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Chris Martin of Coldplay performs 'Orange' a specially written tribute song to Luton Town FC
Luton Town news

Coldplay close Big Weekend festival with ‘Orange’ tribute song to Luton Town

May 27, 2024 James Cunliffe 1

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin wowed Luton by closing BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Stockwood Park with a specially written song about the town and its football club, the Hatters.  Hundreds of thousands of fans […]

Luton Airport staff and local dancers signal the start of the much-anticipated. Radio 1 Big Weekend
Music

Watch airport staff and Luton dance students signal start of Radio 1’s Big Weekend

May 21, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Watch airport staff and Luton dance students signal start of Radio 1’s Big Weekend

London Luton Airport staff joined forces with local performers to signal the start of the much-anticipated Radio 1’s Big Weekend, surprising passengers with a high-octane dance routine was devised by celebrity choreographer Remi Black.  The […]

Myles Smith
Music

Myles Smith makes TV debut with Jools Holland appearance

May 19, 2024 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Myles Smith makes TV debut with Jools Holland appearance

Luton singer-songwriter Myles Smith last night made his television debut on BBC’s Later… With Jools Holland, to showcase his chart-topping track ‘Solo’ ahead of the release of his debut EP, ‘You Promised a Lifetime’. The […]

The Bear Club
Music

Hatters save iconic jazz club from closure in ‘start of a new era for a long-neglected area’ of Luton

May 10, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Hatters save iconic jazz club from closure in ‘start of a new era for a long-neglected area’ of Luton

Luton Town Football Club have stepped in to save the town’s world-renowned jazz and blues venue The Bear Club from closure, saying that “we simply could not stand by and let it happen. It means […]

Tooth Marks
Music

Tooth Marks take bite of VB@H Live Sessions to shine light on grassroots music

May 10, 2024 Ronny Trousers Comments Off on Tooth Marks take bite of VB@H Live Sessions to shine light on grassroots music

Luton rockers Tooth Marks have said local acts can be “scared to play their own material” and that it “should be the other way around,” as they walk the walk by becoming the latest band […]

Myles Smith's 'Stargazing'
Music

Myles Smith set to release song that has inspired 300 million online views

May 9, 2024 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Myles Smith set to release song that has inspired 300 million online views

With a trail of mesmerised fans and over 180 million streams under his belt, Luton singer-songwriter sensation Myles Smith is poised to captivate audiences once again with his latest single, ‘Stargazing,’ out now via Sony […]

The Bear Club's new owners Neil and Giles
Music

‘Promising development’ offers hope Bear Club can live on in ‘natural habitat’

March 23, 2024 Music and arts desk Comments Off on ‘Promising development’ offers hope Bear Club can live on in ‘natural habitat’

The owners of The Bear Club have teased a “promising development” which could see the Luton music venue saved after fears it would be forced to close in the summer.  In January, the building in […]

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin (right) and guitarist Jonny Buckland
Music

Coldplay to headline Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton as full line-up complete

March 20, 2024 Ronny Trousers Comments Off on Coldplay to headline Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton as full line-up complete

Coldplay have been announced as the final headliner for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024 to kick-start a summer that concludes with the global superstars playing the world-renowed Glastonbury Festival for a record-breaking fifth time. […]

VB@H Live Session number one with Jacob Kyte from SOURDOUGH
Music

Watch new VB@H project to shine light on Luton music venue and local artists

March 11, 2024 Ronny Trousers Comments Off on Watch new VB@H project to shine light on Luton music venue and local artists

Luton music collective Vandalism Begins at Home (VB@H) has announced a new initiative to showcase local artists and The Castle live music venue that they call their “spiritual home”, with the first in a series […]

The Bear Club
Music

‘The result we feared’, as hope of keeping Bear Club alive ‘not possible’

February 23, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on ‘The result we feared’, as hope of keeping Bear Club alive ‘not possible’

Efforts to save The Bear Club have fallen short with Luton’s internationally-renowned jazz and blues club being forced to close in June.  In January, the freehold of the building on Guildford Street was put up […]

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