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found itself in dire straits. Venues were shuttering, stages were silent and musicians and fans had to make do with awkward Zoom performances.

IDLES‘ Joe Talbot has explained that he thinks ‘Ultra Mono’ “translated badly” in the absence of live music last year.Speaking to Mojo magazine, the frontman reflected on the setbacks of releasing the album in September 2020 – when concerts were still banned in the UK in a bid to curb coronavirus cases.“I think that album translated badly as a home-listening device.

An iconic UK live music venue is on the verge of reopening following millions of pounds of investment from Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider’s Chernobyl producer Sister.

Restaurant chain Fridays has picked Manchester to launch its first-ever live music experience with weekly performances from exciting local bands and DJs on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Bob Vylan frontman Bobby Vylan has called for more diversity both on and off-stage in live music – as well as more local support bands and regional shows.Providing the opening speech at the Music Venue Trust’s NME-partnered Venues Day event in London earlier this week (October 5), the singer of the UK punk duo hailed the UK’s grassroots gig spaces for giving bands like his a “shelter” and fostering communities.Vylan also said that we should “never take that relationship between venue, artist and

Banksy work.The venue will stock “independent beers, exclusive cocktails and a hand-picked spirits list,” while the independent Peckham restaurant Mr.

iOS - Android First up, you can spend a nostalgic Thursday afternoon in the company of the ‘Doris Day’ songbook.Doors open at 1.30pm on Thursday, October 7, for this sensational show paying homage to an undisputed Hollywood Great.The Lanark audience will be treated to more than 20 of Doris Day’s best-known hits, all interwoven with stories, anecdotes, and memories of the life of one of the 20th century’s best loved actor/singers.And if that wasn’t nostalgia enough, the show adds male voices,

Climate scientists from the University Of Manchester have made a number of recommendations on how to mitigate the environmental impact of touring. This follows analysis of data collected on Massive Attack’s last tour.In its report, the Tyndall Centre For Climate Change Research recommends that artists travel by train where possible and reduce the amount of equipment they travel with.

Lucy Mecklenburgh has celebrated her 30th birthday with her nearest and dearest and has documented the entire thing for her 1.7million Instagram followers to see.The former TOWIE star, who recently shared a peek inside her Manchester house renovations, took to her social media to first give her fans a tour of the incredible suite she stayed in at the Marylebone Hotel. "Okay this may be my favourite room I've ever stayed in London," she said while panning the camera over the terrace.

Green Day have celebrated the return of live music by sharing the new video for their track ‘Pollyanna’ – you can watch the clip below.The band are currently on their rescheduled ‘Hella Mega Tour’ in the US with Fall Out Boy and Weezer, which runs until next month.Green Day have now shared an accompanying video for their recent standalone single ‘Pollyanna’, which was released back in May, featuring shots of the band on stage and behind-the-scenes footage from their recent tour dates.“It’s the

Van Morrison has ended his legal challenge against the Northern Irish government over its ban on live music.The 75-year-old has been an outspoken critic of pandemic lockdown measures, criticising the “pseudo-science” of socially distanced gigs in August and writing multiple songs denouncing lockdowns which were met with significant backlash.Back in January, he announced that he was planning a legal challenge after Northern Ireland banned live performances in an attempt to fight the coronavirus

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“This stuff is junk, what we’re doing,” Bill Murray deadpans in the middle of “New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization.” The live audience onscreen—a strange sight after a year and a half of social distancing and no live performances—laughs. Murray hams it up: “Is it too late to get some moussaka?” Then he smiles knowingly and nods.

coronavirus pandemic revenues by the year 2025, according to a new forecast.Live music is set to return without restrictions in England on Monday (July 19) following the UK government’s decision to go ahead with lifting the majority of coronavirus-enforced rules in the country.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirm that England’s “freedom day” will come next week, allowing the lifting of all COVID restrictions.

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just 28 people who attended pilot events researching the impact of large-scale gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic tested positive for the virus.The new data was released by scientists working for the UK government’s Events Research Programme (ERP), which was commissioned in February to help determine the roadmap out of lockdown restrictions.

COVID event pilots or providing festivals with insurance.This week saw Kendal Calling become the latest in a long line of UK festivals that have been forced to cancel this summer.

