Hi Holly
Welcome to Leon's Appreiation thread.

I was at Birmingham 02 too. It was a fab night wasn't it? Did you go to the meet and greet before the gig?

hello holly welcome to leon's appreciation thread. and hello yorkielass.. hoping for news about leon soon..

Hi thms hope you are good?

Well Leon being quiet usually means he is either busy writing songs or looking for and learning new songs for a gig!

so long as he doesn't rest on his laurels..

Hi all...just popping in to see how all our Leonardos are and noting YL's comments about Leon going quiet. Always a wee bit of excitement after such times.

Welcome to Holly.

Hi there Zip . Hope to see you sometime soon this year!

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone? Is any new Leon material expected and who else have you all supported on x factor?

I went to symphony hall when it was Leon and Sd and I've never met Leon unfortunately.

Hi Holly

Leon is currently working on his new album. He has lots of songs recorded and did a series of gigs showcasing some originals to see how they went down. As they are his first attempts I doubt they will be on the album. I've been to see him several times and I have to say he is amazing live.

He has been writing with songwriters who have written for James Morrison and Paulo Nutini. We know who he has written the other songs with, but we haven't heard any of these songs yet so we are assuming they have been put aside for possible album tracks along with others he has written or is currently writing.

If you haven't heard Leon's music recently you may want to check out his youtube videos and on his official site. He also uses twitter and facebook to keep us updated.

http://www.youtube.com/user/LeonJacksonTV
http://www.leonjacksonmusic.com/
http://www.facebook.com/leonjacksonmusic
http://twitter.com/Leon_Jackson

YL

Oh, you mean on Leon's Right Now Tour. I didn't go to that one. I went to the 2 in Glasgow instead.

Leon did a mini tour last summer and played in Birmingham, Glasgow and London.. You'll have to try and catch him at one of his gigs as he is much more accessible now than he was when he was with Sony.

tbh I wasn't a big fan of XFactor until Series 4 when Leon won. I used to watch it but never really got into any of the contestants even though most of them were ok. I'm not a particular fan of any of the winners or contestants other than Leon, and I went off XFactor after series 4 when it became even more apparent how contrived and manipulative it was. I don't take it seriously and only watch it for entertainment value.

Still loving our Leon's Tunes, Want More More More

Yes please..me too

Would love a new album from Leon

Does anyone know if he is planning any more gigs soon?

Hi Datman

Leon recently said he was hoping to see us at a gig very soon so we are assuming he is working on a new set. I expect it will include this new song, a few of his other originals and more of his fantastic covers.

Thanks for the update. Let's hope we get some news soon
I really think 2011 is going to be a great year for Leon.

I really hope so.

Just have to share these pics with you guys. I must admit I think I prefer him the way he looked before.

On Sunday at Westfield
http://oi56.tinypic.com/30ww2gj.jpg

Today for Emily's 21st birthday party
http://twitpic.com/4a5bvq

that last one was a shock..

looks like a still from a movie

Yeah,it was to a lot of us. He said he felt about 12! As Marta said, he looks a bit schoolboyish. lol

I'm sure that normal service will be resumed asap and he will be back to how we have become used to seeing him very soon.

Leon has changed his artist's status from Unsigned to Independent on his facebook! Not sure how significant this is but I feel a sense of him moving forward.


Could we be getting our 2nd album in the very near future??

the best post i've read all year...

Wow - interesting pics. I agree that the last one looks like a still from a movie or something.....hmmmmm.

waiting with Baited breath for the new Leon Era

Well its nearly time to find out what Leon has in store for us this year. I'm expecting an announcement when he comes back next week after his break at home.

It's been 4 months since Leon's last gig so I'm hoping for lots of new songs, possibly a couple of new originals and a great selection of covers that he seems to have the knack for finding. Can't wait!

I'm sure everyone would agree you're a irreplaceable source of information Yorkielass.

Thank you very much