Concerts Spain: September 2010
Elton John
Oh how much we've missed him, the little man with the big, big voice, the extravagant eye-wear,
his sparkly clothes and those gentle fingers sliding over the piano.
Whether he's singing for Disney's circles of life or remembering Norma Jean or England's rose, he touches all our hearts in very special ways and that's only one of the many reasons why
you should not miss the chance to see him perform in Madrid.
Date: 02.10.2010
Location: Palacio De Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid
Supertramp
They might be telling us that it's raining again, but for now the sun is shining on us all
because Supertramp is scheduled to come to Madrid. After a few cancellations in Spain last year
they are back and ready to make up for it with a wide selection of their best songs.
Date: 15.09.2010
Location: Palacio De Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid
Limp Bizkit
They gave it all up for the Nookie, everything except for their humour
and their big mouths. Fred Durst and co are back to rock Spain with all time favourites
like "Break Stuff". Come on and just admit it, it's the one song that immediately springs
to mind when your angry and want to kick ass. Imagine the how great this type of Anger
Management will be live!
Date: 12.09.2010
Location: Palacio De Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid
Goldfrapp
If you're looking for a chilled atmosphere, accompanied by funky beats
and a powerful female vocalist, you're going to want to see Goldfrapp.
Alison Goldfrapp (Vocals) and Will Gregory (synthesizer) make up electronic music of the 21st
century with intriguing tracks such as "Black Cherry", "Strict Machine" and "Big Black Cloud, Little White Lie".
Date: 25.09.2010
Location: La Riviera, Madrid
Concerts International: September 2010
Guns'N'Roses
The dynamics within the band might not have always been harmonious, but after seeing them live you
might almost believe that the aggression and the tension is the very essence of Guns'n'Roses and
it is this which makes for such powerful performances, thunderous guitar and tearing vocals.
With tracks like "Night Train", "Don't Cry" and "Paradise City", Axl Rose, Slash and co, know how
to pull the crowds into their force time and time again.
Date: 18.09.2010
Location: Stadthalle Vienna
Santana
Whenever you are looking for one of the most energetic, heartfelt and overall positively influencing performances, with great guitar and drum solos ever, you must look up Soul Sacrifice performed by Santana at Woodstock in the 60's. One might argue that the magic of the time and the vibe of the 60's can not be brought back the same way it had been back then, but Carlos Santana proved us wrong with his 1999 hit "Smooth" from the album Supernatural.
Don't miss it!
Date: 29.09.2010
Location: Dublin, 02 Dublin
Robbie Williams
Forget the days of Take That and hysterical teenagers bursting in to tears at the mere sight of Robbie's cheeky grin: now it's a bunch of crazy housewives lining the tribunes of the concert halls, urging him to "Take off your
flippin' pants Robbie!". Robbie and his music has definitely matured over the years and it seems he takes to all styles: Be it Swing, Rock or a bit of yay yo rapping, Robbie does it all and he does it good.
Date: 12.09.2010
Location: Twickenham Stadium, London
Concerts Spain: Summer 2010
Mark Knopfler
Best known as the lead guitarist for the Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler left the band in 1995 and has since been successful playing for people such as Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Jools Holland and Steely Dan.
He was voted no. 27 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”, thanks to his well respects fingerstyle.
Mark Knopfler’s first solo album Golden Heart featured the UK single Darling Pretty, yet his most successful album to date is, Sailing to Philadelphia on which a lot of people collaborated such as Van Morrison.
If you are looking to enjoy a night with one of the best guitar players of all times, make sure to secure yourself a ticket for one of his gigs in Spain!
July 29th, 2010 Madrid, Spain Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
July 30th, 2010 Bilbao, Spain Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre
July 31st, 2010 Gredos, Spain Festival Musicos en la Naturaleza
Arcade Fire
The Montréal based, alternative rock band fronted by hubby and wife, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne is known for its multi-instrumentalist band members switching from piano, violin, viola, mandolin, glockenspiel and xylophone to name but a few.
The band formed in 2003 and self-released their first EP Us Kids Know. They obviously showed high potential and were soon signed with independent record label Merge Records.
