Somerset House’s 2007 Open Air Gigs announced

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VODAFONE LIVE MUSIC PRESENTS SUMMER SERIES SOMERSET HOUSE 2007

A Somerset House presentation in association with Metropolis Music, SJM Concerts and MCD.

The open air concerts at Somerset House are a unique event in the summer’s live music calendar. This year the programme runs from the 12th July to the 21st July.
Tickets on sale from 10am on Thursday 19th April.

Thursday 12 July - Mogwai [in surround sound]
Friday 13 July – Kasabian
Saturday 14th July - Bert Jansch with Beth Orton and Bernard Butler
Sunday 15th July – Guillemots
Monday 16th July – Lily Allen
Tuesday 17th July – Mika
Wednesday 18th July – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Thursday 19th July – The Roots
Friday 20th July – Amy Winehouse
Saturday 21st July – Hot Chip
Support acts are to be announced in the coming weeks

Ticket Information:

Guillemots / The Roots / Kasabian £25
Mika £23.50
All other tickets are £22.50
Booking fees apply.

Online: www.ticketmaster.co.uk
For Further Information: www.somersethouse.org.uk

The spectacular Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court of Somerset House, one of London’s most impressive buildings, has played host to an inspirational line-up for the past few years. The Somerset House concert series has effortlessly established itself as a unique proposition in the summer’s live music calendar. For the past five years, sell out crowds have seen performances from Lambchop, Orbital, Royksopp, Goldfrapp, Calexico, Bloc Party, PJ Harvey, Lemon Jelly, Doves, Sigur Ros, Super Furry Animals, Belle & Sebastian, Air, Jose Gonzalez, Erykah Badu, Basement Jaxx, and Prodigy, amongst others. It is a chance for everyone to see exciting innovative artists in an utterly unique location. Somerset House has developed into an essential destination for music lovers from across London and beyond. This year’s Summer Series at Somerset House will be no exception….

This year London’s premiere open air venue has been programmed by Alex Poots, Tom Baker, and Raye Cosbert of Metropolis. In 2007 Somerset House welcomes Mogwai, Kasabian, Bert Jansch with Beth Orton and Bernard Butler, Guillemots, Lily Allen, Mika, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Roots, Amy Winehouse and Hot Chip. Mogwai open the programme with their first ever performance in Surround Sound – which promises to be very special indeed. The Summer Series also welcomes home four young artists from London that have been making shockwaves around the world; Mika, Amy Winehouse, Hot Chip and Lily Allen. Guillemots, The Roots and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are all incendiary live acts, while one of the godfathers of modern music, legendary guitarist and songwriter Bert Jansch performs a special evening of old and new songs with guests Beth Orton and Bernard Butler. This is an imaginative and distinctive line-up. Support acts will be announced in the coming weeks.

Raye Cosbert, Summer Series programmer comments: “The courtyard at Somerset House has shown itself to be one of the best venues in the country for live music of all persuasions. It seems to bring out the best in every artist that plays there. This year’s promises to be very special.”






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The Enemy ‘Away From Here’ released April 16th 2007

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Having carved their name as one of 2007’s finest emerging bands with the Stiff Records singles 40 Days & 40 Nights (all 1000 copies sold-out in less than a day) and It’s Not OK (all 5000 copies sold in less than a week), The Enemy will issue Away From Here on April 16th as their first full single release.

A gritty blast of raw energy infused with a true pop melody, Away From Here demonstrates why The Enemy are already so highly rated. Having formed in February 2006, the band will release their highly anticipated debut album later this year.

Away From Here will be released on 7″ and CD formats as well as a limited edition 7″ release on Stiff Records. The CD will feature Fear Killed The Youth Of Our Nation as a bonus track whilst the regular 7″ release will be backed with a new song entitled Back Like A Heart Attack. The limited edition 7″ on Stiff will also include a live version of A Message To You Rudy recorded with Neville Staples of fellow Coventry band and local legends The Specials.

Having already played with Kasabian and The Fratellis, The Enemy will headline further dates of their own in April. Their tour schedule runs as below:

April

06 Liverpool, Barfly
07 Sheffield, Plug
12 Birmingham, Academy 2
13 Leeds, Cockpit
14 Glasgow, Garage
16 Manchester, Academy 3
17 Bristol, Academy
18 London, Mean Fiddler
20 Northampton, Soundhaus
21 Coventry, Coloseum

www.theenemy.com
www.myspace.com/theenemycoventry

“Wake up 2007! With The Enemy’s belief, power and passion, you’d be foolish not to listen” - NME






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V Festival get The Killers, Foo Fighters and Snow Patrol

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Tony Christie - At The V Festival - Live! [2005]The Killers, Foo Fighters and Snow Patrol have been announced as the headliners for this year’s V Festival. Other acts confirmed for the event include Amy Winehouse, Pink, Kasabian, The Kooks, James, Manic Street Preachers, The Fratellis, Babyshambles, Mika, and KT Tunstall.

