Henry Padovani starts a short solo tour of Italian clubs next week, so now is a great chance to catch him perform some intimate gigs. The shows start on March 27 in Piozzo, March and then move to Bresso (Mar 28), Castiglione (Mar 29), Torino (Mar 30), Bergamo (Mar 31), Cupra Marittima (Apr 1) and Roma (Apr 2). For full venue information read on...

Pupils at Hawthorn Primary School in Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne received a surprise visit from Sting today, joining Kathryn Tickell. Their visit was in support of the In Harmony project; a project delivered by The Sage Gateshead at Hawthorn Primary School. The project has enabled every child in the school access to a musical instrument and music tutors on a daily basis as part of a national programme that aims to inspire and transform the lives of children in deprived communities within the UK, using the power and disciplines of music-making. Sting joined the pupils along with award-winning Northumbrian piper and composer, Kathryn Tickell and singer Mike Tickell, to listen to the pupils play instruments they have received since the project started...