The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III will tour across the UK throughout February and March 2026, featuring a full live group, led and arranged by Smith, which will see extended sections of each ...

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Mike Oldfield was just 19 when he composed his masterwork, Tubular Bells. "I suppose," he later told the Guardian, "I was advanced for my age." Some musicians toil for decades as they work toward ...

Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells Telecaster has cropped up on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow – after it was bought for $12,500. Janelle Borg. Tue, February 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM UTC. 2 min read.

Tubular Bells, Mike Oldfield’s seminal debut album that became a global smash hit in 1973 when its opening theme was used in the soundtrack to The Exorcist (providing a very early boost to ...

It was the album that launched Richard Branson’s business empire. Fifty years ago, in May 1973, British musician Mike Oldfield released his famous prog rock album, Tubular Bells.

A year before Mike Oldfield released Tubular Bells, his 1973 instrumental masterpiece, even his own label was wary of its promise.. As Oldfield recalled to Guitar Player in 1978, Virgin Records ...

Released in 1973 by 19-year-old Mike Oldfield, the classic album Tubular Bells would reach number one and spend 287 weeks on the UK album chart. nechronicle Load mobile navigation. News.

The Mike Oldfield musical extravaganza was at The Alexandra Theatre for one night only but it's returning to the Midlands again next month. birminghammail Load mobile navigation. News.

Mike Oldfield collaborator, Grammy-nominated conductor Robin Smith, has announced a new tour celebrating each of Oldfield's iconic Tubular Bells series of albums. The Best of Tubular Bells I, II ...

The Mike Oldfield musical extravaganza was at The Alexandra Theatre for one night only but it's returning to the Midlands again next month ...