MIKE OLDFIELD'S TUBULAR BELLS ~ La Salle Pleyel. Paris.

 

*** TUBULAR BELLS -- Re-imagined 50th Anniversary -- CELEBRATION CONCERT ***

 

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🕖 Set Times:
7:00 pm — Doors Open
8:04 pm — Mike Olfield Tubulars Bells by Robin A. Smith (UK)

Support Act: --- 

 

~ THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION EUROPEAN TOUR 2024 ~

 

 (The Tubular Bells The 50th Anniversary Celebration tour will feature an expansive live group, arranged by Mike Oldfield’s long-term collaborator Robin A Smith for over 30 years. 2024: Following its successful sell-out run in the UK for the Tubular Bells, the 50th Anniversary Tour is heading to Europe.)

 

Tubular Bells is the debut studio album by English musician multi-instrumentalist songwriter Mike Oldfield (At just 17 years old when he started composing the music), released on May 25, 1973 as the first album on Virgin Records. Producer Tom Newman - Simon Heyworth - Mike Oldfield. Tubular Bells initially sold slowly, but gained worldwide attention gained worldwide recognition when the opening theme was used for the soundtrack of the horror film "The Exorcist" and went on to become the highest-selling instrumental album of all time. This album is one of the most important albums in contemporary music historyA 50th anniversary edition of the album was released on May26, 2023. This edition, remastered at Abbey Road, includes a handful of special bonus tracks. Of particular note on this tracklist is the brand new 8-minute track, "Tubular Bells 4 Intro," which may very well turn out to be the last piece of music Oldfield has ever recorded, according to a press release from his label. One of the greatest albums ever made. A classic progressive rock. The best-selling instrumental album of all-time. A famous theme, and captivates in its hypnotic melodies.
 

MIKE OLDFIELD'S TUBULAR BELLS (Band)

 

 Robin A. Smith — keyboards, piano, arranger,  musical director and conductor

+ Band

Maxime "Obideau" Raguideau-Obadia— lead guitar, mandolin
Jay Stapley — lead guitar
Lisa Featherston — bass, vocals
Kwesi Elman — cello
Daisy Bevan — soprano solo
Will Miles — drums, percussion
Tom Marsden— drums, percussion  

 

The Setlist

MIKE OLDFIELD'S TUBULAR BELLS

Set 1 (Time Set: 0h38)

Opening Theme from Tubular Bells ll (Tubular Bells - 1992)
Theme from Return to Ommadawn (Ommadawn - 1675)
Theme from Ommadawn (Ommadawn - 1675)
To France (Mike Oldfield cover, originally with vocals by Maggie Reilly - Discovery - 1984 ) (Daisy Bevan vocals)
Summit Day (Mike Oldfield cover - Guitars - 1999)
Moonlight Shadow (Mike Oldfield cover, originally with vocals by Maggie Reilly - Crises - 1983) (Lisa Featherston vocals)
Family Man (Mike Oldfield cover - Five Miles Out - 1982) (Jay Stapley vocals)

The Gem (a celebration of the influence of Mike Oldfield, composed by Robin A Smith)

Set 2 (Time Set: 1h01)

 
Tubular Bells, Part One (Mike Oldfield cover - Tubular Bell - 1973)
Tubular Bells, Part Two (Mike Oldfield cover - Tubular Bell - 1973)

Encore

 

Presentation Band
Sailor's Hornpipe ([traditional] cover - Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells - 1973 - Tubular Bells 2003 - 2003)

 

Outro Audio Tape 

 

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 Time Set: 1h39