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The 2024 Olivier Awards recognizing achievement in London theater will be held April 14, 2024, at Royal Albert Hall. Nominations will be announced Tuesday, March 12.

Machine Gun Kelly headlined London’s Royal Albert Hall earlier this week (May 31) and was joined onstage by both Halsey and James Arthur.Machine Gun Kelly started the show by giving new single ‘Pressure’ its live debut before he was joined onstage by Halsey for their 2020 track ‘Forget Me Too’.Later in the set, James Arthur took to the stage, with him and MGK covering Avicii’s ‘Wake Me Up’ before tackling their 2017 song ‘Go For Broke’.Check out fan-shot footage below.IM NOT EVEN JOKING HE BRROUGHT PUT HALSEY AND THEY SANG FORGET ME TOO THIS IS MY WHOLE LIFE pic.twitter.com/aFxx0Z8Mns— bry (@forgetmetwo) June 1, 2023Halsey performing ‘Forget Me Too’ with Machine Gun Kelly today in London.

Johnny Depp needs a rest. The 59-year-old star announced that he's unable to travel and perform after suffering a fractured ankle, forcing a postponement of his upcoming Hollywood Vampires shows. The news comes amid a whirlwind month for Depp, who stepped out at the Cannes Film Festival and performed at Royal Albert Hall in recent weeks. «My Dear Friends, I am sorry to say that I have fractured my ankle, which is a drag!!!» Depp wrote in a statement shared on his Instagram Story.

Diana Ross, the iconic, legendary singer who is best known for such hits as Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Stop! In the Name of Love, and I'm Coming Out is returning to the UK this year. After playing the Legends slot at Glastonbury Festvail 2022, Diana is returning to Britain to bring her one-woman show to life once again. And this time around, she'll be doing it at one of the country's most wonderful venues of all time: The Royal Albert Hall.

Johnny Depp organised two Jeff Beck tribute concerts. The first took place last night and another is taking place this evening at the Royal Albert Hall. The Pirates of the Caribbean star toured with the late guitar legend last year and they released an album together.

Gordon Lightfoot‘s “final album” has been announced.Per record label Linus Entertainment’s official website, the double record, titled ‘At Royal Albert Hall’, will serve as the late Canadian folk singer-songwriter’s final album. ‘At Royal Albert Hall’ was recorded live in 2016 and features a slew of the singer’s biggest hits including ‘Sundown’, ‘Early Morning Rain’ and ‘Waiting For You’.Linus Entertainment wrote in a statement: “In the final weeks prior to his passing on May 1, 2023, Gordon Lightfoot insisted that this live album be released as soon as possible, approving the artwork and making it clear that no changes were to be made to the recording.”Lightfoot’s ‘At Royal Albert Hall’ is reportedly “an unembellished live mix of that nights’ performance, without edits, overdubs, remixing or re-sequencing.

Gordon Lightfoot died on May 1 at the age of 84, but the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter left behind one final album, set to be posthumously released this summer.

Naman Ramachandran British singer-songwriter Craig David (“22”) and singer and stage actor Beverley Knight (“Sister Act”) will headline the Windrush 75 celebration at London’s Royal Albert Hall on June 9. The event is being curated and hosted by DJ and radio presenter Trevor Nelson. The Windrush generation came to the U.K. from Caribbean countries between 1948 and 1971. The ship MV Empire Windrush had arrived in Tilbury on June 22, 1948, bringing workers from the Caribbean to help address a post-war labor shortage in the U.K. The concert will aim to capture the breadth of musical influence which the Windrush generation has had on British culture over the last 75 years, with performances including R&B group Loose Ends’ “Hangin’ on a String,” G-folk’ pioneer Hak Baker’s “Windrush Baby” and David’s “Fill Me In,” as well as renditions of classic tracks like Lord Kitchener’s “London is the Place for Me,” Bob Marley’s “Is this Love,” and Goldie’s “Inner City Life.”

Frank Skinner has opened up about the apology he received from Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, after a remark she made at the Royal Variety Performance. The comedian, 66, shared the fallout on Monday morning's Lorraine, hosted by Ranvir Singh. Frank detailed the incident at last year's Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall, after which Sophie approached him and told him not to "give up the day job" following his performance of Three Lions with David Baddiel.

Death Cab For Cutie performed a headline show at London’s Royal Albert Hall last night (Wednesday March 29) – joking that they should be “sponsored by Boots” having spent the weekend battling illness. Check out photos, footage and the setlist from the show below.Last week saw the band kick off their UK tour in support of their acclaimed 2022 album ‘Asphalt Meadows’, before being forced to pull a run of shows due to frontman Ben Gibbard being struck down by illness. After returning to the stage to perform in Brighton and London’s Roundhouse, the US indie veterans played another stop at the capital at Royal Albert Hall.At one point in the show, Gibbard paused to make light of his recent plight with ill health while travelling around the UK.“You know how you’ll see shows like ‘Jack Daniels presents Mötley Crüe’ or ‘Budweiser presents The National?'” he started.

