Van Morrison booked for Blenheim

SINGER-SONGWRITER and musician #VanMorrison will be on stage for the first night of Nocturne at #BlenheimPalace on June 25.

The event is the first joint venture from Neapolitan Live Events, creators of the critically-acclaimed Love Supreme Jazz Festival, and U-Live, the new live music division of Universal Music Group. The five-year deal with Blenheim Palace sees an investment of £2.5 million to bring live music back to the historic Oxfordshire venue this year.

Ciro Romano at Neapolitan Live Events said: ‘It is a huge honour to be entrusted by the Duke of Marlborough to bring #music back to this unique palace. We are thrilled that we have secured Van Morrison to return to Blenheim Palace for the first time since his historic performance in 2004.’

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Orlando sets new record for tourism

VISIT ORLANDO reports that more than 62 million people visited the city in 2014, an all-time record for the US travel industry.

A record 32 million room nights were sold in Orlando in 2014, resulting in bed tax collections topping $200 million ($136.3 million) for the first time in Orange County, home to the Central Florida tourism district.


In 2014, Walt Disney World Resort completed New Fantasyland and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and Diagon Alley at the Universal Orlando resort opened.

Other new venues include the Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts.

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Fests in the Med … Coming up in Malta & Gozo

Malta’s International Arts Festival (July 10 to August 3) features local and international artists and performers, workshops, and masterclasses in Valletta.

This year’s highlights include classical pianist and Debussy specialist Noriko Ogawa from Japan, and from the Czech Republic, the Talich Quartet – one of the world’s finest string quartets. www.maltaartsfestival.org

On Gozo, the Victoria International Arts Festival (June 10-July 13) offers 33 concerts by musicians from nearby Sicily to far-flung South Korea and Australia.

A special feature is the inclusion of a five-day mini-festival of Baroque music within the larger programme. www.viaf.org.mt

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