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CTV News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
10 things to do in Calgary this weekend (July 25 to 27)
The Calgary Folk Music Festival is held annually at Prince's Island Park. (Facebook/Calgary Folk Music Festival) There are plenty of local events and activities you can check out in Calgary this weekend. Here's a look at just 10 of the many amazing things happening around the city: Calgary Folk Music Festival What: The 2025 Calgary Folk Music Festival features 70 artists from around the world. This year, Steve Earle and Reckless Kelly are among those set to perform. The event also features food vendors, an arts market and a family zone. The 2025 Calgary Folk Music Festival features 70 artists from around the world. This year, Steve Earle and Reckless Kelly are among those set to perform. The event also features food vendors, an arts market and a family zone. When: Thursday, July 24 to Sunday, July 27, 2025. Thursday, July 24 to Sunday, July 27, 2025. Where: Prince's Island Park, 698 Eau Claire Ave. S.W. Midway and a movie What: Head to Heritage Park to enjoy a movie or two and the antique midway as part of Midway and a Movie. This event includes a double feature of Goonies and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Head to Heritage Park to enjoy a movie or two and the antique midway as part of Midway and a Movie. This event includes a double feature of Goonies and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. When: Friday, July 25 from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. Friday, July 25 from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. Where: Heritage Park, 1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Surge vs. Bandits What: The Calgary Surge take on the Vancouver Bandits. The Calgary Surge take on the Vancouver Bandits. When: Friday, July 25 at 8 p.m. Friday, July 25 at 8 p.m. Where: WinSport Event Centre, 151 Canada Olympic Rd. S.W. 98 Degrees What: Known for 90s hits like Because of You , Invisible Man and The Hardest Thing , musical group 98 Degrees comes to Calgary to perform at the Grey Eagle. Known for 90s hits like , and , musical group 98 Degrees comes to Calgary to perform at the Grey Eagle. When: Friday, July 25 at 8 p.m. Friday, July 25 at 8 p.m. Where: Grey Eagle Event Centre, 3777 Grey Eagle Dr. Cavalry vs. York United What: Calgary's Cavalry FC take on the York United at ATCO Field. Calgary's Cavalry FC take on the York United at ATCO Field. When: Saturday, July 26 at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 26 at 3 p.m. Where: ATCO Field, 18011 Spruce Meadows Way S.W. Surge vs. Sea Bears What: The Calgary Surge take on the Winnipeg Sea Bears. The Calgary Surge take on the Winnipeg Sea Bears. When: Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m. Where: WinSport Event Centre, 151 Canada Olympic Rd. S.W. Debbie Gibson What: Head to the Grey Eagle to see 80s pop princess Debbie Gibson perform as part of her Newstalgia Live tour. Head to the Grey Eagle to see 80s pop princess Debbie Gibson perform as part of her tour. When: Sunday, July 27 at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 27 at 8 p.m. Where: Grey Eagle Event Centre, 3777 Grey Eagle Dr. YYC Ice Cream Fest What: Enjoy dozens of specialty ice cream flavours sold throughout Calgary as part of YYC Ice Cream Fest, a charitable competition that sees a portion of sales donated to Calgary Meals on Wheels. Enjoy dozens of specialty ice cream flavours sold throughout Calgary as part of YYC Ice Cream Fest, a charitable competition that sees a portion of sales donated to Calgary Meals on Wheels. When: Until Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 Until Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 Where: Various locations throughout Calgary. Legends of the 80's What: Stage West Calgary presents Legends of the 80's , a 1980s musical extravaganza, featuring music by legends like Elton John, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Cyndi Lauper and Queen. Stage West Calgary presents , a 1980s musical extravaganza, featuring music by legends like Elton John, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Cyndi Lauper and Queen. When: Until Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. Until Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. Where: Stage West, 727 42 Ave. S.E. ABBA Mania: Back to the Disco Dimension
Wall Street Journal
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
Coldplay Concerts Were Built For Viral Moments Like This
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron should have known better than to go to a Coldplay concert. That's because the band, currently on its 'Music of the Spheres' world tour, has been turning the camera on its fans for over a year, giving lead singer Chris Martin the opportunity to ad-lib goofy mini-songs about concertgoers.
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,
BBC News
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Oasis in Cardiff sees beer sales 'skyrocket' as pubs bring in millions
Bar owners in Cardiff saw their sales "skyrocket" as a result of the Oasis reunion tour which kickstarted at the Principality two gigs in the capital generated more than £4m for city centre venues with more than 810,000 pints pulled across the two days, according to trade body UK of the band were treated to an electric performance at the first shows of the tour held at the Principality follows after some in the industry said they were "struggling to survive" earlier this year as a result of rising costs. Tia Brooks, 28, is the assistant manager of the Zerodegrees Microbrewery which sits just opposite the Principality said they "quadrupled" their sales as a result of the Oasis gigs making £11,500 on the Friday alone."Most weekends we are not as busy but this was the biggest event of the year so far for us," she Brooks said the bar managed to increase their capacity to fit in "as many people as possible" in a safe manner."I don't know off the top of my head but it probably increased by at least 150 people."While she does not think the bar is "overly-reliant" on big events, Ms Brooks said they "definitely" did help considering the close proximity to the stadium. Tom Hughes, 27, assistant manager of O'Neill's on St Mary Street, said the weekend "couldn't have gone any better"."Everyone was singing every word to every song. The energy was incredible the place was packed," he said. According to Mr Hughes the bar made "more than double" what they would usually take on a weekend, adding these events are "extremely important" for venues to sustain themselves during quiet periods of the year."Cardiff seems to be a very trendy place for artist to come and it's huge for us to get your name out there and make sure that you're making money," he Hughes said it had also been "good for our morale"."You want people to want to come here, so knowing that there's big names in the stadium and people choose your bar before they go there is great." It was not a supersonic weekend for everyone, however, with hospitality workers understandably stressed about the sheer volume of Moore, 24, has worked at The Philharmonic in the centre for a few months and described her 12-hour Oasis shift as "rough"."I think we were quite prepared but it came out of nowhere. I turned around and it was just absolutely packed," she said there was not a gap at the bar "until later on in the night".Luckily her manager was on hand to keep the staff members fuelled throughout the day."They gave us pizza and stuff which was so helpful," she Kendrick Lamar coming to Cardiff this weekend there is little time to how is she preparing for the next big gig?"I think it will be the same. Just emotionally prepping really and I'll be ready to go." Nick Newman, chairman of the Cardiff Licensees Forum which represents around 100 on-licensed premises, has worked in the city centre for more than 40 said these "marquee weekends" were a "major economic drive" for Cardiff."The atmosphere is unbelievable. It felt like a festival out there in the city centre," he said of the Oasis gigs. It comes at a "difficult time" for the industry with smaller, independent venues feeling the pinch in particular, according to Mr said it made events like the Oasis reunion, which bring "visitors from all over the world", even more important for the industry."It makes people want to come to Cardiff and hopefully they come back," he Nicholls, chair of UKHospitality, said the gigs had provided a "much-needed boost to trade" as one of the most profitable weekends for the sector in the city this year."We hope to see this continue throughout the remaining Oasis shows over the next few weeks," she added.
CTV News
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Local emerging artists take the stage at Courtyard Concerts in Barrie
Live music filled the summer air as Courtyard Concerts made its return to Barrie. CTV chatted with Madison Mueller, one of the local talents showcased in the series.