COVID-19 rules, with all restrictions in the UK set to end on July 19 under new guidance set out by Boris Johnson last week.Industry bodies including LIVE (Live music Industries Venues and Entertainment), the Concert Promoters Association, the Events Industry Forum and the UK Crowd Management Association have written to Johnson detailing staff shortages across the music industry, and calling for the government to help fill vacant roles.“While the overall picture is complex, one short-term

coronavirus-enforced restrictions on music venues and comedy clubs.This latest development comes after the Welsh government confirmed late last month that live music could resume in music venues, bars, pubs, cafes, restaurants and licensed premises in the country providing a risk assessment is completed.The rules on capacities for music and comedy venues have now been changed to be “in line” with hospitality venues, meaning groups of six people from six households can now attend a live music or

Radiohead, Foo Fighters and more has raised a total of $142,200 for Live Nation’s coronavirus charity.Proceeds from the auction went to Crew Nation, a Global relief fund set up by Live Nation to support live music crews affected by COVID-19 and the near total pause on concerts.The full line-up of artists who designed bikes for the auction included: Foo Fighters, Radiohead, Phoebe Bridgers, Rise Against, Enrique Iglesias, LCD Soundsystem, Khruangbin, Nathan East, Dinosaur Jr., Oh Wonder,

LONDON -- Thousands of heavy metal fans were camping, singing — and even moshing — on Saturday at Britain’s first full music festival since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.The three-day Download Festival, taking place at Donington Park in central England, is one of a series of test events to see whether mass gatherings can resume without triggering outbreaks of COVID-19.About 10,000 fans, a tenth of the festival’s pre-pandemic attendance, secured tickets to watch more than 40 U.K.-based

coronavirus restrictions was delayed by four weeks.On Monday (June 14) it was confirmed that the previous “unlocking” date of June 21 – known to some as “Freedom Day”, where all coronavirus restrictions would be lifted in England – will now be delayed until July 19.PM Boris Johnson told a press conference that the government had seen “more infections and more hospitalisations” of late, with the Delta variant of COVID-19 spreading faster than the third wave that was predicted when the roadmap was

this leaves England’s grassroots music venues with the cancellation of over 4,000 gigs in the coming weeks and a combined loss of £36million – having a further catastrophic impact for staff, crew, artists and the club bosses unable to pay rent.

coronavirus restrictions on June 21.After figures showed that the rumoured delay could see over 5,000 events cancelled, LIVE CEO Greg Parmley says they want “transparency” from the government on the process.Parmley said: “The briefing we are seeing of a delay to our reopening later this month is devastating to the live music industry.

LONDON -- Step by step — and note by note — London's many musicians are getting back to work and preparing to perform new music under new public guidelines.The return of live music in the city that produced bands from the Rolling Stones to the Spice Girls is reigniting the creativity of some of London's many musicians and songwriters after 14 months of silence.Jack Milwaukee says his inspiration to create new music was reduced to zero during the pandemic but returned once the road map for

Caleb Followill is so amped to play live music again when his band’s “When You See Yourself” summer tour starts in August that he’s already doing his “Rambo workouts” to get in road-ready shape.“I don’t know what I’m looking forward to the most. It seems like it’s been a long time coming,” Followill, 39, told The Post about the tour, which will hit Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on Aug.

Gloria Gaynor belts out “I Will Survive” at Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage at the Coney Island Amphitheater on July 17, the 1978 anthem will take on a whole new meaning after the world came to a pause — and live music stopped — in 2020.Because it will symbolize that, once again, New York has endured.“It’s a really big moment,” said Erika Elliott, Executive Artistic Director, noting that SummerStage — whose biggest shows take place at Central Park — had a series of digital events

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The iHeartRadio Music Awards are here. The annual celebration of another year of music began with a performance from Ariana Grande and The Weeknd, singing the duet version of The Weeknd's "Save Your Tears." The performance was simple, with only minor lighting effects and both star donning plain wardrobes, but they were met with thunderous applause several times throughout the performance, especially when Grande, 27, hit some of her signature sky-high notes.

BBC News.Plus there will be a limit on groups to a maximum of six people from six households, one-way systems must be used and ventilation guidelines followed.The change brings live events in line with restaurants and theatres, which were able to open earlier in May.

Naman Ramachandran At the best of times, the massively popular Eurovision Song Contest, the world’s largest music event, is a logistical challenge to produce, with many moving parts.But amid a global pandemic, the undertaking is downright bold, with stringent safety measures including distancing, sanitization, COVID-19 PCR tests, and all the jargon that has now become commonplace in the lexicon adding to the enormity of the enterprise.The team behind the European Broadcasting Union show is

Music Venue Trust (MVT) has called on the Welsh government to set a date for the reopening of live music venues.Despite cinemas, inside hospitality and other venues returning to the country on May 17 in line with the new alert level two – and a limited crowd of 500 attending a pilot event at Cardiff Castle on May 15 – no official date for live music events has been specified.In an open letter MVT has asked the government to provide clarity on the return of live entertainment in the country.“The

Jason Aldean is heading back on the road. Only ET's Cassie DiLaura was with the singer backstage at his show on Saturday, where he opened up about returning to live performances more than a year after the coronavirus outbreak. «It feels good,» Aldean shared.