This year’s event takes place from 18-19 August at Weston Park, Stafford and Hyland Park, Chelmsford. Tickets on sale 1 March.






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Isle of Wight Festival Headliners announced

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The Who - Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970Snow Patrol, Muse, Kasabian and Keane have been announced as the headlining acts at this year’s Isle Of Wight festival, while the likes of Amy Winehouse, James Morrison, The Fratellis, Wolfmother, Paolo Nutini, The Feeling and Ash are also set to appear. This year’s event will take place on 8, 9 and 10 June, at the Newport’s Seaclose Park. Festival promoters Solo say: ‘Bands love coming to the island and feeling the tradition. Tennyson was right about it’s magical quality.’

Muse, meanwhile, say: ‘The past year has been truly amazing for us and performing live is what we’re all about. Getting the opportunity to do that at the Isle of Wight Festival is an honour. Some of our biggest heroes played the festival back in the 70’s. It’s steeped in history and we cant wait to be a part of that.’

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday at 9am from the ‘Virgin Radio Directory’ (whatever that is), then on general sale from Thursday at 9am.

Get your info from isleofwightfestival.com.






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Noel Gallagher, The View, The Coral, Kasabian and The Who line up for Teenage Cancer Trust Gigs

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The line up for those always impressive Teenage Cancer Trust shows at the Albert Hall has been announced. And for the first time Roger Daltrey, who founded the initiative, will play himself with Pete Townshend as The Who.

Here’s the full line up…

26 March: Noel Gallagher + The View
27 March: Noel Gallagher + The Coral
28 March: Russell Brand + Noel Fielding
29 March: Kasabian
31 March: The Who






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Global Cool enlist big names to combat global warming

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Global cool logoThe worst effects of global warming can be avoided if one billion people reduce their carbon emissions by just one tonne a year, for the next 10 years, according to Global Cool, which launches today at the British Museum.

This solution presented by Global Cool is based on scientific research that the climatic tipping point – beyond which the climate becomes irreversibly unstable – can be put back if we reduce the global CO2 emissions by one billion tonnes a year - from the 26.5 billion tonnes (rising at 0.5 tonnes per year) currently emitted on an annual basis. By pushing back this tipping point, the campaign will buy time to develop cleaner, renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, water, hydrogen, bio-mass and geo-thermal power.

With the support of famous names from the world of entertainment, such as KT Tunstall and Josh Hartnett, who attended the conference today, Global Cool will empower a community of individuals to deliver the solution to the problem of global warming through positive collective action. Platinum-selling recording artists are booked to take part in a season of ‘cool’ web casts on global-cool.com. An exclusive Scissor Sisters concert can be viewed online now, and the series will continue with Maroon 5, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs and The Fratellis later in the year. Global Cool will also be present at and supported by the V Festival in England, Oxygen in Ireland and T in the Park in Scotland, as well as a further year of support from Fuji Rocks in Japan and other International festivals to be announced.

Meanwhile, the website carries advice on how to be ‘cool’ by reducing energy consumption through doing simple things such as sharing a shower or walking to work. People will also be encouraged to offset any surplus energy they use by purchasing a ‘Tonne of Cool’ via the Global Cool web site.

More info: global-cool.com






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The Enemy free MP3, streaming video and tour news

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Building up to the release of ‘It’s Not OK’ on 12 February (via Stiff Records) The Enemy have some marvelous audio visual treats for you.

First up is a free download of new track “Pressure”:

www.myfreedownload.co.uk/theenemy [256kbps/MP3/6MB/No DRM]
Next up is the video for ‘It’s Not OK’:

Windows Media - High Quality / Low Quality

Real Media - High Quality / Low Quality

Quicktime - High Quality / Low Quality

The Enemy are also on tour this month and next, full dates below:

Jan 23 CARDIFF - BARFLY
Jan 24 MANCHESTER - NIGHT AND DAY
Jan 25 NEWCASTLE - DIGITAL NEWCASTLE
Jan 26 EDINBURGH - CABARET VOLTAIRE
Jan 27 GLASGOW - KING TUTS
Jan 29 LEICESTER - CHARLOTTE
Jan 30 NOTTINGHAM - RESCUE ROOMS
Jan 31 LEEDS - COCKPIT

Feb 1 LONDON - KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
Feb 2 SOUTHAMPTON - JOINERS
Feb 3 BRISTOL - LOUISIANA
Feb 5 LIVERPOOL - ACADEMY 2
Feb 6 STOKE - SUGARMILL
Feb 7 BIRMINGHAM - BAR ACADEMY
Feb 8 STRATFORD - UPON - AVON
Feb 9 COVENTRY - COLLOSEUM COVENTRY
Feb 13 LONDON - Hammersmith Palais / supporting KASABIAN






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Brit Awards Nominees

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Brits 2007So, it is Brits time once more, and here, ladies and gentlemen are the nominations for this year’s awards, as announced at a little soiree for music types at the Hammersmith Palais just there last night. The full list of nominations is below.

