tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48214196417480321072023-11-16T09:17:43.618-08:00Hampton Court FestivalShabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-84226415632209048782012-06-12T13:31:00.000-07:002012-06-12T13:31:19.126-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Barrowman Will Entertain Crowd at Hampton Court Palace Festival!</b><br />
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John Barrowman assure festival-goers that he will rock by his upcoming performance on the closing night of this year’s Hampton Court Palace Festival.<br />
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It will be a bonus night for visitors and will be Barrowman’s only London stage appearance this year.<br />
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He says: “Coming to perform at Hampton Court Palace is like coming home.<br />
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“This will be my first time taking part in this festival so I’m looking forward to it, particularly that I’m the actor who closes the whole thing - which means that I can see the fireworks.”<br />
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Barrowman says: “It’s great for people to do concerts in the open air, because it lets you celebrate the kind of whole British psyche in that way, where people can go out, have a couple of drinks, bring a picnic and have dinner while they are watching the show.”<br />
</div>Banhamin Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535852101528923837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-75716429315674415422011-06-30T04:28:00.000-07:002011-06-30T04:34:52.748-07:00Pink Floyd bassist Guy Pratt made a surprise seen at London's Hampton Court Palace Festival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUIhhjYMElWVmLpns41k8ubRXIPm_L5JPSPXH5P5X_E6kDP68wqiGIdosvjKjME2rJ6U5QGd-_HysAPUKwAMyOQSVgvBLdQ8COL7OBBkXeYgFRWTmJWUhwlPOXdg680eH95HU1nA_eCI/s1600/24-r-pinkfloyd-02.jpg.display.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUIhhjYMElWVmLpns41k8ubRXIPm_L5JPSPXH5P5X_E6kDP68wqiGIdosvjKjME2rJ6U5QGd-_HysAPUKwAMyOQSVgvBLdQ8COL7OBBkXeYgFRWTmJWUhwlPOXdg680eH95HU1nA_eCI/s200/24-r-pinkfloyd-02.jpg.display.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623974792913199410" border="0" /></a><span id="result_box" class="long_text short_text" lang="en"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">The</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">concert</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">ticket</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">of</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">the</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">higher</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">than expected</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">for, </span></span>after Pink Floyd bassist Guy Pratt made a surprise seen at London's Hampton Court Palace Festival.<br /><br /><span id="result_box" class="long_text" lang="en"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Actual</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" 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title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">took</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">the</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">stage</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">.</span></span><span id="result_box" class="long_text" lang="en"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps"><br /><br />He</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">hit</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps atn">"</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">Run</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Like</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Hell</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">"</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">is</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">a song</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">for</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">the</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">couple</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">they</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">would</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">normally</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">with</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">David</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Gilmour</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">.</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Joined</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">in the</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">tribute</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">act</span></span><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" class=" down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span> <p> Speaking on the night, he said: “The last time I played that song with David Gilmour was five years ago in 2006. </p> <p> “I’m so pleased the Aussie Pink Floyd approached me to play with them tonight at Hampton Court. [It] brings back good memories.” </p> <p> Hampton Court Palace Festival continues until June 18 and will see on the stage such as James Blunt, Simple Minds and Ringo Starr and his All-Starr band. </p>Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-21074047789006343172011-05-29T03:08:00.000-07:002011-05-29T03:18:09.784-07:00Hampton Court festival is performing on May bank holiday weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBz1M5xoVPejydFqEA6tuaOQxo77fOsZcKZYSUx3KUEi0vbpJ8ZKMRiJULlBa61ZmWnBukWnlBUyT3dh4Dn49zb9vvxOfXLQq_OMMWV7nmgnIZLtto_An-JtDk-kfBBXjsJu2SEVJZqA/s1600/hcp-west-front-cropped.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBz1M5xoVPejydFqEA6tuaOQxo77fOsZcKZYSUx3KUEi0vbpJ8ZKMRiJULlBa61ZmWnBukWnlBUyT3dh4Dn49zb9vvxOfXLQq_OMMWV7nmgnIZLtto_An-JtDk-kfBBXjsJu2SEVJZqA/s200/hcp-west-front-cropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612080342629509874" border="0" /></a>Hampton Court festival is performing over a month of May bank holiday weekend and half-term to host a number of event.