Wembley Bound - Ed Sheeran has announced plans for his biggest solo concert to date at Wembley Stadium on 10 July 2015. He said: "I've made no secret recently of my ambition to play Wembley Stadium on my own in front of 80,000 people. I am absolutely over the moon to be able to announce it's going to happen next summer. It's going to be amazing, I just can't wait." The show will be part of his Multiply world tour and follows his 21 sold out shows in the UK earlier this year.
Off His Bike - U2 frontman Bono has been injured after falling off a bike in Central Park, New York. The band revealed on its website that he will require surgery on his arm "to repair it". U2 were due to start a week-long residency on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, which they have postponed.
Muffled Sound - Director Christopher Nolan has defended the sound in his film Interstellar. Some viewers have complained that sections of dialogue are difficult to hear, but Nolan told the Hollywood Reporter that was intentional. He said the idea was "to experience the journey the character is going on... I've always loved films that approach sound in an impressionistic way and that is an unusual approach for a mainstream blockbuster, but I feel it's the right approach."
Reunion Blues - Boy George has called off a reunion tour of Culture Club after the singer discovered he had developed a potentially serious throat problem. The 53-year-old needs treatment for a polyp which has led to his re-formed '80s group pulling out of a UK and US tour - although the band is hoping to reschedule. Culture Club plans next year to release its first album since 1999, called Tribes.
Band Aid - Sales of the new Band Aid single have been "manic" since its unveiling, says organiser Bob Geldof. The outspoken musician and campaigner admitted he had been "a bit nervous" but said the response had been "extraordinary". "From what we've seen from iTunes it's gone bonkers," he told Radio 4's Today programme. "Within four or five minutes we had a million quid." The reworked Do They Know It's Christmas? topped the iTunes chart within an hour of going on sale. The track is now available to download at a cost of 99p. A CD version, costing £4, will be released in three weeks.
(Jim Evans)
