ONE of Scotland’s leading charities is to stage a gig in Edinburgh to raise awareness about its animal welfare campaign.
OneKind Live will take place at Ghillie-Dhu in Rutland Place on Wednesday June 16 starting at 8pm.
It is organised by Advocates for Animals who hope to build on the success of its OneKind campaign which was launched earlier this year by pop star Alesha Dixon and comedian Johnny Vegas.
Pose Victorious, who recently supported Dundee band The View, Rockness favourites Any Colour Black and DJs Dee Itsy and Cat are among those on the bill.
The charity, which celebrates its centenary next year, said it was breaking new ground for the organisation which has around 16,000 supporters.
Fundraiser Catherine Jennings said: “This is a completely new arena for us, which will bring the OneKind message to a new audience.
“We’re ecstatic about putting on our first music event.”
Tickets costing £5 and can be purchased online or at the door. For more information visit http://www.onekind.org
SUSAN Boyle has been invited to perform for Obama and his wife in an “intimate gathering” to celebrate Michelle’s 46th birthday.
The star is said to have impressed the President and his wife – adding more famous faces to the SuBo fan club.
And they want her to sign her signature tune ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ at the White House to celebrate the First Lady’s special day on January 17.
But media commentators warn that the performance could be make or break for the singer, who is yet to do a big live show since the end of the Britain’s Got Talent tour.
A senior White House aide said: “It will actually be a double celebration because three days later, January 20, marks the first anniversary of the president taking office. Continue reading →
GLOBAL superstar Susan Boyle celebrated another triumph yesterday after her album reached number one in the US charts.
The Britain’s Got Talent star was seen flying the American flag at her Blackburn home after news that her debut CD sold 701,000 copies stateside in its first week.
More than 2 million albums – entitled “I Dreamed a Dream” – have been sold worldwide making it the fastest selling debut album ever.
The 47-year-old’s highly-anticipated compilation is number one in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
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A MUSIC-LOVER’S dream turned into a nightmare at Murrayfield stadium yesterday as a gang of thugs viciously beat a man during the build-up to an Oasis concert.
Shocked music fans watched in horror at the historic gig as a fight between two men escalated into a full-blown beating.
Overcome by three further attackers, the man, said to be in his mid-thirties, was punched and kicked in the head after falling to the floor.
He was left bloodied and unconscious by the attack which happened on the western part of the pitch just before 8pm during a performance from indie rockers Kasabian. Continue reading →
AN up and coming rocker has gone partially blind after headbanging too much at a gig.
Richard Allan, 21, felt his eyesight go blurry after his show on Friday night and assumed he had been dazzled by stage lights.
But the bass player has actually torn his retina as he jumped around the stage to the heavy metal tunes.
Now the wannabe rockstar – who plays with his band The Day I Vanished – faces emergency surgery and the possibility of wearing an eye patch.
Richard, from Penicuik, said: “I guess I do go a bit mental at gigs, we all leap about the place and headbang because we love our music, but I never thought it would make me start to go blind.
“I was at the bar after the gig and noticed things were blurry, and thought I’d maybe been looking at a light for too long.
“At hospital the next day they said I’d need an operation, which is a massive shock as I’ve never had a proper operation before. But I’m made of tough enough stuff to get through it.”
After the gig at the Hive in Edinburgh, doctors at Princess Alexandra Optimology Pavilion diagnosed Richard with retinal detachment, and told him his vision will deteriorate even after the op.
The band are due to kick off a full UK tour this Friday, including some lucrative gigs in London – and Richard has vowed to battle through it, even if he has to be a lot calmer on stage.
They’re no strangers to the London limelight, having recently recorded their EP at Animal Farm Studios with producers Mat and Ville Leppanen, the men behind chart toppers as diverse as Dizzee Rascal and Shakin’ Stevens.
Once he’s had his operation, Richard says he hopes to be “back on the road in no time.”
He said: “I’ll have to sleep on one side and have been told not to read or play computer games, which really sucks! The upside is that it gets me out of driving duties while we’re on tour.
“I’ll have to wear and eye patch and calm down a bit onstage, so it could be a new look for the band.
“The Day I Vanished’s logo is a pirate ship, so maybe we’ll all dress up like pirates so my eye patch doesn’t look stupid.
“I just have to have faith in science and the NHS so I can still rock out with the band, but just not as violently as before.”
The eye injury leaves Richard in doubt over his day job with a bank, as he has been told not to stare at computer screens for lengthy periods.
He added: “I’m hoping more than ever that the band gets signed, because it’s the only career I enjoy that doesn’t involve computers!
“We’ve done pretty well in our four years; we’ve got a booking agent, played literally hundreds of gigs and supported American bands like Motion City Soundtrack to sell-out crowds.
“If Stevie Wonder can play music while blind, then I can too. Losing your eyesight in one eye is more inconvenient than a complete hindrance, so there’s no way I’ll stop.”
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