Fontaines D.C postpone 2021 UK and European tour

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts recognised the best of talents in the film and television industry every year. With the coronavirus pandemic changing how events are held, the BAFTA ceremony was held virtually with merely the hosts and presenters in attendance.

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May be delayed, but the awards season is finally in full swing, well almost. And this weekend the 74th BAFTA Film Awards will manage to be the newest addition to this year’s few award ceremonies.

Saturday June 12 and Saturday July 17 mark Record Store Day 2021, which will see 539 exclusive limited edition vinyl products go on sale in record shops across the globe. 43 stores in Ireland will be stocking the rarities that range from first time ever vinyl pressings, live albums, and remix collections. View the full list of participating Irish retailers.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGuns N’ Roses have rescheduled their upcoming UK and European tour dates to 2022, due to the coronavirus pandemic, which is in a third spike in several countries on the European continent.The dates, originally scheduled for 2020, will now take place in June and July 2022, the band announced on social media Tuesday morning.“Hey Gunners, unfortunately we need to ask for your patience one more time,” the band said in a statement.

Every now and again a band comes along that puts Ireland on the map and in recent times, Dublin band Fontaines DC has done just that.

Easy Life have confirmed that they’ll hit the road later this year for their biggest UK headline tour to date, before following it with European dates in early 2022.The Leicester band will kick things off with a show at Bristol’s O2 Academy on November 1, before following it up with a string of dates that also includes a homecoming show at Leicester’s Morningside Arena on November 5.Elsewhere on the tour, they’ll play their biggest headline show to date at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on November

Doves, Rag’n’Bone Man, Madness, Jess Glynne and Keane to various woodland locations across the UK this June.It has now been announced that the programme has been pushed back one year due to the uncertainty surrounding the lifting of coronavirus restrictions.

Best Picture gaff of 2018 or when Olivia Colman shocked everyone (including herself!) and beat Glenn Close for Best Actress in 2019? — there are a few things we know for certain, including when the Oscars 2021 will be and who's nominated this year. Here's everything you need to know about the Oscars 2021, from who's hosting to how to watch in the UK.

Let’s hear it for the nominees! Several stars have something to celebrate after being nominated for 2021 Academy Awards on Monday, March 15.

Oscar 2021 nominations have been announced in full.

Nomadland, Minari, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and The Sound of Metal hanging on its heels, with six each. At a virtual presentation today hosted by Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, break-out British film Promising Young Woman also recieved five nominations, while a late addition to the race, Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah, made a surprising entry into Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor, with a nod for Lakeith Stanfield as well the bookies' favourite Daniel Kaluuya.

France Channels, a Britbox-style streaming service dedicated to French content, will launch in the U.S. in Q2, 2021.

Fontaines D.C.

Fontaines D.C. have sponsored a new away kit from Dublin-based football club Bohemians to support a homelessness charity.The band’s name appears on the front of the new shirt, with 15% of proceeds going to Focus Ireland.

Niall Doherty Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten thinks that everything, good and bad, that has happened to his band over the past few years can be traced back to a piece of advice he once received from a friend.

After much delay, the 2021 BAFTA Awards nominations are finally out and we are excited to see the nominations of the much-anticipated even to say the least! Film Nomadland is in the lead with a whopping seven award nominations this year including for best film, best director, adapted screenplay, leading actress, cinematography, editing and sound.