We live in a time of tremendous change, sadly conflict an indicator of the hostility harboured by century or decade-long tensions. 3 years post the ongoing Russian-Ukranian war and the impact of this conflict echoes through Europe and beyond. Lives devastated and changed forever. Made in collaboration with Ukranian communities, BAFTA Award-Winning short Film Rock, Paper, Scissors centres on a father and son who run a makeshift frontline hospital until their world is violently upended by the arrival of Russian troops. Ahead of the film’s screening at this year’s HollyShorts Film Festival on Saturday 16th August, producer Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer tells us more about exploring the film’s immediate reality further, how his production company Who’s Here? Productions approaches creating films and what he’s learned from creating Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Multi-platinum award-winning singer/songwriter Jordan Davis has announced his return to the UK and Europe in February 2026 for his biggest international headline tour to date, the Ain’t Enough Road Tour, with special guests Avery Anna and Solon Holt. This run includes shows in Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Zurich and a major London date at OVO Arena, with two additional dates to be revealed soon. Full tour dates can be found below.
This news comes ahead of Davis’ highly anticipated new 17-track album Learn The Hard Way, set for release on Friday, 15th August, featuring the record-breaking 8-week #1 at UK Country Radio and RIAA Gold-certified ‘I Ain’t Sayin’’ and current single ‘Bar None’.
Jamie Lee, Emmy-winning writer of the hit series Ted Lasso and star of HBO’s Crashing, brings her unmissable debut solo show My Friend Katy to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
In a gripping and darkly comic exploration of friendship, grief, and the search for closure, Jamie investigates the sudden, mysterious death of her best friend and processes her findings in the only way she knows how: by turning it into an hour of stand-up. Not to be missed!
Renowned global relationship expert, TV personality and host of the No. 1 podcast We Need To Talk, Paul C. Brunson, is taking his skills from screen to stage with his new Love Better UK Tour. Set to challenge and reshape how we think about love and connection. Tickets go on general sale on Friday, 8th August 2025, at 10am via LiveNation.co.uk.
Join Paul in person, as he explores how to build deeper, more authentic connections, whether with friends, family, or romantic partners, using Paul’s signature Make Space Method.
Following the announcement of their upcoming book, When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between, set for release on 9th October via Bantam, Transworld Publishers, the duo has also announced a special event When Gavin Met Stacey An Evening with Ruth Jones and James Corden at The London Palladium on Monday, 6th October. Tickets go on general sale Friday 1st August at 10am via LiveNation.co.uk, with every ticket purchase, customers will receive a copy of the book.
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.
Global country force Josh Ross has announced his first ever headline appearance in the UK on Thursday, October 30th. Tickets go on sale Friday 1stAugust at 10am BST and will be available here and via LiveNation.co.uk
This special ‘Intimate Album Release Show’ at The Camden Assembly in London is something special for fans of the Canada-born / Nashville-based artist, whose full-length debut album, Later Tonight, is due out September 19th via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, MCA Stateside, and Snakefarm in the UK.
Birmingham Rep, Royal & Derngate and Shakespeare North Playhouse have been named as finalists for the 2025 UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre Award. The winner will be revealed at this year’s UK Theatre Awards, which return to 8 Northumberland Avenue on Sunday 12 October, supported by headline sponsor Encore. For over 30 years, this annual event has celebrated the creative excellence and outstanding achievements seen on and off stage throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
UK Theatre member venues were invited to apply for the coveted award, and the three finalists were selected based on how welcoming the venues are across multiple factors, from accessibility and inclusion practices, to programming, outreach, workforce and audience development.
Today, critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Reneé Rapp announces her biggest headline European tour to date, performing two headline shows in the UK, including major arena plays at Manchester’s AO Arena and London OVO Arena, Wembely beginning March 2026. The dates are in support of Rapp’s forthcoming sophomore album BITE ME (out August 1 via Polydor Records).
Following the exciting news of their upcoming album Futique, Biffy Clyro today announce a massive UK and Ireland headline arena tour for January 2026.
Kicking off at Belfast’s SSE Arena on 9 January, the tour will see the band bring their explosive live show to cities across the UK and Ireland, including Dublin, London, Birmingham, and Manchester, before concluding with a triumphant hometown performance at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro. Joining them on the run will be special guests Soft Play and The Armed.
Forced to flee the place you call home is a devastating reality for millions, separated from those you love the most, and faced with the prospect of survival a traumatic circumstance daily shaping how the world moves. Marking their HollyShorts Festival debut this August, writer-director duo Salvatore Scarpa and Max Burgoyne-Moore present live action short Largo, the story of a young Syrian refugee seeking reconnection with family. Set to take to the Oscar Qualifying film circuit, Salvatore and Max tell us more about the film’s pertinent topic, crafting the film and developing an outreach program with displaced refugees