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The band was founded by bass guitarist John Wetton and drummer Bill Bruford, formerly the rhythm section of King Crimson. The band was rounded out by violinist/keyboardist Eddie Jobson, and guitarist Allan Holdsworth. Bruford and Holdsworth left in 1978, and Bruford was replaced by drummer Terry Bozzio. Jobson, Wetton and Bozzio reformed U.K ...
UK music fans spent £2.4bn on streaming and vinyl during 2024, data shows, exceeding the previous record of £2.2bn in 2001. [5] A UK inquest into the death of singer Liam Payne opens, and hears that he died as a result of "polytrauma". [6] 10 January – Chappell Roan wins BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2025. [7]
Joe Dolce Music Theatre: 28 February 7 March 14 March "Jealous Guy" Roxy Music: 21 March 28 March "This Ole House" Shakin' Stevens: 4 April 11 April 18 April "Making Your Mind Up" Bucks Fizz: 25 April 2 May 9 May "Stand and Deliver" Adam and the Ants: 16 May 23 May 30 May 6 June 13 June "Being with You" Smokey Robinson: 20 June 27 June "One Day ...
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group announces the appointment of Seb Huckle as its new executive director. [12] 29–31 March – The BBC Radio 6 Music Festival takes place in Liverpool. [13] 17 April English National Opera announces the resignation of Daniel Kramer as its artistic director, effective at the end of July 2019. [14]
3 January – Data from the British Phonographic Industry shows that female artists enjoyed a record year in the UK Singles Chart, with female artists or groups topping the charts for 31 of 52 weeks, the most since the charts began in 1952. [2] 5 January – Indie rock band The Last Dinner Party are named the BBC Sound of 2024. [3]
Despite the band's incredible fame, their lack of British single releases means that the band had only been in the UK Top 40 once previously. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, who had been #1 in the United States for 7 weeks with his single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)," entered the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone at #24.
"This Is the Day" is a song written by Matt Johnson and originally released as a single by his band The The on 2 September 1983. [3] It reached number 71 on the UK Singles Chart . [ 4 ] A version of the song was included on the band's debut album Soul Mining , released in October 1983.
6 March – In the UK, 5,000 fans of the Beatles sign a petition urging British Prime minister Harold Wilson to reopen Liverpool's Cavern Club. 16 April – Disc Weekly is incorporated with Music Echo magazine. 1 May – The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and the Who perform at the New Musical Express' poll winners' show in London. The show is ...