Multichannel recording

I am wanting to record a mates band when they play gigs, I need an audio interface with about 8 inputs and output to firewire or usb, I will be using Garage Band to record the gigs as separate tracks so I can adjust the audio as I see fit.
Can someone recommend an interface that costs about £200 / $350 that does the job.
I've been looking but I'm just getting more and more confused by things, I found one interface with 4 inputs but with 10 outputs, Eh? How do you get 10 outputs with only four inputs, I wish I had a bank account that worked like that!
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Adrian
Oh Yeah we will be video recording it too if that makes any difference.

Will this one do what I want?
Edirol FA-101 FireWire Audio
http://www.edirol.it/europe/details.asp?ct=3&gid=1&gruppo=Audio%26+MIDIInterfaces&id=12&la=UK&code=321
or this
Edirol FA-66 FireWire Audio
http://www.edirol.it/europe/details.asp?ct=3&gid=1&gruppo=Audio%26+MIDIInterfaces&id=12&la=UK&code=360
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