2014 in British music

none Timeline of musical events November 2011 January 2020 2014 2014 British music This is a summary of the year 2014 in British music. Events 6 January – Sir Thomas Allen is revealed as the winner of the 2013 Queen's Medal for Music.[BBC News – "Sir Thomas Allen to receive Queen's Medal for Music", 7 January 2014]. Accessed 12 January 2014 9 January – The list of nominees for the 2014 Brit Awards is published."Brit Awards nominations 2014: full list", The Telegraph, 9 January 2014. Accessed 12 January 2014 Nominees for Best British Group are Arctic Monkeys, Bastille, Disclosure, One Direction and Rudimental. 19 February – Brit Awards ceremony takes place at the O2 Arena, London.Brit Awards 2014 – Official website. Accessed 12 January 2014 22 March – Kate Bush announces a tour – her first live tour dates since the only tour of her career in 1979.https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/21/kate-bush-announces-first-series-of-shows-since-1979 Kate Bush announces first live shows since 1979 Guardian music The Guardian London 21 March 2014 1 April – A 90th birthday concert for Sir Neville Marriner is held by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields at the Royal Festival Hall, with soloists Joshua Bell and Murray Perahia.Academy of St Martin in the Fields – Sir Neville Marriner's Birthday Celebration Concert. Accessed 10 September 2014 21 April – Ralph Vaughan Williams' "The Lark Ascending" returns to the top spot in the Classic FM Hall of Fame.http://halloffame.classicfm.com/2014/chart/p/50-1/#pieces-10-1 Classic FM Hall of Fame 2014 21 April 2014 Classic FM 21 April 2014 28 April – Julian Lloyd Webber announces his retirement from playing cello and performance owing to a herniated disc in his neck which has reduced the power of his bowing arm.Mark Brown https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/28/julian-lloyd-webber-devastated-end-career Julian Lloyd Webber 'devastated' over end of cello career The Guardian 18 October 2014 18 October 2014 30 April – Michael Nyman's 70th birthday is celebrated with a concert at London's Southbank Centre.Southbank Centre: Michael Nyman 70th Birthday Concert (archived). Accessed 9 June 2014 10 May – A judge rules that a music industry investment scheme.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9344640/Gary-Barlows-OBE-is-no-problem-for-Downing-Street-despite-tax-avoidance-claims.html# Gary Barlow's OBE is no problem despite tax avoidance claims, says Downing Street The Telegraph UK 21 June 2012 Christopher Hope in which Gary Barlow and other members of Take That invested heavily was set up for the purpose of avoiding tax. HMRC indicate that they will be pursuing Barlow and others for repayment of the taxes they had sought to avoid paying.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27356896 Take That stars could face tax bill of millions after court decision BBC News UK 10 May 2013 Those involved included the band's manager Jonathan Wild. 13–16 June – Download Festival 2014 takes place at Donington Park in Leicestershire. The Stephen Sutton main stage is headlined by Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park and Aerosmith, the Zippo encore stage by The Offspring, Status Quo and Trivium, the Pepsi Max stage by Opeth, Behemoth and The Dillinger Escape Plan, the Red Bull Studios Live stage by Dan Reed Network, SikTh and Zebrahead, and the Jägermeister acoustic stage by Jamie Lenman, Ginger Wildheart and Nick Oliveri. 3 July – Arcade Fire's headlining set at British Summer Time—"the concert of the summer"—takes place in Hyde Park, London.Swindells Chris 4 July 2014 10 reasons why Arcade Fire at British Summer Time could be the concert of the summer http://metro.co.uk/2014/07/04/10-reasons-why-arcade-fire-at-british-summer-time-could-be-the-concert-of-the-summer-4786382/ live Young Ted Metro London DMG 1469-6215 225917520 https://web.archive.org/web/20140705064946/http://metro.co.uk/2014/07/04/10-reasons-why-arcade-fire-at-british-summer-time-could-be-the-concert-of-the-summer-4786382/ 5 July 2014 16 December 2014 6 July – Audio streaming becomes incorporated into the UK Singles Chart 24 September – Jason Orange announces his decision to leave Take That.Take That's Jason Orange quits; bandmates say it's a huge loss BBC Newsbeat https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-29356560 25 September 2014 21 October 2014Chris Johnston Jason Orange leaves Take That The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/25/jason-orange-leaves-take-that 25 September 2014 21 October 2014 27 September – Katherine Jenkins marries Andrew Levitas at Hampton Court Palace.