Following the massive sell out success of their limited 6 date stadium stint in North America this summer – and a triumphant sold out stadium tour across Latin America earlier this year, boasting sales of 500,000 tickets – GRAMMY® Award-winning rock icons System Of A Down have announced a major return to the UK and Europe in summer 2026, in stadiums.

Produced by Live Nation, the run will kick off 29 June in Stockholm, Sweden and includes shows at Paris’ Stade de France and London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The run will also feature performances at iconic venues across Germany, Italy, and Poland. The band will be joined on all dates by very special guest, Queens of the Stone Age, and opening act Acid Bath, creating a powerhouse lineup of some of the most influential bands in modern rock. System of A Down will also be announcing a very special show as part of this tour soon. Additional information will be shared in the coming weeks.
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Due to phenomenal demand, final dates have been added to When Gavin Met Stacey An Evening with Ruth Jones and James Corden. The newly announced shows include a matinee at The London Palladium, along with two performances in Wales, in Swansea and Cardiff. Tickets for the newly announced dates go on sale, Friday 12^th September at 10am Via LiveNation.co.uk

Full of revelations and never-before-heard stories, this is a one-of-a-kind event about a show that’s already gone down in history.

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WhatsOnStage today announces that the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards will return to The London Palladium on Sunday 8 March 2026, marking the third time the ceremony has been staged at the iconic venue.

Now in their 26th year, the WhatsOnStage Awards remain the only major theatre awards decided by the theatregoers themselves. WhatsOnStage readers will be able to nominate and vote across a range of categories. Nominations will open on Thursday, 6 November, with eligibility criteria to be released on the WhatsOnStage Awards website later this autumn.

The 2026 ceremony will begin at 6.30pm and will see winners crowned across a wide range of categories. Audiences can expect a spectacular line-up of exclusive live performances from leading stage talent. The event is co-produced with creative directors Alex Parker and Damian Sandys.

Tickets are now on sale via LW Theatres:https://lwtheatres.co.uk/ to WhatsOnStage Theatre Club members now, and on general sale from Friday, 5 September at 12pm.

WhatsOnStage’s Darius Thompson and Alex Wood said: “In a time of AI-generated content, divisive fake news and hate-fuelling algorithms, the powerful and unique connection between performers and audience, sharing a space together, must be cherished and celebrated.

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Today, diamond-certified global superstar The Weeknd announces the extension of his record-breaking, sold-out After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour with a series of dates throughout Mexico, Brazil, Europe, and the UK next year. Produced by Live Nation and sponsored by Nespresso, the next leg will kick off on Monday, April 20 in Mexico City, Mexico at Estadio GNP Seguro and include stops in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paris, Amsterdam, Milan, London, Madrid and more. Anitta will join The Weeknd for the Mexico and Brazil dates, while Playboi Carti will appear on all Europe and UK shows.

The After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour celebrates The Weeknd’s acclaimed album trilogy—After Hours (2020), Dawn FM (2022), and Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025)—and showcases hits spanning his chart-topping catalog. Listen to Hurry Up Tomorrow HERE.

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In 2026, Foreigner will celebrate their 50th band anniversary with an exclusive 50TH Anniversary Tour. The tour offers a look back at five decades of rock history and unites the greatest anthems of one of the most successful classic rock bands of all time.

With 10 multi-platinum albums, 16 Top-30 hits, and more than 80 million records sold, Foreigner are among the most popular rock acts in the world. Songs like Cold As Ice, Juke Box Hero, Urgent, Waiting for a Girl Like You or the worldwide hit I Want To Know What Love Is are staples of the genre and an integral part of the international rock legacy. In 2024, Foreigner were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – another milestone in the band’s career.

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The Last Dinner Party are pleased to announce details of a huge headline tour that spans from the Autumn through to next Spring.

The 35-date run kicks off with a UK/Ireland run which starts at Dublin’s 3Arena on 14^th November and concludes with two nights at O2 Academy Brixton in London on 7^th and 8^th December. The band then heads to Australia in January and across Europe in February, concluding at Sentrum Scene in Oslo on 6^thMarch.

Tickets for the tour go on general sale from 10am local time on Friday 12^th September. Fans who pre-order the album from the official store here, will be offered access to tour pre-sale.

