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Scotsman
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Is Chris Brown still playing Glasgow? Hampden gig date, support, setlist, tickets, legal problems
Chris Brown has a date with Glasgow. | Getty Images The controversial star is still set to play Glasgow. Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... One of the world's most successful (and divisive) R&B singers is set to play a huge gig in Glasgow next month - and, as ever, there's controversy. Chris Brown, who has sold over 140 million records worldwide, is currently in the middle of his global Breezy Bowl XX tour. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad But when he arrived in the UK he was detained by police at about 2am on May 15 at the five-star Lowry hotel in Salford, Greater Manchester. It's the latest legal problem for the singer who in 2009 plead guilty to assaulting of singer Rihanna, who he was in a relationship with. He was sentenced to five years probation and six months community service. Here's what's happened since - and the latest on the Glasgow gig. When is Chris Brown playing Glasgow? Chris Brown is scheduled to play Glasgow's Hampden Stadium on Tuesday, July 1. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad What's the current position with Chris Brown's court case? Chris Brown has been accused of causing grievous bodily harm on music producer Abraham Diaw in an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub on 19 February 2023. He had previously been released on £5 million bail and later made an innocent plea when he appeared in court on Friday, June 20. A further court date has been set for July 11, with a seven-day trial scheduled to start on October 26, 2026. It means that there is no legal reason why Chris Brown should not play his show at Hampden. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Who is supporting Chris Brown at Hampden? Chris Brown will be supported by Bryson Tiller. The American singer, rapper, and songwriter rose fo woldwide fame thanks to his 2015 single Don't, which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. He has released four sudio albums to date, most recently his eponymous 2024 album. What are the timings for Chris Brown at Hampden? Doors are at 5pm. No further official times are available but, judging by similar gigs, expect Bryson Tiller onstage at around 6-6.30pm and Chris Brown to play from around 8pm. Can I still get tickets for Chris Brown? There are tickets available for all areas of the stadium, priced from £67.50. You can find them here. Are there age restictions for Chris Brown's Hampden gig? The gig is over-14s only and anybody under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 18. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad What songs will Chris Brown play at Hampden Park? Chris Brown seems to be playing the same setlist on his current tour. Expect to hear most - if not all - of the following in Glasgow.
Wales Online
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Chris Brown fans queue for merch in Cardiff and the prices are extreme
Chris Brown fans queue for merch in Cardiff and the prices are extreme The American rapper is performing at the Principality Stadium on Thursday evening Excited fans descend on Cardiff ahead of Chris Brown's highly anticipated concert (Image: John Myers ) Fans of Chris Brown have been arriving in Cardiff for his headline gig at the Principality Stadium tonight, Thursday June 19. This will be his third UK date of his Breezy Bowl XX tour, following two dates at Co-Op Live Manchester earlier this week. Some fans of the rapper have been queuing as early as 9am ready to see their favourite artist perform in the capital city. However, they may be disappointed to hear the steep prices of Chris' merchandise, with some items priced up to £120. The major event marks the first of the large summer concerts in the stadium. From superstar gigs to cosy pubs, find out What's On in Wales by signing up to our newsletter here . It has been confirmed that doors to the Principality Stadium will open at 5pm for the gig, with Live Nation saying that the gig will start at 6.30pm and the curfew is 10.30pm. Bryson Tiller will be supporting the rapper later today, he is known for his songs Don't, Whatever She Wants and Exchange. Here is everything you need to know about the gig. The merchandise store is located at different points outside of the Principality stadium gates as well as from the official store. Prices for the merchandise is starting at just £10 and reaching as high as £120. Article continues below Chris Brown T-shirts are priced at £50 and hoodies are £120. (Image: John Myers ) Posters are the cheapest option at £10 and the most expensive item are the hoodies which will set fans back £120 each. Posters seem to be the cheapest item at just £10 (Image: John Myers ) There are a wide variety of t-shirt options all priced at £50, as well as a bandana on sale for £20. All t-shirts are priced at £50. (Image: John Myers ) After performing in Cardiff, Chris Brown will appear in court in London after being charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm relating to an alleged incident inside a nightclub in 2023. The 36-year-old, whose release from custody came at the price of a £5m bail, has not yet entered a plea. He is accused of inflicting an "unprovoked attack" on a music producer with a tequila bottle at a nightclub in London while on his last UK tour in 2023. When he returned to the country a month ago, he was arrested after detectives from London's Metropolitan Police attended the hotel in which he was staying in Salford, Greater Manchester. There are still tickets left for tonight's show. Find out more here Article continues below
