Alexandra Palace: Celebs Rumors

Lorde covered Carly Rae Jepsen at her third and final intimate London gig last night (June 3) – scroll down the page to watch footage of the moment.The New Zealand pop star held three shows at The Roundhouse in Camden this week, kicking off on June 1.At the final gig last night, Lorde shared a cover of Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Run Away With Me’ in the middle of the set. The singer began the track while sitting on a revolving ladder that forms a central part of her current tour’s production.The show also saw Lorde air ‘A World Alone’, which featured on her debut album ‘Pure Heroine’, for the first time since 2017.

Kasabian have released ‘Chemicals’, the latest cut from their forthcoming album ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria‘, and have announced new UK autumn/winter tour dates.The pulsating new song is an ode to hope in the face of despair. It follows ‘ALYGATOR‘, and ‘SCRIPTVRE‘, which were shared last year and earlier this year respectively.Serge Pizzorno, who took over on frontman duties after the band fired Tom Meighan for his domestic violence conviction two years ago, explained of the new track: “It is me telling myself that it is going to be ok.“It was me seeing myself in those few weeks when everything kicked off.

Paolo Nutini has shared another track from upcoming album ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ – check out the anthemic ‘Shine A Light’ below.The track follows on from ‘Lose It’ and ‘Through The Echoes’ which were both released last month to announce Nutini’s fourth album, the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Caustic Love’.‘Shine A Light’ is an upbeat slice of arena-ready pop which is perfectly timed, since Nutini will headline TRNSMT and Victorious Festival this summer, and later this month he’ll perform two large outdoor shows in Bristol and Belfast. He’s also set to support Liam Gallagher this weekend at one of his two Knebworth shows.Listen to ‘Shine A Light’ below: Nutini’s ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ is released on July 1 via Atlantic Records.

Aitch has announced details of his ‘Close To Home’ UK and Ireland tour – find out how to get tickets below.The 14-date tour will come in support of his newly announced debut album ‘Close To Home’, which is set for release on August 19 via Capitol.Due to kick off in Dublin on October 3, the ‘Close To Home’ tour will then visit cities including Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bristol and London.Aitch’s tour concludes on October 24 with a special show at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in his native Manchester.Tickets go on sale on June 1 at 9am, and you’ll be able to buy them here.See the dates of Aitch’s ‘Close To Home’ UK and Ireland tour below:OCTOBER03 – Olympia Theatre, Dublin06 – O2 Academy, Glasgow08 – O2 Academy, Leeds09 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle11 – O2 Academy 1, Liverpool12 – O2 Academy 1, Sheffield14 – Rock City, Nottingham16 – O2 Academy 1, Leicester17 – O2 Academy, Birmingham19 – The Great Hall, Cardiff20 – O2 Academy 1, Bournemouth21 – O2 Academy 1, Bristol22 – Alexandra Palace, London24 – O2 Victoria Warehouse, ManchesterLast week Aitch released his single ‘1989’, which samples The Stone Roses’ ‘Fools Gold’.Speaking in a recent interview with The Face, Aitch claimed that Shaun Ryder agreed to come to the studio to work on his new album in exchange for “four cans of Guinness”.According to the publication, the Happy Mondays vocalist can be heard on the album saying: “I’ve [had] loads of nights out involving drugs, sex, fucking – you name it.

Paolo Nutini has announced details of a new UK and European tour – get your tickets here and see the full list of dates below.The Scottish artist returned last week with two new songs and news of his fourth studio album ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’, the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Caustic Love’.Nutini has now announced a UK and European tour in support of the LP, with a pair of live dates in Ireland in August joining a run of dates that run from September through to November.The tour will visit the UK from October 22-November 1, with gigs in Manchester, London, Birmingham, Hull, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.Fans who pre-order ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ by 3pm on Monday (May 23) will receive exclusive access to a pre-sale for tour tickets, which opens at 9am on Tuesday (May 24).

A photo of Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has risen from the depths after 25 years, and he looks almost unrecognisable. The snap highlights just how much his face has changed following years of Botox - which the man himself admits 'went too far'.

The Earthshot Prize was awarded the BAFTA Television Award for Live Event at the 2022 ceremony, beating The Brit Awards 2021 and The Royal Legion Festival of Remembrance. The prize was launched back in 2020 by the Duke of Cambridge and Sir David Attenborough, in order to reward and celebrate initiatives which aim to help the environment.

