Tina Turner has announced four UK dates as part of her comeback tour, following the announcement of a number of US dates in October. The singer will play London's O2 Arena on March 3rd and 4th, plus Manchester's MEN Arena on March 30th and 31st.
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Tina Turner is to play four concerts in the UK - eight years after announcing her retirement from touring.
The Grammy Award-winning singer played a farewell world tour in 2000 that was supposed to mark the end of her career as a live performer.
But Turner, 68, revealed earlier this month that she planned a comeback tour of the US, and will now also perform in London and Manchester in March 2009. Tickets for the UK dates are due to go on sale on 28 May.
Turner said her appearance with Beyonce at this year's Grammy Awards sparked an interest in taking to the road again. She said: "After performing with Beyonce at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the response was overwhelming.
"Everywhere I went people were asking me when I was going back on tour. So after a lot of thought and planning we announced an American tour. Now Europe beckons and I don't want to let down all my loyal fans over there. See you in the New Year."
Turner's new show will feature songs spanning her entire career, organisers said. Her set will include hits from River Deep Mountain High and Proud Mary, to What's Love Got to Do With It and The Best. Turner's tour in 2000 saw the singer perform in front of 120,000 fans during two Wembley Stadium dates.
Veteran singer Tina Turner has revealed plans to tour the US, despite announcing her retirement from performing on the road eight years ago. The 68-year-old pop legend told TV host Oprah Winfrey the tour would kick off in October in Kansas City. In 2000 the Grammy-winning singer played a farewell world tour that was supposed to mark the end of her career as a live performer. Tickets for the tour are due to go on sale on 12 May. Turner announced her retirement plans during the first concert of her world tour in Zurich. At the time her spokesman said she was bowing out because "she wants to go out at the top."
Best known for hits such as Simply The Best and What's Love Got To Do With It?, she rose to prominence in the mid-1960s with husband Ike, who died last year. Their violent relationship, which featured in a film about her life, caused her to leave him in 1975. Since then she achieved commercial success in both the UK and US.
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Tina Turner UK tour confirmed
Monday, 19 May 2008
Hadouken add extra dates to UK tour
Hadouken! have added extra dates to their tour to support debut album Music For An Accelerated Culture, which was released this month. In addition to dates already on sale (london and Cambridge, happening this week), they will now play:
Coventry - July 19th
Swansea - July 20th
Bolton - July 25th
Brighton - July 28th
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Simple Minds to perform classic album on tour
One of the most successful bands of their generation; Simple Minds will take a break from the preparations of their new album to celebrate their 30th Anniversary with a series of six rare UK concerts during November and December. The concerts celebrates 30 glorious years dating back to the first time Simple Minds played their very first concert on January 17th at the Satellite City Club in Glasgow, as the support act to Steel Pulse.
Simple Minds will perform for the first time the entirety of their multi-million selling 1982 album 'New Gold Dream' featuring the hits Promised You a Miracle, Glittering Prize, and Someone, Somewhere (In Summertime).
The second half of the concert will see the band perform some of their best known songs from their classic albums staring off with 'Life in a Day' (1979), 'Reel To Reel Cacophony' (1979), 'Empires & Dance' (1980), right up to their groundbreaking first album with Virgin, 'Sons & Fascination' (1980) featuring the hit Love Song.
The band will also highlight songs from the album 'Sparkle in the Rain' (1984) that includes the hits Waterfront and Up On The Catwalk, as well as the U.S. No.1 hit single Don't You (Forget About Me) (1985), plus the benchmark album 'Once Upon A Time' (1985) featuring the massive global anthem Alive and Kicking.
But that's not all. The band will also perform songs like Belfast Child from 1989's 'Street Fighting Years' right up to 2005's return-to-form album 'Black & White 050505' featuring the songs Home and Stranger.Incredibly, Simple Minds have scored over twenty Top 20 hits in a career spanning nearly three decades. They have sold over 35 million records, had five number one albums, a No. 1 single in America - plus three American top ten singles and been Voted Q magazine's World's Best Live Act.
Throughout their illustrious 30-year career in music, Simple Minds have embarked on countless sold out stadium tours including headlining three times at Wembley stadium. They have influenced bands as diverse as current favourites Bloc Party, Muse, as well as Moby, Manic Street Preachers and the Klaxons along the way."We are delighted to announce these six rare UK concerts, " says lead singer and founding member, Jim Kerr. "The concerts will reflect our entire musical journey from day one to the current phase of creativity and without doubt will also conjure up all the energy, atmosphere and passion that for many is symbolic of Simple Minds shows over the last 30 years."
"There is no better way of announcing to the world, " adds Kerr, "that Simple Minds continues to embrace an uplifting musical spirit and enthusiasm that that defined our best work. We are really looking forward to these concerts and celebrating 30 years of musical history with the fans."
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Thursday, 15 May 2008
New tours on sale Friday 15th
On sale this week...
Madonna
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Al Murray - The Pub Landlord
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New tours from...
The Human League with ABC & Heaven 17
Bowling for Soup
Tony Hadley
Henry Rollins
Cascada
Flaming Lips
Ash
The Rifles
Emmylou Harris
Chaka Khan
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Coldplay
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