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Irish Times
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
The Guide: The Murder Capital, Cian Ducrot, Forest Fest and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
Event of the week Live at the Iveagh Gardens 2025 Saturday, July 19th, The Murder Capital, 6.30pm, €39.90; Sunday, July 20th, Leon Bridges, 6.30pm, €49.20 (sold out), The sequence of outdoor shows at the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin – surely Ireland's prettiest city-centre outdoor venue – comes to a close this weekend with two disparate music acts. The Dublin postpunk band The Murder Capital (Saturday, July 19th) are fast approaching mainstream attention with three critically acclaimed albums – When I Have Fears , from 2019, Gigi's Recovery , from 2023, and Blindness, from this year – and live shows that thrum with intensity. The US singer-songwriter Leon Bridges (Sunday, July 20th) is a cooler and calmer presence, with a silky rhythm and blues/soul sound not too far removed from the likes of Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. Gigs Cian Ducrot Saturday and Sunday, July 19th and 20th, Live at the Marquee, Cork, 8pm, €67.40, Cian Ducrot. Photograph: Freddie Sinstead From studying classical flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London, busking, and playing pub gigs in his native Cork to travelling to Los Angeles, where he cowrote SZA's Grammy-winning song Saturn, Cian Ducrot has certainly put in the hours. Such commitment has paid off, not only winning support slots with Ed Sheeran and Teddy Swims but also reaching number one in Ireland and Britain in 2023 with his debut major-label album, Victory . A follow-up, Little Dreaming, is scheduled for release on Friday, August 1st, so alongside familiar multimillion-streaming tracks such as I'll Be Waiting, Part of Me and All for You, fans will hear new songs. Couldn't get a ticket for these shows? Ducrot is due to play his largest headline show so far at 3Arena in Dublin on Saturday, December 20th. The Doobie Brothers Monday, July 21st, 3Arena, Dublin, 6.30pm, €146.25/€111.25, After The Eagles, The Doobie Brothers are probably the best-known legacy US band on this side of the Atlantic. After forming in 1970, they surged in popularity five years later, when they were joined by the soul singer (and regular Steely Dan band member) Michael McDonald, who appears on many of their classic hits (including the soft-rock perennial What a Fool Believes). Regrouping in 1987, the current band features the original founding members Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons; McDonald returned to the fold full time in 2019, just in time for their 50th-anniversary tour (delayed by Covid-19). Adult-oriented rock? Yacht rock? Whatever way you roll, take it easy. Wasp Tuesday, July 22nd, National Stadium, Dublin, 7pm, €43.50; Wednesday, July 23rd, Telegraph Building, Belfast, 7pm, £42.45, Songs titled Wild Child, On Your Knees, Chainsaw Charlie, Scream Until You Like It and Animal (F**k Like a Beast), a band name standing for We Are Sexual Perverts, and shock-rock stage theatrics influenced by Kiss and Alice Cooper. A hint more than 40 years after the release of their self-titled debut album, the US heavy metal act might be anachronistic to some, but Wasp's admirers remain steadfast. Expect the band's mainstay Blackie Lawless to deliver a show that is, according to the heavy-metal site 'the aural equivalent of a primal scream'. Festival Forest Fest Friday-Sunday, July 25th-27th, Emo Village, Co Laois, 1pm, €150/€125/€85, Franz Ferdinand. Photograph: Paul Owens A few years ago Forest Fest emerged as a something-for-everyone music festival, albeit with an emphasis on names familiar to many music fans who came of age in the 1990s. It has enhanced that offering year by year, adding stages to accommodate equally familiar names with lower profiles but plenty of loyal fans. Main-stage acts include Manic Street Preachers, Franz Ferdinand, Travis, Kula Shaker, Dandy Warhols, The Stranglers and Nick Lowe. Village-stage acts include The Farm, Alabama 3 and Reef. The Forest Fleadh stage includes performances by Sharon Shannon, Stockton's Wing, Mary Coughlan and Freddie White. Film Australian Dreams Until Tuesday, July 29th, IFI, Dublin, various times and prices, The resurgence of film-making down under in the 1970s led to the Australian new wave, which introduced directors such as Peter Weir, Ken Hannam, George Miller, Gillian Armstrong, Philip Noyce and Jane Campion, and actors such as Sam Neill, Judy Davis and Bryan Brown. The Irish Film Institute's Australian Dreams strand continues with a mix of critically acclaimed features (Breaker Morant, Mad Max 2, The Year My Voice Broke), influential indigenous work (My Survival as an