Diana Ross, who has sold more than 100 million records as a soloist and member of the Motown group, The Supremes, will headline the McCallum Theatre’s 21st anniversary gala concert Dec. 3 at the McCallum.
Jackie Lee Houston and Harold Matzner will Co-Chair the event. Proceeds will benefit McCallum Theatre programs including arts education activities that serve more than 37,200 Coachella Valley schoolchildren.
Ross, a 12-time Grammy and Oscar-nominated singer and actress, follows Liza Minnelli as the McCallum headliner.
The concert will start at 8 p.m., preceded by cocktails and dinner at 5:30 p.m. at one of four mid-valley restaurants — Cuistot, Jillian’s, Le St. Germain or Wally’s Desert Turtle.
Sponsorships are $750, including dinner, one orchestra seat to the concert, and listing in the event program.
Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday. 11-10, at the McCallum box office, 73-000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA, or by calling the Special Event Department at 346-6505, Ext 126 or 133.
Tickets are not available on the Internet.
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luxury mega-yacht for July in Monaco for Diana Ross concert
I wondered whether your friends may be interested in hiring a luxury mega-yacht for July in Monaco for Diana Ross concert.
Harmony II is owned by two millionaire brothers (one is a huge Diana Ross fan). The boat is based in the Monaco (see attached brochure). Because of a cancellation we have a slot this summer to hire her out for private charter. She has a full crew and can take up to 12 passengers. Kelly Brook was on board in May at the Cannes Film Festival.
The cost for a 1 week charter, for up to 12 guests, including all food and drink and crew and fuel would only be £52,000 (which is just enough to cover the running costs).
Please let me know if you are interested.
Kind regards,
Sarah R Brockwell
Harmony II
the unique venue for corporate hospitality, events and conferences
(E) sarah@harmony2.co.uk
(T) +44 (0)1371 859104
(M) +44 (0)7955 132 149
Harmony II is owned by two millionaire brothers (one is a huge Diana Ross fan). The boat is based in the Monaco (see attached brochure). Because of a cancellation we have a slot this summer to hire her out for private charter. She has a full crew and can take up to 12 passengers. Kelly Brook was on board in May at the Cannes Film Festival.
The cost for a 1 week charter, for up to 12 guests, including all food and drink and crew and fuel would only be £52,000 (which is just enough to cover the running costs).
Please let me know if you are interested.
Kind regards,
Sarah R Brockwell
Harmony II
the unique venue for corporate hospitality, events and conferences
(E) sarah@harmony2.co.uk
(T) +44 (0)1371 859104
(M) +44 (0)7955 132 149
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES - Let the Music Play: Supreme Rarities 1960-1969
DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES - Let the Music Play: Supreme Rarities 1960-1969
Nu in Nederland verkrijgbaar!! Released door Universal Nederland
EUR 17.99
Bespaar: tot 30%
Bezorging: Gratis!
Tracklisting:
CD1:
You Can Depend on Me
Tears of Sorrow (Motown Version)
Because I Love Him
Hey Baby (Version 1)
Too Hot
You're Gonna Come to Me (Version 1)
You're Gonna Come to Me (Version 2)
It Makes No Difference Now (Alternate Version) - (alternate take)
Come on Boy (Alternate Version) - (alternate take)
Just Call Me (Stereo Mix)
I Saw Him Standing There
Not Fade Away
Ooowee Baby (Alternate Mix) - (alternate take)
It's All Your Fault (Version 1)
Come See About Me/Baby Love/Stop! In the Name of Love
Cupid (Alternate Extended Mix) - (alternate take)
Take Me Where You Go (Version 3)
Back in My Arms Again (Alternate Vocal) - (alternate take)
You Can't Hurry Love (Alternate Vocal) - (alternate take)
Mickey's Monkey
Uptight (Everything's Alright) (Alternate Vocal) - (alternate take)
It's Not Unusual
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Come and Get These Memories (Alternate Mix) - (alternate take)
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (Alternate Mix) - (alternate take)
Let the Music Play (Alternate Vocal) - (alternate take)
CD2:
Don't Let True Love Die (Extended Version)
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Believe in Me
Beginning of the End of Love, The (Stereo Mix)
People (Unedited Version)
Over the Rainbow
Wish I Knew
I Can't Give Back the Love I Feel For You
I'll Set You Free (Alternate Vocal) - (alternate take)
Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone
In the Evening of Our Love
Love Child (Alternate Vocal) - (alternate take)
Those Precious Memories
I'm Livin' in Shame (Version 1)
MacArthur Park
You're Gonna Hear From Me
Canadian Sunset
Autumn Leaves
Look of Love, The
Someday We'll Be Together (Alternate Vocal) - (alternate take)
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Monday, May 05, 2008
DIANA ROSS FANTASTIC!
