Russ announces UK and European ‘It Was You All Along’ tour dates

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The 27-member European Film Agency Directors Association and the Asian Film Alliance Network, which was established this time last year and currently has seven members, have agreed to work together on topics of common interest and to jointly develop a better world film ecosystem. At a meeting this week held on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival, EFAD and AFAN promised to enhance understanding and collaboration between Asian and European national film agencies. Topics included: dialog on policy and regulations; the development of the film industry in both regions; and addressing new media and challenges ahead. Separately, the founding AFAN members convened for a closed-door roundtable discussion on May 16.

Olly Alexander has expressed his gratitude after competing in Eurovision 2024, saying that receiving zero public points was “iconic”.The Years & Years frontman represented the UK with his song ‘Dizzy’ at this year’s competition, which took place in Malmö, Sweden. He finished 18th out of 25 countries – earning 46 points from the jury, but none from the voting public.Nemo clinched victory for Switzerland at Eurovision 2024 with their track ‘The Code’.

Nilüfer Yanya has announced a 2024 UK, European and North American tour set to kick off later this year.Kicking off on September 28 at the Underground Arts in Philadelphia, Yanya will make her way across the US with stops in major cities such as Washington D.C., New York, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, Nashville and more. The North American leg of the tour will wrap up on October 24 at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.From there, she will make her way to Europe with shows in Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris before heading over to the UK for gigs in Brighton, Bristol, London and Nottingham.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Childish Gambino — aka multihyphenate Donald Glover — doesn’t do anything by half, and as he promised last month, he has dropped a new version of his surprise release “3.15.20” (which quietly dropped in March 2020), under its original title “Atavista,” dates for “The New World Tour,” a massive trek through North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, launching in August. He also released a video for the album’s song “Little Foot Big Foot,” directed by Hiro Murai, featuring Young Nudy. He will follow with what he says is the last installment of the Gambino project, which will serve as the soundtrack to his film “Bando Storm and the New World.” Willow will support the AEG-produced tour in North America and Amaarae in Europe.

Jimmy Eat World have announced details of a 2024 tour across the UK and Europe. Find ticket details below.Announced today (May 13), the run of tour dates are set to kick off with an opening night at the Columbiahalle in Berlin on November 7, and continue with two more shows in Germany, before heading to the Netherlands for a show in Amsterdam on November 9.From there, the Arizona rock icons will head over to the UK for three final shows.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Jeremy Strong could be joining Jeremy Allen White in “Deliver Me From Nowhere,” the 20th Century Studios movie about Bruce Springsteen and the making of his 1982 album, “Nebraska.” The “Succession” star is in talks to play Springsteen’s (White) longtime manager Jon Landau in the Scott Cooper-directed feature. Cooper is also writing the film, which is based on Warren Zane’s 2023 book “Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska.” “Nebraska,” the follow-up to Springsteen’s 1980 double album “The River,” was expected to be a blockbuster rock record with the E Street Band.

Loreen, who won Eurovision in both 2012 and 2023, has announced a UK and European tour for next year.The artist’s biggest jaunt across the continent to date will kick off in the Netherlands on February 15 with 20 stops across Europe. She will later head to Birmingham on March 17 before playing a headline show at London’s iconic Eventim Apollo on March 19 before continuing on to Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol and Glasgow.

Ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Sweden this weekend, a huge two-time winner from the country has announced they’ll be touring Europe and the UK next year.

Overmono have announced a ‘Pure Devotion’ world tour that will take place across five dates in autumn 2024. See all the details below.The Welsh electronic duo, made up of brothers Tom and Ed Russell, had already been confirmed for an extensive list of festival appearances for the summer, and they will now be adding major shows across the globe to their schedules.They will begin at Brooklyn’s Paramount on October 4, before heading north to Toronto’s Opera House the following night.

AURORA has added two extra shows in Dublin and Edinburgh to her upcoming UK and European tour – see all the dates below. The Norwegian alt-pop singer is preparing to release her new album ‘What Happened To The Heart?’ in June, after which she will be playing a string of shows around the continent in September and October.

