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Green Day kicked off their massive ‘Saviors‘ world tour last night (May 30) in Spain, where they played a stacked setlist.The band – comprised of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool – took over the stage at the O Son do Camino festival in Monte do Gozo, Spain for the first night of their tour.They opened with ‘The American Dream Is Killing Me’ – the lead single from their 14th studio album ‘Saviors’ – before diving into their 1994 LP ‘Dookie’, playing it in its entirety. Armstrong and co.

Charlie Hunman is headed back to TV, and in a big way. Deadline reports that the British actor will lead the upcoming Prime Video series based on Ed Brubaker‘s graphic novel series “Criminal.” He joins a cast that already includes Adria Arjona, Richard Jenkins, and Kadeem Hardison.

K.J. Yossman Transatlantic production company Box To Box Films has tapped former Vice Media exec Bea Hegedus as its new chief commercial officer.

For a while now, we’ve known that Guy Ritchie was interested in doing something in the “Sherlock Holmes” universe. And while he has finally gotten his wish, it’s a whole different take on the character than fans might have been hoping for.

Prime Video and Amazon Freevee, two streaming services for the retail giant, made several decisions this month, and we’re recapping them all here.

Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach is celebrating its 20th anniversary with none other than the Navy’s elite flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels. It’s been a big week for the Blues — not only are they returning to New York’s airspace, but they’re making headlines in a big way thanks to a new Prime Video documentary that followed the squad during the 2022 season.“The Blue Angels,” which hit Amazon’s streaming service on May 23 after a weeklong run in IMAX theaters, is a passion project of actor Glen Powell, who produced the doc alongside J.J.

AC/DC kicked off their huge European stadium tour in Germany last night (May 17), marking their return to touring for the first time in 8 years.The tour, in support of their 2020 comeback record ‘Power Up’, began at the 62,000-capacity Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen and was the first featuring new bassist Chris Chaney, who is best known for his tenure in Jane’s Addiction. He replaced Cliff Williams after he retired from touring.Their setlist was almost identical to the one in their comeback gig at Power Trip Festival in October, albeit with the order of some of the songs changed.

Girls Aloud delivered an emotional tribute to their late bandmate Sarah Harding as they launched their much-anticipated reunion tour tonight in Dublin, Ireland. The pop group, comprising Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh, had pledged that their first performances since 2013 would be a heartfelt celebration of Sarah, who tragically passed away at the age of 39 from breast cancer in 2021.

Now that the upfronts are over, it’s time to hand out much-deserved accolades to those who made this year’s presentations truly unforgettable.

Prime Video’s German series Maxton Hall – The World Between Us has been handed a swift recommission after becoming the streamer’s most-watched international show of all time in its first week.

EXCLUSIVE: Brian Cox will be back as The Controller in Amazon Prime Video‘s 007: Road to a Million.

Prime Video has ordered a new Tomb Raider with Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the writer’s seat.Yesterday (May 14), Prime and Amazon MGM Studios announced that a new Tomb Raider series in the works with video game developer Crystal Dynamics. Waller-Bridge will write and executive produce for the series.The upcoming Tomb Raider series has yet to reveal a cast, details on its plot, or a release date.The legacy continues. Amazon MGM Studios and Crystal Dynamics to expand the TOMB RAIDER universe.

Nicolas Cage is reprising his role as Spider-Man Noir!

Maxton Hall, a German series now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, all over your TikTok feed and wondering what it's about? You're not alone.But fans of the Save Me series by Mona Kasten already know: The popular book trilogy was adapted into the series for Amazon Prime Video. Officially titled Maxton Hall: The World Between Us, the series premiered on May 9 and is a love story between Ruby and James that's a mixture of , , and . It's also one for the .Here's everything you need to know about Maxton Hall.Ruby Bell has exactly one goal: to graduate from the private school Maxton Hall well enough to go to her dream university, Oxford.

A lot of hype surrounded the debut of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” on Prime Video. The series is reportedly the most expensive in history (when you include the cost of the rights and all that), and it’s a new story set in the world of Tolkien’s classic fantasy series.

Prime Video kinda has its audience figured out by now. With the success of series like “Jack Ryan” and “Reacher,” as well as something like “Terminal List,” the streaming service knows that big strong guys kicking ass seems to do good business.

It’s day two of the Upfronts and Amazon is making its primetime debut.

A Jeopardy! spinoff is heading to streaming.

“Dark Matter” tour earlier this month, but their May 4 gig wasn’t without drama.Around two-thirds of the way through their 25-song set list, McCready appeared to be feeling the music too much as he plummeted from the stage during his solo.In footage shared by a fan in the audience, the musician can be seen taking a tumble from the stage — leaving his Gibson Les Paul guitar up in the air.Of course, McCready didn’t let the fall ruin his solo as he continued to play it even from the ground.Moments later, a security guard rushed over to help the rocker return to the stage.Luckily, McCready appeared unscathed by the incident as he flashed a smile and carried on like nothing happened.Fans took to social media to give props to the rocker for not skipping a beat.“A true professional,” one fan wrote on X, while another added, “Didn’t miss a chord.”The band is taking their new record “Dark Matter” on the road for their summer tour that is sure to send the grunge rockers to arenas all over North America.That includes a pair of back-to-back concerts at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Sept. 3 and Wednesday, Sept.

Manchester United will face title chasing Arsenal this weekend with both sides desperate for the three points.