Mike Oldfield with one of his beloved potcakes at his home. Mr Oldfield noted that there is still a relevance to the music that continues four decades later.

Long overshadowed by illustrious predecessor Tubular Bells, his 1974 hymn to the British landscape has never sounded so brooding or beautiful ...

Rock legend Mike Oldfield has spoken of his sadness at his son Dougal’s death. The 33-year-old, who was his eldest son, died suddenly of natural causes in 2015, collapsing in a London studio ...

When Mike Oldfield asked his social media followers what kind of music they’d like from him, the overwhelming response was something in the vein of 1975’s Ommadawn. None of those fans could ...

Mike Oldfield interview: 'I am a man of extremes' After he performed Tubular Bells at the Olympics, Mike Oldfield was inspired to return to his Seventies rock roots. Helen Brown talks to him ...

Oldfield went on to have a successful if discreet career, and Branson has thanked him for giving the Virgin group its first major financial success. "I never thought that the word 'tubular bells ...

This was published 11 years ago Mike Oldfield returns with a new album The Olympics opening ceremony and a hurricane spurred the famed creator of Tubular Bells to put out a new album.

Reclusive rock star Mike Oldfield used his 'Tubular Bells’ millions to travel the world chasing the sun. But then a message from London called him home for the biggest show of his – or anyone ...

While Englishman Mike Oldfield is the key musician, he's barely in the video. The singing star of Moonlight Shadow is Maggie Reilly from Scotland. Moonlight Shadow was inspired by the death of ...

EXCLUSIVE: As the prog rock album whose success bankrolled Richard Branson's early Virgin Records empire and made Mike Oldfield a superstar celebrates its 50th birthday, we reveal the little-known ...

After years of similar-sounding instrumental albums many Oldfield fans may have been expecting Tubular Bells 4. But his return to the Virgin label starts with a more intriguing proposition: Oldfield ...

Island life inspires music icon Mike Oldfield DOCK STAR: Mike Oldfield Photos/Bahamas Visual Services/Craig Lenihan and Tim Aylen As of Monday, February 20, 2017 Sign in to favorite this ...