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Pick at the pops: 05 March 2007

George Michael and the new Wembley Stadium

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The builders have just a couple of short months to finish Wembley Stadium. No, we don’t care about the FA Cup Final; the big news is that notorious steering-wheel dribbler George Michael will be playing the first concert. That’s the plan, anyway, but Bon Jovi, Robbie Williams, The Rolling Stones and Take That have all had to cancel inaugural gigs so far, so don’t get settled yet, George. George? Wake up!

It’s been an emotional rollercoaster for the public recently, what with the announcement that Jamiroquai mainman Jay Kay was quitting the music business forever. The good news was, well, just that. Unfortunately, the bad news is that he doesn’t know how these rumours get about, and he isn’t quitting after all.

Adopting a Jay Kay attitude to cash-splashage, massive self-publicist Kanye West is paying a couple of grand to get a takeaway from a Welsh curry house delivered to New York. He’s never even been to the British Raj in Newport, so someone must have told him it was good - possibly Charlotte Church, whose days of takeaway food and Cheeky Vimtos are surely over with the news that she’s pregnant. Surely.

Hot Band Adopted By Noel Gallagher, Part 117: Beth Ditto, ample singer with The Gossip, has told the world Noel’s a fan of her band. Is there anyone that Noel’s not a fan of? Apart from Blur, obviously.

Oh, yeah, Blur. The Essex mockneys look a fair bet to be the 49th band to reform this year. Celebrity juror Alex James has been making noises about it, Damon Albarn likes to be in as many bands as possible, Dave Rowntree’s not up to much (is he?) and now the clincher: Graham Coxon doesn’t sound quite as mardy about it as usual. Roll out the barrel.

Matthew Horton

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