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100 gecs have announced details of a new UK and European headline tour for later this year – see the dates below and buy tickets here.The duo – Dylan Brady and Laura Les – will tour on the back of their second studio album, ‘10,000 gecs’, which landed last month.Beginning on October 8 in Berlin, the tour will then visit Italy, France, Belgium and more before hitting the UK and Ireland for seven shows including a huge London date at the Hammersmith Apollo.A week later, the gigs will then wrap up with a headline show at the Manchester Academy.Tickets for the gigs are on sale now – buy your tickets here and see the full list of gigs below.OCTOBER 20238 – Berlin, Astra11 – Milan, Alcatraz13 – Paris, Le Bataclan14 – Cologne, Carlswerk Victoria16 – Amsterdam, Melkweg17 – Utrecht, Tivoli Vredenburg18 – Brussels, Ancienne Belgique20 – Bristol, Marble Factory21 – London, Eventim Apollo22 – Leeds, O2 Academy24 – Dublin, Olympia25 – Glasgow, O2 Academy27 – Birmingham, O2 Institute28 – Manchester, AcademyReviewing new album ‘10,000 gecs’, NME wrote: “Though it’s sorely missing some choice cuts from 100 gecs’ current live set (namely ‘Fallen 4 Ü’ and ‘What’s That Smell?’), ‘10,000 gecs’ is insanely fun and impressively ambitious.“It’s also short but sweet, throwing its turbulent flurry of punches and then dipping out before listeners have a chance to really think about what’s going on.

Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann fell off the stage at the band’s first concert of the year in Vilnius, Lithuania on Monday (May 22).At the end of the gig at Vingis Park, all six members of the German industrial metal band stood at the front of the stage to thank fans and wrap up the gig, as recorded in video footage.Seconds later, Lindemann fell into an opening behind him while most of the band members remained oblivious to what happened.The band appeared the look into the void a few seconds later, though it’s not known if Lindemann sustained any injuries.The band are due to continue their European this weekend for two shows at Helsinki’s Olympiastadion on Saturday (27) and Sunday (28).They will also perform shows in Munich, Madrid, Lisbon, Budapest, Berlin, Paris and more throughout the summer, before their close out at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on August 4.

Beyoncé personally thanking a fan for attending 35 of her live shows – watch below.The pop icon spoke directly to the fan while on stage at a recent concert, taking a moment out of her performance. She then openly showed gratitude to the audience member after they announced that the gig in question was their 35th.The moment occurred at the singer’s performance in Brussels on May 14 – the second date of her recently-launched ‘Renaissance’ tour – during a rendition of her hit 2003 single ‘Crazy In Love’.Trying to communicate with the audience member despite the noise around her, she mouthed the words “Thirty-five”, along with some hand gestures to ensure she understood what they were trying to explain to her.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Kaouther Ben Hania, the Oscar-nominated director of “The Man Who Sold His Skin” whose latest film “Four Daughters” is competing at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, will next direct “Mimesis,” an epic love story set in Tunisia. While the plot is under wraps, the story is set in two different periods, the 1990s and the 1940s, paying tribute to cinema and Arab-Muslim cultural heritage. It’s being produced by Nadim Cheikhrouha at Tanit Films, who produced Ben Hania’s “Four Daughters” and her previous film “The Man Who Sold His Skin” which world premiered at Venice where it won best actor for Yahya Mahayni and was nominated for best international film at the Oscars in 2021.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever has acquired the international rights of Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir’s debut feature “City of Wind.” The film is in post-production and will be ready for a world premiere in fall 2023. Purev-Ochir is known for several high-profile short films, including “Mountain Cat,” which was in Cannes Competition in 2020, and won best short in Busan in 2020, and “Snow in September,” which was awarded the Golden Lion for best short in Venice, and best short in Toronto last year. Ze is a timid 17-year-old shaman. He studies hard at school to succeed in the cold, callous society of modern Mongolia, while communing with his ancestral spirit to help those in his community. But when Ze encounters Maralaa, his senses are awakened and another reality seems possible.

