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LIST: Who is performing at the Tennessee Valley Fair in 2025?
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Valley Fair is getting closer. Here's who will be taking the concert stage during the fair. The Tennessee Valley Fair is returning to Chilhowee Park for September 5-14. So far, only three concerts have been announced. The latest concert announced was on June 3. Ole 60 will be performing with Rob Langdon on Monday, September 8 at 8 p.m. The newer country band features the sounds of a steel guitar and gritty storytelling that isn't 'your father's country music,' the Tennessee Valley Fair said. Could the Tennessee Valley Fair leave Chilhowee Park after more than a century? Tickets go on sale for the Ole 60 concert at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 6. The fair shared that tickets will cost between $41.30-$53.10 each. On Thursday, September 11 it will be time to 'get low' as Flo Rida takes the stage at 8 p.m. The American rapper and singer-songwriter had a variety of radio hits between the late 2000s and 2010s. 'From 'My House' to 'Right Round'—this is a show guaranteed to get the party started,' the Tennessee Valley Fair wrote on social media. Tickets went on sale on May 23 and are priced between $64.90-$76.70. However, premium seating is available for $236. The first concert that was announced for the 2025 Tennessee Valley Fair was Styx, which will be performing at 8 p.m. on Friday, September 12. The American rock band had several hits in the 1970s and 80s, including 'The Best of Times,' 'Mr. Roboto,' and 'Too Much Time on My Hands.' In addition to tickets that are on sale for $76.70-$88.50, Styx is also offering a VIP Package, that includes a premium reserved seat, a long-sleeve tour shirt, an enamel pin set, challenge coin, tote bag and more. Locals, tourists recall major Gatlinburg crash that injured seven For those who purchase tickets ahead of time, tickets will be available by email three days before each concert. This year, tickets will once again include free admission to the fair, so ticketholders have the opportunity to enjoy all the aspects of the fair before attending the show. Admission to the fair is usually $12 for those over the age of 12, with admission for children aged 6-11 and seniors over the age of 65 being priced at $9. For children 5 years old and younger, admission to the fair is free. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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Flo Rida to perform at Tennessee Valley Fair
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Another concert has been announced for the 2025 Tennessee Valley Fair. On Tuesday, the fair announced that Flo Rida will be performing at this year's upcoming fair on Thursday, September 11 at 8 p.m. Remembering David Hodson: Knoxville veteran who led 150 Marines to Iraq and back dies at 76 'From 'My House' to 'Right Round'—this is a show guaranteed to get the party started,' the Tennessee Valley Fair wrote on social media. The American rapper and singer-songwriter is known for his breakout single 'Low' and had multiple radio hits between the late 2000s and 2010s. His latest album, 'My House' has seven tracks including the title track and 'I Don't Like It, I Love It' featuring Robin Thicke and Verdine White. Recently, he also released 'Bad Idea' featuring That Mexican OT in late April 2025. Tickets to the concert go on sale on Friday, May 23 at 10 a.m., however, members of the Tennessee Valley Fair Foundation get early access to presale tickets. Concert presale contributions help fund a scholarship the fair offers, according to the fair's website. Could the Tennessee Valley Fair leave Chilhowee Park after more than a century? Tickets to see Flo Rida start at $64.90, and include admission to the fair, giving concertgoers the opportunity to enjoy the food, rides, entertainment, agriculture and all the other aspects that the fair has to offer before attending the show. Admission to the fair is usually $12 for those over the age of 12, with admission for children aged 6-11 and seniors over the age of 65 being priced at $9. For children 5 years old and younger, admission to the fair is free. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Japan Times
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Times
‘The Killer Goldfish': The future of cinema, or just indie cosplay?
