Kings of Leon cancel London show after fire

2010-12-21T11:30:14Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Tennessee rockers Kings of Leon have had to cancel a London show Tuesday after a tour bus fire at the O2 arena, venue owners AEG said.

The arena in southeast London did not suffer any damage, ...

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2010-10-27T08:19:58Z

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Pearl Jam unveils 2010 European tour plans

2010-04-16T08:35:46Z

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Pearl Jam will return to Europe in the summer for a series of headlining and festival appearances, beginning June 22 in Dublin.

The group has announced seven dates so far, with four more shows to be revealed at a later date. In addition to Dublin, Pearl Jam will visit U2 Thursday warmed the German capital up for celebrations next week marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a spectacular mini-concert in the heart of the city.

The band played six songs at the historic Brandenburg Gate, a landmark blocked off to West Berliners prior to a peaceful revolution ...

Outrage over wall blocking free U2 Berlin concert

2010-04-16T09:23:21Z

Scale these city walls: U2 holds free concert marking fall of Berlin Wall _ behind new barrier

Irish rockers U2 returned to Berlin for a free mini-concert Thursday in front of the Brandenburg Gate, playing its classic singles and a duet with

Free U2 Berlin concert tix gone in 3 hours

2010-08-04T12:15:41Z

Tickets for U2's free Brandenburg Gate gig in Berlin gone in just 3 hours

Lucky U2 fans have found what they were looking for.

The 10,000 tickets for the Irish rockers' free Nov. 5 show in front of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate were snapped up in just three hours.

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U2 to play at landmark to mark fall of Berlin Wall

2010-08-04T12:19:28Z

Superstars U2 announced Wednesday they will perform a free concert at Germany's Brandenburg Gate to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The Irish rockers will perform in front of the landmark in the German capital on November 5 as part of the Florence and the Machine.

Speech Debelle won the 20,000-pound award for her debut album "Speech Therapy", which deals with her south London upbringing, including a spell of homelessness.

"I feel so good. It feels better than I imagined. My family...

Rapper Speech Debelle wins Mercury Prize

2010-04-16T10:26:20Z

Rapper Speech Debelle scored a surprise upset Tuesday by winning the prestigious Mercury Prize, beating favourite Florence and the Machine and chart-selling rock act Kasabian.

Debelle won the 20,000-pound award for her debut album "Speech Therapy", which was inspired by her troubled south London

Dubliners decry U2's noisy all-night stage removal

2010-04-16T11:07:34Z

Too much rattle and hum: U2's round-the-clock removal of huge Dublin stage stirs protests

Dubliners angry over the around-the-clock dismantling of U2's monumental concert stage mounted street protests Tuesday, threatening the Irish band's plans for the next stop on their European tour.

Residents around Croke Park...

Bono, U2 rock Dublin as world tour hits new high

2010-08-04T12:16:12Z

Bono, U2 rock native Dublin as Irish supergroup's world tour hits new high

Bono and U2 rocked more than 80,000 fans in Dublin as the Irish supergroup's latest world tour hit new emotional highs Friday night on home soil.

A deafening roar welcomed the Dubliners as they launched their three-concert homestand at Cro...

Oasis to kick off Benicassim festival in Spain

2010-04-16T11:20:04Z

British rock band Oasis was on Thursday due to open the 15th edition of the Benicassim festival, one of Europe's biggest annual music gatherings, in eastern Spain.

Tens of thousands of music fans were expected in the Mediterranean resort town north of Valencia for the event, which lasts until Su...

Briton dies after fall at Serbia music festival

2010-04-16T11:23:48Z

A young British music fan was killed when he fell off the ramparts of a fortress at Petrovaradin in northern Serbia, which is hosting the Exit international music festival, Beta news agency reported Saturday.

The 22-year-old from London, who was only identified by his initials E.J.F, was rushed to hospital on Friday night in Novi Sa...

Alice In Chains Announce Album Title, Release Date

2010-11-03T08:44:22Z

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Depeche Mode frontman rushed to hospital: reports

2010-04-16T12:19:27Z

British electronic band Depeche Mode cancelled a long-awaited gig in Athens on Tuesday after frontman David Gahan was rushed to hospital, Greek media reported.

Quoting organisers of the concert, City 99.5 Radio said Gahan was taken to a private clinic with suspected gastroenteritis. Other news reports said the conc...

