Read more about Carl Palmer's exclusive Rhythm on Canvas art work
here.
The Art of Giving page highlights events where
Carl Palmer and Scene 4 Art of Los Angeles
raise money for charity. A portion of all sales
at these events is given to the featured charities.
New Shows announced for The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer Tour.
More dates to be announced soon!
Rock history continues to be made...
We are excited and honored to announce some initial dates on the fourth leg of the Welcome Back - The Return of
Emerson, Lake & Palmer Tour!
Created by Carl Palmer and his management, the tour is presented with the full cooperation of the
Estates of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake. This is not a tribute act - This is the real thing.
Through modern technology, they will reunite the band: Carl with his two bandmates, playing together
along with Keith Emerson & Greg Lake, who both passed away in 2016. It combines Keith & Greg on giant
video walls performing live from a 1992 Royal Albert Hall show along with Carl Palmer and 2 side musicians
who are live on the stage. They all play together on stage.
Here are some links to videos that highlight various details about the show (click links to view videos):
"Emerson, Lake & Palmer have been reunited onstage for a video-powered live tour... the ultimate ELP experience.”
PROG MAGAZINE
"A groundbreaking multimedia tour/experience geared around the 50th anniversary of the legendary musical trio
Emerson, Lake & Palmer."
ROCK CELLAR MAGAZINE
"During the concerts, Palmer and his current band will perform live onstage, flanked by performance footage of
Emerson and Lake on massive video walls. As a comparison, a press release points to Paul McCartney's
recent 'duet' with John Lennon during the GOT BACK tour, done with video footage from the LET IT BE
Rooftop concert film."
ULTIMATE CLASSIC ROCK
Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer Talks "Welcome Back My Friends" Tour on AXS
Drum legend Carl Palmer sits down with Katie Daryl to discuss his tour, "Welcome Back My Friends: The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer,"
an extraordinary tribute that intertwines live footage of Keith Emerson's mesmerizing keyboard wizardry, Greg Lake's iconic vocals,
and Carl Palmer's exceptional drumming. Catch the details on Now Listen, and grab your tickets while you can!
There are a number of tour preparation and behind the scenes videos there and we'll be adding more as the tour progresses! There's also a video about
discussions underway for a UK tour!
We'll always remember the great contributions of the late Tony Ortiz to my original YouTube channel and the people who've carried on since Tony died.
And we'll keep that channel going so we can all enjoy the wonderful content, we plan to post our NEW content about this tour on the new YouTube channel.
Hope to see you there and hope to see you during one of the upcoming tours. As always, the latest tour dates can be found at:
Breaking News! Due to the overwhelming demand for
tickets in Edwardsville, IL, The Wildey Theatre has added
a 2nd night – Tuesday July 25, 2023!
Get tickets here!
When the Wildey Theatre's July 24th show with The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer Tour
sold out in mere 48 hours, the Theatre and the band's management have decided to add a 2nd night,
Tuesday, July 25th. "The demand for tickets for The Return of ELP show was overwhelming,” says Wildey's
General Manager, Al Canal. "Fortunately, both the band and our theater were available to add the next
night for a second show."
The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer tour
has added a one time only very intimate, up close &
personal show at the Wildey Theatre in
Edwardsville, IL (near St Louis)
The show is Monday, July 24, 2023 at 8pm and will
go on sale Wed, May 3rd at 10am CST
There are only 335 seats for this show which we expect
will sell out quickly. For those of our fans in the midwest,
here is
the link
where the tickets will be on sale! Don't miss it!
Wildey Theatre,
July 24 ticket link
This morning, Carl underwent a successful Ablation procedure to restore sinus rhythm as he was previously in Atrial Fibrillation.
Carl would to thank his Consultant Cardiologist, Dr. Tushar Salukhe, who performed the procedure, and all the wonderful
attending staff on the Sir Reginald Wilson Ward at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London who have been looking after him today.
The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer 2023 Summer Tour
Sole surviving member Carl Palmer, in association with the Estates of his bandmates Keith Emerson
& Greg Lake, has announced the much anticipated The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer 2023 Summer
Tour. Launching its 2nd US tour in July, the tour will actually again reunite ELP LIVE ON STAGE through modern technology.
The tour will start on July 8 in West Jefferson, NC and continue through the end of July 2023. See the
Tour Dates page for all the details and ticket links!
The tour continues the successful run of show which began in November and December 2022. After exploring the idea of a
Hologram tour in detail, Palmer (with the Estates of Emerson and Lake) opted for what they felt was a more honest approach
using live footage of Keith and Greg on massive video walls alongside Carl (and his band) playing LIVE on stage.
The voice and instrumentation of Greg Lake and the unmistakable keyboard mastery of Keith Emerson will be mixed with Palmer's
onstage live drumming to magically reunite ELP once again.
