Macklemore says ‘being human is not complicated’ as he kicked off his Free Palestine tour on Thursday night. He returned to the stage for the first time since he was dropped as Ed Sheeran’s supporting act after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.
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The street-by-street details for the six British-based stages that will start both the men’s and women’s editions of the 2027 Tour de France have been revealed.
The three-week men’s race gets under way with a stage from Edinburgh to Carlisle on 2 July. It is followed by a route between Keswick and Liverpool before Wales hosts a third and final grand depart stage from Welshpool to Cardiff on 4 July.
The women’s event starts on 30 July with a race from Leeds to Manchester, before moving back across the Pennines to Yorkshire with a finish in Sheffield.
A testing team time trial around the streets of central London will complete the opening section of that nine-stage race.
The collaboration is a first for both races in a Super Grand Depart – the finer details of which were announced at a ceremony hosted by the Tour’s organisers ASO on Paris’ Palais de Congres on Thursday.
Men’s race director Christian Prudhomme added: “Just a few weeks apart, the Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will each take their respective pelotons on a journey through the roads of the United Kingdom.
“Along with what we anticipate will be a warm and massive welcome for the champions, Great Britain also offers us a symbol that further ties the two races together. From the start on 2 July at the foot of Edinburgh Castle, which will be the northernmost in the history of the Tour, to a team time trial in London on 1 August.
“Needless to say, there will be thousands of thrills and emotions.”
Stages of the Tour have been held in the UK before, in 1974, 1994 and 2007 in London and the Yorkshire Grand Depart in 2014.
This will be the first time both men’s and women’s events have come to the same nation outside France in the same year.
NOTHING says Christmas quite like streets filled with twinkling lights – especially the spectacular displays put up in London.
This year you can score 20% off the magical Christmas Lights London Bus tour AND even get a free Thames cruise.
The tour usually costs £36 for adults and £22 for kids, but you’ll get tickets for £28.80 and £17.60, respectively, using our discount code.
The tour starts on Coventry Street, where you’ll climb aboard one of London’s famous double-decker buses and get cosy on your guaranteed upper deck seat.
The Christmas-themed bus will then take you through London‘s best-decorated spots, alongside festive facts and jokes from a live tour guide.
Along the route you’ll tick off famous spots such as Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park, Oxford Street, Piccadilly Circus and more.
Make sure to snap some pictures of the world-famous, glittering Trafalgar Square Christmas tree, gifted to the UK all the way from Norway.
And in a brand new route for 2026, you’ll now also cruise down Regent Street, known for its giant glimmering angels with golden wings spread high overhead.
Oxford Street sees a canopy of sparkling hanging stars, while posh Bond Street goes all out with fancy displays illuminating the high-end shops and hotels.
Picadilly Circus acts like the grand junction of all these fantastic displays, with its giant screens running festive takeovers and the glowing spillover of surrounding streets in the distance.
Whether you’re visiting London with the kids, ticking off the sights with friends or wanting a romantic date beneath the stars, the tour is suitable for all ages and occasions.
The best way to make the most of the tour? Grab a hot chocolate before boarding, wrap up in your cosiest hat and scarf, and make sure to pose for pictures as you cruise right under the impressive displays.
The tour lasts up to 90 minutes, running from November 14 and January 3,.
You have lots of options too with the first bus departing at 4:30pm and the last at 9pm.
Tots under two travel free, and there’s space on every bus to pop your pram and buggy.
That’s not all, however. If you purchase the Christmas Lights London Bus Tour, you also get a daytime Thames River cruise thrown in completely for free.
That means you can experience a full-on sightseeing day in London, taking in the sights from the water in the daylight on the river cruise, before taking in the city by night on your bus tour.
On the Thames River cruise you’ll tick off top landmarks like Big Ben, the London Eye and more, so by the end of your big day in London you’ll have taken in the very best the city has to offer.
Cruises start from Westminster Pier, Tower Pier, Greenwich Pier, or the London Eye Pier, giving you flexibility in how you plan your day.
As well as a free river cruise, you’ll also get SIX free self-guided walking tours thrown in.
So when you’re not aboard the boat or open-top bus, you’ll have plenty of guidance on which sights are best to see by foot.
The audio tours include the Wizard’s Walk (a Harry Potter-themed tour) as well as a spooky Jack the Ripper tour, and you can listen to them on The Original Tour’s partner app.
With three ways to explore the city bundled into one, it’s hard to find a better value way to experience London at Christmas.
What’s included in The Original Christmas Lights Tour offer?
The Original London Christmas Lights Bus Tour
Adults tickets: £36 £28.80
Children’s tickets: £22 £17.60
Take in all the best of London’s Christmas lights displays on one dazzling bus tour.
Free Thames River cruise
Soak up famous London sights like Big Ben and the London Eye from the water, learning all about London’s history with guided commentary.
Six self-guided audio tours of London
Buying a Christmas bus tour ticket will also give you access to six audio walking tours, which you can listen to on The Original Tour app.
Begin at any of the listed stop points – these clever tours are GPS-triggered, and the tour will activate when you’re close to a point of interest.
Terms and Conditions:
Code FESTIVELONDON expires on January 3, 2027 at 11:59pm BST. The offer is available from 12 October 2026 until 3 January 2027, with tours running daily from 14 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, excluding Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The discount applies to adult and child tickets only, excludes family tickets and cannot be combined with other offers. Blackout dates apply and are from 21 December 2026 to 30 December 2026. Blackout dates are dates in which promotional offers cannot be used. Full T&Cs can be found on The Original Tour’s website at theoriginaltour.com
Prices correct at the time of publication.
GARY Barlow was spotted enjoying some down time with a posh lunch, as he relaxed after Take That’s gruelling concerts recently came to an end.
The singer, 55, was seen in deep conversation with a TikTok star, after recently admitting he could “never physically do” his band’s famous Circus tour again.
But yesterday, the Take That legend was spotted making the most of his free time and was seen in deep conversation with social media wine expert, Tom Gilbey, 54.
The pair were spotted having a catch-up over lunch in an up- market restaurant in London’s Notting Hill.
For his afternoon out, Gary kept things casual in a black jumper, tracksuit bottoms and baseball cap.
As the two men settled down for lunch, they were seen chatting happily together.
The pair had previously starred in one of Tom’s TikTok videos together, as Gary has his own wine label.
Gary is using his downtime to relax, after Take That’s recent tour wrapped in the summer.
The singer and his band mates Mark Owen, 54, and Howard Donald, 58, travelled the UK with their Circus show this year that they first performed to audiences back in 2009.
But when the concerts ended, Gary, who shot to fame when he was just 19, revealed that it was unlikely he would put the famous tour on again, as he opened up on the physical toll.
“Best tour ever – to say that 35 years into our career is saying something #circuslive. And another tour comes to a close,” he said in an emotional statement.
