ALISON MOYET JOINS YEAR LONG PARTY AS JOOLS HOLLAND ANNOUNCES 2010 TOUR DATES

Jools Holland has announced today that he will tour the length and breadth of the UK throughout 2010 with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra and will be joined for the very first time by one of the UK’s most enduring and acclaimed vocalists, performers and songwriters, the extraordinary Alison Moyet.

Renowned for bringing the ultimate party experience to stages around the country, the 2010 Autumn tour will begin in Norwich on 29 October and end on 22 December in Cheltenham.

Jools Holland commented, “These ar...

LEGENDARY ARTIST JEFF BECK
NEW ALBUM AND TOUR IN 2010

Following his most successful year ever, Jeff Beck and his band return to the UK for a string of shows in October 2010 and ending at London’s, Royal Albert Hall.

jeff Beck is also completing his first studio album in 6 years, working at Sarm Studio’s in London. The album is being produced by the award winning team of Steve Lipson and Trevor Horn and will be released in the first half of 2010.

In 2009 Jeff performed all over the world to sold out shows in every city.

In April Jeff was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of...

(New York, NY) -- On the heels of a stunning collaboration in Tokyo, Japan last February and after the announcement of two sold-out shows at the 02 Arena in London in February 2010, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton announced today an eagerly anticipated set of shows in the U.S. and Canada. U.S. audiences recently saw Jeff Beck’s guitar mastery at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden. Beck’s 40 minute set with guests such as Sting, Buddy Guy and Billy Gibbons along with a blistering rendition of “Superstition” in Stevie Wonder’s set received...

Having played to tens of thousands of fans across the UK in 2009, multi-million selling Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will return in the autumn of 2010 for two massive arena shows. The world's biggest selling classical artist will be performing at The O2 Arena in London on November 12th and at the Manchester Evening News Arena on November 26th.

Presented by Harvey Goldsmith and Kilimanjaro, these appearances represent a highly anticipated return to the UK for Bocelli whose four shows earlier this year were received with widespread acclaim. “I am thrilled by the huge success of Andrea’s ...

Glaswegian songstress Eddi Reader has confirmed that she will be joining Jools Holland, his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, special guest star Dave Edmunds and guest vocalists Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall at Glasgow’s SECC on 4th and 5th December.

Eddi Reader is known both for her early work with Fairground Attraction and for an enduring solo career. She is the recipient of three Brit Awards and has topped both the album and singles charts with The First Of A Million Kisses and Perfect respectively.

The Jools Holland and Eddi Reader collaborating force, with the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra,...

Cirque du Soleil announced today that tickets for the touring show Varekai have been released for performances at the Royal Albert Hall, premiering on Wednesday 6th January 2010, for a limited engagement.

Having amazed audiences with Quidam during its last visit to the capital, the spectacular Cirque du Soleil is set to enthrall crowds again with its much-loved Varekai. The show returns to the magical Royal Albert Hall where it last enthralled more than 185,000 spectators.

Conceived by Cirque du Soleil’s new generation artistic team including Dominic Champagne (acclaimed for writing a...

(London, UK) – Due to overwhelming fan demand, and a sold-out first show, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton announced today a second show at London’s 02 on Sunday, February 14, 2010. Tickets will go on-sale this Friday, October 2nd.

On the heels of a stunning collaboration in Tokyo, Japan last February and after much speculation, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton announced earlier this month an eagerly anticipated collaboration at the 02 Arena London on February 13, 2010. The duo had only planned a one-night only performance which quickly sold out, and have this second and final show.

In what wi...

After quite an extraordinary break of 33 years, Yusuf, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, strolls back on the stage. It’s been a long wait, and fans are about to see why. As one would expect from such an innovative and unpredictable artist it’s not a tour in the usual sense.

The legendary singer/songwriter is expected to offer audiences a taste of his timeless hits, like Wild World, Father & Son and First Cut Is The Deepest, as well as music from his highly acclaimed new albums, An Other Cup and Roadsinger. Expanding the music concert with his return to the acoustic guitar, Yus...

