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.

Def Leppard, the UK’s Greatest Arena Rock Band, today announce UK and EU tour dates in June and July 2026. The eleven dates announced today include headlining the iconic The O2 in London and the Utilita Arena in their hometown of Sheffield. Switzerland, Finland, Germany and the UK dates will be with Special Guests Extreme.

The 2026 dates will be the first UK and EU headline solo shows since the band’s mammoth sold out tour run in 2023 alongside Mötley Crüe. The 2023 tour saw the band headline venues across Europe including selling out the iconic Wembley Stadium. That tour was part of a two year run that saw Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe selling over 2.1 million tickets across the globe while performing in 27 countries and on five continents!

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Fresh from her star-making turn as Eva Perón in Jamie Lloyd’s revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice‘s Evita – a performance that earned her extraordinary reviews and became one of the most talked-about moments in London this year – Rachel Zegler returns to the iconic London Palladium to take centre stage once more.

On October 5th, the critically acclaimed actress and powerhouse vocalist returns to London for a one-night-only concert spectacular: Rachel Zegler – Live at the London Palladium.

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Today pop icon Anastacia has announced her #NTK 2026 UK and Ireland tour, set to take place in September 2026. The run of nine dates will mark a special moment in the star’s career, as she makes her long awaited return to London’s OVO Wembley Arena, for the first time since 2004!

The tour will celebrate Anastacia’s chart-topping hits, and with this year marking 25 years since the release of her iconic debut album Not That Kind, it promises to be a truly special run of shows. Fans can also look forward to further announcements, with European dates set to be revealed soon. Tickets go on general sale Friday 5th September at 10am via LiveNation.co.uk

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Sky Arts have announced the launch of 24-Hour Heroes - a striking new portrait series shining a light on the people who keep the UK’s arts world alive around the clock, ahead of the Sky Arts Awards at The Roundhouse, London, on 16^th September.

The 24-Hour Heroes series celebrates 24 unsung arts workers – from stage managers unlocking doors at dawn to cleaners and book editors working into the night, revealing the huge range of roles that keep creativity thriving.

Across 24 hours on launch day, 27^th August, Sky Arts will reveal the portraits on Instagram – taken by photographers across the UK including Ricky Darko, Julie Broadfoot and Simon Murrell – before exhibiting the full collection at The Roundhouse during the Awards. Continue reading