24 May –Andy Abraham represents the UK in theEurovision Song Contest 2008 final inBelgrade,Serbia. The UK entry receives just fourteen points and comes joint last, raising questions over the United Kingdom's future in the contest.
25 September – Former BeatlePaul McCartney performs atTel Aviv park, his first performance in Israel sinceThe Beatles were banned from the country in 1965.
1–9 November – The Southbank Centre in London presents "Klang: A Tribute toStockhausen", a festival curated byOliver Knussen, with a series of concerts focusing on works from the composer's last decade, including the world premieres ofUrantia andZodiac for Orchestra, as well as late-night performances, lectures, and master classes.[7]
23 November –Richey Edwards, original guitarist withManic Street Preachers is officially declared "presumed dead", having been missing since February 1995.
29 November – The premiere ofJudith Bingham'sShakespeare Requiem takes place in Leeds Town Hall.
9 December –Damon Albarn andGraham Coxon say thatBlur will reunite for a concert atHyde Park on 3 July 2009. Tickets for the concert sell out within two minutes of release, andBlur announce another date on 2 July 2009.[9][10]
