Queen is back on tour with Adam Lambert providing lead vocals and the setlist is pretty incredible!
16.09.2023 - 21:09 / metroweekly.com
Minneapolis Star-Tribune he lost a job calling bingo at the Mower County Fair in Austin, Minnesota, a gig he’s had for the past three years.He claimed it was due to the ongoing attempts to crack down on drag performances and displays of gender-nonconformity, which Republican politicians and conservatives have embraced in recent months. “It’s only been in the past year where I feel like every time Roxi goes to do something, I’m met with some sort of vocal backlash,” the 29-year-old said.
Kaercher claims members of Austin’s American Legion, which runs bingo at the fair, have supported him in the past, but believes a new organizer who took control this year is opposed to drag.When questioned about the snub, Mower County Fair Board President Kevin Finley said fair officials don’t get involved with political issues. “The last thing you can do is take any kind of a side with anything,” he said.Kaercher also received resistance over a drag show story time event last month at the Austin Public Library — where he’s read to kids since 2019.
Ed Brady, a local pastor behind the push to halt the event, told the Star-Tribune he believes men acting like women is an offensive sin, and believes it would be harmful to children.As a result of the recent climate, Kaercher installed security cameras at his new business — a theater and event space in downtown Austin — for fear of violence or retribution. “That’s just kind of the world live in now, where someone who is a part of the LGBTQ community as a business owner has to take those precautions,” he told the paper.
.Queen is back on tour with Adam Lambert providing lead vocals and the setlist is pretty incredible!
Steven J. Horowitz SZA postponed the Toronto date of her SOS tour a few hours before she was set to take the stage on Wednesday evening, explaining that illness got in the way. The singer took to Instagram to post a video from her on stage during sound check at Scotiabank Arena, apologizing to her fans and explaining that despite taking a steroid to reduce inflammation in the body, she couldn’t push through.
Epic Games has announced the loss of 830 employees in a round of layoffs, with “two-thirds” of these roles outside of game development ventures.Through this, CEO Tim Sweeney aimed to “[cut] costs without sacrificing development or lines of businesses” and guarantee the continued efficacy of the company’s development functions.“For a while now, we’ve been spending way more money than we earn, investing in the next evolution of Epic and growing Fortnite as a metaverse-inspired ecosystem for creators,” explained Sweeney in a post to the Epic Games official website.“I had long been optimistic that we could power through this transition without layoffs, but in retrospect I see that this was unrealistic.”Of these 830 employees, Epic Games will lose 250 employees resulting from divestitures from Bandcamp and SuperAwesome. Bandcamp will be owned by Songtradr and “most” of SuperAwesome will be taken over by SuperAwesome Leadership.Those affected will benefit from a severance package that contains career transition services, visa support, six months base pay, the opportunity to “accelerate people’s stock option vesting schedule through the end of 2024” and six months of Epic-paid healthcare in the United States, Canada and Brazil.There will be no further redundancies in the future, affirmed Sweeney.
Queen and Adam Lambert are set to embark on their North American ‘Rhapsody’ tour next week – find all the details below.The legendary band launched the acclaimed show back in 2019, and brought it to the UK, Ireland and Europe last year.Per a press release, Queen and their frontman Lambert are now taking the newly “expanded and updated” production back to the US and Canada “where it first began”. The group have promised an “even more ambitious show” at the upcoming dates.Queen’s 2023 Rhapsody’ tour is scheduled to begin with two consecutive nights at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland next Wednesday (October 4) and Thursday (5).From there, they’ll visit Toronto, Detroit, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and other cities throughout the month.
Burna Boy‘s scheduled live show in South Africa has been cancelled due to a fraud claim against one of its organisers.The Nigerian artist had been set to perform at the 90,000-capacity FNB Stadium in Johannesburg last Saturday (September 23), but the gig was shelved in the days leading up to it amid rumours of poor ticket sales (via IQ).But promoter Ternary Media Group has since claimed that it called off the concert after CEO Sedote Nwachukwu was accused of stealing R10m (£435,000) from the company.“Due to pending legal proceedings relating to an upcoming Burna Boy concert in Johannesburg, the event has been postponed,” a spokesperson for the firm said, per Times Live.Ternary Media Group said it has relieved Nwachukwu of his duties “until further notice” amid the allegations made by his business partner Gregory Wings.Nwachukwu has denied stealing the money, and has made a counter-claim against Wings.Speaking to Sowetan Live, Nwachukwu claimed: “The event in total sold almost over 20,000 tickets but Greg took 6,000 of the 11,000 tickets sold by Ticketpro.“I am being told that he went around selling and distributing them at night clubs and campuses.
Kate Middleton has perfected one clever skill that was taught to her by the late Queen that's very important for royal life and is something Meghan Markle failed to personally master, according to an expert.
