Jimmy Page To Headline Peace Concert In China
Former Led Zeppelin Star Jimmy Page will be among the headliners at the inaugural Show of Peace Concert in Beijing, China in April (10).
The guitar great will join Prince, Green Day, Beyonce, Coldplay and Justin Timberlake, among others, for the big show at the Bird's Nest stadium, where he performed with Leona Lewis during the finale of the last Olympic Games in 2008.
The concert marks the 30th anniversary of the cultural exchange agreement between the U.S. and China.
Over 100,000 music fans are expected to fill the stadium for the concert on 17 April (10).
Phil Demmel Raising Funds For Alexander's Grieving Family
Machine Head Rocker Phil Demmel is auctioning off a signed guitar to raise funds for the family of late British thrash metal rocker
Mike Alexander - who died while on tour in October (09).
Late Evile bassist Alexander was admitted to hospital just a few days into the band's European tour with Swedish death metal band Amon Amarth, which kicked off on 2 October (09).
He passed away in Lulea, Sweden on 5 October (09) due to a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot on the lungs. He was 32.
Now Demmel is auctioning off a signed Jackson KV2 guitar on eBay.com to help raise funds for Alexander's grieving relatives.
The auction is set to end on 23 December (09). As WENN went to press, bidding had reached $1,184 (£740).
U2 Star Clayton Investigates Assistant Over 'Missing Millions'
U2 star Adam Clayton is taking legal action against his former personal assistant over allegations she siphoned off money from his multi-million dollar fortune to fund a lavish lifestyle for herself.
The bassist has secured a temporary court order in his native Dublin, Ireland to freeze Carol Hawkins' assets after she allegedly stole up to $2.56 million (£1.6 million) from his accounts.
Clayton is said to have fired Hawkins last month (Nov09) after she confessed to "misappropriating" some of the star's money and subsequent investigation allegedly found she had been using the musician's credit and debit cards for herself.
On Friday (18Dec09) Dublin's High Court heard allegations Hawkins used Clayton's money to buy an apartment in New York City and fund holidays for her family.
Hawkins admits using Clayton's cards, but disputes the sums of money involved.
The star's lawyers secured an order from the court forbidding Hawkins from reducing her assets, and the judge adjourned the case until Monday (21Dec09).
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