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Scotsman
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Wheatus announce UK tour to celebrate anniversary of their debut album
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. Two tickets to Iron Maiden? How about two tickets to Wheatus' 25th anniversary tour instead? Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of Wheatus' self-titled debut album. To celebrate, the Teenage Dirtbag act are returning to the United Kingdom for a series of dates celebrating the achievement. Here's where you can see the band perform live and how to avoid missing out on tickets. Known for their hits Teenage Dirtbag and their cover of Erasure's A Little Respect , 00s alternative act Wheatus is set to celebrate the anniversary of their debut album this year. With 2025 marking the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, the group has announced an extensive tour of the United Kingdom, with dates in Newcastle, Glasgow, Norwich, Bristol, Manchester, and two dates at Leeds' Brudenell Social Club. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Wheatus will be performing their debut album in full, as they celebrate its 25th anniversary with a UK tour later this year. | Gabrielle White Speaking about the affinity between the band and UK audiences, who helped propel Teenage Dirtbag to number two on the singles chart for two weeks in 2001 , lead singer Brendan B Brown remarked: 'No matter what level we've been at, and it's been all over the place for us these 25 years - the English, Irish, Welsh & Scottish audiences, in particular the smaller towns, have always been super keen. It's as if they won't LET you have a bad show. 'And having cultivated the all-request, no set-list format has meant all the shows, no matter the size, remain intimate, unpredictable and guided by the moods of the crowd... Which to us is infinitely more exciting than rehearsed set-lists could ever be.' Here's where you can experience a bit of 00s nostalgia in the United Kingdom later this year, and how to get tickets from today. Where are Wheatus playing during their 2025 UK tour? When can I get tickets to see Wheatus play on one of their UK tour dates? Tickets to see Wheatus on their 2025 UK tour are currently on sale now through both Ticketmaster , Ticketweb and Universe for all dates. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
1st Lt. Gabrielle White is the first woman to finish the Best Ranger Competition. See what she endured in the grueling 3-day event.
1st Lt. Gabrielle White is the first woman soldier ever to finish the Army's Best Ranger Competition. The competition tests soldiers' strength, skill, and endurance over nearly 3 days. "She had the skill and the physical ability to get it done," a former Ranger said. The US Army's Best Ranger Competition has served as a crucible for soldiers to prove their strength, skill, and endurance in a gauntlet of challenges simulating real-world operations. For the first time in the competition's 41-year history, a female Army Ranger was among the handful of competitors who crossed the finish line in one of the US military's toughest contests. US Army 1st Lt. Gabrielle White, a West Point graduate, and her teammate endured nearly three days of rucking, rope-climbing and orienteering that eliminated most of their competitors. First woman to compete for Best Ranger title In mid-April, US Army 1st Lt. Gabrielle White and her teammate, Capt. Seth Deltenre, competed against more than 50 two-member teams to earn the Best Ranger title. White graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2021. Upon completing Ranger School in April 2022, she earned her Ranger tab, an embroidered patch symbolizing the elite qualification. The 25-year-old infantry officer was assigned to an Army leadership development program at the Maneuver Centre of Excellence, the Army's training hub for ground combat forces, at Fort Benning in Georgia, where the Best Ranger events are held. Arduous competition The Best Ranger Competition was created "not just to see who is the toughest or the most physically fit," but also to "see who is mentally the strongest, the most determined to finish," according to Lt. Gen. David E. Grange Jr., a commanding general of Fort Benning and namesake of the event. For nearly 62 continuous hours, Ranger-qualified soldiers work in teams of two to demonstrate tactical skills, complete difficult obstacle courses, and traverse dozens of miles on both land and water. The competition events mirror real-world Ranger missions, from helocasting and fast-roping to positioning mortars and cutting through steel-reinforced frames. Finished in the top 20 Jeffrey Mellinger, a former sergeant major who served in the 75th Ranger Regiment, described the difficulty of the Best Ranger as the Ironman triathlon, the CrossFit Games, and several marathons — stacked back-to-back. "There is not another competition anywhere in the world that comes close to the mental and physical exertion of this competition," he told The New York Times. The Best Ranger Competition is so difficult that only a handful of competitors actually make it to the finish line. White and Deltenre secured a 14th-place finish after 36 other duos were eliminated over the course of the