A show parodying cult 1981 movie Mommy Dearest in Manchester this week has been cancelled following the tragic death of co-star and legendary San Francisco drag queen Heklina.
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Razorlight have announced that they will be rescheduling their upcoming show in London and added two new dates to their 2023 UK tour.The band were originally set to end their upcoming UK tour with a performance on April 29 at Brixton’s O2 Academy, however given recent circumstances of the venue’s closure, the event will now take place at the Eventim Apollo on May 12.“Due to recent events at O2 Academy Brixton our London show has been rescheduled to the Eventim Apollo on 12th May,” the band said. “We’re really sorry for any inconvenience caused but it was either this or risk losing our London show.
All tickets for the original show are valid for Eventim Apollo and ticket holders should contact their point of purchase with any questions.”The events in question centre around an incident at an Asake concert last December, in which two fans lost their lives. Following the casualties, the venue had its licence suspended until April at the earliest – with bands already relocating gigs in the months after.A post shared by Razorlight (@razorlightofficial)Alongside the rescheduled London performance, Razorlight have also added two new dates to their upcoming UK tour – including an appearance at Middlesbrough Empire on May 10 and at Coventry’s HMV Empire the following day.
These new dates follow a string of sold-out shows in cities including Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester and Nottingham.The tour marks the first time that the classic line-up have hit the road in a decade and comes in light of the band’s recent album, ‘RazorWhat? The Best Of Razorlight’. Released in December, the LP contains 11 of the band’s most popular tracks, along with two brand new singles ‘You Are Entering The Human Heart’, and ‘Violence Forever?’.Set to kick
.A show parodying cult 1981 movie Mommy Dearest in Manchester this week has been cancelled following the tragic death of co-star and legendary San Francisco drag queen Heklina.
Leonardo DiCaprio has denied claims he's dating Love Island host Maya Jama, after reports claimed the pair had enjoyed a "string of dates". Hollywood star Leonardo, 48, has hit back at the rumours and denied all claims, according to the Daily Mail, after a source told The Sun he and Maya, 28, are in "regular contact". Maya partied with Leonardo in London back in February, as she attended his star-studded pre-BAFTA party in the capital, and has since been spending time with him in New York, according to reports.They were also photographed with friends as they left the Le Piaf club in Paris last month.
An unexpected Happy Valley reunion took place on Thursday night as stars showed up to support James Norton in his A Little Life debut in London. James, 37, is starring in the much-anticipated West End adaptation of the cult novel and was centre stage at celebrations after the show's press night. The production, which lasts a whopping 3 hours and 40 minutes, has a star-studded cast including James, It's A Sin actor Omari Douglas and Bridgerton's Luke Thompson.The play is adapted from the Booker Prize winning novel, which explores the story of four classmates who move to New York.
Death Cab For Cutie performed a headline show at London’s Royal Albert Hall last night (Wednesday March 29) – joking that they should be “sponsored by Boots” having spent the weekend battling illness. Check out photos, footage and the setlist from the show below.Last week saw the band kick off their UK tour in support of their acclaimed 2022 album ‘Asphalt Meadows’, before being forced to pull a run of shows due to frontman Ben Gibbard being struck down by illness. After returning to the stage to perform in Brighton and London’s Roundhouse, the US indie veterans played another stop at the capital at Royal Albert Hall.At one point in the show, Gibbard paused to make light of his recent plight with ill health while travelling around the UK.“You know how you’ll see shows like ‘Jack Daniels presents Mötley Crüe’ or ‘Budweiser presents The National?'” he started.
Inhaler have rescheduled their upcoming Brixton Academy show in London and shared a new video for ‘If You’re Gonna Break My Heart’.After touring the UK last month, the Dublin band – who released second album ‘Cuts & Bruises’ this year – were set to play Brixton in May along with a Manchester gig.Now, the band will instead play an intimate gig at the Electric Ballroom on May 20 (the Manchester gig the previous night will still go ahead as planned), before playing Brixton on November 4.Also in 2023, the band are confirmed to support Arctic Monkeys on their upcoming 2023 European tour. This year also sees them supporting Harry Styles at Slane Castle and Sam Fender at St James Park.See their upcoming UK headline tour dates and watch the new video for ‘If You’re Gonna Break My Heart’ below.pic.twitter.com/m6CQ9BEJcg— Inhaler (@InhalerDublin) March 29, 2023MAY 202319 – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse20 – London, Electric BallroomJUNE 20235 – Liverpool, O2 Academy 26 – Sheffield, LeadmillNOVEMBER 20234 – London, O2 Academy BrixtonBrixton Academy is set to remain closed until April following the fatal crowd crush at an Asake concert at the venue in December – with a number of gigs beyond that now being relocated.
here.In January, they announced their return to the UK with some new London shows. The band, who surprised fans late last year with news that they would be reuniting for the first time in decade, will play two headline shows at London’s KOKO this August.Now, The Walkmen have added further dates, including shows in Glasgow, Manchester and Dublin, with an additional London date. Tickets for the new dates go on sale this Friday, March 31 and can be found here.In addition to the UK dates, the band are due to play a number of shows at New York’s Webster Hall in April.