Sea Girls have shared the official video for their new single ‘DNA’ – check it out below.The London band originally released the track as a limited edition blue 7″ vinyl for Record Store Day 2022, which took place on April 23.Following demand from fans, ‘DNA’ has now arrived on major streaming platforms and comes with a scenic, sun-soaked official video that was shot against a stunning backdrop of the Swiss mountains.“We read your tweets, replied to DMs and loved all your comments about ‘DNA’ and released it for you!” Sea Girls wrote in the clip’s description. “We made this video on a day off from tour in Zurich.”Frontman Henry Camamile said: “We felt that there was another story to tell from the ‘Homesick’ era, an itch that ‘DNA’ scratches.“This track is a monumental celebration of being strange.

Comic favourite Peter Kay hit the London stage for the first time in years with his Dance for Life show, which raises money for Cancer Research, and fans were left “sobbing”. After leaving fans concerned when he abruptly cancelled his 2018 tour due to “unforeseen family circumstances”, the national treasure has largely kept out of the spotlight. The comedian, who is known for protecting his personal life, has kept the details of what happened private.

PETER Kay returned to the London stage last night after years away from the spotlight - and fans were in tears. The star took his charity Dance for Life show, which raises funds for Cancer Research, to Alexandra Palace.

Greta Van Fleet have postponed a series of upcoming US shows after guitarist Jake Kiszka was hospitalised with pneumonia.The Michigan rockers are currently on tour in the States behind 2021 album ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’, kicking off the ‘Dreams In Gold’ tour on March 10 in Michigan.Earlier this week, the band postponed gigs in Flint and Ypsilanti on March 16 and 17 respectively, revealing that brothers Josh and Jake Kiszka woke up unwell.The band have now confirmed in a follow-up post that Jake had been hospitalised with pneumonia, meaning tonight’s (March 19) show in Huntington, West Virginia is also postponed.They wrote on Instagram: “While Josh has mostly recovered, Jake’s diagnosis is more complex. What started as a small cough on Tuesday rapidly progressed overnight requiring his admission to the hospital yesterday.

Greta Van Fleet began the North American leg of their 2022 ‘Dreams In Gold’ tour in Michigan this week – check out the full setlist and watch fan-shot footage below.For the first of five dates in their home state, the band took to the stage at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo on Thursday night (March 10) to deliver a 14-track headline performance (via Setlist.FM).The group kicked off with ‘Heat Above’, the opening track from their second album ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’. They also offered up live airings of the 2021 record’s cuts ‘Caravel’, ‘The Weight of Dreams’, ‘Built By Nations’, ‘Age Of Machine’ and more.Elsewhere, Greta Van Fleet dusted off ‘Watching Over’, ‘When The Curtain Falls’ and ‘Age Of Man’ from their 2018 debut, ‘Anthem Of The Peaceful Army’, as well as the following cuts from 2017’s ‘From The Fires’ double EP: ‘Safari Song’, ‘Black Smoke Rising’ and ‘Highway Tune’.You can see a selection of videos from the concert below.Greta Van Fleet played:‘Heat Above’‘Safari Song’‘Black Smoke Rising’‘Caravel’‘Age Of Machine’‘Light My Love’‘Trip The Light Fantastic’‘The Weight Of Dreams’‘Watching Over’‘Built By Nations’‘When The Curtain Falls’Encore:‘Age Of Man’‘Highway Tune’‘My Way, Soon’ Greta Van Fleet are due to resume their tour in Grand Rapids, Michigan this evening (March 12) before visiting Saginaw (13), Flint (16) and Ypsilanti (17).

Orbital and Happy Mondays are among the leading names on the line-up for Kaleidoscope Festival 2022.The one-day event, which takes place in the grounds of Alexandra Palace in north London, is set to return on July 23 following its sold-out festival in 2021.As well as Orbital and Happy Mondays, the likes of Charlotte Church’s ‘Late Night Pop Dungeon’, The Magic Numbers, House Gospel Choir, Crazy P, Craig Charles‘ ‘Funk & Soul Show’, DJ Yoda, The Cuban Brothers, Zero 7 (DJ set) and PBR Streetgang will all perform at Kaleidoscope Festival 2022.More acts are set to be announced by the event in the coming weeks and months, but you can see the line-up so far below.Tickets for Kaleidoscope Festival 2022 are on sale now from here.In a statement, Simon Fell, Kaleidoscope Director, said: “Kaleidoscope truly is a labour of love for us here at Ally Pally and we can’t wait to welcome everyone up to the Palace for this year’s festival.“The festival site is arguably one of the most beautiful anywhere, offering a chance to roam around our beautiful park and iconic Palace, with stunning views across the whole of London spreading out like a blanket behind the main stage. With an epic line-up, there can’t be many better places to dance away a hot, balmy, Saturday in July.“As an independent festival, run by a charity, the last few years have been a huge challenge.

