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Opening show at Co-op Live cancelled after piece of air conditioning unit falls from the ceiling
By Matt Mullen published
After A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's show was axed minutes before the artist was due on stage, two Olivia Rodrigo shows have now been postponed in chaotic opening for £365m venue
“You’re never seeing us again”: Blur’s Damon Albarn rounds on the Coachella crowd as they won’t sing along
By Ben Rogerson published
Footage suggests that the singer wasn’t happy with the audience’s lack of participation
"He was just some kid at Berklee who was bootlegging Ben Folds Five concerts and selling them online”: Ben Folds on how he first became aware of John Mayer, and the Dr Dre cover that caused problems when he supported him on tour
By Ben Rogerson last updated
“My manager wanted to bust his ass for profiting off our music,” says Folds
"F**k it – let's go do it": On this day in 1969, John Lennon gave the final green light to The Beatles' legendary rooftop performance
By Will Groves published
Celebrating an iconic gig on its anniversary: "Someone called from the police station saying, ‘You’ve got 10 minutes'... there was a whole chorus of toilets being flushed.”
Watch Joe Bonamassa give Nerdville’s noisy neighbours a taste of their own medicine with a high-volume rendition of Smoke On The Water through a cranked Dumble
By Jonathan Horsley published
“I came up with an extreme solution to a simple problem,” says Bonamassa, whose extreme solution involved a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, a Dumble Overdrive Special, and a Deep Purple riff
AI shook up: new immersive concert experience will use “groundbreaking” technology to bring Elvis Presley back to the stage
By Ben Rogerson published
You can do anything, but stay off of his digital blue suede shoes
Taylor Swift bassist Amos Heller shares his process for learning live sets: "I wish I was one of those folks that can hear a song two or three times and just do it but I'm not"
By Rob Laing published
Best of 2023: The bassist on the biggest tour in music history has a system for learning live sets that could be useful for many others
Nile Rodgers, Justin Hawkins, Katie Melua and more advice on how to deal with life on the road
By Andy Jones published
Bonafide been-there-done-that stars plus many 'proper' experts deliver top advice on how to keep your head while touring
"Even before we got to the day of the show, there was a ‘concern’… a concern with Liam" – the story behind the farce and the glory of Oasis’s infamous 1996 MTV Unplugged performance
By Neil Crossley published
Riding high after playing to 250,000 people at Knebworth, Oasis set about rehearsing for a very different kind of show – an intimate MTV Unplugged performance from the Royal Festival Hall. But within days, it was clear all was not going to plan…
“The thought of missing out on this guitar gave me the strength to do the gig”: Watch Joe Bonamassa demo the ’69 Hendrix spec Strat he calls ‘The Bronchitiscaster’ – and a super-rare ’67 Flying V
By Jonathan Horsley published
Joe Bonamassa demos the tones and tells the stories behind two much-loved Hendrix-era electrics in his collection, and they sound – and look – incredible
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