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Roulette Tour
The Roulette Tour is the fourth headlining concert tour by the English boy band Blue. On 27 March 2013, the group announced live on British daytime magazine programme '' This Morning'' that they would be embarking on their first headlining tour after reuniting later on in the year. After one concert in London, the tour kicked off in Germany with nine dates and additional five dates one each in Austria, Switzerland, France and two in Italy all in late May and early June. The second leg led the tour through further twenty-one dates in United Kingdom. In 2018, the tour led to the release of ''The Roulette Tour 2013 (Live at The Hammersmith Apollo)'', their second live album. Critical reception Sam Rigby from ''Digital Spy'' called the show "a welcome trip down memory lane." He found that "despite the fact that their new material is largely forgettable, Blue succeed in giving their fans a welcome trip down memory lane. Whether they can sustain their comeback remains to be seen, but f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue (English Band)
Blue are an English boy band consisting of members Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Antony Costa and Lee Ryan. The group formed in 2000 and released three studio albums before announcing a hiatus In late 2004. In January 2011 the group reformed and represented the United Kingdom at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf with the song " I Can", coming in 11th place with 100 points. In 2013 it was confirmed that the group would be joining ''The Big Reunion'', in which six groups from the past (including Liberty X, Atomic Kitten and 5ive) reform for a one-off gig. On 27 March 2013, the group announced they would embark on their first headlining tour later on in the year, their first tour in nearly ten years. In April 2015, Blue were dropped by their record label Sony due to the poor performance of their fifth album ''Colours''. In 2022, Blue returned with singles "Haven't Found You Yet" and " Dance with Me", both from their sixth studio album ''Heart & Soul'', which was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubblin' (Blue Song)
"Bubblin'" is a song by English boy band Blue. The song was released as the fourth and final single from their third studio album, ''Guilty'' (2003). Uncredited on the song is girl group L.A.D.É., who performs the rap verse. It was released as a single on 28 June 2004 in the United Kingdom, where it reached nine on the UK Singles Chart. It also became a top-ten hit in Switzerland and Wallonia, as well as a top-five hit in Hungary and Italy. A French version of the song featuring Linkup, titled "You and Me Bubblin'", was released in France and peaked at number 13. Track listings UK CD1 and European CD single # "Bubblin'" (single version featuring L.A.D.É.) – 3:42 # "Bubblin'" (Urban North Master mix featuring L.A.D.É.) – 5:39 UK CD2 # "Bubblin'" (single version featuring L.A.D.É.) – 3:42 # "Move On" – 3:33 # "Bubblin'" (Love 4 Music remix featuring L.A.D.É. and Blarny) – 4:09 # "Bubblin'" (Obi & Josh remix) – 3:30 European maxi-CD single # "Bubblin'" (single v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus Auensee
Haus Auensee is a concert hall located in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Leipzig Auensee is a frequently used concert venue for national and international artists in Leipzig. The capacity is about 3,600 people. The house is named after the nearby lake which in turn is named after Leipzig Riverside Forest. History Construction began in 1911. The house was originally meant as the main restaurant of the Luna Park. On 5 May 1914 the new house was completed. With the bankruptcy and the foreclosure of the Luna Park on 13 January 1932 only the restaurant remained. In 1936, the house became known as Haus Auensee. In 1949, Auensee House reopened as a restaurant again, after wartime closure. From 1981 to 1985 the house was renovated. The reopening took place on 5 October 1985. In the 1990s, the house was known as Easy Auensee. On 13 November 1998, a new nightclub inside the house opened under the name Luna Park. There were financial problems and the property went into receivership In l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as well as the second most populous city in the area of the former East Germany after (East) Berlin. Together with Halle (Saale), the city forms the polycentric Leipzig-Halle Conurbation. Between the two cities (in Schkeuditz) lies Leipzig/Halle Airport. Leipzig is located about southwest of Berlin, in the southernmost part of the North German Plain (known as Leipzig Bay), at the confluence of the White Elster River (progression: ) and two of its tributaries: the Pleiße and the Parthe. The name of the city and those of many of its boroughs are of Slavic origin. Leipzig has been a trade city since at least the time of the Holy Roman Empire. The city sits at the intersection of the Via Regia and the Via Imperii, two important medieval trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recklinghausen
Recklinghausen (; Westphalian: ''Riäkelhusen'') is the northernmost city in the Ruhr-Area and the capital of the Recklinghausen district. It borders the rural Münsterland and is characterized by large fields and farms in the north and industry in the south. Recklinghausen is the 60th-largest city in Germany and the 22nd-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia. History First mentioned in 1017 as ''Ricoldinchuson'', in 1150 the city was the center of the surrounding Vest Recklinghausen. In 1236, Recklinghausen received town privileges. There is record of Jews in the city as early as 1305. As part of the County of Vest, ownership of Recklinghausen changed several times in the 15th and 16th century, and in 1576, the entire county was pawned to the Elector of Cologne. In 1582–83, again in 1586, and again in 1587, the city was plundered by partisan armies during the Cologne War, a feud over religious parity in Electorate of Cologne and electoral influence in the Holy Roman Emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million people in the Cologne Bonn Region, urban region. Centered on the left bank of the Rhine, left (west) bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about southeast of NRW's state capital Düsseldorf and northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany. The city's medieval Catholic Cologne Cathedral (), the third-tallest church and tallest cathedral in the world, constructed to house the Shrine of the Three Kings, is a globally recognized landmark and one of the most visited sights and pilgrimage destinations in Europe. The cityscape is further shaped by the Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne, and Cologne is famous for Eau de Cologne, that has been produced in the city since 1709, and "col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shepherd's Bush Empire