Having fun skiing indoors on real snow on my birthday! A big thank you to everyone who has sent me
Happy Birthday posts. It's great to read them and I really appreciate your kind messages.Thank you.
I hope I get to see many of you later this year when the "The Return of
Emerson, Lake & Palmer" continues!
After the release of his art piece Closer To Believing, Carl Palmer envisioned adding the artwork to
another scarf. Just like the 1st Orchadia scarf extensive design followed,
with Carl and SceneFour working with the highest quality silk printer in England. Now, his 2nd vision has become a reality.
SceneFour is proud to present the Closer To Believing Scarf and the Orchadia Scarf,
created by Carl Palmer and printed by Beckford Silk in the UK. Each scarf comes in a beautiful
presentation box, along with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Carl Palmer.
Both are limited edition of 1,000 scarfs, only available here.
Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 2023 tour preview
Continuing on the success of the initial tour in 2022, there are big plans for the Return of ELP in 2023!
Here's a sample of what it's like when Carl Palmer plays live with the audio/video accompaniment of the late
Keith Emerson and Greg Lake along while also having the live energy of Carl's band featuring
Paul Bielatowicz and Simon Fitzpatrick!
Jeff will be deeply missed. He gave so much to the world with his guitar playing!
I always thought so and so did Keith Emerson. He would have been a great guitarist
to have in ELP. We talked about Jeff many times as a band.
A holiday message from Carl - looking ahead to 2023!
Carl thanks all of the fans and wishes them and the world well for 2023.
And looking ahead to bring the "Return of Emerson, Lake and Palmer" tour to more of the world in 2023!
MESSAGE FROM CARL PALMER & KATIE DARBYSHIRE EVANS....
Wishing you all a very Happy Holiday and a big thank you to all the fans who came to see the
The Return of Emerson Lake & Palmer Show. It was great to be performing for you and we
very much appreciate the fantastic response and comments we received.
Looking forward to being back in the US with the show in 2023.
FANS WHO WITNESSED THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER TOUR SHOW THEIR ENTHUSIASM!
Emerson Lake & Palmer fans at different shows express their love for the new tour,
WELCOME BACK - THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER, which features Keith Emerson
and Greg Lake, once again playing with Carl Palmer and his two bandmates: Paul Bielatowicz & Simon
Fitzpatrick. The group is reunited by combining rare footage of the late Emerson and Lake from The
Royal Albert Hall in London in 1992; with a live on stage performance of Palmer and his band.
The tour features state of the art audio reproduction and three massive digital video walls in addition
to the stage set up of Palmer. The initial run of the tour was Nov 19 - Dec 2nd. A more extensive run
of dates around the world will commence in spring 2023.
CARL PALMER SENDS GREETINGS FROM TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY!
COME AND SEE THE SHOW! THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER plays tonight at the TOWN HALL in NEW YORK CITY.
Some tickets still available! Come and see the show!
CARL PALMER, PAUL BIELATOWICZ, AND SIMON FITZPATRICK wish their many fans a HAPPY
THANKSGIVING! THANK YOU for your amazing support of the RETURN OF ELP TOUR.
Thanksgiving dinner: 2022 Carl Palmer, band, and crew
Carl Palmer plans to continue with THE RETURN OF ELP
Due to the overwhelming positive response to the current tour,
Carl Palmer plans to return in 2023 with an extensive US tour
and beyond for THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER
A SOLD OUT CROWD AT THE 2300 ARENA IN PHILADELPHIA, GIVE THE
RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER TOUR A HUGE WELCOME!
An enthusiastic, sold out audience at the 2300 ARENA in Philadelphia,
rocked hard with the RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER, last night
(Nov 18, 2022). The show which featured Carl Palmer and his band
(Paul Bielatowicz and Simon Fitzpatrick) live on stage playing together
with the late Keith Emerson and Greg Lake, whose performances were
projected on three massive video walls. This short clip shows them
mesmerized while watching the climatic end of FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN.
It was the first time a band with 2 of its 3 members now deceased, was
reunited with modern technology. The crowd, which gave the performances
5 different standing ovations, roared with approval for the entire
evening. Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends!
Carl explains what's in store for today!
The show will feature rare concert footage and
audio of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake from The Royal Albert Hall from 1992. The concert tour will feature ELP reunited
with Carl Palmer (and sometime with 2 additional musicians from Palmer's band) performing live on stage with his
legendary former bandmates.
REHEARSAL UPDATE, NOV 17. THE FIRST TIME CARL & HIS BAND PLAYED WITH THE VIDEO OF KEITH & GREG AT YESTERDAY'S REHEARSAL
It's just a rough rehearsal take but here is a short taste of what it sounded like when Carl and
his band were onstage with Keith and Greg from ELP on screen for the first time yesterday! Come and see the show!
Today will be the first of three performance rehearsal days for THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER.