Their release of Funeral in 2004, was received well both critically and commercially. MTV named it The Album of the Year, it went on second place on NME’s list of 2005’s best albums.
Lyrically awsome, instrumentally magnificent, it comes as no surprise that these guys were rewarded both Meteors 2008 for Best International Album.
Don’t miss them!
November 20th, 2010 Madrid, Spain Palacio de Deportes
November 21st, 2010 Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi
Iron Maiden
The Pioneers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden are ready to rock out in Spain!
Having achieved huge success in the 1980’s with platinum selling landmarks such as The Number of the Beast (1982), Piece of Mind (1983) and Powerslave (1984), they even happen to be one of the few rock bands to have their album certified platinum in India!
Their new album The Final Frontier is due to be released on August 16th,2010. So let’s see what they have in store for us, marking nearly 30 years since they first started out!
August 21st, 2010 Valencia, Spain Auditorio Marina Sur
Shakira
Hip-shaking, belly dancing Columbian beauty Shakira’s latest success was the superhit Waka Waka (This time for Africa), the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup which was also released in Spanish (Waka Waka, Esto es Africa).
Shakira found her success in the early 1990’s, when her talent for singing and performing was discovered. It wasn’t until 2001 that she broke through into the English-speaking world with her hit single “Whenever, Wherever”, from the album Laundry Service.
It is the spectacular mix of Middle Eastern and Latin influence and her own twist on belly dancing that makes her show and music truly enjoyable and exciting.
Let’s see her shake them hips for España!
November 19th, 2010 Madrid,Spain Palacio de Deportes
November 23rd, 2010 Bilbao,Spain BEC Arena
November 24th, 2010 Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi
Concerts International
Herbie Hancock
One of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century, Herbie Hancock embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting various elements from jazz.
Hancock assisted in redefining the role of a jazz rhythm section as part of Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet, and became one of the primary architects of of the “post bop”.
Some of Herbie’s best known works include “Watermelon Man”, “Maiden Voyage” and “Chameleon”.
This year you will get the chance to see the jazz legend live!!
November 12th, 2010 Manchester, UK Bridgewater Hall
November 13th, 2010 London, UK Foyles Royal Festival Hall
November 14th, 2010 London, UK Southbank Centre
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart and his raspy, dreamy voice started out in 1969, (after having played with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces), with his release of An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down.
The album Once in a Blue Moon, a “lost album” which was originally recorded in 1992, was released on January 14th, 2010 featuring ten covers including The Rolling Stones’ Ruby Tuesday, Tom Waits’ Tom Traubert’s Blues and Bob Dylan’s The Groom’s still waiting at the Altar”.
If you want to dream away, perhaps swaying side to side to Mr Stewart with your loved one, check the dates below to buy your ticket!
July 30th, 2010 London, UK The O2 Arena
July 31th, 2010 Dublin, Ireland The O2 Dublin
Ilse de Lange
Dutch country and pop singer Ilse de Lange was discovered performing in different talent shows in the area of Hilversum, Holland. This aided her in being able to book shows on national TV. It was Joop Liefland with whom she formed a guitar duo who introduced her to country music. Although all her reviews were positive and she made her first contact with Warner Music in 1994, it took several years before she finally made her way up in her career.
In 1998 she took off to Nashville, U.S to record her debut album “World of Hurt” with Barry Beckett. She sold over 450,000 copies in Holland.
With songs like I’m not so tough, she’ll have you raging, crying and smiling through and through.
August 27th, 2010 Bloemendaal, Holland Openluchttheater
Caprera
August 28th, 2010 Bloemendaal, Holland Openluchttheater
Caprera
Singer, pianist, bandleader, published author, television presenter…the list doesn’t seem to stop! Jools Holland seems to know a little bit about everything and his work has involved him with many artists such as Sting, David Gilmour and The Who.
He currently hosts the show Later..with Jools Holland, a show on which some of the greatest bands perform, shown on BBC2.
This summer Jools will be doing what he does best: sharing the stage with a big band!
August 8th, 2010 Godalming, UK Charterhouse School
September 15,th 2010 Guernsey, UK Beau Sejo
Jools Holland