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Last Update : Oct 12, 2002

Oct 12, 2002
NIACIN TOUR - 2002
 November 14
showtime: 9pm (opening act at 8pm)
Brick by Brick
1130 Buenos Ave., San Diego, CA
tel: 619-276-3993

November 15
showtime: 9pm
Key Club
9039 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA
tel: 310-274-5800

November 16
showtime: TBA
IMUSICAST
5429 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA
tel: 510-601-1029

November 18
showtime: 9pm
Martyr's
3855 Lincoln Ave., Chicago, lL
tel: 773-404-9869

November 19
showtime: TBA
The Tralf
622 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202-1914
tel: 716-851-8725

November 20
showtime: TBA
Docksiders
1015 State Street, Erie, PA

November 21
showtime: TBA
Jaxx Nightclub (Washington, DC)
6355 Rolling Road, West Springfield, VA
tel: 703-569-5940

November 22
showtime: 9pm
Sedwick Culture Center
7137 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA
tel: 610-716-2484

November 23
showtimes (2 shows): 7:30pm & 10:30pm
The Bottom Line
15 West 4th Street, New York, NY
tel: 212-228-6300

November 23
showtimes (2 shows): 7:30pm & 10:30pm
The Bottom Line
15 West 4th Street, New York, NY
tel: 212-228-6300

November 24
showtime (early show): 5:00pm
Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA
tel: 617-876-9330

http://www.billysheehan.com/main_live.html

Sep 11, 2001
Interview
 An intervew with Billy for Bad Billy Club on Sep 7, 2001

Sep 5, 2001
Time Crunch
 Niacin's new album "Time Crunch" will be released in Japan on September 21st. "Red" is a cover of King Crimson and "Blue Wind" is a cover of Jeff Beck.

NIACIN / TIME CRUNCH
VACM-1185 / VIDEOARTS MUSIC / JAPAN / 2001
  1. Elbow Grease
    (Billy Sheehan, John Novello)
  2. Time Crunch
    (Billy Sheehan, John Novello)
  3. Stone Face
    (Billy Sheehan, John Novello)
  4. Red
    (Robert Fripp)
  5. Invisible King
    (Billy Sheehan, John Novello)
  6. Daddy Long Leg
    (Billy Sheehan, John Novello)
  7. Hog Funk
    (Billy Sheehan, John Novello)
  8. Glow
    (Billy Sheehan, John Novello)
  9. Damaged Goods
    (Billy Sheehan, John Novello)
  10. Outside Inside Out
    (Billy Sheehan, John Novello)
  11. Blue Wind
    (Jan Hammer)
  12. Happy As A Clam
    (Billy Sheehan, John Novello)

Aug 8, 2001
CAB2
 CAB2 (Tony MacAlpine, Bunny Brunel, Dennis Chambers, Brian Auger) will have some shows in Japan in September..
Sep 5, Blue Note Osaka
Sep 6, Blue Note Osaka
Sep 7, Blue Note Fukuoka
Sep 8, Blue Note Fukuoka

Aug 2, 2001
New "Blood Sweat and Beers"
 Magna Carta will be releasing a new version of the live CD "Blood Sweat and Beers" which will contain 3 new unreleased studio tracks that Niacin recorded for the "Deep" CD as well.
http://www.gordygale.com/page8.html

Jul 25, 2001
Video clips
 Live music video clips of Niacin, Dennis Chambers, CAB, Bunny Brunel and more.
http://www.fpzmultimedia.com/music.htm


Jun 25, 2001
Time Crunch
 Finished is Niacin's fifth album "Time Crunch" which will be released worldwide this fall.
(From http://www.billysheehan.com/)


Jun 2, 2001
New CD
 Niacin is almost finished with the recording of their new CD.
(From http://www.gordygale.com/page8.html)


Apr 8, 2001
New CD
 Niacin goes into the studio on April 28th to begin recording their new CD.
(From http://www.gordygale.com/page8.html)


Jan 10, 2001
NAMM 2001
 Niacin will be performing at this years NAMM Convention on January 20th.
(From Niacin official site)


Dec 3, 2000
Official Niacin website
New official Niacin website!


