Bloc Party are currently on tour opening for Paramore in the U.K. and Europe.
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London Grammar‘s Dot Major has spoken to NME about launching his solo career, as well as teaming up with Alex Metric for their new collaboration ‘See This Through’.The musician and electronic producer first announced his new solo venture back in January before launching with the “twisted” debut solo single ‘Bear‘ and penning the massive song ‘Hideaway’ for NME’s recent C23 mixtape.Having always “done things on the side” as a member of the Nottingham-formed trio – completed by singer Hannah Reid and guitarist Dan Rothman – Major told NME that the music he was making on his own “felt quite aimless for a little while”.Although he released a few remixes around the time of the trio’s debut album ‘If You Wait’, Dot revealed that “it got a little bit lost during the second record” ‘Truth Is A Beautiful Thing‘.“I was always doing stuff – like with radio mixes, I would do them as full club mixes – so I always had my foot in the door,” he continued.However, it was performing at London’s Printworks in 2021 supporting friend SG Lewis (who he had collaborated with in 2018 on the song ‘Release’) that helped Dot to realise what he wanted to achieve with his solo music.“It was a watershed moment for me,” said Dot, who added that the idea first came about when the pair were at Dot’s house party. “We were wasted really late at night and I was playing him a beat that I had made on a Swedish drum machine.“He was like, ‘Dude, you’ve got to do this at 1am at Printworks before 2manydjs’.
I was like ‘Sure, mate’. The next morning, my manager called saying, ‘Why is Sam booking you to play Printworks at 1am? You haven’t even DJ’d’.
Bloc Party are currently on tour opening for Paramore in the U.K. and Europe.
Kele Okereke joined Hayley Williams and the rest of Paramore to perform a cover of Bloc Party‘s ‘Blue Light’ in London last night (April 23).The show, which took place at the O2 Arena on April 23, was Paramore’s last in the UK as part of their 2023 UK and Ireland tour with Bloc Party. The show was also an additional date at the O2 Arena after what was originally meant to be the tour’s last stop in Birmingham on April 22.To commemorate the last show of their UK run, Hayley Williams and co.
She lives in the Tower of London, he works as a guard. It sounds like the plot of a historical romantic novel, but for Megan Clawson and her boyfriend George, it’s their reality rather than fiction. After feeling lonely as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, and also determined to save some cash on London rent, author Megan moved back in with her father - who just so happens to be a Beefeater.
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Quentin Tarantino-inspired stage show is coming to London, and will celebrate iconic moments and songs from the director’s films.READ MORE: Quentin Tarantino’s film soundtracks – ranked!The cabaret-style show, Tarantino Live: Fox Force Five & the Tyranny of Evil Men, has already proven to be a hit in the US and has run for 13 years in Los Angeles. Now, it will be making its way across the pond and is set to arrive in London this summer.It’ll be set in Hammersmith’s Riverside Studios – kicking off on June 6 – and will run for a 10-week season, ending on August 13.Created by Shane Scheel, the founder and executive producer of For The Record, and Anderson Davis, who adapted and directed the show, Tarantino Live will reference the countless iconic moments captured throughout films including Django Unchained, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, and celebrate the music used throughout them.“[It’s] like you’re stepping into the mind of a famous Hollywood director,” Davis told Deadline.
The cast of the Disney+ movie Peter Pan and Wendy hit the red carpet for UK premiere!
"Godfather" star Al Pacino revealed that Hollywood history could have been very different had he just said yes.. The actor was asked if there were any roles he regretted turning down in his career during an interview with David Rubenstein at the 92NY in New York as part of their "People Who Inspire Us" series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pacino revealed, "I turned down ‘Star Wars.’" "So I was there and all of a sudden they gave me a script that was called ‘Star Wars,’" he continued.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band have announced the support acts for their BST Hyde Park shows in London.Announced today (April 20), The Boss shared the three acts that will be joining his band on July 6 and 8.On the first date they will be supported by The Chicks and Frank Turner and his touring band The Sleeping Souls.The Chicks will also return for the second date along with James Bay. The shows are part of Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band’s forthcoming UK tour which also includes shows at BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on May 30 and Villa Park in Birmingham on June 16.
All eyes on Priyanka Chopra Jonas! The actress was the epitome of Old Hollywood glamour at the Citadel premiere in London.
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Mac DeMarco has announced plans for a world tour later this year, including three dates in London.The singer-songwriter is due to hit the road in July, kicking off at The Ford Theatre in LA on July 14 before taking in further shows in New York and Paris and finally wrapping up at Hackney Empire on August 1 following a run of a trio of gigs.Accompanied by a full band, DeMarco play an intimate set which will see him performing his recent instrumental album ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ in its entirety along with songs from his back catalogue with new arrangements.Tickets for the shows go on sale at 10am local time for the London and New York this Friday (April 21) and 11am local time for Paris on the same day. The LA concert will go on sale at 10am local time on May 9.
EXCLUSIVE: Summer’s going to be a scorcher in London. Tarantino Live: Fox Force Five & the Tyranny of Evil Men is coming to town in June.
Zendaya and Tom Holland just had a royally adorable date.
Prince Harry returned to London last week as he joined other high-profile celebrities in a court case against Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL). While the Duke of Sussex was in town for the hearing — in which he and other public figures accused the media company of hacking -- he did not see his father, King Charles III.However, a source tells ET that despite the rift between the monarch and his son, there was no slight as Charles was not in town the same time as Harry. «They were unable to meet due to the king’s busy schedule surrounding his first overseas Royal Tour,» the source tells ET. The source adds that Charles was not in Windsor or London during his son's visit as he was «busy preparing for his first overseas trip as king to Germany.»Harry, 38, who made a surprise visit to London to participate in the hearing, knew that he father was not expected to be in London that entire week because of «prior commitments.» The source says there was «no slight intended» as Charles' calendars are prepared long in advance. The Duke of Sussex also did not see his brother, Prince William, as he and his family were away ahead of the Easter holiday. Royal watchers were surprised to see Harry, who lives in California with his wife, Meghan Markle and their children, Arichie and Lilibet -- back in London, as the last time he was there was for his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II's, funeral. It has not been confirmed if Harry, Meghan and their children will make their return to London for the king's coronation on May 6.
Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theatres closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studio’s respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that pandemical brink, the motion picture studies have largely returned to their theatrical release models and the downstream monies they can bring. Not to mention their power in launching IPs around the world with big global marketing campaigns. When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses, and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysterious end of the equation, Deadline is repeating our Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament for 2022, using data culled by seasoned and trusted sources.
Talia Mar is taking being a pop star seriously. So seriously, in fact, that she's already studied (and is emulating) the greats.
Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company is bringing back its barnstorming stage adaptation of famed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s hand-drawn 1988 classic My Neighbour Totoro for a second season at London’s Barbican in November.
Twitter users should brace for a big change coming to the app this week as the company begins phasing out the iconic blue check marks.
The US Army has put a hold on its new multimillion dollar ad campaign featuring Jonathan Majors in the wake of the actor’s Saturday arrest.