The King Of Queens, in which James played deliveryman Doug Heffernan.The show ran for 207 episodes across nine season which aired on CBS from 1998 to 2007.The image can be found on Getty and is captioned as a “promotional portrait of American actor and comedian Kevin James in costume as the character Doug Heffernan as he poses with his hands in his pockets on the set of the television sitcom ‘The King of Queens,’ late 1990s”.
Kylie Jenner’s skin always looks flawless, even when sharing unedited videos – perhaps not surprising as the founder of a globally successful make-up and skincare brand. And luckily for anyone in need of a celeb-approved skin fix, one of the 26-year-old’s all-time favourite face serums is currently on sale, with nearly 50% of its RRP. Nip + Fab Dragon’s Blood Fix Plumping Serum usually retails for £19.95, but it has just been reduced to £11.47 on Amazon.
Queen‘s Brian May played a critical role in a NASA mission to bring the largest asteroid sample ever back to Earth.The legendary guitarist – who is also an astrophysicist and received his PhD from Imperial College in 2007 – assisted in helping to identifying the site from which the sample was taken.May is an expert in stereoscopy, which is the process of dealing with a pair of two-dimensional images that, when viewed by both eyes, can be used to create a 3D scene. The process was essential in helping to identify where the spacecraft could collect samples without damaging or destroying itself.Today (September 24), it was announced that a capsule containing about 250g of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu as part of NASA’s Osiris-Rex mission had parachuted into the desert in Utah.A post shared by Brian Harold May (@brianmayforreal)May and his collaborator Claudia Manzoni contributed in the shortlist of possible sample sites on Bennu.
Dancing with the Stars,” which was set to premiere its 32nd season on Tuesday, will be delayed due to the Writers Guild of America strike, ABC told USA TODAY.This news comes on the heels of one of the show’s contestants — former “Veep” star Matt Walsh — quick-stepping away from it in protest.“I am taking a pause from ‘Dancing with the Stars’ until an agreement is made with the WGA,” he said in a statement to Deadline. “I was excited to join the show and did so under the impression that it was not a WGA show and fell under a different agreement.”Other actors part of the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union, which joined the WGA strike in July, who are competing this season include “American Pie’s” Alyson Hannigan; Britney Spears’ sister Jamie Lynn; Barry Williams, aka Greg from “The Brady Bunch;” Mira Sorvino; “Vanderpump Rules'” star Ariana Madix and Xochitl Gomez, who starred in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”SAG-AFTRA has made it clear that it supports the actors in their TV dance floor endeavors.
Queen and Adam Lambert’s ‘Rhapsody Tour’ kicks off in just two weeks, it isn’t too late to pick up last-minute tickets to catch the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers live this year.In fact, as of now, tickets are available for all 23 concerts on the nationwide run.That includes back-to-back gigs at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Thursday, Oct. 12 and Friday, Oct.
Prince William was drawn to Kate Middleton by her "warm, solid background" when he first met her, according to a palace insider.
The American French Film Festival (TAFFF), which had been due to take place in L.A. from October 18 to 22, has been shelved due to the writers and actors strikes.
Queens Of The Stone Age have announced more tour dates across North America this December – see the newly announced dates below.Earlier this week, the band took to social media to announce their new show dates, which will see them close out their 2023 run of shows in North America this December.The newly announced North American leg of the band’s The End Is Nero tour will see them perform eight shows across the United States of America between December 5 and December 16. Shows have been confirmed for Phoenix, El Paso, Austin, Houston, Irving, Albuquerque, San Diego and Los Angeles.See the full list of tour dates below.A post shared by QOTSA (@queensofthestoneage)A Live Nation pre-sale for the new dates begins on September 21 at 10am local time using the code STUDIO, while general sales start on September 22.
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Watch out — there’s a new Hadid sister strutting down the runway, and she’s serving looks!!!
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK as the fifth series makes is set to make its dazzling return on Thursday, September 28. The fifth installment of the reality staple was announced just days ago, and now fans know when they’ll get to watch the fabulousness on their TV screens.World of Wonder recently unveiled a lineup of 10 new queens, each of whom will be fighting for the coveted title of RuPaul’s next drag race superstar in the U.K.
Manchester United will have a new brand adorning their shirts from next season after a deal was reached with Qualcomm Snapdragon.
Former Pop Idol star Darius Campbell Danesh was found dead at the age of 41 after being found unresponsive in an apartment in Rochester, Minnesota, on August 11, 2022 in the US.
Ed Sheeran cancelled his gig in Las Vegas last night (September 9) just hours before stage time due to production issues.Sheeran is currently on the North American leg of his ‘+ – = ÷ x Tour’ (‘Mathematics’ tour)‘, and was set to play the Allegiant Stadium on Saturday night.After the venue warned fans that the show was set to be “significantly delayed,” it ended up being cancelled altogether, with Sheeran taking to Instagram to explain.“I can’t believe I’m typing this but there’s been some challenges encountered during the load in of our vegas show,” he wrote. “It’s impossible to go forward with the show.“I’m so sorry.