Julianne Moore dresses up for the Cinema Danieli – An Unforgettable Story inaugural cocktail party with Variety ahead of the 2022 Venice International Film Festival on Tuesday (August 30) in Venice, Italy.
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Nick Cave and Jarvis Cocker will both appear at the Cheltenham Literature Festival 2022 this autumn.Set to take place from October 7-16, the event will welcome “the world’s foremost writers, thinkers and performers… for a jam-packed week of fascinating discussion and unforgettable memories”.From the world of music, Cave, Cocker, U2 frontman Bono, Mel C and Michael Ball will all appear at events across the Cheltenham Literature Festival 2022.Cave will speak with his friend, co-author and Observer journalist Sean O’Hagan about his book Faith, Hope and Carnage on October 14, while Cocker will “reveal secrets from his early life in Sheffield” from his book Good Pop, Bad Pop during an event on October 15.Bono will appear at the festival’s The Times & Sunday Times Forum on the final day (October 16) to discuss his upcoming memoir Surrender.
Mel C, meanwhile, will speak to Cathy Newman in a live broadcast for her Times Radio show, The Ladder, on October 7.A post shared by Cheltenham Festivals (@cheltfestivals)“Mel C reveals all about the good and bad times of her fame and life with The Spice Girls in her long-awaited memoir Who I Am: My Story,” a description for the event reads.Tickets for the Literature Festival will be available to Cheltenham Festivals Members on August 31, before a general sale begins here on September 7.Earlier this week, Jarvis Cocker joined Richard Hawley on-stage to show his support for the embattled Sheffield venue The Leadmill.The pair performed a cover of The Velvet Underground‘s ‘White Light/White Heat’ together, along with an unreleased song by Hawley titled ‘A Sunset’.
.Julianne Moore dresses up for the Cinema Danieli – An Unforgettable Story inaugural cocktail party with Variety ahead of the 2022 Venice International Film Festival on Tuesday (August 30) in Venice, Italy.
Bring Me The Horizon welcomed Yungblud on stage during their Leeds Festival 2022 headline set last night (August 28) – watch them perform ‘Obey’ below.The band closed out the northern leg of the annual festivals alongside Arctic Monkeys on Sunday evening, and Yungblud joined them for their collaborative 2020 single.The performance was Bring Me The Horizon’s second collaborative one of the weekend, having welcomed Ed Sheeran on stage at Reading on Saturday (August 27) to perform their version of Sheeran’s 2021 hit ‘Bad Habits’.The Leeds set was not the first time that Bring Me The Horizon and Yungblud had played ‘Obey’ live.
Lynks has announced that they will play a special secret set at Reading Festival 2022 this afternoon (August 28) – get all the details below.The 2022 edition of the festival concludes today with headline sets from The 1975 and Halsey, while secret sets from Pendulum, Don Broco and more have peppered the weekend.Taking to Twitter to confirm their appearance, Lynks confirmed that they will perform on the BBC Introducing Stage in Reading at 2.45pm this afternoon.Get all the details below.
Fontaines D.C. invited a fan to play guitar with them on stage during their Reading Festival set tonight – see footage below.The Irish band were playing on the festival’s Main Stage this evening ahead of Arctic Monkeys, and spotted a fan named Dexter in the crowd holding a sign aloft asking to play guitar with them.Granting the request, the fan then hopped on stage and joined the band for a rendition of their hit ‘Boys In The Better Land’.Elsewhere in their set, Fontaines played hits from their three studio albums, opening with ‘A Lucid Dream’ and ending with ‘I Love You’.See footage of the fan joining them on stage for ‘Boys In The Better Land’ and their full Reading Festival setlist below.A post shared by Andrew Trendell (@andrewtrendell)And then they brought on this legend to rip guitar for them.
Polo G used his main stage set at Reading Festival 2022 last night (Friday August 26) to pay tribute to Juice WRLD.Coming out on stage with just his DJ, the 23-year-old got the crowd to illuminate themselves with phone torches, invoking hysteria for his bass-driven trap hits. Ahead of ‘Martin & Gina’ track, he called out: “Where are all my sexy ladies at? If you’re a sexy lady, make some noise.
Wargasm have announced a last-minute show at Reading Festival 2022.The London duo – comprising Milkie Way and Sam Matlock – will open the event’s Main Stage East at 12pm tomorrow (August 27) ahead of sets from the likes of AJ Tracey, Wolf Alice and headliners Arctic Monkeys.Enter Shikari – whose new single ‘The Void Stares Back’ features a guest appearance from Wargasm – are also scheduled to perform at Reading tomorrow (Main Stage West, 16:50), suggesting that a live collaboration could be on the cards.It’s not yet known whether Wargasm will fill the same vacant slot at Leeds Festival on Sunday (August 28).
