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The Courier
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Courier
Chart-topper Yungblud set to play Dundee LiveHouse
Chart-topping singer Yungblud is set to play Dundee LiveHouse this summer. The Doncaster native has announced he will visit Dundee on July 10 as part of series of 'up close and personal' shows. LiveHouse is the only Scottish date. Writing on social media, Yungblud said: 'I always love doing these shows. 'We will be playing songs off the new album stripped back and sharing stories about how the songs were made. 'We're putting together something rea special for you.' Tickets go on sale at 11am on Thursday will be available to purchase from Dundee record store Assai. LiveHouse opened on May 2 with a performance from DJ Craig Charles. The venue also hosted the closing party of Dundee Dance Event on Sunday night. However, Yungblud is the first major gig confirmed for the newly redeveloped site. Scottish rockers Idlewild are also set to play the new venue and will visit Dundee on December 6 as part of their first UK tour in six years. Speaking ahead of the Yungblud announcement , LiveHouse operator Gus Robb said: 'This is the first major gig for LiveHouse. 'It's the only Scottish date of the tour and that shows we are able to attract big names here. 'Hopefully this is the first of many.'
The Irish Sun
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Son of RTE icon set to play gangster Gerry Hutch in new one-man stage show after getting green light from ‘The Monk'
THE son of late RTE icon Gerry Ryan is to play notorious gangster Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch on stage. Acclaimed actor and director 4 Gerry Hutch has green lighted the show Credit: PA:Press Association 4 The show will start in June Credit: Glass Mask Theatre The show will trace his career from his money-making exploits, the An insider told The Irish Sun that They said: "Gerry was consulted on the show. He had a look at an early draft and trusts Rex to get it right." The Northsider is keen that his life story is accurately told after a recent two-part READ MORE IN NEWS Insiders say that the play came about because Rex is a friend of The Monk's son, Jason, having grown up together in Punters are already buying up tickets for the opening night at the tiny Glass Mark Theatre on Dawson Street. A description of the show read: "Rex Ryan writes and stars in a one man show about the life and times of 'The Monk', Gerry Hutch. 'Gerard Hutch is a law unto himself. An ambiguous, mercurial and now, mythic figure of Irish modern history. Most read in Irish News "'I done lotsa crimes. Some of them I got caught. Some I got away with.'" It added: "Centred around the trial at the special criminal court, join us in Glass Mask as we witness Gerry bear witness to a lifetime of alleged crimes, triumphs and misdemeanours." FASCINATION Rex has long been fascinated by real life hoods, to play crime boss The Rev in Jimmy Murphy's graveside drama Idlewild, (based on the Rex told the Irish Sun in 2018: "I hung out with the prisoners for the day. They were f***ing brutally honest, intelligent and appreciated me going in there. It was incredible. "I had better discussions about the play with the prisoners than most regular audiences I performed for." He forces the audience to challenge their preconceptions about the definition of a Back then Rex argued that "some of the biggest gangsters are in institutions that the public accept as moral leaders of our country". In Jimmy Murphy's play Idlewild, Rex's character, The Rev, is also heard railing in the play about the worst crime in Dublin, that is pensioners "left to die on a hospital trolley because they haven't got any medical insurance" and kids "making do with a grubby little room in a B&B for a home". Rex added: "I know Jimmy Murphy took inspiration from many sources including criminality in Ireland and abroad." He added: "It's an actor's job to portray people from all walks of life." 4 Rex Ryan will star as the Dublin gangster Credit: Garrett White - Commissioned by The Sun Dublin 4 RTE star Gerry Ryan's son is starring Credit: PA:Press Association
CBS News
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Idlewild opens for its 148th season on Saturday. Here's what's new.
Idlewild, Pennsylvania's longest operating amusement park, is getting ready to open for its 148th season this weekend. The children's park in Ligonier kicks off its season on Saturday at 11 a.m. with upgrades to several beloved classic rides and a visit from a big (literally) guest later this summer. "Idlewild has been creating family memories for nearly 150 years, and 2025 is no exception," Idlewild & SoakZone general manager Tim Heger said in a press release. "We're thrilled to introduce new experiences while honoring the charm and tradition that generations have loved, from exciting ride upgrades and all-new shows to an extended SoakZone season, plus can't-miss special events. It's going to be a summer to remember." Idlewild makes upgrades to rides The 1938 Rollo Coaster is continuing to get upgrades, with 3,500 pounds of new track lumber and 20,000 pounds of repoured concrete floors ready for riders. Story Book Forest is also getting a refresh as part of a multi-year project. The park has been adding more pavement throughout the forest, making it easier for families to go through the attraction. The steel coaster Wild Mouse, which is undergoing a full electrical system upgrade, will run five cars and have an increased capacity for riders. The nearly 100-year-old Carousel is also staying fresh with six newly painted horses. Several events on the calendar for Idlewild's 148th season For the first time ever, SoakZone will be open past Labor Day. The water park will be open from May 24 through Sept. 7. From June 27 through June 29, the World's Largest Rubber Duck will stop by Idlewild's Game Field. It's the first time the six-story-tall inflatable duck will be back in western Pennsylvania since 2013. Other highlights on the calendar include Neighbor Days, which celebrate western Pennsylvania's own Fred Rogers, Kids Fest and HALLOWBOO!
