TERRY BOZZIO TO JOIN BEAT ?

 According to the newsflash from the Phoenix venue:

- info: reddit

BEAT, WITH ADRIAN BELEW, TONY LEVIN, STEVE VAI AND DANNY CAREY

For those who missed the tour, a recording of the June 24, 2026, concert at the 013 venue in Tilburg, NL, turned up on DimeADozen.

And don't forget that the band has an album (+ blu-ray) out as well.

ADRIAN BELEW - JULIE SLICK - MARCO MINNEMANN

Eric Slick being featured on the recent Mike Keneally release had my pal Jeroen diving in his archives.

As a result, I'm listening to a recording of the Adrian Belew Power Trio, in concert on October 27, 2010, broadcast on the Dutch VPRO JazzLive radio show on March 3, 2011.

The Adrian Belew Trio. Not with Eric, but with Eric's sister Julie. And with Marco Minnemann on the drums.
Thank you, Jeroen.

Here's a YouTube clip from that very same concert:

-- info: Jeroen J

ADRIAN BELEW - ELECTRONIC GUITAR

 I recently came across a copy of this 1984 VHS tape: 
"Adrian Belew: Electronic Guitar"

25 minutes into the tape, Adrian shows a technique that Frank Zappa thought him:

the bagpipe style.
Adrian's example sounds more Scottish, whereas FZ used to get a more (and referred to it as a) Bulgarian bagpipe style, but it sounds amazing.

And YouTube wouldn't be YouTube without a digital copy of this instructional video.

BEAT EUROPEAN TOURDATES

BEAT Europe 2026

• 07/06 WOLVERHAMPTON, UK
• 08/06 LONDON, UK
• 10/06 PARIS, FRANCE
• 11/06 DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY
• 13/06 STRASBOURG, FRANCE
• 14/06 HAMBURG, GERMANY
• 15/06 BERLIN, GERMANY
• 16/06 AARHUS, DENMARK
• 18/06 PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
• 19/06 MUNICH, GERMANY
• 20/06 VIENNA, AUSTRIA
• 22/06 ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND
• 23/06 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
• 24/06 TILBURG, NETHERLANDS
• 26/06 MADRID, SPAIN
• 27/06 BILBAO, SPAIN
• 28/06 BARCELONA, SPAIN
• 30/06 GARDONE RIVIERA, ITALY
• 02/07 POMPEI, ITALY
• 03/07 BARI, ITALY
• 04/07 PERUGIA, ITALY
• 06/07 UDINE, ITALY
• 07/07 ZAGREB, CROATIA
• 09/07 SOFIA, BULGARIA
• 11/07 ISTANBUL, TURKEY
• 13/07 BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
• 15/07 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
• 17/07 ZAMEK ĆMIELOW, POLAND

ADRIAN BELEW

The latest Cherry Red newsletter mentioned an Adrian Belew compilation box set, to be released in March:

Adrian Belew: The Atlantic Years 1989-1992, 3CD Clamshell Box Set

27th March 2026
• 3CD REMASTERED CLAMSHELL BOX EDITION BY CELEBRATED MUSICIAN & SONGWRITER ADRIAN BELEW WHICH GATHERS ALL OF HIS RECORDINGS MADE FOR ATLANTIC RECORDS BETWEEN 1989 AND 1992.

• INCLUDES THE ALBUMS 'MR. MUSIC HEAD', 'YOUNG LIONS' AND 'INNER REVOLUTION'.

• WITH TWO RARE BONUS TRACKS.

• FEATURING GUEST CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DAVID BOWIE.

• INCLUDES BOOKLET WITH NEW ESSAY.

BEAT TO TOUR EUROPE NEXT SUMMER

BEAT is proud to announce that we are bringing the 1980’s music of King Crimson to Europe in the summer of 2026!

Tickets for most shows go on sale to the public this Friday, December 12th (check with venues for dates and time).

TICKETS: BEAT-tour.com

08/06 London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
10/06 Paris, France @ Olympia
11/06 Dusseldorf, Germany @ Mitsubishi Electric Hall
13/06 Strasbourg, France @ Palais des Congres
14/06 Hamburg, Germany @ Stadtpark
15/06 Berlin, Germany @ Uber Eats Music Hall
16/06 Aarhus, Denmark @ Musikhuset
19/06 Munich, Germany @ Tollwood Festival
20/06 Vienna, Austria @ Wiener Stadthalle
23/06 Brussels, Belgium @ Cirque Royal
24/06 Tilburg, Netherlands @ 013
26/06 Madrid, Spain @ TBA
28/06 Barcelona, Spain @ TBA
30/06 Gardone Riviera, Italy @ Festival del Vittoriale Tener-a-mente
02/07 Pompei, Italy @ Amphitheatre of Pompeii
03/07 Bari, Italy @ Fiera del Levante
04/07 Perugia, Italy @ Umbria Jazz – Arena Santa Giuliana
06/07 Udine, Italy @ Castello di Udine
07/07 Zagreb, Croatia @ SRC Salata
09/07 Sofia, Bulgaria @ NDK Hall 1
11/07 Istanbul, Turkey @ Harbiye Cernil Topuzlu Open Air Theatre
13/07 Bucharest, Romania @ Arenele Romane’s Tent
15/07 Budapest, Hungary @ Barba Negra Music Stage

-- info: Philippe Lamoot

TONY LEVIN HAS ISSUED A PHOTO BOOK WITH PICTURES FROM THE RECENT BEAT TOUR

It is the best of bassist Tony Levin’s photos from the 2024 North America Tour, the 2025 Latin America Tour and the Tokyo Japan show in September 2025.