DIANA FANTASTIC!
Review by DAVE SMITH
Diana was fantastic at Divas with Heart! She never disappoints! She entered from the rear of the theatre singing I'm Coming Out! She wore the red dress with the Flamingo like ruffles. Instead of having a mini skirt underneath she had a matching long skirt with a slit up the side. Her voice was in top notch form and she sang quite a few songs I think she performed for around 45 minutes or so. For the last number she changed into the new black and tan dress she has been wearing in her shows as of late. She had no time though to change her red platform shoes and red chandelier earrings! Gladys Knight Patti Labelle and Chaka Khan were all wonderful and great singers and I feel so fortunate to have seen them perform live. It was Diana however who brought down the house! She is the consumate performer. She ended the show with I will survive and an encore of I Love you!
(05-05-08)
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Diana Ross comes to Petworth Park!
Diana Ross comes to Petworth Park!
For one night only, international superstar Diana Ross performs at her only UK outdoor concert in 2008!
Tickets for this sell out concert are on sale now!
This is an outdoor concert. There will be no fixed seating in either the Golden Circle or General Admission areas.
You cannot bring your own alcohol in to the concert arena. Only alcohol purchased within the concert arena can be consumed.
For full terms and conditions and full details of what you can and cannot bring in to the concert please click here.
Buy online or call the ticket hotline on 0870 842 2230
Saturday, April 26, 2008
The Supremes on show
The Supremes on show
Last Updated: 12:01am BST 26/04/2008
The Supremes not only took black music out of the ghetto and into the mainstream - they also did it in dazzling style. Nilgin Yusuf celebrates a new exhibition of their fabulous dresses at the V&A
It is 1964, and on stage at The Ed Sullivan Show three beautiful black women, Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson, are singing in harmony and dancing in rhythm. They exude self-assurance and sensuality. And the audience, who have never seen or heard anything like it, are clearly mesmerised. With 12 number one hits in the US, and 20 million record sales (ranking them second only to the Beatles) - the Supremes went on to be the world's most successful girl band. 'I worshipped the ground they walked on,' remembers Sharon Davis, the costume designer on Dreamgirls, a film part-inspired by the group. 'They made me believe I could be whatever I wanted.'
Back to their roots in front of the Brewster Projects in Detroit, 1967
Now the Victoria and Albert Museum is hosting the Story of the Supremes, an exhibition featuring more than 50 of the group's original costumes, based on Mary Wilson's collection. Always keen to preserve the legacy of the Supremes, Wilson kept all their outfits in storage. 'It was my dream that I would one day be able to share them with the world,' she says.
The image of the Supremes, originally called the Primettes, was always important to the group - Diana Ross (real name, Diane Ernestine Earle) briefly studied dressmaking, and the group's first costumes were homemade. In Gerri Hershey's book Nowhere to Run: The Story of Soul Music, Ross describes their early dresses: 'They were black and gold, and we had a string of gold fake pearls from the dime store… You remember those balloon dresses? We made some of these in a very bright flowered print. And we had these bright orange shoes with big flowers stuck on the front of them.'
