Music events

"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" is a song recorded in early 1971 and it became an instant phenomenon when it was recorded by Scottish band Middle of the Road. It got to number 1 in the UK and is one of ...

In short, this concert proved why Freddie Mercury was such an amazing singer, writer and performer and all the others on this show came in obvious second place. There were some good performances (George Michael, Daltrey, Mick Ronson and Ian ...

From a low-key start in 1970, the Glastonbury Festival has become the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. Some of the biggest names in the music business have performed on the pyramid stage to crowds of ...

In 1984, Michael Buerk famously reported on the Ethiopian famine crisis bringing haunting and unforgettable images of starving children to our TV screens. The devastating famine in Ethiopia was claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of men, women and ...

Monsters of Rock was a hard rock music festival held every year during the summer at the Castle Donington racetrack, England. from 1980–1996. There was a one-off revival festival in 2006, too. ...

American rock group 'Mr. Big' were popular especially in Japan during the 90's. They had a number of top hits including 'To Be With You' (1991) & 'Green Tinted Sixties Mind'.The band split in 2002 due to tension between ...

“I wish I could fly, right up to the sky but I can’t!” “you can” “I can’t” “You can!”I remember the song, and it being quite moving – Orville not thinking he could fly, and then finding that he could. Psychologically of course ...

All I remember about Party In The Park was that it was a free music festival and all the latest cheesy pop bands / artists played there. I recall Daphne and Celeste getting booed off stage and Adam Rickett getting ...

We used to go to Cornwall (just outside Newquay) for our annual summer holiday and twice caught the Radio 1 Roadshow on Newquay Beach. Ooohh Gary Davies, oohhhh Gary Davies, ooohhh Gary Davies on your ra-d-iooooo! ...

Fantastic rock festival with The Stranglers playing on Friday night, Marillion blowing Black Sabbath off stage on Saturday night and Thin Lizzy's final gig on Sunday night. Excellent festival.  ...

1984 AT THE OAKLAND COLLASEUM ARENA WHAT A GREAT SHOW! I had 4th row seats on the right side of the stage. on the floor (best seats i have ever had) Eric Clapton opened with Andy Fairwheather Low, Charlie Watts,Paul ...

Everyone remembers buying their first record. It was usually something we look back on with embarrasment but at the time seemed so cool. Anyway, it wasn't so much about the music itself it was more a kind of rite of ...