EXCLUSIVE: Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever has acquired international rights for zany Kung-Fu-themed action romantic comedy Zenithal.

K.J. Yossman Writers have staged a protest outside the Motion Picture Association of America’s (MPAA) European headquarters in solidarity with the WGA. A number of writers including Jennifer Davidson, the chair of Writers Guild of Ireland, and “Blasts From the Past” writer and director Hugh Farley participated in the protest in Brussels on Thursday evening, where it is understood the MPAA were holding a “social event for industry reps and friends,” according to a source. “What else are you going to do when you’re in Brussels with a bunch of writers guilds?!” Davidson tweeted along with photos and videos of the gathering.

Pusha T has today (May 9) postponed his UK and European tour again because of “production issues”.The rapper was set to bring his lauded 2022 album to the UK and Europe across the UK and Europe last year but these were postponed and rescheduled. Now, it’s been announced that a further postponement will take place.Taking to Instagram, Pusha wrote: “Apologies to my European family, but I have to shift my European tour dates due to production issues.“After the overwhelming demand and sellouts it breaks my heart.

Siouxsie Sioux has returned to the stage after a hiatus from performing for the last 10 years.On Wednesday (May 3), Sioux performed at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, marking her first performance since Yoko Ono‘s Meltdown Festival in 2013. Watch fan-shot footage of Sioux’s comeback show below.For her show, Sioux treated fans to a bevy of Siouxsie and The Banshees tracks, occasionally breaking out her solo music and a cover of The Beatles‘ ‘Dear Prudence’.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Studiocanal has sold two new thrillers from Benelux to international buyers at MipTV in Cannes. The eight-part crime thriller “1985,” produced by Eyeworks for Belgian public broadcasters VRT and RTBF, follows three friends as they move to Brussels and get caught up in the horrifying events of Belgium’s most notorious unsolved crime spree that shocked a generation and left a scar on the entire country. The series went to SBS Australia; Filmin for Portugal and Spain; Canal+ for France, Czech Republic and Slovakia; TG4 in Ireland; and Free TV in Israel.

Nick Cave has announced a series of ‘In Conversation’ events for his memoir, Hope, Faith And Carnage, taking place across Europe later this year.Eight dates are included in the tour – which begins next month – and includes in-store book signings and Q&A sessions.The dates kick off in the UK, with an appearance at the upcoming Hay Festival on May 28. From there, the tour continues throughout the beginning of June, and features two dates in Amsterdam and two dates in Brussels.Events in Koln and Hamburg are also listed, before the tour draws to a close with a final Q&A session at the Heartland Festival in Denmark – set for June 8.What is included in each date varies, with some events only offering in-store signings, while others also provide a Q&A session with the Bad Seeds frontman.

We all know how important it is to eat a healthy, balance diet. But one vegetable in particular could provide life saving benefits and even reduce your risk of cancer, according to a new study.

With Summer on the horizon, people are booking their Summer holidays in locations like Spain, Greece, Africa and the Caribbean thick and fast. There are currently plenty of holiday offers from travel operators like TUI, EasyJet and First Choice.

Ranvir Singh has debuted a stunning new look, as she fills in for Lorraine Kelly on her morning show, Lorraine.The TV presenter, 45, showed off her new hairstyle as she spoke to Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway, with the host gushing over the stylish new look. Changing up her hair, Ranvir opted for a full fringe and some fashionable beach-style waves.

Ellie Goulding has shared details of her ‘Higher Than Heaven’ tour this year.This autumn, the pop star will play gigs in Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester and Birmingham, and wrap with a headline show at London’s Roundhouse on October 24.Later in October and into November, Goulding will head to mainland Europe for shows in Paris, Utrecht, Brussels, Milan, Cologne and Berlin.Tickets go on general sale at 9am BST next Thursday (April 6) here.