The show will feature rare concert footage and
audio of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake from The Royal Albert Hall from 1992. The concert tour will feature ELP reunited
with Carl Palmer (and sometime with 2 additional musicians from Palmer's band) performing live on stage with his
legendary former bandmates.
CARL PALMER SHOWS YOU THE SET UP PROCESS FOR THE RETURN OF ELP TOUR!
Today was set up for stage. Here is Carl walking you through the process. The show will feature rare concert footage and
audio of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake from The Royal Albert Hall from 1992. The concert tour will feature ELP reunited
with Carl Palmer (and sometime with 2 additional musicians from Palmer's band) performing live on stage with his
legendary former bandmates.
CARL PALMER CHECKING OUT THE VIDEO WALLS BEING USED ON THE RETURN OF
ELP TOUR!
An excited Carl Palmer visited the production warehouse where the video walls
are being assembled for the RETURN OF ELP tour. The show will feature rare
concert footage and audio of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake from The Royal Albert
Hall from 1992. The concert tour will feature ELP reunited with Carl Palmer
(and sometime with 2 additional musicians from Palmer's band) performing
live on stage with his legendary former bandmates.
CARL PALMER PREPARING FOR RARE,
ONE-OF-A-KIND ELP REUNION TOUR:
WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS:
THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER
Fans will have one last chance to see the acclaimed progressive rock band in all its glory.
Rock icon and drumming legend Carl Palmer has been busy at work in his home music studio playing along with
his old friends, Keith Emerson & Greg Lake preparing for a brief one-of-a-kind tour.
How can this be?
Emerson and Lake passed away nine months apart in 2016, leaving Palmer
to carry on the band's enormous musical legacy.
It is being done by combining rare live footage of EMERSON and LAKE from a
legendary Royal Albert Hall ELP show
with Palmer (and on some songs his two current band members) who will be playing live on stage.
"It was very emotional for me when I started the rehearsals with this newly edited video of Keith and
Greg,"
says Palmer from his home in England. "It was both invigorating and a little bit sad, because I realized
how much I miss those guys. After bringing this idea to the estates of both Keith and Greg,
we all decided it was only fair to let fans embrace this music and this band one last time."
WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS:
THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER tour !!!
Sole surviving member Carl Palmer, in association with the Estates of
his bandmates Keith Emerson & Greg Lake, has
announced the much anticipated WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS - THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER
Tour. Launching on Friday November 18th, 2022 at the 2300 ARENA in Philadelphia, PA,
the tour will actually reunite ELP LIVE ON STAGE through modern technology.
After exploring the idea of a Hologram tour in detail, Palmer (with the Estates of Emerson and Lake)
opted for what they felt was a more honest approach using live footage of Keith and Greg on massive
video walls alongside Carl (and his band) playing LIVE on stage. The voice
and instrumentation of
Greg Lake and the unmistakable keyboard mastery of Keith Emerson will be mixed with Palmer's onstage
live drumming to magically reunite ELP once again. Paul McCartney's duet with John Lennon at the end
of his recent Got Back tour is a good idea of what ELP fans can expect from this show.
ASIA anniversary tour update and ASIA In ASIA box set
Multi-platinum supergroup ASIA is ready to announce an extensive
US tour set for next March 2023 to promote the 40th Anniversary of its
multi-platinum debut album and the new ASIA IN ASIA box set.
The tour, which had originally been set for August 2022 as a
co-bill with The Alan Parsons Live Project, has been rescheduled for early
2023 to accommodate a medical procedure needed by Mr. Parsons.
Dates will be announced shortly.
"We were hoping to be out this August, however moving the tour to early next year
so we can remain on a co-bill with The Alan Parsons Project will
be well worth it,” said founding member Carl Palmer.
"I am so thrilled that ASIA has finally been able to return to performing after
three years off the road due to the pandemic; we have much to celebrate."
"ASIA has been through a lot during these last four decades,"" adds Geoff Downes,
"but the music has always endured. The fans have never left us, nor we them.
This tour will be historic."
In addition to its 40th Anniversary, the band will be promoting the release of
ASIA In ASIA - Live At The Budokan, Tokyo, 1983, a deluxe box set
containing: 2LP, 2xCD, 40 page 12” book, Blu-ray video, memorabilia and more,
through BMG Records. Also available are a 2-LP Gatefold, 1CD and Digital Format.
Alan was a good friend and he will be missed by us all.
I have been on many tours with Alan over the years. I will miss our chats and most of all I will miss him.
My thoughts and love go out to all his family.
~Carl Palmer
Photo of Carl and Alan from 2017: Five of the world's greatest drummers got to hang
out backstage in 2017 at the
Yestival concert held at the The Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island, NY.
