The Smashing Pumpkins have announced their first show since the year 2000.

The live show will take place in the Grand Rex in Paris.

The band will also be playing  a number of festivals this summer, including the Carling Weekend at Reading and Leeds.

The band will debut songs from their forthcoming album Zeitgeist.

Australian Pop Princess, Kylie Minogue has become the latest in a long line of stars to sign up for the Diana Memorial concert this summer.

It is not yet known if she will be singing at, or presenting, the Wembley Stadium event.

Bon Jovi are to be the first band to perform in the all new O2 Arena, situated in the former Milenium Dome.

The tickets for their ONLY UK concert this year sold out in only half an hour as fans rushed to secure themselves a place at the bands first indoor gig in 15 years.

The O2 arena will also host concerts by Justin Timberlake, the Scissor Sisters and The Rolling Stones later this year.

Amy Winehouse, Ash, Billy Bragg, Babyshambles, The Charlatans and Travis will all be appearing at London’s music marathon, The Camden Crawl.

The crawl will consist of more than 90 gigs, at 15 venues in 48 hours. That will be tiring!

Lisa Paulon, co-founder of the Camden Crawl, said: “This year’s event is nearly treble the size. We wanted more of a festival atmosphere, with competitions, daytime tours, exhibitions and surprise elements.

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Registration for the UK Live Earth concert officially opens at 1200 BST. The show at London’s Wembley Stadium on 7 July is one of seven worldwide concerts and will feature Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snow Patrol.

Fans have 72 hours to register for the show, which highlights climate change. The £55 tickets – limited to two per person – will be allocated by ballot.

“At the moment we have no firm idea about what the demand will be like,” a spokesman said.

“With this sort of line-up and the nature of the event we expect a lot of demand, but until the registration opens it’s difficult to be sure,” he added.