Newly-minted Nobel laureate Bob Dylan kept cool as a cucumber on stage in Las Vegas, barely speaking a word to the audience in his first public performance since winning the coveted prize. As the audience chanted for more songs on Thursday night, Dylan gave just a brief encore, ending his set with a mournful yet playful cover of Frank Sinatra’s Why Try To Change Me Now. Dylan hurtled to prominence […]
Following in the footsteps of previous cultural ambassadors like Conan and House Of Lies, The Rolling Stones will now be visiting Cuba to show the socialist nation more of the exciting things it has missed since the U.S. enacted its trade embargo in the ‘60s—specifically Rolling Stones concerts and official Rolling Stones merchandise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Stones will be playing a free concert in Havana on March […]
David Bowie will be honoured with a tribute concert in New York later this year, with some legendary musicians set to take to the stage. Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Mick Jagger - pictured above with the iconic performer in 1986 at the Prince's Trust 10th Birthday Party - are amongst those expected to remember the star. The event - named The Music of David Bowie - was already set […]
U2 were supposed to play two shows at AccorHotels Arena in Paris last month, but they both ended up getting postponed in the wake of the tragic terrorist attacks. This weekend, however, the band returned to Paris, and they performed the first of the two concerts tonight. They honored who lost their lives by displaying the names of the dead in the shape and colors of the French flag with […]
Alkistis Protopsalti and Eleftheria Arvanitaki, two of Greece’s most highly acclaimed performers, are visiting the United States for a most anticipated North American Tour. Part of an elite group of Greek artists who introduced contemporary Greek music to the international and world music scene, the two vocalists promise to offer an unforgettable experience. With a career that spans for over 40 years, Alkistis Protopsalti has performed for thousands of fans […]
Canadian recording artist Bryan Adams is planning a U.S. concert tour to mark the 30th anniversary of Reckless. The iconic rock album includes the hits "Heaven," "Run to You," "Kids Wanna Rock," "Somebody," "Summer of '69," "One Night Love Affair" and "It's Only Love," a duet with Tina Turner. Promoted by Live Nation, the tour will kick off April 11 in Houston, Texas. The show will also stop in New […]
Among the world’s exclusive concert tickets, this might be the ultimate. A show by rock legend Bob Dylan, with an audience of just one person. Dylan and his band on Sunday afternoon performed at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music to just one lucky fan: Swedish television personality Fredrik Wikingsson, who is working on a film series about how solitary individuals experience events designed for large crowds. Wikingsson, a self-described huge fan […]
