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 ...

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Mike Oldfield was told his vision for ‘Tubular Bells’ was “crazy”. The 70-year-old musician’s debut album was a huge success when it was released in 1973 but he had no idea it was going to be so ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cleopatra Entertainment will release 'The Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour,' filmed over three nights at London's Royal Albert Hall and also featuring a 90-minute doc exploring the history and ...

00:01, Sat, Feb 18, 2023 Updated: 13:46, Sat, Feb 18, 2023 It was the album that launched Richard Branson’s business empire. Fifty years ago, in May 1973, British musician Mike Oldfield released his ...

The best music is always ripe for reinvention, though for every disc of Kraftwerk songs performed in mambo style there's a collection of Beatles hits massacred on pan pipes. Happily, Sandy Smith’s ...

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A teenage Mike Oldfield received countless rejections for his anti-commercial debut before the music impresario took a chance on it and The Exorcist propelled it to iconic status Mike Oldfield ...