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Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor O.J. Simpson, the former champion football running back turned actor who was acquitted in a sensational trial of charges that he murdered his ex-wife and her friend, died of cancer, his family confirmed Thursday. He was 76.

System Of A Down will headline the first nighttime concert at San Francisco’s Polo Field at Golden Gate Park along with Deftones, The Mars Volta, Viagra Boys and VOWWS.“Join us for a historic night in San Francisco,” SoaD shared on Instagram.As of now, the SF show is the “Toxicity” group’s only gig on their 2024 calendar other than a spot at Las Vegas’ Sick New World Festival.For those that have never seen the band live, metalhead Keith Lynch described their shows as “crazy as their ‘Chop Suey’ music video.”If that sounds like the concert for you, tickets can be picked up as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, April 12, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.The August concert appears to have both general admission and VIP tickets.You can find both ticket types here.On Saturday, April 27, System Of A Down will perform at the star-studded Sick New World Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds.Major acts set to join them include Slipknot, A Perfect Circle, Sleep Token, Lamb of God and…Danny Elfman.We couldn’t believe it, either.If you want to go, you can grab tickets right here, right now.This June, The Mars Volta have five shows lined up at venues all over the Midwest.To find out whether they’re headed to a city near you, click here to find the prog metal band’s complete schedule.Can’t make it out to SF or Sin City this year?Here are just

Former enfante terrible filmmaker Harmony Korine (“Gummo“) has said he’s bored with conventional moviemaking and thinks video games, A.I., and experiential films are the way of the future. And well, he’s really putting his money where his mouth is with “Argro Dr1ft,” his latest feature, an experimental assassin movie that debuted at the Venice Film Festival last year (read our review).

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large If TV is all about football these days, so are the Sports Emmys. The New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences revealed the nominations for its 45th annual Sports Emmy Awards, and the NFL Network’s “NFL 360” led the pack with 11 nods — followed closely by the CBS and Nickelodeon coverage of Super Bowl LVIII, with ten. Also in the hunt: ESPN’s “E60” doc series and Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football, with nine each.

EXCLUSIVE: To commemorate Earth Day, the filmmakers and Executive Producer, Laura Dern of Common Ground are excited to announce Common Ground: Earth Day 2024, a nationwide screening event aimed at amplifying support for regenerative agriculture on Earth Day, Monday, April 22, 2024. Check out a teaser above.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music R&B ace Maxwell has announced “The Serenade 2024” North American Tour, which will see him joined by two special guests: two-time Grammy winner Jazmine Sullivan and rising singer-songwriter October London. Full dates appear below.

Q&A’s are a staple of indie opening weekends since they tend to sell tickets but Bob and Jeanne Berney’s Picturehouse has raised that bar, offering audiences seven-minute live burlesque revues before selected screenings of documentary Carol Doda Topless At The Condor. The ode to the woman, and to 1960s San Francisco where she broke out topless, opens in limited release in New York, LA, San Francisco and San Rafael. Dancers in what Bob Berney called a “Doda-esqe burlesque” will not be topless,” he said — “but pretty close.”

Todd Gilchrist editor With the benefit of hindsight, it’s easy to identify moments that precipitated significant social or cultural changes. But that doesn’t mean that the people involved in those moments knew, or were actively working to achieve them, as they were happening.

EXCLUSIVE: Picturehouse is spicing up the opening weekend of their documentary Carol Doda Topless at the Condor on March 22-24 with a live revue of top burlesque dancers before the movie screens.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and his fiancee Jenna Brandt are married!

Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign — are hosting ‘Vultures 1 Listening Experience’ concerts at Phoenix’s Footprint Center on Sunday, March 10 and San Francisco’s Chase Center on Tuesday, March 12.At the shows, fans can expect to be treated to the duo’s controversial new, chart-topping “Vultures” album “in a high-fidelity audio and visual showcase, crafted by Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign,” according to a press release.That’s not all, though.In addition to upsetting, controversial moments at past “Listening Experiences” — while wearing a Jason Voorhees mask, West delivered the lyric “And I’m still crazy, bipolar, anti-Semite.

Two well-reviewed indies are taking a bow in limited release in the shadow of Dune, A24’s Problemista by Julio Torres, and Shayda from Sony Pictures Classics, the feature debut of Noora Niasari.

Frameline, the San Francisco-based LGBTQ+ media arts organization and hosts 0f the annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, announces the selection of Allegra Madsen as Executive Director, effective immediately.

