the Underground". Robbie Williams took the Christmas number one album spot yet again with his fifth No. 1 album, Escapology. Events 1 January – Eric Clapton marries his 25-year-old American girlfriend in a surprise wedding ceremony at a church in the English village of Ripley, Surrey. 14 January – Adam Ant is committed to a psychiatric hospital two days after being arrested for carrying a firearm into a London pub that Ant claims was fake. 1 March – Singer Doreen Waddell dies after being hit by three vehicles in Shoreham-By-Sea. She was 36. 14 May – We Will Rock You, a jukebox musical based on the songs of Queen, opens at the Dominion Theatre in London's West End. 23 May - The Classical Brits award ceremony takes place. The most successful British performers are Sir Colin Davis, Russell Watson and Guy Johnston. 1 June Graham Coxon leaves Blur during Think Tank'''s recording sessions, after tensions with the other members mainly due to its alleged alcohol problems and disagreement about the choice of Fatboy Slim as producer. Coxon only contributed in one song, Battery in Your Leg. He was later "replaced" on tour by Simon Tong, former guitarist of The Verve. The Prom at the Palace is held in London to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Performers include the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Chorus, Kiri Te Kanawa, Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna. 3 June - The Libertines release their debut single "What A Waster", which receives very little airplay due to the profanity used in the song. It charts at No.37 in the Official Singles Chart. 11 June - Paul McCartney marries second wife Heather Mills in a lavish ceremony at Castle Leslie in Ireland. 27 June – The Who bassist John Entwistle is found dead in a Las Vegas hotel room on the eve of the band's new tour. He was 57. 30 June – The Glastonbury Festival features headline acts Coldplay, Garbage, Stereophonics, Orbital, Roger Waters, Rod Stewart, and Air. August - Nicola Benedetti wins the "Brilliant Prodigy" Competition, broadcast by Carlton Television. 29 November – Concert For George is held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death, under the musical direction of friend Eric Clapton. Performers included Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Ravi Shankar, and Billy Preston. The event