Anyone stumbling unawares into a screening of 'The Killer Goldfish' at K2, a dinky independent cinema in Tokyo's Shimokitazawa neighborhood, would be forgiven for assuming it's an archetypal midnight movie — one of those schlocky, low-budget productions made for cult infamy rather than commercial success. Superficially, this loopy tale of murderous pets and esoteric evolutionary theory bears the hallmarks of a true outsider effort, complete with a no-name star and a single-screen theatrical release. But look closer and the figure at the helm isn't some aspiring auteur: It's Yukihiko Tsutsumi, a veteran director whose recent output includes mainstream fare such as 'First Love' (2021) and '12 Suicidal Teens' (2019). There's nothing wrong with an established filmmaker going back to their roots, of course (as Tsutsumi himself did with black-and-white homelessness drama 'My House' in 2012). However, 'The Killer Goldfish' has a more ambitious goal in mind. It's the first feature produced by Super Sapienss, a project Tsutsumi started with fellow old-timers Katsuyuki Motohiro and Yuichi Sato with the aim of upending the Japanese film industry. Tired of the ubiquitous 'production committee' system — with its timid preference for movies based on existing properties, starring the same actors you see in everything else — they're proposing an alternative model. Super Sapienss is conceived as a decentralized organization that handles the entire process, from creating original IP to distributing the finished film. ('The Killer Goldfish' has already appeared as an online manga series.) It's a bold idea, even if the guys seizing control of the means of production are the ones who got us here in the first place. ('Bayside Shakedown', '20th Century Boys,' 'SPEC,' 'Strawberry Night' — need I go on?) Too bad 'The Killer Goldfish' is such a lousy movie. It does at least deliver on the promise of its title, even if the piscine carnage is all cutaways and bad CGI. There's been a spate of mysterious murders where the victims are mostly middle-aged men. The police are flummoxed, but occult specialist Erika Tamaki (newcomer Erika Oka, game but a bit grating) quickly deduces that the killings are being perpetrated by angry goldfish — and someone else is pulling their fins. The story quickly branches out to reveal an alternative history of human evolution, in which the Japanese people turn out to be descended from interbreeding between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. Yosuke Kubozuka pops up as a handsome university professor, who explains how this led to the appearance of people with superhuman powers. Ever wondered what seventh-century mystic En no Gyoja has in common with postwar artist Taro Okamoto? Now you know. The action is interspersed with bursts of psychedelic animation, clips from a 'Love Island'-style reality TV show and a balaclava-wearing YouTuber who provides a running commentary of sorts. We even get a couple of parkour-inspired action sequences, featuring a teleporting antagonist with an enormous ping-pong ball on his head (played by Kubozuka's son, Airu). If this sounds like wacky fun, that's because it really should be, yet the outlandish concepts and discordant stylistic flourishes never cohere into an entertaining film. Only a brief appearance by Jiro Sato reaches the heights of sublime ridiculousness 'The Killer Goldfish' seemed to promise. Too often, it feels like Tsutsumi and his collaborators are just flinging ideas at the wall without checking what sticks. Evolution is a messy process, I guess.
Chicago Tribune
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Column: Other than a Flo Rida concert, how can the Chicago White Sox convince fans to come to the ballpark?
An urgent email notification from the Chicago White Sox appeared on my phone, immediately brightening up a rainy Tuesday morning. Multiplatinum recording artist Flo Rida was coming to The Rate on June 27 to deliver a postgame concert following the White Sox-San Francisco Giants game. Packages include a ticket to the game and an on-field pass. After passing on Vanilla Ice's postgame concert that was canceled due to a couple stray bullets landing in the bleachers in 2023, who could say no? For Sox fans unaware of Mr. Rida, the hip-hop artist recorded the popular party anthem, 'My House,' which was once featured in a ubiquitous Comcast Xfinity commercial urging customers to stay home and watch cable TV. The song's catchy chorus — 'Welcome to my house, we don't have to go out …' — made it the perfect tune for Xfinity, which coincidentally is also the cable provider that's been unable to strike a deal to carry the Chicago Sports Network, potentially depriving thousands of White Sox fans from watching the games in their own home. That, in a nutshell, is the circle of Sox life. I'm not sure if the lure of Flo Rida's hits will be enough to convince fans to come out to the corner of 35th Street and Shields Avenue on a warm Friday night in June and wait through a baseball game to watch him, but you can't blame the Sox for trying. Coming off a modern-day record 121-loss season, any and all ideas to generate fan interest are welcome. Well, almost any. Free beer kiosks and opening a dispensary in center field are not valid options. So what can the Sox do? Are they doomed to a season of empty seats at most games not involving the Cubs, giveaways or Mark Buehrle's statue ceremony? Or is there hope for a comeback, at least in the stands? Opening day is just over three weeks away, and the Sox are already playing down to expectations in Cactus League play. Nevertheless, general manager Chris Getz recently told me the reaction he and players received at SoxFest in January at the Ramova Theatre was greatly appreciated. 'They're passionate, no question about that,' he said. 'And we appreciate that. But at the end of the day, I know they're waiting to see a better baseball club. We're trying to put together the best baseball club we can.' Getz could've added an asterisk to that last sentence: *-allowing for payroll limitations from ownership. If winning games is going to be a challenge, at least the manager can make fans feel like there's light at the end of the tunnel. I asked new skipper Will Venable whether he felt any personal responsibility to help sell the Sox to their fans in 2025. 