Dec 1, 2000
Tour date in the States
date city venue
Dec 15th Hollywood, CA Baked Potato
Dec 16th Hollywood, CA Baked Potato
(From http://www.gordygale.com/page8.html)

Jun 30, 2000
Tour date in the States was updated
date city venue
July 7th Chicago, IL Martyr's
July 8th Erie, PA Docksider's
July 9th Greensburg, PA Scooby's
July 11th Buffalo, NY Tralfalmadore
July 13th NYC, NY Bottom Line
(From http://www.billysheehan.com/news.html and http://www.gordygale.com/page8.html)

Jun 28, 2000
AOL chat
 Live: Niacin - June 28 - 9pm ET

Jun 25, 2000
Tour date in the States was updated
date city venue
July 7th Chicago, IL Martyr's
July 8th Erie, PA Docksider's
July 9th Greensburg, PA Scooby's
July 10th Rochester, NY Penny Arcade
July 11th Buffalo, NY Tralfalmadore
July 13th NYC, NY Bottom Line
(From http://www.gordygale.com/page8.html)

Jun 17, 2000
Tour date in the States was updated
date city venue
July 7th Chicago, IL Martyr's
July 8th Erie, PA Docksider's
July 10th Rochester, NY Penny Arcade
July 11th Buffalo, NY Tralfalmadore
July 13th NYC, NY Bottom Line
July 14th Albany, NY (tentative)
(From http://www.gordygale.com/page8.html)

Jun 14, 2000
Tour date in the States
date city venue
July 7th Chicago, IL Martyr's
July 8th Erie, PA Docksider's
July 11th Buffalo, NY Tralfalmadore
July 12th Rochester, NY Penny Arcade
July 13th NYC, NY Bottom Line
July 14th Albany, NY (tentative)
(From http://www.gordygale.com/page8.html)

Apr 11, 2000
Presents
 Presents from Niacin on Osaka Blue Note site
http://osaka-bluenote.co.jp/present.html
http://osaka-bluenote.co.jp/jacky.html (RealAudio)

Mar 6, 2000
DVD
 Niacin's live video "Live!" was re-issued on DVD.

Feb 19, 2000
Deep
 "Deep" will be released in the States on March 7th. http://www.magnacarta.net/asp_bin/viewcdpage.asp?catno=MA-9048-2

NIACIN / DEEP
MA-9048-2 / Magna Carta / U.S.A. / 2000
  1. Swing Swang Swung
  2. Best Laid Plans
  3. Sugar Blues
  4. Stompin' Ground
  5. Blue Mondo
  6. Panic Button
  7. Bootleg Jeans
  8. Mean Streets
  9. This One's Called...
  10. Klunkified
  11. Ratta Mcque
  12. Things Ain't Like They Used To Be (*)
  13. Bluesion (**)
(*) Guest musicians : Glenn Hughes (vo), Steve Lukather (g)
(**) Bonus Track

Feb 17, 2000
Pictures of Niacin
 Pictures of Niacin at HMV Ikebukuro on February 12th. (Thanks K.K.)

Feb 11, 2000
Niacin's fan event
 Niacin's fan event will be at HMV Ikebukuro in Japan on February 12th.

Feb 5, 2000
Niacin in Osaka
 Pictures of Niacin in Osaka

Dec 5, 1999
Sound messages from Niacin
 Sound messages from Niacin

Dec 5, 1999
Pictures of Niacin
 Pictures of Niacin in Japan on November 1st.

Nov 24, 1999
Web page of Niacin's Deep
 Web page of Niacin's Deep on VideoArts Music.

Nov 24, 1999
An opening article of JazzLife
 An opening article of JazzLife (Dec 1999) is an interview with Bily.

Nov 24, 1999
Niacin in Beijing
 Niacin will play in Beijing, China on February 14th. From Billy's official site

Nov 4, 1999
Deep
 "Deep" will be released in Japan on November 25th.