“Somehow, this one feels a little different. With the other tours, it’s always comforting to know there will almost definitely be a next time. But I’m pretty sure this tour won’t return.
“I was 38 when we originally did this show, and I have to say it’s been a whole other challenge doing it as a 55-year-old,
“I just can’t see a way I could physically do this show again.”
Gary ended the statement with: “So, it’s with an extremely heavy heart that I leave The Circus in my past.
“I got to run away with The Circus twice. Now I’m running towards our next exciting, brand new show.”
STEPPING on to the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury in 2023 was a big moment for Texas, who had last played at the festival 24 years earlier.
But whatever expectations frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri and her band had for the gig were blown out of the water, because it sent them stratospheric once again and gained them thousands of new fans.
Now they are capitalising on their expanded fanbase by heading out on an 11-date arena tour of the UK and Ireland next October, and releasing a 30th anniversary version of their No1 album White On Blonde, featuring hits including Say What You Want, Black Eyed Boy and Halo.
And as good news comes in threes, today Texas have also released a new single, Another Way To Cry.
In an exclusive chat, Sharleen told me of their success: “I think it tastes sweeter than it ever has.
“The honest truth is that when we did that Glastonbury a couple of years ago, you never know how it’s going to go, but that Glastonbury changed everything. Suddenly there was a whole new audience that wanted to see Texas and we announced that tour off the back of that.
“It just was a moment of, ‘Wow, people really do still want to see us.’ When you look out into that audience, the ages vary all over the shop. It’s quite extraordinary.
“There’s been lots of people going, ‘When are you going on tour?’ so it’s good that there is still that desire to see us, and for us, that just makes the desire to go and play even stronger than it’s ever been.”
If you have not seen Texas yet, I urge you to snap up tickets when they go on general sale at 10am next Friday, October 30.
There, you will be able to hear the Scottish rockers’ new single, which is a rollicking, brassy singalong with Sharleen’s bluesy voice shining strong.
The accompanying video — an ode to the film Paris Texas, which was the inspiration for the band’s name — sees her exploring the Scottish highlands and bumping into fellow Scot, Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle.
On shooting the visuals, she said: “We had every season in the space of an hour, which was extraordinary, but that’s Scotland. We had scorching sun, pouring rain then sleet and hail stones and wind.
“It was fun, alongside our mates the Highland cattle, which was fantastic.”
And she insisted the Highland cows in the video were genuine. She continued: “It’s not AI, they were actually there. There was one point where me and Robert were walking down the road and they were coming right up, and they’re gigantic and they’ve got horns.
“If it just moved its head in the wrong direction and you’re anywhere near that horn you’re getting whacked by it.”
Thankfully they emerged unscathed and Sharleen has since been back in the studio.
Asked if there is an album of new music on the way too, she said: “Yeah, we’re working on a new record.”
As for White On Blonde, which will be out on February 5, Texas are chuffed it is being released on vinyl for the first time after they were recently fleeced trying to buy another of their records on the format.
She explained: “There was only ever vinyl made for the Press. We actually had to buy one of the old albums back because we’d given them away.
“We ended up buying our own record back for £1,200, about a year ago, because we needed it for a video. It was hysterical. I was literally like, ‘What? £1,200!’”
And they have got someone special on board to write the liner notes — Peter Kay.
Speaking about the comedian, who directed and starred in the 2006 video for their song Sleep, she said: “Peter is such a big music and Texas fan, and he’s a big friend of ours. He’s so geeky in his knowledge of music and stuff like that.
“It just felt exactly right because of his connection to the band and the fact he made the video for us and he bought White On Blonde and he’d always talked about it.
“It felt like the absolute right thing to do.”
SHARLEEN turned down the chance to go on The Celebrity Traitors in her native Scotland – insisting she’s a “s*** liar.”
She was approached by the series producers, but doesn’t think she’s competitive enough to be a success on Claudia Winkleman’s hit show.
She explained: “I’m very flattered to have been asked and I said, ‘Thank you, but no.’ I couldn’t do it.
“I absolutely love The Traitors. It’s such a great, unbelievable programme and I’m watching it currently and I just couldn’t do it. I’d be all over the shop.
“I’d gladly play the game. But I’m a s*** liar. That is the truth. I wouldn’t remember who I told a lie to or what I did and I’m not that big of a player.
“I’d probably go, ‘Nah, you’re alright.’ The thing is, the only place I’m really competitive is on a stage.
“In games I’m really not competitive at all. So I’d probably be really rubbish.”
She added: “I want to be a fan, but not a fan in it. I want to be a fan watching it. I’m very happy with that situation.”
JADE has revealed she was “devastated” not to land the role of Princess Jasmine in 2019’s live-action remake of Aladdin, after the role went to Naomi Scott.
The Little Mix star, who auditioned for director Guy Ritchie, said: “I was pretty devastated. I think I got down to the last few. I sent a letter once I knew they’d reached out, saying that Jasmine was my sort of idol growing up.
“She was the only character I could really look up to as someone of Arab heritage, so Princess Jasmine was who I dreamed of being.”
On Channel 4’s The Assembly, she added: “I did three rounds of auditions. I sang A Whole New World in Guy Ritchie’s living room.
“I didn’t get the part and that’s fine. But I was quite sad for some time, definitely. I was gutted, I can’t lie.”
JUDI DENCH says panned 2019 Cats movie was a “waste” of Andrew Llloyd Webber’s “goodwill and talent.”
She starred as Old Deuteronomy in the much-mocked movie and in her new memoir, she writes: “Oh God, I can’t bear it – and he had waited so long for it to be made.
“What a waste of all that goodwill and talent.”
JAY-Z has chosen himself to be the headline act for next year’s Super Bowl half-time show, according to a report in the US.
Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus were said to be in talks to perform at the show in Los Angeles on February 14.
Instead the rapper, who’s firm Roc Nation has had a deal with the NFL since 2019, will be taking centre stage.
He has yet to comment on the story, although he’s set to perform two shows at the SoFi Stadium in LA this Friday – where the big game will be held –so he may well announce it there.
His wife Beyonce previously headlined in 2013 and then joined Coldplay during their set there three years later.
And I imagine he’d want her as a guest if he takes to the pitch, too.
JENNA ORTEGA has been to London, Rome and New York in the past week and she’s had a special someone by her side the whole time – her pet pooch.
The Wednesday actress, who wore this beaded dress for the US premiere of her new film Klara And The Sun in the Big Apple on Monday, said her whippet Twigs helps her stay grounded.
Jenna, who posed for pics in New York with co-star Amy Adams and director Taika Waititi, said: “My dog follows me everywhere.
“It’s hard doing the job that I do, travelling to all of these different hotels and foreign countries, so to have something that is consistent and true, and looks after me, and I look after her, it’s nice.”
That dog must have racked up more air miles this week than I have all year.
RESIDENTS of the London borough of Acton have dubbed James Blunt a traitor.
He filmed his new Circles music video there, but then pretended it was somewhere else.
