The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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The European Tour – UK – 2012

July 3 – Palace Theatre – Manchester, England

Here’s a review from Manchester Evening News.

Live tweeting as the performance ends:

From the Manchester Evening News: Tony Bennett on why he has no plans to retire. Music to my ears!

June 30 & July 1 – Royal Albert Hall – London, England

The Guardian has a nice interview with Mr. Bennett in advance of his upcoming dates in the UK.

A review from The Upcoming.

Live tweeting after the performances:

June 27 – Empire Theatre – Liverpool, England

The Liverpool Echo has an interview with Mr. Bennett about the hall, Frank Sinatra, and Paul McCartney. Check back for reviews of this performance.

Another review from Click Liverpool.

Students in Liverpool are looking forward to the concert, according to LS Media, the Independent Liverpool Student Newspaper. Hope you have a great time.

Live tweeting as the concert ends:

Here’s a nice review from the Liverpool Echo.

June 25 – Royal Concert Hall  – Glasgow, Scotland

The Scottish Daily Record has an interview with Mr. Bennett about how much he enjoys performing in Scotland.

Here’s a review of the concert from The Scotsman.

June 24 – Birmingham Symphony Hall – Birmingham, England

The Guardian has a nice interview with Mr. Bennett in advance of his upcoming dates in the UK. Check back for reviews of this performance.

Here’s a review from Ian St. Peters. Thanks, Ian! And this review from the Birmingham Mail.

June 18 – The Tuscan Sun Festival – Florence, Italy

Tony Bennett is participating in the 24 Hour Plays event. On the evening of July 17, Mr. Bennett, accompanied by his pianist Lee Musiker, will sing four songs for the writers, actors, and directors participating in the project. Mr. Bennett will sing four songs for them–no one will know the songs ahead of time. The writers will draw the song that they’ll be writing a fifteen minute long play on. They’ll stay up all night to write the play and rehearse the performance. On the evening of July 18, they’ll perform them for the audience. Mr. Bennett will perform the four songs as well. As a former theater person, it sounds like a terrific event.

June 16 – Tribeca Firenze at the Tuscan Sun Festival – Florence, Italy

The Zen of Bennett premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 23, 2012 and was also featured at the Sydney (Australia) Film Festival in June, 2012. The film has gotten excellent reviews and The Year of Tony Bennett looks forward to seeing the film when it goes into wider distribution. Also visit The Zen of Bennett website for more information about this documentary.

Tony tweeted about the screening: