Animal activists are up in arms over a Viennese performance artists announcement to jump into a basin of fledglings.Artist Renfah said today (Fri) he planned to hurl himself into a glass container of 10,000 male chicks which would be turned into food immediately after birth at his studio in Wieden district next Wednesday (8 September).A […]
Skunk Anansie roll into Vienna
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Skunk Anansie will perform in Vienna next year, it was announced today (Fri).Online music and events platform Britishrock.cc has revealed that the English alternative rock band fronted by charismatic singer Skin will hit the stage at the Gasometer concert hall on 18 February.Skunk Anansie are one of the most successful Brit rock acts […]
Austrian DJ eyes world record
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An Upper Austrian DJ has vowed to win back the title for the longest nonstop deejaying session.Rene Brunner a.k.a. DC DJ said today (Weds) he will entertain around 6,000 party-makers at an event in Newport Beach, California, USA, from 31 August for at least five consecutive days and nights.The 29-year-old from Marchtrenk, Upper Austria, was […]
Scarlett and Ryan spotted in Vienna
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Hollywood superstars Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds visited Vienna on an incognito trip, it has emerged.The couple, who married two years ago, were spotted having breakfast at the citys Café Central yesterday (Tues).A waiter at the city centre hotspot told the press today that the actors had opted for the so-called Altenberg breakfast of jam, […]
Joe Cocker to rock Austria
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Famed rock singer Joe Cocker will perform in Vienna in November, it was confirmed today (Fri).The 66-year-old Sheffield-born star is set to hit the stage at the citys 12,000-capacity Stadthalle on 17 November, according to Britishrock.cc.Cocker rose to fame in the 1960s and has toured and released albums ever since. “With a little help from […]
Cerha to get Salzburg gong
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Friedrich Cerha will be honoured with the 2011 Salzburg Music Prize, it has emerged.The 84-year-old composer and conductor who received the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art in 2005 is the third artist after Salvatore Sciarrino and Klaus Huber to get the award which includes a prize money of 60,000 Euros.The three-member […]
Neil Armstrong on TV tonight
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Legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong visited Austria last week to take part in a TV chat show aired tonight (Thurs), it emerged.Private broadcaster ServusTV revealed only today that Armstrong the first man on the moon took an invitation to a special edition of the “Talk im Hangar-7” show produced at Salzburg Airport to mark […]
Pop star Christina Stürmer will be the first personality to be displayed at Viennas Madame Tussauds.Museum officials said today (Weds) the Austrian singers wax clone will be on show at the venue in the citys Prater amusement park from 17 August, with around 70 further statues to follow in spring when the museum officially opens.Stürmer […]
Boyce Avenue lined up for Vienna gig
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Boyce Avenue will perform in Vienna, it has emerged.Online music magazine Britishrock.cc revealed today (Mon) that the American rock band from Sarasota, Florida, are ready to rock the Szene Vienna on 10 November.Boyce Avenue were formed in 2004. The album “All We Have Left” is their latest release.This live music news come on the heels […]
Demi and Ashton ‘to come to Austria’
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Demi Moore and Asthon Kutcher will come to Austria to attend a charity gala for their anti-child slavery foundation, it has been reported.Showbiz media claim today (Thurs) that the Hollywood couple will come to Pasching near Linz, Upper Austria, to take part in the 29 October event at the towns PlusCity shopping centre. The mall […]