Wales Online
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Chris Brown in Cardiff 2025: Timings, set list, tickets, parking, how to get there, road closures, support act and more
Chris Brown in Cardiff 2025: Timings, set list, tickets, parking, how to get there, road closures, support act and more American singer-songwriter Chris Brown is bringing his Breezy Bowl XX tour to Cardiff Chris Brown is coming to Cardiff (Image: Getty Images ) American singer-songwriter Chris Brown will be performing at the Principality Stadium as part of his Breezy Bowl XX tour. The singer will perform at the Principality Stadium as the first of the summer concert's at the stadium. Later in the summer Lana Del Rey, Oasis, Stereophonics, Kendrick Lamar and SZA and Catfish and the Bottlemen will perform at the stadium. After performing in Cardiff Chris Brown will appear in court in London after being charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm relating to an alleged incident inside a nightclub in 2023. The 36-year-old, whose release from custody came at the price of a £5m bail, has not yet entered a plea. He is accused of inflicting an "unprovoked attack" on a music producer with a tequila bottle at a nightclub in London while on his last UK tour in 2023. When he returned to the country a month ago, he was arrested after detectives from London's Metropolitan Police attended the hotel in which he was staying in Salford, Greater Manchester. He was only released from custody after paying a £5m security fee to the court. The judge said that the singer could go ahead with his tour as part of his bail conditions. Here is everything you need to know about Chris Brown in Cardiff. Article continues below When is Chris Brown playing in Cardiff? Chris Brown is playing in Cardiff, at the Principality Stadium, on Thursday, June 19, having already started his UK tour in Manchester. What are the timings of the gig? It has been confirmed that doors to the Principality Stadium will open at 5pm for the gig. Live Nation say that the gig will start at 6.30pm and the curfew is 10.30pm. Who is the support act? Byrson Tiller is the support act for Chris Brown at the Principality Stadium. He is known for his songs Don't, Whatever She Wants and Exchange. Bryson Tiller is supporting Chris Brown (Image: WireImage ) Can I still get tickets? There are still tickets available for the concert on Ticketmaster with verified resale tickets starting at £40.25, obstructed view tickets starting at £40.50 and seated tickets starting at £40.50. You can buy them here. What is the setlist? Chris's most recent available setlist is from his concert in Frankfurt, Germany on Friday, June 13. We expect him to play a similar set list at the Principality Stadium on Thursday, June 19. Here is the expected setlist: Run It! Gimme That Party Love More Ayo Go Girlfriend Heat New Flame Yo (Excuse Me Miss) Yeah 3x Five More Hours Iffy I Can Transform Ya Ten Toes Grass Ain't Greener Liquor Deuces I Wanna Be Ain't No Way (You Won't Love Me) She Ain't You Say Goodbye Residuals Don't Judge Me Till The Wheels Fall Off X Wall to Wall Take You Down Back to Sleep 2012 Ya Man Ain't Me With You Indigo Kiss Kiss Look at Me Now Beautiful People Privacy No Bulls**t Burgundy Feel Something Hope You Do Strip Under the Influence C.A.B. (Catch a Body) Freaky Friday Shortie Like Mine Loyal Poppin' Fine China Don't Wake Me Up Turn Up the Music Call Me Every Day Sensational Go Crazy No Guidance Crawl No Air Forever Chris Brown is bringing his Breezy Bowl XX tour to Cardiff (Image: Getty Images ) Will there be road closures? There will be road closures in place in Cardiff and the city centre is expected to be very busy. These roads will be closed from 3pm until midnight. Kingsway from its junction with North Road to its junction with Duke Street. Cowbridge Road East from its junction with Cathedral Road to its junction with Westgate Street. Tudor Street from its junction with Clare Road to its junction with Wood Street (access for residents and traders will be permitted via Fitzhammon Embankment). Plantagenet Street and Beauchamp Street from their junctions with Despenser Place to their junctions with Tudor Street (access for residents and traders will be permitted). Saunders Road from its junction with St Mary Street. Customhouse Street throughout its length (access