competition. Women Rangers In 2015, the Army allowed women to participate in its 62-day Ranger School course. Nearly two dozen female candidates attempted to complete the course, and in August 2015, then-Capt. Kristen Griest and then-1st Lt. Shaye Haver became the first women to graduate from one of the service's most elite programs. Four months later, the Pentagon opened all military positions to women, including over 200,000 direct combat roles that were previously barred to them. Women make up about 16% of the Army's active-duty troops, according to the Pentagon's 2023 demographics report. As of January 2025, 154 women have graduated from Ranger School. Reassessing military standards White's groundbreaking finish in the Best Ranger Competition comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders a broader review of the requirements for combat roles. In late March, Hegseth ordered a 60-day review of the military's physical fitness standards to distinguish combat roles from non-combat and implement higher requirements as needed. "We need to have the same standard, male or female, in our combat roles," Hegseth, a former National Guard infantryman and Fox News host, said in a video posted to X. "Soon, we'll have nothing but the highest and equal standards for men and women in combat." Hegseth had said during a podcast in November that he didn't believe women should be in combat roles at all, arguing that it "hasn't made us more effective, hasn't made us more lethal, has made fighting more complicated." However, ahead of his confirmation hearing, Hegseth appeared to soften his staunch opposition. "If we have the right standard and women meet that standard, roger. Let's go," he said during a December interview on the "Megyn Kelly Show." 'Like every other soldier' The Army is shifting to a new Army Fitness Test with gender-neutral scoring for troops in combat specialties. Military occupations, like special operations and infantry, subject all candidates to higher physical, mental, and psychological standards, regardless of sex or age. To become an Army Ranger specifically, the rigorous entry standards are identical, including the eligibility requirements and physical assessment. Mellinger, who served on an advisory board that oversaw the opening of Ranger School to women, said no standards have been lowered to accommodate the integration. He said White still has to earn her Ranger tab "every day, like every other ranger, like every other soldier." 'A bun on the back of a head' Kris Fuhr, a former Army captain who advocated for integrating women into Ranger School, described White competing for the Best Ranger title as "a three-day public display of what we've been saying for 10 years." "This administration sometimes makes decisions based on misinformation and myths," she told The Times. "Military policy should not be based on either of those." Mellinger, who attended this year's Best Ranger event, said, aside from "a bun on the back of a head," White was indistinguishable from the other male competitors until another spectator pointed her out. "She had the skill and the physical ability to get it done," he said. Read the original article on Business Insider
Business Insider
26-04-2025
- General
- Business Insider
1st Lt. Gabrielle White is the first woman to finish the Best Ranger Competition. See what she endured in the grueling 3-day event.
First woman to compete for Best Ranger title In mid-April, US Army 1st Lt. Gabrielle White and her teammate, Capt. Seth Deltenre, competed against more than 50 two-member teams to earn the Best Ranger title. White graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2021. Upon completing Ranger School in April 2022, she earned her Ranger tab, an embroidered patch symbolizing the elite qualification. The 25-year-old infantry officer was assigned to an Army leadership development program at the Maneuver Centre of Excellence, the Army's training hub for ground combat forces, at Fort Benning in Georgia, where the Best Ranger events are held. Arduous competition The Best Ranger Competition was created "not just to see who is the toughest or the most physically fit," but also to "see who is mentally the strongest, the most determined to finish," according to Lt. Gen. David E. Grange Jr., a commanding general of Fort Benning and namesake of the event. For nearly 62 continuous hours, Ranger-qualified soldiers work in teams of two to demonstrate tactical skills, complete difficult obstacle courses, and traverse dozens of miles on both land and water. The competition events mirror real-world Ranger missions, from helocasting and fast-roping to positioning mortars and cutting through steel-reinforced frames. Finished in the top 20 Jeffrey Mellinger, a former sergeant major who served in the 75th Ranger Regiment, described the difficulty of the Best Ranger as the Ironman triathlon, the CrossFit Games, and several marathons — stacked back-to-back. "There is not another competition anywhere in the world that comes close to the mental and physical exertion of this competition," he told The New York Times. The Best Ranger Competition is so difficult that only a handful of competitors actually make it to the finish line. White and Deltenre secured a 14th-place finish after 36 other duos were