The Courier
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Courier
Pitlochry's Heartland festival returns with Kyle Falconer and Skerryvore
The organiser of Pitlochry's Heartland Festival says he dreams of it growing to become a 'mini Glastonbury for Scotland'. This year's gathering on June 28-29 will feature acts such as Skerryvore and Kyle Falconer. Around 5,000 people are expected on the Saturday and 7,000 on the Sunday. And it's forecast to generate £1.8 million for the local economy. Heartland Festival 2025 will once again take place at Pitlochry's Recreation Ground. Organiser Graham Howie has admitted he didn't plan on bringing it back after he lost so much money on last year's event. It featured the likes of The View, Idlewild and Skerryvore. But he says he agreed to it after people pleaded for a repeat of the 'best festival' they'd ever been to. Mr Howie was speaking as he presented his application for a public entertainment licence to Perth and Kinross licensing committee on Monday. The Heartland Festival director told councillors the response from the community and the public to last year's event had been 'absolutely overwhelming'. 'I could take this to Stirling or to Dunfermline,' he added. 'But Pitlochry is my home. 'And I hope – with the continued support from the council and volunteers – that we can continue this festival and we can grow it into my dream to be a mini Glastonbury of Scotland for future.' There is no camping on site. But there will be shuttle buses running to four local campsites – Grandtully Station Campsite, Aberfeldy Caravan Park, Faskally Caravan Park and Blair Castle Caravan Park. In addition, there will be a link-up with FlixBus and Citylink, connecting the Highland Perthshire village to Scotland's major cities. The festival will finish an hour earlier at 10pm – rather than 11pm – to minimise disturbance and allow revellers to leave by bus. Councillors were assured a 'robust traffic management plan' will be in place. And while there will be some traffic restrictions in place there will be no road closures. The application received just one objection. A neighbour, who lives 25 metres from the venue, raised concerns about noise and disturbance. But an environmental health officer, who was on site throughout last year's event, said there were no breaches and the team received no complaints. She added: 'I spoke to a number of neighbours round about and I think most of them were at the festival.' The committee unanimously approved the application.
The Courier
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Courier
My Carnoustie: Roddy Woomble on his relationship with hometown
Roddy Woomble can't seem to stay away from Carnoustie, despite once being desperate to 'get out of town'. His band, Idlewild, were this week announced as the first headliner booked in at anticipated Dundee venue LiveHouse. But just last week, he was back in the Angus town he once called home. So we caught up with Hebrides-based Roddy about what keeps him returning to Carnoustie. I lived there on two occasions. I moved there when I was eight years old in 1984, when my dad worked for Michelin. We'd been living in France before that, and there was a big Michelin plant in Dundee. Then in 1989 Dad got transferred to the plant in South Carolina, so we all lived in America for a few years. I moved back to Carnoustie in '91 and I stayed there until I left home in '95. I do. It's strange, because I've got two distinct versions of Carnoustie. The 1980s version, when I was at primary school, I was on my bike with my friends, supporting Dundee United, playing football, that kind of thing. Playing at the beach. That innocent, idyllic period of life when you do those things. Then I went to America as a teenager, discovered films and punk rock and photography, and I came back to Carnoustie with a totally different outlook. I just wanted to form a band with my friends, build a darkroom in my cupboard so I could develop photographs, read books and write words. I was a different person, really, it was like I'd come to life. Well, I think a small town is a really good place for a creative person to grow up, because they want to get out of it. If you grew up in a city there are all these options, but if you grow up in a small town without any of that, you want to leave it. A lot of the artists you like will have a similar background, where they needed to go and pursue something, they knew there was something beyond. So in a way it was a good town like that, because it didn't really offer anything. But that's not its fault. It could have been anywhere. I was projecting what I wanted and it wasn't there, and that's a really interesting thing for a town to encourage. Obviously lots of people I went to school with remain there and have happy lives, because it's a very liveable town. It's right by the sea, it's touristy because of the golf and it's easy to get to Dundee. It's a perfect place to live in a lot of ways, but in the '90s I wanted to move to a city, which meant Edinburgh or Glasgow. I associated Dundee more with my grandparents then. I'm from a family of Dundonians, I was the only one – well, my sister and I – not born in Dundee, so it's an area I'm very connected to through my family, it's full of nostalgia for me. When I grew up, though, there was no V&A or DCA, there wasn't much. Groucho's to buy records, that was about it. I worked at the Dundee Rep in an after-school job as an usher for a few years, I always liked going there. The connection was more the familiarity of family history, you feel at home somewhere if you know your ancestors lived there. My mum and dad are still there, I was there on Monday night! Obviously the minute you leave someplace, then the nostalgia starts, doesn't it? I've not lived in Carnoustie since 1995, but I've gone back regularly and the town has changed, it's expanded a lot. Carnoustie High School is almost unrecognisable to when I went there, but it's still a sleepy town where people walk their dogs and the tide comes in, the tide goes out. It's got a nice vibe about it. My mum and dad are older now, we go for walks together. My parents came to my recent gig in Montrose, but I don't have many family and friends left in the area because everyone I grew up with moved away too. I've played Perth Theatre a few times, though, it's great. This is the last tour for my most recent record Sometime During the Night We Fell Off the Map, which we recorded in an old church near my home on Mull. I guess it's a wintry record, because we recorded it in the winter. Sorren Maclean produced, engineered and played guitar on it, and we wrote the songs together, so me, Sorren and Hannah Fisher will be playing in Perth, and my son Uist. He's a piano player, he's 17. We'll play songs from the record, old songs and Idlewild songs, then after this tour is finished it's Idlewild gigs from summer onwards. Yes, we are. My granny Woomble used to go to the bingo there! My mum and dad told me it was the place to hang out when they were younger, when it was Green's Playhouse. It was like a coffee bar, it was seen as quite European and sophisticated back then.