Central Michel Richard, the large downtown “American Bistro with a French Accent” named for the late French immigrant who helped put D.C. on the culinary map and inspired many of today’s best celebrity chefs with his storied Citronelle.For a fling, pick from three appetizer options, all paired with a glass of 2020 Sauvignon Blanc Domaine Bellevue “Torraine” from France’s Loire Valley: a Shrimp Spring Roll with mint, cucumber, carrot, and hoisin sauce, Chopped Kale with tomato, celery, dried cranberries, and parmesan, or Watercress Soup with potato, onion, fresh cream, and croutons.Another three options are offered for your Main Course, with a glass of Riesling 50 Degrees (a 2019 white from Rheingau, Germany) paired with either Arctic Char, served with zucchini, yellow squash, carrot, artichoke, Brussels sprouts, and pesto, or a Fried Chicken Sandwich featuring chicken thigh meat and served with sesame red cabbage slaw, savory pickles, and pommes frites.A third Main Course option features a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon from California’s John and Michelle Cellars vintage 2018 paired with a Flat Iron Steak served with pearl pasta, cherry tomato, baby spinach, and shallot sauce.

EXCLUSIVE: Shadow of the Vampire duo Richard Johns and E. Elias Merhige have launched a TV and film shingle.

Vladimir Duthiers has been named featured host of CBS Mornings, giving him a higher profile on the network’s AM broadcast.

Christine & The Queens has announced a UK and European ‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’ tour for 2023 – find the details below and purchase tickets here.The French singer-songwriter’s new album ‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’ is due for release June 9 and will follow-up last year’s ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’.

Good Morning Britain’s co-host Ranvir Singh has revealed that the real reason she quit her political role on the show was due to exhaustion. Ranvir had quit her political editor position at the end of 2021 due to it being such an “intense time in politics”, before being promoted to the position of main regular co-host. She said: “I was at the White House, in Brussels every week for Brexit, there was the Jeremy Corbyn thing with Momentum.Trump was tweeting every day, I was in Helsinki one day, I’d be in Austria the next day.

EXCLUSIVE: Cinema Guild has acquired North American rights for Belgian director Bas Devos’s film Here which won best film in the Berlin Film Festival’s Encounters section last month as well as the Fipresci prize.

A.D. Amorosi For Apple TV+’s first French-English, multi-language, adventure series “Liaison,” creator-writer Virginie Brac and Emmy-winning (“24”) director Stephen Hopkins chose evocative composer Walter Mair – known for commercials, video games and compositional elements and arrangements for Netflix’s “Squid Games” – to bring a mix of electronic and live instrumentation to its war-torn, lovelorn storyline. Creating a tensely menacing and intricate score for an emotional tale starring Vincent Cassel (who also serves as executive producer) and Eva Green gives the six-episode thriller an epic, yet intimate sweep. Mair’s textural feel for frenetic movement and incendiary intrigue found the composer utilizing writing and orchestrating skills familiar from his battle work on violent video games such as Rockstar’s “Grand Theft Auto” series, Sony’s sci-fi franchise “Killzone,” and “Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction.”

Sparks have shared the title track for their new album ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’.The Los Angeles duo – comprising brothers Ron and Russell Mael – also announced that the song, which you can listen to below, will come with a video featuring actress Cate Blanchett at 5pm GMT tomorrow (March 3) here.They said via press release: “We met Cate Blanchett in Paris at the César Awards last year, little knowing that a year later, one of the great actors of our time (and a splendid person!) would graciously consent to lending her bootie-shaking skills to the first video from our new album, ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’. Dreams really do come true.