I revealed snaps of the Celebrity Traitors star riding around on a mini tractor while shooting the video in a park last week.
But locals soon spotted James had renamed Acton’s mainline station “Battersham”, leaving them fuming.
“We thought James was going to put Acton on the map with his video,” a friend, who sent me snaps of James recording his video, told me after seeing the clip.
“It’s not Battersham, this is Acton. And we’re proud of it.”
THE producer behind the Dirty Dancing sequel insists they won’t bring back Patrick Swayze using AI.
Jennifer Grey will reprise the role of Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman and film bosses are working out how to celebrate late actor Patrick, who died in 2009.
Producer Nina Jacobson said: “That’s one of the things that you really have to focus on: how to let people mourn him in a movie. And don’t worry – we won’t be bringing him back with AI.”
She said they are “trying to chase the feeling of that original movie”.
Nina added: “Being able to tell a young love story that could take some of those risks but also inspire those feelings felt like an incredible chance for us.”
PIRATES Of The Caribbean is being brought to life by Secret Cinema – and they’ve got a household name on board to help out.
I can reveal Phil Daniels, who starred in EastEnders, and whose voice featured in Blur’s 1994 hit Parklife, has joined the cast as Captain Barbossa.
Johnny Depp’s character Jack Sparrow will be played by Olivier Award winner George Maguire.
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Immersive Adventure, opens in February and has already had its run extended by six weeks due to demand.
It will also be the first production by Secret Cinema – which allows punters to watch films on the big screen while the action also unfolds around them – at its purpose-built flagship venue in London’s Greenwich.
Time to ready my sea legs.
LIAM GALLAGHER is winding up Oasis fans by claiming they’ve already finished a new album – but I’m not so sure.
Responding to someone on X who wrote: “Oasis have SEVEN great albums and those songs will LIVE FOREVER”, rocker Liam said: “8 including the new 1.”
I’ll believe it when I hear it.
Jon Rahm will give up a reported £75m owed to him by LIV Golf after reaching a separation agreement that will secure his exit from the league.
The league filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States in September after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund withdrew its multibillion-dollar backing.
Spaniard Rahm was listed as the organisation’s top unsecured creditor when LIV filed for bankruptcy, with $7.4m (£5.5m) owed to him for the rest of the 2026 season alone.
ESPN reported he is owed about $100m (£75m), external from the remainder of the $300m, (£222m) contract he signed when he left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf in December 2023.
Despite LIV securing a possible $300m in financing from BC Partners Credit to try and move forward with ‘LIV 2.0’, Rahm has deemed the proposed terms are “unacceptable”.
Instead, he has waived his entire claim in order to have a “complete economic walk-away”.
However, he will take the rights to ‘Legion XIII’ – the name of the LIV team Rahm captained – although he will not be allowed to use it to make a team in TGL – the indoor high-tech golf league launched by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.
Rahm was the most high-profile name to join LIV when he left the PGA Tour.
Some players, including Brooks Koepka, have since returned to the PGA Tour, which rewrote its rules in December to allow the five-time major winner to come back, subject to certain sanctions.
Rahm did not follow suit and remained under long-term contract with LIV, but in May reached a deal with the DP World Tour – formerly the European Tour – to retain his membership and remain eligible for next year’s Ryder Cup.
LIV golfers are automatically banned for a year by the PGA Tour. The DP World Tour offers a pathway because the leading 10 players on the European circuit currently gain access to PGA Tour membership.
In August, former world number one Rahm won his third straight LIV season title.
He previously said he had no regrets over joining LIV and backed organisers to make it sustainable.
Asian Cup preparations continue for January, but Asian Tour delays golf’s Saudi Invitational after Houthi attacks.
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The Asian Cup football tournament is on track to take place in Saudi Arabia early next year, local organisers say, but golf’s Asian Tour has postponed the Saudi International indefinitely in the aftermath of a series of attacks on Riyadh.
Yemen’s Houthi group claimed responsibility for the deadliest attack, which took place on Saturday on Riyadh’s international airport. It killed 14 people and wounded more than 300.
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Australia also withdrew its team from the urban cycling World Championships on Friday, citing safety concerns over travelling to Riyadh, where the event is scheduled to take place in early November.
The Six Kings Slam exhibition tennis tournament in Riyadh has already been moved from October to December while FIFA on Thursday postponed the FIFAe Finals 2026 video game competition in Jeddah until an unspecified future date.
In that environment, serious questions were being asked about whether the 24-team Asian Cup could still go ahead in Saudi Arabia from January 7 to February 5.
Three Saudi Pro League matches, including one featuring Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr, were postponed this week while Al-Nassr’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League game on Monday was delayed by an hour after Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence said it had intercepted a missile fired towards Riyadh.
AFC chief Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa said earlier this week that a postponement of the continental championships until 2028 was possible if necessary, but the local organising committee (LOC) said on Friday that it was sticking to the original schedule.
“Preparations across all organisational and operational areas are progressing according to the approved schedule, including work on venues, facilities and supporting services,” it said in a statement.
The LOC “will continue to monitor developments relevant to the tournament and ensure the appropriate conditions are in place for its successful delivery”.
The $5m Saudi International, which is sponsored by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), is the flagship event on the Asian Tour and had been scheduled to take place at Riyadh Golf Club on November 18-21.
“The decision to postpone was taken following an assessment of the organisational and logistical challenges associated with hosting the tournament and ensuring the event is delivered to a standard befitting its international stature,” an Asian Tour statement said.
AusCycling said its decision to withdraw the Australian team from the urban World Championships was made “with the safety and wellbeing of our athletes and staff our highest priority”.
The Australian government is advising travellers to “reconsider” trips to Saudi Arabia in general and Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport in particular “due to recent security incidents”.
The Saudi government has invested heavily in sport through the PIF in recent years, and the Asian Cup was pitched as an early rehearsal for hosting football’s FIFA World Cup in 2034.
THE Pussycat Dolls shrugged off the Lil Kim ‘tour axe’ while stripping to some striking outfits at their packed London gig on Tuesday night.
Lady Marmalade star Lil Kim, 52, didn’t appear for the final night of the Pussycat Dolls’ run at London’s O2 Arena, with the headline act fed-up of her unpredictable behaviour.
A source said: “Kim didn’t show up to their gig in Manchester on Saturday night, and it was all very last minute. It threw everything into chaos and a sign just went up at the last minute to say she wouldn’t be performing.
“As a result, she hasn’t been asked back for the closing night in London tonight, which was seen as the grand finale.”
But shrugging it off entirely, Nicole Scherzinger and her glam bandmates Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt looked sensational in racy outfits at the gig.
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The girls opted for silver leotards, with Ashley wowing in a two piece and showing off her toned physique.
Kimberly had her long pins on display with cut out tights on and white boots.
And Nicole looked as glamorous as ever in her dazzling bodysuit, embellished with sequins.
