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3ala Mazag Yara Mustafa [Curated Playlist]
3ala Mazag Yara Mustafa [Curated Playlist]

CairoScene

time4 days ago

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3ala Mazag Yara Mustafa [Curated Playlist]

The Saudi-born Jordanian actress and singer takes charge of our aux this week with a mix of her favourite tracks. Jun 02, 2025 On this episode of SceneNoise's newly-launched series 'علي مزاج', where we ask artists and industry personalities to soundtrack their moods, influences and favourite tracks, we've invited Yara Mustafa to share a play list of her own. Widely known for her role in the famed Netflix miniseries, 'AlRawabi School for Girls', the Saudi-born Jordanian artist is also a trained soprano and one of the region's most promising young pop singers. Yara Mustafa's playlist bounces between alternative rock, dance-pop and electronica, straight into 2000s Arabic pop, rai and electro-tarab, featuring tunes by the likes of Gorillaz, Lady Gaga, Haifa Wehbe, Bedouin Burger, and Cheb Rezki. It's everything, everywhere, all at once. Stream her full curation below:

Gorillaz have announced a summer 2025 residency at London's Copper Box Arena: dates, ticket prices, presale and everything you need to know
Gorillaz have announced a summer 2025 residency at London's Copper Box Arena: dates, ticket prices, presale and everything you need to know

Time Out

time28-05-2025

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Gorillaz have announced a summer 2025 residency at London's Copper Box Arena: dates, ticket prices, presale and everything you need to know

Last week Gorillaz announced plans for a huge exhibition at the Copper Box Arena in east London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Titled 'House of Kong', the exhibition will celebrate 25 years of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's virtual band, running from August 8 to September 3. All of which was exciting enough news for many Gorillaz fans – but this week Albarn and Hewlett have announced an exciting update. The closing days of the 'House of Kong' exhibition will see the band play a series of four one-off gigs, with each show dedicated to playing one of Gorillaz' classic early records in full. Set to be played are 2001's Gorillaz, 2005's Demon Days and 2010's Plastic Beach, while the fourth gig is tantalisingly billed as a 'Mystery Show'. This'll mark the first time that Gorillaz has ever been played in full, while it'll be the first time that Demon Days and Plastic Beach have been fully played live since their release. Each gig will also recreate the album tours' original visuals. Keen to catch a one-off show from 2-D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel Hobbs in London this summer? Here's everything you need to know about the band's Copper Box residency, from the dates and when general sale goes live to pricing. When are Gorillaz playing London in 2025? While the 'House of Kong' exhibition stretches for nearly an entire month, the gigs all take place between August 29 and September 3. Full list of Gorillaz tour dates at London's Copper Box Arena Here are the dates Gorillaz will be in east London, along with the album being played at each show. August 29 – Gorillaz performed in full August 30 – Demon Days performed in full September 2 – Plastic Beach performed in full September 3 – Mystery Show When do Gorillaz tickets go on sale? General sale goes live at 10am BST on May 30. You'll be able to buy on Ticketmaster here. Is there a presale? If you haven't got in on presale, unfortunately it's now too late. Presale was open to those who bought 'House of Kong' exhibition tickets before 11pm BST on May 27, and the tickets went live on May 28 at 10am. Ticket prices Tickets will be priced 'from £80', according to the events' website. What's the capacity of the Copper Box Arena? These will be comparatively intimate shows, by Gorillaz standards – the Copper Box has a maximum capacity of 7,500. That makes it bigger than the likes of O2 Brixton (around 5,000), but smaller than Alexandra Palace (just over 10,000). Tickets for the House of Kong exhibition cost £27.50 and you can find them here. The best gigs in London this month.

Gorillaz announce four one-off shows in London this summer
Gorillaz announce four one-off shows in London this summer

Yahoo

time27-05-2025

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Gorillaz announce four one-off shows in London this summer