NIACIN / DEEP
VACM-1147 / VIDEOARTS MUSIC / JAPAN / 1999
  1. Swing Swang Swung
  2. Best Laid Plans
  3. Sugar Blues
  4. Stompin' Ground
  5. Blue Mondo
  6. Panic Button
  7. Bootleg Jeans
  8. Mean Streets
  9. This One's Called...
  10. Klunkified
  11. Ratta Mcque
  12. Things Ain't Like They Used To Be (*)
  13. RY-30 (**)
(*) Guest musicians : Glenn Hughes (vo), Steve Lukather (g)
(**) Bonus Track

Oct 28, 1999
Interview with Billy
 Interview with Billy (Thanks Billy!)

Oct 24, 1999
Niacin live in Japan in February
 Niacin will appear on BLUE NOTE OSAKA from February 4th to 5th.
http://osaka-bluenote.co.jp/

Oct 21, 1999
Niacin live in Japan in February
 Niacin will appear on BLUE NOTE TOKYO from February 7th to 12th.
http://www.bluenote.co.jp/new/i-new.html

Sep 23, 1999
Deep
 "Deep" will be released on November 25th. (from Jazz Life, October)

Sep 23, 1999
Encores, Legends & Paradox
 EL&P tribute album "Encores, Legends & Paradox" will be released in Japan on September 29th. It was already released in the States on April 6th.

  1. Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression)
    Robert Berry / Simon Phillips / Jordan Rudees / Mark Wood
  2. Bitches Crystal
    Trent Gardner / Pat Mastelotto / John Wetton / Igor Khoroshev / Wayne Gardner
  3. Toccata
    Trent Gardner / Pat Mastelotto / Peter Banks / Matt Guillory / Wayne Gardner
  4. Knife Edge
    Robert Berry / Simon Phillips / Gienn Hughes / Marc Bonilla / Erik Norlander
  5. A Time And A Place
    Trent Gardner / Doane Perry / James LaBrie / Martin Barre / John Novello / Wayne Gardner
  6. Hoedown
    Robert Berry / Smon Phillips / Jerry Goodman / Jordan Rudees / Marc Bonilla
  7. The Sheriff
    Trent Gardner / Mike Portnoy / John Wetton / Peter Banks / Mark Robertson / Wayne Gardener
  8. The Endless Enigma
    Trent Gardner / Mike Portnoy / Geoff Downs / Wayne Gardner
  9. The Barbarian
    Robert Berry / Simon Phillips / Igor Khoroshev
  10. Tarkus
    Robert Berry / Simon Phillips / James LaBrie / Derek Sherinian / Marc Bonilla

Aug 7, 1999
"Deep"
 The title of Niacin's 3rd album will be "Deep". (from BURRN!, Sep 1999)

Jun 5, 1999
Niacin 3rd album
 Niacin's 3rd album will be released on November. Glenn Hughes and Steve Lukather played on the song called "Things Ain't What They Used To Be". (from BURRN!, Jul 1999)

Mar 20, 1999
Niacin at the NEW Baked Potato
 Niacin is playing tonight and tomorrow night 19-20 March at the NEW Baked Potato in Hollywood. Located at the corner of Sunset and Vine. Fans can call 323 461-6400 for tickets.
And Happy Birthday to Billy!

Jan 27, 1999
Niacin To Perform at NAMM Convention
 Niacin will be performing live at this year's NAMM Convention in Los Angeles. The date is Friday, 29 January 1999 at the Variety Arts Center, downtown LA. This concert is presented by Kurzweil Keyboards, and admission is free to those who obtain a special pass from Kurzweil.
The concert will be broadcast live on the internet at http://www.elastic.net/

Jan 16, 1999
Niacin Live!
 Niacin Live!

NIACIN :
KEY CLUB 9039 SUNSET BLVD, W.HLLYWD
THU JAN 28, 1999 8:00PM $18
DOORS 7PM ALL AGES

Aug 29, 1998
Video Messages
 New video messages!
from Billy Sheehan in August 17th, 1998
from John Novello in August 22th, 1998
(Thanks Niacin)

Aug 27, 1998
New pictures
 New pictures
Niacin live in Osaka in August 14th, 1998
Billy in Tokyo in August 22th, 1998
(Thanks Niacin)

Aug 27, 1998
Pictures of Niacin from UDO ARTISTS INC
 Pictures of Niacin from UDO ARTISTS INC
in rehearsal
in show

