The singer, who’s tickets only went on sale at 9am this morning, has added Wednesday 19th September to his already confirmedperformance which takes place the day before on 18th September.

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The letter is lead by the largest online Jackson forum, MJJCommunity, but has the support of 35 other fan forums. They cite reasons such as adding Kiss to the bill and quickly removing them due to lead singer Gene Simmons calling Jackson a child-molester, and the fact that the concert is due to take place at the same time as the trial of Jackson’s former doctor Conrad Murray for the manslaughter of the singer.

An excerpt from the statement says: “We, as Michael Jackon’s staunch supporters and advocates, refuse to support the Michael Jackson Forever Tribute, planned by Global Live Events in October, 2011. Even with the withdrawal of your most recent performer, Gene Simmons/Kiss, fans feel the damage has already been done. Your apology is too little, too late, and does not solve the problems we have with this tribute.”

It continues: “From the timing of this tribute, in the middle of Dr. Murray’s trial, to the ticketing prices, to the obscurity over what charities will be receiving the donation, to the no-guarantee policy of performers, the addition of Gene Simmons and dishonoring, thus tarnishing Michael Jackson’s legacy was simply the last straw. With the damage done, it will be the fans who work hard to overcome this debacle for Michael Jackson’s legacy.”

The line-up for the concert currently includes Christina Aguilera, JLS, Leona Lewis and Cee Lo Green, and is set to take place in Cardiff on October 8th.

Michael Jackson Tribute Concert tickets are available via the official website.

Now however his former band mate Mike Joyce, Smiths drummer, has defended Morrissey’s comments and posted on Twitter: “Been asked a lot about the comments made by Moz regarding the slaughter of innocent animals every day. He’s right isn’t he?”

Morrissey himself tried to defend his comments by stating “If you quite rightly feel horrified at the Norway killings, then surely naturally follows that you fell horror at the murder of ANY innocent being. You cannot ignore animal suffering simply because animals “are not us.”

Morrissey will be playing two London shows in the next few days.

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He has now defended his comments despite the outrage it has caused both amongst his fans and the public. On a fansite which he often uses, True.to.you.net, Morrissey stated,

“If you quite rightly feel horrified at the Norway killings, then it surely naturally follows that you feel horror at the murder of ANY innocent being. You cannot ignore animal suffering simply because animals ‘are not us’.”

However despite his public defence of what he said, fans have responded very angrily to his extreme vegetarian outlook.

Morrissey will be playing several London shows next month.

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Bellamy is renowned for his rather adventurous ambition at times, and this can be seen as a prime example. He is recorded to have said, “We’re trying to blag a free trip on it [Virgin Galactic]. I’m going to try to convince Richard Branson to let us make a music video or record a song up there. I think that would be cool. Would I be scared? I think I’ll be alright.”

The idea of a music video in space is perhaps something only Muse could dream of, and they certainly have the money for it. Whether or not it is simply a far off dream or if it actually happens remains to be seen.

Muse are down to headline the Reading and Leeds Festivals this Summer and the show is sure to be out of this world.

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The band have upload two homemade videos to youtube promoting their new album ‘Gold Cobra’.

Limp Bizkit’s singer Fred Durst dons a storm troopers helmet and plays their title track ‘Gold Cobra’ whilst tapping away at his computer and chatting with a fellow storm trooper.

The other video features guitarist Wes Borland, dressed up as Indian Jones interviewing the golden cobra…..

Both video’s are a little off the wall but for fans an exciting and innovative way of hearing the latest track. Fred explained that “Gold Cobra will be the official first single from the new album, while previously- revealed track ‘shotgun’ was simply a “warm-up track”.

‘Gold Cobra’ is released on June 27th.

Limp Bizkit play Sonisphere in July. Sonisphere tickets are available online.

It is remarkable how this event continues to stay under the radar, but ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ hopes to show what could have been when these four men met to make music and conversation.

At this time, Elvis had left Sun and was a star on his own. Cash was deciding whether to go for pop or gospel. Perkins was mostly annoyed at Elvis for making a hit out of his song, ‘Blue Suede Shoes’. And Jerry Lee Lewis had not yet scored his own hit with ‘Great Balls of Fire’.

The production does not really seek to explore these individual stories, however it does not simply show the acts trotting out their big hits either. Of course, some liberties are taken as many of the songs were not written at the time. There is plenty of conversation between the charcters however, which make this an interesting, enjoyable musical with one of the best soundtracks possible.

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Simply Red tickets are available now for the shows in Birmingham, Sheffield and London, so don’t miss out on the last ever Simply Red live shows.

Details of the last ever Simply Red tour are shown below:
Glasgow SECC – December 10th
Manchester MEN Arena – December 12th
Birmingham NIA – December 14th
Birmingham NIA – December 15th
Sheffield Arena – December 16th
London O2 Arena – December 18th
London O2 Arena – December 19th

Hundreds of Simply Red tickets are still available for shows in Nottingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Sheffield and London. Details of tour dates are shown below:

Nottingham Trent FM Arena – December 9th
Glasgow SECC – December 10th
Manchester MEN Arena – December 12th
Birmingham NIA – December 14th
Birmingham NIA – December 15th
Sheffield Arena – December 16th
London O2 Arena – December 18th
London O2 Arena – December 19th

Simply Red tickets are still available for all upcoming UK dates, including their final ever show, set to take place at London O2 Arena on 19th December. Full Simply Red tour details are as follows:

London O2 Arena – December 8th
Nottingham Trent FM Arena – December 9th
Glasgow SECC – December 10th
Manchester MEN Arena – December 12th
Birmingham NIA – December 14th
Birmingham NIA – December 15th
Sheffield Arena – December 16th
London O2 Arena – December 18th
London O2 Arena – December 19th

The live show will take place at London’s O2 Arena on Sunday 19th December 2010, as part of the band’s Farewell Tour, and the cinema screenings will air at 8:30pm on the same evening.

Participating UK cinemas include Cineworld venues in locations such as Birmingham, Cardiff, Bolton, Bradford, Dundee, Eastbourne, Falkirk, Gloucester, Ipswich, Isle Of Wight, London, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Nottingham, Sheffield and Wolverhampton. Also confirmed to show the event are Showcase cinemas in Leeds, Reading, Peterborough and Coventry, as well as many more.

Simply Red tickets are still available for the live show, and are trading on fan-to-fan exchange websites from £69. Floor level tickets are available from £149.

Tickets are in fact available for all upcoming Simply Red Farewell shows, including performances at Nottingham Trent FM Arena, Birmingham NIA and Manchester MEN Arena this month.

Simply Red tickets are available online now, so don’t miss your last chance to see Simply Red live. Details of the December dates are below:

London O2 Arena – December 8th
Nottingham Trent FM Arena – December 9th
Glasgow SECC – December 10th
Manchester MEN Arena – December 12th
Birmingham NIA – December 14th
Birmingham NIA – December 15th
Sheffield Arena – December 16th
London O2 Arena – December 18th
London O2 Arena – December 19th

The tour will include three shows at London O2 Arena, on Wednesday 8th December, Saturday 18th December and Sunday 19th December. The show on the 19th is set to be the band’s last ever live performance.

Ticket prices start at around £42.

After 25 years and selling over 50million albums worldwide, Mick Hucknall and the rest of the band have decided to call it a day and will celebrate by performing to thousands of fans at some of the UK’s top arenas, treating audiences to hits such as Holding Back The Years, If You Don’t Know Me By Now and Fairground.

Simply Red tickets for their O2 Arena performances are available from £40 each. The cheapest seats are located in the upper tier of the arena, with seats in the lower tier trading from £50.

Ticket prices for the band’s O2 Arena dates, including their last ever show, start at £40. Tickets to all other shows are also available at face value with prices for the Nottingham and Sheffield shows starting at £37.

After 25 years and selling over 50million albums worldwide, Mick Hucknall and the rest of the band have decided to call it a day and will celebrate their careers to thousands of fans across the UK, treating audiences to hits such as Holding Back The Years, If You Don’t Know Me By Now and Fairground.

The band – led by the flame-haired Mick Hucknall – first came to prominence in the 1980′s with songs such as ‘Holding Back The Years’ and their fame grew further in the following decade with ‘Fairground’ becoming one of their most popular tracks.

Despite their loyal following, Simply Red tickets for their concert at the Cardiff International Arena on June 20 are still on sale with almost 400 tickets still available.

Seatwave are offering tickets for as little as £30 while See Tickets have both floor and tiered seats for £40.

The plum seats are in Block 2 but if you fancy sitting as close as four rows from the front you can expect to shell out at least £230 on eBay for the privilege.

Diana Vickers reached the top spot with her debut single, Once, just a few weeks later and her album Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree followed it to number one in mid-May.