Gorillaz have announced details of four one-off shows in London this summer which will see them playing their first three albums in full, before a fourth and final mystery show takes place. Damon Albarn's ragtag bunch of cartoon primates will hit the Copper Box at London's Olympic Park for four shows. The first sees them play their self-titled debut album on August 29, before 2005's Demon Days will be aired in its entirety on August 30. That's set to be followed by 2010's Plastic Beach on September 2, before the series concludes with a mystery show on September 3. Details of the shows come after the group announced plans to mark their 25th anniversary with 'House of Kong', a new exhibition at the same venue. For a limited time from August 8 to September 3, fans access the virtual band's headquarters, which offers the whole story of their formation and release of their debut single 'Tomorrow Comes Today' in 2000. Tickets for 'House of Kong' start from £25 and fans can buy them here for exclusive pre-sale access to the shows. A press release states: Visitors to House of Kong will take a jaunt behind the curtain of Gorillaz' extraordinary world. A journey through the band's life of misadventures, musical innovation and ground-breaking virtual ways since these four outsiders – bassist Murdoc Niccals, singer 2D, drummer Russel Hobbs and guitarist Noodle – first came together to blow up a pre-digital world with the release of 'Tomorrow Comes Today' in 2000. An exhibition like no other, House of Kong is an experience for the brave and bold.' Albarn has also been teasing a new album from the group this year. In an interview with French magazine Les Inrockuptibles, he said: 'I'm finishing a new Gorillaz album. One opera and one new Gorillaz album seems like enough for 2025! Unless someone accuses me of taking my foot off the gas!' The band's last album was 2023's Cracker Island. Read the Rolling Stone UK review of the album here and read our interview with the band here.

Twenty One Pilots Enter The ‘Breach'
Twenty One Pilots Enter The ‘Breach'

Yahoo

time21-05-2025

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Twenty One Pilots Enter The ‘Breach'

Working quickly on the heels of the hugely successful 2024 album Clancy, Ohio rock duo twenty one pilots will return in September with another new LP, Breach. No specific release date has been confirmed for the Fueled by Ramen project, but the first single, 'The Contract,' will arrive June 12. Breach can be pre-ordered by clicking here. More from Spin: Bruce Springsteen Releases EP With Trump-Bashing Speeches Gorillaz Construct 'House Of Kong' For London Exhibit The Kooks Go Back to the Beginning Clancy was twenty one pilots' fourth straight top five entry on the Billboard 200 and sold more than 143,000 copies in its opening week of release. The group just completed a world tour in support of it, which drew 1.1 million fans. Last fall, twenty one pilots contributed 'The Line,' their first new music since Clancy, to the second season of the Netflix animated series Arcane. In April, they brought forth a demo version of 'Doubt' from the 2015 album Blurryface after the original song enjoyed a viral TikTok moment, and in recent days have been sharing behind-the-scenes content from that era on Instagram. To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, click here.

House Of Kong: Gorillaz to celebrate 25th anniversary with immersive exhibition and concert series
House Of Kong: Gorillaz to celebrate 25th anniversary with immersive exhibition and concert series

Yahoo

time21-05-2025

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  • Yahoo

House Of Kong: Gorillaz to celebrate 25th anniversary with immersive exhibition and concert series

Gorillaz, the famous virtual band created by Blur frontman Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, are marking their 25th anniversary with a new exhibition at London's Copper Box later this year. The immersive showcase, titled House Of Kong, takes place for a limited run from 8 August to 3 September, and will allow fans to peek behind the curtain of the virtual band's creation – all the way back to the release of their 2000 debut single 'Tomorrow Comes Today'. A press release states: "Visitors to House of Kong will take a jaunt behind the curtain of Gorillaz' extraordinary world. A journey through the band's life of misadventures, musical innovation and ground-breaking virtual ways since these four outsiders – bassist Murdoc Niccals, singer 2D, drummer Russel Hobbs and guitarist Noodle – first came together to blow up a pre-digital world with the release of 'Tomorrow Comes Today' in 2000. An exhibition like no other, House of Kong is an experience for the brave and bold.' Watch the trailer for House of Kong below (with a few cheeky callbacks to The Exorcist with the statue of Pazuzu as the main image) and buy tickets here. House of Kong exhibition ticket holders will have exclusive presale access to the Copper Box Arena dates, which coincide with the exhibition. Indeed, Gorillaz have announced four special live shows at the Copper Box Arena – on 29 and 30 August, as well as on 2 and 3 September. In March, Albarn confirmed to French publication Les Inrockuptibles that a new Gorillaz album is on the way. 'I'm finishing a new Gorillaz album,' Albarn shared. 'One opera and one new Gorillaz album seems like enough for 2025! Unless someone accuses me of taking my foot off the gas!' The opera he's referring to is The Magic Flute II: La Malédiction, an electro pop opera composed and performed by Albarn. Hewlett confirmed the news of a new Gorillaz album on Instagram: 'Yes, the new album is coming out this year.' The band's last release was 2023's 'Cracker Island', which was one of our favourite albums that year. In our review, we said: 'Inspired by Albarn's meeting with Princess Siribha Chudabhorn at a Blur concert in Bangkok in the '90s, it's dreamy pop at its finest. So, despite a quarter of a century in the game, it seems as though Gorillaz are very much here to stay. We couldn't be happier.' The legendary gates of Kong will open to the public for the very first time on 8 August to 3 September at London's Copper Box.

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