Aug 27, 1998
Setlist at Osaka Club Quattro

Aug 18, 1998
Setlist at Osaka Club Quattro
 Setlist at Osaka Club Quattro (Thanks Kyoko)

Aug 17, 1998
Picture of Billy
 Picture of Billy in Osaka in August 17th, 1998 (Thanks Billy)

Aug 13, 1998
John Novello's Super Organ Clinic
 John Novello's Super Organ Clinic
date : 17:00, August 18th, 1998
venue : LAOX gakkikan 7F studio, Tokyo
(from Roland's page (in Japanese))

Jul 8, 1998
Niacin's new tour date
 The August 4th Niacin date is now the HotHouse in Chicago, Il.
The Aug 2nd Niacin date at the Pointe 705 club in Redondo Beach, Ca has been cancelled as the club has closed until further notice. (Thanks Gordy)

Jun 23, 1998
Niacin's concert in Brazil is cancelled
 Niacin's concert in Brazil is cancelled for now. Niacin was trying to get there but the business didn't happen this time.

Jun 20, 1998
Brazil and U.S. tour
 Brazil and U.S. tour
July 23 - Brazil Festival location to be announced
Aug. 1 - Key Club, Los Angeles, CA
Aug. 2 - Pointe 705, Redondo Beach, CA
Aug. 4 - Elbo Room, Chicago, IL
Aug. 5 - Tralfamadore, Buffalo, NY
Aug. 6 - Regatta Bar, Boston, MA
Aug. 7 - Bottom Line, NYC
Aug. 8 - Bottom Line, NYC
Aug. 9 - Blues Alley, Washington, DC

Apr 24, 1998
"High Bias" in the States
 "High Bias" will be released in the States in April 27th.

Apr 23, 1998
Niacin and Fourplay
 Niacin and Fourplay will play on the outdoor concert "Parthenon Tama Summer Live '98" in August 22th.

Apr 23, 1998
Video clip from "High Bias"
 The first video clip from "High Bias" is "Slapped Silly".

Apr 17, 1998
Live in Japan in August 1998

Apr 8, 1998
Message from Billy and John
 New message from Billy and John at Niacin promotion in Japan.

Apr 1, 1998
Billy and John will come to Japan
 Billy and John will come to Japan.

Mar 31, 1998
Billy will come to Japan
 Billy will come to Japan for the promotion of Niacin in April.

Mar 25, 1998
"High Bias" in store now in Japan
 2nd album "High Bias" released in March 25th in Japan. Special tape from Tower Records includes "Slapped Silly" and "Do It Right" (Unreleased track).

Mar 25, 1998
Message from Billy
 Message from Billy about "High Bias"

Mar 7, 1998
Niacin / High Bias

  1. High Bias
    Billy Sheehan (Bass), John Novello (Hammond B3, Roland VK-7, Fender Phodes), Dennis Chambers (Drums)
  2. Birdland
    Billy Sheehan (Bass), John Novello (Hammond B3, Piano, Kursweil 2500), Dennis Chambers (Drums), Alex Acuna (Percussin)
    (Vocal Samples curtesy of Take 6)
  3. Slapped Silly
    Billy Sheehan (Bass), John Novello (Hammond B3, Roland VK-7), Dennis Chambers (Drums)
  4. Montuno
    Billy Sheehan (Bass), John Novello (Hammond B3, Piano), Dennis Chambers (Drums), Alex Acuna (Percussin)
  5. Revenge
    Billy Sheehan (Bass), John Novello (Roland VK-7, Fender Phodes, Piano), Dennis Chambers (Drums)
  6. Cool To The Touch
    Billy Sheehan (Bass), John Novello (Hammond B3, Piano), Dennis Chambers (Drums)
  7. Darkside
    Billy Sheehan (Bass), John Novello (Hammond B3, Fender Phodes), Dennis Chambers (Drums)
  8. It's The Little Things
    Billy Sheehan (Bass), John Novello (Hammond B3, Fender Phodes), Dennis Chambers (Drums)
  9. Soul Diversion
    Billy Sheehan (Bass), John Novello (Hammond B3, Roland VK-7, Fender Phodes), Rayford Griffin (Drums)
  10. Who Cares If It's Raining
    Billy Sheehan (Bass), John Novello (Hammond B3), Pat Torpey (Drums)
  11. Hang Me Upside Down
    Billy Sheehan (Bass), John Novello (Hammond B3), Kenwood Dennard (Drums), Chick Corea (Fender Phodes)
  12. View From Above (Bonus Track)
    Billy Sheehan (Bass), John Novello (Hammond B3, Piano), Pat Torpey (Drums)

Feb 8, 1998
Message from Billy and John
 New message from Billy and John at Niacin promotion in Japan.