Royel Otis are due to embark on a tour of the UK and Europe later this year – check out the full list of tour dates below.Last night (May 2), the pair of Royel Madden and Otis Pavlovic took to social media to announce a number of tour dates across Europe and the UK this year, with a run of four shows in July before returning for a lengthier run between November and December.Stops will include shows in Oxford, Sheffield, Liverpool, London, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester among others.Pre-sale tickets for Royel Otis’ Glory To Glory UK and Europe tour will go on sale on Wednesday, May 8 at 10am BST, while general tickets go on sale two days later on Friday, May 10 at 10am. Sign up for tickets here.A post shared by Royel Otis (@royelotis)JULY:09 – O2 Academy – Bournemouth10 – O2 Academy 2 – Oxford11 – Foundry – Sheffield12 – Arts Club – LiverpoolNOVEMBER26 – Trinity – Bristol27 – Electric Ballroom – London28 – O2 Academy 2 – Birmingham29 – SWG3 TV Studio – Glasgow30 – Riverside – NewcastleDECEMBER01 – Stylus – Leeds03 – New Century Hall – Manchester Apart from announce their tour dates for Europe and the UK, the stars of NME‘s The Cover have also released two new bonus tracks from their debut album, ‘Pratts & Pain’: ‘Merry Mary Marry Me’ and ‘Claw Foot’, both of which you can listen to below.Written alongside their debut album, ‘Pratts & Pain’, ‘Merry Mary Marry Me’ is a grunge-tinged tune that chronicles the feeling of being left behind as everyone around you settles into marriage and relationships.

ATEEZ have announced the North American leg of their 2024 to 2025 ‘Towards the Light: Will to Power’ world tour, featuring concerts in New York, California and more.On April 23, ATEEZ announced 10 brand-new cities for their upcoming 2024 to 2025 ‘Towards the Light: Will to Power’ world tour in North America, which will take place this July and August.The tour will kick-off on July 14 at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. In the same month, the K-pop boyband will also play shows in the US states of California, Arizona, Texas and Minnesota.In August 2024, ATEEZ will hold concerts in three more US states, including New York, Washington, D.C.

critically acclaimed debut album, Sprints have shared two new singles and announced a huge run of tour dates. Find ticket details below.The pair of tracks arrived under the banner of the ‘Black Box Sessions’, and are particularly angsty singles titled ‘Drones’ and ‘Help Me, I’m Spiralling’.Both were recorded during the sessions for Spirits’ breakthrough debut album, ‘Letter To Self’, which arrived at the start of the year to critical acclaim, and has already been tipped by many as ready to become a contender for album of the year in 2024.‘Drones’ is a reimagining of a past track and comes in at just shy of three-minutes long – bursting to life with high-energy riffs, distorted guitars and a brash vocal melody.

Kacey Musgraves is hitting the road, and the set list for her show looks so good!

Billie Eilish has announced a ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’ 2024-2025 UK, North America, Europe and Australian world tour. Check out dates and ticket details below.In support of her upcoming third studio album ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT‘ – which is set for release on May 17 and available for pre-order / pre-save here – Eilish will embark on a massive world tour.Kicking off on September 29 at the Centre Videotron in Québec, the ‘Bad Guy’ singer will make her way across North America through the end of December 2024.

Billie Eilish has announced her Hit Me Hard and Soft world tour, kicking off in late September 2024 and going through July of 2025!

Fontaines D.C. have announced a 2024 European ‘ROMANCE’ tour.

Clarkson's Farm returns to Amazon Prime Video next week for its third series, with Jeremy Clarkson and girlfriend Lisa Hogan getting into the swing of farming life over at Diddly Squat. Series three will see the couple try to raise pigs alongside the other animals on their land and while they're usually happy to eat the meat from their farm, they refuse to munch on one particular animal. Lisa has revealed that the pair refuse to eat their own lambs - but it's not for the reason you would expect.

Ethan Shanfeld David Cross and Bob Odenkirk made headlines in 2022 when they announced plans to reunite for the docu-style Paramount+ comedy “Guru Nation,” in which the “Mr. Show” masterminds were cast as rival cult gurus manipulating the minds of their deluded followers.

Blink-182 have unveiled new 2024 US tour dates, teasing “new production elements” for their upcoming leg – see all details below.The pop-punk band announced the news on an Instagram story, where they revealed their new US leg would begin in June this year with 30 extra dates.The new show will also come with increased seat capacity and a full 360-degree view of the stage for fans.Blink-182 also announced a slew of support acts, including the likes of Pierce The Veil, Alexisonfire, Astronoid, Drain, Ekkstacy, Hot Milk, Jxdn, Landon Barker and Live Without.Tickets for the new leg can be purchased here, whilst VIP package options for the tour can be viewed and purchased here. See all dates below:JUNE20 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center *21 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center *24 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center ^25 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena ^27 — Denver, CO — Ball Arena %30 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park +JULY02 – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena +03 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena + 06 — Los Angeles, CA — SoFi Stadium +08– Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center +09 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center +11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center <13 – Portland, OR – Moda Center <14 – Quincy, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre <21 – Flushing, NY – Citi Field #23 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park #24 — Hartford, CT — The XFINITY Theatre #26 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center >27 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena >29 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena >30 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena >AUGUST: 01 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena >02 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse >06 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center >07 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum >09 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center >10 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center +12 – Detroit, MI –