Royal Albert-Hall: Last News

Eric Clapton has been forced to postpone two of his upcoming shows after testing positive for COVID-19.The guitarist kicked off his latest UK and European tour earlier this month with a pair of shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London.However, Clapton has now announced that he is rescheduling his planned dates in Zurich, Switzerland and Milan, Italy, which had been set to take place tonight (May 17) and tomorrow (May 18), after he contracted COVID following the second Albert Hall gig.“Eric Clapton is unfortunately suffering from COVID having tested positive shortly after the second concert at the Royal Albert Hall,” a statement on Clapton’s website reads.

EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway on a concert documentary about legendary rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, built around one-of-a-kind performance footage of CCR that sat in a London vault for five decades.

The Who performed Pete Townshend‘s solo track ‘Let My Love Open The Door’ for the first time in 33 years during a recent show in London.The group played a special concert at the Royal Albert Hall last Friday night (March 25) in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Frontman Roger Daltrey is a patron of the charity and launched the TCT gig series back in 2000.As Stereogum reports, The Who delivered a stripped-back acoustic set that included a sprinkling of deep cuts and rarities from across the band’s catalogue.

Liam Gallagher dedicated a performance of Oasis‘ ‘Live Forever’ to Taylor Hawkins tonight (March 26) at his Teenage Cancer Trust show in London.The Foo Fighters drummer died yesterday (March 25) at the age of 50. The band announced the news in a statement on social media; no cause of death was given.“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins,” the statement read.

The 75th BAFTAs saw celebrities turn out in style for the star-studded evening at London's Royal Albert Hall to honour the best films from around the globe. Viewers can watch the glittering night of awards on BBC One at 7pm GMT.

With the EE BAFTAs 2022 fast approaching, here’s what you need know about this year’s British Academy Film Awards, when they are on TV and how to watchWith 2022’s award season getting well underway, the British Academy Film Awards will soon dish out awards to those nominated as the best and boldest of the past year. Held ahead of the Oscars, the BAFTA 2022 is set to see some of the biggest names in Hollywood appear on the red carpet at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

K.J. Yossman Eddie Redmayne, Jessie Buckley and “The Crown’s” Emma Corrin are among those nominated for the U.K.’s most prestigious theater awards, the Olivier Awards.Redmayne and Buckley were both nominated for best actor awards for “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” while Corrin was nominated for “Anna X” at Harold Pinter Theatre.

Paul Weller has been announced as special guests for Madness‘ show at the Royal Albert Hall this month.The longstanding ska group had previously been announced to perform at the famous venue, one of a series of high-profile shows in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust this month.Now, Weller has been announced for an exclusive guest appearance which takes place on March 24. He will be joined by his band for a unique acoustic set.Madness’ gig is one of a number of shows taking place at the Albert Hall between March 21 and 27, with Don Broco, Yungblud, Liam Gallagher, The Who and Ed Sheeran also appearing.

K.J. Yossman Lady Gaga will present the Rising Star segment at the BAFTA awards in London.Actors Ariana DeBose, Harris Dickinson, Lashana Lynch, Millicent Simmonds and Kodi Smit-McPhee are the 2022 nominees for the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award.It is the only BAFTA award voted on by the British public.Lady Gaga, who is also nominated for Best Actress at the London ceremony, for her performance in “House of Gucci,” will introduce last year’s Rising Star winner, Bukky Bakray, who will announce the winner.

Ed Sheeran and The Who are on the lineup for the returning Teenage Cancer Trust concert series, which has been on hiatus for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The music and comedy event will be held at the Royal Albert Hall in London between 21-27 March. Liam Gallagher, Yungblud, Madness and Don Broco are among the other musical guests booked to perform.

