Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis to receive knighthood today

Manchester United have emerged as the frontrunners to sign Crystal Palace star Michael Olise ahead of the summer transfer window. The France U21 international has impressed at Selhurst Park this season and is set for a blockbuster move in the summer.

With their newest film The Idea of You, a May-December romance based on the novel by Robinne Lee, filmmaker Michael Showalter and producer Jordana Mollick appear to have hit the zeitgeist yet again.

In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo gets swept up in the whirlwind romance at the heart of “The Idea of You” with writer/director Michael Showalter (“The Big Sick,” “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” “Wet Hot American Summer”). The movie is based on the book of the same name and follows a forty-year-old woman reeling from a divorce who stumbles into a romance with a twenty-something singer from the world’s biggest boy band.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Meryl Streep will receive the honorary Palme d’Or on the opening night of the 77th edition of Cannes Film Festival, Variety has learned. Luring the Oscar winner is yet another feat for this Cannes edition, which will bring together a flurry Hollywood legends. Notably, George Lucas will receive the honorary Palme d’Or during the closing ceremony; Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” and Paul Schrader’s “Oh, Canada” are playing in competition; and George Miller‘s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and Kevin Costner’s Western epic “Horizon, an American Saga” are playing out of competition.

Two of the more anticipated star turns on Broadway this season – Steve Carell making his Broadway debut in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of Uncle Vanya and The Sopranos Michael Imperioli returning to the New York stage in Circle in the Square’s An Enemy of The People – got no love from Tony Award nominators today, and the West End hit Patriots, written by The Crown‘s Peter Morgan, barely registered on the roster with only one nom – for lead actor Michael Stuhlbarg.

JayaHadADream has spoken to NME about how it feels to have won a coveted slot at Glastonbury this summer after winning the festival’s 2024 Emerging Talent Competition.The Cambridge born Jamaican-Irish artist came out on top of the eight acts in a live final at Pilton’s Working Men’s Club this weekend (Saturday April 27) after already beating thousands of online entries. The rapper won over a judging panel – including Glasto boss Emily Eavis, industry professionals and Glastonbury main stage bookers – with her high-energy thought-provoking hip-hop.

Glastonbury and partied until 4am, according to the festival’s founder Michael Eavis.The 88-year-old made the comment while he was at Windsor Castle earlier this week, receiving his knighthood for his services to music and charity. He was among a host of stars including Shirley Bassey, Ridley Scott, Leona Lewis and Emilia Clarke who were recognised by King Charles.It was after the ceremony, which was presided over by Princess Anne, that Eavis recalled a time when both the King and his son, Prince Harry, had attended the Worthy Farm event.“The King came once, [when he was] Prince Charles.

Glastonbury 2024 have now all officially sold out following the re-sale, but there are still some ways to get into to this year’s festival.Glastonbury will return to Worthy Farm between June 26 and 30 with headliners Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA, while Shania Twain will take on the legends slot at this year’s event (check out the full line-up with stage splits so far here).Understandably, demand for tickets was fierce, with organiser Emily Eavis revealing that the event had its “highest percentage of paid ticket balances ever”. Never fear, though – Glastonbury wouldn’t be what it is without hordes of volunteers and paid staff to keep things ticking over.

Glastonbury will return to Worthy Farm from June 26 to 30, with Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA set to headline.The final tickets for this year’s bash went on sale in the re-sale on April 21 and sold out in 20 minutes. The last batch was comprised of tickets that the original purchasers did not pay the balance on by the cut-off date in early April.Competition for the tickets was fiercer than ever this year, with organiser Emily Eavis revealing that 2024 had seen the “highest percentage of ticket balances paid” since Glastonbury introduced the payment plan scheme.Glastonbury 2024 will see the introduction of a new stage in the Shangri-La area, called Arrivals, which will be dedicated to South Asian talent.

Glastonbury 2024 is officially sold out after the final batch of tickets were taken in 20 minutes in the re-sale this morning (April 21).The general admission re-sale went live at 9am, consisting of tickets that the original purchasers in November did not pay the balance on in full before the cut-off date in early April.Glastonbury’s official X account confirmed with a post at 9:22am that all tickets for this year’s festival have now sold out.The tickets in this morning’s resale have now all been sold. Our thanks to everyone who bought one, and sorry to those who missed out.— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) April 21, 2024Competition was known to be particularly high this year, after Glasto co-organiser Emily Eavis revealed that the festival had seen its “highest percentage of ticket balances paid ever”.At the equivalent point last year, the re-sale on general tickets sold out in just six minutes.Some of those that were lucky enough to grab their tickets this morning have been sharing their excitement on social media.

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Glastonbury 2024 re-sale have sold out in 18 minutes this evening.The last chance for wannabe revellers to secure their combined coach and ticket packages came when the last few went back on sale from 6pm this evening (April 18).The re-sale involves tickets that the original purchasers in November did not pay the balance on in full before the cut-off date in early April.SeeTickets, who manage the sale of Glastonbury tickets, confirmed with a post at 18:18 that all tickets in this sale had now sold out.All coach tickets for @Glastonbury 2024 are now SOLD OUT. The general admission ticket resale will take place Sunday at 9am (BST).— See Tickets (@seetickets) April 18, 2024No more combined coach and weekend ticket packages remain, but those still looking for tickets will have a final chance at 9am on Sunday (April 21), when the re-sale takes place for general admission tickets.

Michael J. Fox has praised the “amazing” Taylor Swift, sharing that he believes she is “going to be a really important person.”In a new interview with People, the Back To The Future icon explained how he believes that Swift will be someone who will have a major impact in the next 50 years. “I think she’s going to be a really important person.

Michael J. Fox says being a Hollywood star in his prime required some grit.Fox spoke candidly when asked if fame in the 1980s was “harder” to achieve than modern fame, admitting to People magazine, “You had to be talented. That helped.”“We used to bust our a–, our acting muscles, and watch other actors and sit around with other actors and talk about acting and talk about it,” he shared.“And now you’ve got people who just go like, ‘Who’s your sweater? What’s your sweater you’re wearing? And what’s that dance step?’ And you’re the most famous person in the world.”Fox starred on the sitcom “Family Ties” for much of the ’80s, becoming a household name for his portrayal of Alex P.

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Lulu is reportedly set to be announced as performing her very last show at this year’s edition of Glastonbury.The rumours of an upcoming announcement arrive following the 75-year-old singer confirming that her current ‘Champagne For Lulu’ tour will be her last, earlier this year.Originally, the run of farewell shows were set to draw to a close with a final show at The London Palladium later this month (April 17), however, sources close to the singer have now come forward with claims that she may be rounding off her touring days with a slot at Worthy Farm this summer.The Sun reported quotes from an anonymous source today (April 10) in its Bizarre column (via Music News). “Lulu is going to be announced as a performer at Glastonbury next week,” they said.

Glastonbury has announced details of the ticket re-sales for this year’s festival – you can find all the information below.The 2024 edition of the Worthy Farm event is due to take place between Wednesday, June 26 and Sunday, June 30. Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA will all headline the iconic Pyramid Stage this summer, as confirmed last month.Today (April 9) organisers have revealed that “a very limited number of tickets” will go on sale next week.

Glastonbury 2024 has seen the “highest percentage of ticket balances paid ever”, meaning there will be “very limited” tickets available in the re-sale.Emily Eavis announced today (April 8) that the amount of tickets that have been paid for in full is the highest the festival has ever seen.However, it does mean that those who are hopeful to secure much coveted tickets in the re-sale might struggle. “There will be a resale of the (very limited) returned tickets later this month,” added Eavis in an Instagram post.

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