Yazoo were an English synth-pop duo from Basildon, Essex, consisting of former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke (keyboards) and Alison Moyet (vocals). The duo formed in late 1981 after Clarke responded to an advertisement Moyet placed in a British music magazine, although the pair had known each other since their school days.
Geneviève Alison Jane Ballard is an English singer noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice. She came to prominence as half of the duo Yazoo, but has since mainly worked as a solo artist.
Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath in 1981 by Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new wave synthesizer bands of the 1980s, and attained international chart success as part of the Second British Invasion.
This Is It was a planned concert residency by American singer Michael Jackson, scheduled to take place at the O2 Arena, London, between July 13, 2009 and March 6, 2010. However, the concerts were canceled following Jackson's death on June 25, 2009.
The Minutes is the eighth solo studio album by English singer Alison Moyet, released on 3 May 2013 by Cooking Vinyl.
The Palo Santo Tour was the 2018-2019 concert tour by English synthpop band Years & Years. It was named after their second studio album, Palo Santo. The tour began in New York City at the Brooklyn Steel on 24 June 2018, and concluded in Coventry, England, on 15–16 June 2019.
The Dedicated Tour was the third concert tour by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen. Launched in support of her fourth studio album, Dedicated (2019), the tour began on 23 May 2019 in Stockholm and traveled across North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
The Courage World Tour was the fourteenth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion, in support of her English-language studio album Courage (2019). It was her first world tour in over a decade, since her Taking Chances World Tour. The tour began in Quebec City, Canada, on 18 September 2019 and concluded in Newark, New Jersey on 8 March 2020.
Summer 2019 is a European tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, in support of her fourth major greatest hits album, Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection (2019). The tour commenced on 20 June 2019 in Kingston upon Thames, England at the Hampton Court Palace, and ended at the Latin American Memorial in São Paulo in 7 March 2020.
The Where Do We Go? World Tour was the fifth concert tour by American singer Billie Eilish, in support of her debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019). The tour commenced on March 9, 2020 in Miami, Florida at American Airlines Arena and concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020 in Raleigh, North Carolina at PNC Arena before the COVID-19 pandemic closed all arenas. It was planned to conclude on September 7, 2020 in Jakarta, Indonesia at Indonesia Convention Exhibition, before Eilish cancelled future shows because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Louis Tomlinson World Tour was the first concert tour by English singer Louis Tomlinson in support of his debut studio album Walls (2020). The tour began on 9 March 2020 in Barcelona but was postponed after two shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic until it restarted on 1 February 2022 in Dallas and concluded on 3 September 2022 in Milan.
Love On Tour was the second concert tour by English singer-songwriter Harry Styles, in support of his second and third studio albums, Fine Line, which was released on 13 December 2019, and Harry's House, which was released on 20 May 2022. The tour consisted of seven legs spreading over the course of 22 months starting on 4 September 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and concluded on 22 July 2023 in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
The Future Nostalgia Tour was the second concert tour by English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa, in support of her second studio album, Future Nostalgia (2020). It began on 9 February 2022 at the FTX Arena in Miami and ended on 28 November of the same year at Tirana's Skanderbeg Square. The tour visited cities across North America, Europe, Latin America and Oceania.
The After Hours til Dawn Tour, previously titled The After Hours Tour, is the ongoing seventh concert tour by Canadian singer the Weeknd, in support of his fourth and fifth studio albums, After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM (2022). The tour, which primarily visits stadiums, commenced its first leg on July 14, 2022, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The tour has visited North America and Europe and is set to visit Africa, Asia, Australia, and Latin America, along with the Middle East.
The We're F'N' Back! Tour is an ongoing concert tour by hard rock band Guns N' Roses.
The Reunion Tour was a concert tour by American rock band My Chemical Romance. After a single reunion show in Los Angeles on December 20, 2019, a worldwide tour set to commence in 2020 was postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It commenced in May 2022, with legs in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Latin America.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the music industry, mirroring its impacts across all arts sectors. Numerous music events, including music festivals, concert tours, and award shows, have been cancelled or postponed. While some musicians and composers were able to use the time to create new works, there were flow-on effects on the many supporting people who relied on performers for their income. Various album releases have been delayed as well. Pollstar estimated the total lost revenue for the live music industry in 2020 at more than $30 billion.
The Mercury World Tour is the fourth concert tour by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons in support of their fifth and sixth studio albums Mercury – Acts 1 (2021) and 2 (2022). The tour began on February 6, 2022 at the FTX Arena in Miami, and is scheduled to conclude on September 10, 2023 in Berlin during the Lollapalooza.
The Lytham Festival is an annual five-day music festival held in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. The festival takes place adjacent to Lytham Windmill on Lytham Green, a strip of grass between the town's coastal road and the River Ribble estuary. In promotion and ticketing, festival organisers refer to the venue as "The Proms Arena". It is usually held in mid-July, with the final night often featuring an evening of orchestral classical music, in the style of a traditional promenade concert. Lytham Festival first took place in 2009, and is operated by Lancashire-based promoter Cuffe & Taylor, owned by Live Nation UK. The festival typically has a capacity of 20,000.
No Limit Tour, also known as Monsta X Tour: No Limit, is the fourth concert tour by the South Korean boy group Monsta X following their successful online live concert Live From Seoul With Luv in 2020, and their first since We Are Here World Tour in 2019, due to COVID-19 pandemic. Originally, it was supposed to be a U.S. tour only, which started on May 21, six months after the release of their tenth EP No Limit, is presented by Lexus, kicking off in New York City, and then visiting eight more states including Virginia, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Arizona, and California, but on a later date, Seoul had been added.
