Would you pay £65 to hear Chris Moyles sing? Andrew Lloyd Webber is gambling that the answer is "yes" after announcing the shock casting of breakfast radio's "bad boy" as the villainous King Herod in a revival of Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Basketball: O2 confirmed as Final Four venue
Monday 14 May 2012
The O2 Arena in London will host the 2013 and 2014 Final Four tournaments – Europe's premier club basketball competition – Euroleague officials said yesterday ahead of this season's final in Istanbul.
Sony considers £65m bid for HMV Live
Monday 02 April 2012
Sony Music Entertainment is among several suitors that are seeking to acquire the live music business of HMV, the embattled entertainment retailer, for about £65m.
Sony heads suitors tuning in for HMV Live music bid
Monday 02 April 2012
Sony Music Entertainment is among several suitors that are seeking to acquire the live music business of HMV, the embattled entertainment retailer, for about £65m.
Do gigs give you more bang for your bucks? Paying the price for rising cost of lavish live shows
Tuesday 20 March 2012
The price of tickets for Radiohead's arena tour has outraged fans, but are part of a wider trend, says Elisa Bray
Fans pay the price for the rising cost of lavish live shows
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Radiohead's expensive tour tickets are part of a wider trend
Jubilee line may not cope with Olympic demand
Saturday 17 March 2012
Heavily delayed upgrade work threatens London Underground's most important Olympic route, politicians have warned.
O2 owner AEG in running to buy HMV Live for £65m
Wednesday 14 March 2012
The owner of the O2 arena in London's Docklands is bidding to acquire the live music business of HMV, the struggling entertainment group, for about £65m.
Former O2 boss pulls out of F1 leadership race
Monday 05 March 2012
A senior figure in Formula One (F1) motor racing who was widely tipped to take over from 81-year-old chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has stepped down, i can reveal.
Formula One shock as the man in pole to succeed Ecclestone quits...
Monday 05 March 2012
A senior figure in Formula One motor racing who was widely tipped to take over from 81-year-old chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has stepped down, the Independent can reveal.
US basketball strike costs Compass
Friday 03 February 2012
The 149-day strike by US basketball stars this autumn disrupted more than just the NBA season: Compass, the world's biggest caterer, yesterday admitted the lock-down would cost it £30m this year.
Jesus Christ Superstar could be woman
Thursday 02 February 2012
TV bosses have not ruled out casting a woman in the lead role of Jesus Christ Superstar after launching a search for a new musical star.
50 per cent off family tickets to Apassionata
Monday 09 January 2012
Top price tickets from £225 down to £112, second price tickets from £175 down to £87
Minor British Institutions: Auld Lang Syne
Saturday 31 December 2011
What apter way than this for looking backwards and forwards through a dizzy mist of vigorously induced benevolence? A simple, forgiving tune; fine, dense and eminently slurrable dialect, as in: "We'll tak a right gude-willy waught, for auld lang syne", which translates as a goodwill drink (waught: draught) for old times long since (gone). Its origins are lost amid Rabbie Burns, strong drink and folk memory: some even claim the tune is English.
Why pop stars should end on a high note
Monday 19 December 2011
Laura Marling has dropped the obligatory encore. Other acts should too, says Elisa Bray
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