Bastille invites listeners to escape in 'Give Me The Future'

In its heyday Figure of Eight Park drew tourists from across the country to marvel at its rides, illuminations and a 100-tonne stuffed whale known as Eric.

Bastille have scored their third UK Number One album with their new LP ‘Give Me The Future’.The London band’s new record, which arrived last week (February 4), debuted in the top spot with 85 per cent of its total coming from physical sales, plus the biggest digital download figures of the week. It also topped the Official Record Store Chart.“We’re so happy and excited! Ridiculously grateful to everyone who’s bought the album and listened to it, and to everyone who worked so hard to make this record with us,” Bastille said upon receiving news of their achievement.They added: “We’re mega proud of ‘Give Me The Future’ and beyond overjoyed that it’s had such an amazing response so far.

Bastille secure their third Number 1 album this week, as Give Me The Future rules over the Official Albums Chart.

Project New Era, a ground-breaking initiative in the UK led by The Payments Association, paywith.glass and other private industry stakeholders, supported by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as its consulting partner, has published its Green Paper report, ‘A New Era for Money’.

Tim Burgess has announced that he’ll be hosting a special 25th anniversary listening party tonight (February 10) for Blur‘s self-titled 1997 album.The Charlatans’ frontman has been hosting listening parties for a multitude of albums on Twitter since the UK went into its first coronavirus lockdown back in early 2020.This afternoon he announced that Blur members Alex James and Dave Rowntree, as well as producer Stephen Street will be joining him and his followers tonight for a listening party to celebrate the band’s fifth album turning 25.‘Blur’ was originally released on February 10, 1997, and featured the singles ‘Beetlebum’, ‘On Your Own’, ‘M.O.R.’, and the iconic anthem ‘Song 2’.

Royally shocked! Duchess Camilla is speaking out after Queen Elizabeth II confirmed her future place on the British throne.

EXCLUSIVE:  Lionsgate has taken North American and UK rights to Emerson Moore’s feature film directorial debut Escape the Field, Deadline can tell you first.

Jane McDonald sparked excitement among her social media followers on Wednesday when she shared what she has planned later this year.Taking to Twitter, the multi-talented star shared some beautiful island images, which she captioned: "Join me on holiday! I’ll be performing at the Akti Imperial Deluxe Resort on the beautiful island of Rhodes in May 2022."SEE: Jane McDonald looks flawless in stunning floral dressShe continued: "I’ll be taking my band and backing singers with me and I hope you’ll come and join us. It’s going to be a fantastic week!"Jane's fans were delighted by the news, with many rushing to sign up for the experience.WATCH: Jane McDonald gets emotional after returning to Loose Women following death of fiancéOne wrote: "That will be absolutely brilliant so beautiful and stunning always Jane xx." Others agreed: "Already booked with both my best friends!! Looking forward to it so much," and: "I'm very excited.

Give Me The Future by Bastille could become Dan Smith and co.’s third UK Number 1 album this week, as it leads an all-new midweek Top 5.

New York University has officially launched a new course focused on Taylor Swift, just in time for spring semester.As part of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, the course will run from January 26 to March 9, and students can expect to learn more about the singer’s career and her cultural influence.

The inaugural class of Netflix, Tribeca Studios and Gold House’s Future Gold Film Fellowship has been revealed. Directors Lloyd Lee Choi, Erin Lau and Derek Nguyen have been named the program’s first fellows.

Dua Lipa has been chatting about the recording process for her third album, but she's already warning her fans that Future Nostalgia's follow-up is doing a bit of a sonic pivot. 

The Great Escape has announced details of 100 more artists who will play this year’s festival, which returns to Brighton from 12-14 May. It follows the announcement of the first 50 acts on the 2022 bill last year.Among the latest additions to the line-up are The Amazons, Yard Act, Rebecca Black, Sinead O’Brien, Baby Queen, Abby Roberts, Dylan Fraser, Indigo De Souza, Lola Young, Crawlers, Malaki, Enola Gay and Madison Cunningham.In addition to the update on who is playing the main TGE festival this year, more details have also been revealed about The Road To The Great Escape, live music showcases taking place in Glasgow and Dublin in the run up to the main festival – in Glasgow on 6-7 May and Dublin on 9-10 May.Artists due to play those shows include Abi Coulibaly, Conor Albert, Dylan Fraser, Eli Smart, English Teacher, Frankie Beetlestone and Wallice.As always, the main TGE festival will see more than 450 artists play at more than 35 venues across Brighton.