Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Peter Gabriel - Appearances & Achievements

Peter Gabriel actively coordinated and performed at the Eden Project Live 8 concert in July 2005. A double DVD set, Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped, was released in October 2005. At the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, Gabriel performed John Lennon's "Imagine" during the opening of the festivities on 10 February 2006. He also appears in Strange Powers, the 2009 documentary by Kitty Fix and Gail O'Hara about Stephin Merritt and his band, the Magnetic Fields.

In October 2006, Peter Gabriel was given the first Pioneer Award at the BT Digital Music Awards, an award presented in recognition of his "profound and lasting influence on the development of digital music". In November 2006, the Seventh World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome presented Gabriel with the Man of Peace award. On 24 May 2007, he was honoured with the Ivor Novello Award for lifetime achievement. Gabriel was a judge for the 6th and 8th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists.

Peter Gabriel Tickets are available at Sold Out Ticket Market on nominal rates.

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