Tom Jones International

Moderator’s Note: Happy Sunday! There will, hopefully, be a review of Tom in Reno last night — the two people I spoke with after the show were bowled over by how terrific it was — and lots, lots more on Outside Lands, including video and photos. A post about Tom’s Thursday night show at Table Mountain in Friant, CA (near Fresno, I’m told) will be posted in awhile. Meanwhile, if you’ve missed ‘em, check out the posts below and the video. And have a good day!

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The Times of Malta announced Tom will play the archipelago nation in the Mediterranean on November 15 and, judging from the comments on the article, the few locals out of the population of 400,000 who bothered to comment aren’t up on his career and, thus, aren’t very happy: If you go to the article itself (link just above), feel free to comment and correct their misconceptions. To do so you have to go to “Create Account” on the top left of the page.

Sunday, 30th August 2009
Tom Jones to perform in Malta in November

Welsh superstar Tom Jones, who has sang classic hits like Sex Bomb and Delilah, will be performing live in Malta on November 15.

Jones will be performing at the MFCC in Ta’ Qali as part of his current tour in support of his critically-acclaimed album 24 Hours.

Promotions director of concert organisers NNG, Anton Attard, said: “Tom Jones transcends generations, and research shows he is very popular in Malta. His shows are packed with energy.”

With sales of records in excess of 100 million, Jones is known as one of the greatest performers of the last 40 years, and is widely recognised as one of the godfathers of modern soul. His cover of Prince’s Kiss gained him a new generation of fans back in 1988.

In his heyday, it had become customary for female fans to throw their underwear at Jones, considered by many as a sex symbol.

His plea to the female fans to stop their concert gestures four years ago seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Only last Friday, the 69-year-old singer saw women throw their underwear at him when he performed in the US.

A ticket pre-sale (€10 discount) for the Malta concert starts tomorrow at 9 a.m. for all those registered on www.nngpromotions.com. Official ticket sales, starting at €35, kick off on Friday.