Death Cab For Cutie are set to resume their UK tour after cancelling a series of dates due to illness.Earlier this week, the band’s gigs in Edinburgh and Glasgow were called off due to frontman Ben Gibbard catching a cold that affected his vocal cords. Then, Death Cab For Cutie confirmed that the show that was meant to be taking place in Manchester last night (March 25) will no longer be happening.But the band have now taken to Instagram to confirm that all three of their remaining shows, starting in Brighton tomorrow (March 27) before heading to London the following two nights, will now go ahead.The band wrote: “Tour will continue tomorrow in Brighton at Dome and in London at Roundhouse on Tuesday and Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday.

Jake Bugg played his 2012 debut single ‘Trouble Town’, perhaps better known as the theme song from BBC’s hit show Happy Valley, last night (March 23) at the Royal Albert Hall. Watch footage in the video below.Bugg was performing as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust‘s annual concert series when he played the song, taken from his self-titled debut album.

Marcus Mumford, Anna Calvi and Hozier are among the artists set to play a fundraising event for Turkey and Syria in London next month.On Saturday, April 15, the famous Royal Albert Hall will host the event, which will raise funds for War Child and the Turkey Mozaik Foundation in response to the deadly recent earthquake.The night will also feature guest appearances by Olivia Colman, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Omid Djalili, as well as the Turkish and Syrian Solidarity Ensemble.Olivia Colman said of her involvement: ‘Why would I NOT take part? If it was my family, people I knew and loved, I would hope people would do what they could to help me. I don’t know how anyone could read about another human’s suffering and not want to do something.”Marcus Mumford added: “I’ve been a Global Ambassador for War Child UK since 2014 and in that time I’ve been privileged to see their vital work in Central African Republic, Iraq, Gaza and Jordan.

Eric Clapton has announced a pair of Jeff Beck tribute concerts at the Royal Albert Hall – find all the details below.The special shows are due to take place at the historic London venue on May 22 and 23, and will “honour the memory and artistry” of Beck, who died suddenly on January 10 aged 78.Clapton is set to be joined at the gigs by a host of “colleagues and friends”, including Johnny Depp, Rod Stewart, Imelda May, Gary Clark Jr and Joss Stone. Also scheduled to appear are Rhonda Smith, Anika Nilles and Robert Stevenson from Jeff Beck’s live band.Per a press release, surplus income from the two concerts will be donated to Folly Wildlife Rescue in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.The final list of artists will be finalised.

Róisín Murphy has signed to the revered record label Ninja Tune and shared the new single, ‘CooCool’. Check it out below.The multi-dimensional genre-blending track is Murphy’s first release since the 2021 remix album ‘Crooked Machine’ and features production from German electronic star DJ Koze.“There’s classic virtuosity and a lightness of touch, while DJ Koze’s hyper-modern production makes it bounce and glide,” Murphy said about the album.

The Teenage Cancer Trust has announced the music line-up of its Royal Albert Hall shows for this year. As ever, the run of fundraising performances has been curated by The Who’s Roger Daltrey.

DEALSNew Order managers Rebecca Boulton and Andrew Robinson have announced a new partnership with SJM Management to co-manage the band. “We have sought to future proof the band’s management and protect their legacy so the merger with SJM management is a good fit and maintains our independent sensibilities”, says Boulton and Robinson.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSLondon’s Royal Albert Hall has appointed James Ainscough as its new CEO. Formerly COO of the venue, Ainscough is currently CEO of Help Musicians and will move into his new role in the spring.

Manori Ravindran International Editor The tear-stricken faces peering up adoringly at James Bond producer Michael G. Wilson, seated in the royal box at Royal Albert Hall, during a lengthy standing ovation at “The Sound of 007” concert said it all: It’s not just movie music — the music, for this franchise at least, is the movie. Tuesday’s charity event at London’s grandest venue preceded the Oct. 5 release of feature documentary “The Sound of 007” on Amazon’s Prime Video (the streamer’s top executives for Europe were, unsurprisingly, in the box next to the Bond guardians), and didn’t hesitate to remind both Bond novices and grizzled veterans that the franchise is virtually synonymous with some of cinema’s most iconic tracks.