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-29474053 BBC News – Katherine Jenkins' wedding blessed by Neath vicar Stephen Ryan BBC News 3 October 2014 12 December – The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats returns to the West End after an absence of 12 years."Cats review – glamourpuss Nicole Scherzinger hits high notes in carnival revival", The Guardian, 12 December 2014. Accessed 6 January 2015 14 December – Ben Haenow wins the eleventh series of The X Factor. Fleur East is named runner-up, while Andrea Faustini and Lauren Platt finish in third and fourth place respectively. December – A copy of "Open the Door to Your Heart" by Darrell Banks on London Records issued in 1967, sells for over £14,500. This is the highest sum ever paid for a UK-released single.2014-12-22 Darrell Banks' Rare Darrell Banks Vinyl Sells For $23,000 http://www.contactmusic.com/news/rare-darrell-banks-vinyl-sells-for-23-000_4515687 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074503/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/rare-darrell-banks-vinyl-sells-for-23-000_4515687 2016-03-04 Contactmusic.com Undated – London drill rapper Cassiel Wuta-Ofei of 67 is issued with a 2-year anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) preventing him performing as Scribz, hence he changes his alias to LD.https://www.vice.com/en/article/ld-whos-watching-album-interview/ LD, the UK's Original Drill Rapper, Calls Us From Jail Ryan Bassil 2021-02-26 Vice 2021-01-27 Television series April – BBC Four screens Rule Britannia! Music, Mischief and Morals in the 18th Century, presented by Suzy Klein.BBC Four – Rule Britannia!. Accessed 22 April 2014 30 August – The eleventh series of The X Factor begins on ITV. 16 November – Dancing Cheek to Cheek, a history of dance presented by Len Goodman and Lucy Worsley, begins on BBC4."Dancing Cheek to Cheek, BBC Four, review: 'ebullient'", The Telegraph, 20 November 2014. Accessed 20 November 2014 Films God Help the Girl, written and directed by Stuart Murdoch.Sundance 2014: Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch on his musical ode to Glasgow, 'God Help The Girl' http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/01/20/sundance-2014-belle-and-sebastian-stuart-murdoch-god-help-the-girl/ 14 April 2014 and starring Olly Alexander Charts 2014 in British music charts Artists/Groups reformed Hurricane#1 The Libertines Ride S Club 7 Slowdive Groups disbanded Beady Eye Hard-Fi Jethro Tull Jim Jones Revue Jonathan and Charlotte LFO LostAlone Luminites Miss Dynamix Morning Parade The Move OrbitalBen Beaumont-Thomas Cycle complete: Orbital announce split after 25 years The Guardian London, England https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/21/orbital-announce-split-25-years 21 October 2014 21 October 2014 Twisted Wheel Classical works Robin Holloway – Europa and the Bull, Opus 121, for Tuba and Orchestrahttps://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Robin-Holloway-Europa-the-Bull/100620 Robin Holloway - Europa & the Bull www.boosey.com Karl Jenkins – The Healer – A Cantata for St LukeOfficial website: Upcoming performances. Accessed 9 June 2014 Opera John Metcalf – Under Milk Wood: An Opera Musical theatre Made in Dagenham, with music by David Arnold, lyrics by Richard Thomas, and a book by Richard Beanhttp://www.playbill.com/news/article/157962-Made-in-Dagenham-Film-Being-Adapted-as-West-End-Musical-Rupert-Goold-Will-Direct "Made in Dagenham" Film Being Adapted as West End Musical; Rupert Goold Will Direct Playbill 23 December 2011 1 September 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130605122933/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/157962-Made-in-Dagenham-Film-Being-Adapted-as-West-End-Musical-Rupert-Goold-Will-Direct 5 June 2013 Sunny Afternoon, with music and lyrics by Ray Davies and book by Joe Penhallhttp://www.playbill.com/news/article/londons-hampstead-theatre-to-offer-world-premiere-of-sunny-afternoon-early--212838 London's Hampstead Theatre to Offer World Premiere of Sunny Afternoon, Early Life Story of Singer-Songwriter Ray