First Glastonbury Festival 2023 headliner emerges as bookies suspend betting

Elton John is saying his last goodbyes to the New York area this weekend with his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour.After beginning way back in September 2018, the swan-song trek — from the man who gave us “Your Song” with his first hit 52 years ago — pulled up his piano to MetLife Stadium on Saturday night for the first of his two final local shows.And from the moment he launched the show by striking the unmistakable chords of his 1973 classic “Bennie and the Jets,” the 75-year-old music legend had the crowd rocking instead of fighting on this Saturday night.Sparkling from the outset, the singer wore a glittery black-and-white ensemble that, despite the pink-and-green flowers adorning his tailcoat, was relatively understated by the young Elton’s standards. John was awfully robust of voice and vigorous of fingers for a man who is retiring from the road.Perhaps it helped that John had five days of rest since his last concert on this stadium tour, which continues at MetLife on Sunday night.

Zack Sharf Steven Spielberg is set to make his first ever appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival with the world premiere of “The Fabelmans.” The Oscar winner’s latest is billed as a “deeply personal portrait of 20th Century American childhood.” Spielberg based the film on his own early years and co-wrote the script with his “Lincoln,” “Munich” and “West Side Story” screenwriter Tony Kushner.The official synopsis for the movie from TIFF reads: “‘The Fabelmans’ is a coming-of-age story about a young man’s discovery of a shattering family secret and an exploration of the power of movies to help us see the truth about each other and ourselves.”“The Fabelmans” ensemble cast includes Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle, Jeannie Berlin, Julia Butters, Robin Bartlett, Keeley Karsten and Judd Hirsch. Spielberg tapped Williams to play a character in the film based on his mother.

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Phoebe Bridgers, Arlo Parks and Guy Garvey are the latest musicians to take part in CBeebies’ Bedtime Stories series, with the trio all reading a tale at Glastonbury over the weekend.They follow fellow artists Harry Styles, Dave Grohl, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Tom Hardy and Ed Sheeran in appearing on the children’s TV series in recent years.Parks read Once Upon A Rhythm, written by James Carter and illustrated by Valerio Vidali, for her segment, while Bridgers read The Spectacular Suit (written by Kat Patrick and illustrated by Hayley Wells).“It was an absolute pleasure to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story from Glastonbury and bring joy and dreams to young people – what a special moment!” Parks said in a statement about her story, which you can watch here (UK viewers only).A post shared by BBC Radio 6 Music (@bbc6music)Elbow frontman Garvey read his story, A Little Bit Brave (written and illustrated by Nicola Kinnear), to an audience of children.“The first time I did a CBeebies bedtime story it was for the rest of the band’s kids, I didn’t have any of my own. Now I’ve got one and they’ve got more,” Garvey said in a statement.“The book I’ve chosen is a favourite bought for me by my best friend Pete Jobson who also has a couple of munchkins.

Years & Years spoke to NME backstage at Glastonbury 2022 and told us his dream collabs, what it’s like to play ‘Night Call’ live for fans, and what message he has for fans during this “difficult” time.Olly Alexander talked to us right before performing on the Other Stage on Sunday (June 26). Today’s show marked his third time taking the stage at Worthy Farm, and his first time taking the stage solo as Years & Years.“It’s the best,” Alexander said when asked about playing new music live to fans after the pandemic. “It’s so good to be back out there because it’s such an exchange.

Sir Paul McCartney has played a video featuring Johnny Depp as part of his Glastonbury set. The legendary Beatle made history as the oldest ever solo headliner in the festival’s history.

Prince William and Kate Middleton's first official portrait has been unveiled.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton) and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, visit the Fitzwilliam Museum to view their royal portrait on Thursday (June 23) in Cambridge, England.

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A stunning new portrait of Prince William and Kate Middleton has been revealed the week of his 40th birthday.

A stunning new portrait of Kate Middleton and Prince William has been released – the first of its kind.The painting was commissioned by the Cambridgeshire Royal Portrait Fund, held by the Cambridge Community Foundation last year, and was created by award-winning British portrait artist Jamie Coreth. It has been created as a gift to Cambridgeshire, sparking Jamie to incorporate the City of Cambridge into the portrait by painting the background with the tones and colours of many of the historical stone buildings that are synonymous with the city.The painting shows the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge standing side-by-side as Kate wears a stunning emerald green dress – a colour the 40 year old royal has been seen wearing on several occasions.

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Leo Barraclough International Features Editor“The Tourist,” starring Jamie Dornan, won best series Tuesday at the Golden Nymphs Awards, handed out at the conclusion of the 61st Monte-Carlo Television Festival.The show, created and written by Harry and Jack Williams, is a British thriller with comedy moments centering on the theme of identity. It was also given the best creation prize and the BetaSeries public prize.Germany’s “Martha Liebermann,” a drama about a German-Jewish woman in Nazi-era Berlin standing up for her values while risking her life, won best TV film, and Thekla Carola Wied, who plays the titular character, won best actress.Ulrich Thomsen, the lead from Nordic crime drama “Trom” won best actor.

Harry Styles has paid tribute to his first school teacher at a homecoming gig in Manchester.Fan footage of the moment saw Styles ask the crowd to help him find his school teacher who he’d heard was in the audience at the gig.“I’d like to try and find someone in the audience,” Styles said on stage. “So, we’re going to get really quiet, and I’m going to see if I can locate this person, if you don’t mind helping me.”“My first-ever school teacher is here tonight,” he went on. “Her name’s Mrs.