The Pussycat Dolls all rocked beautiful makeup looks and styled their hair down, while having the time of their lives on stage.
The girls wowed their fans and put Lil Kim’s tour axe.
No official reason for support act Kim’s absence in Manchester was given, though some fans claimed she was ill.
However, others noticed she had shared social media videos of herself on her tour bus in the build-up to the gig where it looked she was playing video games.
One fan wrote on TikTok: “She was on the tour bus prepping for GTA 6.”
Another posted: “Omg we were there last night how bad is that, not even a comment on sorry she’s no show or anything, playing GTA in the trailer apparently, previous videos of her trying glad she didn’t show.”
Kim also came under fire from baffled fans at a previous gig in Paris when a music video playing on the big screens behind her during her set appeared to be synced from her phone and private messages kept popping up before the feed was quickly pulled.
Kim, whose real name is Kimberly Denise Jones, shot to fame in 1994 after being discovered by late rap legend The Notorious B.I.G.
The larger than life star then invited Kim to join the Brooklyn-based rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A, before she launched her solo career with her double-platinum album Hard Core, which debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200.
Grammy-winner Kim’s biggest hits in the UK are all collabs, including the 2001 number one ‘Lady Marmalade’, a cover commissioned for the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, and 2003 track ‘Can’t Hold Us Down’ with Christina Aguilera, which reached number six.
The Sun contacted representatives for the Pussycat Dolls and Lil’ Kim.
BILLIE EILISH is gearing up for a return in 2027 – and planning to perform on the biggest stages of her career so far.
I have been told the American singer has almost completed work on her fourth studio album, and a tour is also in the works to coincide with its release next year.
The last time Billie performed in the UK, she sold out six nights at London’s O2 Arena, four at Manchester’s Co-op Live, as well as two in Dublin’s 3Arena.
But now she is hoping to go even bigger, with her team in talks for major stadium concerts and festivals in 2027 and 2028.
My music insider explained: “Billie has been hard at work on her fourth album this year and her team are already putting a plan together for its rollout.
“She has grown and grown in popularity, and promoters are speaking to her team about putting on the biggest shows of her career.
“She has the popularity to be a stadium act now and sell out massive venues.
“On her first few tours, her team were conscious that she was very young and didn’t want to overwhelm her with venues which were too big, too early on.
“But Billie is in a really good place and she is raring to get out on the road again.”
Remarkably, next year will also mark ten years since her debut EP, Don’t Smile At Me, which was released when she was just 15.
Billie has had an incredible career so far, scoring three No1 albums.
She released her debut When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? in 2019, followed by 2021’s Happier Than Ever and 2024’s Hit Me Hard And Soft. Meanwhile, her 14 Top Ten singles include No Time To Die, What Was I Made For and Guess, with Charli XCX.
She has also won ten Grammys — including Song Of The Year three times since 2020 — as well as two Oscars and two Golden Globes.
In April, Billie commented on the progress on her fourth album, saying: “We’re more than halfway.”
She took time out over the summer to shoot a movie adaptation of The Bell Jar.
But from what I’ve been told, there isn’t too long to go before we get to hear a few more tunes from her.
MYLEENE Klass looked utterly gorgeous dolled up tonight for the Sky Arts Awards.
It comes shortly after the stunning star turned down joining her Hear’Say bandmates on their reunion tour alongside Liberty X due to being “too busy”.
Myleene slipped into a baby blue strapless gown that fell all the way to the floor.
The dress featured a blue slip underneath and then all-over tassel details draping down the fabric.
The star paired the beautiful dress with simple accessories including a gold watch and a small golden clutch bag.
For an added pop of colour Myleene opted to wear large red earrings, visible underneath her chic bob.
Hear’Say announced earlier this month that they would be reuniting to commemorate their 25th anniversary.
However, a source revealed that Myleene wouldn’t be joining the line up.
They shared: “The group have been asked multiple times over the years about a reunion but it was never the right time.
“The 25th anniversary feels like a special moment to celebrate the success of the band and give something back to their fans. Myleene was invited but their diaries did not align.”
The group formed on ITV reality television show Popstars and debuted in 2001.
Band members Kym Marsh, Myleene, Suzanne Shaw, Noel Sullivan and Danny Foster split two years later after a couple of No1 singles and a chart-topping album.
Myleene previously ruled out reuniting, saying: “If I go backwards, I won’t know who I am.
“I hope it works. I will be cheering the loudest.”
PUSSYCAT Dolls have kicked rap star Lil’ Kim off their UK tour after a string of controversies.
The Lady Marmalade star, 52, won’t appear for the final night of the run at London’s O2 Arena later today, with the headline act fed-up of her unpredictable behaviour.
A source said: “Kim didn’t show up to their gig in Manchester on Saturday night, and it was all very last minute. It threw everything into chaos and a sign just went up at the last minute to say she wouldn’t be performing.
“As a result, she hasn’t been asked back for the closing night in London tonight, which was seen as the grand finale.
“Her not showing up in Manchester was really the final straw for team PCD, there had been a string of issues where she was challenging to work with.”
The Sun has contacted representatives for the Pussycat Dolls and Lil’ Kim.
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No official reason for Kim’s absence in Manchester was given, though some fans claimed she was ill.
However, others noticed she had shared social media videos of herself on her tour bus in the build-up to the gig where it looked she was playing video games.
One fan wrote on TikTok: “She was on the tour bus prepping for GTA 6.”
Another posted: “Omg we were there last night how bad is that, not even a comment on sorry she’s no show or anything, playing GTA in the trailer apparently, previous videos of her trying glad she didn’t show.”
Kim came under fire from baffled fans at a previous gig in Paris when a music video playing on the big screens behind her during her set appeared to be synced from her phone and private messages kept popping up before the feed was quickly pulled.
Kim, whose real name is Kimberly Denise Jones, shot to fame in 1994 after being discovered by late rap legend The Notorious B.I.G.
The larger than life star then invited Kim to join the Brooklyn-based rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A, before she launched her solo career with her double-platinum album Hard Core, which debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200.
Grammy-winner Kim’s biggest hits in the UK are all collabs, including the 2001 number one ‘Lady Marmalade’, a cover commissioned for the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, and 2003 track ‘Can’t Hold Us Down’ with Christina Aguilera, which reached number six.
While the DP World Tour agreed to grant conditional releases with nine players this season, it is understood the change for 2027 is predominantly down to LIV offering players equity in future and a feeling this is incompatible with the European tour being a members organisation.
However, it also comes at a time when the DP World Tour’s strategic alliance with the PGA Tour is being negotiated, so the move likely reflects a desire to put itself in the best position possible in those discussions.
Players will have until 16 November to sign up to the DP World Tour for next year.
Under the terms of its court-supervised restructuring process, LIV Golf needs to sign players up by 25 October.
Ted Goldthorpe, head of BC Partners Credit, told BBC Sport last week he was “confident” LIV would have a “critical mass” of players.
