Wednesday 24 June 2026.

Wednesday 24 June 2026. 4 NON BLONDES live at Shepherds Bush Empire. 4 Non Blondes's debut album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (1992), spent 59 weeks on the US Billboard 200 and sold over six million copies worldwide.Its single "What's Up?" reached number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped twelve international charts, becoming the band's signature song. They reformed for a one-off gig in 2014, and announced a long-term reunion with four original members and new music in 2025. ' What's Up? ' reached number two in the UK singles charts in 1983. The official video for it has passed two billion views on YouTube. This show will be their first UK gig since 1994. Their singer Linda Perry has written hits for many other artists. ----------- Level 3 is closed and space elsewhere , so maybe 1000 folks are here. Support band Lucia & The Best Boys arrived on stage at 8pm for their 30 mins set. They are a Scottish indie rock band formed in Glasgow by lead vocalist and songwriter Lucia Fairfull. They played a good set. 4 NON BLONDES arrived on stage at 9pm for their 85 mins set . Linda Perry is wearing a large brimmed Boy George type hat. Linda is joined by four musicians. Half a dozen lighting poles are dotted around behind the stage. Lots of good catchy pop rock tracks played The highlight of the show was easily the first encore , which was their massive hit ,' What's Up? ' that was extended as Linda shook hands with fans from the pit area and got the crowd to sing the lyrics on their own. An enjoyable show. ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Tuesday 23 June 2026...7.30pm to 10.45pm... THE SERPENTINE GALLERY SUMMER PARTY - Kensington Gardens , London W2. Salma Hayek Pinault, Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu, are all the co-hosts this year. Salma Hayek married French billionaire businessman François-Henri Pinault in 2009. This years architect is LANZA atelier. One of the ' big three ' London celebrity social gatherings. I was at the other two - The Royal Academy and V & A summer parties earlier this month. ------------ Must be over 20 photographers outside snapping the arrivals , and three or four of the main celebrity photographers like Dave Benett and Richard Young have inside access. A big crowd of some 700 or 800 here. One of the major London summer parties as lots of big names here , or as The Standard paper that calls it " the London society event of the summer". Lots of women in very glamorous summer dresses . Special guest Salma Hayek Pinault is co-host proceedings , so she was the main target of the photographers . Also here were Tico Torres ( Bon Jovi drummer), Jeff Goldblum, Richard E Grant , Daniel Lismore, Rebel Wilson, Lord Frederick Windsor, Lennie James, Jessie Ware, Pixie Geldof, Nicky Hilton Rothschild , Oliver Cheshire, Anish Kapoor, Grayson Perry , Pixie Lott, Zara Martin, Sienna Miller, Georgia May Jagger ,Isla Fisher , Alexander Chung , Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Jenna Coleman, Ellie Goulding, Naomie Harris , Michael B. Jordan, Simon de Pury , Lady Ruth Rogers , Kyle MacLachlan, Celia Imrie , Maya Jama, Jackie St Clair, Ozwald Boateng, Richard Caring, Mark Strong and many more. We have an Indian drummers display , a mariachi band and a couple of djs playing tunes. Waiters everywhere topping up drinks and serving the food. Complimentary Ruinart champers , three different cocktails , Whispering Angel wines , different bowl foods , canapes , desserts and a chocolate bricks station. ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Monday 22 June 2026. Very sad news that music industry legend CLIVE DAVIS has died aged 94. Davis was named President of Columbia Records in 1967, where he signed artists including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Santana and Aerosmith. He founded Arista Records in 1974, and the label went on to release music by Aretha Franklin, Barry Manilow, Patti Smith and the Grateful Dead. In 1989, Davis co-founded LaFace Records with Babyface and L.A. Reid, the home of OutKast, TLC, Usher, Pink and Toni Braxton. He later launched Bad Boy Records with Sean Combs, which released music by The Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans. In 2000, he left Arista to launch J Records, which signed and developed Alicia Keys. Between 2002 and 2008, Davis served as Chairman and CEO of the RCA Music Group. He later became Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment, a title he held until his death. No artist became more closely associated with Davis than Whitney Houston, whom he signed to Arista in 1983. Clive Davis is famously credited with orchestrating a massive, career-defining comeback for Rod Stewart in the early 2000s. Davis signed Stewart to his label, J Records, and encouraged him to pivot to a repertoire of classic American pop and jazz standards. All five albums were big sellers.

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