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GUEST WENDERS!

The cult director plays a main pair of bongos as the band's European tour reaches Cologne...

EELS[/url]
were joined on stage by cult film director WIM WENDERS on the
last date of their European tour in COLOGNE.

The group are
currently in mainland Europe promoting the their forthcoming album
'Souljacker', released on September 24, and performed at the
Cologne Pri Club last Saturday (September 15).

Eyewitnesses claim that at the
show, Wenders, who is famous for films including 'Paris,
Texas', and the U2 soundtracked
'The Million Dollar Hotel', joined the group on bongos for three
songs 'Beautiful Freak', 'I Like Birds' and
'Friendly Ghost'.

The group are friends with
Wenders, who directed the video for the single
'Souljacker Part 1'. Singer E is also rumoured
to be participating in a forthcoming movie project with the director.

Eels[/url]
return to the UK for shows in October.

They play: Newcastle
Northumbria University (October 16) Manchester Academy (17) Glasgow
Barrowland (18) Nottingham Rock City (20) Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall (21)
Norwich UEA (22) Leeds University (24) London Brixton Academy
(25)

Tickets are priced £13.50 and £16 in
London. To buy some, click
here[/url].

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