to private car parks will be permitted). Penarth Road from its junction with Saunders Road to the entrance leading to the rear of the Central Train Station. The following roads will be closed in their entirety: Duke Street Castle St High Street St Mary Street Caroline Street Wood Street Central Square Westgate Street Quay Street Guildhall Place Golate Havelock Street Green Street Scott Road and Park Street will be closed from 7am to prepare Gate 5 and protect fans that are expected to be queuing early. Station Terrace and Guildford Street from the junction with Newport Road to the junction with Churchill Way will be access for buses only during the times of the road closures to ensure that there is reliable access for buses to the satellite points in Churchill Way. Penarth Road will be closed 30 minutes before the event finishes and up to hour after on safety grounds for train passengers arriving and departing from the train station. Access to part of the Civic Centre will be controlled throughout the day, with access allowed only for event parking, limited commuter parking, loading and access to private car parks. Roads affected include King Edward VII Avenue, Museum Avenue, City Hall Road, College Road and Gorsedd Gardens Road. You can read more about the road closures here. Taxis St Mary Street taxi rank (outside the former House of Fraser building) will close at 3pm and will re-open at midnight. There will be lots of roads closed in Cardiff city centre (Image: PA ) Where can I park? Park and ride There will be a park and ride service at the car park by the Vindico on International Drive in the Sports Village, CF11 0JS. The drop off point in the city centre is on Tresillian Way. Staff will be on site at 9am, but the first bus into the city centre will leave at 11am. The last bus back from the city centre will be at 12 midnight with the site closing soon after. The cost is £15 and is cash only. Civic Centre There is also event day parking at the Civic Centre. This costs £20 for cars and £30 for coaches and card payments are now accepted. The car park will open at 8am and close at 12 midnight. Sophia Gardens There is event day parking at Sophia Gardens. This costs £20 for cars and £30 for coaches and card payments are now accepted. The car park will open at 8am and close at 12 midnight. Sophia Gardens car park will be staffed until 7pm and all vehicles are left on site at the owner's risk. Any vehicles left in the car park after closing time will be fined. Car parks Cardiff city centre car parks include North Road Car Parks, St David's Shopping Centre, John Lewis, Capitol Shopping Centre, and NCP car parks on Adam Street, Dumfries Place and Greyfriars Road. All are in walking distance of the city centre and the stadium. Train travel for Chris Brown at the Principality Stadium With an increase in train passengers expected, Transport for Wales (TfW) and Great Western Railway (GWR) will operate additional services with trains that have more carriages than usual to get customers to and from the events smoothly. However, some engineering works may impact TfW and GWR services so passengers are urged to plan ahead and allow extra time for their journey. From Monday, June 9 until Friday, June 20, and on Sunday June 29, Network Rail are replacing track in the Filton and Stoke Gifford areas, as well as completing other work between Pilning and Severn Beach. Therefore there are no direct trains between Bristol and south Wales during these dates, including for the Chris Brown concert. Customers travelling between Bristol and south Wales should change at Gloucester or Cheltenham Spa, where trains will still run to and from south Wales. GWR will operate an extra service from Cardiff to Bristol Temple Meads (via Gloucester) after the concert, supported by rail replacement buses. Those looking to travel by train are warned to check the time of their last train home and to allow plenty of time. A queuing system will begin from 10pm and the queuing for mainline rail services will be on Central Square with the Valley queues at the rear of the station. Cardiff Queen Street Station will close at 10pm, unless customers have accessible requirements or are travelling to Cardiff Bay. Bus travel for Chris Brown at the Principality Stadium Bus services will be diverted while the city centre road closures are in place. Please visit the relevant bus operator's website for more information about your specific bus routes. For Stagecoach services, please visit: Welcome to Stagecoach ( For Cardiff Bus services, please visit: For NAT services, please visit: National Express coaches will use Sophia Gardens as usual. Walking and cycling to Chris Brown at the Principality Stadium The cycleways and the pop-up cycleways within the road closure area will remain open for cyclists to use during the event, but due to the number of people expected to attend these concerts, we ask all cyclists to take due care and attention. Article continues below The road closures apply to all motor vehicles of any kind, but not to bicycles with pedals.
