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His Majesty King Charles III joined the audience for a special gala performance to celebrate The Royal Opera’s longest serving Music Director, Antonio Pappano.

His Majesty joined the audience in congratulating Antonio Pappano on more than two decades at the musical helm of The Royal Opera.

Antonio Pappano, Music Director of The Royal Opera, said:

“It was a huge honour to welcome His Majesty to this wonderful evening, alongside the remarkable Orchestra, Chorus and an unrivalled ensemble cast of dear friends and long-time collaborators. While tonight was a tribute to my time at Covent Garden, it was also a celebration of singing, drama and the power music has to change us and enrich lives.”

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Wunderhorse announce their biggest UK & Ireland tour to date for autumn 2024, following news of forthcoming album, Midas, arriving on 30th August via Communion. Recorded at Minnesota’s Pachyderm Studio (birthplace of Nirvana’s In Utero & PJ Harvey’s Rid Of Me) with producer Craig Silvey (The Rolling Stones, The National, Florence + the Machine), Midas is the band’s second LP, following 2022’s debut Cub.

Midas adopts an unpolished recording process which captures the visceral atmosphere of Wunderhorse’s lauded live performances. Frontman Jacob Slater explains:

“When we first went into the studio to make this record, the only thing we were sure about is how we wanted it to sound; very imperfect, very live, very raw; no frills,” Slater says of the new album. “We wanted it to sound like your face is pressed up against the amplifiers, like you’ve been locked inside the bass drum.”

This autumn, the band’s headline shows will see them step into bigger, iconic venues, which include a stop at London’s Brixton Academy. You can catch the visualiser for their new track July here…

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Today, brothers Rocky and Ross Lynch of The Driver Era have announced – The Driver Era: X GIRLFRIEND Tour – hitting 24 cities across Europe & the UK. Produced by Live Nation, the run of shows kicks off on Saturday, September 14 at Lisboa ao Vivo in Lisbon, Portugal and makes stops in Spain, France, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark, and Sweden before wrapping up in Oslo, Norway at Sentrum Scene on Sunday, October 27. Almost Monday will join The Driver Era as support.

The Driver Era: X GIRLFRIEND Tour follows the duo’s impressive 2023 touring year – after concluding a worldwide headlining tour in 2022, they sold out The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and New York City’s Pier 17, as well performed sets at internationally renowned festivals such as Mad Cool Festival in Spain, Pinkpop in the Netherlands, Rock Werchter in Belgium, Lollapalooza Paris, NOS Alive in Portugal and Osheaga Festival in Montreal. Stateside, they played festivals including Wonderbus Festival in Columbus, OH and Oceans Calling in Ocean City, MD. Recently, the band wrapped up a run of 17 cities in North America this May as part of THE DRIVER ERA: Live On Tour.

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#PepsiKickOffShow – Pepsi® and UEFA are excited to announce that legendary rock musician Lenny Kravitz will headline the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show presented by Pepsi and executively produced by Live Nation Entertainment on June 1st in London’s Wembley Stadium. This is the eighth year that Pepsi and UEFA will mark the final with its eagerly anticipated curtain raiser, and the event is set to be an unforgettable experience just minutes ahead of the biggest final in the club football calendar.

The Grammy-award-winning artist, known for his dynamic stage presence and iconic hits have been captivating audiences for decades with his genre-defying sound and magnetic stage presence. Kravitz, who recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, has been hard at work crafting his highly anticipated upcoming album, Blue Electric Light, which is already generating buzz among fans and critics alike ahead of its launch on 24th May, just one week before the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show presented by Pepsi.

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Camden People’s Theatre, in its 30th year of presenting bold, socio-political theatre and championing tomorrow’s theatre makers, will say goodbye this summer to its much-loved artistic leader, Brian Logan, and begin the search for a new Artistic Director.