But since then two-time major winner Rahm has said he will not continue playing on the LIV tour.
Lawyers representing a number of other players, including fellow major winners Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Smith, sought clarification from the court that rejection of contracts would equate to “termination”, enabling players to hold discussions with third parties about their futures.
Richard Bland is currently the only player to have stated publicly a desire to play on LIV 2.0.
However, Perez indicated last month he hoped there would be a future for the league.
Riders at the Giro di Lombardia staged a protest which delayed the start of the race for five minutes as they sought to draw attention to safety concerns following a series of incidents.
Organisers completed the countdown and a starting flag was waved but the peloton remained stationary, creating confusion among spectators in Bergamo, Italy.
Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel then addressed the crowd, saying “there’s too many incidents happening with vehicles in the race” and highlighting the death of British cyclist Fin Tarling, who died in a collision with a vehicle at the Volta a Portugal in August.
“Unfortunately we lost the life of a brother and of a colleague of us, so we want to make this statement to show to the world that we cannot keep accepting the fact that guys are getting injured or literally dying in what we like the most to do,” added double Olympic champion Evenepoel.
After five minutes had elapsed, a second starting flag was waved and the riders set off for Como.
“This week alone, there were multiple incidents of vehicles on race courses,” said the CPA union, which represents professional cyclists, in a statement which was re-posted on Instagram by riders including Evenepoel and Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock, external.
“This summer, a life was tragically lost to exactly this kind of failure. We will not stand for this any longer.”
The CPA has called for cycling’s governing body, the UCI, to help ensure race organisers “take responsibility” and “act” to improve safety standards.
Earlier this week, Thomas Gloag and Marcel Camprubi were struck by a police motorcycle travelling in the opposite direction during the Tre Valli Varesine race.
“Riders race at high speed with little protection, and we depend on the UCI and race organisers to secure the roads. That responsibility is not being met,” the CPA statement added.
“We did not want to affect the race, only to show what riders can do when we stand as one.
“We love this sport. We respect the race organisers. We want to race hard and put on a show for our fans. However most importantly we want to come home safe to our loved ones.”
The Giro di Lombardia is the last of the season’s five Monuments, a set of long-standing, prestigious one-day races.
It has been won by Tadej Pogacar for the past five years but the Slovenian is not present at the race, which is also the penultimate event on this year’s UCI World Tour calendar, after sustaining a season-ending injury at the Vuelta a Espana.
‘Rahm has reviewed the proposed terms of LIV 2.0 and has determined that they are unacceptable,’ his lawyer said.
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Former world number one Jon Rahm has said he is quitting LIV Golf, robbing the breakaway circuit of one of its biggest stars while it fights to emerge from bankruptcy.
Rahm’s lawyer John Beck told a bankruptcy hearing on Wednesday that the two-time major champion made his decision after looking over details of LIV Golf’s planned next phase.
“Mr Rahm has independently reviewed the proposed terms of LIV 2.0, as the parties have been referring to it, and has determined that those terms are unacceptable as to him, and he will not be participating going forward in LIV 2.0,” Beck told the court.
Other golfers asked a US bankruptcy judge to help terminate their contracts and clarify their ability to negotiate with other tournament organisers and sponsors as their LIV contracts go unpaid.
LIV has already agreed to terminate Sergio Garcia’s contract after determining that the league would not honour its terms, and lawyers for Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, An Byeong-hun, Marc Leishman, Cameron Tringale and Matthew Wolff asked the judge to allow those players out of their old contracts.
Ending those contracts would not preclude those players from agreeing to participate in LIV 2.0.
Rahm, one of the most high-profile players to join LIV Golf, has won three consecutive season-long individual titles on LIV since joining the circuit in late 2023, eight months after winning the Masters for his second major title.
When LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey last month, its filing listed several star golfers as creditors still owed millions in unsecured claims. Among them, Rahm had the largest claim among players at $7.5m.
Earlier this week, LIV secured funding from BC Partners to help it emerge from restructuring and strengthen its financial footing before the 2027 season. The financing, up to $300m, remains subject to bankruptcy court approval and customary conditions.
BC Partners Credit, which provides financing to middle-market companies, said the funding would support what it described as the next phase of LIV Golf, under which players would become equity owners of the league and its teams.
MACKLEMORE’S replacement on Ed Sheeran’s under-fire tour has been revealed and the stand-in singer has spoken out on Gaza live on-stage.
Brit singer Ed‘s Loop series of US gigs descended into chaos when his support act and pal Macklemore was dropped by promoters over his pro-Palestine stance.
Billionaire businessman Robert Kraft banned the American musician, real name Benjamin Haggerty, from his stadium after he made a speech on stage in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict with Israel.
At the time, Robert deemed his words “hate speech” and the move sparked a mass exodus of support acts who all quit 35-year-old Ed’s tour in solidarity with the Thrift Shop hitmaker.
Ed continued to perform alone, but he has now been joined by surprise guest, The Fray’s Isaac Slade.
The rock band’s former frontman, 45, opened proceedings at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, with his band’s hits, which included How to Save a Life and You Found Me.
Despite politics taking precedence over performances during the Loop tour, Isaac had his say.
He told fans: “What’s happening over there [in Gaza] is wrong, but if we’re going to get through it, we’re going to need people to step into that middle place, that common ground.
“That bonfire in the middle of the field that sees both sides, that understands that peace is not a lack of conflict. Peace is not a blank canvas that we need to guard and be polite.”
“[Peace] holds enough beauty, enough tragedy, enough sorrow, enough joy and life if we learn how to integrate it and hold each other in balance.
“We will find a way through this together”.
It isn’t the first time that Isaac, who quit The Fray in 2022, has appeared on the tour.
He also took to the stage in Toronto in August.
Following the Macklemore controversy, which saw Billie Eilish‘s brother Finneas, Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga, and Danish pop star Lukas Graham withdraw in solidarity, Ed spoke out.
Ed insisted in a statement that he would not be drawn on voicing his own views on the Israel/Gaza conflict publicly but is committed to ensuring his gigs are a place of “safety and sanctuary” for people from all ethnicities, faiths and backgrounds.
He also made it clear that he was not personally responsible for Macklemore’s departure and had been trying to find a solution with promoters and billionaire Robert, who owns Massachusetts‘ Gillette Stadium.
New England Patriots owner Robert had accused Macklemore of having a “broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery that we believe has been deeply offensive and hurtful to the Jewish community”.
It was Macklemore declaring “Free Palestine” ahead of his protest song Free Hind’s Hall, written about pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, which sparked the controversy.
In his own statement, Macklemore insisted his stance was a “criticism of apartheid and genocide” and not of the Jewish people.
Ed wrote on social media: “Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter’s decision, it was not mine.
“I would never let down the fans who had made plans, nor would I abandon the touring crew and the other support acts and musicians who rely on me for work and to make a living.”
