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Elvis Presley lived only 42 years, but his incredible legacy endures half a century later.Every year on January 8, fans from around the world gather on the front lawn of the star’s Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, to mark his birthday in a special proclamation ceremony.As usual, there’s a giant tiered cake and a few speeches, with the King’s best friend, Jerry Schilling, sharing memories from their meeting in 1955.Meanwhile, Managing Partner of Elvis Presley Enterprises Joel Weinshanker ended up choking up at the memory of the King’s only child, Lisa Marie Presley, who died suddenly after attending the annual event three years ago.Tearing up, Joel said: “Obviously, Lisa was here on one of the last days of her life a few years ago. Still a very emotional day for me. And we actual...

David Bowie on stage at Glastonbury in 2000 in a performance that helped reshape his legacy (Image: Press Association)January 10 marks the tenth anniversary of the death of David Bowie, one of the best-loved British musicians there has ever been. In truth, it doesn’t seem like a decade that he has been gone, because even though he is no longer around, the steady stream of reissues, live albums and biographies that have emerged since 2016 means his presence is always felt.Younger artists from Lady Gaga and the Last Dinner Party to Charli xcx and the Arctic Monkeys are open about how indebted to Bowie they are, and he has inspired everyone from politicians – most notably David Cameron, a fully paid-up fan who called the other David “a master of re-invention, who kept getting it right” – t...

2026 is finally here, which means Take That's upcoming Circus tour is just a matter of months away. And while the clock ticks down, so, too, do the prices of the stars' tickets. The band confirmed their upcoming tour last year to great excitement. Plenty of fans bought up their tickets at the drop of a hat, and while there were hundreds of thousands to go around, many missed their chance.Thankfully, there is still hope for fans who want to get involved. A number of resale websites still have tickets leftover right now, and some of them have dropped to their cheapest prices yet. This includes tickets for around £64 each. Below, we've broken down everything fans need to know.Take That tickets are available right now through a number of online retailers. This list mostly encompasses resale...

When asked about a memorable cup of tea he had shared on the A Mug of Life YouTube channel, Rod said: “I think when John Lennon made me a cup of tea.” He added: “I recorded with him, I did the Imagine album with him.“My drummer in the band that I had was clever enough to get himself a job with Brian Epstein. That kind of gave me a latch key to The Beatles. “Word had got around that I was quite a hot guitar player. I somehow went along to a session and John Lennon was there and I was sitting around listening, thinking, ‘God I wish I could play with him’, and there was a guitar on a stand quite close to me, an acoustic, and I thought, ‘I don’t think he’ll mind’, so I picked it up and started playing.“The voice behind me went, ‘Yeah man, you can really play’. I thought, ‘Oh, hello John’.”R...

Kelly Jones of Stereophonics performs on stage at the 02 (Image: Redferns)The Labour Government has been blasted for “flim-flaming the public” with irrelevant statements as Britain’s world-leading live music sector teeters on the brink of collapse. The sector is worth over £7.6bn to UK coffers, yet successive governments have failed to protect grassroots venues from soaring costs that have made their business model virtually unmanageable.The Music Venue Trust (MVT) say the only solution is a £1 ticket levy on all arena and stadium shows, but new business rate rules are set to hammer arenas with extortionate rises. Shock news earlier this moved indicated that rateable values (RVs) for venues including London’s The O2 and Wembley SSE Arena, Manchester’s Co-op Live and more, would be facin...

The death of iconic French actress Brigitte Bardot means just three people mentioned in Billy Joel’s iconic We Didn’t Start The Fire global smash hit remain alive. The international sex symbol turned animal rights activist death at the age of 91 was announced on Sunday following a "sudden illness".Bardot died at her St-Tropez home, La Madrague, according to the animal protection charity she set up in 1986. Her cause of death was not made public, but Bardot was briefly kept in hospital in October for what her office called a "minor" procedure. It means just three individuals specifically named in Joel’s original 1989 version of "We Didn't Start the Fire" are still alive.They are Chubby Checker, born 1941, who is mentioned for popularising the dance craze "The Twist" in 1960, Bob Dylan, a...

My Chemical Romance are one of the many bands playing in the UK next year. (Image: GETTY) This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more 2025 was a bumper year for the UK as musicians, artists and bands flocked to our biggest and best venues from around the globe. From Beyoncé and Coldplay to Ed Sheeran, Kylie and Pitbull, this was truly one to remember. But, looking ahead, 2026 may be fighting to take its throne.The looming new year marks the beginning of many countdowns for Britain. Depending on who you ask, that might be the possibility of a general election, or the football World Cup, the Winter Olympics, or My Chemical Romance. With this in mind, our team has thought long and hard about what musical acts they're look...

Legendary Queen guitarist Sir Brian May gave fans an early Christmas present as he revealed he has unearthed a never before heard track from the band recorded during the sessions for their second album Queen II, released in 1974. The track, which features Freddie Mercury on lead vocals, failed to make the cut for the record but Brian, 78, played it for listeners as part of a special festive Planet Rock radio show he hosted on Monday December 22, and announced it will be released as part of the upcoming 2026 remaster of that album. Although a "bootleg" version of the song by Brian and drummer Roger Taylor's pre-Queen band, Smile has circulated in some quarters he assured fans "no one" had heard this cut before he aired it. "It’s a song that goes back a very long way, but to my knowledge,...

Bowling for Soup legend Jaret Reddick has opened up on his own health battles after his bandmate Chris Burney was forced to retire earlier this year. The pop punk four-piece transitioned to a three-piece after Chris underwent an amputation of two toes after battling sciatica-inspired neuropathy – and Jaret admitted Chris is irreplaceable. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Jaret admitted that the physicality of performing has changed since the band was founded in 1994. He said: “It’s funny – the first thing that happened was I started tearing my knees. Back in, like, 2003, I had my first torn meniscus, and then I tore it again a few years later, and then I tore the other one.“So I’ve had three knee surgeries. I remember the doctor telling me a really long time ago, ‘We really need t...

As the biggest rock star of his era, Elvis Presley was extremely wealthy, but he didn’t hold onto his money for long.The King would famously buy cars, jewellery, and houses for his friends, family, and even random members of the public.The star, who died in 1977, was so generous he was nicked Santa when Christmas came around.Now his old flame Linda Thompson, who lived with him at Graceland during the early 70s, has shared a collage of couple photos on her Instagram and praised his generosity.The 75-year-old former Miss Tennessee model captioned her festive post: “Flashback Friday… this time of year is nostalgic and sentimental. Christmas was Elvis‘s favourite time of year because he truly embodied the spirit of Santa Claus. He found it more blessed to give than to receive, and was the m...