History 2000 – 2009
February:
Start recordings for the 9th studio album “Need to believe” with Producer Richard Chycki
May – August:
Festivals through Europe and Japan
September:
- Release and immediate chart entry for “Need to believe” in Europe and Japan
- No. 1 in Switzerland
- No. 6 in Germany
- No. 28 in Austria
- No. 30 in Sweden
- No. 57 in Japan
October:
“Need to believe” goes Platinum
October – December:
European Headliner Tour
December:
Gotthard as “Special Guests” on the Deep Purple Arena Tour in France
January:
Won “Best Swiss Rock Album 2007” at the first Swiss Music Award show
February:
Benelux Tour (postponed shows)
April:
Appearance at the famous “unplugged in Zermatt” with special guest “Jon Lord” for the song “Hush” which was recorded for TV.
May:
Scandinavian Tour (postponed and new shows) – Released a remix of the Song “Lift U” up mixed by Mousse T. in support of the Swiss national Soccer team for the European Soccer Championship. Different shows in the EM-Public viewing zones.
June – July:
Different festivals in Europe. (Sweden Rock, Arrow Rock, Masters of Rock etc.)
August:
Organisation and appearance at the Gotthard Open Air on top of the Gotthard Mountain in collaboration with Harley Davidson. We had a fantastic response from all visitors.
October – November:
Special Guests on the Deep Purple 40th Anniversary Arena tour in Germany
December:
Song writing in our Studio
January:
2nd Spanish single “El Traidor” released (Anytime, Anywhere)
April:
VW Golf Gotthard Special edition goes on sale in cooperation with AMAG Tessin
May:
Release and immediate no.1 chart entry for the 8th Album “Domino Effect”.
April – September:
Headliner and festival tour in Europe. TV shows in Russia.
June – September:
Open air shows in Europe
August:
Organisation and appearance at the Gotthard Open Air on top of the Gotthard Mountain in collaboration with Harley Davidson. We had a fantastic response from all visitors.
September:
1st release in USA – “Domino Effect” – Tour Japan, Korea and Russia)
October – December:
Headliner Tour through Europe – Platinum status “Domino Effect” – Lift u up chosen as best “catchy song“ from a million Swiss TV public.
March:
Tour start in St. Petersburg March 30th
April:
Release of the 2nd live album “Made In Switzerland”
April-September:
Headliner and festival tour in Europe. TV shows in Russia.
September:
Double platinum for “Lipservice”, Platinum for “Made In Switzerland”.
October:
South American Tour
December:
Recordings for new album “Domino Effect” (to be released in April 2007)
March:
Video shooting for LIFT U UP in Bucharest/Romania
April :
Release of the single LIFT U UP, chart entry at No.3 in Switzerland
May:
Pre-Release-Shows in Switzerland. Already Platinum status.
June:
Release of the 7th studio Album LIPSERVICE, chart entry at No.1 in Switzerland
June – September:
Festival shows in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, England und Italy
October- December :
Headliner tour in Europe: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, England, Spain, Italy and much more – Live DVD/CD recording in Hallenstadion, Zürich (Recordings of “Made In Switzerland” Dec. 8)
April :
New Management
May:
New guitarist – Freddy Scherer
June – September:
Open airs in Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Holland – Release of the Olympia single ONE TEAM ONE SPIRIT – Visiting the Olympic games in Athens/Greece – Launching the own record label – G.Records – Release of the Best-of-Album ONE TEAM ONE SPIRIT
October:
Start of the recordings for LIPSERVICE
December :
Diamond award for more than 1 million sold album copies in Switzerland – Album ONE TEAM ONE SPIRIT reaches platinum status – New world wide record deal with Nuclear Blast – TV appearance at the Credit Suisse Sports Awards
January:
TV appearance with WHAT I LIKE at Swiss TV show Benissimo
February:
Release of the 6th studio album HUMAN ZOO with chart entry at No.1
March:
Tour in Germany and Austria
April:
TV appearance with HAVE A LITTLE FAITH on the charity ARD-Gala for children in Iraq
May:
Tour around Switzerland – Release of the single JANIE’S NOT ALONE – Album HUMAN ZOO reaches double platinum status – Co-Headlining the 300-Year-Festivities in St. Petersburg – Live show at the Kremlin/Moscow
June:
TV appearance with WHAT I LIKE at the boxing world championships – Tour in Japan
July – September:
Open airs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland – Release of the single HAVE A LITTLE FAITH
December:
TV appearance at the Swiss Denise-Bielmann-Gala
January:
Winner of the Swiss music award PRIX WALO TV – Video shooting for HEAVEN in Bangkok – ART ON ICE shows in Germany and Switzerland – Release of the first Best-of-Ballads album ONE LIFE ONE SOUL
February:
ONE LIFE ONE SOUL reaches No.1 in the Swiss charts
March:
ONE LIFE ONE SOUL reaches double platinum status Tour in Germany and Austria
July:
Co-Headliner at the Ministry-Of-Rock-Festival
October:
Start of the recordings for HUMAN ZOO with Producer Marc Tanner (The Calling, Aerosmith)
November:
HUMAN ZOO to be mixed in Los Angeles
December:
more ART ON ICE shows in Switzerland
January:
Release of the 5th studio album HOMERUN
February:
HOMERUN with chart entry No.1 in Switzerland and No.14 in Germany
March:
HOMERUN stays No.1 in Swiss charts for 6 weeks – Guest for BON JOVI in Zurich, Vienna and Munich
July:
Guest for AC/DC in Turin/Italy
August:
Special project with Icehockey Top Scorer
October:
Re-Recordings of HEAVEN with Swiss sports stars
December :
TV appearance with Swiss sports stars at SF DRS Sportgala – HOMERUN gets album of the year at No.1 in Switzerland
November:
Immediate chart entry for HEAVEN on No.6 – The Single HEAVEN reaches No.1 in the charts and gold status
December:
The band’s own studio becomes reality – Start of the recordings for HOMERUN