July 3 – Palace Theatre – Manchester, England
Here’s a review from Manchester Evening News.
Live tweeting as the performance ends:
Absolute honour to see @itstonybennett tonight. What a voice! A true legend! Thanks for an amazing night.
— Alex Bailey (@alexbailo) July 3, 2012
The star that is @itstonybennett One word to describe what he was tonight: effortless.moby.to/cgzvco
— Paul (@PastaPaul) July 3, 2012
Most amazing night ever! Thank you Tony Bennett for never letting your fans down. Night was magical…@itstonybennett
— anne-marie bishop (@anniebishop) July 3, 2012
Take a bow! @itstonybennett twitter.com/LewsCoffeeShop…
— Lews Coffee Shop (@LewsCoffeeShop) July 3, 2012
So romance isn’t dead: alive and well and seducing us all – the legend @itstonybennett @palaceandopera tonight #swoontastic
— Dianne Bourne (@diannebourne) July 3, 2012
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:
@itstonybennett you were amazing tonight, ‘Because of you there’s a song in OUR heart’!
— Jack K Foster (@RealJackFoster) July 1, 2012
Thank you so much @itstonybennett for the most sensational concert in the Royal Albert Hall.Will remember it forever-you are a total legendx
— Katie Banks (@misskbanks) July 1, 2012
@itstonybennett is legend….wait for it…DARY! 84 years old and still belts out ‘Fly Me To The Moon’ without a mic in the @RoyalAlbertHall
— Mark Alder (@mkjalder) July 1, 2012
Watched the fantastic Tony Bennett at the RAH tonight.He had no clue my tiny adorable mam was singing backing vocals in her seat. So sweet.
— Sarah Millican (@SarahMillican75) July 1, 2012
@itstonybennett Great show at the Royal Albert Hall London tonight . Thanks Tony x
— Sue 0sborne(@BubleSue12) June 30, 2012
@itstonybennett you’re lovely! 🙂
— Güler ♔ (@KnightOfClaws) July 1, 2012
Absolutely sensational performance by @itstonybennett at the @RoyalAlbertHall tonight. A splendid evening! #magical twitter.com/Clement_Attlee…
— Jonathan Brunton (@Clement_Attlee) July 1, 2012
Tony Bennett fabulous tonight at the Royal Albert Hall – could’ve listened to him for hours, and he also seemed REALLY NICE. Lovely stuff.
— Helen S (@helstweets) July 1, 2012
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:
It seemed that @itstonybennett and the band enjoyed the warm Liverpool crowd tonight. The city loves its music and TB too!
— Martin O’Boyle (@gwladystweet) June 27, 2012
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.
The Legend, @itstonybennett at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall – Unbelievable Night! twitter.com/MRamsay89/stat…
— MattRamsay (@MRamsay89) June 26, 2012
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:
Great to see the film on the big screen here in Florence- with Italian subtitles. twitter.com/itstonybennett…
— Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett) June 16, 2012
Ian St Peters says
You are more than welcome to include my Birmingham, England review from http://ianstpeters.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/tony-bennett-at-symphony-hall-birmingham/