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Music
One Direction announce arena dates in Sheffield after glory at The Brits
Pop sensation group win Best British Single.
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More laughs, less politics as Makers get Rev’d up
JON McClure towers over a mixing desk in his modest Stag Works studio off London Road. This small, soundproofed haven has been his and Reverend and the Makers’ guitarist Ed Cosen’s home for months.
Review: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds at Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
AND to think Noel had slight misgivings about being a frontman...writes David Dunn
DOWNLOAD: Free Joe Bonamassa track celebrating DVD and Sheffield concert
JOE Bonamassa, hailed as one of the greatest young blues guitarists of his generation, is coming to Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena and tro celebrate you can get a free new track download.
COMPETITION: Meet Elvis band and win Sheffield Motorpoint Arena tickets
ELVIS Presley is about to enter the building for one last time with his original band at Sheffield’s Motoropoint Arena.
Mark turns the tables...Ian Soutar talks to the man running one of Sheffield’s last surviving independent record stores which has now opened in new premises
“I like to think people can’t be bothered to download things any more and now they want something they can hold,” says the man who has been in the business for 17 years.
Singing superstar Whitney Houston is dead, aged 48 - leave a tribute
MUSIC fans were waking to tragic news today - the death of American singer and actress Whitney Houston, aged 48, writes Graham Walker.
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COMPETITION: Win tickets to see Sixties legends at Sheffield City Hall or Buxton Opera House
TREMELOES legend Brian Poole was the voice of some of the biggest hits of the 1960s, including Twist And Shout, Candy Man, Good Lovin’ and the band’s first number one Do You Love Me.
Alight-ing in city for Olympiad bonanza
FAURÉ will be on the minds of Philharmonic Chorus members again in three weeks’ time when they anchor a one-off, one-day Olympiad festival, Alight, which hits Sheffield on Saturday, March 3.
Ticket Details: Gary Barlow announces Diamond Jubilee spectacular concert - VIDEO video
BEATLES legend Sir Paul McCartney will headline a spectacular musical tribute to HRH the Queen in London to mark her Diamond Jubilee, organiser Gary Barlow has revealed.
LISTINGS: Rock & Pop, Jazz, Folk/Roots, Open Mic/Jamming, Opera, Concerts & Recitals - February 16 - 23
ROCK & POP
Renaissance music as bold as brass
SHEFFIELD University’s spring series of concerts begin with an evening of mostly Italian Renaissance music for brass and voices at Firth Hall next Wednesday.
COMPETITION: Win tickets to see singer songwriter John Reilly at Lamproom Theatre
SINGER songwriter John Reilly continues his live tour promoting debut solo album Zebulon with a stop at Barnsley’s Lamproom Theatre on Wednesday, February 15.
The rule of Lawson
WORKS by Mozart, Debussy, David Knotts and Brahms, being performed by the emergent Lawson Trio at the Crucible Studio this Friday, represent a cross-section of the threesome’s diverse repertoire.
How about hat as X Factor winner Matt Cardle warms up for tour in Sheffield - VIDEO video
POP star Matt Cardle gave a sneak preview of his upcoming debut tour with an acoustic set for a few lucky fans behind closed doors last night in Sheffield.
Strictly Come Dancing Tour: The Star chats to Harry Judd, Anita Dobson and Nancy Dell’O’lio - VIDEO video
STRICTLY Come Dancing The Live Tour returns to Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena this week and The Star’s digital editor Graham Walker has been speaking to some of its biggest stars.
Wide awake for a ride on the rollercoaster of love
ROCK and roll owes a lot to life’s lovelorn.
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Round the world for busy Steven
“I’M looking forward to playing in Sheffield for the first time in several years,” says Steven Isserlis, in town on Saturday to give a Music in the Round concert at the Crucible Studio.
Corrie star Katherine Kelly and X Factor Eliot Kennedy celebrate TV Awards
CORONATION Street star Katherine Kelly is the toast of South Yorkshire after winning the National Television Award for Best Serial Drama Performance, writes Graham Walker.
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Wednesday 22 February 2012
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