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BreakingNews.ie
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Electric Picnic to cost €25m to €30m to stage
Laois County Council has given the green light for the largest ever Electric Picnic festival to take place. Today, the Council granted the licence to EP Republic Ltd to stage the festival where 80,000 are to attend each day to see the likes of Hozier, Chappell Roan and Becky Hill perform. Advertisement Last month, Becky Hill was named as the final headliner and joined Sam Fender, Fatboy Slim, and Kings of Leon on the roster. The 80,000 for the 2025 EP - which is expected to cost between €25 million to €30 million to stage - is a 5,000 increase on the 75,000 tickets that were sold for the 2024 event. Entertainment for weekend ticket holders will commence on Friday at 2pm and finish at 4am on Monday, September 4th. The Council has granted the licence for the multistage live music and arts event at Stradbally Hall, Stradbally Estate, subject to 51 conditions. Advertisement The Council had received a number of submissions calling on the EP promoters to support local businesses. In one of six submissions made to the Council on EP Republic Ltd's application, David Walsh Kemmis of Ballykilcavan Brewing Company said: 'With a view to supporting small local businesses, I would like to see the Council enforce a planning condition that the festival organisers must provide access to the festival for food and drink suppliers based in Laois, even if their product is in competition with a sponsor of the festival However, in its 29 page planner's report into the licence application, the Council stated that submissions received relate to a number of issues relating to the event supporting locally produced produce and particularly the nearby Ballykilcavan Brewing Company. The report stated that 'this matter is outside of the remit of the Local Authority and therefore cannot be dealt with in the Event Licence. The decision to allow or not the Ballykilcavan Brewing Company or any corporate entity to trade at the event is a commercial decision for the Promoter.' Advertisement Ceo of Electric Picnic, Melvin Benn said last month that the cost of staging this year's Electric Picnic will be between €25m to €30m. In an interview, Mr Benn said Electric Picnic provides an enormous economic boost to the local economy. He said that every year, EP has 'an awful lot of local businesses and local traders that sell at the festival'. Mr Benn gave the example of Laois Taste which is a collection of local producers which sell their produce at the Electric Picnic Ireland EU foreign affairs chief criticised over 'clear la... Read More He said that 'we work very closely with local traders and I choose the ones that I work with. It is not up to the local authority to say who we work with. We have the freedom to choose who we work with and we exercise that freedom'. Tickets for the 2025 EP event went on sale on August 21st last and sold out within hours without any act confirmed at the time. This year's event returns to the traditional last weekend of August where it will run from Thursday, August 28th to Sunday, August 31st. The first Electric Picnic was staged on Saturday, September 4th 2004 when around 10,000 people attended.
Wales Online
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Becky Hill to sing national anthem at 2025 British Grand Prix at Silverstone
Becky Hill to sing national anthem at 2025 British Grand Prix at Silverstone The 31-year-old singer, who is best known for UK number one single Gecko (Overdrive) with Oliver Heldens, will perform God Save The King before the F1 race gets under way on Sunday July 6. Becky Hill, singer (Image: Ian West/PA Wire ) Singer Becky Hill is to perform the national anthem at this year's British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The 31-year-old singer, who is best known for UK number one single Gecko (Overdrive) with Oliver Heldens, will perform God Save The King before the F1 race gets under way on Sunday July 6. Speaking about being asked to sing at the race, Hill said: "It's an absolute honour to have the chance to perform the national anthem at Silverstone. "As a British artist, it will be such a privilege to stand before the home crowd. "I was here back in 2021 and this year I'm coming back with a lot more F1 knowledge. "I'm so excited, and I feel very proud to be a part of it all." Article continues below She will be joined by DJ Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, who will perform a set before the event starts, with the pair also performing on the main stage alongside Sam Fender and Raye, which will see performances across the weekend. Blossoms will perform at the opening concert on Thursday July 3, before Sam Fender's headline set, while Friday July 4 will see former Little Mix star Jade appear on the main stage before Raye. On Saturday July 5, Swedish-English singer Mabel will perform, before Fatboy Slim returns to headline. Article continues below On the Sunday, actor and musician Idris Elba will take the stage, before Hill will return to close the show on the main stage. Hill has had six UK top 10 singles and two UK top 10 albums and is best known for songs such as Remember with David Guetta, Disconnect with Chase And Status and Crazy What Love Can Do, also with Guetta. The singer has won two Brit Awards for best dance act in 2022 and 2023, after rising to fame on the first series of The Voice UK, where she auditioned with John Legend's Ordinary People and joined Jessie J's team, reaching the semi-final of the competition.