Death Cab For Cutie are set to resume their UK tour after cancelling a series of dates due to illness.Earlier this week, the band’s gigs in Edinburgh and Glasgow were called off due to frontman Ben Gibbard catching a cold that affected his vocal cords. Then, Death Cab For Cutie confirmed that the show that was meant to be taking place in Manchester last night (March 25) will no longer be happening.But the band have now taken to Instagram to confirm that all three of their remaining shows, starting in Brighton tomorrow (March 27) before heading to London the following two nights, will now go ahead.The band wrote: “Tour will continue tomorrow in Brighton at Dome and in London at Roundhouse on Tuesday and Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday.
Boygenius have announced an intimate London show and a series of global listening events.The indie trio – comprised of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus – will be hosting the worldwide events in anticipation of their upcoming debut album, ‘The Record’.Taking place next Tuesday (March 28), over 100 independent record stores across the world will present an exclusive preview of Boygenius’ first record for fans. The official release date for the album is set for March 31.
Spoon have announced details of their first London show in five years, with frontman Britt Daniel talking to NME about their forthcoming tour with The Black Keys, covering David Bowie and how he should have ended up in the Meet Me In The Bathroom documentary.The Texas indie veterans will be performing at London’s Islington Assembly Hall on June 20 as a one-off headline show in support of their Grammy-nominated 2022 album ‘Lucifer On The Sofa’, and ahead of their UK arena tour with The Black Keys.“It’s just been too long since we played in London,” Daniel told NME. “Alex [Fischel, keys and guitar] and I were over there last year doing some acoustic things in shops but I think we can all agree that five years have gone by since Spoon played a gig in London, and that’s too long.”We caught up with Daniel, to talk about the show, the arena tour, Bowie, indie legacy and more.Britt: “Yeah, it’s his birthday.
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Cheryl’s fans were left devastated last night, Sunday 20 March, to learn that she wasn’t taking part in her usual 2:22 A Ghost Story performance.The singer has been starring in the hit West End play since January, but took the night off yesterday – the same day as Mother’s Day. Cheryl’s night off also comes a couple of days before son Bear's birthday on 22 March. Gemma Yates is believed to have filled the Girls Aloud star’s spot for the performance, which appears to have been advertised on A Ghost Story’s website for some time.
Kim Kardashian made the most of being in London for St. Patrick's Day by visiting a pub for pints of Guinness before hilariously playing football in a hotel wither her son Saint and his best friends.The group have been in the capital this week, where Kim stunned fans by making an appearance at an Arsenal football match.
Kim Kardashian steps out of her car for a shopping outing in London, England on Friday (March 17).
Taking a twisted turn. Netflix’s You offered a series shakeup when Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) decided to move back to New York after unleashing a murder spree in London — but the story might be just getting started.
Love Island stars Will Young and Jessie Wynter looked loved-up as they strolled the streets of London following their return from the villa. The TikTok farmer, 23, and the former Love Island Australia contestant, 26, narrowly missed out on a place in the ITV series final and landed back in the UK earlier this week, with Jessie already taking a trip to Will’s farm since their arrival. The couple were seen taking on some post-show promo commitments in central London on Thursday (14 March) as they explore their relationship for the first time outside of the villa.
Love Island's Olivia Hawkins and Maxwell Samuda sparked split fears just days after the show final, after Max was spotted attending the Big Weekend launch party in London on Wednesday, but Olivia was nowhere to be seen. Instead, 27 year old Liv posted a video as she watched a football match in Brighton, after going home to see family following the celebrity-packed Love Island finale party in London on Monday.
Dev Hynes – aka Blood Orange – has launched a new show on BBC Radio 3 which, and I quote, “celebrates all aspects of classical music and explores the wider musical world from electronic through to soundtracks”.Called ‘Composed With Devonté Hynes’, the programme also aims to “showcase how classical music is constantly evolving”, with the official blurb adding: “From shining a light on overlooked composers through to navigating the beauty and tension of modern music, the series will be an intimate glimpse into the mind and influences of one of the most exciting and boundary-pushing artists of the last decade”.The twelve part weekly series will start airing on Radio 3 this weekend, though the first three episodes are already available on the BBC Sounds app. And as the show premieres on air, Hynes will play two dates at the Barbican in London on 18 and 19 Mar where he will be joined by the London Symphony Orchestra to perform “contemporary classical music that confronts the complexities of 21st Century identity and defies the expectations of orchestral music”.Commenting on all this, Hynes says: “I am honoured to present this series dedicated to my influences within the classical world.
George Ezra has postponed his London arena show at The O2 set for Tuesday night (March 14) due to him suffering from “acute vertigo”.The singer is currently in the middle of a UK and European headline tour in support of recent third album ‘Gold Rush Kid’, and played a first show at The O2 last night (March 13).Ahead of tonight’s gig, his team have told fans that tonight’s show is unable to go ahead in an Instagram post.“Hi everyone, unfortunately George has started feeling incredibly unwell this afternoon,” the message began. He’s been diagnosed by a doctor as having acute vertigo and as a result we sincerely regret to announce that tonight’s show at the O2 in London will not be able to go ahead as planned.
She's known for her extravagant outfits and larger-than-life personality, and Gemma Collins didn't disappoint as she stole the show once again at an event in London.The 43 year old former TOWIE star attended the launch of beauty company Sephora's first ever store opening in the UK. Gemma was ultra-glam for the occasion, with a slight Disney villain-inspired look due to her shiny black cape that flowed to the floor and featured a ruffled high neck detail.The TV personality vamped up her outfit even more as she donned a leopard print blouse and tight leather trousers underneath the cape. Her light blonde hair was slicked back into a bun which sat atop her head, whilst one loose curled tendril hung next to her face.