Future Islands have returned today (February 16) with a brand new track – listen to the groove-led ‘King Of Sweden’ below.The new song follows the standalone track ‘Peach’, which the band released last summer and was their first original track since their sixth album, ‘As Long As You Are’, came out in 2020.It’s not clear yet whether ‘King Of Sweden’ and ‘Peach’ are tasters of the band’s seventh studio album, which they confirmed in 2021 they had already started work on.For now, listen to ‘King Of Sweden’ below.Next week (February 21), Future Islands are set to head out on an extensive UK and European headline tour, their first since 2018.See the full list of dates, which include a show at London’s Alexandra Palace, below.FEBRUARY 202221 – Helsinki, The House Of Culture23 – Stockholm, Annexet24 – Oslo, Sentrum Scene26 – Copenhagen, VegaMARCH 20221 – Berlin, Columbiahalle2 – Warsaw, Palladium Warszawa4 – Munich, TonHalle5 – Zagreb, Tvornica Kulture6 – Milan, Fabrique8 – Barcelona, Razzmatazz9 – Madrid, La Riviera10 – Lisbon, Camp Pequeno12 – Nimes, La Paloma13 – Paris, Olympia15 – Utrecht, Ronda17 – Frankfurt, Batschkapp19 – Lille, Aeronef20 – Antwerp, De Roma21 – Cologne, E-Werk23 – Manchester, Academy25 – London, Alexandra Palace27 – Belfast, Ulster Hall28 – Dublin, Vicar Street31 – Newcastle, Northumbria SU InstituteAPRIL 20221 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall2 – Glasgow, O2 Academy Reviewing Future Islands’ new album ‘As Long As You Are’, NME wrote: “‘As Long As You Are’ maybe an unexpected handbrake turn for Future Islands and it may not be as hit-laden as its predecessor, but it’s a refreshing record in its own right and one that throws up plenty of existential quandaries.”

Sea Girls have returned with their new single ‘Lonely’ and announced details of their biggest UK tour to date.The band’s new album ‘Homesick’ is set for release on March 25 via Polydor, following their 2020 debut album ‘Open Your Head’. New track ‘Lonely’ follows recent singles ‘Sick’, ‘Sleeping With You’, ‘Hometown’ and ‘Again Again’.Discussing the new song, frontman Henry Camamile said: “It was written the day Ennio Morricone died, so was initially in honour of him, a nod to the good, the bad and the ugly – hence the whistle and the line ‘OK Corral’.“It’s about the best friend I probably should have gone out with, but never did.

British boxing was suspended in January amid the coronavirus pandemic following a decision made by the British Boxing Board of Control but what the first month of 2022 lacked is made up for in February.

GEMMA Collins' ex-boyfriend James Argent jokingly demanded she call off her engagement to Rami Hawash on a boozy night out with pals. Former Towie star Arg, 34, was pictured laughing while holding up a sign with "GC, call off the engagement!!!" scrawled across it as he watched the PDC World Darts Championship at London's Alexandra Palace.

Gary Anderson can’t wait to savour a long overdue birthday in the house after his flying start to the William Hill World Championships.

Sam Fender teamed up with Gang Of Youths frontman Dave Le’aupepe in London last night (November 21) for a cover of Bruce Springsteen‘s ‘I’m On Fire’.The pair performed the 1985 hit single during Fender’s encore at Alexandra Palace, after Gang Of Youths supported the singer earlier in the night.

Suede performed a duet of ‘The Wild Ones’ with Nadine Shah last night (November 11) at London’s Alexandra Palace.The singer, who opened for the legendary rockers on all seven dates of their ‘Coming Up’ anniversary tour, teamed up with frontman Brett Anderson for an acoustic rendition of the track.

Greta Van Fleet have announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for 2022.The ‘Dreams And Gold’ jaunt will see the band play two dates at Manchester’s O2 Apollo along with a show at London’s Alexandra Palace and a concert in Dublin next June.Tickets for the shows go on sale this Friday (November 12) at 10am GMT and will be available here.

Prince William was on hosting duties at the Earthshot prize-giving event over the weekend, celebrating environmental innovators at a glittering ceremony at London’s Alexandra Palace. Dozens of celebrities attended the event and royal expert Duncan Larcombe says William would have likely grabbed a sneaky selfie with Emma Watson for huge Harry Potter fans George and Charlotte.