<br /><br />The event which held from May 28 to 30, first up at Henry VIII’s historic home in East Molesey is “The Lion and the Falcon”.<br /><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">See</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Henry</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Hampton</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Court</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">and</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">his</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">new</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">queen</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Anne</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Boleyn,</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">set</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">out</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">to enjoy</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">his</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">pleasure</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">palace</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">converted into</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">a</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">royal</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">will</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span></span><br /><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">While</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">some</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">live</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">music</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">and</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">entertainment</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">all</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">can</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">enjoy</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span></span><br /><br />The event timing will runs from on May 28 at 10am to 6pm, while on May 29 at 11am to 6pm and on May 30 at 11am to 5pm.Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-73631198550126891652011-04-06T07:39:00.000-07:002011-04-06T07:46:33.760-07:00Hampton Court Festival headline Bryan Adam<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQMv8pra95Uvo_MAftqw0eR4Y9TWotPt8ZJdgohK3YEkwNiI8ICo9PwEASpGTTSXPZO584GHtRVWi-3Z1K0QWkB08g9jZVKi64C9MOE0ZNwm5QAqU5BKagcEsHDTCCb6dobMtCgmFJF8/s1600/thumbnail.aspx.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQMv8pra95Uvo_MAftqw0eR4Y9TWotPt8ZJdgohK3YEkwNiI8ICo9PwEASpGTTSXPZO584GHtRVWi-3Z1K0QWkB08g9jZVKi64C9MOE0ZNwm5QAqU5BKagcEsHDTCCb6dobMtCgmFJF8/s200/thumbnail.aspx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592481981459351922" border="0" /></a>Hampton Court Festival headline Bryan Adams, James Blunt, Ringo Starr, Brian May and Westlife are confirmed to perform in this year.<strong style="font-weight: normal;"><p>The event which runs <strong><strong style="font-weight: normal;">from 8 June to 18 June 2011, while </strong></strong>Blue Strawberry has been appointed sole caterer for hospitality at the Hampton Court Palace Festival.<br /></p></strong> The event is organised by PWR Events and Mark Butler Associates.<br /><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Blue</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Strawberry</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">a</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">two</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">course</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">dinner</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">and</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">fine</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">wine</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">host</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">will provide</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">guests</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">canapés</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span></span>Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-753423972566552862011-03-23T09:01:00.000-07:002011-03-23T09:13:23.397-07:00Hampton Court Festiavl show perform Ringo Starr<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12ZO3b5wfoVKm8t7YCEiu2KHC_Fgc6EzS8DtIXGHB4SM4-z7Ga06Luxuk0SfhlQCAu-60pLvY2wu62NrCNCxIfoiuFELkNCOZwbd1K_l-MY5xEbC4-Z65zoy500YM5GHQXCMFbAYQEK4/s1600/ringo200.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12ZO3b5wfoVKm8t7YCEiu2KHC_Fgc6EzS8DtIXGHB4SM4-z7Ga06Luxuk0SfhlQCAu-60pLvY2wu62NrCNCxIfoiuFELkNCOZwbd1K_l-MY5xEbC4-Z65zoy500YM5GHQXCMFbAYQEK4/s200/ringo200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587308944586550706" border="0" /></a><span id="intelliTXT"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Hampton Court Palace Festival present a show which Ringo Starr confirmed to perform with his all Starr Band on 17 June.<br /><br />Tickets for Ringo Starr show were available on 4th March.