NEWS DIGEST: Tuesday, November 4

10:36 AM GMT 04/11/2008

THE BREEDERS, THOSE MAINSTAYS of the American alternative universe, are to curate next year's All Tomorrow's Parties festival, due to take place between May 15 and 17, 2009 in Somerset seaside town Minehead

The band will choose over 40 acts to perform across the weekend. Throwing Muses, Bon Iver, Teenage Fanclub and Holy Fuck have already been added to the bill.

For more, head to www.atpfestival.com

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The Prodigy have announced details of their 2009 UK Arena Tour. Dizzee Rascal will support the band when they play:

Cardiff International Arena (April 5)
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (6)
Glasgow SECC (7)
Birmingham NIA (9)
Manchester MEN Arena (10)
Nottingham Trent FM Arena (11)
Sheffield Arena (13)
Brighton Centre (14)
London Wembley Arena (17)

Tickets will be available from 9.30am on Friday (November 7).

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Bon Jovi are being sued for £250,000 after a member of their entourage allegedly ran over a female member of security staff with a golf buggy at Milton Keynes National Bowl in 2006.

Sally Allen, who spent a week in hospital after the incident, claims Kevin Mcdonnell – a member of the band’s security team – ran over her right leg causing ligament damage a fractured knee and other internal injuries.

The band have a released a statement stating: "Mrs Allen's claim concerns injuries she states occurred at a Bon Jovi show. None of the band members were present when she blocked the pathway of a crew member, nor were they aware of any disturbance at the time.”

The case comes just weeks after a Boston-based songwriter brought a $400 billion copyright suit against the band.

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AC/DC have sent their Rock ‘n’ Roll Train hurtling recklessly “through the corporate firewall,” with the world’s first music video presented in Microsoft Excel. Resplendent in lo-fi ASCII art, the video is available for download at www.acdcrocks.com/excel. The band's the new album, Black Ice, is out now.

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Garage originators The Sonics made a triumphant return to live performance in Seattle last week after an absence of 30 years. Read all about their show at the Paramount theatre HERE.

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And finally...an astonishing 45 years ago today, The Beatles played the Royal Variety Performance in London - a televised show that included John Lennon's immortal introduction to Twist And Shout:

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 10:36 AM GMT 04/11/2008

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