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San Francisco Chronicle
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Dead & Company tickets for Golden Gate Park already topping $9,000 on StubHub
Tickets for Dead & Company 's three-night run at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park this summer were expected to sell out within hours of going on sale Friday morning, despite prices that surpassed those of major music festivals like Coachella, Outside Lands and BottleRock — and prices on the resale market have already soared into the thousands. The shows, scheduled for August 1–3 at the Polo Field, commemorate 60 years of Grateful Dead music and will feature performances by bluegrass phenom Billy Strings (Aug 1), country rocker Sturgill Simpson in his Johnny Blue Skies persona (Aug. 2), and the Trey Anastasio Band (Aug. 3). Each act will open with a 75-minute set before Dead & Company — featuring Grateful Dead veterans Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, joined by guitarist John Mayer, bassist Oteil Burbridge, pianist Jeff Chimenti and drummer Jay Lane — takes the stage. General admission weekend passes originally started at $635, while single-day tickets were priced at $245. High-end packages escalated quickly, with VIP tiers reaching $6,236 and the Golden Road Super VIP package priced at $9,548. That top-tier experience includes early venue access, a private viewing deck, complimentary dining and drinks, premium restrooms, concierge service, and a signed, limited-edition poster. For those who missed the initial sale, the secondary market is offering a second chance — at a premium. As of Friday, StubHub listed three-day general admission passes for $898. VIP packages were priced up to $3,356, with some Golden Road Super VIP listings already topping $9,000 per day. General admission single-day tickets, meanwhile, started at $338 and $896, depending on the date. Prices are expected to fluctuate, particularly one to two weeks before the event. During the Grateful Dead's heyday, tickets typically cost between $8 and $24 — and many of the band's shows in Golden Gate Park between 1966 and 1991 were free. According to Billboard Boxscore, after Dead & Company earned $21.6 million from six concerts at Las Vegas' Sphere in March, as part of a return engagement following a successful run last year.
Otago Daily Times
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Jazz club's tribute to Quincy Jones
Jazz singer Maya Satake. Photo: supplied Dunedin Jazz Club will pay tribute to the life of Quincy Jones with a concert this weekend showcasing the arrangements he wrote for Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie. The "When Ella Met Quincy" concert will be held this Saturday, May 17, from 7.30pm at Hanover Hall. Filling the shoes of the "First Lady of Jazz" will be young jazz singer Maya Satake, a graduate of the Dunedin Jazz Foundation for secondary school students, and lead vocalist with the Dunedin Youth Jazz Orchestra. Satake is enjoying success as a performer, including winning the Otago regional finals of Rockquest in 2023 with her band Burberry Scarves, and as lead vocalist with All Blues jazz band that won the "best big band" award at the 2024 Dunedin Youth Jazz Festival. Satake's performance of Fitzgerald's Blue Skies at an end-of-year school concert convinced Dunedin Youth Jazz Band director Bill Martin to give her the lead vocalist role for Saturday's concert, a statement said. The Dunedin Youth Jazz Orchestra is driven by the rhythm section of Amelia Ross (drums), Matthew Tait (piano) and Guthrie Wakelin (bass), with solos from DYJO players Louis Robertson, Ethan Burton, Benji Pickering and Callan Power. — APL
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Donation of £6K to 'life changing' youth scheme
A Norfolk man has secured a £6,000 donation to a youth scheme he said changed the course of his life. Nathan Holland, from Downham Market, was 12 years old when he was enrolled on to the Blue Skies programme, run by the Jon Egging Trust. It helps young people who face barriers to learning and offers them support to boost confidence, academic engagement and work-readiness. Mr Holland successfully nominated the trust for a charity donation from his current employer. He described the programme as "the catalyst for my development". Mr Holland was a student at Downham Market Academy when he joined the programme. His headteacher offered him a chance to take part in Blue Skies training after signs he was starting to switch-off at school. "I went into the headteacher's class after school, where my Mum turned up," he said. "I was being told off, but as part of that telling off he mentioned that I had been chosen to go on the course." Mr Holland said the three years he spent on the programme led him to become head boy at high school, a student ambassador at college and to complete his engineering apprenticeship. "It was the catalyst for my development as an individual. I'm not sure I would have been capable of doing all those things if it were not for the Jon Egging Trust," he said. The donation was presented to the charity's chief executive, Dr Alex Brown, at RAF Marham. He said: "It's really, really beautiful to see that Nathan came here back in 2013 and now he is coming back and supporting us in such a terrific and fantastic way. "We cannot thank Nathan, his employers and RAF Marham enough for their support. "It's really going to allow us to reach more young people." The money will be spent on providing virtual reality headsets for young people to experience what it is like to be flying a Red Arrows plane or travelling to space. The Norfolk airbase hosts many of the Blue Skies sessions, offering youngsters the chance to develop their teamwork and leadership skills. Its station commander, Gp Capt Leonie Boyd, said: "It's fabulous for us seeing the young people come through this programme. "To see someone who has actually completed the entire programme and has found value in it and gone on to have a successful life, it's really great for all of us to see." Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. RAF Marham chief welcomes more defence investment Charity boss proud of helping 45,000 young people Jon Egging Trust
BBC News
27-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Donation of £6K to 'life changing' Norfolk youth scheme
A Norfolk man has secured a £6,000 donation to a youth scheme he said changed the course of his Holland, from Downham Market, was 12 years old when he was enrolled on to the Blue Skies programme, run by the Jon Egging helps young people who face barriers to learning and offers them support to boost confidence, academic engagement and Holland successfully nominated the trust for a charity donation from his current employer. He described the programme as "the catalyst for my development". Mr Holland was a student at Downham Market Academy when he joined the programme. His headteacher offered him a chance to take part in Blue Skies training after signs he was starting to switch-off at school. "I went into the headteacher's class after school, where my Mum turned up," he said."I was being told off, but as part of that telling off he mentioned that I had been chosen to go on the course."Mr Holland said the three years he spent on the programme led him to become head boy at high school, a student ambassador at college and to complete his engineering apprenticeship."It was the catalyst for my development as an individual. I'm not sure I would have been capable of doing all those things if it were not for the Jon Egging Trust," he said. The donation was presented to the charity's chief executive, Dr Alex Brown, at RAF said: "It's really, really beautiful to see that Nathan came here back in 2013 and now he is coming back and supporting us in such a terrific and fantastic way. "We cannot thank Nathan, his employers and RAF Marham enough for their support. "It's really going to allow us to reach more young people." The money will be spent on providing virtual reality headsets for young people to experience what it is like to be flying a Red Arrows plane or travelling to Norfolk airbase hosts many of the Blue Skies sessions, offering youngsters the chance to develop their teamwork and leadership station commander, Gp Capt Leonie Boyd, said: "It's fabulous for us seeing the young people come through this programme. "To see someone who has actually completed the entire programme and has found value in it and gone on to have a successful life, it's really great for all of us to see." Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Blue Skies Space to build satellite fleet around the moon to map the ancient universe
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Italian Space Agency has picked European company Blue Skies Space to build a fleet of satellites around the moon to map the ancient universe. Blue Skies has partnered with another space company, OHB Italia, to build the satellite fleet, called RadioLuna, which aims to see if small satellites around the moon can pick up faint FM radio signals from the early universe's so-called "Dark Ages," before the first stars were formed, OHB said in a statement These radio signals are hard to detect on Earth; there's too much human-made radio interference. The idea is that, on the far side of the moon, the airwaves should be quiet enough to pick up the fainter cosmic radio signals. If the satellites can detect the signals, researchers can use them to map the universe's early days. "We are grateful to the Italian Space Agency for funding this activity with our project partner OHB Italia to explore novel ways of delivering exciting science," Blue Skies co-founder and CEO Marcell Tessenyi said in a separate statement. A cost estimate and launch year for RadioLuna were not immediately available. Tessenyi said the RadioLuna project stemmed from the global drive to create an economy on the moon. "Programs by space agencies such as ESA Moonlight or NASA Artemis can provide the transport, communication and timing infrastructure to projects such as RadioLuna," Tessenyi added. The RadioLuna satellite network will use small cubesats equipped with commercial off-the-shelf components. The goal is to make the satellites simple and cost-effective. "RadioLuna is a challenge where scientific ambition meets engineering pragmatism," Roberto Aceti, OHB Italia managing director, said in the statement. "We are proud to contribute to the development of an observatory that could open new frontiers in our understanding of the early universe."
