Magenta's new album entiitled 'Wrecking Man' is now available through Magenta Music.

The Grand Charity Concert at Weston Playhouse on Saturday 12th March was a great success with well over 400 enjoying the mix of folk and jazz. Magenta headlined the evening with a selection of songs old and new and including a number of songs off their new album 'Wrecking Man' (now available from Magenta Music). There were also great performances by some great young musicians in the North Somerset Jazz Orchestra and the North Somerset Swing band.

Tickets for the Chairman's Grand Charity Concert in Weston's Playhouse Theatre on Saturday 12th March are selling well. The evening is being promoted by Ann Harley, the Chairman of North Somerset Council and is in aid of three charities - Weston HospiceCare, the Strawberry Line and North Somerset Young Carers. Tickets are available from the Playhouse Box Office and Agents.

Magenta are headlining the evening and there will be appearances by some of the area's finest young musicians in the North Somerset Jazz Orchestra and the North Somerset Swing Band.

Magenta will have their fourth album available for the very first time at the concert. It includes several new songs, reworking of a couple of older numbers and some songs they did not get round to recording first time around. The new CD will be available via the website from 12th March 2011.

Bulldog will be banishing the February blues with an evening at Kewstoke Village Hall on Saturday 12th February (7.30pm). The event has been organised by Weston Moose, tickets are £10 and will include supper. All profits will go to the 'Free Wheelers' and the 'Childrens Hospice South West'. Further information can be obtained from Pam Savage on 01934 812143.

Bulldog have released a fourth album entitled 'Bulldog Get Serious', now available from Magenta Music. Bulldog are well known for comedy and entertainment but this album is a collection of some of the more serious songs that have featured in the act over the last 20 years There are 'live' recordings from one of Bulldog's Weston Playhouse shows in the 1990s and up to the minute studio recordings of songs that have featured regularly in the act. The CD is available for £8.00 (incl P&P) via the website and the band are playing live at Kewstoke Village Hall on Saturday February 12th for Weston Moose. (more details to follow)

Magenta will headline a Grand Charity Concert at the Playhouse, Weston Super Mare, on Saturday 12th March at 7.30pm. The concert is the last in a series of reunion concerts that started with 2 sell-out nights at Weston's Blakehay Theatre in October 2009. Magenta have also been working on a fourth album, which it is hoped will be available for the first time at the show. Tickets are available from the Playhouse Box Office & Agents or contact Chris Ballard (01934 842584)

Magenta are to play a major charity concert at Weston's Playhouse Theatre on Saturday March 12th 2011. Final details have yet to be confirmed. More info on tickets etc., to be posted.

Following the success of the reunion concerts in October / November, Magenta are working on a new album for release in the Spring. Further live appearances have been at Nailsea Festival in March and Burnham on Sea's Princess Hall in June.

A further concert is lined up at the Tolmen Centre near Helston in Cornwall on Saturday November 6th. More information on this can be obtained from www.constantinecornwall.com  

Magenta's '25 Years On' Reunion weekend was a huge success with both nights selling out and a tremendous response from 2 great audiences.

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Magenta's third album 'Wot's Next Then' originally released in 1983 is now available in CD format from MagentaMusic (see 'Shop' page).

The price is £7.50 incl P&P

Tickets for the first reunion concert at the Blakehay Theatre, Weston on Saturday 31st October are virtually sold out. However tickets for the Sunday evening (1st November) are still available from 07970 525826 or 01934 733505.

Tickets are £10.

25 years after Magenta disbanded, the 5 members of the band have decided to get together to play 2 reunion concerts at the Blakehay Theatre Weston Super Mare.

The concerts entitled '25 years On' will be on Saturday 31st October and Sunday 1st November.

Tickets are available from Arthur on 07970 525826 or Mervyn on 07970 100252.