The Spinoff
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Spinoff
‘This never happens': Bailey Poching on getting cast in Netflix's North of North
The comedian and actor takes us through his life in television. It was on a Monday morning that actor and comedian Bailey Poching recorded his audition for Netflix's North of North, describing himself as being 'a hair's breadth' from throwing in the towel and heading back into hospitality. He sent his tape in, and got a reply that afternoon asking if he could audition in his own accent. By Tuesday, he had a Zoom meeting with Netflix and the showrunners. By Wednesday, he had got the job. Less than a week later, he was shooting his first scene in the Arctic Canadian territory of Nunavut in -40 degree conditions. 'I think I'll be telling that story for the rest of my life,' Poching laughs. 'It was like trying to appreciate the feeling of winning the lottery in real time. We romanticise this happening, but this never happens for actors.' For the next three months, Poching played Colin, a radio DJ looking to find love in the arctic circle in Netflix's first Canadian production – and the first show of its kind to be centered around the indigenous Inuk community. 'It felt like capturing something really special, and it was really cool to be even peripheral to that,' he says. Poching, who is Māori and Samoan, says he learned a lot about story sovereignty from being a part of the groundbreaking series. 'I remember asking the showrunners for advice on making indigenous TV shows and they were like 'you will have an easier time, because at least there's a precedent for indigenous film and TV in New Zealand',' he says. 'There was a sense of reckoning with the fact that, in our position as Pacific and Māori storytellers, we do have more opportunities than some of our indigenous whānau around the world to make television – even if there's still not heaps.' Closer to home, Poching is a part of another important onscreen kōrero in Don't, TVNZ's new big issue comedy series. In it, comedian Bubbah is joined by a host of funny friends to interrogate the big issues facing rangatahi today. Poching's episode is all about marriage, including interviewing university students and rest home residents alike about their attitudes towards it. 'The title is quite provocative, but Don't really holds space for so many different cultural and social perspectives on what marriage represents, the origins of it and how we feel about it now,' he says. 'There's no sense of judgment in it at all.' A lot of that, he says, comes down to host Bubbah's own curiosity about the world. 'She has such an interesting lens and so much to say, but she's also an incredible listener.' Taking a leaf out of the beloved comedian's book, we carefully listened to Poching's eclectic life in television, including Scottish Wipe Out for kids and how Coca-Cola made him famous in Australia. My earliest TV memory is… I spent the first 19 years of my life in the UK, and so my TV memories are of CBBC, the children's BBC channel, and a show called Balamory. The jingle really sticks in my head – ' what's the story in Balamory, wouldn't you like to know?' It's one of those things that I'll say to myself, but then people here don't really know what I'm talking about. We also had lots of VHS tapes of The Wiggles, and they did a crossover episode with the crocodile hunter Steve Irwin. It was like Avengers: Endgame. The show I would rush home from school to watch was… I watched so much TV as a kid. Superhero cartoons were huge for me – X Men, Spider Man, Fantastic Four. There was a game show called Raven that was like Wipe Out, but fantasy themed and for kids. The host was called Raven and he wore a feathered cloak and had a big staff. If a kid failed a challenge, he would like place his staff on the kid's shoulder, and then they disappeared. It was the most terrifying thing – that kid just applied to be on a TV show, now he's vanished. My first time on television was… A Coca-Cola commercial, just before Covid. I was playing an Uber Eats driver and I appear for two seconds at the end. Honestly, because of the way TV commercials