He added that fans at his shows did not want a “political forum” and that despite his apolitical stance he is “not complicit”.
Ed and Macklemore’s friendship goes back 13 years and the latter said he hoped it would continue despite them having had “difficult conversations”.
The other acts also highlighted their friendships with Ed and their gratitude for being given the opportunity to perform on such a high-profile tour, but said they could not continue with clear conscience knowing a fellow artist had been “silenced”.
MYLEENE Klass has finally spoken out on why she won’t be joining her fellow Hear’Say bandmates for their upcoming reunion tour.
The noughties band announced last week that they were returning for a tour to mark 25 years since their No.1 hit Pure & Simple.
However, fans quickly noticed that Myleene was missing from the line-up – as Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, Noel Sullivan and Danny Foster were all promoting the reunion online while she remained silent.
Now, Myleene has revealed why she turned down the tour.
Talking on today’s Loose Women, the star explained: “They were really sweet and they did include me in the discussions but it’s not something I can commit to at the moment, I just really can’t.
“I know they are still figuring out a lot of the moving parts of it and until they do that, there’s nothing set in stone. For me, I’m just super busy.
“I’m committed to you guys. I’ve got my work. I love the guys dearly, it was an incredibly important time in my life. It taught me so much, epic songs and moments like that.”
Myleene isn’t totally against the idea of ever joining her bandmates, she admitted.
When quizzed by her fellow Loose Women, Myleene said: “I would say never say never about anything.
“Because, I don’t really agree about revisiting the past but then people say to me, like, ‘you went back in the jungle’ and I went back and had another bob! So, I’m a walking contradiction in that sense!
“Like I said, until there are things set in stone it’s very difficult to commit to something that is so up in the air. I think they are figuring things out as well, but I really do appreciate that they included me in the initial discussions.”
Hear’Say formed on ITV reality television show Popstars and debuted in 2001, splitting the following year.
The band set tongues wagging last week as they reignited an Instagram page to tease their tour.
They posted a screen recording of a WhatsApp conversation between them, with Danny writing: “Wow . . . can you believe the response to that tour clip we posted?!”, referencing a video they had shared of an old performance. Suzanne replied: “I know right, amazing! Ahhh the memories . . . can you believe it was 25 years ago?!”
Noel said: “OK, so hear me out . . . ” Kym urged: “Go on,” before Noel added: “Fancy getting the band back together?”
The post came exactly 24 years after Hear’Say split, with the band disbanding on 1 October 2002.
Country music star Zach Bryan signaled his support for Palestinians at the same stadium that recently banned rapper Macklemore over his efforts to do the same.
Grammy winner Bryan donned a black T-shirt emblazoned with the words “Free Palestine” and “Appeal to Heaven” during his Friday concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., according to photos and videos shared on social media.
Members of his backing band also wore similar shirts, including drummer Nate Head, whose jersey paid homage to Hind Rajab, the 5-year-old girl killed alongside five members of her family in a 2024 attack by Israeli forces in Gaza.
Bryan’s Friday concert marked the first of two at Gillette Stadium, owned by billionaire Robert Kraft. The musician’s public display of support for Palestinians comes weeks after Kraft urged pop star Ed Sheeran to remove Macklemore from his tour, citing concerns over his pro-Palestinian messaging.
Last month, Sheeran and his touring team faced pressure to remove former opening act Macklemore from the rest of the tour. The Grammy-winning “Same Love” musician faced backlash from a number of Jewish advocacy groups over his performances at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Days after the New Jersey shows, Messina Touring dismissed the rapper, who has been a vocal advocate for the Palestinian cause. “Shape of You” singer Sheeran denied playing a part in Macklemore’s departure, but confirmed in a statement that he spoke with Kraft, who was among the stadium owners expressing concern about Macklemore’s further involvement.
The remaining supporting acts for Sheeran’s tour, including Grammy winner Finneas (and brother of Billie Eilish) and folk band Beoga (Sheeran’s backing band), quit Sheeran’s Loop tour in solidarity. Sheeran carried on with his tour, but it hit another snag when his shows at Gillette Stadium last weekend were canceled “due to severe weather warnings” in the region.
Following the fallout, Macklemore announced his Free Palestine tour, which begins later this month with three shows in Dublin, Paris and London. Macklemore said he will be joined by artists “who have shown up and used their stages to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people.”
The rapper announced on Wednesday that “all three shows sold out immediately.” He also said the full concert lineups and U.S. tour stops will come in a later announcement.
Macklemore, in his announcement, said all proceeds from the tour will go to a handful of charities supporting the Palestinians amid Israel’s war in Gaza. Macklemore previously said he would donate all $1 million of his earnings from his time on Sheeran’s tour to numerous pro-Palestinian charities.
Bryan’s With Heaven on Tour will return Saturday at Gillette Stadium. The “I Remember Everything” and “Pink Skies” singer will conclude his tour Oct. 10 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala.
The country star and U.S. Navy veteran, 30, is no stranger to channeling his political views in his music and performances. In 2025, Bryan released “Bad News,” a song critical of nationwide federal immigration enforcement operations.
Bryan’s pro-Palestinian stage gesture adds to a noticeable shift among mainstream artists speaking openly about their support for Palestinians amid Israel’s ongoing strikes on Gaza. Melissa Barrera, Rachel Zegler, Irish rap trio Kneecap and rap-punk group Bob Vylan have been among the entertainers who faced professional backlash for their criticism of Israel.
In April 2025, Cornell University also dismissed Kehlani from her headlining performance at the school after President Michael Kotlikoff accused the singer of espousing “antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments in performances, videos, and on social media.”
In recent months, however, artists and entertainers, including Mark Ruffalo and the Israeli “NAZA” filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor (co-directors of Oscar winner “No Other Land”), continue to face backlash for criticizing Israel.
MIS-TEEQ’S Sabrina Washington has made a huge U-turn as she AXES her own solo tour and issues a grovelling apology to fans after sparking mass confusion.
The singer has cancelled her upcoming tour just mere days after seemingly parting ways from the hit band and announcing her solo career plans.
Just days after Mis-teeq’s sold-out 25th anniversary reunion concert in London, Sabrina declared that there would be no further Mis-Teeq dates or new music – which left fans completely baffled.
But now she has sensationally backtracked on all of that.
In a statement shared on social media, Sabrina said: “I have been paying close attention to what people have been saying, reading the comments and trying to understand what you genuinely want to see from me.
“And one thing has come through very clearly: there is a strong desire to see the three of us perform Mis-Teeq’s greatest hits together again.”
She went on: “Ultimately, I don’t want to push ahead with a solo tour when I know there is such a strong feeling among fans about seeing Mis-Teeq together again.
“So, with a heavy heart, I have decided that the right thing for me is to cancel the tour.”
Sabrina added: “This is not a decision I have taken lightly. But for me, the fans have to come first.”
