Paul McCartney to play iTunes Festival
Paul McCartney has been announced to play the iTunes Festival in London at the Institute Of Contemporary Arts on July 5.
The Beatles legend will join up to 60 acts playing at the 350 capacity venue every night in July.
Other new acts added to the line-up include The Go! Team (6) and Aqualung (21).
Kasabian will close the festival with a headline slot on July 31.
Entry is free of charge for competition-winners and all performances will be recorded for sale exclusively in the iTunes store.
The full A-Z line up so far is:
Amy Winehouse (July 25)
Aqualung (21)
Athlete (13)
Beardyman (7)
Ben's Brother (8)
Beverley Knight (19)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (4)
Crowded House (2)
Dhafer Youssef (16)
Duke Special (29)
Editors (11)
Gianna Nannini (15)
Goldspot (28)
GoodBooks (11)
Groove Armada (7)
Imogen Heap (10)
Jack Penate (27)
Jamie Scott & The Town (21)
Just Jack (26)
Justin Nozuka (2)
Kasabian (31)
Little Man Tate (20)
Mika (1)
Mr Hudson & The Library (26)
Mutya Buena (7)
Paolo Nutini (14)
Paul McCartney (5)
Stereophonics (20)
The Go! Team (6)
The Hoosiers (3)
The Pigeon Detectives (18)
The Rakes (18)
The View (9)
Tiny Dancers (13)
Travis (3) |
Bob Dylan announces US tour
Bob Dylan has announced the dates of an extensive North American tour this summer.
The legendary troubadour will kick things off on June 22 in Atlantic City, New Jersey and hit several cities including Wantagh, New York, Cleveland, and Costa Mesa, California. Dylan will wrap things up on July 28 in Kelseyville, California.
Pre-sale tickets will be available beginning tomorrow (April 24) via BobDylan.com.
Dylan is supporting his 2006 album, 'Modern Times'.
The tour dates are:
Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Resort Spa & Casino Event Centre (June 22, 23)
Hershey, PA Park Pavilion (24)
Northampton, MA Pines Theatre (25)
Uncasville, CT Mohegun Sun Arena (27)
Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre (29)
Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Centre for the Arts (30)
Essex Junction, VT Champlain Valley Exposition (July 1)
Quebec City, QY Colisee Pepsi Arena (3)
Montreal, QU Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Jazz Festival (4)
Ottawa, ON Lebreton Flats (5)
Rama, ON Casino Rama (July 7, 8)
Interlochen, MI Kresge Auditorium (10)
Sterling Heights, MI Freedom Hill Amphitheatre (11)
Toledo, OH Zoo Amphitheatre (12)
Cleveland, OH Plain Dealer Pavilion (14)
Indianapolis, IN Lawn at White River (15)
Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre (16)
Costa Mesa, CA Pacific Amphitheatre (26)
Paso Robles, CA Mid-State Fair Grandstand (27)
Kelseyville, CA Konocti Field Amphitheatre (28) |
In the City kicks off in New York
In the City of New York kicked off today with a series of seminars at the W Hotel Union Square, including one featuring Mattie Safer and Gabriel Andruzzi of The Rapture.
At the seminar entitled 'How To Break Your Band In The UK', Safer discussed the relationship between the music scenes of New York and the UK.
"I think it's more to do with not just the music, but the lifestyle and fashion. The music that gets big over there (the UK) is usually part of some big package, there's a scene that's associated with it, there's a look that's associated with it and New York is also a big fashion town, so there's always trends happening."
And Safer was quick to point out an example of an American band who enjoy massive success in the US, yet are relatively unknown across the pond.
"That's why Dave Matthews Band doesn't do well in the UK" he continued "Regardless of what you think about them - it's horrible style. For me, I think that's a lot of it, even just beyond musical taste."
The conference is the first In the City to be held in New York. A two-day event, each night features performances by British bands. Happy Mondays were forced to cancel their show tonight due to visa issues, but openers Pigeon Detectives and The Rakes will go ahead with the show which has been relocated to the Knitting Factory.
Tomorrow night's headliner is Biffy Clyro, with support from Enter Shikari and Blood Red Shoes. |