The girls were soon able to buy gowns from department stores, which they would customise. While other black girl bands were going for 'little Jackie O, Givenchy knock-off numbers, Diana was always into heavy-duty glamour and wanted long dresses, which made them stand out,' recalls Bob Mackie, the Hollywood costume designer who was drafted in later in the Supremes' career to heighten their stage presence. 'They were pretty successful and international already when I did their Get It Together on Broadway TV special alongside the Temptations,' adds Mackie, who went on to design costumes for Diana Ross's solo career (she left the group in 1970). 'I just enhanced what they already had. I guess Diana got custody of me.'
Mackie's rhinestone-and-pearl-encrusted dresses worn for Ross's farewell performance feature in the exhibition, alongside the cream, bronze and yellow 'Butterfly' dresses that the designer Michael Travis created for the Supremes to wear on the cover of their final studio album, Cream of the Crop, in 1969. In the disco era it was Pat Campano, who in addition to his outlandish outfits for Sylvester, designed costumes and catsuits for the Supremes.
The Supremes wearing Bob Mackie's sequins and chevrons
In marked contrast, the controversial outfits that the group wore to launch their single Lovechild in 1968 on The Ed Sullivan Show have been recreated for the exhibition. Marking a break with tradition, the Supremes, in a concessionary move to fashion's 'youthquake', appeared in cut-off jeans, T-shirts and bare feet. Many black viewers complained that the group were not presenting a strong black image, and drawing on the imagery of the white suburbs.
In response, the Supremes returned to the glamour that had become their hallmark. Although their stage outfits managed to reflect the changing mores and sensibilities, the Supremes still had their own very distinctive look. Bob Mackie's shimmering peach-coloured gowns covered in a pattern of sequinned chevrons were worn by the group continually throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, and were clearly a favourite.
But it was Berry Gordy, the one-time boxer who created Tamla Motown, who was the group's ultimate image-maker. He knew that if the Supremes were going to be successful internationally they had to break out of their ghettoised fan base. So the girls were dispatched to Motown's 'artistic development' unit, where they were taught how to move, dance and smile.
Here their tutors included Cholly Atkins, who perfected their stylised arm movements to counter the restricting sheath dresses they often wore; the musical director Maurice King; pianist/arranger Johnny Allen; and Maxine Powell, now 93, who taught the Supremes their etiquette and deportment. 'Be prepared to perform before kings and queens,' Powell instructed.
So while the outfits on display reflect the transformation of three Detroit girls from the projects into diva goddesses, they also reveal an emerging black American identity and power at a time when, in parts of the country, segregation was still in force (early in their career, on a tour of the Deep South, rocks were thrown at the Supremes' bus).
The Supremes with the Temptations in Diana Ross's farewell performance in 1970. The dresses are by Bob Mackie
In 1964 the Supremes were the first black act to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, the same year that Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act - they went on to appear on the show an additional 16 times. In an atmosphere of racial fear and bigotry, the Supremes strode into the firing line and looked breathtaking. Carol Tulloch, a research fellow at the V&A and a contributor to the exhibition, says, 'White audiences were placated by the image of the Supremes. This was an image of black people that was non-threatening.'
Their combination of beauty, talent and charm made the Supremes icons of black achievement, transforming expectations and perceptions. 'They also changed the idea of how black women could be seen in the public sphere, and set the standard of what girl bands, black or white could achieve,' Tulloch adds. But as the decades wore on, the Supremes were retrospectively criticised for selling out and looking 'too white'. Mackie is appalled at the suggestion. 'Too white? What were they supposed to wear? African dress?'
Today the sensibilities and aesthetics have changed, but it is impossible to imagine MTV, the charts, and all aspects of popular music without the massive contribution of black artists. Missy Elliot and Mary J Blige owe no one. Except, perhaps, the Supremes.
