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Alec John Such death: Founding member of Bon Jovi dies aged 70

Alec John Such death: Founding member of Bon Jovi dies aged 70 Editor Katie Watkin's 6-6-22 Founding member of Bon Jovi,  Alec John Such, has died at the age of 70.  The rock band announced the death on Sunday (5 June).  “He was an original,” Bon Jovi wrote in a post on social media.  “As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band.  “To be honest, we found our way to each other thru [sic] him,” the statement added.  “Alec was always wild and full of life. Today those special moments will bring a smile to my face and tears to my eyes.”  Such was a bassist for the rock band from 1983 to 1994.  Details of how he died haven’t been revealed. Bon Jovi credited Such for bringing the band together, revealing that he was a friend of drummer Tico Torres and brought him and songwriter Richie Sambora to see the band perform back in the day.   Such left Bon Jovi in 1994 when he was replaced by bassist Hugh McDonald....

US rapper Travis Scott is facing multiple lawsuits after at least eight people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at his festival Astroworld.

  US rapper Travis Scott is facing multiple lawsuits after at least eight people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at his festival Astroworld. Editor Katie Watkin's 8/11/21 The lawsuits include allegations that Scott and surprise performer Drake incited the crowd, and that concert producer Live Nation failed to provide adequate safety measures.   The rappers and Live Nation have not responded directly to the suits.  Scott has said he is working to help the families of the victims.   The youngest of those killed at the Texas festival was just 14 years old.  The surge began at about 21:15 local time on Friday (02:15 GMT Saturday), when panic broke out as the crowd pressed towards the front of the stage during Scott's headline set.   Lucas Naccarati told BBC Radio 5 Live that within three minutes of the rapper coming on stage, he "was pretty sure people [were] going to be dying".  "You couldn't move, you couldn't scratch your...

Adele sparks fury with Fans

  Adele sparks fury with Fans  Editor  Katie Watkin's 2/11/21 A dele   fans took to Twitter to complain about the £90 ticket price for her 2022 shows in London’s   Hyde Park . The songstress will take to the stage at Hyde Park for performances on 1st and 22nd July 2022 as part of next year’s Hyde Park festival. It will mark her first shows in five years following the release of her record-breaking  new single Easy On  However, some fans branded the ticket price a “rip off” and one compared spending so much on a concert ticket would be like “watching money fritter away in a breeze” Among the sea of comments, fans wrote: “£90 for Adele tickets??? Nah rip off  #Adele .” Others wrote: “Correct me if I’m wrong but going to watch  #Adele  for anything from £90-£600 is like watching money fritter away in a breeze I don’t doubt her amazing singing quality but it’s not a show is it she’s just standing in one spot singing that’s it I’ll just put t...