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Avril Lavigne Announces Open-Air UK Performances

Shereen Raouf — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:20:24 +0000

Canadian superstar and Pop-Punk legend Avril Lavigne has delighted fans with the announcement of some outdoor UK shows scheduled for next summer. The 39-year-old will be putting on two unforgettable shows in July 2024 in Cardiff and Manchester respectively. Lavigne, famous for her 2002 hit “Sk8er Boi”, is bringing along fellow Canadians, Rock band Simple Plan, as special guests for both shows.

UK I’m playing at @cardiff_castle and #CastlefieldBowl with the one and only @simpleplan next July 2024. Come rock out with us!

Tickets on sale Dec 1st: https://t.co/vzpVRmAHZh pic.twitter.com/YMOhMRKMov

— Avril Lavigne (@AvrilLavigne) November 28, 2023

Before the shows with Avril Lavigne, Simple Plan will be in the UK for their Hard As Rock tour with New York band State Champs and Florida based band Mayday Parade, which kicks off at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on February 9, and wraps up at London’s Eventim Apollo on February 16, 2024. Throughout this tour, the equivalent of $1 (equivalent to 79p) from each ticket sold will be donated to the Simple Plan Foundation, whose aim is to help young people in need, by easing their difficult passage to adulthood and by supporting the victims of life threatening illnesses.

Lavigne released her seventh studio album Love Sux on February 25, 2022. The album charted at number three in the UK and included the singles “Bite Me”, “Love It When You Hate Me” and “I’m A Mess”. The “Girlfriend” singer will be hitting the road in Europe this summer, alongside her UK shows, to promote the album, produced by Blink-182’s Travis Barker.

Her European tour will kick off next June at Rock For People in Czechia, and continue with dates in Austria, Germany, Denmark, Italy, France and Spain. More information can be found on Lavigne’s official website.

In other Avril Lavigne news, last month the pop-punk icon made a surprise appearance at When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas. While onstage, she first joined American Rock band All Time Low for “Fake As Hell”, her new collaborative track with the band, before pleasing the crowd with a performance of her classic hit “Sk8er Boi”.

Tickets for both UK shows will become available this Friday, December 1. Click the link here to purchase your tickets.

Tour dates:

14/06/2024 – Rock For People – Hradec
15/06 – Novarock – Nickelsdorf, Austria
22/06 – Hurricane Festival – Schnee
23/06 – Southside Festival – Neuhausen Ob Eck
27/06 – Tinderbox – Odense, Denmark
02/07 – Cardiff Castle – Cardiff
03/07 – Castlefield Bowl – Manchester
09/07 – I-Days Festival – Milan
10/07 – Festival de Nimes – Nimes
12/07 – Festival Cruilla – Sant Adria De Besos

Yungblud Has Announced His Massive UK Show At Eden Sessions

Danielle Ediale — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:14:40 +0000

English singer Yungblud has announced this summer’s substantial outdoor UK show at Cornwall’s Eden Project. It will follow the singer’s debut UK arena tour which wraps up this week. Yungblud is on his UK arena tour for the first time, on the back of his self-titled third album, which was released in late 2022. He will appear at the Eden Project on Saturday 10 June. Tickets will be released for sale this coming Monday, February 27 at 5 pm GMT. You can buy yours here. Tickets will cost £44 plus a booking fee amount of £5.72.

playin a special one off show at the eden project. tix onsale monday 27th feb at 5pm. don’t be late

Rita Broe, Managing Director of Eden Sessions Ltd says, “We’re excited to welcome the hugely talented YUNGBLUD to Eden. He unites his listeners and provides a voice for a generation, aligning with our mission to bring communities together. We know this is going to be an unforgettable show.”

The UK leg of Yungblud’s 2023 world tour is still ongoing and the next tour will continue in Sheffield tomorrow night (February 24) ahead of a final date in London. Yungblud has teamed up with the Show Support organisation throughout the tour. Their main responsibility is offering mental health support for fans at the gigs. Yungblud spoke to the PA news agency regarding additional safety measures he has planned to put in place to prevent physical harm directed at fans. He said, “We’re basically building our stage like it is at a festival, we’re putting a runway down the middle of it, to split the crowd out because I know a lot of people feel unsafe because like my gigs go f****** nuts.”