Over his 13-year tenure, Brian has championed and elevated the careers of thousands of artists making exceptional work that has gone on to change the landscape of the theatre industry. Brian’s vision was to position CPT as the open door to the creative industries for artists working in non-traditional ways and who had taken non-traditional routes into the industry. Through this work, CPT has established itself as one of the most important spaces in London for early-career artist development and form innovation. Brian is leaving CPT to take up the role of Artistic Director at A Play, a Pint and a Pie in Glasgow in July 2024.

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The Society for Theatre Research is delighted to reveal the shortlist for the Theatre Book Prize 2024 in its 26th year.

Judged by theatre critic Clive Davis, lecturer Dr Kate Dorney and PR rep Kevin Wilson on a panel chaired by STR Committee Member Howard Loxton, the shortlist includes six titles ranging from a history of the National Theatre, to recollections of a musical triumphs and flops, and a celebration of Shakespeare by one of the UK’s most beloved actresses.
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TRAVIS SCOTT UTOPIA 2024 DATES
Friday, 28th June – Netherlands, Arnhem – GelreDome
Sunday, 30^th June – Arnhem, Netherlands – GelreDome – NEW DATE
Tuesday, 2nd July – Poland, Krakow – TAURON Arena
Thursday, 5th July – Switzerland, Zurich – Hallenstadion
Saturday, 6th July – France, Nice – Allianz Riviera
Monday, 8th July – Belgium, Antwerp – Sportpaleis
Thursday, 11th July  – UK, London – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Saturday, 13th July  – UK, Manchester – Co-op Live
Tuesday, 16th July  – Germany, Hamburg – Barclays Arena
Thursday, 18th July  – Czech Republic, Prague – O2 Arena
Saturday, 20th July – Germany, Cologne – RheinEnergieSTADION
Tuesday, 23rd July – Italy, Milan – Ippodromo SNAI La Maura
Friday, 26^th July – Frankfurt, Germany – Deutsche Bank Park – NEW DATE
Saturday, 27th July – Germany, Frankfurt – Deutsche Bank Park
Tuesday, 30^th July – Madrid, Spain – WiZink Center – NEW DATE
Friday, 2^nd August – Lisbon, Portugal – MEO Arena – NEW DATE

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Arizona rock icons Jimmy Eat World have announced their return to the UK and Europe with seven headline shows taking place in November 2024. The dates will begin at Berlin’s Columbiahalle on 7th November before arriving in the UK on 13th November at Glasgow’s O2 Academy, at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse on 14th November, and closing at London’s Alexandra Palace on 15th November – a huge moment for Jimmy Eat World marking their biggest London headline show to date.

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Courtesy of Johan Persson.

Recently awarded an Academy Award for his critically acclaimed animated work The Boy and the Heron, legendary founder of animation studio Studio Ghibli Hayao Miyazaki’s cult classic Spirited Away transforms the London Coliseum auditorium with clusters of cherry blossoms dotted around the venue. The tale of Chiriro (Kanna Hashimoto) unpredictably transitioning into the realm of the Kami – spirits significant within the Japanese Shinto religion with the aim of finding her parents (Fu Hinami and Kenya Osumi) who she’d split away from accidentally and uplifting a curse that has turned them into pigs that threatens to bound them forever. A tale of bravery, resilience, family and of course spirit, John Caird and Maoko Imai co-adapt a colourful, thoughtful and sustained watch, Caird directing an international work that clearly resonates with fans globally.

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2024 will see France host both the Olympic Games (26 July – 11 August) and the Paralympic Games (28 August – 8 September), in Paris, for the first time in 100 years, and the Centre des monuments nationaux wanted to highlight the history of the fight for emancipation and equality as part of its programme of events for the Cultural Olympiad.

Through archives, posters, photographs, sports equipment, artefacts and audiovisual documents, the Paralympic History exhibition at the Panthéon – the burial place of leading figures whose commitment to the French nation or whose defence of the values of the French republic is seen to deserve official recognition from their country – will look at those who, through their roles within the Paralympic movement, have shaped a history based on pride in difference and demands for a more inclusive society. 

the aim being to highlight the gradual integration of athletes with a variety of disabilities, on the one hand, and the changes in the discourse, images and materials associated with competitive sport, on the other.

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