She noted that although she is cancelling the tour, she is not putting her own music to one side.
“I have been working on new solo material,” she revealed in the statement.
She then addressed her comments about going solo and Mis-teeq having no new plans in the pipeline.
“I now understand that my plans may not have been fully communicated to Alesha and Su-Elise before the announcement.
“Looking back, I could have shared more detail with management and spoken to the girls directly beforehand, and for that I am sorry.”
Sabrina added: “I have never closed the door on Mis-Teeq. I said on GMB, and I want to say again: I would never say no to another Mis-Teeq show.
“If the right opportunity came along and the three of us all wanted to do it, I would absolutely be open to that.”
Fans were quick to brand her “courageous” and “brave” for speaking out, though some were annoyed as they had already booked tickets to her now-axed solo tour.
The Sun exclusively revealed last week that the Scandalous hitmakers would be going their separate ways following their recent sold-out reunion gig.
Sabrina, Alesha Dixon, 47, and Su-Elise Nash, 45, brought the house down as they took to the stage to mark 25 years since their debut album Lickin’ on Both Sides.
But soon after the performance, Sabrina revealed she planned to go solo.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun last month, she said: “We have had such a massive year together and I’m really proud of what we achieved.
“We got to come back 25 years later, perform together again and finish with a sold-out Wembley show.
“It was a really special way to celebrate everything the three of us created together.
“But there aren’t any further Mis-Teeq dates or new music planned and we’ve all gone back to doing our own things now.
“For me, though, I wasn’t ready for the celebration to end there.”
ALONGSIDE his brother Noel, Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher is believed to have earned around £50million from their Live ‘25 Tour.
But rather than spending it on VIP boxes at Manchester City, or a palatial palace and gold-plated bone for his beloved rescue dog Buttons, Liam appears to have plunged part of his cash into a new house.
Paperwork for his pad in the Cotswolds, which he bought with fiancée Debbie Gwyther, revealed the singer paid the £4million bill in cash.
A source said: “Liam and Noel are both savvy and have people advising them when it comes to their earnings.
“The cash they earned from their Live ’25 Tour is just the start of it as, when they finish their second tour next year, they will both be so minted they’d never have to work a day in their lives ever again.”
And as they continue to ride the wave of success — with their 42-date tour next year totally sold out — Noel and Liam are doing everything they can to protect their legacy.
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Yesterday it was confirmed the brothers had taken legal action against an auction house over a proposed sale of old Oasis recordings.
London-based Littleton Auctions had announced they had a huge lot of archive footage — including audio from soundchecks and 100 hours of rehearsal tapes from Oasis’s Nineties heyday.
The lot was taken to them by Owain Richards, whose father Huw worked with the band from 1994 until 2001.
An injunction has now been taken out by Oasis to stop the auction going ahead.
The MD of the company said in a statement: “Littleton Auctions confirms that the Oasis recordings known as The Desk Tapes have been withdrawn from our October 3 auction in light of legal proceedings.
“We are very disappointed that we cannot offer this significant archive as planned.”
When asked about the legal row, Owain said: “It is true that Oasis have sued me and my father, to try to prevent the auction of the tapes made by my father many years ago.
“We have agreed to postpone the auction to enable the legal dispute to be resolved, either by litigation or otherwise in an orderly way.”
Some items have been allowed through, including original set lists and itineraries from Oasis’s early tours, as well as an original Kangol parka coat, and will go under the hammer on Saturday.
RONNIE WOOD has put his never-before-seen portraits of Jimi Hendrix on display at the late rocker’s home, which has been turned into a museum in London.
Speaking at Handel Hendrix House, where he was given a giant celebratory bouquet of flowers, Ronnie also spilled the beans about the time when he and Jimi were young housemates in London back in the day.
He revealed they both nearly starved because neither of them had a clue how to cook.
Ronnie said: “Food was never an option.
“We had a few peas to shove around the plate.”
But life was certainly interesting.
Ronnie said of Jimi: “He could play the guitar right and left-handed.
“He used to play over the neck, upside down.
“In the end, he ran out of ideas and used to set his guitar on fire.”
Recalling Jimi’s passing in 1970, Ronnie added: “I was at Ronnie Scott’s the night he died.
“He was walking away with his arm around a girl, he said goodbye – and died that night.
“It was such a shock the next day.”
Ronnie also gave an update on The Rolling Stones after their last two planned tours were canned.
He said: “I take it as it comes.
“I don’t like waiting.
“That is why I get a band together, to keep playing.”
You can get along now to Ronnie’s show at Jimi’s old house in Mayfair, which was also once home to composer George Frideric Handel.
It runs until April 11 next year.
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE, Olivia Dean, Raye, Suede, Pulp and Jade Thirlwall are all confirmed as performers at this year’s Mercury Prize show.
Dove Ellie, Knats, Kojey Radical and Nia Archvies will also take to the stage at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle on October 22.
Each artist will perform one track from their Album Of The Year entry, while fellow nominees Dave and Sir Paul McCartney will be celebrated with two special, short films showcasing their records.
THE BEATLES’ Apple Corps company made a huge £41.1million profit last year.
That’s up £16million on the year before, with surviving members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr each pocketing millions, as will the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison.
DAISY EDGAR-JONES reminds me here of an angelic ornament you’d find in your nan’s garden.
She wore this demure white dress for a garden shoot in Australia to promote her movie Sense And Sensibility, based on the romantic novel by Jane Austen.
As is the trend with actresses now, Daisy has taken a leaf out of Zendaya‘s book and is matching her fashion choices to the film she’s promoting.
And as she steps back in time to play sensible older sister Elinor Dashwood in the new big-screen adaptation of Austen’s 1811 novel, Daisy absolutely nailed the vibe while posing for pictures in Sydney.
But could her stylist have a bit more fun with her fashion? For sure.
BRIT Awards bosses say holding the ceremony in Manchester for the first time gave the city a major boost earlier this year.
A new report says the ceremony contributed £5million in direct spending, with £3.6million coming from visitors and the remaining £1.4million from organisers and partners.
On top of this, employment rates got a helping hand, with 3,099 temporary jobs created.
The report also revealed that 92 per cent of attendees rated their Brits experience as excellent or good – which is helpful, given the bash is going to be held at Co-op Live in the city for the next two years.
Stacey Tang, co-president of RCA Records at Sony Music UK and chair of the Brits Committee, said: “Moving the Brits to Manchester was about more than moving an awards show.
“It’s about shining a light on talent and creative communities across the UK, opening up opportunities and widening participation.”
KELLY ROWLAND has issued a blow to Destiny‘s Child fans after admitting talks of a reunion had stalled.
Appearing on the Table Manners podcast, she said of her bandmates Beyonce and Michelle Williams: “It hasn’t been anything we talked about . . . I was just with the girls, and we had a great time talking, and our children are together.”
Kelly, who is a coach on the next series of The Voice UK, also revealed she’d chosen to go teetotal.
