Travis Barker slams musicians playing full concerts during the pandemic as ‘disrespectful’

Travis Barker slams musicians playing full concerts during the pandemic as ‘disrespectful’: ‘People are dying’ By Kellie Chudzinski For Dailymail.com Published: 04:47 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 04:47 BST, 20 August 2020 From Smash Mouth to The Chainsmokers, some musicians are choosing to play shows to packed crowds despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  But … 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

Apple buys VR company NextVR, which builds software to let people attend live concerts virtually 

The company’s journey to the summit of the technology industry has been a rocky one, having seen Jobs (pictured right in 1976) leave the firm in the mid-1980s after his pet project, the first Macintosh computer, struggled and he attempted to oust then chief executive John Sculley. Wozniak is pictured left   1976: Founders Steve Jobs, … Read more

Intensive care consultant blasts decision to allow Stereophonics concerts to go ahead in March

A consultant working in intensive care has described the decision to let two Stereophonics gigs go ahead at the start of the coronavirus outbreak as ‘downright insane’. David Hepburn, who made the comment on Twitter, works at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport – which has seen one of the highest coronavirus infection rates in … Read more

Taylor Swift announces she’s been forced to cancel all her 2020 concerts amid coronavirus pandemic

Taylor swift announced that her upcoming 2020 tour dates would all be canceled as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. The 30-year-old pop star’s website featured an official statement about the cancellations, while she posted her own note to her social media platforms on Friday. Though her European dates appear to be canceled for good, she … Read more

Coronavirus: Celine Dion leads stars in cancelling concerts

The entertainment industry has been thrown into chaos as coronavirus (COVID-19) worsens across the UK. Cultural events around the globe have been cancelled because of the virus, which has infected 142,775 and killed 5,374 at time of publication, amid warnings large public gathering could help the virus thrive and spread.  So far there has been 10 confirmed deaths and … Read more

Celine Dion cancels Courage Tour concerts up to end of March

Celine Dion cancels Courage Tour concerts up to end of March… one day after postponing two gigs due to a ‘common cold’ By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 03:13 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 03:13 GMT, 13 March 2020 She embarked on her first world tour in a decade last September. But on Thursday, … Read more

Heavy metal band Slipknot become the latest artist to postpone concerts due to coronavirus fears

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Guitarist Milos speaks to Liz Jones about returning to concerts after a serious hand injury

I’m at the bar of a boutique hotel in Kensington, waiting for classical guitarist Milos to arrive. I’ve seen him play twice – once at Abbey Road Studios, where he performed snatches of his third studio album, Blackbird, his interpretation of Beatles songs, and the second time at the 90th birthday party of his record … Read more