'The Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection' is at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London SW1, May 13 to October 19 (vam.ac.uk)
Last Updated: 12:01am BST 26/04/2008
The Supremes not only took black music out of the ghetto and into the mainstream - they also did it in dazzling style. Nilgin Yusuf celebrates a new exhibition of their fabulous dresses at the V&A
It is 1964, and on stage at The Ed Sullivan Show three beautiful black women, Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson, are singing in harmony and dancing in rhythm. They exude self-assurance and sensuality. And the audience, who have never seen or heard anything like it, are clearly mesmerised. With 12 number one hits in the US, and 20 million record sales (ranking them second only to the Beatles) - the Supremes went on to be the world's most successful girl band. 'I worshipped the ground they walked on,' remembers Sharon Davis, the costume designer on Dreamgirls, a film part-inspired by the group. 'They made me believe I could be whatever I wanted.'
Back to their roots in front of the Brewster Projects in Detroit, 1967
Now the Victoria and Albert Museum is hosting the Story of the Supremes, an exhibition featuring more than 50 of the group's original costumes, based on Mary Wilson's collection. Always keen to preserve the legacy of the Supremes, Wilson kept all their outfits in storage. 'It was my dream that I would one day be able to share them with the world,' she says.
The image of the Supremes, originally called the Primettes, was always important to the group - Diana Ross (real name, Diane Ernestine Earle) briefly studied dressmaking, and the group's first costumes were homemade. In Gerri Hershey's book Nowhere to Run: The Story of Soul Music, Ross describes their early dresses: 'They were black and gold, and we had a string of gold fake pearls from the dime store… You remember those balloon dresses? We made some of these in a very bright flowered print. And we had these bright orange shoes with big flowers stuck on the front of them.'
The girls were soon able to buy gowns from department stores, which they would customise. While other black girl bands were going for 'little Jackie O, Givenchy knock-off numbers, Diana was always into heavy-duty glamour and wanted long dresses, which made them stand out,' recalls Bob Mackie, the Hollywood costume designer who was drafted in later in the Supremes' career to heighten their stage presence. 'They were pretty successful and international already when I did their Get It Together on Broadway TV special alongside the Temptations,' adds Mackie, who went on to design costumes for Diana Ross's solo career (she left the group in 1970). 'I just enhanced what they already had. I guess Diana got custody of me.'
Mackie's rhinestone-and-pearl-encrusted dresses worn for Ross's farewell performance feature in the exhibition, alongside the cream, bronze and yellow 'Butterfly' dresses that the designer Michael Travis created for the Supremes to wear on the cover of their final studio album, Cream of the Crop, in 1969. In the disco era it was Pat Campano, who in addition to his outlandish outfits for Sylvester, designed costumes and catsuits for the Supremes.
The Supremes wearing Bob Mackie's sequins and chevrons
In marked contrast, the controversial outfits that the group wore to launch their single Lovechild in 1968 on The Ed Sullivan Show have been recreated for the exhibition. Marking a break with tradition, the Supremes, in a concessionary move to fashion's 'youthquake', appeared in cut-off jeans, T-shirts and bare feet. Many black viewers complained that the group were not presenting a strong black image, and drawing on the imagery of the white suburbs.
In response, the Supremes returned to the glamour that had become their hallmark. Although their stage outfits managed to reflect the changing mores and sensibilities, the Supremes still had their own very distinctive look. Bob Mackie's shimmering peach-coloured gowns covered in a pattern of sequinned chevrons were worn by the group continually throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, and were clearly a favourite.
But it was Berry Gordy, the one-time boxer who created Tamla Motown, who was the group's ultimate image-maker. He knew that if the Supremes were going to be successful internationally they had to break out of their ghettoised fan base. So the girls were dispatched to Motown's 'artistic development' unit, where they were taught how to move, dance and smile.
Here their tutors included Cholly Atkins, who perfected their stylised arm movements to counter the restricting sheath dresses they often wore; the musical director Maurice King; pianist/arranger Johnny Allen; and Maxine Powell, now 93, who taught the Supremes their etiquette and deportment. 'Be prepared to perform before kings and queens,' Powell instructed.
So while the outfits on display reflect the transformation of three Detroit girls from the projects into diva goddesses, they also reveal an emerging black American identity and power at a time when, in parts of the country, segregation was still in force (early in their career, on a tour of the Deep South, rocks were thrown at the Supremes' bus).
