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British music festivals in tune with older, cashed-up fans

Thomson ReutersJune 12, 2013 19:37

By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's summer music festival season kicks off this week with a line-up ranging from the Rolling Stones to Beyonce to exiled Tibetan monks designed to attract the modern festival-goer - a 36-year-old with a well-padded wallet. Music festivals have become an integral part of summer for British music fans with Bon Jovi and Blondie at the Isle of Wight festival this weekend, Slipknot and Iron Maiden at metal-fest Download, and Iggy Pop at Yoko Ono's Meltdown in London.

David Bowie's Spiders From Mars bassist dies

Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 08:06

Trevor Bolder, the bass guitarist in David Bowie's Spiders From Mars band, has died at the age of 62 following a battle with cancer, it was announced Wednesday. Bolder joined the British rock star's backing group in 1971, appearing on classic albums including "Hunky Dory" and "Aladdin Sane". "Trevor was a wonderful musician and a major inspiration for whichever band he was working with. But he was foremostly a tremendous guy, a great man," Bowie said.

David Bowie's Spiders From Mars bassist dies

Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 08:02

David Bowie's Spiders From Mars bassist dies

Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 07:46

David Bowie's Spiders From Mars bassist dies

Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 07:45

David Bowie's Spiders From Mars bassist dies

Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 06:30

Bill Clinton tried, failed to get Led Zeppelin to reunite last year for Sandy benefit concert

The Canadian PressMay 6, 2013 11:30

NEW YORK, N.Y. - It's a diplomatic failure at the highest level: Bill Clinton couldn't get Led Zeppelin to reunite. The CBS "60 Minutes Overtime" webcast reported Monday that the former president was enlisted to ask the British rock gods to get back together last year for the Superstorm Sandy benefit concert in New York City. He asked, they said no.

Tickets to Song and Dance Festival's most popular events sold out within two hours

AsianetApril 9, 2013 12:02

Within the first two hours since tickets went on sale this morning, tickets to some of the XXV Nationwide Song and XV Dance Festival's most popular concerts were sold out.Tickets to the festival's closing concert at the Mezaparks Open-Air Stage and tickets to the grand dance performance at the Daugava Stadium are all sold out.Long line began forming at ticket outlets throughout the country early this morning. Within the first two hours, a total of 14,836 tickets have been sold. Tickets to other events are still available.

Depeche Mode promotes its new minimalist album in Berlin

Agencia EFEMarch 25, 2013 12:16

Berlin, Mar 25 (EFE).- Depeche Mode goes on the market this Tuesday with its 13th studio album "Delta Machine," a minimalist, balanced disc, keyboard player and founding member of this legendary British electronic music band, Andrew Fletcher, said. "The important thing with the new album is that it's actually quite minimal," the musician told reporters.

Depeche Mode, "pessimists at heart," never imagined longevity

Thomson ReutersMarch 14, 2013 16:15

By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Depeche Mode has come a long way since its 1980s debut as part of Britain's New Wave scene, and as it prepares to tour behind its 13th album, no one appears more surprised at the group's longevity than the band members themselves. The British synthpop pioneers - singer Dave Gahan, guitarist-keyboardist Martin Gore and keyboardist Andy Fletcher - are marking their fourth decade in the music industry with the release of "Delta Machine" on March 26.