Dancing On Ice viewers have been left "gutted" after one of the semi-finalists brutally fell during tonight's live porgramme. The ITV celebrity talent competition returned ahead of the final next weekend.
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Acclaimed Irish band The Saw Doctors are all set to play a rare live show at the Castlefield Bowl arena this summer. The band will headline the date as part of this year’s Sounds of the CIty festival.
The show happens on July 1, with a support slot coming from Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey. Tickets will go on sale this Friday (February 17) at 9.30am.
Discovered by Mike Scott from The Waterboys at a show in Galway in the late 80s, guitarist Leo Moran’s band is best known for the single I Useta Lover, which hit number one in Ireland in 1990 and remains one of the best-selling Irish singles of all time.
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It’s the latest show to be announced for this year’s Sounds of the CIty series of live shows, all taking place at Castlefield. British rock band Porcupine Tree play on June 29, with Stockport’s Blossoms following on July 6.
Bastille play the following night on July 7, and then it’s Hacienda Classical on July 8. Tickets for all shows are available now from Ticketmaster. Last year’s festival saw a host of sell-out shows, from the likes of Primal Scream, Pixies, Foals and Sam Fender.
Previous years have seen shows from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Arcade Fire, New Order, Chic, James and The Courteeners.
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Dancing On Ice viewers have been left "gutted" after one of the semi-finalists brutally fell during tonight's live porgramme. The ITV celebrity talent competition returned ahead of the final next weekend.
Joni Mitchell made a rare live appearance to perform at the Library of Congress as part of the Gershwin Prize awards this week.Mitchell appeared at the Library of Congress in Washington DC on Thursday (March 2) as part of the LOC’s Gershwin Prize week. Footage shared on social media from the event shows Mitchell performing her 1966 hit ‘The Circle Game’ and ‘Summertime’ – see below.The Canadian folk singer was at the Library as part of the Live at the Library series in conversation with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
Back on the air — sort of. Hoda Kotb made a pre-taped appearance during the Friday, March 3, episode of Today amid her continued absence from the live show.
Hoda Kotb made a brief appearance on Friday's episode of the show in a pre-taped interview with John Easterling and Chloe Lattanzi, the husband and daughter of the late Olivia Newton-John.The 58-year-old newswoman has been noticeably absent from live segments of the NBC morning show for more than a week. Kotb's co-anchors shared earlier this week that she is «OK,» but is dealing with «a family health matter,» and will be back on the show soon.During Friday's episode, Sheinelle Jones introduced Kotb's interview saying her co-anchor «recently» spoke to Newton-John's family.
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Devo have announced a one off date in the UK as part of their farewell tour in 2023.The new wave pioneers will perform at London’s Eventim Apollo on August 19 to celebrate 50 years in music.Tickets go on sale this Friday (March 3) at 10am GMT and can be purchased here.It comes after the band were recently announced among the first wave of acts at Øya Festival 2023 alongside Sigrid and FKA Twigs.JUST ANNOUNCED: In celebration of their 50th year and as part of their Farewell Tour, pioneering synth-pop legends @DEVO will be playing the Eventim Apollo in London this August – their one and only UK show!Tickets on sale Friday at 10am.https://t.co/VYeFrrI0EE pic.twitter.com/i27WKRnHUh— Eventim Apollo (@EventimApollo) February 28, 2023The Norwegian festival is set to return again from August 8 to 12, 2023, taking place in Tøyenparken, Oslo.Other artists announced on the line-up include Caroline Polachek, Shygirl, Amyl and The Sniffers, Obongjayar and TV GIRL. More names will be confirmed in the coming months.
old friend Bill Clinton to help him with his Oscar campaigns, a new book has claimed.Michael Schulman’s book “Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears” used sourcing from a former Miramax employee to dive deep into the disgraced producer’s Academy Award exploits.The anonymous staffer revealed that Weinstein, 70, asked Clinton, 76, for ideas to help promote Billy Bob Thornton’s 1996 film “Sling Blade,” according to an excerpt shared by IndieWire. Ultimately, Thornton scored a nomination for Best Actor a year later and won Best Adapted Screenplay for penning the script, which was set in Clinton’s native Arkansas.“I was so appalled that the president of the United States would spend half an hour with us on the phone,” the Miramax worker alleged.
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SAG Awards history, the ceremony will be streamed live on Netflix’s YouTube channel rather than being shown on traditional TV.The move precedes the decision to broadcast the awards exclusively on Netflix, starting in 2024. Winners are determined by 122,600 eligible voters within the actors’ union, SAG-AFTRA.The 2023 SAG Awards take place on Sunday, Feb. 26, starting at 8 p.m.
