Tour diary

Ben Hales is on tour with Aqualung. He has a digital camera and time on his hands. These are his stories. The most recent entry is "14 May 2007", from the USA - April/May 2007 diary.

USA - April/May 2007

... a tour diary with forensic detail on all aspects of the current US tour. And a Shoe Competition. read

Letters from America

Waiter: Oh, the toMAYtoes. And how do the tomAYtoes look to you today at this time? Ben: The tomARtoes look fine read

The Commandments - June 2005

I am on tour once again with the band called Aqualung. We have discovered this year that for Americans, calling your band Aqualung is equivalent to calling it "Stairway to Heaven", or "The Dark Side of the Moon" read

USA - April/May 2005

“Being kept in the thrall of a psychotic singer-songwriter in a tourbus isn't really so different from regular touring. ” read

USA - March 2005

"my dream is much the same as everyone else's; to be left alone in a bath of money." read

USA - January 2005

"You play as Ben 'Jack' Hales, a retired Special Ops Commando who is making ends meet playing guitar for pampered rock star Aqualor." read

SXSW2004

”If you can hum, you can play the sax, tuba or clarinet - with Saxxy the synthesizer kazoo!” read

UK - March 2004

“The door opens and in strides Des O'Connor in a white and gold silk kimono.” read

Feeder - December 2003

“And as I look back at those six days in December, I can say to myself, ‘I have truly lived’”. read

UK - April 2003

“I was struck this evening by the number of people in the audience wearing glasses.” read

David Gray - March 2003

“Hello. I am English. I speak no Italino. I am called Ben and I'm playing the guitar and things with aqualung, who is also my brother.” read