“album in the pipeline, ready to release, maybe in time for the tour: also working on autobiography”
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With a time-span of more than four and a half decades between his first and his latest recordings MIKE RUTHERFORD is showing no signs of resting
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CHIP HAWKES is back and his determination has driven him to return with a polished, powerful and impassioned performance.
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TOMMY ROE AND CHRIS MONTEZ perform during “Beatle Week” at Liverpool’s Cavern Club in August.
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DEEP PURPLE, IRON MAIDEN lead singer Bruce Dickinson, Rick Wakeman, Alfie Boe and Joe Brown are among artists lined up for the Celebrating Jon Lord concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall on April 4.
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THE MERSEYBEATS rarely appear in their beloved Home City of Liverpool these days
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BARRY Gibb, the eldest of The legendary Bee Gees is bringing his acclaimed Anthology tour to the UK for a short series of dates.
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Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founding member of The Doors, who had a dramatic impact on rock `n’ roll, has died aged 74, in Rosenheim, Germany.
Manzarek founded The Doors after meeting Jim Morrison in California. The band became one of the most successful rock `n’ roll acts to emerge from the 1960s.
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Pink Floyd and EMI Music marked the 40th anniversary of the original UK release of The Dark Side of The Moon on March 24.
Fans around the world united to turn a specially-designed moon dark. Centred around a global playback of the album on PinkFloyd.com each memory, thought and photo tweeted as fans rediscovered the album will count towards the creation of a dark side of the moon, according to the record company.
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STATUS QUO – THE REUNION TOUR
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 – O2, APOLLO, MANCHESTER
“DEAR, dear, dear, whoever would have thought this would happen?” said Francis Rossi as the classic line-up of Status Quo – Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan took to the live stage for the first time for more than 30 years.
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Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, John McVie and Lindsey Buckingham are staging a Fleetwood Mac reunion for an international tour this year.
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Formed in 1969, Uriah Heep was one of the Premier League of prog rock bands of the 70s, but never quite won the championship. But they managed to sell more than 30 million albums – and they still tour and record more than 40 years later.
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Cliff Richard fans have something to look forward to in 2013. A string of concerts set for New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Manila. In June, the show moves to a series of open-air dates in England.
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The Beat is the only online and print publication dedicated to the music and stars of Rock’n Roll, R&B, Blues and other music from the 50s, 60s & 70s.
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If your favourite artist from 50s, 60s and 70s is performing, they are listed here, with links to the venue, along with ticket prices and other useful information. This is the only database of its kind.
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