Feb 8, 1998
98 NAMM Show
 Niacin played Jan 31 at the 98 NAMM Show to over 1600 people.

Feb 3, 1998
Niacin 2nd album
 Niacin 2nd album "High Bias" will be released in March 25th in Japan.

Jan 15, 1998
Niacin 2nd album
 Niacin 2nd album will be released in March in Japan. Guest musicians are Chick Corea and so on. There will be a Latin number and gospel number in new album.

Nov 3, 1997
Setlist at Blue Note Tokyo
 Setlist at Blue Note Tokyo (Thanks Shimizu)

Oct 28, 1997
Mailing list in English
 Mailing list in English

Oct 22, 1997
Niacin live photo
 Niacin live photo (Thanks Niacin and Blue Note Osaka)

Oct 19, 1997
The Bottom Line (Nagoya) setlist
 Niacin Japan Tour was a great success. The Bottom Line (Nagoya) setlist

Oct 12, 1997
New pictures
 Niacin's pictures in Fukuoka (Thanks Matsumoto), in Osaka

Oct 12, 1997
New messages
 New message from Niacin in Osaka.

Oct 12, 1997
Setlist at Blue Note Osaka
 Setlist at Blue Note Osaka

Oct 5, 1997
JCS NIACIN Special Page
 JCS NIACIN Special Page (Thanks Jazz Central Station)

Sep 25, 1997
NIACIN LIVE! Video CD-ROM
 "NIACIN LIVE" Video CD-ROM on sale in September 25 in Japan.

Jul 28, 1997
Niacin 2nd CD
 Niacin 2nd CD will be recorded at Chick Corea's Mad Hatter Studios in mid-August. There have been rumors of certain celebrity, "monster player" guest artists appearing on the new CD.

Jul 28, 1997
NIACIN Tour Date
 Blue Note, Fukuoka, Japan / October 5 - October 8
Blue Note, Osaka, Japan / October 9 - October 11
Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan / October 13 - October 18
Bottom Line, Nagoya, Japan / October 19
Jamz, Jakarta, Indonesia / October 21 - October 26

Jul 19, 1997
NIACIN来日日程
 ブルーノート福岡　10月5日〜10月8日
ブルーノート大阪　10月9日〜10月11日(予定)
ブルーノート東京　10月13日〜10月18日

Jul 18, 1997
NIACIN再来日公演
 10月にNIACINの再来日公演が行われます。今年もブルーノートです。

Apr 20, 1997
NIACINストーリー & バイオ
 ビデオアーツ提供の NIACINストーリー と バイオ を更新しました。

Apr 20, 1997
NIACIN来日情報
 もうすぐライブビデオ&CDの発売されるNIACINですが、 次の来日は秋頃になりそうです。 大阪と福岡は前回同様ブルーノート、東京は違う会場になりそう、との噂です。

Apr 13, 1997
NIACINライブ・オン・インターネット
 米国東部時間の4月12日21:00(日本時間4月13日11:00)より、 NIACINのライブが行われました。 ビリーのオフィシャルホームページで、 音声がライブ中継されましたが、トラブルのため映像は中継されませんでした。 セットリストは こちら で。

Apr 12, 1997
BBC & NIACIN CLUBからブルーノートのポスタープレゼント
詳しくは ここ で。

Apr 12, 1997
NIACINのアメリカでのライブの日程

Apr 12, 1997
ポール・ギルバートのファンサイト

Apr 10, 1997
NIACINのCDプレゼント
ビリーのオフィシャルホームページで、 NIACINの(サイン付き?)CDプレゼントに応募できます。 詳しくは ここ で。