</strong><br /><br /></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Other</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">gigs 18</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">June</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">is</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">scheduled to</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Liverpool</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Empire</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">, the</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Birmingham</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Symphony</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Hall</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps atn">(</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">20</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">)</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">and</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Clyde</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Auditorium</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">on June</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">23</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span></span><br /><span id="intelliTXT"><br /></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">The visit will</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">end</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">on</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">June 24</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">BOURNEMOUTH</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">BIC</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">in</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span></span><span id="intelliTXT"> Now tickets are on sale priced at £60.00.<br /><br />Ringo Starr and the All Star Band's UK tour dates at Hampton Court Palace Festival are:<br /><br /></span><span id="intelliTXT"> London, Hampton Court Palace festival – June 17</span><br /><span id="intelliTXT"> Liverpool, Empire – 18<br />Birmingham, Symphony Hall – 20<br />Manchester, Opera House – 22<br />Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium – 23<br />Bournemouth, BIC – 24</span>Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-74364392018383891822011-02-25T10:00:00.000-08:002011-02-25T10:03:55.943-08:00Hampton Court Palace Festival '11This would be the 18th year that Hampton Court Palace Festival will take place from Tuesday 8th until Saturday 19th June 2010. <br /><br />A huge variety of high profile artists from classical through to rock and pop will be welcome by the Palace.<br /><br />Line-up<br /><br />The line-up is as follows:<br />Wed 8th June Bryan Adams<br />Thu 9th June Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra with Sandie Shaw<br />Tue 14th June James Blunt<br />Wed 15th June Don Mclean<br /><br />Performances tend to commence either at 7pm or at 9pm and feature a programme packed with well-known names, culminating in a Festival Finale with a programme of classical favourites and a firework display on the East Front Gardens.Banhamin Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535852101528923837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-28056889138513055102010-12-08T08:24:00.000-08:002010-12-08T08:53:22.820-08:00Hampton Court Festival: Christmas tree festival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5a5HFlEqGORkcQ8GpmbhEwmJcS5CKvBFhxkpdkHlmsSc4l9QclUdc_3NVkhZiJFpJy1iAqQvhwekrpTAl0hxaBMnmoBoC69iXFnWrn9T8Izt1-xFGmImPmt8YAqbZTxEBTovuj89phY/s1600/images.jpeg"><img style="float: left; 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<br /><div class="article"> <div style="display: none;" class="mpu-ad mpu2"> <script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[ if (typeof dartOrd == 'undefined') dartOrd=Math.random()*10000000000000000000; if (typeof tm.zones == 'undefined') {tm.zones = "";} document.write('<scr' type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/adj/stainesnews.5293/' + 'article_mpu;slot=article%5Fmpu;sect=news%2Dstaines%2Dand%2Dashford;templ=page;cat=News;reg=TMS;st=r2;oid=27673719;sz=300x250' + tm.zones + ';tile=2' + ';ord=' + dartOrd + '?"><\/scr' + 'ipt>'); //]]></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/adj/stainesnews.5293/article_mpu;slot=article%5Fmpu;sect=news%2Dstaines%2Dand%2Dashford;templ=page;cat=News;reg=TMS;st=r2;oid=27673719;sz=300x250;zone=staines%2Dand%2Dashford%2Dnews;zone1=news%2Dstaines%2Dand%2Dashford;tile=2;ord=2557212386427721700?"></script> <noscript> <a href="http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/jump/stainesnews.5293/article_mpu;slot=article%5Fmpu;sect=news%2Dstaines%2Dand%2Dashford;templ=page;cat=News;reg=TMS;st=r2;oid=27673719;sz=300x250;tile=2;ord=413091190?" target="_blank"> <img src="http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/ad/stainesnews.5293/article_mpu;slot=article%5Fmpu;sect=news%2Dstaines%2Dand%2Dashford;templ=page;cat=News;reg=TMS;st=r2;oid=27673719;sz=300x250;tile=2;ord=413091190?" width="300" height="250" border="0" alt="article_mpuAdvertisement" /> </a> </noscript> </div> </div> <p>Christmas sparkle it will be very hard to find out than St Mathew's Church, in this weekend the most popular festival Christmas Tree festival is holding in the church but on the first Saturday, with the festive lights sparkling all around, the Barfield Handbell Orchestra, from Thatcham, will be performing a choice of seasonal tunes using bells, handchimes, bell plates and tone bars. </p><p>Alice Bennet, arranger of festival said, "It promises to be really magical, a wonderful evening". </p> <div class="article"> <div style="display: none;" class="mpu-ad mpu2"> <script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[ if (typeof dartOrd == 'undefined') dartOrd=Math.random()*10000000000000000000; if (typeof tm.zones == 'undefined') {tm.zones = "";} document.write('<scr' type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/adj/stainesnews.5293/' + 'article_mpu;slot=article%5Fmpu;sect=news%2Dstaines%2Dand%2Dashford;templ=page;cat=News;reg=TMS;st=r2;oid=27673719;sz=300x250' + tm.zones + ';tile=2' + ';ord=' + dartOrd + '?"><\/scr' + 'ipt>'); //]]></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/adj/stainesnews.5293/article_mpu;slot=article%5Fmpu;sect=news%2Dstaines%2Dand%2Dashford;templ=page;cat=News;reg=TMS;st=r2;oid=27673719;sz=300x250;zone=staines%2Dand%2Dashford%2Dnews;zone1=news%2Dstaines%2Dand%2Dashford;tile=2;ord=2557212386427721700?"></script> <noscript> <a href="http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/jump/stainesnews.5293/article_mpu;slot=article%5Fmpu;sect=news%2Dstaines%2Dand%2Dashford;templ=page;cat=News;reg=TMS;st=r2;oid=27673719;sz=300x250;tile=2;ord=413091190?" target="_blank"> <img src="http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/ad/stainesnews.5293/article_mpu;slot=article%5Fmpu;sect=news%2Dstaines%2Dand%2Dashford;templ=page;cat=News;reg=TMS;st=r2;oid=27673719;sz=300x250;tile=2;ord=413091190?" width="300" height="250" border="0" alt="article_mpuAdvertisement" /> </a> </noscript> </div> </div> <p>The trees festival can be considered from 10am-4pm on Saturday November 27 and December 4 and 11am-3pm on Sunday November 28 and December 5. On the evening the church will also be open at 7pm of the Ashford on the Map Christmas Market, Wednesday, December 8.
