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David Gilmour played some Pink Floyd classics for the first time in several years during a live dress rehearsal of his upcoming tour.Gilmour is gearing up to launch a limited tour in London, Rome, Los Angeles, and New York later this week to promote his new album, ‘Luck and Strange’ – which came out on September 6.Playing two warm-up shows in Brighton, Gilmour played ‘Breathe (In The Air)’, a track from ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’, for the first time since 2006.

David Gilmour has released a new track, taken from his upcoming album, titled ‘Dark And Velvet Nights’ – listen below.The song comes ahead of the release of ‘Luck and Strange’, which is due to come out on September 6. This will be the former Pink Floyd member’s first album of new material in nine years.‘Dark And Velvet Nights’ is a groovy rock track, written by Gilmour and his wife Polly Samson, which soundtracks their love.It comes with a music video directed by Gavin Elder, in which Gilmour plays the song alongside his band.

Naman Ramachandran Ridley Scott‘s “Gladiator” is set to return to London’s Royal Albert Hall for a 25th anniversary screening as part of the venue’s Films in Concert series. Scheduled for April 26, 2025, the event will feature the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Philharmonia Chorus performing Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard‘s Golden Globe-winning score live. Matthew Todd, director of programming at the Royal Albert Hall, noted the venue’s Roman amphitheater-inspired design as a fitting backdrop for the gladiatorial epic.

St Vincent has argued that ‘Daughters’ by John Mayer is the worst song ever written.In a new interview for Kerrang! about the 10 songs that changed her life, the artist – real name Annie Clark – is asked to name what she believes is the worst song ever written, to which she chooses Mayer’s 2004 hit.“It’s just so hideously sexist but it pretends to be a love song, but it’s really, really retrograde and really sexist,” she said. “And I hate it… It’s so deeply misogynistic, which would be fine if you owned that, but it pretends like it’s sweet.”The song sees Mayer warn fathers that if they treat their daughters badly, they will create issues for the men those daughters will go on to date. “Fathers, be good to your daughters/Daughters will love like you do/Girls become lovers who turn into mothers/So mothers, be good to your daughters too,” he sings in the chorus.He later sings: “Boys will be strong/And boys soldier on/But boys would be gone without warmth from/A woman’s good, good heart.”St Vincent is set to return to the UK and Europe as part of the ‘All Born Screaming’ tour, named after the musician’s latest album, which was released in April.

St. Vincent has announced a new set of UK and European tour dates, to take place in October. Read on for all the details.It is the latest leg of the ‘All Born Screaming’ tour, named after the musician’s latest album, which was released in April.

AIR have announced they will live-stream their ‘Moon Safari’ 25th anniversary show at London’s Royal Albert Hall.The French duo unveiled their huge UK show in January to celebrate 25 years of their seminal album, which features hits such as ‘Sexy Boy’ and ‘All I Need (feat. Beth Hirsch)’.Fresh off their European leg touring the album in full, AIR have now revealed they will live-stream their London show at Royal Albert Hall.

David Gilmour has announced additional shows in Los Angeles and New York for his ‘Luck And Strange‘ shows.The soloist and former Pink Floyd guitarist took to his official social media accounts to announce a third show at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl on October 31, and a fourth show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on November 9.The new dates follow the previously announced dates in Los Angeles on October 29 and 30 and in New York on November 4, 5, and 6. Gilmour’s US dates will take place after his six-night residency at London’s Royal Albert Hall and his six-night residency at Rome’s historic chariot-racing stadium Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo).

David Gilmour has announced a show at a historic Rome landmark as well as a handful of shows in the US.Before taking on the stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall for his six-night residency, the soloist and former Pink Floyd guitarist will perform at Rome’s historic chariot-racing stadium Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo) during a six-night run taking place from September 27 through October 3It will mark his return to the legendary venue and in Italy since his Rattle That Lock Tour in 2016. Gilmour also announced four shows taking place in North America.

Hundred Reasons will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their first gig with a show at the Royal Albert Hall next year, with Rival Schools in support.The band will play at the iconic London venue in exactly a year’s time, on May 7, 2025.“It’s a dream for us to get to play The Albert Hall 25 years since we played our first show,” the band said in a press release. “As our only headline show in the books we want this to be a proper celebration of all things Hundred Reasons.

David Gilmour has announced a residency at the Royal Albert Hall in London, marking his first live shows in eight years. Find all the details below.The soloist and former Pink Floyd guitarist will play six concerts at the historic venue this October in support of his fifth album ‘Luck And Strange’, which is released on September 6 via Sony.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST next Friday (May 10) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Olivier Awards host Hannah Waddingham received a round of cheers and applause after she boldly stood up to a photographer who made an inappropriate comment on the red carpet - saying "don't be a d**k".The Ted Lasso star dazzled in a light purple sequined gown as she posed for photographs at the prestigious award show, held at London's Royal Albert Hall on Sunday. In a video shared on X (formerly Twitter), Hannah was heard addressing a photographer in the crowd, although his exact words were unclear.

Olivier Awards host Hannah Waddingham told off a photographer who appeared to ask her to “show your leg” on the red carpet on Sunday (April 14).

