ABBA Sings At Mayflower Theatre
Mayflower Theatre, Southampton will present Sing-a-Long-a ABBA on Sunday, 8 November 2009, at 7.30pm.Sing "MAMMA MIA", "DANCING QUEEN" & "WATERLOO" to your heart's content - the only show with on-screen lyrics so EVERONE can join in!

ABBA tribute concert planned in London
Swedish songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus have confirmed they will take part in an ABBA tribute concert in London in September.

GLENN HUGHES To Guest On UK Radio Station BBC WM
Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, Black Sabbath) will make a live appearance on UK radio station BBC WM 95.6 FM in Birmingham today (Wednesday, September 17) between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. GMT live. For more information, click here. Glenn Hughes' latest album, "First Underground Nuclear Kitchen (F.U.N.K.)", was released in May via Frontiers Records. Produced by Glenn in Los Angeles, after countless hours spent writing in his home studio, "F.U.N.K." is another magnificent stateme

Join Bournemouth Orchestra For ABBA
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is to be joined by four amazing singers at its huge ABBA Symphonic Spectacular in Meyrick Park on Saturday 8 August.

Abba - Kid Wakes From Coma Singing Mamma Mia
Hit movie musical MAMMA MIA! continues to astound ABBA fans after a young devotee awoke from a five-day coma she was not expected to recover from singing the movie's theme. Three-year-old Layla Towsey from Essex, England slipped into a coma last month (Apr09) after suffering a heart attack - and her family was told to expect the worst. But the tot defied the odds and surprised medics when she woke up five days later singing the ABBA hit from the film she loved watching. Her mother Katy tells...

Abba re-elected Palestinian president
FATHAH has re-elected Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as head of the secular movement on the fifth day of its first Congress in 20 years, which has been marred by disputes on how to revive its authority. But a vote to renew the governing bodies of the secular movement was delayed again and re-scheduled to take place today. More than 2000 delegates at the Congress in the West Bank city of Bethlehem unanimously raised hands in favour of Mr Abbas, who took over as party chief after the 2004...

Abba - Abba To Fill Jackson Gig Slots
Swedish supergroup ABBA are set to come out of retirement - the band have reportedly been offered a mega-bucks deal to take over Michael Jackson's London comeback tour. The King Of Pop was booked in for a 50-date run of concerts at the U.K. capital's O2 arena, set to begin later this month (13Jul09) and run into next year (10). His sudden death last week (25Jun09) left show promoters AEG Live facing a race against time to try and fill the empty dates. And the company have offered the Mamma Mia...

Abba - Abba Masterminds Set For One Off London Gig
ABBA masterminds BENNY ANDERSSON and BJORN ULVAEUS are to stage a huge summer concert filled with the superstar band's biggest hits. Rumours circulated earlier this week (begs29Jun09) that Abba - including all four members - would come out of retirement to take over Michael Jackson's comeback dates at London's O2 Arena. O2 boss David Campbell hinted, "There's a little foursome out in Sweden we keep talking to." However, Andersson soon put the reports to rest during an interview on Jonathan...

ABBA are wooed to fill Jacko's O2 run
POP legends ABBA are being primed to see if they will take on the record-breaking run of shows planned for Michael Jackson.

Led Zeppelin And ABBA To Replace Michael Jackson?
Could Led Zeppelin and ABBA be able to replace Michael Jackson’s residency at the O2 and sell out? The Sun is reporting that AEG Live has offered both Zeppelin and ABBA to play alternating nights at the O2 Arena in London instead of Michael Jackson. Back in 2007, Led Zeppelin played their first show in 19 years at the O2 Arena. After that show, there were rumors of reunion tour but Led Zeppelin’s members kept saying that it is not going to happen. A source said: “Only Michael...

Both ABBA And Led Zeppelin To Replace Jackson??
Could ABBA be able to replace Michael Jackson 's residency at the O2 and sell out all 50 nights on their own? What about ABBA and rock legends Led Zeppelin ??? The word is AEG Live has offered both Zeppelin and ABBA some major dough to play alternating nights at the O2 Arena in London in the place of the late King of Pop. Led Zeppelin played their first show in 19 years at the O2 back in 2007; could we be seeing a 25-show encore in the near future? Shares a source: "Only Michael Jackson could...

Can Anyone Fill the 50 Nights Michael Jackson Was to Have Pa
An all-star Michael Jackson tribute show? A Jackson family concert, minus Michael? An ABBA reunion? The death of the King of Pop has left 50 empty nights at London's 23,000-seat O2 Arena -- and a heady mixture of business hope, hype and wishful thinking is already filling the gap. One week after his demise, however, there is still no firm plan for how to fill one of London's biggest and most important music venues. PHOTOS: Click for shots of Michael Jackson's final live performance. "At the...

GLENN HUGHES Performs With DEEP PURPLE Tribute Band In Norway; Video Interview Available
According to a posting on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) joined the Deep Purple tribute band COME TASTE THE BAND last night (Friday, October 3) for an evening of PURPLE songs in Rjukanhuset, Norway. The setlist was as follows: 01. Stormbringer 02. Might Just Take Your Life 03. Sail Away 04. Mistreated 05. Love Child 06. Getting Tighter 07. You Fool No One 08. You Keep On Moving Encore: 09. Soul Mover 10. Burn Glenn Hug

Amanda Seyfried - Seyfried Hints At Cooper Split: PHOTO
MAMMA MIA! star Amanda Seyfried has hinted her romance with Dominic Cooper is over - in the same week the British actor was linked to his co-star in West End play PHAEDRA. The pair fell for each other on the set of the ABBA-inspired musical last year (08), with Brit Cooper allegedly starting an affair with Seyfried while he was on a temporary split from his girlfriend of 12 years, Joanna Carolan. Earlier this week (begs17Aug09) speculation mounted that Cooper was romancing a new co-star - Irish...