Scouting For Girls tickets are available for all their remaining dates, including the Thetford Forest gig, which will be part of the Forestry Commission Tour and prices begin at £26 from Gigantic.

The Forestry Commission was set up to protect and expand Britain’s most beautiful woodland areas, and other acts supporting the initiative include JLS, Blondie, Katie Melua, The Saturdays, Status Quo, Doves, James Morrison, Keane and Simply Red.

In fact, Forestry Commission Tour tickets are also available for all these acts, with Doves tickets the cheapest at £16 from Ticketmaster subsidiary GetMeIn.

Revenue from the concerts will go towards the regeneration of UK forests.

Simply Red are seen as one of the greatest British pop acts of all time, and fans will have the chance to see them perform hits such as Holding Back the Years and If You Don’t Know Me By Now for one last time.

Details of the tour are as follows, with tickets available to compare and buy here at Tixdaq.com:

London O2 Arena – December 8th
Nottingham Trent FM Arena – December 9th
Glasgow SECC – December 10th
Manchester MEN Arena – December 12th
Birmingham NIA – December 14th
Sheffield Arena – December 16th
London O2 Arena – December 18th
London O2 Arena – December 19th

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This year’s Hampton Court Festival runs from the 8th-19th June and as well as Jenkins, the line-up features Jackson Browne, Gipsy Kings, Jools Holland, Nicola Benedetti and The Royal Philhamonic Orchestra, Simply Red, Michael Bolton and Michael Ball. Hampton Court Festival tickets are available to compare and buy here.

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The festival runs from the 8th-19th June and this year’s headliners are Jackson Browne, Gipsy Kings, Jools Holland, Nicola Benedetti and The Royal Philhamonic Orchestra, Simply Red, Michael Bolton, Katherine Jenkins and Michael Ball.

Hampton Court Festival is your chance to experience the combination of warm summer nights, picnics in the 16th Century Gardens and some of the world’s leading musicians.

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Simply Red are seen as one of the greatest British pop acts of all time, and fans will have the chance to see them perform hits such as Holding Back the Years and If You Don’t Know Me By Now for one last time.

Details of the tour are as follows, with tickets available to compare and buy here at Tixdaq.com:

London O2 Arena – December 8th
Nottingham Trent FM Arena – December 9th
Glasgow SECC – December 10th
Manchester MEN Arena – December 12th
Birmingham NIA – December 14th
Sheffield Arena – December 16th
London O2 Arena – December 18th

Compare and buy Simply Red tickets online now.

Simply Red are seen as one of the greatest British pop acts of all time, and fans will have the chance to see them perform hits such as Holding Back the Years and If You Don’t Know Me By Now for one last time in what is sure to be a momentous and emotional occasion.

Dates for Simply Red’s Farewell Tour are as follows:

London O2 Arena on December 8th, Nottingham Trent FM Arena on December 9th, Glasgow SECC on December 10th, Manchester MEN Arena on December 12th, Birmingham NIA on December 14th, Sheffield Arena on December 16th and London O2 Arena on December 18th for the final show.

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The Forestry Commission decided the best way to combat the issue of receding forests was to try and get some of music’s top acts to perform in Britain’s stunning settings, and so the tour was founded.

2010 boasts yet another brilliant lineup, which is as follows:

JLS:
July 16th – Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucester

Blondie:
June 20th – Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucester

Katie Melua:
July 10th – High Lodge, Thetford Forest, Suffolk

The Saturdays:
July 9th – High Lodge, Thetford Forest, Suffolk

Status Quo:
July 17th – Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucester

Doves:
June 12th – High Lodge, Thetford Forest, Suffolk

James Morrison:
July 3rd – Delamere Forest, Northwich
July 18th – Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucester

Keane:
June 10th – High Lodge, Thetford Forest, Suffolk
June 11th – Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest, Goudhurst
June 18th – Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucester
June 19th – Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Mansfield
June 25th – Dalby Forest, Pickering
June 26th – Cannock Chase Forest, Rugeley

Simply Red:
June 11th – High Lodge, Thetford Forest, Suffolk
June 12th – Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest, Goudhurst
June 18th – Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Mansfield
June 19th – Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucester
June 25th – Cannock Chase Forest, Rugeley
June 26th – Dalby Forest, Pickering
July 2nd – Delamere Forest, Northwich

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Avram Grant had already conceded it would take an extraordinary turnaround to salvage Portsmouth‘s season before it emerged some players are still waiting to receive their November wages.