'That's about how we play, for me,' he said. 'Certainly part of this is going out and doing all the things we need to do to compete and play hard. We talk about those things every day in camp.' I took that as a 'no,' but that's OK. He's new here. 1 of Venable is obviously no Joe Maddon or Terry Francona when it comes to marketing skills. The Cubs brought in Maddon in 2014 knowing he had the charisma, media savvy and ability to convince Cubs fans that the rebuild was actually turning a corner. The excitement of the 2014-15 offseason built up and led to a playoff season that restored faith in the plan. The Cincinnati Reds are trying to do likewise this season with Francona, who provided instant credibility to their rebuild. Venable, in his first year in Chicago, remains a complete unknown to most Sox fans. He's as low-key as former Sox managers Robin Ventura, Rick Renteria and Grady Sizemore, the interim guy who remains on Venable's coaching staff. But after four years of a polarizing Tony La Russa and an obstinate Pedro Grifol, Sox fans might welcome a likeable guy to the manager's chair. So what has Venable learned about Sox fans during his first few months on the job? 'They're extremely passionate, extremely proud of their team, and I think that's something that we all can get behind and are excited about,' he said. 'Hope to give them something to be proud of out on the field.' Sox fans are definitely passionate and proud, as Getz and Venable pointed out, but they're also discriminating when it comes to attending games. It's going to take more than Venable's leadership skills and Flo Rida's hits to bring fans back to Sox Park. There is still the Reinsdorf Factor to contend with, and the lack of stars to promote. The Sox currently have two stars, Luis Robert Jr. and Andrew Benintendi. Robert is likely to be traded, and Benintendi broke his right hand last week and will be out for 4-5 weeks. The young pitching prospects being touted for future stardom, Hagen Smith and Noah Schultz, are likely to start the season in Triple A. Spring training is usually a good time to generate optimism, but the Sox are 2-8 in Cactus League play heading into Wednesday, hitting an anemic .204 and posting a 6.25 ERA. Spring numbers are meaningless, of course, but with so many roster spots open, it's concerning that only Robert, Brandon Drury and Lenyn Sosa are off to decent starts at the plate. The Sox finished last in the majors in home runs last year and figure to save on fireworks again. With Benintendi out, the only home run threat outside of Robert and Andrew Vaughn is veteran Joey Gallo, a one-time slugger on a minor-league invite. Gallo should make the roster with so little competition in camp, but his strikeout totals are quite alarming. He has twice as many career strikeouts (1,292) as hits (557), while his 213 strikeouts in 2021 are on par with Nellie Fox's 216 strikeouts over his entire 19-year career. So far Gallo is 1-for-12 with five strikeouts in Cactus League play, so maybe the Sox should hold off on the Joey Gallo billboards for now. Better to market the 2025 Sox around the Campfire Milkshake, the slump-proof concoction that Sox fans were truly passionate about in 2024.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
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Listen to Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante guest on re-recording of Pvris' My House
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Spiritbox vocalist Courtney LaPlante has guested on a new song by pop-rockers Pvris. LaPlante appears on a newly released re-recording of the American outfit's 2014 track My House, taken from the band's debut album White Noise. It precedes a White Noise 10th-anniversary tour of North America and Europe that starts in March. Pvris singer Lyndsey Gunnulfsen comments: 'It was such an honour to have Courtney featured on this re-release. I didn't know until meeting her that White Noise was one of the inspirations to Spiritbox. After learning that and seeing the incredible world she's created from that inspiration, it feels full circle now, and it was only right to have her be a part of this re-release. 'The album first came out at a time when women were still extremely commoditised in the rock/alternative space, and the fight to be embraced and taken seriously, simply as artists, was even more prevalent than it still is today. 10 years later, there's been a lot of progress, but there's still much work to be done. It feels really healing and powerful to get to share this song with someone who I know has had much of that same experience and has been fighting that same battle just as long, if not longer. 'Not only is she an incredible person and performer, she has such a distinct and dialled vision with Spiritbox. The high standard of precision, artistic integrity, and vision, both sonically and visually, that she's brought into the rock/alternative scene with Spiritbox, I feel has set the bar so high, and to have done that as a woman in a scene still so heavily occupied by men, it feels like the most badass power move. Take notes everyone!' The collaboration is far from the first pop team-up LaPlante has done. Spiritbox guested on an official rock remix of Megan Thee Stallion's Cobra in 2023. The band and the rapper then made an original song together, TYG, last year. LaPlante has also championed other women in rock and metal, performing onstage with Jinjer's Tatiana Shmayluk, Poppy and Chelsea Wolfe, among others. In a recent interview at the Grammy Awards where LaPlante was confused for fellow Best Metal Performance nominee Poppy, she expressed her hopes for a woman to win the prize for the first time this year. Though neither Spiritbox nor Poppy won a Grammy, her dream came true when opera singer Marina Viotti took it home, having been nominated with Gojira for the rendition of Ah! Ça Ira they performed at the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony. Spiritbox will release their long-awaited second album Tsunami Sea next month. The band are also the cover stars on the new issue of Metal Hammer, where they talk all about the new album, their star collaborations and their journey so far. Order your copy now and get it delivered directly to your door.
