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Culture Club Rock Fuel Media is excited to announce the release of Live At Wembley from multi-Platinum and '80s icons CULTURE CLUB. A state-of-the-art DVD, Blu-Ray, and CD package, is out now via Cleopatra Records. The concert will be broadcast on TV in 2018, details of which will be announced soon. For this very special hometown show, all four original band members-Boy George, Jon Moss, Roy Hay and Mikey Craig--reunited for one final show together at the historic Wembley Arena in London. Boy George states: "We were thrilled to be back home for the final show of such a highly successful reunion tour. Being able to document this show on film before our hometown fans, friends and family, with all the original members of the band, where it all began for us in London in 1981, makes this concert film release that much more special for our fans to enjoy for many years to come." CULTURE CLUB returned home for the holidays in 2016 and performed ...

**** Chuffed About The Boy Story By: G. H. HARDING   **** Boy George In 1985 With visions of London’s King’s Road circa 1985 in my mind, I witnessed Culture Club’s return to NYC Monday night at The Beacon Theatre and despite some rough patches, really enjoyed it. Formed in 1981, the band comprised Boy George (lead vocals),Mikey Craig (bass guitar), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards) and Jon Moss (drums and percussion). Their second album, Colour by Numbers, sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and has been certified triple platinum in the UK and quadruple platinum in the US. It was ranked No. 96 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s and is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The band enjoyed a goldmine of hits, including the songs "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", "Time (Clock of the Heart)", "I'll Tumble 4 Ya", "Church of the Poison Mind", ...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** Boy George CLUB CANCELED --- Culture Club have canceled their upcoming U. S. and U .K. tour dates after a polyp was discovered in Boy George's throat. A doctor has ordered the frontman to refrain from singing as he may need to undergo an operation. Ticket refunds will be available at the point of purchase, but the group hopes to reschedule the concerts for next year. In a statement on their web site, the band wished George a speedy recovery and said, "To our fans, we wish to thank you for your loyalty and know that we love you all." Culture Club was scheduled to spend much of November and December on the road as they prepped for the release of their new album, Tribes, which arrives in early 2015 via the band's own Different Man Music label. Last week, Culture Club released the album's first single, "More Than Silence," which they also performed recently on...

Boy George Trump Taj Mahal announces that Legendary UK band Culture Club will perform in the Arena on Friday, November 28, 2014. Show time is at 9pm. Ticket are priced at $95, $44 & $24 and will go on sale Saturday, August 16 at 10am. Tickets can be obtained by either calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420, on line at www.ticketmaster.com The tour is set to commence in November on the west coast and, for the first time in 14-years, all the original Culture Club band members - Mikey Craig (bass guitar), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Jon Moss (drums and percussion) and flamboyant front-man Boy George (lead vocals) - will perform together.

Boy George Former Culture Club icon Boy George is very determined to keep away from drugs, because a relapse would devastate the people he cares about. George has battled with drug abuse for years, but finally kicked them a year before he was jailed in January 2009 for the false imprisonment and assault of a male escort in 2007. George says he has remained clean since his release last May. And the "George also says he would not be able to face the people who stood by him if he ever returned to his drug-taking ways. He told Britain's Independent newspaper, "Will I ever relapse again? I hope not, no. To be honest, it would be crazy at this point. I've put so many people through so much drama, so much torture, especially my family, and I don't think I could live with myself if I ever did that to them again. To let those people down is something I simply cannot consider any more. "You never hear about people successfully being in recovery, do you? You only hear a...

Boy George Former Culture Club singer Boy George, is planning to revive his music career just four months after he was released from jail. The star, was sent to prison in January for the false imprisonment and assault of male escort Audun Carlsen in 2007. He served just four months of his 15 month sentence and was released in May for good behaviour, and is now wants to head back to the studio to record a new album of cover songs. He tells British newspaper The People, "I’m choosing songs that speak to me and have lyrics that reflect my personal journey and experiences." Photo By: Walter McBride/Retna

Boy George is very happy after prison officials removed his electronic tag, declaring himself a "free" man. The former Culture Club icon, was jailed in January for the false imprisonment and assault of male escort Audun Carlsen in 2007. The famed singer was granted early release for good behavior in May but was fitted with an ankle-monitoring tag and forced to have a curfew. But officials removed the tag on Monday, and Boy George invited his whole family to his house to celebrate his "de-tagging." He posted pictures of the event on his Twitter page and wrote, "In the words of (British actor) John Inman 'I'm free!' Me and the whole family celebrating in the kitchen, so sweet for my mom and sister to come for the un-tagging! I'm so excited to just be able to work!" Photo By: Walter McBride/Retna