The Last Dinner Party release their second album, From The Pyre, on 17^th October 2025 via Island EMI. It was announced alongside the release of the album’s lead single, “This Is The Killer Speaking”. Watch the video HERE

The London five-piece headed into the studio early 2025 with Grammy Award winning producer Markus Dravs (Wolf Alice, Florence & The Machine, Bjork) to start work on the follow-up to their number 1 debut album, 2023’s Prelude to Ecstasy. From The Pyre is the sound of a band having a lot of fun rather than feeling any innate pressure to follow-up on what was an explosively successful debut record. It’s also the sound of a young band developing and maturing their songwriting together, as tight a unit as the endless months out on the road pay testament to.

This September, Sofitel London St James is poised to unveil a limited-edition Afternoon Tea experience celebrating Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, in collaboration with LW Entertainment. Available daily from 16^thSeptember to 31^st March 2026 between 12pm – 5:30pm.

Inspired by one of the world’s most beautiful and spectacular musicals, this decadent experience has been masterfully designed by pastry chef Lerrick Coelho who has split the Afternoon Tea into three ‘acts’ where delicate flavours collide with rich spices and complex textures.

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Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and cultural icon Erykah Badu announces a spectacular celebration of the 25th anniversary of her revolutionary second studio album, “Mama’s Gun,” with “The Return of Automatic Slim Tour: Erykah Badu Mama’s Gun ’25.” The highly anticipated tour kicks off October 3, 2025, at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and will span major venues across North America and Europe including Royal Albert Hall in London, Zenith in Paris, and Santa Cecilia in Rome, through December 2025.

TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for the US dates are on sale now at baduworldmarket.com. Tickets for the European dates go on sale at 10am BST on 5^th September at 10am BST.

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Dancer, choreographer and artistic director Carlos Acosta CBE, Director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, will receive the Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre Award at the UK Theatre Awards 2025, taking place on Sunday 12 October at 8 Northumberland Avenue. The UK Theatre Awards, sponsored by Encore, have celebrated the very best of theatre across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for over 30 years.

Born in Havana in 1973, Carlos trained at the National Ballet School of Cuba, winning the prestigious Gold Medal at the Prix De Lausanne in 1990. He has since become one of the most renowned and influential figures in ballet worldwide, having performed globally with companies including National Ballet of Cuba, American Ballet Theatre, Paris Opera Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, English National Ballet and, most notably, the Royal Ballet, where his 17-year career with the company spanned nearly every major ballet in its repertoire, and where he choreographed his first full length work, Don Quixote.

In 2003, Carlos’ semi-autobiographical show Tocororo premiered in Havana, before breaking box office records at Sadler’s Wells and receiving an Olivier Award nomination. Continuing to develop his own highly popular productions, including both classical and contemporary repertoire, he won the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance in 2007 for Carlos Acosta and Friends of the Royal Ballet. He has established his own Cuban dance companies, Acosta Danza and Acosta Danza Yunior, as well as the Acosta Dance Foundation, a Dance Academy in Havana and a Dance Centre in London, providing platforms and world-class training for talented artists both in Cuba and the UK.

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For one night only on Thursday 12 March 2026, Nightmares on Wax returns to London’s Royal Albert Hall to celebrate two landmark anniversaries. This special performance will see the legendary producer reimagine his groundbreaking, iconic and era defining albums In a Space Outta Sound (20th anniversary) and Smokers Delight (30th anniversary) in a unique, unmissable show.

The event will feature an extra special full live band, string quartet, choir, guest vocalists, and surprise collaborators, all brought together with stunning visual and sonic production.

Presales for the London anniversary show begin Wednesday 3 September at 10am local time, with general sale starting Friday 5 September at 10am local time via metropolismusic.com.

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Leeds-born, Ibiza-based producer George Evelyn — aka Nightmares on Wax — is one of the most influential and genre-defining artists to emerge from the UK. As Warp Records’ longest-serving artist, his unique blend of dub, soul, hip-hop, electronica, and soundsystem culture helped shape an entire generation of music lovers. From early underground classics like A Word of Science to the defining chill-out masterpiece Smokers Delight, his work has inspired everyone from DJs and beatmakers to festival curators and sonic explorers across the globe.

In A Space Outta Delight is a celebration of legacy, innovation, and musical freedom — a singular night honouring the past, present and future of Nightmares on Wax. Don’t miss this one-off moment.