We’ve seen a lot of old faces come back - these girls who have come back to watch us and now they’re women."
He continued: "This album is actually amazing if you open your mind to it - you can really enjoy it. For us to still be around and in the charts is an amazing achievement."
Jones also revealed that the band are planning a "spectacular" arena tour in the near future.
He added: "We’re going to launch the best arena tour you’ve ever seen. It’s gonna be like a rock, pop and entertainment show all in one. We’re gonna destroy the place.
"It’s early days, but we will try and make it spectacular. We like big production and fireworks."
McFly's new album Above The Noise is out now."
Digital Spy

"McFly
It may have been boyband-o-rama on last Sunday's X Factor, but one all-male pop combo that was shockingly overlooked was McFly. Surely eight years in the biz, racking up seven number one singles and five top ten albums in the process, must count for something? Regardless, the lads have sailed into the top five with their latest single 'Shine A Light', proving those coveted performance slots aren't the be-all-and-end-all. With their fifth studio set Above The Noise out this week, we checked in with Danny Jones to see if the boys are feeling confident.
Do you still get nervous on album release week?
"A little bit! We've already released it to fans on the Super City website though, so it's less scary. I get nervous about what the general public might think, but we believe in this album - it's one you can actually get into, as opposed to having four singles on it and the rest is rubbish. Any one of the songs could be a single."
Were you pleased with 'Shine A Light's' chart position?
"We're very pleased with number four. It's great to be up there with Rihanna and Take That and Katy Perry. There we are sitting just behind them!"
You beat Shayne Ward, who had an X Factor performance slot of course...
"I'd be lying if I said we weren't a little big smug! But what can you say about that? He's covered a Nickelback song! It just shows that if you've got a good song, it's going to climb up the charts X Factor or no X Factor. I feel a bit sorry for him because he had a great platform to get out there, but for some reason it's obviously not connected."
You were knocking about the X Factor studios last weekend - were you buttering up Mr Cowell for a performance slot?
"You know what? We'd love to perform on the The X Factor, because that show just dominates and I think we need a break like that. I'm not sure how we'd seduce him though. Hmm... I'd probably say, 'Come on man, what's wrong with you?! Can we be in your circle of friends too?' It's all Sony BMG acts so we don't have the right connections to get on there unfortunately. It would be absolutely immense if we managed it though!"
You're back with a major label for your new album. Why did you return?
"We wanted to take things up to the next level, particularly with advertising. We went back to our label and they were really excited about the project. They put us in touch with Dallas Austin and Taio Cruz and it all feels like it's been taken up a gear."
Is your new Super City website a way of keeping the independence you had before?
"Super City was something we really wanted to do, and it also gives our label a reason to invest in us. The deal is split straight down the line: 50/50. There's no competition between what we want and what the label wants and it's even for everyone involved."
Are you pleased with the results so far?
"Chuffed! I think it could be revolutionary. No other band offers the same insight we do, and it's open to the world rather than just the UK. We do webchats from the studio where we ask what songs fans want to hear in our shows. I give guitar lessons on there, Dougie's got his own little show and Harry has a section to introduce new bands - it's basically amazing!"
You have a new image - was that your idea or the label's?
"It was definitely ours! We look back at pictures and think 'Why the hell did people buy our records?' We thought it was about time we got ourselves down the gym and got ourselves a decent dress sense. It's almost like a new band - we were young when we first started, and what was cool then ain't cool at all now! Look at Madonna - she changes her look whenever she brings a new album out."
You've experimented with your sound on this LP - are you pleased with how it turned out?
"Definitely! There's not a song on there that I'd skip. We had such a good time doing it. We hadn't experienced working with other people before, so I think we were all pretty scared when we were suddenly flying out to Atlanta to work with Dallas, who is massive. Thankfully he was the right producer for what we wanted to do and he's become a good friend since."
We were you nervous about handing the reigns over to someone else?
"To be honest, I was really nervous about it at first, but we made sure we approached it from a positive angle, and you have to learn to trust other people's judgement. There was a moment where we had this song and I really wasn't into it, but Dallas loved it, so we carried on working on it and it turned out to be amazing. The beauty of being in a pop band is that you can be open to suggestions. A lot of musicians see their music as their baby and don't want it tampered with, but I think in this case taking on board other ideas worked out for the best."
Would you work with more US producers on future albums?
"We definitely want to work with Dallas if we can, and Max Martin would be great too. One thing a lot of producers out there were surprised about was that we can actually sing and play our own instruments - I think they were relieved to have some of the load taken off them!"
There's a track on the LP called 'iF U C Kate'. Is it a response to Britney's 'If U Seek Amy'?
"I haven't heard that Britney song?! That was actually the only track we didn't write. It was done by Dallas and JC Chasez. We were obviously a bit skeptical about it as we always write our own songs, but it was an amazing track and we really wanted it for our album."
Finally, McFly have been together for almost eight years now. What's next?
"It feels a bit early to say! We're going to keep writing amazing songs and working on the production side of things, and see where it takes us. Basically we just want to keep making good music. It's simple really!"
Above The Noise is out now."
Digital Spy

"Don't McFly make hot pilots! (and an air hostess)
McFly dress the part as they perform secret Heathrow gig
MCFLY reeeeally got into the spirit of things as they switched on the Christmas lights at Heathrow Airport last night.
We started drooling when we saw pop group McFly dressed up as (very dishy) pilots for the occasion at Heathrow Airport.
But the drooling stopped and the laughing started as we clocked Dougie who opted for an air hostess outfit instead!
The 22-year-old clearly borrowed some of girlfriend Frankie Sandford's clothes for the evening as he turned up at Terminal 5 International Arrivals in a short skirt and high heel shoes!
Dougie, Danny, Tom and Harry then surprised staff with a secret gig, belting out hits Party Girl and Shine a Light from new album Above the Noise as well as All About You and Star Girl at the very first ever airport gig.
The boys said: "We've performed in some weird and wonderful locations before, but Heathrow was really special.
"We were able to meet fans from all over the world and we're honoured that they stopped to share that magical moment with us."
OK! Magazine (sivulla on myös monta upeaa kuvaa)

"We still would.
It would be a little strange pulling nude tights down a particularly hairy pair of legs, but it’s a sacrifice we’d be willing to make for Dougie McFly.
Dougie dressed up as an air hostess as the boys switched on the Christmas lights at Heathrow Airport yesterday, because… well, there was no reason really, he just likes dicking about.
Meanwhile, Tom, Danny and Harry strutted around dressed as pilots, which – predictable as it is – we are totally digging. If our pilot looked like Harry, we’d risk being attacked with plastic forks to break into the cockpit. Although we don’t quite know what we’d do if we got in there – probably fall apart and blow a raspberry on his shoulder. Or something."
3am (sivulla on myös kuvia)

"The Fix: McFly become Pilots
Is there anything McFly can't do? They can sing, play instruments, write their own songs and, judging by their muscles, they're pretty nifty in the gym too. Well, now it seems that they've added flying aeroplanes to their CV.
Ok, so strictly speaking that's not entirely true, but they did dress up as pilots when they switched on the Christmas lights at London's Heathrow airport! Nothing like getting into the spirit of things, eh lads?"
4music (sivulla on lyhyt video)