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Last night, ZZ Top descended upon London’s Wembley Arena for their only UK show of the Elevation Tour.Following opening hard rock acts Those Damn Crows and Rival Sons, guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard entered on stage for Got Me Under Pressure.The wonderful eccentric showmen were joined by the late Dusty Hill’s guitar tech Elwood Francis playing a giant 16-string yellow bass; provided an epic opener.This would be one of several instrumental changes throughout the show including the iconic fluffy axes for Legs.Throughout the concert, Gibbons’ hoarse vocals met the gutsy, grungy sound of his exceptional electric guitar riffs, as the fat bass vibrations pounded out; even being physically felt by the audience at the front.ZZ Top gave fans the singalong hits from Gimme All You...

From drug overdoses and a raging gunman to a mammoth backlash over headlining acts and backstage civil wars, Glastonbury Festival has had an at times colourful and chaotic history. The first Glastonbury ever to take place was back in 1970, just a day after Jimi Hendrix died.Back then, it was called The Pilton Pop, Folk and Blues Festival, carrying a minuscule admission fee of just £1, while camping - and milk - were both completely free. A far cry from today's ticket prices, which have had thousands of fans vocally fuming, the bargain deals quickly gained popularity, and the festival was renamed the Glastonbury Fayre the following year.The date was changed to coincide with summer solstice, so that visitors to nearby Stonehenge could also attend the festival - and performers like David B...

Glastonbury festival-goers will be relieved to hear that the first day of this year's event at Worthy Farm is not expected to be a complete washout, with weather experts predicting a mix of rain clouds and potentially a generous spell of summer sunshine. Thousands have already started flocking to the festival site on Wednesday for one of the globe's largest music festivals.A multitude of these music enthusiasts arrived prepared for five days of musical chaos, regardless of the weather conditions. This is fortunate, as the inaugural day of headliners at Glastonbury Festival is anticipated to be sprinkled with rain showers before being bathed in afternoon sunlight.Today's Met Office forecasts suggest that campers will be greeted by typical British drizzle and dense cloud when they emerge ...

ALOK has worked with everyone from Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa to RAYE, and now he is collaborating with one of the UK's brightest rising stars. In the end of year musical Hunger Games reckonings for 2023, the Brazilian superstar had more monthly Spotify listeners on Tik Tok than Pharrell, Jason Derulo or (listen up, Eurovision fans) ABBA.ALOK is the fourth-biggest DJ in the entire world with a staggering 6.5 billion streams, so he knows a little about talent and was ager to work with Allegra on her latest track Love You Right Back.He said: “I first discovered Allegra through Tiesto’s remix of her track Round & Round, and I have been following her ever since. When she reached out to me about remixing her latest single, I was thrilled at the opportunity to collaborate with such an amazin...

It was 50 years ago today on April 6, 1974 when Swedish band ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest held in the UK with their hit song Waterloo.Having sold hundreds of millions of records worldwide, the band reunited for the first time in 40 years in 2021 with a new album and virtual concert residency ABBA Voyage which continues performing to this day.ABBA wrote a joint statement on social media today marking the Waterloo victory’s 50th anniversary.The band said: “It’s slightly dizzying and deeply humbling to think that millions of you who saw us for the first time in the Eurovision final 1974 have passed our music on not only to one generation, but to several.“We see evidence of that every time one of us visits ABBA Voyage in London and it’s because of this we can celebrate the 50th anni...

As teased over the last week, AC/DC are set to head off on a European tour this year to mark their 50th anniversary.The band haven’t played in Europe in eight years and have since released another album, 2020’s Power Up.Longtime drummer Phil Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams (who retired at the end of the 2016 Rock or Bust tour) returned to make the record.Then last year, AC/DC played a one-off gig in California, with Cliff making a live appearance.However, both he and Rudd have now been replaced in the upcoming tour with the bassist seemingly remaining in retirement.Meanwhile, Rudd has been open about wanting to spend more time with his partner Toni Wilson, who has terminal breast cancer and was given six months to live in May.Speaking with Stuff in November, the drummer announced he was...

Speaking exclusively with Express.co.uk last Christmas, Virginia admitted she was terrified to perform live for the first time aged 8. She told us: “The first times I sang live, I was actually very scared but after a few times you start to get more comfortable. I started to get anxious again, singing Over The Rainbow [on the Christmas album]… It could go any way, really good or really bad. If you do well, after a few times you start calming yourself down, like ‘Ok, every other time I did good.’ It’s a learning experience.” A Family Christmas (Deluxe Edition) is out now.

Late last year, Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie died aged 79. The Songbird singer lost her battle against metastasised cancer on November 30, 2022, prompting an outpouring of tributes from the entire music industry. Fellow former Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks just opened up about her loss once again while on stage in Atlanta, Georgia, earlier this week. The singer halted the show between songs and confessed that one of Taylor Swift’s latest songs helped her through the grief she experienced in losing McVie just a few months back. She told her audience: “Thank you to Taylor Swift for doing this thing for me, and that is writing a song called You’re On Your Own, Kid.” (Via Rolling Stone) You’re On Your Own Kid is the fifth track on her tenth studio album, Mid...

Freddie Mercury was cruelly taken from the world too soon but was surrounded by loved and trusted friends, as well as his ex-girlfriend Mary Austin and partner Jim Hutton, in his final months. As his health faded, the star made a special effort one sunny afternoon at One Garden Lodge, West Kensington, surprising Jim, who was taking photographs of the flowers outside. Despite his increasing frailty, the Queen legend even took the trouble to style his hair and select a lovely outfit, even though he had always preferred to relax at home in casual clothes throughout his life. Nervous about how he looked, Freddie also asked that the pictures not be taken too close. It is a fitting way to remember a star who was so full of life right until the very end. Freddie always said he was bothered ...