Yungblud, Liam Gallagher and Ed Sheeran are among the line-up for Teenage Cancer Trust’s annual gig series at London’s Royal Albert Hall next month.A host of acts, also including Don Broco, Madness, The Who and a line-up of comedy, will play the iconic venue next month.“I’m so excited to be playin’ the Albert Hall for such an incredible and important cause,” Yungblud said of the March 23 gig in a statement.“It’s gonna be the most mental show the Albert Hall has seen in 150 years, if you think you disagree – come and find out for yourself, I dare ya!”Tickets for the shows go on sale on Friday (February 25) at 9am GMT here. See the full schedule below.MARCH 202221 – Don Broco22 – An Evening of Comedy hosted by Joel Dommett with special guests Tom Allen, Rob Beckett, Rosie Jones, Romesh Ranganathan, Suzi Ruffell and Seann Walsh23 – Yungblud24 – Madness25 – The Who (acoustic)26 – Liam Gallagher27 – Ed SheeranThe gigs will be the first Teenage Cancer Trust shows in three years, after the 2020 edition was due to fall on the first day of the UK’s very first COVID lockdown, and 2021’s edition also fell foul to continued pandemic restrictions.Speaking of the series’ return, TCT Honorary Patron and gig mastermind Roger Daltrey said: “Live music has been hit hard by the pandemic and it has been particularly frustrating for me that we haven’t been able to get artists on stage to raise money for this vitally important cause.“But we haven’t given up.

Thom Yorke playing The Smile’s song ‘Free In The Knowledge’ at the Royal Albert Hall – see it below.Back in October, the Radiohead frontman played his only post-COVID gig to date in London, as part of the Letters Live event.During the solo show, he performed ‘Free In The Knowledge’, a song previously only heard as part of a rehearsal from The Smile shared on Instagram earlier this month.Ahead of the performance, as captured in the video below, Yorke dedicated the song to his fellow UK musicians, and poked fun at Rishi Sunak’s notorious call for artists to retrain in other disciplines during the pandemic.He told the crowd: “I’m a British musician and I was told during the pandemic, along with all British musicians, that we should consider

Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra, Dua Lipa and Kris Jenner led the way on the red carpet for this year’s Fashion Awards in London.The annual awards were held on Monday in the capital’s Royal Albert Hall.With The Fashion Awards being what it is, the celebs were dressed up to the nines for the evening, with everything from bright face paint to neon outfits spotted on the red carpet.Dozens of massive names were in attendance, including fashion mogul Tommy Hilfiger.Normal People favourite Paul Mescal and chart-topper Lily Allen were also spotted striking a pose on the carpet, as well as Drag Race UK’s Bimini and Demi Moore.Romeo Beckham was also seen strutting his stuff alongside girlfriend Mia Regan.Cold Heart singer Dua Lipa ditched the

Declan McKenna has announced details of a huge new London show – he’ll play the Royal Albert Hall next year.The singer-songwriter released second album ‘Zeros’ last year, and recently finished up a UK headline tour in support of the record.

The gala was a celebration of the UK’s leading acts and featured eight dance companies in an evening of “dance, unity and joy”.It was one of the first such events since lockdown rules were relaxed.Ahead of the show, a thrilled Dame Darcey said: “The day has come! One exciting performance seeing all eight companies on one stage dancing their hearts out at The Royal Albert Hall.“I’m just a little excited!”She added that the event was very much a moment for British dance to “highlight the significant part it plays in the UK art scene during what has been one of the most challenging periods in dance history”.Prior to last night’s event, Dame Darcey revealed she would love to return to Strictly Come Dancing – but only as a guest judge.She left

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Baftas may be taking place virtually this year, but that doesn’t mean that the stars are cutting back on the style.Due to the ongoing pandemic, all of tonight’s nominees will be watching the ceremony from home, with only hosts Edith Bowman and Dermot O’Leary and a handful of presenters actually present at the Royal Albert Hall.But awards season doesn’t need a physical red carpet to give stars the opportunity to turn it out, and the glamour was as high as ever both at Albert Hall and on social media.

Clara Amfo is set to host the EE BAFTA Film Awards Opening Night, which will are on April 10 on BBC Two.

Mick Jagger-narrated video below.Directed by Tom Harper and scored by the Academy Award-winning composer Steven Price, Your Room Will Be Ready pairs footage of the empty Royal Albert Hall – which has been closed since the coronavirus outbreak last March – with more than 40 pieces of archive event footage from 1933 to the present.Your Room Will Be Ready also features Jagger reciting W.H.

Dua Lipa brought ‘Levitating’ to the American Music Awards 2020 tonight (November 22), performing it live from London.The star beamed here performance in to the LA awards ceremony from the historic Royal Albert Hall.Lipa was joined by a troupe of dancers in blue bodysuits as she performed the ‘Future Nostalgia’ track in front of a celestial backdrop. At the end, she rose up into the sky on wires as glitter rained down around her.

Niall Doherty It’s a mild Saturday evening in early November and South Kensington is a scene of hushed tranquillity. Like the rest of the U.K., this plush corner of West London is back in pandemic-enforced lockdown.