Shepherd's Bush Empire (currently known as O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the BBC Television Theatre) is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, West London, run by the Academy Music Group. It was originally built in 1903 as a music hall for impresario Oswald Stoll, designed by theatre architect Frank Matcham; among its early performers was Charlie Chaplin. In 1953 it became the BBC Television Theatre. Since 1994, it has operated as a music venue. It is a Grade II listed building. History Origins The Shepherd's Bush Empire was built in 1903 for impresario Oswald Stoll, designed by theatre architect Frank Matcham.Denny, p.93 Ashly's Circus performed at Shepherd's Bush Empire and presented to George Strong a trophy for riding The Bucking Mule "Sloper' on 8 September 1905. The first performers at the new theatre were The Fred Karno Troupe including Charlie Chaplin (1906). The Empire staged music-hall entertainments, such as variety performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the "Record label#3, Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its Initial public offering, IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The company went public on September 21, 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. In 2019, ''Fast Company'' named Universal Music Group the most innovative music company and listed UM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Webbe
Simon Solomon Webbe (born 30 March 1979) is a British singer. He is best known as a member of the boy band Blue, forming in 2000 before splitting in 2005 and reforming in 2009, selling over 15 million records. Webbe released three solo studio albums in 2005, 2006 and 2017, sold over 700,000 records worldwide and had five UK Top 40 singles. History Webbe was born on 30 March 1978. His parents are of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent. 2001–2005: Early career and Blue The band released their debut single " All Rise" in May 2001 and it reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. Blue's second single was released in August with the chart-topping " Too Close", a cover version of Next's US number 1 hit produced by Ray Ruffin. Their second number one came in November with "If You Come Back" also produced by Ray Ruffin and co-written by Nicole Anderson aka Nicole Formescu, Lee Brennan, Ian Hope and Ray Ruffin off the album '' All Rise'', which was released in time for Christmas and rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Without You (Blue Song)
"Without You" is a song by English boy band Blue. It was written by band members Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Antony Costa, and Simon Webbe along with Wayne Hector, Mich "Cutfather" Hansen, Jason Gill, and Daniel Davidsen and recorded for their fourth studio album, ''Roulette'' (2013). Production was helmed by Hansen, Gill, and Davidsen. "Without You" was released as the album's third single on 16 May in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, where it reached the top 50 of the German and the Swiss Singles Chart. Music video A music video for "Without You" was directed by German filmmaker Lennart Brede. Filming took place in Los Angeles and was tracked by the eighth season of the German reality television series ''Germany's Next Topmodel'' during which contestants Anna-Maria Damm, Marie Czuczman, Maike van Grieken, and Sabrina Elsner were picked by Blue to appear alongside them in the video. Track listing Notes * signifies an additional producer Credits and personnel Adapted from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Love (Blue Song)
"One Love" is a song by English boy band Blue. Co-written by the band and StarGate, who also produced the track, it was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2002 as the lead single from their second studio album, ''One Love'' (2002). It reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and entered the top 10 in Denmark, Ireland, Italy, and New Zealand. "One Love" has received a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), representing shipments at least 200,000 copies in the UK. The song's music video was directed by Cameron Casey. Chart performance The song was a hit in the UK, peaking at number three. The song also made the top 5 in Ireland (number four) and New Zealand (number five). It reached number 36 in Australia, number seven in Denmark, number 24 in Belgium and number nine in Italy. Track listings UK and Japanese CD single # "One Love" – 3:25 # "Get Ready" – 3:23 # "One Love" (Octave remix) – 3:38 # "One Love" (video) – 3:25 UK casset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtain Falls
"Curtain Falls" is a song by English boy band Blue. The song was co-written by the band and StarGate, who produced the track. Stevie Wonder is also credited as a writer due to the sampling of his 1976 song "Pastime Paradise". "Curtain Falls" was released on 8 November 2004 as the first single from Blue's first greatest hits album, ''Best of Blue'' (2004). Commercially, it peaked at number two in Italy, number four in the United Kingdom, and number eight in Germany. In France, the song was re-recorded in French and re-titled "Quand le rideau tombe"; although it was released as a single there, only the English version charted. Track listings UK CD1 # "Curtain Falls" (album version) # "Best of Blue Medley" UK CD2 # "Curtain Falls" (album version) – 4:03 # "Long Time" – 4:14 # "Too Close" (Blacksmith R&B club rub) – 5:41 French CD single # "Curtain Falls" – 3:38 # "Quand le rideau tombe" – 3:20 # "Curtain Falls" (video) – 3:58 Credits and personnel Credits are taken fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
