George Ezra and ABC to stop off in Manchester on 2022 tours - here's how to get tickets

Our city’s finest will be flocking to the Kimpton tonight for a celebration of Manchester’s unsung heroes. The Manchester Evening News Pride of Manchester awards, in partnership with TSB, honour Mancunians with incredible stories to tell.

A former Wetherspoons barmaid has shared a secret about working at the chain - and it might have made you spend more money. The pub worker revealed the sneaky trick as part of a new documentary about Wetherspoons on Channel 5.

British actors George MacKay (1917) and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Candyman) are set to star in revenge thriller Femme, from directors Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLive Nation Entertainment posted the best first quarter in its history this year, according to financial results released Thursday for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.“Momentum has picked up for all of our businesses over the course of the first quarter, and as a result, we delivered financial performance that greatly surpassed our previous expectations, with operating income of $27 million and [adjusted operating income] of $209 million,” CEO Michael Rapino said in a statement accompanying the results. “Artists are back on the road and fan demand has never been stronger, a reflection that live events remain a clear priority for consumers as our social lives restart.”The company’s AOI of $209 million topped the previous record, Q1 of 2019, by $94 million, and was $361 million better than 2021 — when the industry had not yet begun to emerge from the pandemic — with a boost of $269 million in ticketing, $66 million in sponsorship and $26 million in concerts.

Disney fans can experience a magical show at the Manchester AO Arena this winter as Disney on Ice brings their Dream Big production to the city. The show will feature more than 50 fan-favourite Disney characters including Moana, Aladdin and those from Frozen.

Steve Burton has found a new home in Salem, at least temporarily: the former General Hospital star who left the ABC soap in 2021 after failing to adhere to its vaccine policy is joining the second installment of Beyond Salem, Peacock’s Days of Our Lives spinoff.

George Shuttleworth has become a firm favourite among Coronation Street viewers since he made his Weatherfield debut in 2020. The funeral director, played by Tony Maudsley was introduced as the son of Archie Shuttleworth.

Ed Sheeran and David Guetta are among the new names to join the line-up for the Capital Summertime Ball with Barclaycard 2022.Dubbed “the UK’s biggest summer party”, the concert will take place at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, June 12. Tickets go on general sale exclusively on Global Player this Thursday (April 28) – buy yours here.Yesterday (April 25) saw organisers announce the first wave of acts, which included Harry Styles, George Ezra and KSI.The line-up was completed during Capital Breakfast With Roman Kemp this morning (April 26), with the news that Sheeran would be returning to the Summertime Ball for the first time since 2014.Other new additions include Guetta, Aitch, Joel Corry and Mimi Webb.

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Harry Styles, George Ezra and KSI.Described as “the UK’s biggest summer party”, the event will take place at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, June 12. Tickets go on general sale exclusively on Global Player this Thursday (April 28) – buy yours here.The first wave of names was announced during Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp this morning (April 25).

Sean Penn and Leila George are officially divorced. According to multiple reports, a judge signed off on the paperwork Friday, and just a few months shy on what would have been their 2-year wedding anniversary.George filed for divorce from Penn last October and reportedly separated a month prior citing irreconcilable differences.The 30-year-old Australian actress and star got married in July 2020 after dating for four years. They were first romantically linked in 2016 and made their red carpet debut in October of that year, after having a romantic rendezvous in Hawaii.

Sean Penn and Leila George officially divorced. According to multiple reports, a judge signed off on the paperwork Friday, and just a few months shy on what would have been their 2-year wedding anniversary.George filed for divorce from Penn last October and reportedly separated a month prior citing irreconcilable differences.The 30-year-old Australian actress and star got married in July 2020 after dating for four years. They were first romantically linked in 2016 and made their red carpet debut in October of that year, after having a romantic rendezvous in Hawaii.

DEALSMojo Music & Media has acquired a 50% interest in the songs catalogue of songwriter Bob Morrison. It has also acquired a bunch of extra royalty rights from Jerry Reed, whose songs catalogue it already owned.

George Ezra and YouTube have made a donation to the National Trust to plant around 17,000 trees across the UK. The 28-year-old singer-songwriter, whose hits include Shotgun and Budapest, said he hoped to play a part in tackling the climate crisis and environmental decline.

George Ezra has shared his new single ‘Green Green Grass’ and announced details of a UK arena tour.The singer/songwriter is set to release his third studio album ‘Gold Rush Kid’ on June 10 via Columbia Records, marking the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Staying At Tamara’s’.After previously sharing the single ‘Anyone For You (Tiger Lily)’ back in January, Ezra has now previewed ‘Gold Rush Kid’ with the release of the track ‘Green Green Grass’.“I was on holiday in St Lucia with a few friends at Christmas 2018, with two of my closest mates from home,” Ezra explained about the track in a press release. “We were in this beach bar, drinking homemade rum punch and Piton, the local lager, flip-flopping between the two, pissing about with three local guys who worked there.

George Harrison‘s widow Olivia has written a book of poetry dedicated to her late husband.The collection, titled Came The Lightening, contains 20 poems that Olivia penned to George following his death in 2001.The work is set for publication on June 21 via Genesis Publications and is available to pre-order here.In a statement about the work, Olivia said: “Here on the shore, 20 years later, my message in a bottle has reached dry land. Words about our life, his death but mostly love and our journey to the end.”According to a statement from Genesis Publications, the poems will explore “the intimacy and emotional connection” of the Harrisons’ relationship, as well as “delve into the phenomenon of losing a partner and the passage of time”. The collection will also contain some never-before-seen images of the couple.My book of 20 poems for George, in the 20th year of his passing, will be released on June 21st. ☀ I hope you enjoy these personal stories, recollections and reflections. Olivia Harrison Pre-order here – https://t.co/IXlIJndsPs pic.twitter.com/UjIJjOb2ql— George Harrison (@GeorgeHarrison) April 21, 2022Martin Scorsese, who directed a wide-ranging documentary about George called Living in the Material World and who has written the introduction to the book, said: “Olivia evokes the most fleeting gestures and instants, plucked from the flow of time and memory and felt through her choice of words and the overall rhythm.“She might have done an oral history or a memoir.