Aboriginal, Bedevil, Radiance), cult (Bad Boy Bubby) and curios (BMX Bandits, featuring one of Nicole Kidman's first film roles). Comedy Paddy Power Comedy Festival Thursday-Sunday, July 24th-27th, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, various times and prices, Fern Brady Irish names you'll know include Tommy Tiernan, Jason Byrne, Deirdre O'Kane, Alison Spittle, Barry Murphy, Kyla Cobbler, Peter McGann, Justine Stafford, Tony Cantwell, Killian Sundermann and Emma Doran. Lesser-spotted comedians include Scotland's Fern Brady and Daniel Sloss, the Irish-Italian Vittorio Angelone (who, says Monocle, 'is at the coalface of comedy that pushes boundaries') and the American Rosebud Baker. Still running Riot Until Sunday, July 20th, Vicar Street, Dublin, 7.30pm, €41, Riot ensemble. Photograph: Ian Douglas A dazzling illustration of the links between insurgent artists and their equally committed audience, Thisispopbaby's award-winning cabaret/circus/spoken-word show returns by popular demand. Panti Bliss, Emmet Kirwan, Lords of Strut, aerialist Omar Cortez Gonzales, and surprise special guests snap, crackle and pop one more time. Book it this week Common Threads, Burren, Co Clare, October 10th-13th, Galway Comedy Festival, October 21st-27th, Púca Festival, Athboy/Trim, Co Meath, October 30th-November 2nd, Oxn and Richard Dawson, NCH, Dublin, November 20th,
Bloomberg
01-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Macau Gaming Revenue Soars Past Estimate on Concert Fervor
Macau's monthly gaming revenue rose 19% in June, exceeding analyst expectations as visitors poured in to the world's biggest gambling hub for Cantonese pop concerts and other entertainment offerings. Gross gaming revenue reached 21.1 billion patacas ($2.6 billion) for the month, according to data released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau on Tuesday. That was better than the median analyst estimate of a 9.4% year-on-year increase, and marks a return to 88% of the pre-pandemic level seen in 2019.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s RBI single
SZA feared that fans would only attend the Grand National Tour to see Kendrick Lamar SZA has claimed that she was worried fans would only be interested in attending the Grand National Tour to see Kendrick Lamar as she opened up about the fears she has when it comes to performing.
CBC
23-05-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Kate's 5 fun things to do in and around Waterloo region: May 23 to 25
This weekend may be cooler and wetter than some like, but there are lots of events happening to put a spring in your step. Homer Watson House and Gallery is hosting its Spring Breeze Clothesline Art Sale Friday evening from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be lots of art pieces, from small hanging sculptures to watercolour paintings, clipped to the line. Snacks will be available for purchase and there will be live music. Alan Reid will perform a concert of Scottish folk music Friday night in a concert by Wesley United Church and Mill Race Folk Traditions. Tickets are required. Royal City Rocks featuring The Kramdens is a concert being put on by Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute students to benefit Royal City Mission. Also performing are the Hydrotonics. This concert is Saturday evening and tickets are required. Tri-City Roller Derby have a double header on Saturday at the Grand River Arena, 555 Heritage Drive. The 5 p.m. bout will see Tri-City Thunder take on the Penn Jersey Roller Derby Devils, then at 7 p.m., it's the Tri-City Lightning against the Penn Jersey Roller Derby B-Devils. In local baseball action, the Kitchener Panthers play Saturday in Welland, then host the London Majors on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Jack Couch Park. The team also revealed a new on-site store for fans to purchase team swag. The Guelph Royals have their home opener on Saturday, hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs at 1 p.m. at Hastings Stadium. On Sunday, they hit the road to take on the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers. If you're driving, here are some local gas prices: Magic and Shenanigans Friday to Sunday Uptown Waterloo This new festival will take people on a walking tour of uptown with a comedian leading the way to unexpected venues. There, they will see magicians from around the world perform. Tickets are required for the tours but there will also be street performers people can watch for free throughout uptown Waterloo. Magic and Shenanigans website Plant sales GardenKitchener will hold is plant and bulb sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Rockway Gardens in Kitchener. Nature Guelph, Pollination Guelph and the Guelph Enabling Garden will hold their annual plant sale Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 