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BBC News
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Coldplay announce support acts for Hull and Wembley concerts
Coldplay have announced the support acts for their concerts in Hull and band are playing two nights at Craven Park in August and 10 performances at Wembley Stadium in late August and early them in Hull will be local artist Chiedu Oraka and Nigerian singer-songwriter Ayra Wembley gigs will see Starr, Beabadoobee, Tems, Elyanna, Chloe Qisha and Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela all supporting on different nights across the week. Hull-born rapper Oraka performed at last year's Glastonbury festival and has recorded many sessions for national and local BBC radio former teacher began performing at 16 and his music is about his life growing up on a council tickets and everything you need to know Tickets for both sets of concerts sold out quickly after they were released last said that Hull and London would be the only UK and European cities where they would be performing this band said that 10% of the proceeds from the shows would be donated to the Music Venue Trust, which supports grassroots venues and artists in the to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
News.com.au
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Shakira breaks own record with two new shows in Mexico
The first will take place on 18 September at Mexico City's Estadio GNP Seguros. The second will mark her first-ever performance in the state of Veracruz, where she will perform at the Estadio Luis Pirata Fuente on 24 September. With the new dates, the Hips Don't Lie superstar has broken her own record for the most shows in Mexico on a single tour - now reaching a total of 28 on this trek. "With the announcement of this new date, the Colombian singer solidifies herself as the artist with the most concerts at the iconic Estadio GNP Seguros," promoter OCESA announced in a press release.
The Independent
7 hours ago
- The Independent
New police patrols to make women and girls feel safe at concerts
The Metropolitan Police are rolling out new measures to combat sexual offences against women and girls at London concerts this summer, as millions prepare to attend major music events across the capital. The initiative comes ahead of 51 large-scale music events planned across the capital, with Wembley Stadium alone expected to host over three million attendees. Central to the Met's strategy are new violence against women and girls (VAWG) patrols. These will operate alongside the V100 project, a novel data-driven approach designed to identify serious sexual offenders and proactively prevent crimes. This operation began on 5 June at US singer Beyonce 's concert at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and already led to police intervention. A person was removed from the stadium on suspicion of stalking and threatening behaviour, while a man was also arrested for upskirting; he remains on police bail. Ben Russell, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police, said: 'The V100 is our approach to identifying those men who are at the top end of carrying out the most serious and harmful attacks against women and girls – that's multiple serious sexual assaults. 'Thankfully, there are a relatively small number of offenders who we believe are behind the most serious crime. 'In the short time we've been running this initiative, we've already arrested 177 of our V100 nominals and 129 of them have been convicted for a range of serious offences. 'And this is about identifying through our data the men posing the biggest risk of women and girls in London and taking action in a very targeted, precise way.' He added: 'With our VAWG patrols, there's two parts to them: Firstly, it's about engagement, so our officers talk to the public, really engage with them, having conversations, helping people to feel safe, and letting them know that if they've got concerns, they can come and speak to us. 'But the other part to it has a much harder edge, which is looking at the crowd and saying, 'who should not be here?' 'So that will not be so visible to normal concert-goers, but we will approach people we think should not be there and we will make sure they leave venues and leave the areas as quickly as possible.' An additional 565 officers and staff have been drafted into public protection roles across the force, aimed at enhancing the domestic abuse, rape and sexual offence investigation teams. The Met has also increased its live facial recognition tools to locate those wanted for offences and those subject to court orders, including sexual harm prevention orders. Mr Russell added: 'For us and the Met, protecting women and girls has been one of our number one priorities for a while now, and we're working really closely with the Government on that, and we're supportive of the mission to try and halve violence against women and girls, over the life of this parliament. 'Part of the way we look at our success is trust and confidence in the Metropolitan Police, so we track on a regular basis how much people feel that they think we're doing a good job, and that's something working with the mayor's office, we track regularly. 'It's also about just getting out and arresting people at these events. We think if we spot people in the crowds who are committing these offences and are making arrests, that's a good result. 'Equally, if we recording and these crimes, that tells us that the public have the faith to come forward with over three million people coming to these events in the summer, we know that some crime will take place, a relatively small amount, but when we're able to track it to identify it, to record it, and arrest suspects, that for us is a good result.'
