No sooner had it been announced, and we received word that the CRS charity gig at The Luminere in London on Friday 17th September has been cancelled. As has the second charity gig that was due to take place in Rotherham the following night on Saturday 18th September. Although arK were only due to play a full band set on the Friday night, John, Steve and Tim were to form part of the house band and would have been playing on both nights.

Although, the gigs have not been cancelled outright, and the hope is that they will be rescheduled for early in the new year.

Eventually the official arK website plans to include a forum to allow fans to discuss the band, the music, the gigs and anything else of related interest. However, until the forum is live, I've added a Guestbook feature to The Ark Appreciation Pages. I know it isn't quite the same, and some may prefer to post on the Facebook page, but feel free to post suggestions or requests for the site, or use it for feedback to the band.

arK have been invited to perform at The Luminaire in London for a charity event promoted by The Classic Rock Society on Friday September 17th 2010. Additional acts include Touchstone and Biff, together with the houseband featuring some members of arK. Tickets are available online, so if you're in London and can get along, please come down and show your support.

Due to circumstances beyond the band's control, arK have had to cancel 3 of the dates planned for September. Unfortunately Presto Ballet are regrouping following the departure of their lead singer, and as such have cancelled all their forthcoming shows.

As arK were due to support them, there was some discussions as to whether the band could continue with the dates, but the final decision has been to cancel the first 3 dates and continue with the last 2 (Rotherham & Bilston). The Classic Rock Society are hosting the Rotherham gig, so expect a good prog night out regardless. Then on the Sunday night, The Robin 2 will be host the album launch party.

There is still the possibility of a super-sekret gig, as a warm-up show, but logistics and venue have yet to be decided. If it does happen, expect hints from the band on Facebook :)

Support for the 2 dates in September will be from Dec Burke, guitarist with Frost* and Darwin's Radio.

In preparation for the first gigs by the reformed line-up, I've just uploaded the recording of the Battle Of The Bands gig at Edwards No.8 in Birmingham, from 18th December 1987, which Ark won and went on to record The Dreams Of Mr Jones as a result. My thanks to Andy Doherty for recording the original gig, and letting me use the mp3 on the site for you all to enjoy. There are a couple of classics in there, so feel free to download and enjoy at your leisure. More live and studio recordings to come soon.