In more than 20 countries, Yungblud has performed to sold-out crowds, noticeable places from London’s Alexandra Palace to The Shrine in Los Angeles. He has also collaborated with very big artists: Machine Gun Kelly, Demi Lovato on the track of her HOLY FVCK album, “Freak”, Avril Lavigne on her track, “I’m A Mess”, Willow Smith featured on his song, “Memories” from his latest album and Travis Barker (Blink 182) on mammoth hits such as “Kelly’s I Think I’m OKAY”, which peaked on the US Billboard charts at No 3.

In 2021, he covered David Bowie’s “Life On Mars” which was chosen by NASA as the soundtrack for the one-tonne Perseverance rover’s landing on Mars, which was live-streamed on YouTube. The rendition of the track coming from the singer gained massive attention from NASA, following his performance of it as a part of a tribute event online called A Bowie Celebration: Just for One Day.

"No you idiot, it's about you!"

The moment @yungblud found out @NASA had chosen his cover of David Bowie's 'Life on Mars' to play when the rover lands tonight.

This year, Yungblud will be performing across more than 50 dates, including the famous music festival in California, Coachella which will take place over two weekends in April.

Tour Dates UK Only:

02/24/23 – Utilita Arena – Sheffield, England, UK

02/25 – OVO Arena, Wembley, London, UK (Low Availability)

Final Details Revealed for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Amy Worthington — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:19:29 +0000

The final details have been revealed for the much anticipated Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in Wembley next month. On 17th August, Foo Fighters posted the final lineup along with streaming information and details of the charities involved. Taylor’s son Shane Hawkins has been added to the bill alongside Nile Rogers, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, AC/DC vocalist Brian Johnson, Kesha and Violet Grohl, Dave Grohl‘s daughter. They join an already packed line-up which includes, Brian May (Queen), Lars Ulrich (Metallica) and Krist Novoselic (Nirvana).

The talented drummer tragically passed in March of this year aged 50; a cause of death is yet to be announced. His band mates were left “devastated” by his passing and all upcoming Foo Fighters shows were cancelled. Three months later, the band, along with the Hawkins Family, announced two tribute concerts to celebrate his life and work. The first of which will take place at Wembley Stadium in London on 3rd September, followed by a show in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum on 27th September.

The show will support two charities selected by the Hawkins Family. The first, Music Support, helps those who work in music and live events affected by mental ill-health and/or addiction. The concert will also provide funding to MusiCares, which provides a “safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need”

The band also announced that they will be streaming the events live to those in the UK and US. The London show will be streamed on Saturday 3rd September at 4.30pm on MTV YouTube Channels (Globally) and Pluto TV (Internationally) along with Paramount +. Bob Bakish, president and CEO at Paramount said, “Music is a powerful connector, and we are honoured to commemorate Taylor Hawkins’ enduring legacy”. Paramount are set to present the entire concert live. The presentation has bn directed by Joel Gallen and Produced by Emer Patten at EP-PIC Films & Creative. The Wembley Stadium show will be available to stream live and on demand across Paramount’s streaming and digital platforms, including some special editions. CBS Television Network will broadcast an hour-long version of the on Saturday 3rd September and MTV will offer air a one-hour special across its channels around the world, followed by an extended two-hour special that will air globally in September.

Taylor’s success behind the kit leaves a lasting legacy. He recorded nine studio albums with Foo Fighters and was the touring drummer for Sass Jordan and Alanis Morissette. He was voted Best Rock Drummer by drumming magazine Rhythm twice and was inducted, alongside his bandmates, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His final performance with the Foo Fighters Lollapalooza Argentina festival was on March 20th. The following month, Foo Fighters won three Grammy awards.

He and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl had a special bond, which Dave wrote about in his 2021 memoir, The Storyteller, he wrote: “Upon first meeting, our bond was immediate, and we grew closer with every day, every song, every note that we ever played together,” “I am not afraid to say that our chance meeting was a kind of love at first sight, igniting a musical ‘twin flame’ that still burns to this day. Together, we have become an unstoppable duo, onstage and off, in pursuit of any and all adventure we can find.”

