“Star Wars” fans are one step closer to returning to a galaxy far, far away. The first trailer for director Jon Favreau’s ...

He’s the grumpy genius who gave the world Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance and the otherworldly masterpiece Astral Weeks. And on August 31, Van Morrison hit the big 8-0 - still touring, still recording, and ...

Van Morrison celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday 31 August, with a celebration concert at the Waterfront Hall in his hometown of Belfast, for an audience of his most adoring fans, and featuring two ...

A local legend in Belfast is getting a timeless tribute. In a move that's sure to tickle the fancy of music and watch enthusiasts alike, Nomadic Watches, a proud Belfast-based company, has teamed up ...

From his introduction to the world as the roaring teenage frontman of Northern Irish rockers Them in the 1960s, through his glorious ascendance as a free-flowing mystic troubadour in the 1970s to ...

Jools presents a look back at one of his favourite artists, Van Morrison. Including performances from 1999, 2005 and more recently 2017 for Later... 25 at the Royal Albert Hall. Show more Jools ...

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 6: Aug. 31: Singer Van Morrison is 80. Violinist Itzhak Perlman is 80. Guitarist Rudolf Schenker of Scorpions is 77. Actor Richard Gere is 76. Actor ...

BBC Northern Ireland will celebrate Sir Van Morrison’s 80th birthday this month with a special Astral Weekend of programmes and music on BBC Radio Ulster. From Friday 29th August until his birthday on ...

As Sir Van Morrison turns 80 years old at the end of this month, BBC Northern Ireland is marking the occasion with a special ‘Astral Weekend’ of programmes and content dedicated to ‘Van The Man’. From ...

Van Morrison turns 80 at the end of this month. His reputation is such that should a birthday invite fall this way I’d be quite likely to politely decline. His is a fearsome reputation. However, if he ...

Blues-rock icon Van Morrison turns 80 this August, and Belfast is gearing up to mark the milestone in style. From celebratory concerts to whispers of a long-awaited museum, fans of “Van the Man” have ...