Jacinda Ardern speaks out after The Wiggles arranged New Zealand concerts without booking quarantine

‘It’s common sense’: Jacinda Ardern issues a ‘strong warning’ after The Wiggles advertised New Zealand concert dates without first securing placements in hotel quarantine By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:03 GMT, 22 January 2021 | Updated: 05:03 GMT, 22 January 2021 Jacinda Arden has issued a ‘strong warning’ amid The Wiggles’ upcoming … Read more

Tweeting and posting photos at concerts ‘can improve the experience’

Concert goers often find their view blocked by the person in front of them who is trying to capture the perfect ‘Instagram moment’ with their phone.   But experts say filming a live event, posting photos and video on platforms like Instagram and providing a running commentary on Twitter can actually improve the experience.  US researchers examined … Read more

Beyonce scraps plans of 2021 world tour due to COVID-19 and will instead do virtual concerts

Beyonce scraps plans of a 2021 world tour due to COVID-19 pandemic and will instead jump into the virtual concert arena… as she continues work on new album By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 01:42 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 01:43 GMT, 7 November 2020 The COVID-19 crisis has basically put the live music … Read more

Duchess of Cornwall reveals she is a fan of The Beatles and even went to some of their concerts

Duchess of Cornwall reveals she is a fan of The Beatles and even went to some of their concerts during visit to a ‘virtual pub’ Camilla let slip her love of the Fab Four during a visit to a ‘virtual pub’ in Brighton The 73-year-old royal had been due to visit The Bevy, a community … Read more

The future of concerts? The Flaming Lips and fans rock out inside plastic bubbles during show

The future of concerts? Members of The Flaming Lips and fans rock out inside plastic bubbles during bizarre socially distanced show Footage from the performance shows people inside 100 inflatable orbs The event in Oklahoma City Monday was said to be a test run for future concerts Frontman Wayne Coyne shared a clip from the show … Read more

Audiences return to concerts as 270 people gather for socially distanced orchestral recital in Leeds

Overjoyed classical-music enthusiasts eagerly gathered for a socially-distanced concert at Leeds Town Hall last night. Some 270 people attended Pilot Event: Live at Leeds Town Hall, where The Orchestra of Opera North and singer Nicholas Watts performed a selection of music by Mozart, Schubert and Mendelssohn. Music lovers said the first concert since lockdown left them in ‘tears’ – … Read more

Bjork’s livestream Orkestral concerts in Iceland to honor BLM movement, COVID-19 victims, and more

Bjork’s livestream Orkestral concerts in Iceland to honor BLM movement, COVID-19 victims, and domestic violence victims By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 08:04 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 08:05 BST, 21 July 2020 15-time Grammy nominee Björk Guðmundsdóttir announced Monday that she will livestream all four concerts she’s staging at Harpa in her Reykjavík … Read more

Carol concerts face the axe this Christmas due to social distancing, say Church of England bishops

Large traditional carol services which delight millions over the Christmas period are set to be banned this year, according to an announcement prepared by Church of England bishops. Church leaders are to warn that because of social distancing restrictions services during Advent in December and at Christmas ‘are inevitably going to look very different.’ Carol services … Read more

Drive-in concerts featuring Dizzee Rascal will perform in socially-distanced shows in summer

Live concerts will return during the coronavirus lockdown this summer in the form of new socially-distanced drive-in gigs.  Dizzee Rascal, Kaiser Chiefs and Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley will all perform at a series of concerts between July and September. The programme will visit 12 venues, including stadiums, racecourses and airports, across the UK. Concerts are … Read more

Sophie Ellis Bextor talks surviving lockdown with five sons and performing concerts from her kitchen

Any mother of five who is still sane after two-and-a-half months of lockdown will surely have some survival tips for the rest of us. And Sophie Ellis-Bextor does indeed have advice. Come Friday night, when the textbooks have been flung in a corner and you’ve finished screeching at the kids, you should dig out your heels … Read more