The Supremes with the Temptations in Diana Ross's farewell performance in 1970. The dresses are by Bob Mackie
In 1964 the Supremes were the first black act to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, the same year that Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act - they went on to appear on the show an additional 16 times. In an atmosphere of racial fear and bigotry, the Supremes strode into the firing line and looked breathtaking. Carol Tulloch, a research fellow at the V&A and a contributor to the exhibition, says, 'White audiences were placated by the image of the Supremes. This was an image of black people that was non-threatening.'
Their combination of beauty, talent and charm made the Supremes icons of black achievement, transforming expectations and perceptions. 'They also changed the idea of how black women could be seen in the public sphere, and set the standard of what girl bands, black or white could achieve,' Tulloch adds. But as the decades wore on, the Supremes were retrospectively criticised for selling out and looking 'too white'. Mackie is appalled at the suggestion. 'Too white? What were they supposed to wear? African dress?'
Today the sensibilities and aesthetics have changed, but it is impossible to imagine MTV, the charts, and all aspects of popular music without the massive contribution of black artists. Missy Elliot and Mary J Blige owe no one. Except, perhaps, the Supremes.
'The Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection' is at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London SW1, May 13 to October 19 (vam.ac.uk)
Diana Ross snubs media and fans
Diana Ross snubs media and fans
Saturday, April 26th 2008
UNDER COVER: Diana Ross hides her face after her arrival at Crown Point International Airport yesterday before her performance at last night's opening night of the Plymouth Jazz Festival at the Plymouth Recreation Ground.
THE Diva herself, Diana Ross, used a magazine to hide her face from media photographers and fans who stood at the Crown Point International Airport waiting to greet her yesterday morning.
Ross, who headlined last night's opening of the Plymouth Jazz Festival at the Plymouth Recreation Ground, arrived on a private jet at around 10.30 a.m.
A five-car convoy, including police escort, quickly whisked her away in a grey Mercedes Benz.
Some disappointed fans were heard asking: "But why is she hiding her face?"
Last night's performance by Ross was her second at the event, billed by Forbes 500 as the "third Biggest Event in the World".
Last year, Ross' performance was cut short to accommodate that night's headliner, Mary J Blige, who had to leave Tobago to fulfill contractual arrangements in the US.
Whitney Houston, who is working on making a comeback into the music industry after years of marital problems and drug abuse, is expected to arrive on the island at around 7 p.m. tonight.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
DIANA ROSS: EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING
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DIANA ROSS: EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING [Expanded Edition]
Pre-Order due April 22
Item# B000809302
$21.99
Product Description
You asked for it and here it is: Everything Is Everything, Diana Ross’s 1970 sophomore solo album, is finally available on CD in the U.S. for the first time.
Released even as her debut solo album was still on the charts, EIE featured productions by Deke Richards, the leader of the “Corporation” team responsible for the Jackson 5 hits. The album didn’t produce a major hit along the lines of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” Ross’s big smash that year, but “I’m Still Waiting” became a U.K. No. 1. “I Love You (Call Me),” a cover of Aretha Franklin’s hit, was nominated for a Grammy® (it lost to Aretha herself). The complete, fascinating story is all here in this beautiful, expanded edition that includes seven bonus tracks from the Motown vault.
Among the stunning bonus tracks are unreleased covers of the Beatles “Something” and the Oscar®-nominated song “What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life,” alternate lyrics to “Ain’t No Sad Song,” a remix of “Come Together” – plus the hit U.K. remix of “I’m Still Waiting.”
In the booklet, Deke himself tells fascinating stories of the album’s genesis. Why, even as Ashford & Simpson were cutting the tracks that became the hits, Berry Gordy asked him to make this album. How, months after the album’s release, the U.K. embraced “I’m Still Waiting.” How the longest title in Diana’s repertoire came to be. How Deke wished to get Burt Bacharach to write a song for Diana, and what resulted instead. What happened to the bonus tracks—and where in all this fits Motown’s west coast guru Hal Davis.
