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The performance was filmed during the singer’s October 2021 show at Copenhagen’s Den Gra Hal. The show sees the singer work with her Live creative director Rob Sinclair to create a unique stage show, who is known for his work with Tame Impala, Shania Twain and Zara Larsson. Alongside tickets, fans will also be able to purchase merchandise, including T-shirts, totes, stickers and pins.

The press release provides the following statement describing the event, “For this unique one-time performance, MØ has transformed her favourite venue into the Motordrome, inviting fans to step inside of her creative vision for the album. The exciting, dynamic Moment will find MØ performing songs from her latest album, Motordrome, for the first time, alongside career-spanning hits. As a celebration for the release of the record, MØ is bringing the complete live experience to fans around the world who weren’t able to see her return to the stage in person.”

As stated, fans will be able to hear the singer’s back catalogue as well as her newest material from Motordrome. The album is the artist’s first full release since her 2018 album Forever Neverland, to mark Motordrome’s release the singer also released a new single entitled “New Moon”. The single dropped with an official music video directed by Fa and Fon, the London based duo known for their work within multi visual design.

The new album has also sired four previously released tracks, all of which have garnered great critical acclaim. Stereogum described the album’s third single “Brad Pit” as “one of the best ’80s synth-pop updates”. The next single to be released “Goosebumps” also received rave reviews, Flood declared the track was “a sincere love song that blossoms into sexy synth-rock”.

The press release for Motordrome describes the origin story behind the album’s name and the healing properties in which the process held, “Motordrome’s title came from a conversation MØ had with her mother about her battles with anxiety—the panic and intrusive thoughts called to mind the dødstrome, an old carnival trick in which a stuntperson rides a motorcycle around the vertical walls of a motordrome at death-defying speeds. The making of the album proved to be MØ’s escape from this deepening spiral, although the album is very much a document of a person-in-progress. While there is a strong sense of empowerment and of brighter days ahead, it also serves as a reminder that everyone has to deal with their own dødstrome—that there is no perfect remedy for life’s struggles, and that’s OK.”

Fans from all over the globe will be able to purchase tickets to watch the live stream, dates and times for each territory can be found below. Along with the recently announce streamed event, MØ will also be hitting the road in July for a series of live performances in Europe and North America.

Live Stream Dates/Times by Territory

UK, Europe and Africa – 02/03/2022 7PM GMT
South America – 02/03 8PM Sao Paolo
North America (East Coast) – 02/03 7PM EST
North American (West Coast) – 02/03 7PM EST
Asia, Australia and New Zealand – 03/03 – 6PM Tokyo 8PM Sydney

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Click here to listen to Motordrome.

The group took to Instagram to announce the news.

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The electro pioneers will be making their debut live performance at the London arena. The “Blue Monday” hitmakers last played the capitol city in 2018 at Alexandra Palace and are set to return to set the city alight.  The performance was made accessible as a Live album earlier this year, the release is available in different formats including a triple LP. The band recently returned to their roots and performed at the Working Men’s Club in Heaton Park, Manchester. The hometown performance took place on 10th September 2021, the band were joined by fellow Electro group Hot Chip.

The group posted the following statement on their website concerning their upcoming Live-streamed performance. “We’re looking forward to performing at The O2, London on November 6th for a sold-out show and are extending an invite around the globe. Today, we are announcing that fans anywhere can join a live stream to experience the night for themselves.  We really wanted to reach out and share this live show with as many people as possible after nearly 18 months of not being able to travel. We were so looking forward to seeing everyone on tour by now. It has been frustrating not being able to play live in person, but this is the next best thing. It feels right to bring everyone together around the world through whatever means possible. This is a special show for us and we want to share it with you all.”

The iconic group formed in 1980 and originally consisted of vocalist and guitarist Bernard Summer, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. All three founding members originated from the highly influential group Joy Division, known for their individualist sound which encapsulated an era. The group were formed in Salford in 1976 and were completed by frontman Ian Curtis. Summer, Hook and Morris formed New Order in the wake of the untimely death of Curtis, the singer tragically took his life at the age of 23.

New order became one of the most predominant groups within the dance and electro scene within the 80s’, due to their musical inclusion of post-punk. The band became the poster boys for the emerging cultural scene within Manchester and were championed by record label Factory Records and cultural hot spot The Hacienda. The band’s most famous track, “Blue Monday”, has remained a fixture at clubs and used heavily by DJs. The 1983 release has been named the best-selling 12-inch single of all time and is often sampled by other artists. The group originally disbanded in 1993 after six studio albums, the band reunited shortly after in 1998, several hiatuses, reunions and line-up changes have since followed.

The group recently released new material, marking its first release in five years. “Be A Rebel” was released in September 2020 which followed their 2015 album Music Complete. The release was to thank fans for their patience due to their 2020 tour being postponed due to COVID restrictions. The release was followed by “Be A Rebel Remixed”, which featured 11 remixes by a selection of talented DJs and producers.

