Huntington Beach, CA’s Huntington Beach Pier for the ultimate trip down memory lane aka the 2023 Darker Waves Festival.Just a few of the big-name headliners set to perform include New Order, Tears For Fears, The B-52s, Echo and The Bunnymen and Devo.They’ll be joined by Soft Cell, The Psychedelic Furs, The Human League, Violent Femmes and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.That’s not all though.Over 20 (!) other major throwback acts will take the stage at the one-day extravaganza.And if you want to grab single-day passes, it isn’t too late.At the time of publication, general admission tickets start at $225 before fees on Vivid Seats.General Admission Plus and VIP passes are available as well.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.All three ticket types — GA, GA plus and VIP — for the one-day festival can be scooped up right here.As noted above, over 30 acts are performing at this year’s Darker Waves.To make sure you’re up to date on who’s going to be in Huntington Beach, you can check out the complete bill right here.Wondering who’s playing when?You can start mapping out your nostalgia-tinged day right here.Who else is on the road from the Reagan era?We’re glad you asked.Here are just five of our favorite ’80s icons you won’t want to miss live in the near future:• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band• Madonna• Journey• Bryan Adams• New Kids On The BlockLooking for more options? Check out our list of the 107 biggest ’80s stars on tour in 2023 here.
Rock Brynner Dies: Yul Brynner’s Son, Writer, Teacher, Roadie For The Band, Bodyguard To Muhammad Ali Was 76
26.10.2023 - 01:03 / deadline.com
Rock Brynner, who escaped the shadow of his iconic actor father Yul Brynner to launch a multifaceted career, died Oct. 13 in Salisbury, Connecticut. He was 76 and was in hospice battling complications of multiple myeloma, according to family friend Maria Cuomo Cole.
Like many children of major celebrities, Rock Brynner tried to carve his own path. That included time spent as a road manager for The Band, bodyguard for Muhammad Ali, farmer, pilot, street performer, novelist, and professor of constitutional history at several universities.
Rock Brynner attended Yale, Trinity College Dublin, and Columbia, where he received a doctorate in American history in 1993 before teaching for more than a decade at Marist College, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
His life was filled with intriguing stints in various roles. He wrote a one-man play based on French playwright Jean Cocteau’s addiction memoir, “Opium,” which he performed briefly on Broadway in 1970. Cocteau was Brynner’s godfather.
From there, he traveled around Europe as a mime, and developed drug and alcohol problems. He turned that period into his first novel, The Ballad of Habit and Accident (1981).
While in Europe, he joined the entourage of Muhammad Ali, who was at the time stripped of his championship over his antiwar stance. Ali referred to him as his “bodyguard,” even though the roles were unlikely.
Brynner worked as Ali’s press liaison, and Brynner’s connections in Dublin enabled Ali to fight a high-profile bout against Al “Blue” Lewis in that city in 1972.
After returning to the United States, Brynner became friends with Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and chief songwriter for The Band, and often drove the group’s tour bus. Brynner is credited for introducing Robertson
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