9 h. ago Hamilton and East Kilbride performers set for stage show with Minerva theatre group

The group are getting set for their production of musical 9 to 5 later this month

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29 h. ago Naomi Osaka dominates Coco Gauff to power into US Open quarter

Four-times grand-slam champion wins 6-3, 6-2Osaka has always won title after reaching last eightNaomi Osaka turned back the clock on Monday in New York, producing the cleanest big‑stage performance of her comeback from maternity leave to overwhelm Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 in a blockbuster fourth-round meeting inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.In front of a packed 23,771-seat arena, the two crossover stars – who between them own three of the past seven US Open championships – reprised a rivalry that began with their famous encounter here in 2019. This time there were no tears, no consolations, only the sight of a four‑times major champion dictating terms again on the sport’s biggest stage. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Juan Ayuso bounces back from poor performance to win Vuelta stage seven

Ayuso endured a poor performance in stage six but bounced back on Friday

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5 d. ago ‘Hash court’ and high drama: how weed became the US Open’s new distraction

Subway rumble, rowdy crowds, celebrity cameos – and now pot smoke. Tennis’s loudest major is rubbing up against New York’s shifting culture around marijuanaThe US Open has always been the unruliest of tennis’s four grand slam tournaments, a place where the soundtrack is as much screeching trains, the roar of air traffic overhead and well-lubricated crowds as it is the thwack of racket on ball. Frances Tiafoe likes to call it “organized chaos”, the sort of life-affirming atmosphere that he says teases out his best performances. For some, it’s no stage at all but a blur of bass-heavy changeovers, revolving-door celebrity cameos and the ceaseless rattle of the nearby No 7 subway.In recent years, though, one distraction has cut through even the normalized bedlam that gives the tournament its character. Alongside the honey deuce cocktails and free-flowing Heineken, a different vice has threaded itself into the fortnight: the pungent and unmistakable odor of marijuana. It drifts across th...

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5 d. ago Dumfries drag sensation opens for Chappell Roan at American star's Scottish gig

Devine Tension took to the stage ahead of the Pink Pony Club singer performing to 60,000 fans at Summer Sessions.

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6 d. ago 'I performed on stage in Cardiff with Will Smith and there was one thing I didn't expect'

Students from Cardiff were all dressed the part to join the famous actor on stage for his Men in Black performance

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7 d. ago Will Smith’s UK tour thrown into chaos after bird strikes plane

Will Smith’s plane from Leeds to Cardiff was hit by a bird as it was landing, forcing the Hollywood actor and rapper to drive instead.

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7 d. ago Nile Rodgers' unlikely connection to Wales as he admits he 'couldn't pronounce their signs'

The musician supported Will Smith at Cardiff Castle, but he has a special place in his heart for one Welsh town

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7 d. ago Will Smith can still perform like the Fresh Prince as series of Cardiff Castle gigs end with a bang

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air paid tribute to Uncle Phil and even addressed the infamous 'Oscars slap' night as he brought the curtain down on the series of summer gigs

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8 d. ago Huge series of deafening bangs heard across Cardiff on Sunday night

Will Smith signed off his concert at Cardiff Castle in style. Noisy style

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8 d. ago Huge series of deafening bangs heard across Cardiff on Monday night

Will Smith signed off his concert at Cardiff Castle in style. Noisy style

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8 d. ago Kneecap cancel all US tour dates over clash with court hearing in London

Band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh faces terrorism charge in UK for alleged display of Hezbollah flag mid-performanceThe Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap have cancelled their scheduled US tour dates in October, citing the proximity to a court hearing in London involving band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh’s alleged mid-performance display of a Hezbollah flag.Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged with a terrorism offence in the UK in May after being accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah during a concert in London last November. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Kneecap forced to cancel upcoming US tour dates due to UK court hearing

Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, will return to Westminster Magistrates’ Court on September 26.

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1 week ago Major Hollywood star joins The Kooks on Reading stage in last

Hollywood star Rebel Wilson joined The Kooks on stage at Reading Festival for a surprise performance on Friday, 22 August.

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1 week ago Chappell Roan, Reading Festival review – pop’s biggest breakout star should have headlined

Versatile singer-songwriter defied muddy speakers to stun crowd with extraordinary main stage performance that should have been top billing

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1 week ago Leeds Festival 2025: Chappell Roan's full setlist and how to watch at home

Chappell Roan will bring the Pink Pony Club to Leeds Festival later today during her action-packed headline performance slot on the Main Stage, but what will she be singing?

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1 week ago Crowds boo during Tom Jones' headline gig in native Wales as he addresses controversial ban of his beloved 1968 track Delilah

The singer, 85, took to the stage to perform his greatest hits - including What's New Pussycat?, Sex Bomb, and I'm Growing Old as he opened the first of his two nights there.

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1 week ago Crowds boo during Tom Jones' headline gig in native Wales as he addresses controversial ban of his beloved 1968 track Delilah

The singer, 85, took to the stage to perform his greatest hits - including New Pussycat, Sex Bomb, and I'm Growing Old as he opened the first of his two nights there.

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1 week ago Will Smith at Cardiff Castle road closures, tickets, parking, banned items and more

Fans will be able to see the legendary Fresh Prince at Cardiff Castle on Monday night, August 25.

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1 week ago Earl Sweatshirt: Live Laugh Love review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Tan Cressida/Warner Records)With a sunlit disposition and paeans to his daughter, the mood turns lighter on the US MC’s sixth album – but the glitching, crashing beats are as esoteric as everThe launch party for Earl Sweatshirt’s sixth album was, by all accounts, a confounding affair. Some attenders came away convinced that Live Laugh Love contained guest appearances not merely by Vince Staples, but actor/rapper Donald Glover and comedian Dave Chappelle (it doesn’t, although all three contributed to a fanzine produced for the event). At one juncture, the DJ announced the arrival of “my brother, Earl Sweatshirt” before the appearance of someone who was visibly not Earl Sweatshirt – he was Asian, and apparently goes under the winning stage name Gary Underpants – performing a succession of Earl Sweatshirt songs. In the aftermath, at least one online music title didn’t seem sure whether it actually was a launch party for a new album or “an elaborate prank”: would a man whose grim world...

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