Slowthai has announced the UK and European legs of his ‘UGLY’ 2023 world tour – see the dates below and buy tickets here.The Northampton rapper’s forthcoming third album, also titled ‘UGLY’, is due out on March 3 via Method Records. So far, it’s been previewed by the singles ‘I Know Nothing’, ‘Selfish’ and ‘Feel Good’.This September, he will bring the new album on his biggest UK and European tour to date, featuring a full band for the first time and support slots from Nia Archives and Sainté.The dates begin in Glasgow at the Barrowland Ballroom on September 20, before other UK dates in Manchester, Birmingham and at London’s Alexandra Palace.He’ll then head to the continent for gigs in Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and Brussels.Tickets for the ‘UGLY’ UK and European tour will go on sale on Friday, March 3 at 10am GMT.

Ilker Çatak’s ‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ Wins Europa Cinemas Prize In BerlinIlker Çatak’s The Teachers‘ Lounge has won the Europa Cinemas Label as Best European film in the Berlinale’s Panorama section. The award was voted on by a jury of four exhibitors from the Europa Cinemas network consisting of Marius Bălănescu (Cinema Victoria, Cluj-Napoca, Romania), Will Fitzgerald (Pálás, Galway, Ireland), Tanja Helm (Cinematograph & Leokino, Innsbruck, Austria) and Ola Starmach (Kino Pod Baranami, Kraków, Poland). Members of the Europa Cinemas network will receive a financial incentive when they program the film, ensuring it a wider release. “The Teachers‘ Lounge is an intense and very well-made drama set in a German primary school. The film explores key subjects like the prevalence of bureaucracy in schools and issues of race and class, but above all, it is a compelling rollercoaster of a drama,” read the jury statement. The title is sold internationally by Brussels-based Be For Films and produced by Ingo Fliess for Munich-based if…Productions.

EXCLUSIVE: Cleopatra Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Argentinian director and producer Nicolas Onetti’s slasher picture What The Waters Left Behind: Scars.

—proved navy is always a classic color choice as she flipped pancakes during a visit to a nursing home on Tuesday, February 21. Donning a simple turtleneck, Roland Mouret trousers, and Emmy London shoes—which were all elegantly offset by a favorite camel coat by Max&Co—Kate was at her dazzling best as she met staff members and residents at Oxford House Nursing Home. During the visit, Kate, who wore a face mask, spent time with 109-year-old resident Nora, speaking about their birthdays and favorite foods.

Microsoft president Brad Smith has said the company doesn’t “see a viable path” to buying Activision Blizzard without its Call Of Duty series, warning regulators that any concessions of the like could “kill” the deal.Currently, the proposed £50billion acquisition is facing resistance from European, US and UK regulators, with a number of watchdogs pushing for Microsoft to make concessions for the deal to pass. One concession suggested by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) was for Microsoft to sell the Call Of Duty series to another buyer.As reported by Eurogamer, Smith attended a press briefing in Brussels yesterday (February 21), where Microsoft defended its attempts at acquiring Activision Blizzard.“We just don’t see a viable path to sell the Activision studio or Call Of Duty game to someone else,” Smith told press.

EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based genre specialist has boarded sales on Belgian black comedyKrump about a down-on-his-luck ex-porn actor who embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission to raise 50,000 euros when hisdaughter is kidnapped.

Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, French filmmaker Alice Diop and Romanian director Cristian Mungiu have demanded that Iran’s Fajr International Film Festival remove their films from the line-up of its current edition, running from February 1 to 11.

A “globetrotting” college boss racked up over twenty foreign trips before backing a redundancy scheme for staff.

Beyoncé has announced a world tour to support her Renaissance album, with dates across Europe beginning in May and moving to the U.S. in July.

Rangers fans are desperate to see Nicolas Raskin unveiled at Ibrox – and the midfielder has dropped a major clue the wait will be over pronto.

Now Christmas is done you might be left with a good amount of Brussels sprouts, but not much of a plan for what to do with them.

A pregnant woman 'collapsed' while hundreds of passengers waited eight hours for a plane to depart. Manchester Evening News reports that passengers became increasingly frustrated as they sat beside the runway for hours waiting for take off.

Cheese and Prosecco are festive favourites in Scotland as new research has revealed residents in the capital like a bit of ketchup with Christmas dinner.