Former Culture Club singer Boy George is a hit in jail. The star feared he’d be beaten up or worse during his time at North London’s infamous Pentonville prison, but nothing could be further from the truth. Guards and fellow jailed inmates have been so nice, according to reports, officials have had to move him to a "softer" part of the very tough jail. A prison insider tells blogger Perez Hilton, "The governors were taken aback by how popular he was. A lot of the guys are of the age when they remember what a big star he was and how good the Culture Club songs were. But some officers were being too kind and giving him smokes (cigarettes). "It’s ironic that he was worried about getting beaten up in Pentonville, but all that happened was people showered him with so much attention and kindness that they had to move him anyway." Boy George was sentenced to serve 15 months behind bars earlier this month for chaining Norwegian Audun Carlsen to a hook in a bedroom at h...

Boy George Pop singer Boy George has been sentenced to 15 months for the false imprisonment of a male escort. The former Culture Club star was convicted in December of chaining Norwegian Audun Carlsen to a hook in a bedroom at his east London apartment in April 2007 after suspecting the escort of tampering with his computer. Boy George denied the charge and claimed he lawfully detained Carlsen for stealing photographs from his laptop computer. The star was sentenced to 15 months behind bars at a hearing at London's Snaresbrook Crown Court today. Photo By: Walter McBride/Retna

Former Culture Club singer Boy George has been forced to evict a DJ friend who is awaiting trial for rape after a judge ruled the house share was inappropriate given the singer’s own recent conviction for false imprisonment of a male escort. Boy George is facing a possible jail term when he is sentenced next week after he was found guilty of chaining a male escort to his bed at his London home in 2007. Boy George has let his friend Antony Marnoch - freed on $15,300 bail while he awaits trial for the alleged rape of a 12-year-old-boy in a public toilet use his residence as a address. Marnoch - who has DJed at private parties for stars including Madonna and Prince - has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault and has been staying with O’Dowd since December 12th. But, after a tip-off from British tabloid The Sun, a judge at London’s Blackfriars court lifted reporting restrictions on the case and declared it "entirely unsuitable" that Marnoch stay with...

Boy George Gender bender Boy George is praising rock icon David Bowie for helping him come out as gay.The openly homosexual singer is admitting he was "confused" by his sexuality as a young teenager, but had the courage to accept his feelings when Bowie confessed in 1972 that he is bisexual. And George hopes he had a similar effect on adolescents during his 1980s heyday. He told fans at a concert in London last night, "When I was a little queer boy I was very confused. Then along came this man - David Bowie and everything seemed to make sense for me, and a lot of other people too, I suppose. I think I had the same impact to people a few years later. I’m very proud of that." Photos By: RD / Dziekan / Walter McBride/Retna Digital

Boy George In Better Days Former Culture Club singing star Boy George is facing a possible jail sentence after he was found guilty of falsely imprisoning a male escort at his home in London. The singer was convicted of chaining Audun Carlsen to a hook in a bedroom at his east London apartment after suspecting him of tampering with his personal computer. A jury at London's Snaresbrook Crown Court returned the guilty verdict today. Judge David Radford told O'Dowd: "This is a case where custody is the more likely option." Norwegian Carlsen accused the singer of beating him with a metal chain as he tried to escape from the property. The model had earlier posed for naked photos at the apartment, but had a falling out with O'Dowd when the singer accused him of trying to get copies of the pictures from his computer. O'Dowd admitted handcuffing Carlsen but claimed he had a legitimate reason to detain the model. The singer is due to be sentenced on January...

Former Culture Club singer Boy George was too fat to have attacked a male model at his London home, according to the former star's lawyer. The singer is accused of chaining male escort Audun Carlsen to a hook in a bedroom at his east London apartment after suspecting him of tampering with his computer. But O'Dowd's barrister, Adrian Waterman, told jurors at London's Snaresbrook Crown Court yesterday, that the singer would not have been able to overpower Carlsen, as he is not as fit as he was during his pop heyday. Waterman told the court, "With the greatest of respect to George O'Dowd, he is not someone you could describe as terribly fit. He has put on a few pounds since the 1980s. He's not going to be a match for Audun Carlsen." In his closing speech Waterman stated George admitted handcuffing Norwegian Carlsen, but claimed the singer did not break the law, because he believed the model had hacked into his computer. Waterman added, "Ther...