U2's 'Horizon' enters British charts at number one

2010-10-22T13:49:17Z

Veteran Irish rock group U2 went straight to the top of Britain's album chart with "No Line On The Horizon" on Sunday, their tenth number-one in a career spanning nearly three decades.

Its success confirms U2 -- whose members are Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and

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New U2 album leaks on to the Net

2010-10-21T10:49:55Z

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2010-10-21T10:33:09Z

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2010-10-21T10:32:45Z

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Blur tickets sell out in just two minutes

2010-10-21T10:29:12Z

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2010-10-21T10:29:16Z

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U2 Tower shelved due to recession

2010-06-16T10:32:39Z

So much for Bono's bird's-eye view. The vaunted U2 Tower &amp;#8211; a massive development planned for the Dublin docklands &amp;#8211; was shelved on Friday, as Ireland slumps further into recession.

After six ye...

Dublin shelves plans for U2 Tower

2010-04-16T15:03:09Z

Dublin's plan for U2 Tower shelved by property slump; was to be Ireland's tallest building

Plans to build the tallest building in Ireland — with new recording studios for Irish supergroup U2 on top — were suspended Friday because of Dublin's slumping property market and sli...

Credit crunch hits plans for U2 tower in Dublin

2010-06-12T14:55:13Z

The credit crunch has forced the postponement of plans involving rock band U2 for a 200 million euro (255 million dollar) skyscraper in Dublin's docklands, officials said Friday.

The group is part of a consortium behind the 120-metre (394-feet) tower beside the River Liffey which, if completed, will be the biggest building in

Dublin shelves U2 Tower plans amid property slump

2010-04-16T12:36:13Z

Dublin's plan for U2 Tower shelved by property slump; was to be Ireland's tallest building

Plans to build the tallest building in Ireland — with new recording studios for Irish supergroup U2 on top — have been suspended because of Ireland's property slump and slide into rec...

Kaiser Chiefs' riotous return

2010-10-21T10:25:03Z

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London deli is a big cheese

2010-10-21T10:24:17Z

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2010-10-21T10:44:01Z

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Savvy U2 'leak' new album online

2010-10-24T19:18:56Z

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Oasis Air New Single And Announce Tour Dates

2010-10-23T18:58:53Z

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Kid Rock Makes A Splash

2010-10-26T10:00:41Z

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Shadowy character is surprise favourite for Mercury Prize

2010-06-12T14:13:48Z

Dubstep artist Burial is the surprise early favourite to claim Britain's prestigious Nationwide Mercury Music Prize, awarded annually for the country's best album, according to bookmakers on Wednesday.

Previous winners of the award include Portishead, Dizzee Rascal, U2's Bono, Edge win 4-year legal battle to redevelop Dublin hotel into futuristic landmark

U2 stars Bono and The Edge won a four-year legal battle Thursday to reshape their old-fashioned Dublin hotel, the Clarence, into a futuristic lan...

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Big paychecks for U2 millionaires

2010-10-22T16:19:25Z

U2's Music Publishing Company Pays Millions to `Employees,' Irish Accounts Show

U2 Ltd., the Irish band's music publishing company, raked in $30 million-plus last year — and $25.8 million of it went to five unidentified "employees," according to documents obtained Friday by

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2010-11-02T14:04:41Z

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Beatles boost sales of Brit bands abroad

2010-10-15T10:26:45Z

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Hawks Kings Basketball

2011-01-04T22:01:17Z

Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal Crawford,left, shoots over Sacramento Kings guard Beno Udrih, of Slovenia during the first half of an ...

Blue Jackets Coyotes Hockey

2011-01-04T21:01:31Z

Columbus Blue Jackets' R.J. Umberger (18) scores a goal against Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov, of Russia, during the second period of an New Jersey Devils' Andy Greene (6) and Minnesota Wild's Martin Havlat (24), of the Czech Republic, compete for the puck during the first period of an Italy's Manuela Moelgg competes during the first run of an alpine ski women's World Cup slalom event, in Zagreb, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Russia Schwarzenegger

2011-01-04T09:32:15Z

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 file photo, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, invites then California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a ride in his vintage car, a Soviet built Chaika luxury car, during their meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Russia. The Russian president and the Terminator are tweeting, and m...

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