Music

P!nk announces final UK stadium date

The fifth biggest selling touring artist of 2009, with ticket sales of over 2 million as part of her worldwide Funhouse Tour, P!nk has announced a final UK date on her 2010 Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on Friday 11 June. Tickets will go on sale at 10am on Friday 29 January.

A diva in Vienna

There will be plenty of opportunities to see Russian-Austrian soprano Anna Netrebko at the Vienna State Opera House in 2010.

ABBA mania to hit London with arrival of ABBAWorld

ABBA Mania will hit London next week with the highly anticipated arrival of ABBAWorld at Earls Court. To add to the excitement, band members and living legends, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Björn Ulvaeus will start the celebrations off in style as they step onto the red carpet and into ABBAWorld, at the world premiere, Earls Court, Tuesday 26 January 2010.

Search starts for the UK’s top school band

Political party leaders and celebrities are supporting a brand new BRIT Award which will be given to a school act, in a national competition to find the UK’s future music stars.

Monthly music nights at Hard Rock London

Hard Rock International today announced that they are teaming up with real music station Absolute Radio to present monthly music nights at the legendary Hard Rock Cafe London.

Alicia Keys to close Ischgl’s winter season

Alicia Keys will be topping off Ischgl’s 2009/2010 winter season with a performance at the Top Of The Mountain Concert on 1 May 2010, starting at 1 pm.

Valentine’s breaks to suite every taste

From a night out with Eric Clapton, a trip to see London’s most romantic musical Phantom of the Opera or a break away from it all in Chester – why not treat a loved one this Valentine’s Day.

Jay Z, Cheryl Cole and Lily Allen to perform at The Brits

UK record labels’ body, the BPI, has announced that Jay Z, Cheryl Cole and Lily Allen are to perform at The Brit Awards 2010, hosted by Peter Kay.

Sweet Child O' Mine voted greatest guitar riff of all time

Sweet Child O’ Mine, by eighties rockers Guns ‘N Roses, has the best guitar riff of all time, according to a new survey.

Glasgow diners eat out for less

Glasgow Restaurateurs’ Association (GRA) and Glasgow City Marketing Bureau have joined forces to launch Dinearound as part of Celtic Connections 2010.

It Might Get Loud - a unique 'rockumentary'

In 2008 Oscar-winning producer and director Davis Guggenheim brought together three of rock’s most distinctive musicians - sonic artist The Edge (U2), quirky traditionalist Jack White (The White Stripes) and rock aristocrat Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) - for a unique musical ‘summit’.