She said: “I just tried to see what a week was like, and then it was like, ‘Oh, I’ve gotten to two weeks.’
“Next time I knew it was like six months and I hadn’t had a drink, and I was like, ‘Oh, I like this feeling. It works.’”
R.E.M. are re- releasing their 12th studio album Reveal to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
The reissue – out November 20 – will be put out alongside The Black Sessions Revealed, a previously unreleased 17-song performance by R.E.M., recorded for Radio France in 2001.
THE house where Taylor Swift recorded her 2014 No1 album 1989 has gone up for sale.
The Pillsbury Estate in Beverly Hills, which was her home for seven years until 2018, has become a mecca for fans.
It is now on the market for $7.9million.
FREDDIE Mercury’s grand piano is going under the hammer today – and could fetch up to £400,000.
Before the auction began, the late Queen frontman’s godson, Freddie Mack, opened up about his favourite memories of his namesake.
In an exclusive chat, he said: “He came to my family home in Munich, and there was this big rocking horse.
“It was very fancy and I was kind of scared of it.
“He just waited with me then guided me to befriend this new toy.
“He put me on it and rocked me back on forth and showed me that this is a nice gift, nothing to be scared of.
“He just took his time to be there for me.”
The piano is up for sale at Propstore’s Music Memorabilia auction, alongside other big-ticket collectors’ pieces.
These include Michael Jackson‘s black and gold military-style jacket, which could fetch up to £500,000.
Or if you fancy John Lennon’s tinted glasses, they could cost you £200,000.
WAYNE ROONEY has told Robbie Williams he wants the singer to take back the Brit Award Rob gave him more than a decade ago.
Angels star Robbie had sent his trophy to Wayne to cheer him up after learning the footie ace had broken his foot.
But Rob recently admitted he was under the influence when he told his manager to give it away.
Appearing on Absolute Radio, Wayne said: “I went to Knebworth to see Robbie and after I broke my foot, when I got home he’d sent me his Brit Award for Angels to somehow help me get my foot better.
“I’ve now offered to give it back.
“I’ve seen the documentary with his daughter talking about Angels and what it meant, so I’ve now been in touch and said, ‘Listen, take it back for your daughter,’ and he’s said to me, ‘No, I gave it to you,’ so I still have it.”
Pop it in the post, Wazza – you’ll make Robbie’s day.
Pope Leo XIV’s plane was escorted by fighter jets to Metz, the final stop of his four-day France tour. He is trying to rebuild trust in the Catholic Church after a 2021 report uncovered decades of child sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church.
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EVERY single ticket across Oasis’ 42 2027 stadium shows has been snapped up following three days of buying windows.
Frontman Liam Gallagher confirmed the sell-out on X, posting: “That’s all folks we have officially sold out no more tickets left congratulations to everyone who got a ticket and to the people who didn’t sneak in f*** it yolo.”
If you missed out during the initial sale, here is everything you need to know about where things stand and how to legally get your hands on tickets when the official resale opens.
Yes. Every date announced for the Oasis Live ’27 tour is now completely sold out.
Demand for the tour, which follows the massive success of their Live ’25 reunion, was so great that organisers added four extra dates to the schedule.
Among these are two more nights at Knebworth on September 25 and 26, 2027, now making it a six-night return to the venue where the band famously played to over 200,000 fans across two nights in August 1996.
Unlike traditional ticket drops, there was no general public sale.
To ensure tickets ended up in the hands of genuine fans, buyers had to pre-register online before being randomly selected to receive a unique, non-transferable code.
To cope with overwhelming demand and reduce queue times, fans were allocated a dedicated buying window between Friday and Sunday.
Each unique code allowed a maximum purchase of four tickets.
Fixed standard ticket prices for UK shows ranged between £71.50 and £266.60, including fees.
The ballot structure was designed to avoid the queuing issues that plagued the band’s 2025 tour.
Those sales triggered a probe by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after fans faced unexpected price jumps in queues.
Yes, but fans will need to be patient.
Resale tickets will only be available via Ticketmaster and Twickets (UK only) nearer to the tour dates.
When the official resale window opens, unwanted tickets can only be bought and sold through these authorised platforms.
All resale tickets must be listed at the exact face value originally paid.
Any tickets purchased via official resale will also count toward the overall four-ticket limit per code.
Organisers are urging fans to remain vigilant and steer clear of unauthorised ticket sales.
Tickets listed on secondary market sites or offered via private social media sales risk being cancelled without a refund.
Because codes and ticket links are strictly non-transferable, buying order confirmations or screenshots from individual sellers carry a big risk of fraud.
If you hope to get into a show, stick strictly to official Ticketmaster and Twickets channels closer to the show dates.
While resale dates for the 2027 tour have not yet been announced, the official resale for the band’s 2025 tour opened just two days after tickets sold out.
The only official word from Ticketmaster thus far is that face-value resale options will only open “closer to the tour.”
LIAM Gallagher has made a cheeky joke to fans who missed out on Oasis Live ’27 tickets after all 42 dates sold out in three days.
Tickets went on sale on Friday and remained available over the weekend before completely selling out.
Following the news, Liam, 52, took to X this evening to issue a statement as he left a parting joke with their fans.
He said: “That’s all folks, we have officially sold out. No more tickets left.
“Congratulations to everyone who got a ticket and to those who didn’t, sneak in, f**k it, YOLO. LG x.”
Excited fans who managed to luckily get tickets rushed to the comments section as one said: “See you in 2027, Liam!
“I’ll be travelling just to see you guys! Best wishes from Costa Rica!”
Another person commented: “See you at Knebworth! Let’s have it!”
However, some unlucky fans weren’t able to get their hands on tickets as one fumed: “I was manifesting it so much, I’m upset.”
While a second moaned: “Liam I’m so sad, I was born and raised on Oasis and I didn’t get a code. I hope I can see you one day.”
Pre-registered fans were randomly selected to receive a unique code for nine onsale windows running from Friday to Sunday.
This registration process was the only way members of the general public could buy tickets.
Since the tickets have sold out, fans have been issued with a warning to remain vigilant and avoid scams on social media.
Resale tickets will only be available to purchase via the Ticketmaster and Twickets websites, for the prices originally paid, nearer to the tour dates.
Earlier today, Liam and Noel, 59, issued the stark warning to desperate fans considering buying from sites selling tickets to their gigs at inflated prices.
The statement on the Oasis social media pages said: “All codes have now been sent out, with the final sale windows happening today.
“Please avoid scams involving social media accounts selling codes or tickets. These will be fake or invalid.
“Tickets currently on secondary websites are liable to be cancelled.
“Resale tickets will be available nearer the events and will only be available, at the price originally paid, through Ticketmaster and Twickets.”
Brothers Noel and Liam will kick off their 2027 mega world tour with performances at the Parkhead stadium on May 21, 23, 25, 28 and 29.