In less than a month, fans will be able to watch New Order perform new material and classics from the comfort of their own home. The group will step onto the London stage at 8:45 pm, the live stream will be available to watch for 72 hours.

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Weller took to Instagram to announce the news.

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The event will include material from Weller’s early days and tracks from The Jam but will also include new and unheard music and will be Weller’s first live performance in two years. The event’s setlist includes the tracks ‘English Rose’, ‘Wild Wood’ and the 1995 hit, ‘You Do Something to Me’, taken from his third solo album ‘Stanley Road’. The concert’s inclusion of Weller’s more recent material includes his latest album, ‘On Sunset’, the number one album from 2020.

The event is part of a series by the prestigious London arts centre, The Barbican. The string of events sees The Barbican collaborate with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jules Buckley. The series entitled ‘Live From The Barbican’, has provided concerts during the COVID pandemic since October of last year, beginning with a talk and workshop curated by Emmy the Great.

The Head of Music at the Barbican, Huw Humphreys has spoken on his admiration for Weller as well as The Barbican’s dedication to the arts.

“We are delighted to welcome iconic British artist Paul Weller and guests Celeste, Boy George and James Morrison alongside Jules Buckley and our Associate Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, to the summer edition of our new concert series, Live From The Barbican. The series enabled us to continue our commitment to support artists and partner organisations during a difficult year and at a time when concert halls needed to temporarily close their doors. Until we can welcome back our audiences into the hall very shortly, we are hoping that many Paul Weller fans across the globe will be able to join us at the Barbican via Livestream this May.”

Rising Star Brit award winner Celeste also expressed her delight over working with Weller. “I have found Paul Weller to be such inspiration from afar, and also in the little moments I have spent with him. Wild Wood was a song sung at my first ever gig when I was 16, so to be able to sing it with him now 10 years later feels like a career full-circle moment and I’m truly honoured he’s up for doing it!”

Due to COVID restrictions in place, the event will not be able to host a physical audience but will be live-streamed on The Barbican’s website. The event will also enjoy coverage across multiple BBC platforms including TV, Radio, online, BBC I player and BBC Sounds.  On 13th June, the full event will be aired on BBC Radio 2 with highlights broadcasted on Gideon Coe’s show on 17th June. Later on, in June, the event will be broadcasted on television, presented by Edith Bowman on BBC two.

Ticket bundles for the event are available here, and include extras such as a Q&A session with the artist, a copy of the ‘Monument,’ album, a signed print or a copy of Henson’s recent book of poetry ‘Accident Dancing.’ Prices for the bundles range from £10 for a Q&A to £18.99 for a copy of the peotry.

This comes with the UK’s second national lockdown almost at an end, yet recent announcements regarding the stricter tier system which will replace it mean that the vast swathes of the UK will still be unable to enjoy live music, with only a very small minority of areas falling into the loosest ‘tier 1,’ category, and areas such as Kent and parts of Essex being raised to the strictest ‘tier 3,’ level.

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Keaton Henson has, like many other artists wisely have, not allowed lockdown to slow down either the creative process or reduce his interaction with fans. He has continued to release music, with his latest album ‘Monument,’ hitting stores four weeks ago and, like American contemporary Lana Del Rey, also decided to release a book of poetry called ‘Accident Dancing,’ which dropped on the 22nd of October.

‘Monument,’ is like all of Henson’s music to date, fragile, haunting and yet effortlessly warm and comforting. As listeners we feel his pain in a deeper way than we may be able to articulate by ourselves, and yet are deeply touched with a sense of solidarity in knowing that we are not alone in feeling lost, broken or uncomfortable in this world at times.

Fans will have gotten a taste of what to expect in this December’s event from the intimate live version of ‘Ambulance,’ a stand out track from the ‘Monument,’ album, which he posted on his Youtube channel a month ago. This song grabs your heart strings and tugs them gently in a way that is both beautiful and heartbreaking. It is rare to find a male artist today comfortable with showing as much vulnerability as Keaton Henson is able to show, a far cry away from the braggadocio and macho behaviour in the rap world.

Keaton Henson strips everything back to what music used to be, when a simple melody and an acoustic guitar were enough to break hearts. It is sad to see so few artists these days taking this formula and delivering it in a way which does not fall prey to cliche, or become over-commercial, processed pop music. The simplicity and imperfections in this music are what makes it so endearing, with no autotune or generic chord sequences to be found.

A mysterious presence to say the least, Henson’s fans will surely be very excited to be able to watch a live stream of a man so rarely known to give live performances. This may be one artist who is in fact grateful to the pandemic, for the restricted format of live streaming and reduced social contact which can generate greater mystique.

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The singer, who last year released his fifth studio album, My Name Is Michael Holbrook, billed the upcoming show as ‘a very special performance’, adding that there will be ‘some surprises’ for viewers. As well as organising the benefit concert, Mika has also set up a GoFundMe page, where anyone can make donations to aid the city’s recovery; the page has already collected over £18,300 since being created on August 20.

