Bruce At Hyde Park Calling

Bruce Springsteen has been confirmed as a headliner at this year’s Hard Rock Calling which takes place in Hyde Park.
When Bruce and the E Street Band appear on stage on Sunday 28 June it will be their first ever festival appearance outside the US.
There had been strong rumours that Bruce would be appearing at Glastonbury Festival this year, but with the festival taking place at the same time as Hard Rock Calling those rumours must surely be in doubt.
Springsteen’s support at Hard Rock Calling will come from the Dave Matthews Band and the Gaslight Anthem, with more to be confirmed.
The headliner for the Saturday night of Hard Rock Calling is yet to be confirmed.
Tickets for Hard Rock Calling go on sale on Friday 13 February at 9am.

Keith Moon Recrives Honour

The Who’s enigmatic drummer Keith Moon will receive a Blue Plaque at the spiritual home of swinging 60s London, The Marquee Club.

The blue plaque will be unveiled on Sunday 8 March at the site of the legendary club, which played host to many of the bands that would go on to become legends (Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Cream, Pink Floyd, Manfred Mann, The Who, The Nice, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Genesis, Moody Blues to name just a few).

Moon is to receive the honour after Gary and Melissa Hurley spearheaded a movement with the backing of the Heritage Foundation (David Graham-Chairman, Robin Gibb CBE-President) which convinced Westminster City Council to give permission for family, friends and fans to honour legendary rock drummer.

Last year English Heritage rejected the same proposal saying that Moon didn’t qualify for the honour as the Plaques were reserved for “only the most outstanding historical figures.”

However, The Independent reports that the Heritage Foundation side-stepped English Heritage and made a deal directly with Westminster Council to place the Plaque on the site.

Moon’s bandmates Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey will be on hand for the ceremony.

Plant Explains Zep Decision

Robert Plant has explained that it was concern about the legacy of Led Zeppelin that prevented him from saying “yes” to a reunion.

Speaking to Absolute Radio, Percy said that apart from the fact that the band was “incomplete” he felt that he had to protect the legacy of the music.

"The reason that it stopped was because we were incomplete, and we've been incomplete now for 28 years,” he said. “And no matter what you do, you have to really guard the discretion of what you've done in the past and make sure that you have all the reasons in the
right place to be able to do something with absolute, total conviction.

"To visit old ground, it's a very incredibly delicate thing to do, and the disappointment that could be there once you commit to that and the comparisons to something that was basically fired by youth and a different kind of exuberance to now… it's very hard to go back and meet that head on and do it justice."

Plant is due to release his 2nd album of collaborations with Alison Krauss later this year. The duo were recently confirmed as one of the live acts at the Grammys where they are nominated for several awards.