work, that really helped me out through Covid. I didn't realise it played in Australia as well, so I had family sending me photos and it was a huge moment of pride. Now, I don't know how I would feel about doing a Coca-Cola commercial, but I needed that at the time. My favourite NZ TV ad is… This was such a phenomenon for me moving here, when I realised that a lot of these local ads have vice-like grip on people of a certain generation. I remember Ghost Chips was huge on YouTube. The 'do it yourself' kid tradies were also pretty big in my house because I have a dad who grew up in New Zealand and a mum who grew up in Australia. Any kind of recognition of those two countries was always nice. My TV guilty pleasure is… Any YouTube show where celebrities eat food, so things like Hot Ones and the Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw podcast Dish. I'll line up a bunch of those while I'm making food or cleaning up and just watch celebrities eating food. I love food, and I'm interested in celebrities as well. They are kind of like the modern talk show. A TV moment that haunts me is… Anything from the David Tennant Doctor Who era, which had a lot of really scary stuff in it. I remember there were these monsters that had pig faces and human bodies, or one big brain with a single eye and all these tentacles. It traumatised me – I asked my brother to wait outside the bathroom while I was showering, because I was so scared. My favourite TV character is… Mark Corrigan from Peep Show. Word for word, some of the funniest dialogue maybe ever put on television. I have a deep affection and appreciation for cringe humour and he's a character whose whole purpose is putting his foot in his mouth while also having that common trope of unearned confidence and being so certain of himself. He's so smart, he's done everything he was told to do growing up, and he's still a failure. It's so poetically funny. My favourite TV project I've ever been involved in is… North of North is a very special one because of the indigenous kaupapa. It feels like such a triumph to have that story on TV, and to be even peripheral to it was such an honour. But I have to make a special mention to Kid Sister, because Simone Nathan was kind enough to give me that opportunity and I had a blast. A TV project I wish I could be involved in is… I always romanticise the lifestyle of an SNL writer, where you pitch on Monday, and then you're up all Tuesday night writing the silliest stuff. And I feel like I've seen a picture of Bobby Moynihan smoking a cigarette out a window and they're all there with Bill Hader and Seth Meyers. This idea of working with your closest, funniest friends would be my dream. That, or doing a voice on a superhero cartoon. My controversial TV opinion is… We should be making weirder television and taking more creative risks. I think there's so much space for us to explore the weirder stories of New Zealand, rather than packaging up something neat for a global audience. There's a lot of idiosyncrasies and dark little stories for us to tell, and not just in the grim murder mystery way. I think there's so much to explore still in our underrepresented communities, and I dream of seeing abstract, surreal, artistic television made here. A TV show I will never watch, no matter how many people tell me I should is… The White Lotus is becoming that for me. I remember, with season one, seeing that it was a show about privilege, set in Hawaii, and that was the cast? I think this trend of shows about people with too much privilege is hopefully curving downward, because the more seasons it gets, the more it's too much homework now to catch up on. I'm sure it's actually incredible, but something about that initial idea turned me away from it. The last thing I watched on television was… The first season of Severance, which was really good. I got told to catch up before season two started, so I watched the whole of season one on a plane and it was gripping – I was totally locked in. Interesting craft, interesting filmmaking decisions, interesting writing decisions, and all just carried by great performance and production design. Well-crafted TV.