Mika is of Lebanese descent and was born in Beirut, where, on August 4, 178 people were killed and over 6,000 were injured in an explosion caused by 3,000 tonnes of illegally stored ammonium nitrate in the city’s port. The artist wrote: ‘Beirut has been through so much and the resilience and strength the Lebanese people is undeniable. It is the place of my birth, a part of me and will always be in my heart’. 

 

 

 

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The artist’s announcement of the I Love Beirut show follows a series of online activity related to the tragic incident in Lebanon. In another moving letter to its citizens, Mika expressed his grief and deepest sympathies, as well as criticising the country’s leadership. He remarked: ‘I cannot but think of these two explosions as a symbol of a system which is shattering’. 

The singer said that it was this leadership which steered Lebanon into ‘a series of misfortunes’, which he argues led to the recent disaster. He called out Hassan Diab, the country’s Prime Minister, after he said that those responsible for the explosion would be ‘held accountable’. To this, Mika responded: ‘Those responsible for whom? For what? Those responsible for 30 years of agony which have turned the land of cedars into the land of ashes’. The Port of Beirut, the epicentre of the blast, is indeed owned and overseen by the Lebanese government.

 

 

 

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Fans from across the globe have left messages of support under Mika’s recent social media posts. One commented: ‘These words – your words – resonate with me, echoing in my ears. I’m terribly moved by the way you wrote all this. This is when you remind us that your pen is equalled only by your candour. This is the artist I love’.

The Lebanese Red Cross, one of the charities receiving support from Mika’s September show, has been working on the front lines in Beirut amid the recent catastrophe, its volunteers providing free life-saving disaster relief. Save the Children, a British charity also receiving revenue from the performance, has set up an emergency fund to aid Beirut’s children, thousands of whom are now homeless.

Tickets to Mika’s I Love Beirut benefit concert can be purchased for £10 each, all of which will be donated to the above charities.

The ‘Some Summer Nights at the Natural History Museum’ will be a pay-per-view event. Speaking about the event, Dermot said; “I’m incredibly excited to be playing a show at the Natural History Museum in London. To have the opportunity to bring my music into a place filled with so much history and wonderment means so much to me. We’re going to do something truly unique and I can’t wait for you to see it.

“This is easily one of the most exciting things I’ve ever been involved in and it feels like a privilege to get to put this show on and in this time when I can’t play shows as I normally would, it gives me so much joy to be able to share this event with you. Poetry, music and history will all come together for this event and it’s going to be so special.”

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Presale is now open for our live-streamed show at London’s Natural History Museum! Thank you to everybody who’s signed up for it – I can promise you this is going to be incredibly special. Tickets go on sale this Friday 10 July at 9AM local time. Link to join mailing list in stories. X

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Dermot will be joined by his full band but also a very special guest star, Paul Mescal. The Irish actor has recently shot to fame following his performance as Connell in the hit series Normal People. Dermot said in an announcement video. “We’re going to be joined by Paul Mescal from Normal People, which is incredible. I’m so grateful to him for getting involved and being up for it. This is going to be so special.”

While it isn’t confirmed that Paul will be singing at the event, after seeing the videos Paul uploads of himself singing on Instagram, it would seem like we are in for a remarkable show. 

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This announcement follows a very busy week for Dermot as his album Without Fear broke the record for the most time an Irish debut album has spent at No.1 so far this century. He also recently released his new single Giants. Tickets are going on sale Friday 10th of July and there will be an option to donate funds to the BLM Global Network.

The show will feature a custom built stage, kitted out with 306 LED panels and lasers, including visual effects provided by a collaborator of Aphex Twin’s, Weirdcore. Aphex Twin’s set will be exclusively live streamed, whereas his supporting acts Afrodeutsche, Caterina Barbieri and Nihiloxica, will not have their sets broadcast.

The live stream will be available at the Youtube link on the night of the performance at Surrey Quays Road, as seen below.

The last time Aphex Twin performed at a club night in the capital was during a DJ stint at Matter in 2009, now defunct. His last gig in London was at Field Day in 2017. Artists such as deadmau5, The Black Madonna, Nina Kravitz, Moodymann, Jeff Mills and Bugzy Malone have all played at the Canada Water Venue. In June this year, Warp Records reached it’s 30th anniversary milestone, celebrating the occasion with a three day ‘online festival’, which featured Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada and Brian Eno. The festival was titled ‘WXAXRXP’.

Richard recalls in an interview with Resident Advisor a time where Kylie Mingoue and Madonna made an unexpected appearance at the Soundshaft venue, where he called the experience “surreal”, saying, “Yes, Kylie turned up once and Madonna”

He added. “Highlight of that night for me was my slacker mate trying to chat Kylie up… Funny and surreal af.”