Daily Mail
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Rita Ora showcases sense of style as she joins A-listers at ELLE UK event
Rita Ora amped up the glamour as she arrived at the star-studded ELLE UK's Celebration Of Women In Music event in London on Tuesday. The singer, 34, looked effortlessly chic in a low-cut leather mididress, pairing the look with a bold yellow bag and gem-adorned shoes. Rita accessorized with gold earrings and chunky bracelets as she joined celebs such as Becky Hill and Clara Amfo for the event, organized in partnership with luxury brand Fendi. Star studded: Becky Hill and Clara Amfo dressed to impress as they joined Rita at the event Look who's here! Kelly Rowland turned heads in a peplum blazer and skirt and knee-high boots
Daily Mail
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Rita Ora looks chic in a plunging brown leather dress as she joins stylish Becky Hill and Clara Amfo at ELLE UK's Celebration of Women In Music event
Rita Ora, Becky Hill and Clara Amfo looked typically stylish as they arrived at ELLE UK's Celebration of Women In Music event, in partnership with Fendi, in London on Tuesday. The singer, 34, put on a chic display in a plunging brown leather midi dress, and completed the look with a bold yellow bag and jewel embellished shoes. She accessorised with gold earrings and chunky bracelets, while her brunette tresses were swept back in a stylish updo. Meanwhile, Becky put on a very leggy display in blue Fendi shorts and a matching cropped shirt, teamed with silver heels. Clara looked incredible in a beige figure-hugging maxi dress, teamed with white heels and small handbag. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Elsewhere, Keisha Buchanan, 40, headed to the event with her Sugababes bandmates Mutya Buena and Siobhán Donaghy. Keisha looked effortlessly chic as she arrived in a bright red figure-hugging short-sleeved Fendi dress which reached down to her knees. She paired the dress with black stilettos and small oval sunglasses as she posed with Mutya and Siobhán. It comes after Rita left little to the imagination as she performed at the World Club Dome Festival on Saturday in Frankfurt, Germany. The singer put on a high-octane performance with a slew of scantily clad-backing dancers for the excited crowd. Taking to the stage, Rita flaunted her long legs in a pair of bright blue lacy hotpants with knee high boots. The Hot Right Now star teamed it with a matching ripped crop top and striped arm warmers as she belted out her biggest hits. While pop star then stripped off her shirt to reveal her white bra underneath, displaying her toned midriff to her thrilled fans. Clara looked incredible in a beige figure-hugging maxi dress, teamed with white heels and small handbag Kelly Rowland turned heads in a black peplum blazer and skirt, teamed with leather knee-high boots She paired the dress with black stilettos and small oval sunglasses as she posed with Mutya and Siobhán, as well as stars Jamelia (Pictured) and Rita Ora She looked on cloud nine as she shook her hips, showed off her dance moves and strutted around the stage. Even more impressive, Rita's arrival in Germany came only a day after she took to the stage at World Pride Music Festival in Washington DC . She put on another electric performance for at Festival Grounds At RFK Campus, alongside the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Troye Sivan on the line-up. While she arrived at the music festival in style, catching a ride with pals Paris Hilton and Cara Delevingne in Paris' private jet. The heiress shared a slew of snaps from the lavish flight, writing: 'Boarding Sliv Air with the hottest crew. World Pride, we're coming for you!' Meanwhile, Friday also saw the release of the music video for Rita's latest sizzling song Heat. The sexy single boasts several racy lyrics, including: the single, she sings: 'Sex on sight, anywhere you like. Inside or outside' and 'Only one thing I need, your heat on me.' Speaking to The Sun this week about the track, she explained: 'It's the need of it happening right now, in this moment. It's the idea that I want it on right now or I don't want to hear about it. It's that simple. 'I think that comes from the excitement of the song. I wanted it to feel instant and to have an impact. It is a brave, straight-up demand that you can use in any way you want.' Heat is expected to feature on her upcoming, still untitled, fourth album, which will be her first album release since her 2023 You & I. Rita told the publication: 'I wanted to really celebrate my sexuality and the way I am as a woman. My last album was so different, it was about my love life and getting married. 'But with this next lot of music I wanted it to be so carefree and back to how I was coming up in the industry. I wanted to celebrate everything I have become. It's not super deep, just fun.' Rita has recently been supporting Kylie for the first leg of her tour after she previously revealed that Kylie's 2023 mega-hit from Tension, Padam Padam was nearly given to her. The synth-pop banger - penned by Norwegian singer-songwriter Ina Wroldsen and producer Lostboy - was a viral hit for Kylie. But several artists were asked if they wanted to record it, including the Anywhere singer, because they didn't feel it was a Kylie song. Rita began performing as the support act for Kylie's Tension Tour in April at Atlanta's State Farm Arena. Gushing about the gig afterwards, she said: 'First night of the tour, wow the reception was incredible and I'm so grateful for this opportunity to connect with North America. It feels like such a huge compliment to open up for such an icon.'
Wales Online
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
The best pictures as thousands brave the rain at In It Together 2025
Thousands of festival-goers gathered for an incredibly rainy weekend full of good music, good food and good company at Margam's In It Together festival. We saw headline gigs from the Kaiser Chiefs, Becky Hill and Ronan Keating as well as other big names like James Morrison, Pixie Lott and Jax Jones. The festival in Margam had those attending on the edge of their seats as they had several surprise mystery guests appearing across the weekend, including English singer/songwriter Example. The second mystery guest was Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones who popped on the main stage to say hello and introduce mystery guest, The Greatest Showman star Keala Settle. We were very lucky to meet a few of you lovely lot and hear all about your time at the festival, so here are a few images of In It Together 2025.
