REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
Hi-Fi Choice|May 2023
Exciting things coming your way in the month ahead
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

1 BE SPHERE NOW

Coldplay have arranged a special worldwide cinema presentation of their Music Of The Spheres world tour concert, which was filmed during their sold-out, 10-night run at Buenos Aires’ River Plate stadium at the end of last year Coldplay – Music Of The Spheres: Live At River Plate is the director’s cut of October’s worldwide live broadcast of the show, featuring remixed and remastered sound and visuals plus a ton of footage not shown during the live broadcast. The cinema presentation will also include a behind-the-scenes short film and new interviews with the band. You’ll need to get your skates on as it’s being shown on 19 & 23 April. Tickets are available from: coldplaycinema.live

2 POP IDOL

Iggy Pop has created a new mini-documentary featuring an in-depth conversation with Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea. The 26-minute film, called Bitten By Flea!, sees the two musicians sit down together to talk about a range of topics including The Stooges’ influence on Flea, their experiences working with producer Andrew Watt on his new LP Every Loser and footage from the album recording sessions. You can watch it on Youtube now.

3 STANDS THAT DELIVER

Sanus is releasing height-adjustable and fixed-height speaker stands and wall mounts for the new Sonos Era 100 and Era 300 wireless speakers. The new selection of stands and wall mounts is available in singles or pairs and comes in a choice of white or black to match the colour options of the updated Sonos speaker cabinets.

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