<br /></p>Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-28450498716394797722010-10-08T22:32:00.000-07:002010-10-08T22:35:22.936-07:00Tristan und Isolde; LSO/Gergiev<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-wxN1ap_0trouyfs1TkWeu0sCeIQhLjsVZT1DgRjJtSDTINVUSwBQFcNHNZaXJaadpSRhk9JzImnyfK2FKRk43tSKyMdzf-RxjALiaATIy0bUyBRRLkzhSz8t_-WomLYYJWsGdMCP6Am/s1600/images+(1)fdgv.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525915716538421010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 190px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-wxN1ap_0trouyfs1TkWeu0sCeIQhLjsVZT1DgRjJtSDTINVUSwBQFcNHNZaXJaadpSRhk9JzImnyfK2FKRk43tSKyMdzf-RxjALiaATIy0bUyBRRLkzhSz8t_-WomLYYJWsGdMCP6Am/s320/images+(1)fdgv.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />Done, "George Bernard Shaw speculated after one of his visits to the Bayreuth Festival, a Wagner Theater was built at Hampton Court or Richmond Hill, not to say Margate Pier." He argued that, given the British enthusiasm for Wagner, profit would be guaranteed and the "social usefulness tremendously greater" than that derived from other public pleasure dome, where money is wasted. The culture secretary might think interested in this.It's never too late to dream. A famous resident Margate, Tracey Emin could Have fun designing a neon slogan for the purpose, a good follow-up of the beach promenade commemorating Turner Gallery, which opened in the next year. Where better? It was on Margate Sands, after all combine to TS Eliot, "nothing with nothing," began The Waste Land, from Wagner's Tristan and Isolde text for quotes. His wife said the city, it was "quite strange and we do not like it," this is the kind of remark made about Bayreuth.Thanks Eliot, a line at least from High German in the minds of many operatic resistant A-level English student have crept in: "dull and empty the sea" - desolate and empty the sea - sung by the shepherds out for Isolde's ship in the 3rd Act, when Tristan is dying. The idea of the 20 Century, the greatest modernist poets, post-nervous breakdown and was staring at the sea from a humble refuge on the Isle of Thanet and thinking of Wagner's majestic love-in-death music-drama casts, both poetry and opera in a new perspective.The English Bayreuth imagination is by no means dead. Wasfi Kani, founder and CEO of Grange Park Opera, is also now replicate still looking for somewhere in London Wagner's purpose-built theater. "Open with London the capital of Europe, and the Bayreuth Festival for only 30 days a year, of course, there are enough people want to experience that wonderful acoustics," says Kani. "There is enough private capital in London, and enough commitment to the art of letting it happen. This will not be one of the government-funded organization and not be affected by cuts in this regard." Do not scoff. It has already built a theater. It can happen.This is a prelude by the accounting treatment for the manic excitement, which was the Philharmonic's semi-staged Tristan and Isolde, which eventually reached the UK five years after Peter Sellars production premiered in Paris in advance. A first-rate international cast of Gary Lehman and Violeta Urmana out as a lover, with a video by Bill Viola and Esa-Pekka Salonen joined admired as a conductor, promised five hours delight, as well as complex technical challenge for all involved. Thus it is proved. On the Festival Hall, and reportedly in Birmingham Symphony Hall, the audience roared and jumped from her seat at the end, while wiping her eyes.The problem with the production of intense passion is that you often do not know where to look. With the singers at the front of the stage (though sometimes distributed around the auditorium), orchestra up behind a 11 meter high screen on the back and captions, there was no single point of contact. This is less a complaint than a statement of why this thrilling musical experience that was missing last ounce of impact. The thoughtful, never too literally visual narrative employs Viola characteristic imagery of water, fire, sea, night, forests, vast horizons, which are slowly approaching, and the people in ritual or biblically inspired poses: prelapsarian, baptisms, transcendent .Lehman had outstanding stamina and Mana. The mere experience of hearing her sing with such mastery of a lack of tenderness or subtlety, which was abundantly supplied by the top-drawer supporting cast of Brangäne (Anne Sofie von Otter, smart and vigilant) made the statement, wrong King Mark (Matthew Best ) and the most affected of all, Jukka Rasilainen as Kurwenal, troubled, and rigidly faithful to the pain. Salonen, conducting, with amazing coolness and no evidence of frenzy was still passionate.To the end he looked wrung out. He had a right.The Philharmonic - and male chorus, too - were perfect. Solos were well taken, with particular praise for the English horn and viola. You can sample at a safe distance Wagner, a different kind of canvas, in a live relay on Saturday, the new Rheingold at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, started her new ring in 20 years (with Bryn Terfel as Wotan and Director by Robert Lepage), which opened on Monday with Hollywood glamor, watch thousands in Times Square, and a predictable reaction of joy and rebellion. Act fast: the Barbican is sold out and participating Picturehouse cinemas are filling fast.In the flood of new season concerts, which started London Symphony Orchestra and chief conductor Valery Gergiev, on a heavily Russian autumn, daring with opening fanfare: two works by Rodion Shchedrin (b1932), one-time head of the Russian Union of Composers and a brave voice of freedom in the face of Soviet pressure. Carmen Suite (1967), written for the Cuban National Ballet with his wife, ballerina in the title role in Bizet's score is poured over a sugar solution in water of bongos, vibraphone, and other, often witty, percussive invention. It was played with spirit, but wore thin after 40 minutes.His Piano Concerto No. 5, with Denis Matsuev as the sporting soloist, culminating in a perpetual motion much as Shostakovich and Prokofiev, but not as it struggled to play down a program note, quite as exciting as with. Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel as showing the LSO at their most assured and masterly. Always looking for ways of renewal gives the LSO String Experience scheme young professionals the chance to play as extras in some concerts. Three were under the strings last Saturday.A double bass player who catches the eye because of his boyish, infectious enthusiasm, turned out to be a Russian, Nikita Naumov, 24, returns a string-player experience a couple of seasons. He grinned and all, but dance like the twittering and twittering woodwinds, in the archaic sense of the word in the "ballet of the chicks in their egg shells." No wonder. Well, complete and he is a guest principal bassist of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. </div>Banhamin Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535852101528923837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-47604229908193585072010-06-16T14:28:00.000-07:002010-06-16T14:39:47.311-07:00Festival Tickets for Hampton Court Festival 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfMuEYVjkmkdd1OCUCBlzx5Nn2JmzUuIHH6uVDPksS_Oit0_rSaE6V78TFLgABkeCwlx3sFkAUSm-aQo4uKhNmPf0nYyKzi8VAmQIjgwUO_WKTT1itQcrBrO8is5945Nf7Iubzoe3-6U/s1600/516b8fa24b18f76a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483489429359762818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 209px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 181px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfMuEYVjkmkdd1OCUCBlzx5Nn2JmzUuIHH6uVDPksS_Oit0_rSaE6V78TFLgABkeCwlx3sFkAUSm-aQo4uKhNmPf0nYyKzi8VAmQIjgwUO_WKTT1itQcrBrO8is5945Nf7Iubzoe3-6U/s400/516b8fa24b18f76a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The Hampton Court Palace Festival is an annual musical event occurring in June which was established in 1993. Hampton Court Palace Festival is held at Hampton Court Palace’s Home Park, Hampton Court Park. In the London Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London. Hampton Court Palace Festival is run by IMG in conjunction with Historic Royal Palaces. Hampton Court Palace Festival, now in its 18th year is back this summer in June 2010. Hampton Court Palace Festival 2010 will be held from 8 June to 19 June 2010 at Hampton Court Palace. Hampton performance Court Festival 2010 are Jackson Browne, Van Morrison, Jools Holland, Nicola Benedetti, Simply Red, Michael Bolton, Katherine Jenkins and Michael Ball.Hampton Court Palace Festival Tickets for Hampton Court Palace Festival 2010 are available at Sold Out Ticket Market against nominal price. Sold Out Ticket Market is ideal for Hampton Court Festival Tickets at affordable rates. Check out the Ticket Market for Hampton Court Palace Festival Tickets.Hampton Court Palace Festival Tickets - Hampton Court Palace - £145.00 - http://www.soldoutticketmarket.com/festivals-tickets/hampton-court-palace-festival-tickets/Jools Holland Hampton Court Festival Tickets – Hampton Court Palace Festival – £125.00Nicola Benedetti Hampton Court Festival Tickets – Hampton Court Palace Festival – £125.00Simply Red Hampton Court Festival Tue Tickets – Hampton Court Palace Festival – £175.00Simply Red Hampton Court Festival Wed Tickets – Hampton Court Palace Festival – £175.00Michael Bolton Hampton Court Festival Tickets – Hampton Court Palace Festival – £145.00Katherine Jenkins Hampton Court Festival Tickets – Hampton Court Palace Festival – £175.00Michael Ball Hampton Court Festival Tickets – Hampton Court Palace Festival – £145.00</div>Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-68323683700188372942010-06-12T09:14:00.000-07:002010-06-12T09:24:05.017-07:00Hampton Court Palace Festival 2010 Hampton Court Festival Tickets<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPtEDVt-fjOAXpgE501hX_dmFVLPdAFaXMUT9PrUtJBuX8kjYkK69G2quoSTkAj8BBZprBoFESNaoZ8asanGgjKH-8ZoaOAYvcUzXhEs8dnmb2JtnA88Z4EsS7OsfrtBDqDx4MQXZhS0/s1600/hampton-court-palace-festival-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481923676941562210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 426px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPtEDVt-fjOAXpgE501hX_dmFVLPdAFaXMUT9PrUtJBuX8kjYkK69G2quoSTkAj8BBZprBoFESNaoZ8asanGgjKH-8ZoaOAYvcUzXhEs8dnmb2JtnA88Z4EsS7OsfrtBDqDx4MQXZhS0/s400/hampton-court-palace-festival-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Is an annual musical event the Hampton Court Palace Festival occurring in June which was established in 1993. Hampton Court Palace Festival is held at Hampton Court Palace’s Home Park, Hampton Court Park. Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London. Hampton Court Palace Festival is run by IMG in conjunction with Historic Royal Palaces. Hampton Court Palace Festival 2010 will be held from 8 June to 19 June 2010 at Hampton Court Palace.Hampton Court Palace Festival, now in its 18th year is back this summer in June 2010. Hampton Court Palace Festival 2010 will be held from 8 June to 19 June 2010 at Hampton Court Palace. Performances for Hampton Court Festival 2010 are Jackson Browne, Van Morrison, Jools Holland, Nicola Benedetti, Simply Red, Michael Bolton, Katherine Jenkins and Michael Ball.Hampton Court Palace Festival Tickets for Hampton Court Palace Festival 2010 are available at Sold Out Ticket Market against nominal price. Sold Out Ticket Market is ideal for Hampton Court Festival Tickets at affordable rates. Check out the Ticket Market for Hampton Court Palace Festival Tickets.