Lily Allen led the field being that she is up for four of the twelve awards available, including Best Female Solo Artist, Best Breakthrough Artist, Best British Album for ‘Alright Still’ and Best Single for ‘Smile’.

Meanwhile, a number of artists received three nominations, including Muse, up for Best British Group, Best British Album and Best British Live Act, and Gnarls Barkley, nominated in the international Best Group, Best Album and Breakthrough categories.

Corinne Bailey Rae, James Morrison and Snow Patrol also each got three nominations, with all three competing with Allen for the Best British Single prize, a category which has eleven nominees this year, from which five favourites will be selected by listeners to commercial radio chart shows.
The ITV audience will then get to vote for an overall winner from that five as the awards show airs live on 14 February.

The awards show will be presented by that Russell Brand bloke with ITV’s back stage coverage presented by Fearne Cotton. Live performance wise, Brits bosses are promising us Snow Patrol, Scissor Sisters, The Killers, Take That, Corinne Bailey Rae, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Amy Winehouse and Oasis, the latter of whom, of course, will be in attendance to pick up an Outstanding Contribution To Music award.

Commenting on the nominations, Peter Jamieson, soon to be ex boss of the BPI, who organise the awards, told CMU: “Music is one of the things that the British do well. But even by our standards 2006 was a great year. The BRIT Awards with MasterCard 2007 will celebrate Britain’s love of music with a fantastic mix of UK and international artists”.

Here’s the full nomination list…

British male solo artist:
James Morrison, Jarvis Cocker, Lemar, Paolo Nutini, Thom Yorke.

British female solo artist:
Amy Winehouse, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jamelia, Lily Allen, Nerina Pallot.

British album:
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
Lily Allen - Alright Still
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
Snow Patrol - Eyes Open.

British group:
Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Muse, Razorlight, Snow Patrol.

British breakthrough act:
Corinne Bailey Rae, The Fratellis, James Morrison, The Kooks, Lily Allen. (Winner chosen by those trendy BBC Radio 1 listeners)

International breakthrough act:
Gnarls Barkley, Orson, The Raconteurs, Ray Lamontagne, Wolfmother. (Winner chosen by those right on MTV viewers)

British live act:
George Michael, Guillemots, Kasabian, Muse, Robbie Williams. (Winner chosen by those lovely BBC Radio 2 listeners)

British single:
Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
The Feeling - Fill My Little World
James Morrison - You Give Me Something
The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way
Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This
Lily Allen - Smile,
Razorlight - America
Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Take That - Patience
Will Young - All Time Love. (Winner chosen by two votes - one of commercial radio chart listeners, the other of ITV viewers on the night of the awards - I dread to think)

International male solo artist:
Beck, Bob Dylan, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, Justin Timberlake.

International female solo artist:
Beyoncé, Cat Power, Christina Aguilera, Nelly Furtado, Pink.

International group: The Flaming Lips, Gnarls Barkley, The Killers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Scissor Sisters.

International album:
Bob Dylan - Modern Times
Gnarls Barkley - St Elsewhere
Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
The Killers - Sam’s Town
Scissor Sisters - Ta-Dah.

Outstanding contribution to music: Oasis






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The Enemy headline tour dates.

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The dates are below. Look out for thie single, It’s Not OK, out on Stiff Records 12 February 2007.

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Jan 23  CARDIFF - BARFLY
Jan 24  MANCHESTER - NIGHT AND DAY
Jan 25  NEWCASTLE - DIGITAL     NEWCASTLE
Jan 26  EDINBURGH - CABARET VOLTAIRE
Jan 27  GLASGOW - KING TUTS
Jan 29  LEICESTER - CHARLOTTE
Jan 30  NOTTINGHAM - RESCUE ROOMS
Jan 31  LEEDS - COCKPIT

Feb 1  LONDON - KINGS COLLEGE   LONDON
Feb 2  SOUTHAMPTON - JOINERS
Feb 3  BRISTOL - LOUISIANA
Feb 5  LIVERPOOL - ACADEMY 2
Feb 6  STOKE - SUGARMILL
Feb 7  BIRMINGHAM - BAR ACADEMY
Feb 8  STRATFORD - UPON - AVON
Feb 9  COVENTRY - COLLOSEUM     COVENTRY
Feb 13  LONDON - Hammersmith Palais / supporting KASABIAN






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New tour dates for The Fratellis

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The Fratellis have announced a headline tour for the new year. They are also supporting Kasabian on their
upcoming arena tour.  Here are those headline dates:

16 Feb: Nottingham Rock City
17 Feb: Nottingham Rock City
19 Feb: Manchester Apollo
20 Feb: Manchester Apollo
22 Feb: Glasgow Academy
23 Feb: Glasgow Academy
27 Feb: Birmingham Academy
28 Feb: Birmingham Academy
3 Mar: London Brixton Academy
4 Mar: London Brixton Academy






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