coronavirus pandemic may have totally decimated festival season for this year, but it certainly hasn’t stopped the good ship Albion from sailing on.
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Van Morrison is set to play two socially-distanced gigs in London this September.The veteran musician will play the “socially distance shows with reduced limited capacity” at Camden’s Electric Ballroom on September 5 and 6.Tickets for the event are on sale now with a maximum of 10 tickets for two households or ‘bubbles”.
You can buy tickets for the event here.Last month, Morrison was also confirmed as a headliner at the UK’s first socially-distanced venue – The Virgin Money Unity Arena – which
.coronavirus pandemic may have totally decimated festival season for this year, but it certainly hasn’t stopped the good ship Albion from sailing on.
Piers Morgan and his wife Celia Walden were burgled while they slept in their French villa, she has said.
Chris Willman Music WriterBritish music star Sam Fender found quite a platform when he played sold-out, back-to-back shows at the Virgin Money Unity Arena, a pop-up venue in Gosforth Park, Newcastle. He found 500 platforms, in fact.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that music venues will be able to re-open with social distancing measures in place, nightclubs and dance halls still remain closed.
2,500 fans watching Sam Fender at the new Virgin Money Unity Arena at Newcastle Racecourse. The gig made use of 500 platforms which were spaced two metres apart from one another.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, gigs many people were looking forward to have been put on hold for at least another year.But, in what could be a sign of the future for music-lovers, the UK's first socially-distanced concert took place last night.Promoters SD Concerts said the safety of the audience was being protected as each set of concert-goers had a viewing platform with its own table, chairs and fridge.The idea is that people from the same household will arrive at the venue, park up then
Sam Fender has played to an audience of some 2,500 fans in what promoters claim was the world’s first socially-distanced concert.
Sam Fender performed the UK’s first socially distanced outdoor show this evening – and fans have taken to social media to give their verdict.The ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ artist headlined the new Virgin Money Unity Arena at Newcastle Racecourse tonight (August 11), with 2,500 attendees watching on from 500 platforms that were spaced two metres apart from one another.Throughout the event, those in attendance have posted images and footage online while offering their thoughts on the ‘new normal’ for
Biig Piig (aka 22-year-old Jess Smyth) to shine – albeit in slightly different circumstances.Read more: Biig Piig: unfiltered, empowering anthems from Irish star’s genre-busting new eraOrganised to raise money for Refuge and Trans Women of Color Survival Fund, Biig Piig’s mini-festival firmly puts the spotlight on female voices. Fellow member of London’s NiNE 8 Collective NAYANA IZ kicks off proceedings with enchanting vocals and Indian-inspired beats from her latest EP ‘SMOKE & FLY’.
Rolling Stones’ “Scarlet” video Thursday on YouTube was preceded by a chat between its sole star, Paul Mescal — currently an Emmy nominee for “Normal People” — and a jovial Mick Jagger, who appeared happy to have left the heavy lifting (or the spontaneous stunt work) to someone else.“You were obviously having so much fun in this empty hotel,” said Jagger, 77, referring to the use of the currently unoccupied Claridge’s hotel in London as a set for Mescal’s seemingly drunken shenanigans.
@DermotKennedy well done @mescal_paul Simply beautiful.’What a day ❤️ pic.twitter.com/4fc4yEcJwu— Dermot Kennedy (@DermotKennedy) July 31, 2020‘Just when I thought I couldn’t love or admire the incredible talent @DermotKennedy anymore …. then he shows song titles as Gaeilge/in Irish during his amazing livestream from London,’ added another.