Also in today's Irish Times: ...this year will see the highest-ever age profile of big touring acts, with The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones (widely rumoured for a 50th anniversary jaunt), Black Sabbath, Paul McCartney, Carole King (hurrah!) and 78-year-old Leonard Cohen all taking to the boards. ht...

Sorry if this is elsewhere already, but - for viewers in the UK/Irl "Songs from the Road" is on BBC4 at 23.00 TONIGHT

People attending the Concert with not be permitted to bring in Picnic Hampers or alcohol to the Venue. Bar facilities are available serving beer, wine & champagne. . I think it is right to ban glass - it's a safety issue and a pain to clean up. But banning picnics/alcohol generally sounds like ...