Music

“You’re willingly taking your three-year-old to a festival?” a friend of mine exclaimed in horror when I told her about my plans to take my daughter Molly to watch Take That at American Express presents British Summer Time Hyde Park. Indeed, dear reader, I did just that. And it was …

Robinson said this year: “She’s a beautiful lady, and I love her right ’til today. She’s one of my closest people. She was young and trying to get her career together.” They were two of the biggest stars in the world back in the 1960s, smashing down social and cultural …

Later this week Netflix will release Wham!, a new documentary on the band of the same name, looking back on the relationship between band members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. The legendary pop duo burned brightly but only for a short amount of time – they formed in 1981 and …

Maroon 5 will hit London’s O2 Arena this week in a comeback gig that their fans have been waiting years for. Weirdly, they aren’t the most exciting part of the night’s entertainment. Instead, it’s the arrival of GUNNAR, the 22-year-old American singer who boasts hints of Robbie Williams and Prince …

Graceland opened to the public 41 years, just five years after Elvis Presley’s untimely death at 42-years-old. Yet it wasn’t until the pandemic happened that virtual tours were offered during lockdown. For the first time, fans could witness unseen spaces from Aunt Delta’s room behind the kitchen to The King’s …

This week’s episode of Queen the Greatest Live, which you can watch below, demonstrates how the band wouldn’t simply recreate their studio recordings note-for-note when performing for fans. Instead, Freddie Mercury and the band liked to improvise and adapt their biggest hits, bringing the audience into the mix. A caption …

Tony Christie dubbed Yorkshire’s Tom Jones (Image: John Owen Dawson) He knew something was wrong when he couldn’t finish the cryptic crosswords he enjoyed, and his once razor-sharp memory started to get blunter. Tony Christie’s wife Sue – the love of his life – insisted he got himself checked out. The …

Take That headlined BST Hyde Park on Saturday, July 1, 2023, and proved why they’re the nation’s favourite pop band. Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald (who recently apologised for liking derogatory tweets) exploded onto the stage with The Flood and barely stopped to breathe throughout their two-hour set. …

Having headlined at Glastonbury Festival last Saturday and performed in Glasgow earlier this week, Guns N’ Roses took to the stage at BST Hyde Park this Friday night in London. The Darkness and Pretenders performed earlier in the evening to support the American rock gods before Axl Rose, Slash and …

It’s been 50 years since Queen released their self-titled debut album and over three decades since Freddie Mercury lost his battle with AIDS. Sir Brian May admits he still “misses the butterflies” watching the incredible singer perform on stage in front of him. The guitarist said in a new interview …