Apr 10, 1997
NIACINライブ・オン・インターネット
 米国東部時間の4月12日19:30(日本時間4月13日9:30)より、 NIACINのライブが行われます。 ライブの模様は、ビリーのオフィシャルホームページで、 音声と映像別々にライブ中継されます。 映像は30秒毎の更新になるようです。 音声を聞くためには、リアルオーディオのプラグインが必要です。 詳しくは ここ で。

Apr 10, 1997
"RATTLESNAKE GUITAR"日本でも発売
 輸入盤のみでしか入手できなかった、 ピーター・グリーンのトリビュートアルバム"RATTLESNAKE GUITAR"が、 4月9日に発売されました。

Apr 8, 1997
メーリングリスト開始
 MBB, BBC, NIACIN CLUB共通メーリングリスト の運用を開始しました。

Mar 30, 1997
NIACINのライブマテリアル発売

4月23日(水)にNIACINのライブを収録した CD、 VHS、LD が発売されます。 いずれも国内商品のみで、輸入盤はありません。 さらに初回生産限定として、CD＋VHS＋特典(リストバンド)の 完全限定パッケージ(\6,000)も発売されます。

Mar 9, 1997
BURRN!誌の読者人気投票

BURRN!誌の読者人気投票が発表されました。 ビリーはベース部門のチャンピオン! ヘビーメタル系の雑誌にもかかわらず、ジョン・ノヴェロもキーボード部門で 19位にランクイン!

Mar 1, 1997
"NIACIN"のアメリカ盤が遂に発売

"NIACIN"のアメリカ盤が発売されました。 2曲の日本盤未収録曲と、3曲のロングバージョンが収録されています。 ジャケットに意外な違いが隠されています。

Jan 25, 1997
ライブCD & ビデオ

NIACINのライブビデオとライブCDが4月に発売予定です。
ビデオはWOWOWで放映された、 97年10月23日のシークレットギグを収録したものです。
CDには、日本とインドネシアでのライブから、 ベストテイクが選ばれる模様です。

Nov 4, 1996
シークレット・ギグ

11月15日WOWOWにて10月23日のシークレット・ギグの模様が放映されます。 このシークレット・ギグには、NIACIN CLUBの会員が招待されました。
また、上記のライブビデオが1997年に発売されます。

Sep 25, 1996
ビリーのトーク＆サイン会開催決定

Billy来日にともない、トーク＆サイン会が催されることになりました。
日程は以下の通り。

　　10月22日(火)　銀座山野楽器本店　14:00〜
　　10月24日(木)　高田馬場ESP　14:00〜

ESPの方は、ESPの学生さんのほかに、 どのくらい一般人の方を入れてもらえるのかは、不明。 22日の山野楽器のイベントで、たくさんのファンの方をお待ちしております。 (といっても、平日なのがネックです(TT))
また、整理券の配布方法など、詳細が決まり次第、お知らせいたします。

Sep 1, 1996
倉敷でNIACINフェア開催

倉敷市児島にある「ブックスフリーウェイ鷲羽店」では、 9月1日より1カ月間、ビデオアーツ、ヤマハ、ビリーシーンFC協力のもと、 NIACINフェアを展開しています。 期間中、CD「NIACIN」購入者には、 抽選で15名にビリーとジョン・ノベロの直筆サインをプレゼントいたします。 (東京以外では、この店が初めて!) また、店内では、TV未公開のNIACINの60秒IDや、 ビリーの1988年初来日の模様を撮した非売品ビデオ 「ビリー・シーン・イン・ジャパン」を放映しているほか、 1993年にマキタが制作したポールのイラスト入りTシャツ、 MBB(MR. BIG大好き少女のためのファンクラブMR. BIG BUG)の会報、 BBC の会報の表紙も展示しています。
NIACIN買うなら児島のフリーウェイへ。 スタッフ一同、心よりお待ちしております。

ブックスフリーウェイ鷲羽店
倉敷市児島小川4-5-3　TEL 086-474-2220

(11月のMR. BIGベストアルバム発売にあわせて、 次はMR. BIGでフェアをする予定です)

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