Kate Middleton truly is the queen of seasonal hair transformations. She always sticks to a brunette base, but depending on what month we’re in, she either goes darker and richer, or lighter and more golden in tone.

Emma Watson made a fabulous return to the red carpet!

Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (AKA Kate Middleton) are ready to celebrate!

James Blake has announced a UK and European tour in support of his forthcoming new album ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’.The tour will take in a series of dates in Glasgow, Manchester and Sheffield, as well as a gig at London’s Alexandra Palace.Blake’s dates kick off on April 30, 2022 at the O2 Academy in Glasgow before wrapping up at Alexandra Palace on May 17, 2022.Tickets go on sale at 9am next Friday (September 24) and will be available to purchase here.Can’t wait to see you all next spring in the UK and Europe

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Disclosure have announced details of their first London shows in seven years.The sibling dance duo, who headlined at Reading and Leeds festival last weekend, will appear at Heaven, O2 Academy Brixton and Alexandra Palace in March 2022.These will be their first shows in London since they toured their second album ‘Caracal’ at the end of 2015, which ended with three sold out shows at Alexandra Palace.Tickets for the gigs go on general sale at 10am on September 2 and you can buy tickets here.

Quentin Tarantino is heading to London for a one-off talk at Alexandra Palace in September.The filmmaker will be appearing on stage at the famed venue to promote his first work of fiction, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, which is based on his 2019 film of the same name.Tarantino will spend the evening discussing his lengthy filmmaker career in-depth as well as his recent journey as an author.A description for the event reads: “Join Tarantino live in London for one night only, to celebrates the publication of his long-awaited first work of fiction.

AJ Tracey has revealed he made “a big loss” financially on his headline shows at London’s Alexandra Palace.The rapper performed for two nights at the iconic, 10,000-capacity North London venue in November 2019.Speaking to Dotty on Apple Music’s The Agenda Radio, Tracey discussed running his own label and the financial risks that come with that.“I did Ally Pally, I took a loss monetarily,” he said. “A big loss, but obviously it’s not a loss because I gave the fans a great show.

Gojira have announced a UK and European tour for 2022 – check out the schedule below.The French band will hit the road in the new year for a run of shows in support of their seventh album ‘Fortitude’, which was released in April.Beginning the tour in Helsinki, Gojira will go on to make stop-offs in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Prague, Budapest and other cities throughout January into February and March 2022.They will touch down in London on March 4 for a headline concert at Alexandra Palace.

Mogwai have announced a London headline show for 2022 – see all the details below.The Scottish group released their 10th studio album ‘As The Love Continues’ back in February, going on to score their first-ever UK Number One with the project.

Future Islands have announced details of a huge 60-date tour of the UK, Europe and North America – see the dates below.The ‘Calling Out In Space’ tour comes on the back of the band’s 2020 album ‘As Long As You Are’, and will take place across the end of this year and into the first half of 2022.The US leg of the tour, which begins in early September, will see the band joined by Modest Mouse and Hinds on select dates.Future Islands will then come to the UK and Europe in 2022, with a huge London date set for March 25 at Alexandra Palace.See the band’s full list of upcoming tour dates below.

Glass Animals have announced North American stops for their ‘Dreamland’ tour – and confirmed rescheduled EU dates for 2022.The band’s tour in support of 2020 album ‘Dreamland’ will now begin in the United States this August and hit pause in October after a stop in Santa Barbara, California. Glass Animals will then return to the UK to perform, and head back to North America in March 2022 for a month of shows.

London Grammar have performed their new album, ‘Californian Soil‘, in full live from Alexandra Palace.The trio of Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dot Major debuted their third album in tracklist order from the iconic north London venue yesterday (April 18).Ahead of the stream, footage of the Nottingham-formed band walking by the River Thames, and short interviews, show the group working “harmoniously” and as closely as they’ve ever been for album number three.“With this record this is the closest we’ve been as friends…well they’re a lot like brothers, actually,” says singer Reid in one clip.What follows is a 50-minute live performance of ‘Californian Soil’ songs, from the record’s title track to lead single ‘Baby It’s You’.

Pubs and restaurants with beer gardens are permitted to reopen from Monday 12 April but many have been experiencing overwhelming demand ahead of the date as they are permitted to serve food and drink (outdoors) for the first time in 2021. Many social media users have complained at being unable to book a table in their local area due to huge demand ahead of the reopening.