Ellie Goulding has had a busy few months working on her sixth studio album, and she finally took to the stage on Thursday evening to perform a brand new track from the upcoming release.The singer, 37, fronted an amazing one-off performance at London's Royal Albert Hall, where she was joined by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and performed new song Easy To Love Me - which is about heartbreak. Following her split from her art dealer husband Caspar Jopling, which Ellie officially confirmed in February, she appears to have poured her heartache into the new music. But making the performance even more insightful, Caspar was in the show's audience.

St Vincent has announced a UK and European tour with Heartworms – you can find all the details below.The singer-songwriter – aka Annie Clark – is due to return to these shores late next month in support of her seventh album ‘All Born Screaming’, which is released on April 26 (pre-order here).Clark will take to the stage at SWX in Bristol on Friday, May 31 before heading to London the following day (June 1) for a show at the historic Royal Albert Hall.From there, the artist will head to Europe for headline dates in Luxembourg City (June 3) and Antwerp (4) ahead of festival appearances at Best Kept Secret in the Netherlands (7) and NorthSide in Denmark (8).UK/EU All Born Screaming Tour Dates Announced. Tickets on sale Friday, 12 April at 10am local.

Paul Weller invited Roger Daltrey on stage with him last night (March 24), to perform a live rendition of The Who’s ‘So Sad About Us’. Check out footage below.The moment took place during the closing night event for the 2024 Teenage Cancer Trust gig series, dubbed ‘Ovation’. It was billed as “a celebration of 24 years of gigs” for the charity, and saw live performances from Weller, Daltrey, Kelly Jones, Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Eddie Vedder.Taking place at the historic Royal Albert Hall after kicking off the 2024 concert series on Monday (March 18), soloist and former frontman of The Jam opened the night by performing an eight-song setlist.This started with two tracks taken from his 2018 album ‘True Meanings’: starting the show with ‘Gravity’ and following on with a rendition of ‘Mayfly’.

Dua Lipa has announced a one-off show at London’s Royal Albert Hall in October. Find all the details below.The pop singer will be performing at the iconic venue on October 17, following the release of her new album ‘Radical Optimism’, her headline performance at Glastonbury 2024 and a European tour.“HOMETOWN !! so excited to announce I’ll be doing a show at The Royal Albert Hall on October 17th this year,” shared the ‘Training Season’ singer on social media.

Eddie Vedder joined The Who on stage during the band’s Teenage Cancer Trust show in London last night (March 20) – check out the footage below.The group played their second orchestral show of the week at the historic Royal Albert Hall after kicking off the 2024 TCT concert series on Monday (March 18).To begin the third and final part of yesterday’s gig, frontman Roger Daltrey introduced Pearl Jam‘s Vedder to join The Who on a collaborative rendition of ‘The Punk And The Godfather’ from their 1973 album ‘Quadrophenia’.Daltrey and Vedder traded lines throughout the energetic performance before embracing in the closing moments. Watch a fan-shot video here:The Who and Vedder have teamed up numerous times previously, including at a private cancer benefit show in Los Angeles in 2022 and a charity event in Chicago in 2015.Additionally, Vedder joined The Who on stage at their inaugural Teenage Cancer Trust concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000, and guested with the group at Wembley Stadium in 2019 (also on ‘The Punk And The Godfather’).This Sunday (March 24), Vedder will participate in a special closing night event for the 2024 TCT gig series, dubbed ‘Ovation’.

Naman Ramachandran Pankaj Udhas, the Indian singer renowned as an exponent of the ghazal form of musical poetry, died in Mumbai after a prolonged illness. He was 72. Udhas’ daughter Nayaab revaled the news via an Instagram post: “With a very heavy heart, we are saddened to inform you of the sad demise of Padmashri Pankaj Udhas on 26th February 2024 due to a prolonged illness.” Udhas debuted with ghazal album “Aahat” in 1980.

Greta Van Fleet have announced a huge one-off show for this summer in London, which they are billing as “A Special Evening with Greta Van Fleet”.The Michigan band will play the prestigious Royal Albert Hall on July 14, with tickets for the event set to go on sale this Friday (February 23) at 9am local time. You can get yours here.They released their third album ‘Starcatcher’ last July, including the singles ‘Meeting The Master’, ‘Sacred The Thread’ and ‘Farewell for Now’.The London date will follow a run of 12 North American dates, kicking off with a show at St.

Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges has been announced as this year's host for the Teenage Cancer Trust event at the Royal Albert Hall. The stand-up comedian, 37, will host "A Night of Comedy" on Tuesday, 19 March with performances from Rob Beckett, Paul Chowdhry, Joe Lycett, Joanne McNally and Seann Walsh, plus special guests who are yet to be announced.This night is a part of the week-long event that will take place at the Royal Albert Hall from 18 March to 24 March to help raise vital funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity.There will also be performances from The Who with Orchestra, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Young Fathers and The Chemical Brothers to name a few at the star-studded event.

Simon Cowell's appearance during the latest Royal Variety Show left viewers baffled - and it appears for the same reason. The former X Factor judge and Britain's Got Talent boss appeared during the pre-recorded entertainment show on ITV on Sunday night (December 17).