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Thursday, July 9, 2020

Steve Hackett Announces Rescheduled 'Seconds Out + More!' Tour Dates

Steve Hackett has announced the new dates for his Seconds Out + More! World Tour, which was rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The 2021 tour will now be extended by an additional 8 shows, the former lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis said on his official website.

The original tour was due to kick-off in November this year. It will now begin on September 10, 2021 at the Leicester De Montfort Hall. The shows will feature the full performance of the 1977 Genesis live album Seconds Out.

The Seconds Out + More! Tour will visit some of the venues Genesis played on that 1977 tour. There will also be additional material, including Hackett's solo concert favorite "The Steppes."

Hackett said he is eagerly looking forward to being back on the road in the U.K., bringing the whole of Seconds Out back to life.

"The set features some of the most thrilling Genesis material, this time all numbers played in full, plus additional surprises," he added.

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Neil Young 'Not Ok' With Trump Playing His Music At Rally

Neil Young has expressed his frustration at President Donald Trump using his music during a Fourth of July rally at Mount Rushmore last Friday.

Two of Young's songs, "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Like a Hurricane," were played during the president's rally that day, and Young took to Twitter to voice his displeasure.

"This is NOT ok with me," Young tweeted, and added, "I stand in solidarity with the Lakota Sioux & this is NOT ok with me," voicing his support for the Lakota Sioux tribe from whom the U.S. government had seized the land after gold was discovered in the area in the 1870s.

In 2015, Young expressed displeasure at Trump using "Rockin' in the Free World" while announcing his candidacy. He issued a statement then saying Trump was not authorized to use the song.

Young, a known critic of Trump, also wrote a open letter in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

"[Trump] is, in the end, just a poor leader who is building walls around our house. I believe he will be powerless soon... That sorry man will not destroy the American Dream," he wrote.

This is NOT ok with me... https://t.co/Q9j9NRPMhi
— Neil Young Archives (@NeilYoungNYA) July 4, 2020

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Grammy Winner Jonas Akerlund To Direct Brian Epstein Biopic

Multiple Grammy-winning director Jonas Akerlund has been revealed to be the director of the forthcoming biopic about the eventful life of Beatles manager Briant Epstein.

Epstein was described as the "fifth Beatle" by Paul McCartney himself and signed a contract with the band in 1961. In his short, 5-year-spanning career within the music industry, he also worked with several other musical acts, including Gerry and the Pacemakers, Cilla Black, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Cream, and Pink Floyd.

Titled Midas Man, the film is being be produced by Trevor Beattie & Jeremey Chatterton of Trevor Beattie Films, and Kevin Proctor & Perry Trevers at StudioPOW, and has been described as "an emotional, witty, heartfelt story of the joy of success and the terrifying pressures of unspeakable risk and unfulfilled desire."

In addition to directing award-winning feature films, Akerlund has worked alongside a long list of musical artists, including Lady Gaga, U2, Maroon 5, Pink, Jennifer Lopez, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Duran Duran, and Robbie Williams.

"Brian Epstein's story has everything I'm looking for in a story.. it's all about Brian's singularity for me. I love that Brian seemed to know every step of the way what no one else knew, he saw things that no one else saw," shared Aukerland.

"His vision was astonishing, he created a culture that didn't exist," he added. "The film is more like touring Brian's mind and what it was like to be him than how one thing led to another chronologically. I want to bring him back to life."

(Photo: Joop van Bilsen / Anefo)

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