eliminated over the course of the competition. Women Rangers In 2015, the Army allowed women to participate in its 62-day Ranger School course. Nearly two dozen female candidates attempted to complete the course, and in August 2015, then-Capt. Kristen Griest and then-1st Lt. Shaye Haver became the first women to graduate from one of the service's most elite programs. Four months later, the Pentagon opened all military positions to women, including over 200,000 direct combat roles that were previously barred to them. Women make up about 16% of the Army's active-duty troops, according to the Pentagon's 2023 demographics report. As of January 2025, 154 women have graduated from Ranger School. Reassessing military standards White's groundbreaking finish in the Best Ranger Competition comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders a broader review of the requirements for combat roles. In late March, Hegseth ordered a 60-day review of the military's physical fitness standards to distinguish combat roles from non-combat and implement higher requirements as needed. "We need to have the same standard, male or female, in our combat roles," Hegseth, a former National Guard infantryman and Fox News host, said in a video posted to X. "Soon, we'll have nothing but the highest and equal standards for men and women in combat." Hegseth had said during a podcast in November that he didn't believe women should be in combat roles at all, arguing that it "hasn't made us more effective, hasn't made us more lethal, has made fighting more complicated." However, ahead of his confirmation hearing, Hegseth appeared to soften his staunch opposition. "If we have the right standard and women meet that standard, roger. Let's go," he said during a December interview on the "Megyn Kelly Show." 'Like every other soldier' The Army is shifting to a new Army Fitness Test with gender-neutral scoring for troops in combat specialties. Military occupations, like special operations and infantry, subject all candidates to higher physical, mental, and psychological standards, regardless of sex or age. To become an Army Ranger specifically, the rigorous entry standards are identical, including the eligibility requirements and physical assessment. Mellinger, who served on an advisory board that oversaw the opening of Ranger School to women, said no standards have been lowered to accommodate the integration. He said White still has to earn her Ranger tab "every day, like every other ranger, like every other soldier." 'A bun on the back of a head' Kris Fuhr, a former Army captain who advocated for integrating women into Ranger School, described White competing for the Best Ranger title as "a three-day public display of what we've been saying for 10 years." "This administration sometimes makes decisions based on misinformation and myths," she told The Times. " Military policy should not be based on either of those." Mellinger, who attended this year's Best Ranger event, said, aside from "a bun on the back of a head," White was indistinguishable from the other male competitors until another spectator pointed her out. "She had the skill and the physical ability to get it done," he said.
New York Times
16-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
In Grueling Ranger Competition, Gender Proves No Obstacle
A female Army Ranger competed for the first time in one of the military's most grueling tests of physical fitness, besting many of her male counterparts and challenging assertions by the U.S. secretary of defense regarding women's abilities to perform at the highest levels. First Lt. Gabrielle White and her teammate, Capt. Seth Deltenre, placed 14th out of 52 teams during the weekend's Best Ranger Competition, a three-day event in Georgia at which some of the Army's most elite soldiers compete in land navigation, marksmanship and an array of physically strenuous tasks. Lieutenant White was the first woman to participate in the four decades that the event has been held. Her team's achievement — she and Captain Deltenre finished among the top competitors after 36 other pairs were eliminated — came less than a decade after women were first granted access to the Army's Ranger School, a rigorous monthslong course with a high rate of failure. Some saw Lieutenant White's performance at the competition as a rejoinder, however unintended, to comments by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth questioning the abilities of women in the military. 'I saw a three-day public display of what we've been saying for 10 years,' said Kris Fuhr, a West Point graduate who was instrumental in integrating women into the Ranger School at Fort Benning in 2015. Mr. Hegseth, a former National Guard infantryman and Fox News host, has spoken critically of the inclusion of women in combat roles. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
NBC News
16-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC News
West Point graduate becomes first woman to complete Army Ranger competition
For the first time in Army history, a female service member, First Lt. Gabrielle White, completed the Best Ranger Competition, a grueling three-day challenge. NBC News' Courtney Kube details the groundbreaking moment as the future of women in combat roles is being 16, 2025