The Spinoff
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Spinoff
‘Who's this idiot?': Courtney Dawson on the irresistible pull of reality TV
The comedian and star of TVNZ series new series Don't, takes us through her life in television. In one of the funnier scenes from TVNZ's new documentary series Don't, Courtney Dawson gets dressed up to face one of life's greatest challenges: buying a house. With a charming purple feather fascinator atop her head, Dawson and comedian Bubbah (resplendent in a pair of pink lace gloves) meet with an Auckland real estate agent to find out exactly what people need to do today to buy a home – other than look the part of a wealthy homeowner. 'We thought we better get dressed up like ladies from Remuera,' Dawson laughs over Zoom. 'So we got some gorgeous wee crowns and silly little jewels, and we had a great time.' In Don't, Bubbah is joined by Dawson, Rhiannon McCall and Bailey Poching as they tackle the big issues facing young New Zealanders today: getting married, having children and buying a home. They speak to a variety of experts to learn what their options are, and consider what 'living the dream' in Aotearoa really means for our younger generations. It's the latest TV project for Dawson (Ngāti Kurī, Ngāti Amaru) who, as well as being an award-winning comedian, has appeared on shows like Rags are Riches, Have You Been Paying Attention NZ, Paddy Gower Has Issues and Celebrity Treasure Island. Not only was Don't a chance for Dawson to work with her friend Bubbah ('as soon as I got asked to be part of the project, I was like, 'if Bubba's in, I'm in''), Dawson appreciated how the docuseries offered a variety of perspectives from young people. 'It was nice to think it's actually all good if you don't want to own a home. There's lots of different ways to live a life.' That includes living your life through television, of course, so we sat down with Dawson to delve into a past filled with a nightmarish alien experience, an empowering Celebrity Treasure Island moment and a strong yearning to watch Love Island at the pub. My earliest TV memory is… My nan had a strong VCR game and she recorded all the episodes of the BBC's The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. I have vivid memories of going to this beautiful mid century cabinet and picking out the videos with the labels all peeling off and her beautiful handwriting. I would watch it and be completely transported. The TV show I loved as a kid was… The Simpsons was a big thing in my family, but we also had long periods of having no TV as well, probably because we were homeschooled. The Simpsons was the one that we would all stop and watch. My earliest TV crush was… Jonathan Taylor Thomas from Home Improvement, but I was a hard out tomboy so I would never admit that I had a crush on him. My best friend did, and I'd be like, 'oh, you're yuck', but really, I had a secret poster of him in my room from a Girlfriend magazine. The TV moment that haunts me is… Like lots of kids who grew up in the 90s, I was terrified of The X-Files. Whenever I used to hear theme music, I would run into my room. One night I was brave and sneaky and I peeked out – with just one eye – to look at the TV. As I was doing it, there was an alien that was peeking out from behind a drainpipe. I had nightmares that night, and I've had a recurring nightmare about that alien for years. My TV guilty pleasure is… Love Island. I thought reality TV was a waste of time, but my flatmate is a big reality TV fan. I'd walk in the lounge when she was watching Love Island and be like, 'who's this idiot?' Before I knew it, I was fully invested in all of these people's lives and looking them up on Instagram. I don't know whether I like Love Island, or I just like yelling at the TV. That's the only thing that I'm jealous of with men, is that they get to watch their programmes in bars and yell at the TV in public. I would love to do that with Love Island. My favourite moment from my own TV career is… Celebrity Treasure Island. It was an amazing but real harrowing experience. There was one challenge where we had to throw sacks of sand at a pole and knock it off. I was hanging back, but as soon as I threw it, all of this muscle memory came back from when I used to play softball, and I ended up knocking both the poles off. I felt like the most powerful woman alive. The funniest person on TV is… Bubbah, and I'm not just saying this because we made a show together. She's so funny on stage and television, but she's also a genuinely crackup person in her normal life. She's done something similar to Tofiga [Fepulea'i] in that she's built this beautiful, amazing career on her terms, in her own community, which is a real testament to the natural charisma that she has and the strong values that she has. She's a really inspiring, awesome person. My favourite TV show that I've ever been involved with is… My first TV show that I ever did, Rags are Riches. It was this little Māori TV show that Joe Daymond made. The only person on the cast and crew who had ever done TV before was the soundie. None of us had any idea, but it was so fun. The most stylish person on TV is… Janaye Henry. She made a show called 2 Cents 2 Much, and far out, the outfits and the styling of the set was so good. I re-watched it recently just to look at her outfits for inspiration. The TV show I wish I was involved with is… Taskmaster. It looks so fun. If I can make a career out of playing games on television, that would be awesome. What is your most watched TV show of all time? I've watched every season of Black Mirror because I'm terrified of AI and I like scaring myself. The show I'll never watch, no matter how many people tell me to is… Game of Thrones. The more someone tells me to watch something, the less likely I am to watch it. I'm happy you guys got to enjoy your dragons, but that's just not going to happen for me. The last thing I watched on TV was… Black Mirror, and before that, Severance, because I'm scared of computers. I'm scared of the robots. I love horror stuff, so combining fake horror with potential real life horror, that's my favourite.