Maisie Peters has announced the biggest headline show of her career to date at London’s Wembley Arena – find out how to buy tickets here.The singer-songwriter is currently on tour with Ed Sheeran – whose record label she is signed to – in Australia, and will tour the UK from next month.After the release of her second album ‘The Good Witch’ on June 16, Peters will play Wembley on November 3. It follows a London date at the Hammersmith Apollo on April 27, moved from the shuttered Brixton Academy.Discussing the Wembley date on Instagram, Peters said to fans: “i truly cannot believe i am saying this but … i am going to be playing ovo wembley arena on the 3rd november 2023 !!!“this is gonna be the most magical show yet, my biggest headline show ever + the album will be out + of course there will be fun surprises and perhaps even specials guests.”Fans can gain pre-sale access to the show by pre-ordering ‘The Good Witch’ from Peters’ UK store here before 3pm GMT on Tuesday, February 28 for the pre-sale beginning Wednesday, March 1 at 10am GMT.A general sale will then take place on Friday, March 3, also at 10am GMT.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent The race is wide open at this year’s Cesar Awards, much like its American cousin, the Oscars, with no obvious best picture winner. Although Louis Garrel’s “The Innocent” and Dominik Moll’s thriller “The Night of the 12th” are leading nominations at 48th Cesar Awards, it’s uncertain that they will also walk away with the biggest prizes. Like the Oscars, the Cesars were also embroiled in controversy due to its failure to nominate female directors. The omission came as a surprise especially because 2022 was banner year for French female filmmakers, including Alice Diop (“Saint Omer”) and Claire Denis (“Stars at Noon”) who the festival circuit and scoring prizes.
Yungblud has announced a huge outdoor UK show at Cornwall’s Eden Project for this summer – get full details below.The singer is currently on his first UK arena tour on the back of his self-titled third album, which came out in late 2022.On June 10 this year, he will head to Cornwall to play the Eden Project. Tickets for the show go on sale on Monday, February 27 at 5pm GMT.
The Coral have announced plans for a UK book tour entitled ‘The Making Of The Debut Album’ next month.Frontman James Skelly and keyboardist Nick Power will hit the road at Chester Storyhouse on March 8 before wrapping up at Lytham St Annes Lowther Pavilion on March 20.The tour will see the pair in conversation about the book which “shares the story of their journey as childhood friends right through to the making of their remarkable debut album” according to a press release.The show will also feature a short acoustic performance of songs from their 2002 self-titled debut album. Tickets for the shows, which you can view below, go on sale this Friday and can be purchased here.In 2024 we will embark on some more of the debut album book tour with @JamesSkellyBand and @Holynowhere.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have shared details of a headline outdoor Brighton gig this summer.Supported by The Vaccines, The Coral and Gaz Coombes, Gallagher will bring his band to the ‘On The Beach’ show on July 30.Tickets go on general sale this Friday (February 24) at 10am GMT here.Gallagher’s latest announcement comes after booking an outdoor gig in Taunton this August as part of the Somerset Live series. The musician has already confirmed several other outdoor gigs for the summer including festival slots and a homecoming show at Manchester’s Wythenshawe Park.The news follows Gallagher’s band and Garbage announcing a co-headline tour of North America this summer – find more details below and purchase tickets here.A post shared by Noel Gallagher’s HFB (@themightyi)It kicks off in Auburn, Washington on June, 2, 2023 (release day for Gallagher’s new album ‘Council Skies’) followed by stops in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Dallas, Tampa, New York and many more, before rounding up at in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 15.Metric join the bill as special guests on the tour, which will mark the first time Gallagher and his High Flying Birds will have toured North America since 2019.Gallagher announced ‘Council Skies’ last month along with the release of single ‘Easy Now’.
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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The DGA Awards are under way at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills. In TV, “Severance,” “Station Eleven” and “The Daily Show” were among the frontrunners (with two nods each), while Steven Spielberg was gunning for his fourth trophy, for the semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans.” But also in the hunt are Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the duo behind the sci-fi comedy “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” At the DGA, Spielberg holds the record for the most nominations and wins, at 13 and three, respectively. The DGA boasts a voting body of around 19,000 members. Over its 75-year history, the DGA Awards has been the most reliable barometer for the Oscars’ best director prize. Only eight DGA winners have failed to walk away with the Academy Award, most recently Sam Mendes (“1917”), who lost to Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”) in 2020.
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