Glastonbury 2010 tickets up for saleOctober 4th, 2009 LONDON - The tickets for the 2010 Glastonbury music festival will be put up for sale starting from today at 9 a.m. Fans first needed to register themselves last week before they could buy tickets to the 40th anniversary of the festival.
'This Is It': Michael Jackson film selling out worldwide as fans line up for ticketsSeptember 30th, 2009 Jackson films sells out screenings worldwideLOS ANGELES — The Michael Jackson music documentary is selling out theaters around the world. According to Sony Pictures, hundreds of show times have sold out since tickets went on sale Sunday for "Michael Jackson: This Is It."
The film was built around rehearsal footage for the late singer's planned London concerts.
Robbie Williams advises fans not to buy homecoming gig's tickets from scalpersSeptember 24th, 2009 LONDON - Robbie Williams has requested his fans not to purchase tickets for his British homecoming concert from unofficial outlets, as they will be denied entry. The 2,000 tickets for the show which is part of the BBC's annual Electric Proms event in London next month was apparently sold out in minutes after they were put up for sale.
Coldplay help kids charity with $1.6 mnSeptember 21st, 2009 LONDON - The members of the British band Coldplay have donated $1.6 million to a children's charity, reports thesun.co.uk. Chris Martin, 32, and his bandmates are keenly involved with Kids Company, which helps underprivileged children who lack adult support.
Coldplay, Satriani reach settlement over plagiarism rowSeptember 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Coldplay has reportedly reached a legal settlement with guitarist Joe Satriani over a plagiarism lawsuit. The band were served with a lawsuit by Satriani, who alleged the rockers lifted his 2004 instrumental, "I Just Wanna Fly," for the basic melody of "Viva La Vida".
Tickets on sale for Chinese terra cotta warriors exhibit in WashingtonAugust 31st, 2009 Tickets on sale for terra cotta warriors exhibitWASHINGTON — Fifteen of China's famous terra cotta warriors are coming to Washington in November for an exhibit at the National Geographic Museum. It's the final U.S.
Coldplay to make cameo on The SimpsonsJuly 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - British band Coldplay are set to appear in hit animated show The Simpsons.he Yellow hitmakers, who are following in the footsteps of Michael Jackson, the Rolling Stones, Green Day, Aerosmith and U2, are set to join the yellow cast for a one-off episode. In the program, comedic patriarch Homer Simpson wins the lottery and hires the band to perform a private show for his family, reports Contactmusic.
7,000 tickets in eight minutes - Prince still a hitJuly 6th, 2009 LONDON - Soul superstar Prince has proved he is still a crowd-puller with tickets for his two upcoming concerts being sold out in less than eight minutes. The tickets went on for sale Saturday and eager fans snapped up more than 7,000 tickets for his performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland later this month in just seven minutes and 58 seconds, reported contactmusic.com
The Purple Rain hitmaker will close the event with two consecutive shows July 18.
More than 1.2 million people have registered for tickets to Michael Jackson's Tuesday memorialJuly 5th, 2009 More than 1 million seek tix for Jackson memorialLOS ANGELES — More than 1.2 million people have now registered to get tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service next week. Only 11,000 tickets will be given out for the Tuesday service at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
More tickets for Michael Jackson's comeback gigs up for grabs; you betta hurryJune 24th, 2009 LONDON - More tickets for Michael Jackson's comeback concerts in London are to go on sale. The "limited" number of extra seats, estimated to cost hundreds per show, had previously been restrained while the production logistics were being tallied.
Yusuf Islam wants to make peace ColdplayJune 15th, 2009 LONDON - Veteran singer Yusuf Islam wants to make peace with British rockers Coldplay - just weeks after he accused them of stealing one of his melodies to use in their hit track Viva La Vida. The star - formerly known as Cat Stevens - claims the band lifted elements of his epic 18 minute song Foreigner Suite, which was released in 1973, and incorporated them into their 2008 single.
Britney Spears flogs hundreds of O2 tickets at £2June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Toxic singer Britney Spears has sold hundreds of her O2 concert tickets at the give away price of 2 pounds, after VIP standing tickets with a face value of 100 pounds remained unsold. Promoters for her show feared that the empty seats in the arena would not make her image look good, and so they cut the entry prices on website theaudienceclub.com.
Coldplay's Chris Martin finds plagiarism lawsuit against him is actually 'inspiring'. LMAO!May 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Coldplay's Chris Martin has revealed that a plagiarism lawsuit against the band is working as an inspiration for him to ink better songs. The group were served with a lawsuit by musician Joe Satriani, who alleged the rockers lifted his 2004 instrumental, "I Just Wanna Fly," for the basic melody of "Viva La Vida".
Gwyneth Paltrow picks Coldplay songs for party playlistMay 15th, 2009 LONDON - American actress Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed that her party playlist always includes songs by her hubby Chris Martin's band Coldplay. Paltrow, 36, shared the list of her favourite tunes with fans on her website Goop.com, and she revealed that she loved dancing to the band's song 'Strawberry Swing'.
Kate Moss shows off her spare tyreMay 4th, 2009 LONDON - Gone are those days when Kate Moss had a waif-like figure. The supermodel was recently seen with a spare tyre around her waist.