Osbourne To Star In 'Dark' Documentary
Veteran rocker Ozzy Osbourne will confront his "personal demons" thanks to his son Jack, who is producing a new documentary about the star. The former Black Sabbath frontman became a reality TV fixture with his family's lighthearted hit MTV show The Osbournes. But Jack, has vowed to capture his father's complexity in the feature, planned as the first release from his Jacko Productions. He says, "MTV couldn't show the darkness and so they used all the goofy things, but that's not really who he

GLENN HUGHES: 'First Underground Nuclear Kitchen' To Receive U.S. Release In October
Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes' (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) new solo album, "First Underground Nuclear Kitchen (F.U.N.K.)", will receive its official North American release on October 7 via Blistering Records through Ryko/Warner distribution. The CD came out in Europe in May via Frontiers Records. Produced by Glenn in Los Angeles, after countless hours spent writing in his home studio, "F.U.N.K." is another magnificent statement from the "Voice of Rock." "It is a roots album, it is a true account

RONNIE JAMES DIO To Guest On Next Weekend's 'Hair Metal Haven'
Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (Dio, HEAVEN AND HELL, Black Sabbath, RAINBOW) will be interviewed by Chris Nelson on next weekend's edition of "Hair Metal Haven" on Rock 247 Online. The show will be broadcast between 17.00 and 19.00 GMT on Saturday, September 27. To listen to the program via the Internet, click here. According to a posting on the unofficial Black Sabbath web site Black-Sabbath.com, the four Ronnie James Dio-era Black Sabbath albums that made up the recently released "The

Michael Jackson - Jackson 5 To Reunite In Honour Of Michael
Michael Jackson's brothers will reunite the Jackson 5 to fill the London concert slots left vacant by the King of Pop's sudden death. The Thriller hitmaker was preparing to make his live comeback with a 50-date residency at London's O2 Arena when he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest. His tragic passing has left concert organisers at AEG Live scrambling to fill the string of dates, which were due to begin on 13 July (09), with reports linking ABBA and Led Zeppelin to the shows. But a new report...

Led Zeppelin may fill Jackson's 50-show O2 run with ABBA
London, July 4 (ANI): ‘Led Zeppelin’ have apparently been approached to alternate shows with Abba, and fill in for the 50-show run previously planned for Michael Jackson at London’s O2 arena. AEG Live, promoters for the late King of Pop’s slated comeback tour, were said to be trying hard to woo both the bands to reform. “Only Michael Jackson could sell out 50 nights at such a big arena, but Led Zeppelin and Abba combined might just rival him. There is huge money on...

What To Do On New Year's Eve: Last Minute Solutions
Scrambling for some New Year's Eve plans? We recommend you stay indoors and avoid the amateurs running amok, but if you want to be out there when the ball drops—or even when the sun comes up—here are some alternatives to The Jonas Brothers Times Square extravaganza.FIREWORKS: If you can stand the cold weather, head outside tomorrow night to revel in the glow of fireworks. Prospect Park's festivities will start around 11 p.m. (details here)RUN: In Central Park you'll find more fireworks, plus run

No homegrown seafood for this Nevada town
Bob and Pam Eddy have fought to make a go of it selling live 'desert lobsters,' or Australian red claw crayfish. But wildlife officials have made the state even less hospitable to the crustaceans. Reporting from Mina, Nev.

Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Announces Producer, Title For New Solo Album
Former Black Sabbath singer Tony Martin has tapped Tom Galley of PHENOMENA fame to produce his next solo album, "Book of Shadows", tentatively due next year. Martin states, "It's great to have Tom on board especially since he is getting over the death of his brother, Mel Galley [ex-WHITESNAKE, TRAPEZE guitarist] who died of cancer a few months ago. Tom is a great producer; his PHENOMENA albums have always been an interest for me." Tony added, "The artwork will again be done by Rory Fiorito who did the 'Scr

Metallica speaks about Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Well as we told you, Metallica leads this year’s group of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, following last years inductees, and people are actually placing bets on who is going to win; as you could probably guess, almost all bets are directed towards the metal gods, despite the fact that they haven’t released anything to their full potential in more than 15 years, and their latest album has stirred mixed opinions. After Black Sabbath were included in 2006, the road was open for other

Post-Ozzy Black Sabbath Ultimate Mix
It took several singers to fill his shoes…but the band carried on.

GIRLSCHOOL: 'Legacy' European Release Pushed Back A Week
The European release date (except for Germany and Austria) of the 30th-anniversary album from the veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL, "Legacy", has been pushed back to November 3 from the previously announced October 27. The CD will be made available in Germany and Austria on October 24 and in North America on November 4 via Wacken Records/SPV. "Legacy" will feature a plethora of special guests, including Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Ronnie James Dio (Black Sabbath, RAINBOW, DIO), Lemmy and