Former Culture Club singer Boy George, stormed out of an interview on live radio in England on Friday, after he was grilled on his famous drug taking past.The singing icon, ended the chat with Radio DJ Tony Lyman, when Lyman asked if there was a connection between his drug taking and the band splitting in 1986 and again in 2002.He told the presenter, "I really don't want to do this interview. ... I'm sorry but I'm just not doing it," and left the studio. Lyman tells CMU Music, "We were doing the interview via a studio link and I thought we'd got off to a good start. Boy George was giving some very honest answers. But then the air went dead, never a good thing in radio, and I realized he was gone."George was recently denied a visa to tour in the United States this year because of outstanding criminal charges in the United Kingdom. Speaking after canceling the tour, the star, whose real name is George O'Dowd, revealed he has been clean since the e...

Boy George Culture Clubs Boy George is urging Rehab Singer Amy Winehouse's handlers to "drag" the star offstage and let her deal with her drug demons out of the limelight. George, a reformed drug addict, insists he knows exactly what the singer is going through, and what she needs more than anything is the support of friends and peace and quiet.The former Culture Club star, who admits to being a big Winehouse fan, says, "You can’t stop someone taking drugs, I know that, but you can certainly stop them performing. Somebody needs to stop her going onstage."I’ve been in that place… I know exactly what it’s like and I know how bad it is for her."I mean there’s nothing of her… she’s emaciated. It just breaks my heart to see it. Who is around to drag her off the stage?"

Boy George Troubled singer Boy George has been refused entry into the United States because of his 2006 conviction for lying about a burglary at his New York City apartment. The former Culture Club singer, real name George O’Dowd - was due to return to New York City, where he planned to perform a series of concerts over the summer. Among the series, O’Dowd was set to pay tribute to New York Department of Sanitation workers on the organization’s annual Family Day on August 17th as a gesture of appreciation for helping him get through his five day community service sentence in 2006. But his visa application has been turned down, just days after lifestyle guru Martha Stewart was banned from travelling to the U.K. from her native America because of her criminal record. George says, "I’m pretty devastated because I am so excited about this forthcoming tour and having my visa application denied seems unfair after I swept the streets of New York spotless."There are a number of publ...

80's singing icon Boy George is resorting to selling T-shirts in a London market stall. On Friday, the star - real name George O’Dowd - was spotted at a booth in London’s Spitalfields Market looking bored as he tried to sell clothing from his B-Rude label for $20 a piece. As the lead singer for the flamboyant group Culture Club, the singer sold over 10 million records in the 1980s - but in recent years the 46-year-old has fallen upon hard times, battling an alleged drug addiction and run In's with the law. He told a reporter, "It’s been all right - quiet today though. I’m bored and cold but we have to do a Friday stall to get a pitch on Sunday."

Boy George Culture Club singer Boy George has pleaded not guilty to charges of false imprisonment following accusations from a male escort.The singer, real name George O’Dowd, is accused of chaining Norwegian man Audun Carlsen to a wall at his home in Hackney, East London. The pop singer also faces assault charges relating to the alleged incident that happened last April. But at a court appearance in London today, O’Dowd denied the allegations.He has been released on bail and his trial is set to take place at Snaresbrook Crown Court in November.

Officer Boy George Boy George wants to become a policeman.The 'Karma Chameleon' singer - who was arrested in 2005 on suspicion of cocaine possession - has revealed he took a liking to the officers who arrested him and is considering joining their ranks.According to website MSNBC, George said on a recent trip to Brazil: "Being arrested in America is terrible. I don't wish it to anyone."At first I was sad and scared, but, within time, the police gave me support and tranquillity. I ended up getting close to them, maybe it will be my next job!"The 46-year-old pop star was taken into custody after telephoning police to report a burglary at his New York apartment.Upon their arrival, officers found that George's home had not been broken into, but discovered he had been using drugs and found a large amount of cocaine in the apartment.He received a community service sentence for wasting police time and had to work as a garbage man on the streets of New York last...

Boy George has laughed off claims he imprisoned a male escort in his flat.The former Culture Club singer was arrested on Saturday after Auden Carlsen alleged George and another man had grabbed him and chained him to a wall in the star's East London home. However, George has told brother Kevin O'Dowd he finds the allegations"hilarious" and is not concerned by them. Kevin said: "George isn't at all annoyed at the allegations, in fact, he thinks it's hilarious."Yeah, he was arrested, but the police are always going to follow it up when someone makes a complaint like that."Carlsen - who claimed he had agreed to pose for photos for the 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me' singer and was not working as an escort - says he pulled the hook from the wall and fled in his underwear before phoning the police from a nearby news agent. George was later arrested and taken to a police station. He was bailed by detectives probing assault and false imprisonme...