Grant, who is still working under the title of director of football until his new work permit is approved, has shown no regrets at accepting the offer to succeed Paul Hart.

“I knew what I was coming into,” he said. “I knew that I was coming to a team in a very bad situation, at the bottom of the league with not easy fixtures – especially in December.

“I could have said ‘no’ and not taken the job. The challenge is big and even if some people think that the chances are very low of avoiding relegation, I think it is possible.

“I really believe that we can do it, even though it will be very, very difficult. But I knew that from the first moment that I took the job.”

If Grant’s side, currently seven points adrift of safety, are to become genuine survival candidates, three points against visitors such as Burnley are a must.

Had Grant’s side made more of a string of first half chances against Manchester United last weekend, they could have surprised the champions. The reality, however, was they didn’t capitalise on those opportunities – and that has been the story of their season.

Grant rested a number of senior players for the Aston Villa midweek game in the Carling Cup and will restore Aruna Dindane and Frederic Piquionne to the attack while keeper David James faces a late fitness test on a calf injury. Full back Steve Finnan has a slim chance of returning after a groin problem.

Burnley manager Owen Coyle, meanwhile, is confident his side’s poor away form will eventually change. In stunning contrast to their results at Turf Moor, Burnley have yet to win on the road in seven matches away from Turf Moor and their inability to defend has been their downfall. They have already conceded an astonishing 25 goals on their travels but Coyle insists that playing positive football is the only solution to their concerns.

“The players we have at this football club have been brought here because they are football players and that’s what we will continue to do,” he said. “We will continue to try and win matches at home and away. It suits the players I have and certainly suits the way I want to play. I want to play and I we will win games and it will be sooner rather than later.

Burnley need a clean sheet against Portsmouth like never before. A win against the Premier League’s bottom club would do even more to stabilise the Lancashire side’s impressive start to life in England’s top flight but it all has to start at the back and they must simply stop conceding if they are not going to throw away all the hard work they are building up at home.

Clarke Carlisle, Tyrone Mears and Andre Bikey need huge games at Fratton Park to stop Portsmouth and give Coyle’s men a base to work from going forward. Robbie Blake will need to be his typically mischievous self in and around the box while Coyle will also be hoping Chris Eagles can build on his brilliant performance at Upton Park last Saturday.

Burnley will be without skipper Steven Caldwell after his late dismissal against West Ham United last weekend but apart from that they have no new injury concerns, with Chris McCann, Jay Rodriguez and Martin Paterson still their only doubts.

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On Sunday at The Emirates Stadium, the two best teams in England will clash in a London derby of added significance when Arsenal play Premier League leaders Chelsea.

Arsenal seem to have some added steel about them this season which has come from within rather than purchased in the transfer market. The average age of the squad is ludicrously low – they have only three players over 30 years of age in their entire first team squad – yet it looks like they are finally growing up.

Manager Arsene Wenger has been chided by some parties for overseeing a team that has appeared to be continually in transition for the last three years.

The biggest area of concern was the middle of the pitch, primarily when stripped of possession, and while Cesc Fabregas is almost the complete midfield player even he needs a little help. The rise to prominence of Alex Song, the all-round ability of Denilson and Wenger’s switch to a three man midfield has seemingly corrected this imbalance.

The arrival of Thomas Vermaelen, has reinforced another traditionally weak area of the Arsenal squad, – central defence. The Belgian has struck up an immediate rapport with the talented but turbulent William Gallas who, allegedly, was the catalyst behind Kolo Toure’s fall from grace in north London.

But he will be examined most thoroughly on Sunday when he comes up against the bulldozing Didier Drogba. The Chelsea striker has a fantastic goalscoring record against Arsenal having netted eight times in nine starts against them including the winner in last season’s FA Cup semi-final.

As with the majority of games at this level though the match will be won and lost in midfield and this is where the intrigue really lies. The new Chelsea formula is more exhilarating than that of previous regimes but is still based on keeping things tight.

Arsenal may have got tougher in that area but they can still outpass most teams in Europe; Ancelotti will be keen that his team are not outnumbered in this crucial part of the field.

The Italian might be able to call on the services of Frank Lampard after his thigh injury healed sooner than expected.

Lampard’s return will add even more physicality to an already imposing Chelsea midfield which is certain to feature Michael Ballack and Michael Essien in enforcing roles.

