Diversity is set to take to the road on a major new tour of the UK and Ireland in spring 2026.

The UK’s most successful dance group will bring their new concept tour SOUL to 31 towns and cities, performing over 60 dates between February and May 2026, including an exciting five-show residency at the Cliffs Pavilion in Diversity’s hometown Southend.

The 2026 tour is based around the technological advancements of artificial intelligence, what the future holds, and what it truly means to be human within the digital age. With matinee and evening shows across the spring half term and Easter holidays, there are plenty of opportunities for all the family to join in with the excitement.

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Today, multi-platinum pop sensation Tate McRae announced the addition of 23 new dates on her highly anticipated Miss Possessive Tour. Produced by Live Nation and sponsored by Neutrogena®, the massive global tour now includes new dates across the UK and North America.

The 80-date worldwide tour will begin next month with a series of headline shows and festival performances across South America in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Brazil before heading to Europe in May. Tate will perform in Portugal, Spain, Ireland, France and more before wrapping the Europe/UK leg with new shows added in Nottingham, London, and Manchester this June. Special guest Benee will join for the added UK dates and all other Europe and UK shows.

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Today, global K-POP sensations Blackpink announced their highly anticipated return to the stage with a limited run of stadium shows across North America, Europe, and the UK this summer. Produced by Live Nation, Blackpink 2025 World Tour kicks off on Saturday, July 5 with two shows in Seoul at Goyang Stadium before making stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, New York, Paris, Milan, and Barcelona. The tour will wrap up on Friday, August 15, at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium connected by EE, making BLACKPINK the first ever K-POP girl group to headline the legendary venue.

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Following incredible fan demand for her first round of shows, Mel Robbins has extended her inaugural global tour — Let Them The Tour – revealing her highly anticipated London shows on June 8^th at the Eventium Apollo, where she will share her life-changing insights on stage.

The award-winning #1 apple ranked podcast host, NYT #1 Best-selling author, and one of the most followed and sought after experts in mindset, behavior change, and life improvement will now begin her tour with a three night stint at the Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston, MA starting Thursday 1^st May . The Live Nation produced tour will inspire and motivate audiences across major cities in North America and the UK. After stops across the U.S. and Canada, the tour will wrap up in London, UK, with two shows at the iconic Eventim Apollo on Sunday 8^th June.

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BBC Radio 2 today announces its Spring highlights… there’s a new weekly show with Zoe Ball, plus Zoe will be hosting two specials including a BBC TV show celebrating Elaine Paige’s 60 year career in showbusiness. There’s a spotlight on musicals, a focus on brass music with a Sunday Night is Music Night concert in Bradford as the centrepiece, a nostalgic schedule move for Pick of the Pops, a new show for Richie Anderson, Radio 2’s biggest ever commitment to Country music, a star-studded tribute to Johnnie Walker, plus lots more…

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Awarding £3,000 for the best original script by a writer new to radio, this year’s Imison Award shortlistees are Tether by Isley Lynn, The Mini-Break by Chloë Myerson, Tribe of Two By Malaika Kegode and Under Milk Woods Tywyn by Manon Steffan Ros The award was judged by members of the Society of Authors’ Scriptwriters Group: Ian Billings, Imogen Church, James Clarke and Sean Grundy, Robin Mukherjee and Rhiannon Tise.

Edson Burton, Satinder Chohan, Robert Forrest and Dan Rebellato are the shortlisted writers for this year’s Tinniswood Award, which is organised by the Society of Authors and Writers Guild of Great Britain to recognise the best audio drama script of the year. The Tinniswood Award judges this year were Nicola Baldwin and Lucy Gough(co-chairs of the WGGB Audio Committee), 2021 Tinniswood Award winner Christopher Douglas and Writers’ Guild Best Radio Drama 2018 winner Ming Ho. 

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Following the announcement of the all-star extravaganza Back to the Beginning celebrating the true creators of heavy metal earlier this month, Black Sabbath have announced a host of further artists to the extraordinary lineup. The sold-out show will see the original Black Sabbath – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – return to play for the first time in 20 years on July 5^th at Villa Park.

Back to the Beginning, which will be hosted and compered by American actor Jason Momoa, will see Ozzy Osbourne play his own short set before joining with Black Sabbath for his final bow. The new acts added to the bill include Tool, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Rival Sons, who will join Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Mastodon.

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Citing the legendary jazz saxophonist and band leader John Coltrane as an inspiration, experimental saxophonist Sean Khan has too inspired others and helped to shape the musical landscape with various albums, showcasing Sean’s versatility as a musician, experimenting with Broken-Beats, Jazz and Brazilian rhythms. His recent endeavour – an album with The Modern Jazz and Folk Ensemble released in 2024 of the same name delving into the rich tradition of folk music. Due to perform with the ensemble on Thursday 6th March at Rich Mix as part of celebrated organisation Certain Blacks’ Afro Futures Festival, which takes place from Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th March, Sean tells us more about what to expect from his curated set.

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An additional London show has been added to the Grand National Tour. Kendrick Lamar and SZA will perform at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday, 23 July 2025. After their record-breaking Super Bowl halftime performance, the tour—presented by Live Nation, pgLang, and Top Dawg Entertainment—will feature over 14 stadium shows across Europe and the United Kingdom this summer.

TICKETS: General on sale starts Friday, 14th February at 9amlocal time on grandnationaltour.com 

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Following their Super Bowl halftime performance, Kendrick Lamar and SZA announce their Grand National Tour, presented by Live Nation, pgLang and Top Dawg Entertainment, will take over 13 stadiums across Europe and the United Kingdom this summer.

TICKETS: Various pre-sales available Wednesday, 12th February through 13th February. General on sale starts Friday, 14th February at 9am local time on grandnationaltour.com 

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