Razorlight to perform intimate New York show
Razorlight have been confirmed to perform a special show at New York City's Gramercy Theatre next month.
The show at the 700 capacity venue will be the band's only US date this summer, although there are plans afoot for a full US tour in the autumn.
In addition to slots at Pinkpop, T In The Park, and the Reading/Leeds festivals, the band will also perform at Al Gore's Live Earth concert in London on July 7.
"I'm personally excited that we're going to be a part of the Live Earth show," frontman Johnny Borrell said in a statement. "I went to the cinema to see 'An Inconvenient Truth' with my mates when it was released and I walked out afterwards thinking that I had to do something. When we got the call to join the bill for the London show, it was really a no-brainer."
Razorlight play the Gramercy Theatre on May 1.
Watch this space for an announcement of the band's forthcoming US tour. |
MIA cancels Glastonbury appearance
MIA has reportedly cancelled her performance at the Glastonbury Festival this weekend.
The London rapper was set to play the Park stage on Friday (June 22) at 9:30 pm, but will no longer perform and has not given a reason for her cancellation, reports the Guardian.
This follows MIA's cancellation of her performance at the Sasquatch festival in the US last month.
No replacement for MIA at Glastonbury has yet been confirmed.
The rapper is still set to play several festival dates this summer, including the Siren Festival in New York and Lollapalooza in Chicago, as previously announced. |
Mars Volta solo release
Mars Volta composer/guitarist Omar Rodriguez Lopez has confirmed a date for the release of his solo project, The Omar Rodriguez Lopez Quintet.
The record, titled The Apocalypse Side Of An Orange, was recorded in 2005 while Rodriguez Lopez was living in Amsterdam will be released November 20th 2007.
The Quintet is made up of bassist Juan Alderete de la Pena, keyboardist Money Mark Ramos-Nishita, horn player/percussionist Adrian Terrazas Gonzales, and drummer/percussionist Marcel Rodriguez Lopez.
The album will be released as a limited edition double-vinyl with seven new tracks. |