</div>Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-15511183115190116052010-04-06T06:45:00.000-07:002010-04-06T06:51:29.365-07:00Van Morrison to play Hampton Court Festival.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuiG6ApbtAPZImUNlcVmdr51k1gdkJ2FuqRyvS30BrCb9SpFaIQgiVKGnlBsuP7xZvofBw_TTFO4HZOJiv3POJPiIjHORW4HiqfjTivZmmhR-2mmUP6fihJsEwiO7QrXSb33PAt16VLU/s1600/Hampton+Court+Festival.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuiG6ApbtAPZImUNlcVmdr51k1gdkJ2FuqRyvS30BrCb9SpFaIQgiVKGnlBsuP7xZvofBw_TTFO4HZOJiv3POJPiIjHORW4HiqfjTivZmmhR-2mmUP6fihJsEwiO7QrXSb33PAt16VLU/s400/Hampton+Court+Festival.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457021341561586866" /></a><br />Van Morrison is the latest star to join the line-up for this year's Hampton Court Palace Festival.<br /><br />The idiosyncratic Northern Irish singer-songwriter famous for hits such as Moondance and Brown Eyed Girl will play the 18th annual festival at the former royal palace on 10 June.<br /><br />The 64-year-old performer joins a programme already including Simply Red, Katherine Jenkins, the violinist Nicola Benedetti and Michael Ball.<br /><br />And it follows the addition of the pop flamenco stars Gipsy Kings. A spokesman for the band, who are French but descended from Spanish Romany, said they expected the event to be magical.<br /><br />He said: "This will bring us right back to our origins, performing under the stars and in an environment that welcomed travelling musicians who entertained courtiers back in the 16th century. This will be a welcome French invasion of the palace.”<br /><br />The festival runs from 8 to 19 June.Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-91846067558562936252010-03-08T04:44:00.000-08:002010-03-08T04:48:10.660-08:00Hampton Court Festival Ticket AgentsThere are a lot of Ticket Agents in the market who sell Hampton Court Festival Tickets but not all of them are successful to provide Hampton Court Festival Tickets. Among them, only few ticket sellers are provide to <a title="Hampton Court Tickets" href="http://www.gigsport.com/festivals-tickets/1823/hampton-court/hampton-court-tickets.htm" target="_self">Hampton Court Tickets </a>. The list of those Ticket Touts are as under:-<br /><br /><ul><li>Ticket Master</li><li>Sold Out Event Ticket</li><li><a href="http://www.gigsport.com/">Gig Sport</a></li><li>Getmein</li><li>Viagogo</li></ul>Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-30092784672066652932010-03-08T04:39:00.000-08:002010-03-08T04:44:01.684-08:00Hamton Court Festival Tickets are on sale<p>Hampton Court Palace is one of Britain’s most beautiful venues, and the Hampton Court Palace Festival, now in its 17th year, has grown into one of the UK's most exciting music events.</p><p>The dates are as under:-</p><p><a class="summary" href="http://www.gigsport.com/venues/hampton-court/hampton-court-tickets.htm" target="_self">Hampton Court Tickets</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gigsport.com/festivals/51834/hamp-court-palace-festival/hamp-court-palace-festival-hampton-court-tuesday-june-08-2010-tickets.htm">Hamp Court Palace Festival Tickets</a> - Tuesday, June 08, 2010</p><p><a href="http://www.gigsport.com/festivals/51835/hampton-court-palace/hampton-court-palace-hampton-court-thursday-june-10-2010-tickets.htm">Hampton Court Palace Tickets</a> - Thursday, June 10, 2010</p><p><a href="http://www.gigsport.com/festivals/51836/hampton-court-palace/hampton-court-palace-hampton-court-friday-june-11-2010-tickets.htm">Hampton Court Palace Tickets</a> - Friday, June 11, 2010</p><p><a href="http://www.gigsport.com/festivals/51837/hampton-court-palace/hampton-court-palace-hampton-court-saturday-june-12-2010-tickets.htm">Hampton Court Palace Tickets</a> - Saturday, June 12, 2010</p><p><a href="http://www.gigsport.com/festivals/51838/hampton-court-palace/hampton-court-palace-hampton-court-tuesday-june-15-2010-tickets.htm">Hampton Court Palace Tickets</a> - Tuesday, June 15, 2010</p><p><a href="http://www.gigsport.com/festivals/51839/hampton-court/hampton-court-hampton-court-wednesday-june-16-2010-tickets.htm">Hampton Court Tickets</a> - Wednesday, June 16, 2010</p><p><a href="http://www.gigsport.com/festivals/51840/hampton-court/hampton-court-hampton-court-thursday-june-17-2010-tickets.htm">Hampton Court Tickets</a> - Thursday, June 17, 2010</p><p><a href="http://www.gigsport.com/festivals/51841/hampton-court/hampton-court-hampton-court-friday-june-18-2010-tickets.htm">Hampton Court Tickets</a> - Friday, June 18, 2010</p><p><a href="http://www.gigsport.com/festivals/51842/hampton-court/hampton-court-hampton-court-saturday-june-19-2010-tickets.htm">Hampton Court Tickets</a> - Saturday, June 19, 2010</p> All <a title="Hampton Court Tickets" href="http://www.gigsport.com/festivals-tickets/1823/hampton-court/hampton-court-tickets.htm" target="_self">Hampton Court Tickets </a>are available on <a href="http://www.gigsport.com/">Gig Sport</a>Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-67065429262296739792010-03-08T04:26:00.000-08:002010-03-08T04:35:03.511-08:00Hamton Court Festival Food and Drink<p>Make your experience special by adding one of our pre-order Carluccio's picnic options which you can either book online or on the telephone number below. Alternatively, there will be a selection of foods on sale for those that do not wish to bring their own, please see below for details.</p><p><strong>Festival Picnics<br /></strong>Pre-order a delicious prepared picnic for two people. Carluccio's have explored the length and breadth of Italy to find the best ingredients from every region to include in your Festival Picnic<br />Picnics are collected at the Palace for you to eat within the stunning Palace grounds </p><strong>Waterside Picnics (Undercover)</strong><br />Enjoy a Carluccio's Festival Picnic for two people set against the stunning backdrop of the Palace's East Front gardens<br />Seated undercover in a lit gazebo you and your guest will enjoy your Festival picnic at a clothed table<br />Tea and coffee served to your table by hospitality staff<br />VIP car parking<br />A Festival souvenir programme per two guests and a rug per person<br /><br /><strong>In the Palace Gardens<br /></strong>For those wishing to purchase refreshments in the Palace Gardens, Three Potato More will be selling hot jacket potatoes with a variety of delicious fillings and chunky chips. Garden Catering will be selling sandwiches, salads and hot waffles, and the Public Bar will be open from 6pm selling Veuve Cliquot Champagne, wines, Organic Honey Dew beer and soft drinks.Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-76611054336560619492010-03-08T04:24:00.000-08:002010-03-08T04:25:47.760-08:00Hampton Court Festival HospitalityThe Hampton Court Palace Festival is as much a culinary experience as a night of musical entertainment. The combination of Gordon Ramsay, IMG and Absolute Taste has brought together a team that has a synergy of core values which includes a passion for using only the best produce available.<br /><br />Itinerary<br />18.30 Champagne & canapé reception<br />19.10 Dinner called<br />20.45 Guests called to concert<br />21.00 Concert begins<br />22.30 Guests depart<br />*Timings are approximate and may vary on some nights<br /><br />The package includes:<br />Reserved concert seating in the VIP covered grandstand<br />Champagne reception with canapés<br />Dinner with fine wines, followed by coffee and chocolates<br />Exclusive access to the Palace’s State Apartments<br />Complimentary rug and official souvenir programme<br />Complimentary VIP Car ParkingShabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-84543946390310393392010-03-08T04:17:00.000-08:002010-03-08T04:20:04.747-08:00How To Get to Hampton Court Festival<strong>By Train</strong>: Hampton Court Palace is situated only a few minutes walk from Hampton Court Station which is on a direct line to and from Waterloo (journey time approx. 40 minutes).<br /><br />We are delighted that South West trains have added two special Festival services - the last trains will leave Hampton Court at 23:24, 23:45 and 00:13 after each performance.<br /><br />Trains from Waterloo leave at 06 minutes and 36 minutes past the hour.<br /><br />Late night and weekend train services are often subject to diversions for local engineering work. Please check www.nationalrail.co.uk before you travel.<br /><br /><strong>By Car</strong>: Hampton Court Palace is situated to the South West of Central London and is close to Kingston Upon Thames. It is 20 minutes from junctions 15, 12 and 10 of the M25.<br /><br />Complimentary parking facilities a few minutes walk from the Palace are available to Festival patrons. Festival car parking will be extensively signposted on all major approach roads. Car Parks will be open from 5pm onwards on performance days and until one hour after the end of the performance.<br /><br /><strong>By Bus</strong>: Local bus services R68, 411, 111 & 216 also serve Hampton Court Palace.<br /><br /><strong>By Boat</strong>: Hampton Court Palace Festival and Turk Launches are pleased to offer a boat service from Turks Pier, Kingston-Upon-Thames (short walk from Kingston station) to Hampton Court Palace (journey time 30mins). Boats depart at 18.00 & 18.45 on each night of the Festival (18.00 only on classical performances that start at 19:15/19.30). Return service at 23.00 on each night of the Festival.Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-71347298695281259382010-03-08T04:12:00.000-08:002010-03-08T04:16:30.709-08:00Hamton Court Festival Information<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie80kJ121tNUH1oF0wLYz8kUMWbR5WbD2-vdNofOTMtdK-SVFEZDGWmUWywqqLJ3FZ6cWBnYtiet60ug2I_oufJxJItMMQ4RyyqbAIUtp2E7-wiMhrsGldd7z1hgyQ4V4anX438nPhyfI/s1600-h/hampton_court_festival7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446235701524168610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie80kJ121tNUH1oF0wLYz8kUMWbR5WbD2-vdNofOTMtdK-SVFEZDGWmUWywqqLJ3FZ6cWBnYtiet60ug2I_oufJxJItMMQ4RyyqbAIUtp2E7-wiMhrsGldd7z1hgyQ4V4anX438nPhyfI/s400/hampton_court_festival7.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>Timings</strong><br /><br /><p>5pm Free car park opens<br />5.30pm Palace Gardens open for guests to picnic<br />For concerts that commence at 7.15pm there will be an interval of 75 minutes during which we recommend that you dine and picnic. For concerts beginning at 9pm there is no interval so we recommend that you dine within the Palace Gardens before the concert.<br /></p><br /><ul><br /><li><strong>Restrictions</strong><br />As the event takes place within a Historic Royal Palace there are a number of restrictions that we ask all guests to observe:</li><br /><li>Barbecues are not permitted anywhere within the Palace Grounds </li><br /><li>No hampers, large items or bags are permitted within the concert auditorium </li><br /><li>A complimentary 'left-picnic' facility will be available within the Palace Gardens while you enjoy the concert </li><br /><li>No smoking, drinking or eating are permitted inside the Palace including the courtyards and the concert auditorium </li><br /><li>No audio-visual equipment or umbrellas are permitted to be used once inside the Palace, including the courtyards and the concert auditorium </li></ul>Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-68768372967804425182010-03-08T03:55:00.000-08:002010-03-08T03:57:18.046-08:00Hampton Court Festival Picture