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Prima Donna, is presented during an 18-day run at The Palace Theatre, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, during the Manchester International Festival.
Rufus Wainwright's first opera,
Irish singer-songwriter Paul Brady is awarded an honorary doctorate (DLL) "for contributions to traditional music and contemporary songwriting" by the University of Ulster at a graduation ceremony in Derry, Ireland.
The Lunar Republic Society announces that a crater on Earth's Moon has been renamed Michael Joseph Jackson, in honour of Michael Jackson. The crater, previously named Posidonius J, is located in the Moon's Lake of Dreams, close to a 1,200-acre patch of moon terrain which had been purchased by Jackson.
Singer-songwriter Tim Gilvin, releases a new EP, Sparks, recorded at IMR Studio, Bentham House, Purton, Wiltshire, England, UK.
Devizes-based singer-songwriter Jon Amor plays at The Two Pigs, Corsham with Jesse Davey And Friends.
Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum marries Nashville publicist Cassie McConnell in The Bahamas, Caribbean.
Guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker of Panic At The Disco announce that they are leaving the band to begin their own music project.
eBay bids for tickets to Michael Jackson's upcoming Memorial Event in the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA, reach as high as US$3,000. Most offers, however, are in the $100 to $200 range.
The Benny Andersson Band releases a new album, Story Of A Heart, in the UK. The album is written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, the songwriting team behind Abba.
Jeff Beck is presented with
the first Montreal Guitar Show Tribute Award in the Maison du Festival
Rio Tinto Alcan, Montreal, Canada.
eBay bids for tickets to Michael Jackson's upcoming Memorial Event in the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA, reach as high as US$3,000. Most offers, however, are in the $100 to $200 range.
The Irish Recorded Music Association, which represents EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner Music, begins legal action through Ireland's Commercial Court against BT Communications Ireland, and its largest cable operator, UPC Communications Ireland, with the aim of securing their agreement to adopt a "three strikes" policy against repeated illegal file-sharers.