The High Flying Bird will also headline Kendal Calling this year too. Meanwhile, Noel Gallagher is set to perform at Y Not Festival this year, along with Catfish + the Bottlemen and The Hives. Jones died of a sudden heart attack the following year, leaving Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork as the only two remaining members. The group reformed after a decade-long hiatus in 2011 for a 45th anniversary tour that featured a three-man line up of Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Davy Jones. Good Times will also feature a handful of songs that were written for the Monkees in the 60s that they did not release, including Neil Diamonds ‘Love to Love’, Boyce and Hart’s ‘Whatever’s Right’ and Carole Kng’s ‘Wasn’t Born To Follow’. No more details are yet known about the Gallagher / Weller collaboration for the album, but we hope it’s true. Cuomo’s track will be called ‘She Makes Me Laugh’, whilst Gibbard’s track is called ‘Me & Magdalena’. Weezer’s River Cuomo and Death Cab For a Cutie’s Ben Gibbard will appear on the record. Justus was their last album, released in 1996. Tickets for the concert at the Royal Festival Hall on 2 December will go on sale on 21 October.The band recently confirmed that they will be releasing their first album in 20 years. "Happy Birthday, Peter, and so much love from your Graeae family."Īt this year's Glastonbury it was revealed that Blake has painted a portrait of festival founder Michael Eavis which will be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in central London when it reopens in 2023. "He has twinkly eyes but stands for no nonsense, ever the radical maverick we hold close to our hearts. The theatre company aims to champion deaf, disabled and neurodivergent talent in the UK and on international stages.Īrtistic director of Graeae and co-director of the London 2012 Paralympic opening ceremony Jenny Sealey said: "Peter Blake is a legendary part of Graeae as a patron, an artist and the kindest person ever. (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images)Īll proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Teenage Cancer Trust charity and Graeae Theatre Company, of which Blake is a founder patron. Artist Peter Blake poses for a portrait during the Cheltenham Literature Festival on 15 October, 2009 in Cheltenham, England. He was knighted at Buckingham Palace in 2002 for his services to art. Born in Manchester in 1967, Gallagher was raised in a working-class family of Irish heritage Noel and his brother’s early upbringing was marred by the abuse of his alcoholic father, Thomas, and consequent divorce from his mother, Peggy. The artist is also known for having designed the 2012 Brit Awards statuette. Weller said: "We're coming to celebrate this brilliant artist who has given us all so much for over 70 years! Thank you, Peter!"īlake has been at the forefront of English pop culture since the 1960s, with his work including the covers for two of The Who's albums, Madness's Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da, the cover of the Band Aid single Do They Know It's Christmas? and the Live Aid concert poster. Musician Weller has curated the line-up which will also feature The Who's Roger Daltrey, The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde and Baxter Dury, with BBC Radio 4's John Wilson compering the evening. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, turned 90 in June, and will be honoured at London's Royal Festival Hall on 2 December. Peter Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, television director, and art historian. Noel Gallagher, Madness and Paul Weller are among a star-studded line-up who will perform at a special concert in honour of pop artist Peter Blake's 90th birthday.īlake, who is best known for co-creating the cover art of The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt.
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