Philharmonic Hall

Brian May
Few rock guitarists possess a playing style as instantly recognizable as Queen's Brian May. With his orchestrated guitar armies (multi-tracked guitar lines overdubbed on top of each other) and instantly memorable, well-constructed melodic leads, May is in a class all by himself....

Lucinda Williams
Cites novelist Flannery O'Connor as a major influence on her songwriting. Achieved critical and commercial success with 1998's Grammy-winning album Wheels on a Gravel Road. Has opened for Bob Dylan and Van Morrison....

Rufus Wainwright
A singer/songwriter whose lush, theatrical pop harked back to the traditions of Tin Pan Alley, cabaret, and even opera, Rufus Wainwright was born in 1973; the son of folk music luminaries Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, his parents divorced while he was a child, and he was raised by his mother in Montreal....

Jimmy Carr
One of the most original and distinctive new stars on television, Jimmy was recently a guest on the current series of 'Parkinson' (BBC1) and 'Bafta Tribute to Bob Monkhouse' (BBC1). And, as the face of comedy on Channel 4, after the successes of 'Your Face Or Mine' and the first series of the prime-time gameshow 'Distraction,' he is currently presenting the second series of 'Distraction,' which started on Channel 4 on 16th April 2004....

The Mavericks
Fusing traditional country with traditional rock & roll, the Mavericks became one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful groups of the early '90s. Led by singer/songwriter Raul Malo (born August 7, 1965, Miami, FL), the band was formed in Florida in the late '80s....