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With the festive season on its way there’s bound to be plenty going on so check local weekly publications for updates. All info on this page was correct at the time of writing. WORDS RIK FOXX
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álaga’s ROLLING STONES tribute band HONKY TONK CATS are scheduled to play the Teatro Las Lagunas, Mijas Costa, on December 18. Ticket info: www. ticketmaster.es There is a healthy Spanish scene going on along the coast, for concert info: www. conciertos.club/malaga The Weekend Beach Festival 2022 in Torre del Mar (east of Málaga) have announced their line-up with highenergy Swedish garage rockers THE HIVES, Spanish indie outfit IZAL, US reggae singer TARRUS RILEY and Puerto Rican rapper RESIDENTE headlining. Tickets purchased from the cancelled 2020 event are valid – for the line-up and ticket info: www. weekendbeach.es The SPICE GIRLS are disappointed they haven’t landed the ‘Sunday Legend’ spot at next year’s delayed Glastonbury 50th anniversary festival which if you didn’t already know has
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gone to DIANA ROSS. Miss Ross, as she insists on being addressed, allegedly has some eccentric on-tour demands like being woken by the sound of her own voice; when staying in hotels, she requests a daily bunch of roses, then the heads cut off the previous day’s still-fresh flowers so that no-one else can enjoy them after her, and someone has to flush the toilet after she’s finished – is that where mad MARIAH gets her ways from? Sticking with MARIAH CAREY – on the stroke of midnight after Halloween, the self-proclaimed ‘Queen of Christmas’ emerged from her deep freeze slumber going viral bashing up pumpkins with a candy cane baseball bat and declaring, “It’s time”. The festive fruit-loop then announced a new single, Fall in Love at Christmas, featuring US soulie KHALID, and a fresh $5m plus TV special, Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues, which will go global on Apple TV+ (date TBA).
Vinyl lovers may find their Christmas stockings empty due to a global PVC shortage (the compound used to make records) and a lack of pressing plants to stamp the discs – with the recent releases of ABBA, ADELE and ED SHEERAN especially in demand. One trade insider reckons there’s a waiting list of up to eight-months for some vinyl albums. ADELE label bosses, Sony, upset many in the industry when trying to monopolise factories worldwide to just press their releases. Music label bosses are always cautious about releasing albums this time of the year, not wanting to get caught in the Christmas rush, so releases are a bit hit ‘n’ miss this month. There’s a comeback for JLS with 2.0 and PAUL WELLER & the BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA has An Orchestrated Songbook on the 3rd; veteran NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE returns with Barn, plus Keys by ALICIA KEYS on the 10th.
