Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells 50th anniversary concert

[privateuniverse]

Oldfield just posted on Facebook:

Coming soon....
Tubular Bells
Live in concert
The 50th anniversary experience

No other info given.

Seems a little premature. The album was released in 1973. However if you want to get technical, he started composing it in 1971 and recording sessions began in 1972.

 

[privateuniverse]

 

[César]

Well, at least he's back at work after the long hiatus post Return to Ommadawn. I hope this is the spark that will re-ignite all the abandoned projects (Amarok remix, TB4, etc)

 

[César]

Oldfield just posted on Facebook:

Coming soon....
Tubular Bells
Live in concert
The 50th anniversary experience

No other info given.

Seems a little premature. The album was released in 1973. However if you want to get technical, he started composing it in 1971 and recording sessions began in 1972.

By the way, where did you see it? I'm in Mike's group in Facebook and saw nothing about this gig

 

[privateuniverse]

By the way, where did you see it? I'm in Mike's group in Facebook and saw nothing about this gig

The "MikeOldfieldOfficial" Facebook page.

 

[César]

The "MikeOldfieldOfficial" Facebook page.

I see... weird it got announced there after posting no updates since 2017. Normally he's more active here:
https://facebook.com/groups/MikeOldfieldMusic/

 

[Geoff in Belfast]

The chatter in the Mike Oldfield Facebook groups is suggesting that “Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells” is different from “Mike Oldfield performing Tubular Bells” and that what this might be is some sort of performance that’s officially sanctioned by the retired musician in Bermuda.

 

[Fourplay]

The "MikeOldfieldOfficial" Facebook page.

Oops... looks like he may have taken the "beats bait." No Mike, NO!

 

[privateuniverse]

The chatter in the Mike Oldfield Facebook groups is suggesting that “Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells” is different from “Mike Oldfield performing Tubular Bells” and that what this might be is some sort of performance that’s officially sanctioned by the retired musician in Bermuda.

Yes, it is now appearing that's what this is. The performances are sanctioned by Mike, but he will not appear himself.

And welcome to QQ Geoff!

 

[privateuniverse]

A little more info from Mike's Facebook page:

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells is coming to the Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in London this summer for a special 50th Anniversary live concert experience. Starting August 7th through to August 15th, Tubular Bells – Live In Concert, will feature musical direction from Oldfield’s long-time collaborator Robin A. Smith. Pre-sale tickets available at ticketmaster.co.uk this Wednesday, and on sale Friday, January 29.

 

[SomethingAnything]

I think this is what has been reviewed in QQ here: Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour Blu-ray.

Beware.