Hardware projects often fall into three categories: Those that flash lights, those that make sounds and those that move. This virtuoso performance by [Kevin]’s “Lo-Fi Orchestra” manages all three, ...

21:05, Sat, May 20, 2023 Updated: 21:05, Sat, May 20, 2023 Funny how things turn out. The mighty Virgin brand sprung from a shy yet precocious teenager playing around with guitars and pretty much any ...

Smith first premiered the new live version of Tubular Bells at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2021, and has been touring the performance globally ever since. “The wonderful thing about Tubular Bells is ...

MIKE Oldfield had the stage thrown into darkness before playing Tubular Bells at the Edinburgh Playhouse, more years ago than I now care to remember.***** Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

Certainly the standing ovations and glowing reviews they've received during their present four-month tour of Europe and Britain must provide some consolation. To understand why the shoes must come off ...

As much as glam rock, flared trousers and Malcolm Macdonald banging in the goals for Newcastle United, Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells remains a vivid symbol of the eventful year that was 1973. Rubbing ...

A year before Mike Oldfield released Tubular Bells, his 1973 instrumental masterpiece, even his own label was wary of its promise. As Oldfield recalled to Guitar Player in 1978, Virgin Records waffled ...

To celebrate next year’s 50th anniversary of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells, the multi-million-selling and multi-award-winning album will be performed live in concert for a celebratory UK tour, which ...

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic now owns the largest collection of church bells of any UK orchestra. The purchase of these bells, 14 in number, has been funded by Liverpool Philharmonic donors who, ...

Two friends reinvent the instrumental masterpiece in its entirety at festivals around the globe, all without an orchestra. This weekend they’re at the Recital Centre in Melbourne. The Manor was the ...