2007 in British music
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This is a summary of 2007 in music in the United Kingdom.
1 January 30 January – Following rumours that The Police will reunite for a tour after 23 years to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of "Roxanne ",[2] [3] Grammy Awards on 11 February[4] The Police Reunion Tour .February – A lightning strike severely damages Llandaff Cathedral organ. 25 March – Elton John plays Madison Square Garden for the 60th time, to celebrate his 60th birthday. The concert sets the record for most performances by an artist at the venue. Longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin makes an appearance, as well as celebrities Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams and former President Bill Clinton . John performs songs from his back catalogue, including "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun " and "Roy Rogers ".7 April – Joss Stone 's third studio album Introducing Joss Stone Billboard 200Amy Winehouse 's Back to Black 4 May – Peter Hook announces on XFM radio that he has left New Order and that he and Bernard Sumner are no longer working together.12 May – At the Eurovision Song Contest , the UK is represented by Scooch , who finish in penultimate place in the final with "Flying the Flag (For You) ".30 May –5 June – The Peel Bay Festival takes place on the Isle of Man .22 June -25 June – Glastonbury Festival , headlined by Arctic Monkeys , The Killers , and The Who on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Dame Shirley Bassey was also featured.[5] 26 June – The Verve announce their reunion on Jo Whiley 's show on BBC Radio 1 , and announce tour dates and plans for an album. This reunion would be short-lived, as they would split up again 2 years later.28 June – The Spice Girls announce their reunion at the O2 in London in a press conference televised worldwide.1 July – The Concert for Diana takes place at Wembley Stadium in London. Performers include Duran Duran , Elton John , Fergie , Joss Stone , Kanye West , Nelly Furtado , Rod Stewart , and Tom Jones .4 –11 August – The Three Choirs Festival is held at Gloucester , with a programme including Benjamin Britten 's War Requiem Mahler's Symphony No 8 .[6] 24 August – Bryn Terfel 's Faenol Festival opens with a concert featuring Girls Aloud . Other artists appearing during the weekend include Rebecca Evans , Carlos Alvarez , and Michael Ball .[7] 22 September –29 September – The 35th North Wales International Music Festival is held at St Asaph .1 October 2 December – The Spice Girls open their reunion tour in Vancouver, Canada.10 December – Led Zeppelin reunite in London for their first show in 25 years.15 December – Leon Jackson is named winner of the fourth series of The X Factor Rhydian Roberts is named runner-up, while Same Difference and Niki Evans finish in third and fourth place respectively.UK Charts [ edit ] Classical music [ edit ] Musical theatre [ edit ] Musical films [ edit ] Music awards [ edit ] Brit Awards [ edit ] British Composer Awards [ edit ] [14]
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Mercury Music Prize [ edit ] 14 February – Gareth Morris , flute player and educator, 8622 February – Edgar Evans , operatic tenor, 9423 February – Ian Wallace , drummer (King Crimson ), 6024 February – Bryan Balkwill , pianist and orchestral conductor, 8428 February – Billy Thorpe , British-born Australian rock performer, 604 March – Richard Joseph , computer game composer, 53 (lung cancer)[16] 4 April – Brian Fahey , composer and arranger, 8718 June – Bernard Manning , comedian and singer, 765 July – George Melly , jazz vocalist, 8015 July – Kelly Johnson, guitarist (Girlschool ), 4910 August – Anthony Wilson , record executive (Factory Records ), 571 October – Ronnie Hazlehurst , composer and conductor, 7920 October – Paul Raven , bassist (Killing Joke ) 46 (heart attack)1 December – Anton Rodgers , actor and singer, 7425 December – Pat Kirkwood , actress and singer, 86See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Williams, Paul (6 January 2007). "New era for chart arrives". Music Week ^ The Police reunion? , Sputnikmusic, 1 March 2006^ Rumors swirl about possible Police reunion , MSNBC . Retrieved 11 January 2006^ "Police reunite to open Grammy awards" . Inthenews. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2007 .^ "2007 (22–24 June)" . History . Glastonbury Festival. Retrieved 29 June 2011 .^ "3 Choirs Festival 2007: Programme. Retrieved 14 Oct 2012" . Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2015 .^ "Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival 2007" . Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013 .^ Hugh Canning, Review: The Adventures of Pinocchio , The Sunday Times ^ Rowena Smith, Review: The Turing Test , The Guardian ^ Spencer, Charles (29 October 2007). "Blair legend moves on to next stage" . The Daily Telegraph the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008 . ^ "Error – National Student Drama Festival" . www.nsdf.org.uk . Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2021 .^ " . Theatre in Wales website . 8 February 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2009 .^ Douglas, Edward (18 September 2007). "Julie Taymor Soars Across the Universe" . ComingSoon.net . Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2007 . ^ "British Composer Awards: Winners announced. Accessed 30 January 2013" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2013 .^ BBC News: Ivor Novello winners 2007. Accessed 30 January 2013 ^ "Remix64.com forums" . Retrieved 5 March 2007 . External links [ edit ]
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