(London, UK) -- On the heels of a stunning collaboration in Tokyo, Japan last February and after much speculation, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton announced today an eagerly anticipated collaboration at the 02 Arena London on February 13, 2010. In what will be one of the must see shows of this decade Beck and Clapton will perform together and apart. The duo have shared the stage at Festivals and benefits previously, but the Japan shows at the Saitama Super Arena marked the first time they had shared the bill at a major arena. Both artists admitted to having a fantastic time on stage together and...

The huge concert ‘It Started In Poland’ was held on the 4th June in Gdansk Shipyard on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Communism and the Restoration of Freedom in Central Europe.

The Gdańsk concert featured the headline artists Kylie (performing for the first time in Poland) and Scorpions as well as Polish artists Kora, Tomek Lipiński & TILT, Lombard and Kombii.

The concert was watched by a crowd of over 80,000 people and was filmed by TVP for Polish Television. The buzz surrounding the whole event was incredible and all the artists delivered fantastic per...

Pop Svengalis

To be broadcast from Sunday 7th June at 1pm across the Smooth Radio network and Real Radio Wales and Yorkshire, ‘Pop Svengalis’, is a six part series for GMG radio. The series will see concert promoter, Harvey Goldsmith tell the story of 18 of the most famous and infamous names in the music business who gained their reputation through hard bargaining and ruthless management. If anyone should know about being a Svengali, Harvey should: During his 43 years of producing live events including Live 8 and the Princes Trust as well concerts for everyone from Pavarotti to Wham and...

Violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy is to perform the gala opening of the Continental Airlines Tower Festival on Thursday 10th September. Kennedy will join the Philharmonia Orchestra for an evening of Bach concertos and the music of Duke Ellington.

For over twenty-five years, Nigel Kennedy has been acknowledged as one of the world's leading violin virtuosos and is, without doubt, one of the most important violinists Britain has ever produced. With his virtuosic technique, mass appeal, unique talent and natural ability to communicate with his audience, he has brought fresh perspectives to both cl...

Andrea Bocelli, the world's biggest selling classical artist, will be performing four huge shows across the UK in 2009 kicking off at The O2 Arena in London on September 24th and continuing to Birmingham, Liverpool and Glasgow. He’ll be performing music from his recent album Incanto, a collection of famous Neapolitan love songs.

In possession of one of the finest voices in the world, Bocelli emerged as a vocal phenomenon in the 1990s and has since gone on to become one of the most successful artists of all time, selling over 65 million albums.

Bocelli is the singular, superb voice that...

Jeff Beck announces his UK tour dates.

Joining Jeff on his tour will be:

Tal Wilkenfeld: Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums
Jason Rebello: Keyboard

Plus special guest Imelda May

24th June Brighton, Brighton Dome
25th June Birmingham, Symphony Hall
27th June Manchester, Manchester Apollo
28th June Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
30th June Belfast, Ulster Hall

1st July Dublin, Vicar Street
3rd July Southampton, Guildhall
4th July London, Royal Albert Hall

See ticketing for how to buy tickets.........

Harvey Goldsmith & AEG Live Present

TOWER FESTIVAL
AT THE HISTORIC TOWER OF LONDON
10th- 20th September 2009

CELEBRATING THE BEST IN ARTS, CULTURE AND MUSIC!

SADLER’S WELLS IS DANCE
LESLEY GARRETT AND THE FRON MALE VOICE CHOIR
GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD
Presented By Carl Rosa Opera
DAME KIRI TE KANAWA AND THE FUTURE STARS OF OPERA
KIND OF BLUE AT 50 FEATURING JIMMY COBB'S SO WHAT BAND
WOMAD PRESENTS WORLD MUSIC AT THE TOWER

International concert promoters and owners of the O2 Arena, AEG Live, have teamed up with legendary operatic and concert impresa...

British Music Experience to Rock The O2

This Monday 9th March 2009 the British Music Experience (BME), a permanent, high-tech, interactive music exhibition will open within the world’s most popular music venue, The O2. Four years in the making the BME takes over the 22,000 square feet on the top floor of The O2 bubble, The O2’s state of the art exhibition space. A combination of cutting edge audio-visual technology and the most coveted music memorabilia of all time will culminate in the creation of one of Britain’s most compelling attractions.
The BME enables visitors to trace musica...

The Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra experience has become synonymous with the ultimate party atmosphere, and over the past years has seen Jools Holland perform to a staggering 4 million people, with the show becoming an annual must see event for fans around the country.

The success of the live show and atmosphere inspired Jools' last album 'The Informer', the title track of which became one of the most played records on Radio 2 in 2008, remaining on the playlist for an impressive 10 weeks. The stars of "The Informer" album Ruby Turner, Rico Rodriguez and Louise Marshall will...

Jeff Beck has announced his US Tour dates following his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on April 4th.

Jeff will be accompanied by:

Tal Wikenfeld Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta Drums
Jason Rebello Keyboards

Tour dates:

4th April Induction to Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame, Cleveland

6th April Scranton Cultural Centre,
Scranton

8th April Electric Factory, Philadelphia

9th April The Fillmore NY @
Irving Plaza, New York
...

You would have read today that Bruce Springsteen is playing Hyde Park Calling this Summer. Please note that our office is not involved in this event as we do not have the rights to Hyde Park.

The Tribute to Pavarotti DVD is available to buy on line from:

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Get your copy of this most incredible weekend, celebrating the life of Luciano Pavarotti with a host of stars...........

HARVEY GOLDSMITH CBE PRESENTS
BARRY HUMPHRIES’
MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA
WITH FULL ORCHESTRA & CHOIR

LAST NIGHT OF THE POMS

DAME EDNA EVERAGE & SIR LES PATTERSON TOUR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 28 YEARS

WITH MUSIC FROM THE UK’S FINEST ORCHESTRAS COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED BY CARL DAVIS CBE

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 23RD JANUARY 2009 AT 10AM**

SEE SHOWS & EVENTS FOR VENUE AND SHOW INFORMATION

Dame Edna Everage has been one of the most idolised and admired women in show business for many a year. Famed for her catchphrases such as “Hello Possums” and “Call Me Old Fashioned”, Dam...

January 21st 2009 – Marner Brown and The Musical Differences, appearing at
The Break Sessions - Raising funds for Teenage Cancer Trust.

This month, The Break Sessions is jam packed with golden nuggets of musical joy.
The Library in Islington hosts the return of the monthly acoustic night where funds
are raised for Teenage Cancer Trust.

January’s line up will include the acoustic version of Twickenham’s finest 5 piece
Marner Brown. (http://www.myspace.com/marnerbrownband). Winners of the 2007 and 2008 Virgin Indie and Xfm Unsigned Award, Marner Brown have a real buzz aroun...

Jeff Beck will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland on April 4 after a 40 year career that has seen him revered as one the world’s most influential musicians.

"It's a great thrill to be recognised by the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, especially for the 25th anniversary,” says Beck, “Nobody makes music for the honours but to take a place alongside so many of your own heroes is an indescribable feeling. I'm a very humbled and proud man right now."

The induction ceremony comes to Cleveland for the first time to celebrate 25 years of The Rock and Roll Hall of ...

If you want to buy the DVD of The Pavarotti Concert please click on the links below.


The DVD will not be on sale in the UK until 26th January 2009.

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Special cinema presentations in HD and 5.1 sound at VUE Cinemas nationwide


"Salute Petra" is a wonderful tribute concert to the late Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, performed in front of an exclusive invited audience of royalty, classical and popular music stars at the world heritage site Petra, Jordan. Against a breathtaking natural amphitheatre, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras sang together for the first time since Pavarotti's death heralded the end of the "Three Tenors". Andrea Boccelli performed from Tosca, and was joined by others to sing from Puccini's La Boheme; whilst Sting p...

Harvey Goldsmith today announced that due to overwhelming demand for their London shows, legendary rockers The Who are to play a third night at the indigO2 on December 17th.

Unlike the shows on the 14th/15th, for which members of www.thewho.com were given first option on tickets, the 17th December will be open to the general public.