Gallery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiQ0qUvVfbSslmuyw1wWUzX2d9FALUCCwSvBkEVQErtNSwZ5ZaaKEEi8OWY6ENOA-lao9pj6IG7t1y6EDJ608di2E20jp1QwqHuMHJgdDFZHkr8sM_5JoHnHliWVur2XlqhCD-2UoTxA/s1600-h/hampton_court_festival5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446230761577673266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiQ0qUvVfbSslmuyw1wWUzX2d9FALUCCwSvBkEVQErtNSwZ5ZaaKEEi8OWY6ENOA-lao9pj6IG7t1y6EDJ608di2E20jp1QwqHuMHJgdDFZHkr8sM_5JoHnHliWVur2XlqhCD-2UoTxA/s400/hampton_court_festival5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN32LO87OkUPJP2S9j3gbPQ9lQp7xU2kV-SrTl-8OgVrA0MjHg1IFzbsjxmqckyYpPn-X1oUmq8HBISPisxedgxl3GcekhTEz6T9bVM7JnOc8glbpyzGaNAJw-3mzdW81Pd5ZZaa_JEFM/s1600-h/hampton_court_festival4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446230756345316354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN32LO87OkUPJP2S9j3gbPQ9lQp7xU2kV-SrTl-8OgVrA0MjHg1IFzbsjxmqckyYpPn-X1oUmq8HBISPisxedgxl3GcekhTEz6T9bVM7JnOc8glbpyzGaNAJw-3mzdW81Pd5ZZaa_JEFM/s400/hampton_court_festival4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwT39cQejJr7ocUP4yWrWzo0tvlmmbTAJO8lqCclmlASKLhVWw8AheMgHDC9t_GrjJSyqcbK3ceTvHP7OPMUBRHgPS4t5GJpaU3-IdawkrlVVl4AD7oxJvH5sYrtzE3topdJV35TMe1RY/s1600-h/hampton_court_festival3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446230750914725442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwT39cQejJr7ocUP4yWrWzo0tvlmmbTAJO8lqCclmlASKLhVWw8AheMgHDC9t_GrjJSyqcbK3ceTvHP7OPMUBRHgPS4t5GJpaU3-IdawkrlVVl4AD7oxJvH5sYrtzE3topdJV35TMe1RY/s400/hampton_court_festival3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vNOp-71FiVwGMHJiL8XxRxdFP5ILHpq2Cufja7ytVnKb2T-HQAO1s5xwbTSRnLAV9_T3963OYuAEU3Qo4NnCGF27oTgaWAGbaVAa6Xw_S4C13qBArDmOzS5IsXOtKrUoTywQs0M-0nc/s1600-h/hampton_court_festival2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446230743327056002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vNOp-71FiVwGMHJiL8XxRxdFP5ILHpq2Cufja7ytVnKb2T-HQAO1s5xwbTSRnLAV9_T3963OYuAEU3Qo4NnCGF27oTgaWAGbaVAa6Xw_S4C13qBArDmOzS5IsXOtKrUoTywQs0M-0nc/s400/hampton_court_festival2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlz23etPg_RzMjZEWXJgjqOrPu1FhAu8GL_Oov2qcEMq84kxkHWW_-Zt5LWsB7ytuFsmIo5SJr9g9QOKDGvqX2HgwVHFv-e-g7NGR28WlcF9c7haBx5kcKeeWxJAASUDUMsNezxylOz0/s1600-h/hampton_court_festival1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446230739762385778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlz23etPg_RzMjZEWXJgjqOrPu1FhAu8GL_Oov2qcEMq84kxkHWW_-Zt5LWsB7ytuFsmIo5SJr9g9QOKDGvqX2HgwVHFv-e-g7NGR28WlcF9c7haBx5kcKeeWxJAASUDUMsNezxylOz0/s400/hampton_court_festival1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-50112206448259460452010-03-08T03:47:00.000-08:002010-03-08T03:53:03.584-08:00Live music at Hampton CourtHampton Court will be energetic with an extra ordinary line up of live music actions. With Hampton Court Palace Festival tickets crowds can get carried away with an evening of music in London, ideal for long summer evenings.<br /><br />Past performers<br />Other past actors have included Eric Clapton, Art Garfunkel, Tracy Chapman, Brian Wilson, Katie Melua and many more famous names, so you're guaranteed a lineup of great performers at this festive summer event. Tickets are bound to sell out fast so make sure you don't miss out, pick yours up nice and early<br /><br />All <a title="Hampton Court Tickets" href="http://www.gigsport.com/festivals-tickets/1823/hampton-court/hampton-court-tickets.htm" target="_self">Hampton Court Tickets </a>are available on <a href="http://www.gigsport.com/">Gig Sport</a>Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-31951553839098263462010-03-08T03:37:00.000-08:002010-03-08T03:46:57.215-08:00Hamton Court Festival 2010 Line UpExclusive performances at Hampton Court Palace<br />Taking place for the 19th consecutive year, the Hampton Court Palace Festival brings together a selection of world class acts in a premier live music event. 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The palace is situated 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south west of Charing Cross and upstream of Central London on the River Thames. It was initially built for Cardinal Wolsey, a favourite of King Henry VIII, circa 1514; in 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the palace was passed to the King, who enlarged it.<br /><br />The following century, William III's massive rebuilding and expansion project intended to rival Versailles was begun. Work halted in 1694, leaving the palace in two distinct contrasting architectural styles, domestic Tudor and Baroque. While the palace's styles are an accident of fate, a unity exists due to the use of pink bricks and a symmetrical, albeit vague, balancing of successive low wings.<br /><br />Today, the palace is open to the public, and is a major tourist attraction. It is cared for by an independent charity, Historic Royal Palaces which receives no funding from the Government or the Crown.<br /><br />The palace's Home Park is the site of the annual Hampton Court Palace Festival and Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Along with St. James's Palace, it is one of only two surviving palaces out of the many owned by Henry VIII.<br /><br /><div></div>Shabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821419641748032107.post-81602025929821369992010-03-08T03:28:00.000-08:002010-03-08T03:33:35.859-08:00Introduction To Hampton Court Festival<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04mqJZEhXCLzJPXJToPM5JZUxAY_UsOfJ_zv_qpgCi9hC2hwRZk3AqK1OkB_LwBHvT5LIXBmqd3XRoE3egyVw8FAaDBWAYvs5L7mAD9UpTm-QZ8xWo-9ae8jR7xOGvNdFkrRvanhHQAM/s1600-h/hampton_court_festival.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446224662997098914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 185px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04mqJZEhXCLzJPXJToPM5JZUxAY_UsOfJ_zv_qpgCi9hC2hwRZk3AqK1OkB_LwBHvT5LIXBmqd3XRoE3egyVw8FAaDBWAYvs5L7mAD9UpTm-QZ8xWo-9ae8jR7xOGvNdFkrRvanhHQAM/s320/hampton_court_festival.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Hampton Court Palace Festival is an annual musical event held in June which was established in 1993. The Festival is well-known for presenting renowned artists across the music genres such as Sir Elton John, Eric Clapton, Tom Jones, Andrea Bocelli, Van Morrison, Jools Holland, the Buena Vista Social Club, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Jose Carreras and Josh Groban. The concerts are held in the close and atmospheric open-air Base Court of the palace and continue a tradition of entertainment first introduced by monarchs and nobility in the 16th and 17th century. The event is taken place at Hampton Court Palace and is run by IMG in conjunction with Historic Royal PalacesShabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116792968822113344noreply@blogger.com0