If Arsenal do manage to gain the edge in this department then they will then have the unenviable task of breaching Chelsea’s formidable back line.

With just ten goals conceded in 20 matches in all competitions this season – and just two in their last eight – Arsenal may well rue the injury to in-form Robin Van Persie who was injured on international duty with Holland.

If there is one area that Arsenal can exploit it is Chelsea’s right side of defence. Branislav Ivanovic is a solid defender but he lacks the pace of Jose Bosingwa and can be outflanked with a clever pass or a cunning touch. Andrei Arshavin will no doubt be primed by his manager to run at him on a regular basis.

Chelsea will simply be looking to play their powerful passing game, hoping their physical presence helps to dominate in midfield. In Drogba and Anelka, Chelsea have the best strike-force in the Premier League and any slip in the Arsenal rearguard will be punished like it was when Chelsea emerged from the Emirates Stadium with a 4-1 victory on their last visit in May.

A similar scoreline is out of the question but a Chelsea win would put them 11 points clear of their London rivals and almost out of sight.

The clever money should go on a keenly fought draw but with two such talented teams it really could go either way.

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South Africa brought its usual physical game to France, and all France did was hold up a mirror; for every burst of power or speed, Les Bleus simply gave it back, knocking lumps out of the SA backline to allow Clerc to touch down for France’s try in the first half , a quick answer to Smit’s fortunate opening try.  Clerc’s speed rattled the Boks, with Habana lucky to escape a ban for kicking him on the ground and Steyn then sin-binned for trying to trip him up.  11-13 down at the break, France went ahead with two more penalties and South African discpline, already found wanting in the first half, faltered again with Kankowski in the sin-bin for handling the ball on the floor.  Morgan Parra couldn’t capitalise on SA’s indiscretion with a penalty, but struck again two minutes from full time to nail the scoreboard at 20-13, meaning SA didn’t pick up a single point in 40 minutes.

SA coach Peter de Villiers blamed the Boks’ under-par performance on the poor singing, claimed to be deliberate, of his country’s national anthem.  When it was pointed out that the singer was a Paris-based South African who had been chosen to sing the anthem by diplomats at the SA Embassy in Paris, it is not known whether he scratched around for another excuse.  Although magnanimously for him he did concede that “you can’t play the game without the ball. They won the contest on the floor and we lost too much ball in contact. They were the strongest side.”

SA plays Saracens on Tuesday in advance of Tests against Ireland and Italy.  Tickets for these games – and more – are available to buy and compare at tixdaq.com.

Spring Awakening was set to run until the end of October and was previously being shown at the London Lyric Hammersmith before being relocated to the London Novello Theatre on March 21.

Spring Awakening will have been running for ten weeks when the curtains finally fall.

A spokesperson for the production team claims that simply not enough tickets were being sold and was the underlying reason for Spring Awakening’s early closure.

The spokesperson said: “We remain incredibly proud of the production and the remarkable cast members who have put their hearts and souls into every performance”.

“We also salute all of those involved who have made efforts in the last few days in an attempt to avoid this unfortunate outcome. We simply urge everyone to see this wonderful musical, and its extraordinary cast, before it finishes”.

Fans can catch Spring Awakening before its too late from now until May 30.

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While many Twenty20 Cricket World Cup tickets for the early round and semi finals remain available at a modest increase on face value prices a Final Day Gold Ticket with a face value of £90 is currently being offered at a price of £750, a massive 833% mark up.

While the ECB hope to dissuade supporters and brokers alike from engaging in the resale of Twenty20 Cricket World Cup tickets, it remains to be seen whether this will be effective or simply limit the supply of Tweny20 Cricket World Cup tickets further, resulting in increased demand and ever increasing Twenty20 Ticket resale prices.

Hundreds of Twenty20 World Cup Tickets are still available from £30.

England Vs Netherlands (June 5)

Australia Vs West Indies, New Zealand Vs Scotland, India vs Bangladesh (June 6)

South Africa Vs Scotland, England Vs Pakistan (June 7)

Ireland Vs Bangladesh, Australia Vs Sri Lanka (June

Pakistan Vs Netherlands, New Zealand Vs South Africa (June 9)

Sri Lanka Vs West Indies, India Vs Ireland (June 10)

Super Eight Rounds (June 1 – June 16)

Semi Finals (June 18 and June 19)

Twenty20 World Cup final (June 21 2009)

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