NEWS: 08 Sep 2009
Van Morrison is directing a documentary that will focus on his live 2009 version of his 1968 album Astral Weeks.
NEWS: 06 Jul 2009
He's to get his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
NEWS: 07 Jan 2009
A recording of Van's recent Hollywood gig will be released on his own label early next month.
NEWS: 10 Nov 2008
The reviews were all rave on Friday as Van Morrison performed Astral Weeks for the first time in its entirety at the 18,000-capacity Hollywood Bowl.
NEWS: 03 Oct 2008
Van Morrison has announced back to back Hollywood Bowl shows on November 7 and 8 at which he’ll perform his classic Astral Weeks album in its entirety.
REVIEW: 07 Apr 2008
The Belfast cowboy keeps on making quality records
NEWS: 16 Jan 2008
Van Morrison has spoken about his forthcoming album, his first new release in two years.
NEWS: 07 Dec 2007
Foy Vance, Bap Kennedy, The Four Of Us, The Winding Stair and Tom McShane are among the artists set to re-interpret Van Morrisson's classic album Astral...
NEWS: 12 Jul 2007
Van Morrison has led the tributes to veteran jazzman George Melly who succumbed last week to vascular dementia and lung cancer.
NEWS: 10 May 2007
Irish living legend Van Morrison is to join UK living legends the Rolling Stones on their European tour.
NEWS: 18 Apr 2007
The legendary Van Morrison is to release a new compilation album, featuring unreleased collaborations with the likes of Tom Jones.
NEWS: 21 Mar 2007
Van Morrison fanatics – and there are plenty around – will want to grab hold of tickets for the June 9 show he’s playing at High Lodge, Thetford Forest...
NEWS: 26 Feb 2007
Van Morrison was the worthy recipient of a Tiffany & co-designed award to honour his musical contribution to film.
NEWS: 19 Feb 2007
Van Morrison is Los Angeles bound on February 22 for a star-studded Hollywood shindig that’ll see him presented with the US-Ireland Alliance Award by Al...
NEWS: 14 Sep 2006
Van Morrison is to be honoured with a prestigious accolade ahead of the Oscars next year.
NEWS: 11 Aug 2006
Hotpress.com can exclusively reveal that Van Morrison has bought Dublin’s Windmill Lane Studios.
REVIEW: 03 Mar 2006
At last, the Belfast Cowboy lives up to his name by recording a straight-up country album.
NEWS: 13 Feb 2006
Kenny Rogers and Van Morrison are the headline attractions at Midlands, a two-day country festival taking place on July 29 and 30 in Ballinlough Castle,...
INTERVIEW: 30 Aug 2005
As his 60th birthday approaches, Van Morrison remains a singular presence in music
NEWS: 15 Aug 2005
In what they’re promising will be a regular ocurrence, the www.vanmorrison.com website is offering fans the chance to hear exclusive tracks.
NEWS: 07 Jun 2005
Plagued by less than favourable unofficial biographers, Van Morrison is going to "dispel the myths" by writing an autobiography
REVIEW: 05 May 2005
It is one of the perverse facets of contemporary music that there is a constant demand that artists have to re-invent themselves. I’m all for it if it’s...
NEWS: 01 Apr 2005
'Van Morrison: No Surrender' is billed as the ultimate chronicle of the life of the famous Ulsterman
NEWS: 15 Mar 2005
Having parted ways with Blue Note Records, Van Morrison's next album will be released on Polydor in May
NEWS: 17 Dec 2004
Van Morrison has been unveiled as the headliner of the 2005 Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival.
NEWS: 29 Sep 2004
Van Morrison will be honoured with BMI Icon staus at an awards ceremony in London next week
NEWS: 09 Jan 2004
Van Morrison gets the, if you will, rockumentary treatment on January 21 courtesy of that other Belfast boy and former Hot Press scribe Stuart Bailie.
NEWS: 17 Dec 2003
Van Morrison will be performing alongside Brian May and Mark Knopfler (among others), at the Lonnie Donegan tribute concert next June
NEWS: 11 Nov 2003
The High Court has ordered Van Morrison to pay £40,000 in damages for breach of contract with an English publican
NEWS: 11 Nov 2003
The High Court has ordered Van Morrison to pay £40,000 to an English publican after pulling out of a one-off gig in 2002
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