Davies Playbill playbill.com 16 December 2013 21 November 2014 Film scores and incidental music Film Rupert Gregson-Williams – Postman Pat: The Movie David Holmes – '71 Henry Jackman – Kingsman: The Secret Service Edward Shearmur – Before I Go to Sleep Gary Yershon – Mr. Turner Television Martin Phipps – The Honourable Womanhttp://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/04/07/martin-phipps-scoring-the-honourable-woman-and-x-plus-y/ Martin Phipps Scoring 'The Honourable Woman' and 'X Plus Y' Film Music Reporter 7 January 2019 British music awards BRIT Awards The 2014 BRIT Awards were held on 19 February 2014 at The O2 Arena, London and hosted by James Corden.Brits 2014: Winners in full BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25674995 19 February 2014 24 June 2014The Daily Telegraph London, England https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/brit-awards/10649137/Brit-Awards-2014-the-winners-in-full.html Brit Awards 2014: the winners in full 19 February 2014 24 June 2014 Best Producer: Flood and Alan Moulder British Breakthrough Act: Bastille British Female Solo Artist: Ellie Goulding British Group: Arctic Monkeys British Male Solo Artist: David Bowie British Single: "Waiting All Night" – Rudimental featuring Ella Eyre British Video: "Best Song Ever" – One Direction Critics' Choice Award: Sam Smith International Female Solo Artist: Lorde International Group: Daft Punk International Male Solo Artist: Bruno Mars MasterCard British Album of the Year: AM – Arctic Monkeys Ivor Novello Awards The 59th Ivor Novello Awards were held on 22 May 2014 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.Mike Pakinkis Ivor Novello Awards 2014: All the winners Music Week Intent Media London, England http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/ivor-novello-awards-2014-all-the-winners/058529 22 May 2014 24 June 2014Hannah Ellis-Petersen James Blake and London Grammar honoured at Ivor Novello awards The Guardian London, England 22 May 2014 PRS for Music Most Performed Work: "Let Her Go" – Passenger (written by Mike Rosenberg) The Ivors Classical Music Award: John McCabe Best Television Soundtrack: Ripper Street (composed by Dominik Scherrer) Best Contemporary Song: "Retrograde" – James Blake (written by James Blake) International Achievement: Mumford & Sons Best Original Film Score: The Epic of Everest (composed by Simon Fisher Turner) The Ivors Inspiration Award: Jerry Dammers Album Award: Push the Sky Away – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (written by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis) PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Jeff Beck Best Song Musically and Lyrically: "Strong" – London Grammar (written by Dominic Major, Hannah Reid and Daniel Rothman) Songwriter of the Year: Tom Odell Outstanding Song Collection: The Chemical Brothers Lifetime Achievement: Christine McVie PRS for Music Special International Award: Nile Rodgers Mercury Prize The 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize was awarded on 29 October 2014 to Young Fathers for their album Dead.Mark Savage https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29791914 Mercury Prize 2014: Young Fathers win BBC News 29 October 2014 3 January 2015 Popjustice £20 Music Prize The 2014 Popjustice £20 Music Prize was awarded on 29 October 2014 to Little Mix for their song "Move". Deaths 13 January – Ronny Jordan, British guitarist, 51Ronny Jordan obituary John Fordham https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jan/22/ronny-jordan The Guardian 22 January 2014 10 February 2016 5 February – Samantha Juste, English-American singer and television host, 69https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10629079/Samantha-Juste-obituary.html Samantha Juste – obituary The Daily Telegraph 10 February 2014 4 March 2014 17 February – Frank Wappat, DJ and singer, 84https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-26228311 Veteran BBC radio broadcaster Frank Wappat dies BBC News 17 February 2014 17 February 2014 25 February – Peter Callander, English songwriter and record producer, 74http://www.m-magazine.co.uk/news/peter-callander-obituary/ Peter Callander | M Magazine : PRS for Music Online Magazine M-magazine.co.uk 28 February 2014 10 February 2016 6 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160206210504/http://www.m-magazine.co.uk/news/peter-callander-obituary/ dead 5 March – Dave Sampson, English singer, 73 Wilkinson Lee Dave Sampson https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/dave-sampson/ 10 February 2016 The Stage 8 March 2014 6 March – Marion Stein (Thorpe), British pianist, 87John Amis https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/mar/07/marion-thorpe Marion Thorpe obituary The Guardian 7 March 2014 18 October 2014 2 April – Lyndsie Holland, English actress and singer, 75 7 April – John Shirley-Quirk, operatic bass-baritone, 83Barry Millington https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/09/john-shirley-quirk John Shirley-Quirk obituary The Guardian 9 April 2014 18 October 2014 16 April – Stan Kelly-Bootle, songwriter, author and computer engineer, 84http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-singer-songwriter-author-stan-kelly-7003481 Liverpool singer-songwriter Stan Kelly has died liverpoolecho Administrator liverpoolecho 17 April 2014 18 April – Brian Priestman, conductor (Denver Symphony Orchestra), 8718 April 2014 Brian Priestman, 87, former Denver Symphony conductor https://www.denverpost.com/2014/04/18/brian-priestman-87-former-denver-symphony-conductor/ live denverpost.com https://web.archive.org/web/20170822222110/http://www.denverpost.com/2014/04/18/brian-priestman-87-former-denver-symphony-conductor/ 22 August 2017 23 April – Patric Standford, composer, 75The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 1980 Macmillan Publishers Limited London 0-333-23111-2 68 Vol 18 Spiridion to Tin Whistle Stanley Sadie 6 May – Antony Hopkins, composer, conductor and pianist, 93https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10811830/Antony-Hopkins-obituary.html Antony Hopkins – obituary 6 May 2014 Telegraph.co.uk 7 May – Sir George Christie, manager of Glyndebourne Opera, 79Martin Kettle https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/08/sir-george-christie Sir George Christie obituary The Guardian 8 May 2014 18 October 2014 14 May Douglas Cummings, cellist (London Symphony Orchestra), 67.https://www.thetimes.com/article/douglas-cummings-9n3k7rk7m35 Douglas Cummings The Times 19 June 2014 18 October 2014 Jeffrey Kruger, music business executive, 83https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jeff-kruger-businessman-who-opened-the-flamingo-club-which-was-at-the-epicentre-of-the-british-jazz-and-rnb-scene-9428501.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jeff-kruger-businessman-who-opened-the-flamingo-club-which-was-at-the-epicentre-of-the-british-jazz-and-rnb-scene-9428501.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Jeff Kruger: Businessman who opened the Flamingo Club, which was at the epicentre of the British jazz and r'n'b scene The Independent 27 May – Malcolm MacDonald, music critic, 66Raymond Head https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2014/jun/17/malcolm-macdonald-obituary Malcolm MacDonald obituary The Guardian 17 June 2014 18 October 2014 20 June – David Brown, musicologist and Tchaikovsky specialist, 84Millington Barry David Brown obituary The Guardian London 23 July 2014 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/23/david-brown 18 August 2014 9 July John Spinks, guitarist and songwriter (The Outfield), 60 Ken Thorne, English-American composer, 90 21 August – Jean Redpath, folk singer-songwriter, 77https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-28890309 Scottish folk singer Jean Redpath dies BBC News 21 August 2014 28 August – Glenn Cornick, bassist (Jethro Tull), 67https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/08/29/former-jethro-tull-bass-player-glenn-cornick-dies/14825857/ Former Jethro Tull bass player Glenn Cornick dies AP USA Today 29 August 2014 1 October – Lynsey de Paul, singer-songwriter, 64 (brain haemorrhage)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29457228 Singer Lynsey De Paul dies aged 64 BBC News 2 October 2014 2 October Rob Skipper, guitarist (The Holloways), 28https://www.nme.com/news/the-holloways/80162 The Holloways' Rob Skipper has died Dean Van Nguyen 3 October 2014 NME.COM The Spaceape, hyperdub artist (cancer)https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/03/jerry-dammers-pays-tribute-to-the-spaceape Jerry Dammers pays tribute to late Hyperdub MC the Spaceape Guardian music The Guardian 3 October 2014 6 October – Andrew