Leave the World Behind.”Callers on the Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile networks have experienced a drop in service and the reason has yet to be determined. Many AT&T customers reported that they were stuck in “SOS Mode,” a system used for emergency services, and some police departments have been unable to receive 911 calls.

AT&T said that cellular customers were experiencing outages this morning, but there were also reports of widespread disruptions at other carriers.

Thania Garcia Berner, the American rapper and CEO behind the cannabis brand Cookies, in association with 4 Ways Entertainment, has set the cast for their first joint film, “Splash City.” Alex Ferrufino, David Mansanalez, John Mercado, and Arie Rose of 4 Ways are set to produce the coming-of-age thriller set against the backdrop of “the real and raw subculture of the San Francisco Bay Area,” according to a press release. The script for “Splash City” was written by David Mansanalez and Berner, with Ferrufino directing the film.

Girls’ Generation member Hyoyeon, who performs solo under the moniker DJ HYO, has announced her 2024 ‘Cherry Blossom’ tour.Today (February 7), Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon announced the dates for her upcoming ‘Cherry Blossom’ tour of the US, set to take place in March and April this year.It’ll kick off on March 22 at Exchange LA in Los Angeles, California, followed by performance in Atlantic City, Atlanta and Austin throughout the rest of the month. In April, the musician will also hold shows in Chicago, Denver and San Francisco.According to the announcement, more dates are expected to be added to Hyoyeon’s 2024 ‘Cherry Blossom’ US tour.

H.E.R. has shared a poignant photograph of herself performing live at a San Francisco 49ers game as an 11-year-old girl, an image that has weirdly seemed to predict the future.She posted the picture on her official Instagram on Sunday (February 11), writing: “In honor of niners at #superbowllviii here’s me at 11 singing national anthem at 49ers game.”A post shared by H.E.R. (@hermusicofficial)Later that day, her team the San Francisco 49ers were unsuccessful against the Kansas City Chiefs, but for H.E.R., the story went full circle, as she joined Usher during the prestigious Halftime Show in one of the most-viewed television broadcasts of all time.H.E.R.

Lady Gaga showed her love for the San Francisco 49ers while arriving for the 2024 Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Never give Patrick Mahomes another chance.

Jordan Moreau Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers at the Super Bowl on Sunday, securing the NFL’s first back-to-back Super Bowl wins in 20 years with a game that went into overtime for only the second time in Super Bowl history. In the end, Kansas City won 25-22. The 49ers took the lead early on but the lead turned over several times during regulation play.

Caroline Brew editor Travis Kelce capped off the Kansas City Chiefs’ third Super Bowl win, and second in a row, by kissing his girlfriend Taylor Swift on the field after the game. The Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in a thrilling, defense-heavy game that went into overtime.

hate coverage of Swift, 34, rooting for the Kansas City Chiefs and tight end Travis Kelce, 34, to “get a f–king life.” “[For] all of you that are complaining about Taylor Swift being at games, get a f–king life. It’s her f–king boyfriend!” Adele said in a clip, taken Saturday at her Las Vegas residency show, that’s circulating on social media.“I want the [San Francisco] 49ers to win but I also want the Chiefs to win.

Kyle Shanahan and his team the San Francisco 49ers are taking center stage tonight to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 Super Bowl!

Charvarius Ward has a lot to play for in the 2024 Super Bowl!

ex-girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, partied early Saturday with San Francisco 49ers WAGs in Las Vegas ahead of the Super Bowl. In an Instagram Story posted to Nicole’s page, the fashion influencer is seen taking shots with Claire Kittle, the wife of 49ers tight end George Kittle.

Fred Warner is ready for game time!

It’s game time for Kyle Juszczyk!

Jake Moody is ready for the big game!

The San Francisco 49ers are heading to the Super Bowl!

The San Francisco 49ers are headed back to the Super Bowl, and they’ll have some very famous stars cheering them on to victory.

The two teams playing in the upcoming Super Bowl LVIII (58) have now been revealed!

The NFL defending champion Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the San Francisco 49ers on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, as both teams emerged victorious from the league’s Championship Sunday.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. With Super Bowl LVIII scheduled for Feb. 11, the NFL‘s NFC (National Football Conference) is down to just two teams battling for one of the spots in the Big Game.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor The Kansas City Chiefs are headed to the Super Bowl again. The NFL’s dominant team of the past few years defeated the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in Baltimore on Sunday, nabbing the AFC championship trophy and securing the team’s fourth Super Bowl berth since 2020. The Chiefs’ opponents in the Feb.

San Francisco’s Jeffrey’s Toys, the city’s oldest toy store and the inspiration for the Toy Story franchise, is permanently closing.