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Top 6 concerts this week in Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, Englewood, Port Charlotte
Friday, June 20 marks the official start of summer, and while this week's picks for the top concerts in the Sarasota area might not be quite the same size as some of the blockbuster summer tours set to visit the greater Tampa Bay area over the next few months, there are still a number of notable shows. This weekend, for instance, a Sarasota venue will feature a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who's appeared on official Spotify playlists and a DownBeat award-winning jazz musician. Another venue in Venice will feature two musicians who also now live in Nashville, but come from the Sarasota area. And two of Sarasota-Manatee's top spots for live blues music will feature a multiple Blues Music Award-winning harmonica player and a Billboard blues album chart-topping singer-songwriter/guitarist. Here are this week's highlights. Event details are subject to change. Looking for more fun events? Top 5 things to do in Sarasota this holiday weekend (June 19-22) Biggest concerts, comedians coming to Tampa Bay, Sarasota in July, August, September 75-plus things to do in June in Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, Punta Gorda Ticket Newsletter: Sign up to receive restaurant news and reviews plus info on things to do every Friday Nashville-based singer-songwriter Liz Longley will return to Fogartyville this weekend, after releasing her latest album "New Life" earlier this year. The album documents "her transition into motherhood and the dizzying changes in perspective, routine and peace that followed." Longley's previous releases, which include her self-titled 2015 album, 2016's "Weightless" and 2020's "Funeral for My Past," have landed her on official Spotify playlists such as Deep Dark Indie. 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show Friday; Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota; $26, $22 members, $13 students ages 13 and up; 941-894-6469; Sarasota County-raised, now Nashville-based singer-songwriter John Salaway will return to the area to play Venice's Troll Music (where he bought his first electric guitar in the late '90s) as well as Port Charlotte's The Twisted Fork. Salaway has released albums such as 2021's "Salvation," which features guest musicians including Foo Fighters keyboardist Rami Jaffee and former Cage the Elephant member Lincoln Parish, who both appear on the opening track "One More Round." Salaway will perform with Sara Stovall of Sarasota alt-Americana group Passerine at the Troll Music show. 7:30 p.m. Friday; Troll Music, 628 E. Venice Ave., Venice; $20; 941-484-8765; 6 p.m. Sunday; The Twisted Fork, 2208 El Jobean Road, Port Charlotte; 941-235-3675; Troll Music's live music lineup this weekend will also include guitarist, singer-songwriter and Sarasota native Chris Anderson. Anderson is a former member of Tampa-formed Southern rockers the Outlaws, best known for the songs "Green Grass & High Tides" and "There Goes Another Love Song." Anderson also released the 1995 solo album "Old Friend," with its title track co-written with Warren Haynes and later recorded by the Allman Brothers Band as the final song on their final studio album, 2003's "Hittin' the Note." 7:30 p.m. Saturday; Troll Music, 628 E. Venice Ave., Venice; $20; 941-484-8765; Also playing Fogartyville this weekend will be Miami-based jazz trumpeter and alto saxophonist Fernando Ferrarone with his quartet. Ferrarone is also performing in support of a new release, this year's EP "Now till Forever," which concludes with the track "North Miami" named after his home city. His accolades include winning a Student Music Award in 2013 and 2014 from DownBeat, the Chicago music magazine covering "jazz, blues and beyond." 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show Saturday; Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota; $25, $20 members, $12 students ages 13 and up; 941-894-6469; Renowned blues harmonica player Jason Ricci will perform with his band The Bad Kind at Bradenton restaurant and venue Cottonmouth this upcoming Thursday. Ricci won his fourth Instrumentalist — Harmonica Blues Music Award last year, along with earning a Contemporary Blues Album nomination for his 2023 full-length "Behind the Veil." Ricci played the same instrument on stage alongside Tom Morello, Zac Brown and the Paul Shaffer Band in tribute to The Paul Butterfield Blues Band during the group's 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 26; Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen, 1114 12th St. W., Bradenton; $15-$20; 941-243-3735; Guitarist, singer-songwriter and former Anna Maria Island resident Damon Fowler, who plays with Ricci in the band Desoto Tiger's Testimony, has his own area show Thursday at Sarasota County restaurant and blues spot Englewoods on Dearborn. Fowler's releases include last year's "Barnyard Smile" and 2021's "Alafia Moon," which topped Billboard's blues albums chart and earned a Blues Music Award nomination for Blues Rock Album. Fowler has also played in the groups of the late Allman Brothers Band founding members Dickey Betts and Butch Trucks, and in the supergroup Southern Hospitality with Grammy-nominated pianist Victor Wainwright and fellow Floridian J.P. Soars. 6:30 p.m. Thursday; Englewoods on Dearborn, 362 W. Dearborn St., Englewood; $7; 941-475-7501; If you would like to be considered for this story, please submit your event to at least 10 days before our Thursday publication date. Email entertainment reporter Jimmy Geurts at Support local journalism by subscribing. This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Top 6 concerts Sarasota Bradenton Venice Englewood Port Charlotte
The Independent
8 hours ago
- The Independent
New crackdown sees man arrested for upskirting at Beyonce concert
Metropolitan Police have implemented new measures to combat sexual offences against women and girls at London concerts this summer. The strategy includes new Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) patrols and the V100 project, a data-driven approach to identify and prevent crimes by serious sexual offenders. The initiative began on 5 June at a Beyonce concert at Tottenham Hotspur stadium, leading to one person being removed for suspected stalking and another arrested for upskirting. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ben Russell said the V100 project has already resulted in 177 arrests and 129 convictions of high-risk offenders. The Met has also increased public protection staff and enhanced the use of live facial recognition tools to locate wanted individuals.