Shown L to R: Prairie Prince (Todd Rundgren, The Tubes);
Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer; ASIA);
Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Rod Stewart, Appice Brothers);
Alan White (Yes, John Lennon);
and Dylan Howe (Yes, Dr Feelgood's Wilko Johnson).
Much to my regret and due to circumstances out of my control, I want to make it clear that the
European tour was cancelled the second week of March 2022.
There seems to be some confusion with some venues not being informed of this information that I am
very unhappy about. I was under the impression that all venues had been informed of the cancellation.
I wanted to clarify the situation to prevent any more confusion and disappointment to my fans.
It's great to be back in the UK with a few surprises and celebrating some ELP anniversaries!
The tour starts March 31 in Birmingham and ends on April 29 in Durham.
Thanks for all the time and support for Carl, Paul, and Simon!
All the tour dates can be found on the Tour
Dates page.
Prog Rock supergroup Asia's classic self-titled first album celebrates 40th anniversary today
Nice
article from 1430 WCMY (Ottawa, IL) about the 40th anniversary of the release of the
first ASIA album.
"The DNA between Steve and myself [and] John, all very close, you know," Carl explains. "So from my point of view, it was a natural
group... And obviously, Geoffrey, when he came in, having that success with The Buggles and [Yes] ...all of that was great...
And it worked immediately."
Once Carl and the band finish up tonight's show in Florida, they'll make their way up the
US East Coast to finish this tour! They'll be making stops in North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and
New York
ASIA with original members Carl Palmer & Geoff Downes
Announces 40th Anniversary Celebration
ASIA, one of the greatest and best-loved supergroups to emerge during the 1980s is currently
preparing for an extensive 40th Anniversary celebration, due to kick off in summer
2022.
Featuring founding members Carl Palmer (ELP, Crazy World of Arthur Brown) and
Geoff Downes (Yes, The Buggles) the group will also include long time
bassist/ vocalist Billy Sherwood (Yes) and newest member, guitarist/ lead vocalist
Marc Bonilla, (Solo artist, Keith Emerson Band). The band is currently being
booked for a US tour to start late summer this year.
Carl is enroute to the US for the 2nd leg of the US tour, and is looking forward to the upcoming US shows with
Alan Parsons followed by the ELP Legacy solo shows. This new year also brings plans for
additional ELP Legacy shows.
Carl is enthusiastic about returning to touring the UK with a stop in Wales and Scotland beginning in April 2022,
this time celebrating the 50th anniversary of Trilogy and this phenomenal period of ELP history!
"It's been a long time coming, but now I am with the best and it feels good! My new beginning starts with
Vater!" – Carl Palmer
In celebrating ELP's 50th Anniversary with Carl Palmer now a Vater Artist, Carl's new signature Vater
Drumstick design will be initially released with his ELP 50th Anniversary logo - Limited for
sale in 2022 only!
Carl Palmer's new stick design is .580" [1.47cm] in diameter, so the grip is comfortably in between a 5A and 5B in size,
and 16" [40.64cm] in length. The long, gradual taper to the medium size teardrop/oval hybrid tip makes it a stick
that gives a quick rebound with clean/defined tones from around the drum kit. Lathe turned from American Hickory
for durability, Carl's model is designed for versatility to cover energetic, up-tempo playing to straight ahead
grooving at all dynamic levels.
Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy announces 2nd leg of US Tour! Jan-Feb 2022!
Acclaimed musician will pay tribute to Emerson, Lake & Palmer with
50th Anniversary Celebration
After his successful Fall 2021 Tour, legendary drummer and musician, Carl Palmer will
return this January to the US with his second round of live shows since 2019. These
shows, which will feature only Palmer and his band continue the acclaimed musician’s
return to live performances since the onset of the pandemic.
The tour will kick off on
January 27th in Jacksonville, FL, with three previously postponed dates appearing with
The Alan Parson Live Project in Florida. Those appearances will be followed with a
dozen additional shows featuring an evening with Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy.
As a young music enthusiast just starting out in music, I saw the original Moody Blues band
many times in my hometown of Birmingham England, and Graeme was the driving force behind the band at that time.
He was a talented musician whose presence will be greatly missed. Rest in peace."
Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy - Thankful to be back on the road!
5 shows into the 2021 Fall US Tour, Carl gives a quick update and
thanks all the fans who can join him back on the road.
We drop in on an early soundcheck from Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy tour - Fall 2021.
Here, Carl's having some fun singing a bit of ELP's "Benny the Bouncer"!
Here's part of an early show on the 2021 Fall US Tour of Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy.
New backing videos, more ELP classics, etc.
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer to Reunite for Upcoming Tour. Wait … What?
Carl has spoken with Rolling Stone about the possibility of a kind of "virtual" ELP tour
"[...] As Palmer tells Rolling Stone, plans are underway to reunite the trio, possibly
late next year. Using previously unseen footage of the band at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1992,
Palmer is hoping to play with his departed bandmates once again [...]"
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