Cliff Richard

Nile Rodgers will host the benefit which also features appearances from Freya Ridings, Sir Cliff Richard, Kaiser Chiefs, James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers), Rebecca Ferguson, and more.

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of Fontaines D.C.'s second album, the first Psychedelic Furs album in 29 years, plus the solo debut from Ulrika Spacek's Rhys Edwards, and three very smooth '70s compilations (two of which are Saint Etienne related).

Neil Diamond is not the only classic pop crooner with a new album..."Engelbert Calling" is the new album and the first ever duets album from the legendary and incomparable Engelbert Humperdinck...

As mentioned, despite Morrissey canceling his tour, Cliff Richard -- who was to have opened the 6/21 Barclays Center show -- vowed to still play...

After Morrissey canceled the remainder of his 2014 North American tour after falling ill in Miami -- including his big NYC show at Barclays Center -- a statement was posted to official Moz mouthpiece True to You, basically pinning his illness on opener Kristeen Young:Difficulties had arisen on May 31st following Kristeen Young's opening set at the Miami Knight Concert Hall, after which Kristeen confessed to "a horrendous cold", the symptoms of which were passed on to Morrissey resulting in the cancellation of the next show in Atlanta...

CLIFF RICHARD: I said, "My initial answer is yes but can you check it's not a joke? Is there an ulterior motive?" He got hold of Morrissey's management and he said: "No, Morrissey's a fan and he'd like you to be there...

Morrissey @ BAM, Jan. 2013 (more by Dana Yavin) We already posted that Morrissey was playing big shows in NYC and LA, but now Moz has announced a full North American tour, that comes to a close (currently) with the Brooklyn Barclays Center show on June 21 with septugenarian UK pop legend Cliff Richard opening...

Via True to You, Morrissey has announced two big shows on either coast: May 10 at Los Angeles Sports Arena and June 21 at Brooklyn's Barclay's Center...