International Business News - Concert http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Plans for Italian conductor Riccardo Muti to perform at Buckingham Palace on Thursday for Prince Charles' 60th birthday party have collapsed. Muti had been expected to conduct the London-based Philharmonia Orchestra at the gala party hosted by Queen Elizabeth II the day before Charles, her eldest son, turns 60. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/173153-france-wwi-commemoration.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/conductor-drops-out-of-concert-for-prince-charles.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/conductor-drops-out-of-concert-for-prince-charles.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:22:21 EST Michael Caine will co-host the 2008 Nobel Peace Concert honoring this year's laureate, organizers said Tuesday. The 75-year-old two-time Oscar winner will host the Dec. 11 show with Scarlett Johansson. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/161751-norway-nobel-peace-concert.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/michael-caine-to-co-host-nobel-concert.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/michael-caine-to-co-host-nobel-concert.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:36:02 EDT MTV's Choose or Lose campaign and CNN have partnered to broadcast a concert supporting veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. "A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the BRAVE" will air Oct. 24 on MTV (8 p.m. EDT) from a performance taped in New York the previous day. The show's name alludes to a petition MTV and several veterans' organizations created called the Bill of Rights for American Veterans (BRAVE). http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/152240-tv-concert-for-veterans.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/mtv-cnn-partner-for-concert-to-support-veterans.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/mtv-cnn-partner-for-concert-to-support-veterans.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:20:50 EDT In a show defined by throbbing dance music, tight choreography, spectacular stage sets and stunning visuals, perhaps the most stirring moment during the kickoff concert to Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet" tour came when the Material Girl stood onstage with just her guitar and a few musicians for an acoustic set. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/145692-aptopix-madonna.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081005/madonna-gives-fans-a-treat-with-sticky-sweet.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081005/madonna-gives-fans-a-treat-with-sticky-sweet.htm Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:28:25 EDT A Kuwaiti official says authorities abruptly ended a music concert by an Egyptian singer in this conservative Muslim country when a young female fan jumped on stage, hugged the male singer and gave him a kiss. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081005/female-fans-kiss-ends-music-concert-in-kuwait.htm Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:51:40 EDT Usher, Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield are kicking off the NFL season with a free concert that's expected to draw thousands to Manhattan's Columbus Circle. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/123544-nfl-kickoff-festival.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/nfl-season-kicks-off-with-free-nyc-concert.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/nfl-season-kicks-off-with-free-nyc-concert.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:29:43 EDT Usher, Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield are kicking off the NFL season with a free concert that's expected to draw thousands to Manhattan's Columbus Circle. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/122722-nfl-kickoff-festival.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/nfl-season-kicks-off-with-free-nyc-concert.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/nfl-season-kicks-off-with-free-nyc-concert.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:13:34 EDT Usher, Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield are kicking off the NFL season with a free concert that's expected to draw thousands of celebrants to Manhattan's Columbus Circle. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/122550-keith-urban.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/nfl-concert-keith-urban.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/nfl-concert-keith-urban.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:32:25 EDT Singing at the Democratic convention, Sheryl Crow dedicated her song "Strong Enough" to Barack Obama and then added a twist to the lyrics for the occasion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/matthews-crow-kick-off-democratic-convention.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:33:46 EDT Surrounded by flickering candles and flanked by armored personnel carriers, Russian conductor Valery Gergiev led a requiem concert Thursday for South Ossetia's war dead in the breakaway region's devastated capital. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/113626-georgia-russia-concert.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/russian-maestro-gergiev-performs-in-south-ossetia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/russian-maestro-gergiev-performs-in-south-ossetia.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:26:18 EDT Play it again, Sam. The whole album, please--and in order. An unmistakable trend in concert-going is the growing number of acts performing their classic albums in full. Part marketing gimmick, part an act of nostalgia, the performances are above all communal celebrations of the album as an art form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/deja-vu-acts-perform-classic-albums-in-concert.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:13:26 EDT Mariah Carey, who married with Nick Cannon, is planning a tour to promote her album, E=MC² starting this November. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/mariah-carey-nick-cannon-tour-album-promotion.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:40:24 EDT Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt took the stage and shook her hips to a Colombian superstar's guitar riffs, leading the crowd in chants of "Freedom for all!" at a concert Sunday dedicated to captives held by Colombia's FARC rebel group. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94570-france-colombia-concert.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/paris-concert-presses-for-colombia-hostage-release.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/paris-concert-presses-for-colombia-hostage-release.htm Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:23:18 EDT Bon Jovi rocked Central Park, New Jersey style. The rock group gave a free concert Saturday night on the park's Great Lawn, delighting tens of thousands of fans who sang along with the lyrics on a glorious summer evening. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/90448-bon-jovi-concert.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080713/bon-jovi-performs-for-thousands-in-central-park.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080713/bon-jovi-performs-for-thousands-in-central-park.htm Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:06:05 EDT In front of a rowing crowd of tens of thousands, rock band Bon Jovi came out to delight fans in Central Park, the group's first ever concert there. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/90437-bon-jovi.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080713/bon-jovi-concert-central-park.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080713/bon-jovi-concert-central-park.htm Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:54:32 EDT Tom Waits doesn't play live very often, so when he does, it's an event. The elusive musician began his Glitter and Doom tour Tuesday with a searing two-hour set that traipsed through his 20-album catalog. The show at the Orpheum Theater is the first of 28 Waits plans to play in the United States and Europe. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/74582-tom-waits.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/tom-waits-returns-to-the-road-with-searing-two-hour-set.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/tom-waits-returns-to-the-road-with-searing-two-hour-set.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:32:21 EDT Amy Winehouse, in her first concert since leaving rehab, showed up almost an hour late, appeared distracted and had visible cuts on her arm and a bandage on her hand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/amy-winehouse-late-fidgety-for-post-rehab-concert.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:29:27 EDT Whether it's David Archuleta or David Cook who wins "American Idol" next week, both singers will be part of the show's annual concert tour. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47248-david-coook.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/american-idol-concert-david-archuleta-david-cook.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/american-idol-concert-david-archuleta-david-cook.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 15:41:15 EDT British band Led Zeppelin blasted their way through more than two hours of high-octane rock and roll on Monday, turning back time on a night of passion and nostalgia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071211/led-zeppelin-reunion-london-concert.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:09:05 EST