Sam Smith has announced a pair of shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall next month, marking their first headline gigs since 2019.Although the British pop star has appeared at numerous festivals and promotional events since 2019, their last tour concluded in Cape Town in April of that year.Smith will perform at the iconic London venue on October 21 and 22, with a setlist featuring some of their biggest hits and previewing material from their forthcoming new album. Fans can gain access to a special ticket pre-sale by pre-ordering the star’s new album directly from their online store before 4pm BST tomorrow (September 21).Those who gain access will receive codes at 6pm BST, with the pre-sale opening at 9am BST on Thursday (22).

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor What a long, strange trip the long-lost Creedence Clearwater Revival Royal Albert Hall concert album and film has taken in the half century since it happened. The show and the on-the-road footage were recorded by the BBC during the group’s first European tour in April of 1970, but never broadcast. The recording presumably got hung up in the notorious legal battles between the group and its original label, Fantasy Records, although footage from the concert popped up at various times over the decades (even in a TV commercial for a budget Creedence greatest-hits album in the ‘80s). Even more confusingly, Fantasy released a very similar live album titled “The Royal Albert Hall Concert” before realizing that the tapes had been mistakenly labeled and the album was actually recorded ten weeks earlier and 5,000 miles away at the band’s triumphant Oakland Coliseum homecoming concert (the album was quickly retitled “The Concert”).

To celebrate the release of 5 Seconds of Summer's forthcoming album 5SOS5, released September 23, Official Charts is offering you the chance to meet the band in London.

AURORA joined Hans Zimmer at the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC’s Earth Prom on Saturday night (August 27) to perform ‘Take Me Back Home’ with the composer.The acclaimed composer and producer recently teamed up with Camila Cabello on the new track, which features in the trailer for the upcoming documentary Frozen Planet II.AURORA joined Zimmer and an orchestra at the iconic London venue for the performance, taking on Cabello’s vocals as scenes of wildlife showed on a screen behind the musicians. Narration by David Attenborough also played over the footage between the singer’s lines.“An unforgettable night bringing the sounds of #FrozenPlanet2 to Royal Albert Hall with @AuroraMusic and the whole team,” Zimmer wrote on Instagram yesterday (August 29).“Our work with Sir David Attenborough and the @BBC Natural History Unit is the most important work any of us have ever done.

Garbage and Dame Shirley Bassey will perform James Bond themes at ‘The Sound Of 007’ one-off charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall this autumn.READ MORE: Every James Bond theme song ranked in order of… greatness?‘The Sound Of 007’ event celebrates 60 years of the Bond film franchise on October 4. The date marks the anniversary of the world premiere for the first 007 film, Dr.

Eric Clapton is rescheduling two dates on his just-started European tour after testing positive for COVID-19.

Eric Clapton has been forced to postpone two of his upcoming shows after testing positive for COVID-19.The guitarist kicked off his latest UK and European tour earlier this month with a pair of shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London.However, Clapton has now announced that he is rescheduling his planned dates in Zurich, Switzerland and Milan, Italy, which had been set to take place tonight (May 17) and tomorrow (May 18), after he contracted COVID following the second Albert Hall gig.“Eric Clapton is unfortunately suffering from COVID having tested positive shortly after the second concert at the Royal Albert Hall,” a statement on Clapton’s website reads.

EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway on a concert documentary about legendary rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, built around one-of-a-kind performance footage of CCR that sat in a London vault for five decades.

The Who performed Pete Townshend‘s solo track ‘Let My Love Open The Door’ for the first time in 33 years during a recent show in London.The group played a special concert at the Royal Albert Hall last Friday night (March 25) in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Frontman Roger Daltrey is a patron of the charity and launched the TCT gig series back in 2000.As Stereogum reports, The Who delivered a stripped-back acoustic set that included a sprinkling of deep cuts and rarities from across the band’s catalogue.

Liam Gallagher dedicated a performance of Oasis‘ ‘Live Forever’ to Taylor Hawkins tonight (March 26) at his Teenage Cancer Trust show in London.The Foo Fighters drummer died yesterday (March 25) at the age of 50. The band announced the news in a statement on social media; no cause of death was given.“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins,” the statement read.

The 75th BAFTAs saw celebrities turn out in style for the star-studded evening at London's Royal Albert Hall to honour the best films from around the globe. Viewers can watch the glittering night of awards on BBC One at 7pm GMT.

With the EE BAFTAs 2022 fast approaching, here’s what you need know about this year’s British Academy Film Awards, when they are on TV and how to watchWith 2022’s award season getting well underway, the British Academy Film Awards will soon dish out awards to those nominated as the best and boldest of the past year. Held ahead of the Oscars, the BAFTA 2022 is set to see some of the biggest names in Hollywood appear on the red carpet at London’s Royal Albert Hall.