57 Watson Parkway S. in Guelph. It's Planting Day at the Preston branch of the Cambridge Public Library (formerly Idea Exchange). They'll plant their garden and offer information about gardening and the seed library. Nourish Our Neighbours Festival Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Old Quebec Street Mall, Guelph This fundraising event for the Guelph Food Bank will include music, a fashion show, silent auction and a chance for people to help fill a van with food. Musical performances include The Foundation Steppas, KC Lee and His Checkered Past, Lennox and the Hotflashes and members of three groups: UkeJam Program, Silver Strummers and Rockmosa Strummers. The fashion show on Saturday at 2 p.m. will include hair and makeup work by students from the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute's cosmetology program. Guelph Food Bank event page Disc sports open house Sunday 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kiwanis Park, Kitchener Waterloo Organization of Disc Sports along with Grand River Disc Golf will hold an open house to introduce people to ultimate Frisbee, disc golf and Kan Jam. The event is open to all ages and there will be hands-on activities, demonstrations, a longest throw competition and the May Days ultimate tournament finals will be happening and people can watch. Grand River Film Festival All weekend Various locations The Grand River Film Festival will run Friday to Sunday with films showing in Waterloo and Cambridge. Included is one from local filmmaker Sara Geidlinger called Hip Hop Hope. There will also be a free outdoor screening of short films at the Gaslight District in Cambridge from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bonus: Slam-Demonium Saturday at 6 p.m. The Aud, Kitchener There aren't many tickets left for this event (which is why it's a bonus on the list) but it's one local wrestling fans won't want to miss. Off The Ropes Studio is holding its biggest professional wrestling show to date to benefit KidsAbility. Local wrestling favourites like Daddy Davis, Sydney "Wild Wild" West, Warhed and Bad Nanny will be in the ring as will WWE alumni Savio Vega, Ring of Honor wrestlers Dynamite Kid Jr. and Soultaker and Rhyno (Terry Gerin) who wrestled in All Elite Wrestling (AEW), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and as part of an independent circuit. There will also be promotions at this event for the local documentary The Ref Didn't See It, where Kitchener's Colin Hunter learns how to become a wrestling referee.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Farm Aid to be held in Minneapolis for first time; star-studded musical lineup announced
Farm Aid, the music and food festival launched by Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp, will be held in Minneapolis for the first time in its 40-year history. It was confirmed on Tuesday that the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid will take place at the home of the Gophers, Huntington Bank Stadium, on Saturday, Sept. 20. A star-studded lineup topped by Nelson, Young and Mellencamp has been confirmed for the event, which is held each year to support "family farmers, good food, soil and water, and strong communities." Other notable names on the lineup include Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, Minnesota's own Trampled By Turtles, and indie music artist Waxahatchee, who played a packed-out gig at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul last year. Here's the lineup: Willie Nelson & Family Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts John Mellencamp Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds Trampled by Turtles Eric Burton of Black Pumas Waxahatchee Jesse Welles Madeline Edwards Billy Strings Margo Price Tickets – which will cost from $101 to $290 – go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m., but presale tickets will be available from 10 a.m. Wednesday. Click here for more. Sign up for our Minnesota Events and Concerts newsletter "Family farmers are the heart of this country, and we depend on each other for good food and strong communities,' said Willie Nelson. "For 40 years, Farm Aid and our partners have stood with farmers, supporting them to stay on their land even when corporate power, bad policies and broken promises make it harder to keep going. This year, we're proud to bring Farm Aid to Minnesota to celebrate the farmers who sustain us and to fight for a food system that works for all of us. Family farmers aren't backing down, and neither are we." As well as the music, Farm Aid will have a chance to sample a range of food "grown or raised by farmers who use ecological practices and are paid a fair price." There will also be exhibits about soil, water, energy, food, and farming.
