c’est cette année, que Donovan, proche ami des Beatles et de George Harrison, célèbrerera ses 40 ans de carrière.
A cette occasion EMI va ré-éditer les disques suivants en version remasterisée : “Sunshine Superman” (1966), “Mellow Yellow” (1967), “Hurdy Gurdy Man” (1968), et “Barabajagal” (1969) qui seront disponibles dès le 9 Mai prochain.
Il se lancera aussi dans une grande tournée européenne dont voici les dates :
Avril 2005
_ – 27 – Rome, Italy, TBC
_ – 28 – Florence, Italy, TBC
_ – 29 – Ferrara, Italy, TBC
_ – 30 – Milan, Italy, TBC
Mai 2005
_ – 01 – Switzerland TBC
_ – 02 – Switzerland TBC
_ – 03 – Swtizerland TBC
_ – 04 – Spain TBC
_ – 05 – Spain TBC
_ – 07 – Spain TBC
_ – 08 – Spain TBC
_ – 09 – Paris France, TBC
_ – 11 – Portsmouth Guildhall
_ – 12 – Folkstone Leas Cliff Hall
_ – 13 – Brighton Hove Hall
_ – 14 – Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall
_ – 16 – Cardiff St Davids Hall
_ – 17 – Bristol St Georges Brandon Hill BBC
_ – 18 – Cheltenham Town Hall
_ – 19 – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
_ – 20 – Torquay Babbacombe Theatre
_ – 21 – Reading Hexagon Theatre
_ – 23 – Cambridge Corn Exchange
_ – 24 – Newcastle City Hall
_ – 25 – Edinburgh Queens Hall
_ – 28 – Dundee Caird Hall
_ – 30 – Southport Theatre
_ – 31 – Leeds City Varieties Theatre
Juin 2005
_ – 01 – York Grand Opera House
_ – 02 – Blackburn King George’s Hall
_ – 03 – Derby Assembly Rooms
_ – 05 – Stoke Victoria Hall
_ – 06 – Stratford Civic Hall
_ – 07 – Wepre Park Private Show
_ – 08 – Sheffield Montgomery Hall
_ – 09 – Oxford Town Hall
_ – 10 – Hays Becks Theatre
_ – 11 – Southend-on-sea Cliffs Pavilion