Yungblud Collaborates with Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker on New Release ‘Acting Like That’

Shána Briddock — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:29:57 +0000

Yungblud has collaborated with Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker on the new single Acting Like That. The track will feature on the upcoming Yungblud album weird! , which is scheduled to be released this Friday, December 4th. This will be Yungblud’s second full-length album and has already seen the release of singles including Strawberry Lipstick, Cotton Candy, Mars, God Save Me but Don’t Drown Me Out and weird!.

This is the first collaborative track on the album and was released to UK audiences yesterday with a Twitter announcement from Yungblud. The track was released early for fans then originally scheduled. Machine Gun Kelly and Barker have been working on new music together throughout 2020 and therefore have teamed up together to feature on Acting Like That.

ACTING LIKE THAT OUT NOW !!!
@machinegunkelly @travisbarker https://t.co/1HPWdOph5G pic.twitter.com/3cSRAmLOrx

— YUNGBLUD’s on mars (@yungblud) December 2, 2020

The track is a combination of the rock&roll genre and the newly popular grunge style, the energy is undeniable and suits Yungblud’s weird! track-list precisely. The three artists have a known friendship and their collaboration is a dream come true for fans.

This is not the first time Yungblud has worked with these artists, having released the single 11 Minutes with Halsey and Travis Barker in 2019 to tremendous success. In the same year, I Think I’m OKAY was released by Machine Gun Kelly, another collaboration which featured Barker as well.

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Throughout 2020, among the announcement of his upcoming album and the release of numerous singles and music videos for such, Yungblud was also nominated for four NME awards: Best British Solo Act, Best Music Video for Original Me, Best Solo Act in the World and Best Collaboration also for Original Me. He went on to win “Best Music Video” for Original Me.

On 4 March 2020, Yungblud announced he cancelled his Asia tour due to safety concern surrounding the global pandemic Covid-19. All UK tour dates will go ahead as of now for the spring, summer and fall of 2021, assuming no more cancellations are made.

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UK tour dates for Yungblud’s 2021 ‘Life On Mars’ tour

29/09/2021 – Plymouth Pavilions – Plymouth
01/10 – Alexandra Palace – London
04/10 – O2 Academy – Bristol
05/10 – O2 Academy – Bristol
07/10 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Stretford
09/10 – The Dome – Doncaster
12/10 – O2 Academy – Newcastle
14/10 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
18/10 – Mountford Hall – Liverpool

XXXTentacion Shot Dead in Miami Aged 20

Joe Whitcombe — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:39:38 +0000

TMZ reports that 20-year-old rapper XXXTentacion has been shot dead in Miami. Witness reports suggest that the rapper was shopping for motorcycles, when he was approached by a gunman. XXX was reportedly struck by multiple shots, with further witnesses claiming that he had no pulse at the scene.

The rapper, real name Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was rushed to hospital, after further reports suggested that a Luis Vuitton bag was taken from his vehicle, leading to officers treating the incident as a possible robbery. Onfroy is said to have been approached by two armed suspects as he left the dealership, when at least one of the suspects fired their gun and struck XXX before removing a Louis Vuitton bag from his vehicle. The suspects have been described as two black males wearing hoodies, with the shooter wearing a red mask. A reward of up to $3,000 has been offered for any information in finding those responsible.

Many tributes have been paid to Onfroy, with names ranging from Kanye West, to Travis Barker, to Louis Theroux, who acknowledged XXX’s problems with the law, but was keen to make sure that this didn’t detract from the rapper’s memory.

Notwithstanding personal demons, he was a huge talent & bringing a beautiful new feel to hip hop. So sad. #moonlight https://t.co/E2UYdFMkfz

— Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) June 18, 2018

Last year, Onfroy was released from prison and placed under house arrest conditions, after a document from an ex-girlfriend was filed claiming that she no longer wanted XXXTentacion to be prosecuted for domestic abuse against her. In October 2016, he was charged with aggravated battery of a pregnant woman, domestic battery, false imprisonment, and witness tampering, after it was believed that Onfroy and his legal team coerced his ex-girlfriend into dropping the charges.