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BreakingNews.ie
10 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.
Daily Mail
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sabrina Carpenter might 'piss off' fans with new phone policy at her concerts
Sabrina Carpenter is considering banning phones at her concerts, despite the fact that the rule may 'piss off' her dedicated fans. The 25-year-old pop star, who's currently enjoying a chart-topping moment with her hit Manchild, told Rolling Stone in a new interview that she was 'absolutely' considering introducing phone-free gigs, even if the decision isn't immediately popular with fans. She revealed that the idea first struck her after she attended a Silk Sonic show in Las Vegas. 'This will honestly piss off my fans,' she admitted to the publication. 'I went to see Silk Sonic in Vegas, and they locked my phone. I've never had a better experience at a concert.' She described the Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak–led concert as feeling 'like I was back in the '70s,' a time when fans were fully immersed in live music instead of watching it through a screen. 'Genuinely felt like I was there. Everyone's singing, dancing, looking at each other, and laughing. It really, really just felt so beautiful,' she added to the outlet. The star said that because she has grown up in the age of iPhones at shows, it feels 'super normal' to her to constantly be starring at the artist through her camera lens. Although she hasn't enforced any formal ban yet, Sabrina revealed the concept has been on her mind as she imagines her future self performing for decades to come. 'Depending on how long I want to be touring, and what age I am, girl, take those phones away,' she joked. 'You cannot zoom in on my face. Right now, my skin is soft and supple. It's fine. Do not zoom in on me when I'm 80 years old up there.' For now, the Espresso singer is still letting fans film and snap pics of her on stage - but it seems that after her experience - she's gently urging them to stay more present. Sabrina joins a growing wave of artists - including Adele, Madonna, and Bob Dylan - who have spoken out about the distractions caused by phones during performances. Despite the success of her new single - ahead of her album Man's Best Friend dropping August 29 - the Feather singer is in hot water over her raunchy album cover, which features her provocatively kneeling beside a suited man with a fistful of her hair. She recently clapped back at the backlash on X. When one user asked, 'Does she have a personality outside of sex?' the 26-year-old pop star replied on Monday: 'Girl yes and it is goooooood.' Sabrina has also received criticism for the simulated sex positions she demonstrated onstage while performing her song Juno during her Short n' Sweet Tour. 'It's always so funny to me when people complain,' Sabrina told Rolling Stone. 'They're like, "All she does is sing about this." But those are the songs that you've made popular. Clearly, you love sex. You're obsessed with it. It's in my show.' The two-time Grammy winner continued: 'There's so many more moments than the Juno positions, but those are the ones you post every night and comment on. 'I can't control that. If you come to the show, you'll [also] hear the ballads, you'll hear the more introspective numbers. 'I find irony and humor in all of that because it seems to be a recurring theme. I'm not upset about it, other than I feel mad pressure to be funny sometimes.'
CTV News
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Cape Breton musicians come together for hall of fame induction ceremony
The Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame is pictured. (Ryan MacDonald/CTV Atlantic) Dozens of musicians will take to the stage at Centre 200 in Sydney, N.S., to honour the newest inductees into the Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame. The show, which kicks off at 7 p.m. on Thursday, will feature more than 50 Cape Breton performers. Proceeds from ticket sales will support the Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative. The inductees to the hall of fame are Bruce Guthro, the Rankin Family and Donnie Campbell. The hall of fame, which is turning three years old this year, has previously inducted Rita MacNeil, Matt Minglewood, the Men of the Deeps, John Allan Cameron, Winston Scotty Fitzgerald and Joella Foulds. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CBS News
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
State Fair of of Texas announces 2025 music headliners: TLC, Hoobastank, Paul Wall and more
The State Fair of Texas has released its music lineup for 2025, with over 100 artists scheduled to perform across three stages. Headliners for the fair this year include TLC, Hoobastank, Kaitlin Butts and Houston native Paul Wall. Jason Hays, senior vice president of brand experience at the State Fair of Texas, said he's proud of the diverse and dynamic roster of artists the fair has to offer this year. "This year promises unforgettable performances, inspiring creativity, and a celebration of music in all its forms," Hays said. "We look forward to welcoming you to our Texas-sized music festival that will resonate long after the final note is played." Kaitlin Butts is set to open up the fair on September 26 at 2:30 p.m. on the Chevrolet Main Stage. Louie the Singer will close out the fair on October 19 at 4 p.m. Check out the full lineup across all three stages here. Concerts at the fair are free with the price of admission, which will go on sale as opening day gets closer, according to officials. The State Fair of Texas is from September 26-October 19.
Bloomberg
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
What to Know About Capital One's Lounge at JFK, a Play For Premium Travelers
One Tuesday night at JFK, as the sun was setting over a clutch of airplanes on the tarmac outside Terminal 4, Leon Thomas adjusted his guitar and stepped up to a microphone. Thomas is a singer songwriter from Brooklyn who blends hip-hop with R&B, and whose single, Mutt, has been making the rounds on TikTok (and is a No. 1 on the R&B chart). He looked like he wasn't sure what he was doing in this setting. 'This is the first time I've played an airport,' he said with a laugh. Thomas was there to inaugurate Capital One's sleek new flagship lounge, which will be the company's first at a New York City airport when it opens to the public on June 19. Capital One is not quite as new to the airport lounge scene as Thomas is, but in recent years the company has made a significant effort at expansion.