Featuring stunning never-before seen photos, detailed annotations, digitally remastered audio, and never-before heard studio chatter, this collection is a must-add for every Diana Ross fan.
Order fast: the expanded edition of Diana Ross’s Last Time I Saw Him is nearly sold out, and this will go fast too.
Original Album + Bonus Tracks. Tracks 12-17 previously unreleased
1. My Place
2. Ain't No Sad Song
3. Everything Is Everything 4. Baby It's Love
5. I'm Still Waiting
6. Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoo
7. Come Together
8. The Long And Winding Road
9. I Love You (Call Me)
10. How About You
11. (They Long To Be) Close To You
12. Wish I Knew
13. What Are You Doing
14. Something
15. Ain't No Sad Song - alternate lyrics
16. Baby It's Love - alternate vocal
17. Come Together - 1982 "Revelations" remix
18. I'm Still Waiting - 1990 Phil Chill remix
Friday, February 29, 2008
Supreme night out at the summer pops
Supreme night out at the summer pops
Feb 29 2008 by Jade Wright, Liverpool Echo
LEGENDARY soul diva Diana Ross will make a dazzling return to this year’s Summer Pops.
The Motown superstar will make her first appearance in Liverpool for three years when the event moves to the ECHO Arena.
The city concert is one of two the former Supreme will perform in the UK this year, with the warm reception she was given back in 2005 said to be the reason behind her decision to come back.
Her performance then won rave reviews and featured songs from across her five-decade back catalogue.
Her return was one of four gigs announced for this year’s Summer Pops today.
Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall, American rock band Counting Crows and three monsters of rock, Def Leppard, Whitesnake and Thunder, will also take to the stage at the waterfront venue.
The latter three acts will join up for a triple bill to remember, with Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale bringing his band back on to the road to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
He said: “It is about time we had new songs to present to the Whitesnake choir. This album has all the elements I enjoy about Whitesnake and more.”
Hucknall will perform in his own name in Liverpool for the first time, after the release of his debut solo album Tribute To Bobby.
Simply Red last took to the stage at the Summer Pops two years ago.
Counting Crows, who will make their Pops debut, will release their eighth album next month, with the help of renowned Liverpool producer Gil Norton.
The six new acts join confirmed artists Michael Bublé, Crowded House, Deacon Blue and The Australian Pink Floyd for this year’s series of events.
ECHO essentials
MICK Hucknall plays the Summer Pops on July 1, tickets £32.50 or £38.50.
Counting Crows play on July 8, tickets £32.50 standing and seating.
Diana Ross plays on July 12, tickets £35 or £45.
Def Leppard, Whitesnake and Thunder play on July 15, tickets £37.50.
Tickets for these shows are on sale now, excluding Counting Crows, which go on sale at 9am on Friday March 7.
A limited amount of Gold Circle tickets are available each night.
For tickets and the VIP Pops experience, call the ECHO Arena on 0844 800 0400, go online to www.accliverpool.com, Ticketmaster on 0844 847 1616, Ticketline on 0151-256 5555, Seetickets on 0871 220 0260, Liverpool Direct on 0151-233 3007 or in person from the 08 Place or arena box office.
jadewright@liverpoolecho.co.uk
Feb 29 2008 by Jade Wright, Liverpool Echo
LEGENDARY soul diva Diana Ross will make a dazzling return to this year’s Summer Pops.
The Motown superstar will make her first appearance in Liverpool for three years when the event moves to the ECHO Arena.
The city concert is one of two the former Supreme will perform in the UK this year, with the warm reception she was given back in 2005 said to be the reason behind her decision to come back.
Her performance then won rave reviews and featured songs from across her five-decade back catalogue.
Her return was one of four gigs announced for this year’s Summer Pops today.
Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall, American rock band Counting Crows and three monsters of rock, Def Leppard, Whitesnake and Thunder, will also take to the stage at the waterfront venue.