Kerr, co-founder of the Glastonbury Festival, 80http://www.centralsomersetgazette.co.uk/Andrew-Kerr-oragniser-1971-Glastonbury-Fair-dies/story-23051124-detail/story.html Andrew Kerr, organiser of the 1971 Glastonbury Fair dies at 80 Central Somerset Gazette dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150319043259/http://www.centralsomersetgazette.co.uk/Andrew-Kerr-oragniser-1971-Glastonbury-Fair-dies/story-23051124-detail/story.html 19 March 2015 8 October – Mark Bell, house music producer (LFO), 43 (complications from surgery)Mark Bell of LFO has passed away http://www.mixmag.net/news/mark-bell-of-lfo-has-passed-away Mixmag 13 October 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141222203035/http://www.mixmag.net/news/mark-bell-of-lfo-has-passed-away 22 December 2014 dmy-all 19 October – Raphael Ravenscroft, saxophonist, 60 (heart attack)Baker Street saxophone player Raphael Ravenscroft dies BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-29700432 21 October 2014 21 October 2014 23 October – Alvin Stardust, singer, 72https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29741028 Singer Alvin Stardust dies aged 72 BBC News 23 October 2014 25 October – Jack Bruce, bassist (Cream), 71 https://www.nme.com/news/cream/80651 Former Cream musician Jack Bruce dies, aged 71 25 October 2014 25 October 2014 NME David Renshaw David Renshaw 31 October – Ian Fraser, composer and conductor, 81https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-ian-fraser-dead-at-81-20141031-story.html Ian Fraser, famed composer who worked alongside Julie Andrews, dead at 81 Los Angeles Times 31 October 2014 Los Angeles Times 2 November – Acker Bilk, clarinettist and vocalist, 85 6 November – Maggie Boyle, folk singer and musician, 57 (cancer)https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/10/maggie-boyle Maggie Boyle obituary Derek Schofield 10 November 2014 The Guardian 8 November – Ivey Dickson, second musical director of the National Youth Orchestra of Great BritainDerek Bourgeois. 'Ivey Dickson obituary', in The Guardian, 18 November, 2014 14 November – Mike Burney, jazz saxophonist, 70http://thejazzbreakfast.com/2014/11/14/mike-burney-1944-2014-r-i-p/ Mike Burney 1944–2014 R.I.P. thejazzbreakfast 14 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129012338/http://thejazzbreakfast.com/2014/11/14/mike-burney-1944-2014-r-i-p/ 29 November 2014 usurped 15 November – Cherry Wainer, South African-born organist (Lord Rockingham's XI), 79https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11263698/Cherry-Wainer-obituary.html Cherry Wainer - obituary www.telegraph.co.uk 30 November 2014 17 November – Jeff Fletcher, guitarist (Northern Uproar), 36http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/jeff-fletcher-family-pays-tribute-8131662 Jeff Fletcher: Family pays tribute to Northern Uproar guitarist killed in Stockport horror crash Manchester Evening News 17 November 2014 18 November 2014 20 November – Arthur Butterworth, English composer and conductor, 91https://www.4barsrest.com/news/19508/death-of-arthur-butterworth Death of Arthur Butterworth 20 November 2014 4barsrest 23 November – Clive Palmer, banjo player, 71Clive Palmer - obituary 6 January 2015 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11328267/Clive-Palmer-obituary.html The Telegraph 6 September 2016 2 December – Nick Talbot, singer-songwriter (Gravenhurst), 37http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/188469/9 Gravenhurst's Nick Talbot Dies Aged 37 – Stereoboard Huw Baines 3 December – Ian McLagan, keyboardist (Small Faces), 69 (stroke)https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ian-mclagan-dies/ Ian McLagan Dies at Age 69 Michael Gallucci Ultimate Classic Rock 3 December 2014 22 December – Joe Cocker, singer, 70https://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/81888 Joe Cocker dies after lung cancer battle – NME NME 22 December 2014 23 December – Jeremy Lloyd, comedy writer and songwriter (Captain Beaky and His Band), 84 (pneumonia)https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/dec/23/comedy-writer-jeremy-lloyd-dies-aged-84 Comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd dies at age 84 The Guardian 23 December 2014 31 July 2022 See also 2014 in British radio 2014 in British television 2014 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 2014 References 30em 2014