Eavis junior plans anti-war gig

Emily Eavis, daughter of Michael and co-producer of the Glastonbury Festival, had told Radio 1 she is planning a big anti-war gig, and that she is looking to use the Millennium Dome to host it. She explained: "There's not been an opportunity like this for bands to actually stand up and sing... a lot of bands I know are actually really, really passionate about it. I just rang up Stop The War Coalition and I was like 'right, we've got to do something'. I think it's more powerful too after that huge successful march - we'll drip feed the government with another little protest." No word on actual line up or whether the Dome would be available – but Eavis is talking about a mid-March date so things would have to come together quickly. It would be ironic if the dome, which caused so much bad PR for the government in the millennium year, would then be used to host a major event staged to protest against another unpopular government policy. Elsewhere in the world of pro/anti war propaganda Tony Blair will take part in a pan-European debate about the war on MTV. In a bid to win over the youth population the show – called 'MTV Forum With Tony Blair: Is War the Answer?' - will see 40 young people from across Europe, the US and the Middle East ask questions over the war in Iraq. Trevor Nelson will front the debate.