Mike Oldfield

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Mike Oldfield

Born 1953-05-15 · Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Michael Gordon Oldfield is a British musician, songwriter, and producer best known for his debut studio album Tubular Bells, which became an unexpected critical and commercial success and propelled him to worldwide fame.

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London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder poster
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The London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place at 9pm on 27 July 2012. Titled 'Isles of Wonder', the Ceremony welcomed the finest athletes from more than 200 nations for the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, marking an historic third time the capital has hosted the world’s biggest and most important sporting event. The Opening Ceremony reflected the key themes and priorities of the London 2012 Games, based on sport, inspiration, youth and urban transformation. It was a Ceremony 'for everyone' and celebrated contributions the UK has made to the world through innovation and revolution, as well as the creativity and exuberance of British people.

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder

2012

Pavarotti & Friends poster
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Pavarotti & Friends

Pavarotti & Friends

1992

Mike Oldfield - Live at Montreux poster
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Despite the enormous success of his 1973 debut album TUBULAR BELLS, Mike Oldfield's first concert tour wasn't until 1979. His second, the European Adventure Tour in 1981, stopped in Switzerland for the Montreux Jazz Festival. The show sold out, the crowd was alive, and the atmosphere was electric!

Mike Oldfield - Live at Montreux

1981

Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story poster
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Documentary about the musician Mike Oldfield, whose 1973 album Tubular Bells launched the Virgin record label and became the biggest selling instrumental album of all time.

Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story

2013

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Live at the BBC poster
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Live-in-the-studio performance for the BBC, filmed on 30 November 1973, originally broadcast on BBC2 on 1 December, with a cast including Oldfield, his brother Terry (flute), Fred Frith (and other members of Henry Cow), Steve Hillage, Pierre Moerlen, Tom Newman, Mike Ratledge, Mick Taylor, Karl Jenkins and others.

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Live at the BBC

1973

Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells II poster
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Live performance of the album Tubular Bells II at Edinburgh Castle

Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells II

1992

When Albums Ruled the World poster
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A BBC4 Documentary on the rise and fall and resurgence of the venerable LP record, and the dynamics of marketing and consumption of music as told through artists and musicians of the classic album eras of the 60s and 70s.

When Albums Ruled the World

2013

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1 poster
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Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1

2006

Mike Oldfield: Exposed poster
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Exposed is a live concert video by Mike Oldfield recorded in 1979 at Wembley Conference Centre.

Mike Oldfield: Exposed

2005

Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells III poster
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Live performance of the album Tubular Bells III at Horse Guards Parade London

Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells III

1999

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 2 poster
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Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 2

2007

Prog Rock Britannia poster
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Overview of Prog Rock history in the UK: Documentary about progressive music and the generation of bands that were involved, from the international success stories of Yes, Genesis, ELP, King Crimson and Jethro Tull to the trials and tribulations of lesser-known bands such as Caravan and Egg.

Prog Rock Britannia

2009

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3 poster
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Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3

2008

The Essential Mike Oldfield poster
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Live concert at Knebworth House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK , 1980

The Essential Mike Oldfield

1980

Mike Oldfield - The Millennium Bell, Live in Berlin poster
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Berlin welcomes the new millennium with the largest lighting event in the world and a captivating live concert by superstar Mike Oldfield. At the Siegessaule Square on December 31, 1999, Mike Oldfield plays Moonlight Shadow and the complete Millennium Bell.

Mike Oldfield - The Millennium Bell, Live in Berlin

2000

Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge poster
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Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge

1974

Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out poster
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Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out

1982

Mike Oldfield - Live in San Sebastian poster
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San Sebastian, Spain, 1984 Video Source: This DVD contains the TV footage from the Mike Oldfield concert in San Sebastian (Spain) in 1984, with a spectacular image quality, since it comes for the first time ever from the original master recording, transferred to DVD.

Mike Oldfield - Live in San Sebastian

1984

Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn poster
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Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn

1975

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Recorded Live in April 1979 at Wembley Conference Center

Mike Oldfield: Incantations

Mike Oldfield - Rockpop in Concert poster
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Mike Oldfield's concert for the Rockpop show in Dortmund, Germany. December 20th, 1980. Song list: - Taurus 1 - Sheba - Platinum - Tubular Bells part 2 (excerpt) - The Sailor's Hornpipe - Tubular Bells part 1

Mike Oldfield - Rockpop in Concert

1980

Mike Oldfield: Crises poster
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Mike Oldfield: Crises

1983

Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield poster
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Elements - The Best of Mike Oldfield is a video collection by Mike Oldfield released in October 1993. It was released by Virgin Records on VHS and Laser disc. A DVD edition of the video release, including additional extras, was produced in 2004.

Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield

1993

Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge 50th Anniversary poster
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Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge 50th Anniversary

2025

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