Thousands of Greeks and a sold-out concert dedicated to the 57 victims of the tragic train collision in Tempi is taking place at the Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens on Friday night, October 11, 2024. An organization representing several families of the victims has organized the concert with the participation …
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Illumination of Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion (video)
The emblematic Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion was illuminated on Monday night in an event with the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and a concert by distinguished Greek composer Stavros Xarhakos. The illumination of the famous temple in south-eastern Attica offers also a unique experience to ships passengers …
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Athens Municipality postpones concert under the auspices of Israeli embassy
Τhe Athens Municipality has postponed a concert scheduled under the auspices of the Israeli embassy for security reasons, Mayor Haris Doukas announced on Monday. The concert was scheduled to take place on April 29. The postponement of the concert by the musical ensembles of the Organization of Culture, Sports and …
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Lycabettus Theater reopens after 15 years with Stavros Xarchakos concert
The municipal Lycabettus Theater will reopen its doors to the public after 15 years on September 15, 2023, with a landmark concert featuring one of Greece’s greatest composers of popular music, Stavros Xarchakos, on stage. The Municipality of Athens vied for and undertook the restoration of the iconic theater, which …
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Placido Domingo unique concert in Toplou Monastery
Placido Domingo in a unique concert at the Holy Monastery of Toplou in Sitia on the island of Crete. The world-renowned tenor and baritone Placido Domingo will give a unique concert on Sunday, July 9, 2023 in the imposing space of the Holy Monastery of Toplou, in Sitia, in one …
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Tear gas in concert in Thessaloniki campus has crowd run in panic (videos)
Greek riot police fired tear gas and made use of a water cannon during clashes with students in Thessaloniki on Friday night. The clashes in the city center and main Egnatia road erupted after police fired tear gas on a concert attended by some 5,000 people in the campus of …
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Delos: Spectacular concert on the sacred island to raise awareness for climate change (video)
Monday night on the sacred uninhabited Greek island Delos: a spectacular classical concert sending a sound message for the climate change. It is is first time a concert was held at the UNESCO World Heritage site of ancient ruins. The emblematic island of Delos, the cosmopolitan center of the Mediterranean …
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Reunite the Marbles: Desmond Child, Alice Cooper, Bonny Tyler to rock the Parthenon
Grammy Award-winning American composer and producer Desmond Child, Alice Cooper, Bonny Tyler , Sakis Rouvas and other musicians join forces in a concert with the aim of reunite the Parthenon Marbles. The concert with the title “Desmond Child Rocks the Parthenon” is scheduled to take place at the Odeon of …
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Covid-19 restrictions cancel Gardiner – Monteverdi Choir concert in Athens
The Athens Festival announced on Monday the cancellation of the concert of the concert of Monteverdi Choir – English Baroque Soloists directed by famous conductor John Eliot Gardiner. “We are sorry to inform you that the concert of Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists directed by John Eliot Gardiner, which …
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Police spoils inter-balcony concert in Thessaloniki (video)
A spontaneous music event on balconies called the police intervention in the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday evening. The so-called “inter-balcony concert” took place in the neighborhood of Alexandros Svolos upon the initiative by local residents as public events are banned due to nationwide lockdown. Harps, trumpets, drums, …
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Truck concert, crowding outside PM’s residence angers Greeks amid lockdown
A concert on a truck initiated by the Mayor of Athens and the crowding outside the Prime Minister’s residence amid lockdown have angered Greeks who have been complying with the anti-coronavirus measures for over a month. Singer Alkistis Protopsalti and some musicians on the back of a truck toured the …
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Celine Dion to bewitch her fans in first concert in Athens in July
One of the most recognized and widely respected superstars, the ultimate pop icon, Celine Dion, will be meeting her fans in Athens, Greece. The concert is scheduled for Friday 31st July 2020 at the Olympic Stadium of Athens (OAKA). It will be the first concert of the Canadians singer in …
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The adventures of Bryan Adams and his concert in Athens
Greeks glorified Canadian singer Bryan Adams on Monday in his first live concert in Athens after 27 years. A unique music experience that only Bryan Adams can offer. However, the concert was almost cancelled after the organizer went bankrupt over the weekend. The concert was one of the most anticipated …
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Middle Ages: Protesters cancel Rotting Christ gig due to “obscene name”
Middle Ages are apparently alive and kicking in Greece of 2019, with religious and nationalist groups to have managed to cancel a concert by black metal band Rotting Christ, a band that has been around for 30 years. The concert cancellation was an apparent response to protests over the obscenity …
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Sting sweeps rain water off stage at ancient Odeon in Athens (videos)
World famous British singer Sting grabbed a broom and swept rain water off the stage of the ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus on Saturday evening. The rain poured down short before the concert was to start. Wearing a trench coat, the music star had no problem to rush in aid …
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Maria Farantouri with Resistance and Love songs in Carnegie Hall
For generations of Greek music fans, two names have come to symbolize the country and its social and political struggles: the internationally acclaimed singer Maria Farantouri and the composer whose music she took to the world, Mikis Theodorakis, whom most Americans know primarily through his score for Zorba the Greek. …
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Remos-Ramazzotti sing for wealthy Lebanese, local new rich and tax auditors
Antonis Remos – Eros Ramazzotti in Nammos: A concert that united Greek and Italian singers, Lebanese billionaires with Turkish and Arab multimillionaires and a Greek shipowner, jet-setters, celebrities and wanna-be crowds, and had the Greek state earn 385,000 euros in one night. Through a clever trick: the finance authorities deployed …
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Amazing tribute for a Great Greek: 1,000 Voices honor Mikis Theodorakis (videos)
Rare moments with one of the few Great Greeks still alive. An exceptional concert. One thousand voices for Mikis Theodorakis. Choirs from thirty cities and thousands of people gathered in Panathenaic Stadium in Athens to pay tribute to the great composer. Mikis Theodorakis directs the orchestra and the choir. Next …
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Bob Geldof draws ire of Greek Cypriots over concert in Turkish-occupied Cyprus
Veteran Irish pop star and activist (?) Bob Geldof has drawn the ire of Greek Cypriots, who this week urged him to cancel a concert he is due to play on Friday in the Turkish-occupied north of the divided island. The veteran Irish singer and his band, The Boomtown Rats, …
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Unforgettable! George Michael enters stage holding the Greek flag (video)
The death of George Michael on Christmas day shocked the world. And this not only because his hit Last Christmas has been playing all over since 1984. He was just 53 years old. A day after his death was announced everything about him has been written by international media and …
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