All Points East 2022 will wrap up on Sunday (August 28) with a headline performance from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – check out the full stage and performance times below.The annual festival in London’s Victoria Park kicked off last Friday (August 19) with a headline show from Gorillaz, who were supported by IDLES, Turnstile, Yves Tumor, Self Esteem, Femi Kuti, Obongjayar, NewDad, Remi Wolf, Gabriels, Ibeyi, Nia Archives and Willow Kayne.The following night, Field Day returned to the park with co-headline slots from The Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk, while this weekend will welcome shows from Tame Impala (Thursday, August 25) The National (Friday, August 26), Disclosure (Saturday, August 27).On Sunday, Nick Cave will be joined by a stacked supporting bill including Radiohead side project The Smile, Michael Kiwanuka, Sleaford Mods, Japanese Breakfast and more.Also on the bill are space rockers Spiritualized, acclaimed poet Kae Tempest, jazz pianist and composer Robert Glasper.
Once described by celebrity chef James Martin as "the best food festival in the world", Bolton's annual celebration of food, drink and live music returns to the town centre this bank holiday weekend.
https://t.co/M8LV8SHv6r pic.twitter.com/21Ja6TOtjHHenry suffered from a genetic disorder known as Rett syndrome, which is usually present in girls and occurs when genes on the x-chromosome mutate. The six-year-old was diagnosed was still an infant in 2017. The disorder affects cognitive and motor skills and prevents the brain from making connections after learning new abilities such as speech.
Fans of Strictly Come Dancing have been left confused after the BBC appeared to announce that a "new contestant" was joining the show - Nessa from hit comedy show Gavin & Stacey. It all started when BBC Three posted: "'Oh! What's occurring?' Nessa is bringing Barry Island to the ballroom as the 20th celebrity contestant confirmed for #Strictly 2022." They even went as far as to mimic the promotional Strictly Come Dancing contestant announcement shots, superimposing an image of Nessa, with her black bob and gold chain, onto a blue disco background.
The line-up for this year's Global Citizen Festival has been revealed with two line-ups split across two cities: New York and Ghana's capaital Accra. 2022 marks 10 years of Global Citizen, which this year is urging world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly ahead of the G20 and COP27 to “invest $600 million into the future of women and girls, close the annual $10 billion climate financing shortfall, deliver $500 million to help African farmers respond to the global food crisis, and provide urgent relief from crushing debts to end extreme poverty now.” Read Next: SZA joins Doechii on “Persuasive” remix The Accra line-up for Global Citizen features Usher, SZA, Tems, Stormzy, H.E.R., Gyakie, Sarkodie, and Stonebwoy.
Jarvis Cocker joined former Pulp bandmate and fellow Sheffield-born musician Richard Hawley on stage during his gig at the Leadmill last night (August 9), amid the venue’s ongoing eviction battle.During the second night of Hawley’s sold-out, four-date residency in support of the Leadmill – which faces closure after being given an eviction notice in March – Cocker reaffirmed his support for the legendary venue. Pulp performed their first full gig at the venue nearly 42 years ago, in August 1980.“It’s more than this building and this stage, it’s something that’s grown over years and it’s a feeling,” Cocker said of the Leadmill.
Nicki Minaj is set to receive the coveted Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at this year's MTV Video Music Awards — and she'll also take the VMA stage for the first time since 2018!The 17-time VMA nominee and five-time winner won her first Moon Person statuette for Best Hip Hop Video in 2011, and is nominated once again this year for Best Hip Hop for her Lil Baby collab, «Do We Have a Problem?» Her anticipated VMAs performance will follow the Aug. 12 release of her new single, «Super Freaky Girl.»«Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,» said Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming and Events for Paramount and Chief Content Officer, Music for Paramount+.
Barack and Michelle Obama stop by the 2022 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF) on Friday (August 5) in Edgartown, Massachusetts.
Daisy Edgar-Jones adds some chic fringe to her look while being honored at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival on Friday (August 5) in Locarno, Switzerland.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson has the support of his wife on his big night!
Marilyn Monroe revival. Between Kim Kardashian fitting into (and being wrongly accused of damaging) the infamous 1962 JFK “happy birthday” dress for the Met Gala in May, and the biopic, Blonde, based on Joyce Carol Oates’s novel and coming to Neftlix in September, we appear to be in the midst of another Monroe moment. The new film, with Ana De Armas leading the line, seems like a departure for its director, Andrew Dominik, though perhaps like his excellent The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, it will explore underlying myths of American culture, in whatever way they take shape.
British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, crime novelist Ian Rankin and legendary actress Sheila Hancock are some of the first big names announced to be taking part in this year’s Manchester Literature Festival.