The latter three acts will join up for a triple bill to remember, with Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale bringing his band back on to the road to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
He said: “It is about time we had new songs to present to the Whitesnake choir. This album has all the elements I enjoy about Whitesnake and more.”
Hucknall will perform in his own name in Liverpool for the first time, after the release of his debut solo album Tribute To Bobby.
Simply Red last took to the stage at the Summer Pops two years ago.
Counting Crows, who will make their Pops debut, will release their eighth album next month, with the help of renowned Liverpool producer Gil Norton.
The six new acts join confirmed artists Michael Bublé, Crowded House, Deacon Blue and The Australian Pink Floyd for this year’s series of events.
ECHO essentials
MICK Hucknall plays the Summer Pops on July 1, tickets £32.50 or £38.50.
Counting Crows play on July 8, tickets £32.50 standing and seating.
Diana Ross plays on July 12, tickets £35 or £45.
Def Leppard, Whitesnake and Thunder play on July 15, tickets £37.50.
Tickets for these shows are on sale now, excluding Counting Crows, which go on sale at 9am on Friday March 7.
A limited amount of Gold Circle tickets are available each night.
For tickets and the VIP Pops experience, call the ECHO Arena on 0844 800 0400, go online to www.accliverpool.com, Ticketmaster on 0844 847 1616, Ticketline on 0151-256 5555, Seetickets on 0871 220 0260, Liverpool Direct on 0151-233 3007 or in person from the 08 Place or arena box office.
jadewright@liverpoolecho.co.uk
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
IAD RADIO PRESENTS A DIANA ROSS TRIBUTE “IT’S TIME TO SAY WE LOVE YOU!”
IAD RADIO PRESENTS A DIANA ROSS TRIBUTE “IT’S TIME TO SAY WE LOVE YOU!”
Diana Ross is a global entertainment icon and a legendary musical treasure. Her music has for decades, inspired romance, happiness and joy. Diana has inspired so many to pursue their dreams and to make a positive difference in the world!!! Many artists and fans across the world will express their gratitude and love to the one and only Diana Ross. Do not miss this incredible tribute at www.iadradio.com
VISIT US ON OUR INTERACTIVE WEBSITE AT WWW.IADRADIO.COM TO LISTEN TO OUR CURRENT SHOW AND SEE HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED WITH THE SHOW TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR AREA NOW!
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Meeting Diana Ross Fans Houston
Greetings Ross Fans –
The attached are scheduled activities planned for Houston next week.
I ask that all fans staying at the Magnolia Hotel, please reply to me with the correct spelling of you first and last name.
If you are NOT staying at the Magnolia Hotel, yet would like to attend any of these events, please let me know IMMEDIATELY! Space is limited.
All events WILL take place at the Magnolia Hotel.
EVENTS FOR MONDAY 2/11/08
Remember Me Reception
5:30p
As Miss Ross once wrote, “It’s important to laugh a lot, lighten up!” Take time to enjoy a glass of wine, soda or beer while mingling with Diana Ross Fans from all over the world! This casual event will allow you to catch up with familiar faces and meet Ross devotees of all ages.
**Open to All Fans **Beverages are complimentary for Magnolia Hotel Guests**
A Life Time To Get Here: The Written Works
8:15p
This 40 minute session will allow Ross fans to discuss literature and biographies written about Miss Ross. Examining Ross fact vs. Ross Fiction, this mature discussion will be hosted by acclaimed author Tom Adrahtas. Mr. Adrahtas’ recent biography, A Lifetime To Get Here: Diana Ross, The American Dreamgirl, is a popular fan favorite, and a top seller on Amazon.com. Mr. Adrahtas will read excerpts from his best seller, discuss research he conducted and answer questions.
Signed copies of A Lifetime to Get Here: Diana Ross, The American Dreamgirl will be available for purchase.
**Open to All Fans**
EVENTS FOR TUESDAY 2/12/08
Chain Reaction Meet & Greet Welcome Breakfast
8:00a
“It’s gotta be Once In The Morning-” and yes, we’re talking about breakfast! Join the Ross gang bright and early for complimentary continental breakfast. Enjoy the most important meal of the day with the greatest fans. As we get ready for the Brilliant Lecture from the Supreme Diva, start your day right, with a fellow Ross fans, good eats and good friends!
