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So, the moment has come.
I’m sitting at home, bleary eyed, slightly shell shocked, just taken the children to school. There is a strange sound of ‘quiet’ in the house. So quiet I can hear the kettle boiling. Mary our 2 year old is completely unaware of this pivotal moment in our family's history and is happy just bounci...ng on my un-opened suitcase.
Last night was the end of an era. The last Delirious? Show. What can I say. It was awesome, sad, happy, definitive. One can never correctly adjudicate ones emotions at times like this but I feel at peace. I feel joy. I feel like I’ve completed an assignment.
On behalf of Stu G, Tim, Jon, and Paul I’d like to say thankyou. Thankyou for 17 years. Thankyou for allowing us to be part of this great movement across the planet.
Delirious? have made some good records, played in some incredible places around the world, written some great songs but.. It was never about us, it was always about you.
Ordinary but extraordinary people who joined together across denominations, against our prejudices, our fears. People who have stood together in the face of adversity.
And WE have become a voice that speaks out for the oppressed, for those who do not have a voice. We too became a voice that sings ‘God’ songs that shake the earth. And friends, we will continue to shake the earth. Just never stop singing.
Psalm 23 has been with me this week;
The Lord is my shepherd I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for you are with me; your rod and staff they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodnes and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Fabula Est Vestri. The story is yours.
This is not the end but a fantastic beginning. A new season, a new day. Delirious? finishes here but the people movement of historymakers goes on forever.
I'm calling you to stand up, to be people of courage who will run this race till the end. To be men and women of God.
Historymakers, let's be this voice and sing a song of adoration, of victory, of praise, a song of LOVE. Love will always find a way to break through.
As Anna brings a cup of tea, we share a tear, a smile, an uncertainty over the future. We join with all of you who are going through shift, change, transition. It’s in transition that we find out who we really are and what we are living for.
Time to put the L plates back on and get back to Sunday school, another curve of learning has just begun.
See you all on the otherside.
Martin Smith
www.delirious.co.uk
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Delirious? have measured their audiences by the million, their shows by the thousand and their albums by the dozen... more
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Now Is The Time (for HistoryMakers like you)
Tomorrow it starts.
The band who sung about God opening up the doors and letting the music play – well, they’re walking through those doors for the last time.
The final Delirious gigs start tomorrow night in Bremen, Germany. Moving on to Austria, Switzerland and Holland bef...ore coming back to Northern Ireland, Scotland and England… all the time letting the music play, all the time filling the streets with the sound of singing.
One massive screen, the best lights, the biggest PA and a band who want nothing less than to leave people ready to change the world. How good does that sound?
These last gigs will be everything; a trip back to the Cutting Edge days, an extended journey through the greatest moments of the Delirious timeline and a big dose of inspiration and optimism as thousands of HistoryMakers just like you get filled up and sent out, ready to fly higher and go deeper.
Are you in? Are you coming?
Bremen, DE. http://fcbremen.de/events
Heilbronn, DE. http://delirious.cc
Vienna, AT. http://key2life.at
Switzerland, CH. http://profile-productions.ch
Belfast, UK. http://waterfront.co.uk
Edinburgh, UK. http://edinburgh-picturehouse.co.uk
Info: http://delirious.co.uk
www.delirious.co.uk
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Ready for a Little HistoryMaking?
It all starts this week. Delirious – that band who soundtracked so much of our lives – are on tour for the final time. That’s right – the last ever Delirious shows and they’re just about to kick off.
They’ve always been a band best served live, and these final gigs will be nothing but... the best. The best lights, the best projection on a massive screen, all those little cameras and heart-stopping sound… all from a band who always deliver.
It’ll all start with a set from the early years – those Cutting Edge days. They’ll roll back the clock and upload a session of intimate, abandoned worship. A quick change and then they’ll be back for an extended Delirious set, drawing from their catalogue of over 120 songs, pushing the experience and opening up the skies.
Most of the UK dates have sold out now, but if you’re quick you can still get yourself in on the German, Austrian and Swiss and UK Celtic shows. Check out the details below for info on where the band are playing. Just make sure you do it fast.
So join us for a night that will be unforgettable. And powerful. And the start of a whole new wave of HistoryMaking.
Bremen, DE. http://fcbremen.de/events
Heilbronn, DE. http://delirious.cc
Vienna, AT. http://key2life.at
Switzerland, CH. http://profile-productions.ch
Belfast, UK. http://waterfront.co.uk
Edinburgh, UK. http://edinburgh-picturehouse.co.uk
Info: http://delirious.co.uk
www.delirious.co.uk
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last chance for the last chance
Goodbyes don't come much sweeter than when they're shared with an army of friends beneath a canopy of songs that shine like stars.
Which is why you've got to make sure you're at the last ever Delirious? gigs . With some friends. Ready to roll up your sleeves the next day and carry on with... fresh historymaking passion.
Across six UK and five mainland Europe dates the band will be joining the dots between past, present and future. What does that mean? Glorious worship, inspirational anthems and the sense of all of it fitting into a far bigger picture.
Bristol, Leeds, London and The Hague have already sold out, but if you're anywhere near Bremen DE, Heilbronn DE, Vienna AT, Wettingen CH, Belfast UK, Edinburgh UK or Birmingham UK you've got no excuse. Get ten of your friends together and we'll even chuck in a free ticket for the UK dates if you book through Gigantic www.gigantic.com.
All the info you need to book up for an amazing night follows at the end of this email, and remember that right now you can also preorder the band's Greatest Hits album from Purashop. The album gets its release on November 6th and it's rammed with special treats and goodness, so make sure you don't miss out.
Bye for now
Meester Furious
www.gigantic.com
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