Tickets go on sale 9am Monday 3rd November and are priced Kings Row £75 (very limited number), Balcony seated £45, Floor standing £45.

Tickets are available from Ticketmaster 0844 844 0002

These exclusive Christmas shows follow on from a series of d...

Harvey Goldsmith today announced that legendary rockers The Who are playing two intimate shows at indigO2 on December 14th/15th as a thank you to the members of their official fanclub.

Tickets for these very special shows are only available to fanclub members via the band’s website, www.thewho.com

They will go on sale 11am Friday 24th October and are priced Kings Row £75 (very limited number), Balcony seated £45, Floor standing £45.

PLEASE NOTE: There are a limited number of tickets, which will be sold to fanclub members on a ‘first come first served’ basis.

These exclu...

Salute Petra, Celebrating The Life Of Luciano Pavarotti, was an incredible tribute weekend that took place in the world heritage site of Petra, Jordan. The combination of inimitable and mesmerising settings, with performances from some of the worlds most respected and revered musicians made it one of the musical events of the decade, and set the precedent for more cultural events coming to Jordan.

CLICK TO VISIT WEBSITE AND DONATE

This event captivated the imagination of the world. World TV saw record numbers of feeds taken from their foot...

One year since his passing, the official tribute concert and memorial ceremony will be held in honour of legendary Italian tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, at the famous historical site of Petra, Jordan on 11 and 12 October 2008.

Click here to visit the website

Major artists from the worlds of classical and popular music will perform on Luciano Pavarotti’s birthday (12 October) in remembrance of the great tenor. Key humanitarian figures will also be present at the memorial ceremony on the previous evening, bearing witness to h...

On Sunday, 7 September 2008, eight one-hour concerts will gather up to twenty thousand people in the legendary Wembley Arena in London.

The greatest Polish stars will perform during the “PKO BP London Live – Polish Music Festival”, the first festival of Polish pop music of that size organized abroad.

The organizers expect that over the entire day up to twenty thousand people will visit the festival. PKO BP London Live will be open to public – no tickets are prepared.

A large daytime part of the PKO BP London Live Festival and its entire evening part will also be available to...

On the eve of the 200th episode of Later�, Jools Holland announces his much anticipated 2008 autumn tour. The master of ivories will embark on a 31 UK date tour alongside his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra from 24 October through to 21 December in what will be his most glittering tour yet.

Following his hugely successful sell out tour last year and the release of �Best Of Friends� which stormed the album top 10, Jools Holland�s 2008 UK tour will kick off on 24 October and will see the music maestro returning for a show stopping two nights at London�s majestic Royal Albert Hall. Bringing audience...

Nigel Kennedy goes on Tour in September with his new sound of Jazz.

Despite being pumped full of classical music from an early age, Nigel Kennedy has always had an instinct for playing jazz.

A Very Nice Tour is the latest evidence of the sustained surge of creativity which is currently driving Kennedy onwards. He has recently released two classical discs for EMI, reviving little-known Polish violin concertos on Polish Spirit and throwing new light on the core repertoire with his Beethoven & Mozart Violin Concertos. Both featured the Polish Chamber Orchestra, of which Kennedy is arti...

Cirque du Soleil's Quidam is returning to London at The Royal Albert Hall in January 2009.

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL return to London in January with �Quidam� - a dazzling show that contains all the elements Cirque du Soleil is famous for; astonishing acrobatics, awe inspiring aerial acts, unique lighting, and an elaborate set design. Discover an acrobatic show where hope and beauty come to life.

Quidam celebrates the nameless passerby, the person living lost amidst the crowd in an all-too-anonymous society. Quidam (pronounced key-dam) is a story of the one who cries out, sings and dreams withi...

Global marketing solutions agency ignition have launched their very first website www.ignition.co.uk

Fred Porro, Managing Director of ignition UK, is especially pleased with this announcement as it is another step forward in building the ignition brand.

ignitions vision is to make a difference in peoples lives by working with great brands that are willing and able to break through their current marketing models and build lasting relationships with consumers and employees.

Fred and his team, including Chairman Harvey Goldsmith, are looking forward to fulfilling this vision in 2008.
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