**Magnolia Hotel Guests Only**
Supreme Lady Trivia
3:00p
This hilarious 60 minute show will group fans into teams as they test their knowledge on The Supreme Lady (a.k.a. Miss Diana Ross)! Borrowing elements from classic game shows like Jeopardy, Name That Tune, Family Feud and Win, Loose or Draw contestants will answer questions pertaining to Miss Ross and her career. Fans who wish to participate should prepare to sing, act, pose and LAUGH! With various challenges, speed rounds and Do OR Die questions- this activity will determine Who’s The Boss!
**Open to All Fans**
If We Hold On Together: Brilliant Lecture VIP Departure
5:30p
Fans who wish to walk to the Hobby Center from the Magnolia Hotel will meet and begin the 7
block / 10 minute walk (weather permitting) to the event. Group will depart promptly. Please plan accordingly, as to NOT be tardy - as Fans will be eager to see Miss Ross!
**Open to All Fans**
For info DeMarcio.Slaughter@SageHospitality.com
DeMarcio Slaughter
Event Organizer for Houston / Ross Rules
Monday, January 07, 2008
DIANA ROSS, WAYNE BRADY AND JERSEY BOYS WILL OPEN VENETIAN’S NEW $3-BILLION PALAZZO EXPANSION
DIANA ROSS, WAYNE BRADY AND JERSEY BOYS WILL OPEN VENETIAN’S NEW $3-BILLION PALAZZO EXPANSION Jan 8, '08 12:08 AM
for everyone
DIANA ROSS, WAYNE BRADY AND JERSEY BOYS WILL OPEN VENETIAN’S NEW $3-BILLION PALAZZO EXPANSION
It’s going to be a nonstop 72-hour three-day opening weekend of festivities to celebrate the new Palazzo resort alongside the Venetian. Luxe Life has learned that it all kicks off Thursday of next week with a VIP-red carpet extravaganza at the new Barney’s New York mega fashion store as many of the retail shops and restaurants, including my New York friends from Sushi Samba, open up for the first time. Music-moguls Jay Z and Beyonce have already opened their new 40/40 club, but expect celebrity chefs Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse and Charlie Trotter to be on hand for the kickoff—pouring champagne and serving up taste treats.
All day Friday (Jan 18) it will be a “peek at the Palazzo” for invited guests to explore all of its amenities and attractions. Then Saturday, improv comedian Wayne Brady will host the all-star concert gala with performances led by superstar singer Diana Ross and the cast of the Jersey Boys. (Wayne headlines at the Venetian and the Jersey Boys debut in the new Palazzo theatre this spring. Diana recently opened the Venetian’s new Macau resort convention hotel).
for everyone
DIANA ROSS, WAYNE BRADY AND JERSEY BOYS WILL OPEN VENETIAN’S NEW $3-BILLION PALAZZO EXPANSION
It’s going to be a nonstop 72-hour three-day opening weekend of festivities to celebrate the new Palazzo resort alongside the Venetian. Luxe Life has learned that it all kicks off Thursday of next week with a VIP-red carpet extravaganza at the new Barney’s New York mega fashion store as many of the retail shops and restaurants, including my New York friends from Sushi Samba, open up for the first time. Music-moguls Jay Z and Beyonce have already opened their new 40/40 club, but expect celebrity chefs Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse and Charlie Trotter to be on hand for the kickoff—pouring champagne and serving up taste treats.
All day Friday (Jan 18) it will be a “peek at the Palazzo” for invited guests to explore all of its amenities and attractions. Then Saturday, improv comedian Wayne Brady will host the all-star concert gala with performances led by superstar singer Diana Ross and the cast of the Jersey Boys. (Wayne headlines at the Venetian and the Jersey Boys debut in the new Palazzo theatre this spring. Diana recently opened the Venetian’s new Macau resort convention hotel).
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