BEAT is a supergroup featuring STEVE VAI (guitar), ADRIAN BELEW (guitar, vocals), TONY LEVIN (bass guitar, Chapman stick, back vocals), DANNY CAREY (drums), and they perform the music of KING CRIMSON from the 1980s albums Discipline, Beat, and Three Of A Perfect Pair.

https://tonylevinmusic.com/the-book-of-beat

BEAT - LIVE

• BEAT: live
      (2025, 3cd + blu-ray + artbook), --, inside out)

The digipack version has 2 CDs ("Neon Heat Disease - Live In Los Angeles") and a blu-ray.

The deluxe edition has 3 CDs ("Neon Heat Disease - Live In Los Angeles" + "Strange Spaghetti - Live In North America), and comes in an large picture / art book.

And there's also a 3 LP version.

Great sound, with a very nice separation of the instruments!

I haven't watched the blu-ray yet, but this is a must-hear if you're in to the music of King Crimson, or if you want to hear Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, Tony Levin, or Steve Vai in action.

Superb !!

BEAT TO RELEASE A LIVE ALBUM LATER THIS YEAR

Beat, the King Crimson spin-off project featuring the legendary progressive band members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin, will release a live album later this year.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/beat-live-album-release/

BEAT is proud to announce the release of BEAT LIVE available from InsideOut Music on September 26th, 2025.
This special live release was captured from the band’s performance at the United Theater on Broadway in Los Angeles, CA.
BEAT ‘LIVE’ will be available as a Special Edition 2CD+Blu-ray, Deluxe 3LP triple gatefold, as well as a Limited Deluxe 3CD+Blu-ray Artbook including additional ‘Live in North America’ CD & 36-page booklet.

VIDEO CLIPS FROM THE BEAT CONCERT IN LOS ANGELES ON NOVEMBER 10

We definitely need a blu-ray or DVD from this show. Just look at / listen to these clips... 

BEAT - Sleepless

BEAT - The Sheltering Sky

BEAT - Waiting Man

JERRY HARRISON - ADRIAN BELEW - EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

THE BEAT TOUR KICKED OFF

BEAT (Belew/Levin/Vai/Carey): "Indiscipline" (King Crimson) (9/12/2024; San Jose, CA; first show)

 

BEAT - BELEW, VAI, LEVIN AND CAREY

BEAT: Belew, Vai, Levin and Carey play 80's King Crimson

BEAT - BELEW, VAI, LEVIN, CAREY PLAY 80s KING CRIMSON

"BEAT - Belew/Vai/Levin/Carey play 80s King Crimson!

Former King Crimson members ADRIAN BELEW and TONY LEVIN band together with guitar virtuoso STEVE VAI and explosive Tool drummer DANNY CAREY for the first time to create BEAT, a creative reinterpretation of the three iconic 80s KING CRIMSON albums - Discipline, Beat, and Three Of A Perfect Pair."

Tue • Sep 17 • 7:30 PM Humphreys 
Concerts By the Bay, San Diego, CA

ADRIAN BELEW INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE - - - "ON THE RECORD"

--info: Harald Häring

COPELAND, KING, COSMA& BELEW - GIZMODROME LIVE

• copeland, king, cosma & belew: gizmodrome live
      (2021, 2cd, eur, ear music)

In 2017, Stewart Copeland, Mark King, Vittorio Cosma and Adrian Belew recorded and released an album as Gizmodrome.

The quartet toured with the project and released "Gizmodrome Live" in 2021.
Incredible songs, experienced top-notch musicians, and superb vocals.
A supergroup indeed.

I only picked up my copy of "Gizmodrome Live" a couple of weeks ago and I've been playing it quite a lot since.
The perfect mix of pop / rock / progressive rock.

ADRIAN BELEW & LES CLAYPOOL

Dallas, 2023,
where Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew’s Remain in Light Tour shared the bill with Colonel Les Claypool’s Flying Frog Brigade

https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/claypool-harrison-and-belew-gave-dallas-a-night-of-classics-16810298

ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO - - - FLASHBACK TO 2016

Adrian Belew Power Trio - Three Of A Perfect Pair - Live @ Blue Note Milano
February 2016

-- info: Harald Häring

TODD RUNDGREN - SPACE FORCE

• todd rundgren: space force
      (2022, cd, usa, cleopatra records)

Every track on Todd Rundgren's "Space Force" is a collaboration with a different artist.
It makes the album incredibly diverse, with Todd as the common factor.
I love it.

Featuring former Zappa sidemen Adrian Belew and Steve Vai !

01 - Puzzle (Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren)

02 - Down With The Ship (Rivers Cuomo, Todd Rundgren)

03 - Artist In Residence (Neil Finn)

04 - Godiva Girl (A.Thompson, R.S.Angry, S.Mandel,T.Rundgren)

05 - Your Fandango (Sparks, Todd Rundgren)

06 – Someday (Dave Lane, Todd Rundgren)

07 - I'm Not Your Dog (Thomas Dolby) 

08 – Espionage (Todd Rundgren, Yassin Alsalman) 

09 – STFU (Rick Nielsen, Todd Rundgren)

10 - Head In The Ocean (Alfie)

11 - I'm Leaving (Lemon Twigs, Todd Rundgren)

12 - Eco Warrior Goddess (Steve Vai, Todd Rundgren)