Gigs for Grown-Ups
Artists
Cecilia Bartoli
Beck
Bjork
Bob Dylan
Renee Fleming
Herbie Hancock
Rolling Stones
Bruce Springsteen
Gillian Welch
Neil Young
Venues
Leading London poprock venues
Barbican
Carnegie Hall
Madison Square Garden
The Metropolitan
Opera
Ronnie Scott's
Royal Albert Hall
Royal Opera House
South Bank Centre
Wigmore Hall
Artists Cecilia Bartoli
Cecilia Bartoli, the Italian mezzo-soprano does regular recital tours
across Europe and North America, supporting album releases, as well
as making occasional appearances in the leading opera houses.
Details: www.deccaclassics.com/artists/bartoli
Beck
Beck (Hanson) is the most compelling younger performer striding the world
stage. He usually plays user-friendly mid-size venues.
Details: www.beck.com
Bjork
Bjork, Icelandic avant garde performance artist, is a one-off. You won’t
have seen a show like a Bjork show before. Guaranteed.
Details: www.bjork.com
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour usually includes extensive annual European
as well as US dates. Dylan is playing as well as ever: if you haven't
seen Dylan live, you should. Details: www.bobdylan.com
Renee Fleming
American soprano Renee Fleming tours Europe and North America, supporting
album releases, as well as making regular appearances in opera in leading
houses such as The Met and Covent Garden.
Details: www.deccaclassics.com/artists/fleming
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock, the leading jazz pianist, tours with various musical
formats, ranging from big bands to chamber quartets and solo gigs, occasionally
playing the different types of gig on successive nights at the same venue.
Details: www.herbiehancock.com
Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones invented stadium rock, and they take a new show on
the road every few years. The logistics of a Stones gig has to be seen
to be believed.
Details: www.rollingstones.com
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen is the most exciting arena/stadium rocker of them all.
You need to book very, very early, though.
Details: www.brucespringsteen.net
Gillian Welch
Alt.country artist Gillian Welch has been among the most impressive live
performers on the world stage for a few years. Welch perfroms a "must-see" gig.
(See the review of a recent show archived on this web site).
Details: www.gillianwelch.com
Neil Young
For many, their first Neil Young gig is the day they start to really
appreciate the Canadian’s art. After experiencing his (unconventional)
mastery of the guitar, many then go back to the albums and listen
as if for the first time.
Details: www.hyperrust.org
Venues
Leading London poprock venues
Leading London poprock venues with programmes of interest to grown-up
fans include: Shepherd Bush Empire, Hammersmith Apollo and Brixton
Academy.
Details: www.carlinglive.com
Barbican
Like the South Bank Centre, below, the Barbican presents a wonderfully
eclectic programme of world-class artists in virtually all genres,
from chamber jazz to early opera, Cassandra Wilson to Cecilia Bartoli.
Details: www.barbican.org.uk
Carnegie Hall
New York's Carnegie Hall is a world famous smaller venue, now specialising
in classical repertoire and jazz, with a sprinkling of popular music.
Details: www.carnegiehall.org
Madison Square Garden
New York's Madison Square Garden, the archetypal arena venue, doubles
as a sports venue and the home of live poprock.
Details: www.thegarden.com
The Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera ("the Met"), in New York's Lincoln Center,
is probably the world's premier opera house. If it's the best opera you're
after, you'll eventually see a peerless production here.
Details: www.metopera.org
Ronnie Scott's
"Ronnie's" is a world-renowned concert brand. Its programme of
late night jazz, mainly from the more traditional end of the spectrum,
in
a small club setting, gives it a unique ambience.
Details: www.ronniescotts.co.uk
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is London’s largest and longest-established music
for grown-ups venue, hosting the massive Proms season of classical music each
summer, as well as a multitude of poprock performers popular enough to sell 4,000
tickets, throughout the rest of the year.
Details: www.royalalberthall.com
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House dominates opera in Britain, with a continuous programme
mixing old favourites and new work, routinely casting the top international
singers.
The 2005 season includes: Wagner's Das Rheingold, and Die Walkure, the
first two parts of a new Ring Cycle; Puccini's La Boheme and Turandot;
Verdi's La Traviata, and Mozart's Mitridate.
World-class voices on display in 2005 include: Bryn Terfel, Angela Gheorghiu,
Marcelo Alvarez, Renee Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli, Rolando Villazon and
Placido Domingo.
Details: www.royaloperahouse.org
South Bank Centre
London's South Bank Centre - Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall
and the smaller Purcell Room - stages the widest possible range of music
for grown-ups, from JS Bach to Sonny Rollins, Cassandra Wilson to Renee
Fleming. Highlight of 2005 is likely to be three gigs by Herbie Hancock
in May. Always worth checking out.
Details: www.sbc.org.uk
Wigmore Hall
London's Wigmore Hall, reopened in late 2004 after a major refit, majors
on vocal and instrumental recitals, eg Anne Murray and Andras Schiff.
The small space is known for the quality of its acoustics. It's conveniently
located, just behind Oxford Street, London's premier shopping destination,
and offers both lunchtime and evening concerts.
Details: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Last updated: 28 June 2005
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