British lord mayor visits band before its overseas show
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Yesterday's visit in Bloomfield Hills was in preparation for the band's upcoming performance in the United Kingdom.
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will give fans a preview of their upcoming tour when they perform two benefit rehearsal concerts in Asbury Park next week.
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The North Korea State Symphony Orchestra is to play two concerts in Britain, including one in the city where the country's football team was based at the 1966 World Cup, The Guardian said Saturday.
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Rock legend Bruce Springsteen plays his festive classic Santa Claus is Coming To Town at his first UK show of 2007.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Anglo-American rock trio the Police returned to the touring circuit for the first time in more than 20 years on Monday, kicking off their world tour for 20,000 fans in Canada.
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By SUZANNE KERINS  COURTESY of AOL, we've got 10 pairs of VIP tickets with travel and accommodation to see the Sugababes play a private gig in London this Tuesday.
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Liverpool launches its year as European Capital of Culture this weekend with events including a musical about its past and future starring ex-Beatle Ringo Starr.
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Bruce Springsteen was back in familiar territory with a rehearsal show Monday night in the city that has become known worldwide through his songs.
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Ringo Starr, above, returned to his hometown of Liverpool, England, on Friday to help kick off the cityâs year as a European Capital of Culture, The Associated Press reported. The ex-Beatle joined Dave Stewart of Eurythmics in headlining an outdoor concert that included about 600 local musicians. On Saturday Mr. Starr is to appear in âLiverpool, the Musical,â a tribute to the cityâs musical heritage, which features the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and local rock groups. Each year two cities in the European Union are designated culture capitals.
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Bruce Springsteen was back in familiar territory with a rehearsal show Monday night on the city's boardwalk, which has become known worldwide through his songs.
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The Rolling Stones are getting ready to play their first British festival date in more than 30 years at the Isle of Wight.
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The Police will play four dates in the UK after opening their European tour in Stockholm at the end of August.
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Former Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney is to perform at Liverpool's Capital of Culture celebrations.
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Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon visited British forces in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Wednesday, just days after a battle group returned from a controversial deployment near Baghdad.
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REM are joined by Coldplay's Chris Martin on stage at a charity concert in London on Tuesday.
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Prince Charles is visiting Carlisle to see the clean-up operation in the flooded city.
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Some of the Britain's top rock and pop stars will perform on Saturday at the UK's biggest charity concert since Live Aid 20 years ago to raise funds for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. The show at the Millennium Stadium in Wales, which will feature rock legend Eric Clapton and rock band Manic Street Preachers, aims to raise around 1 million pounds (&#36;1.87 million) toward the relief effort.