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Daily Mirror
13 hours ago
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- Daily Mirror
Coronation Street star has link to Sir Paul McCartney and other famous family members
A soap star who has appeared in Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and more has a family connection to Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney - but he's not the only famous person she's related to Soap fans have been left stunned and amazed after realising a TV star is related to music legend Sir Paul McCartney. Fans of Emmerdale and Coronation Street will recognise Amy Robbins for appearing in both ITV soaps. She has played a recurring character named Christina Boyd since 2023 on the cobbles, and featured in six episodes of Emmerdale playing Defence Barrister Milligan during Meena Jutla's plea hearing. The 54-year-old actress has also appeared in Casualty, Holby City, Doctors, Hollyoaks and more, with a career on screen spanning back to 1997. But soap fans may be stunned to learn she has a surprising number of famous people within her family, including 83-year-old Beatles icon Sir Paul. On top of this, Amy's grandfather, Ted Robbins, was a prominent member of the Football Association, her brother, also named Ted Robbins, is an actor who has appeared in Phoenix Nights and Benidorm, and her sister, Kate Robbins, is a singer and actress who wrote the theme tune to Cilla Black's Surprise, Surprise and also starred in Silent Witness. She is also an aunt to Emily Atack, who's parents are Kate and the musician Keith Atack. Amy has been married to the actor and author Robert Daws since 2003 and together they have three children. Speaking of her famous family, Amy said, per the Express: 'We are never competitive with each other and we are all very close. My dad, Michael, worked in variety all his life and my mum, Elizabeth, sang. Showbusiness is in our DNA, it's a family business that has lasted generations." She was able to turn to her brother Ted for advice, appearing on Corrie - as he too has featured on the soap, playing Brendan Finch from 2015 until 2016. He advised her 'not to underestimate the feeling of standing in the Rovers for the first time.' Amy revealed: 'He said it would be overwhelming and he was right. His other piece of advice was not to call William Roache 'Ken' like he did. Ted bumped into William and accidentally said 'Hello Mr Barlow''. Sir Paul has a large family that includes a wide range of talented relatives. He is related to Amy by her mother, Elizabeth Robbins, who is Paul McCartney's first cousin. This means Amy shares a grandparent with Paul McCartney, making her his cousin, but one generation removed. The Yellow Submarine singer is dad to potter and artist Heather McCartney - who is the daughter of the late photographer Linda McCartney and the adopted daughter of Paul. His 55-year-old daughter, Mary McCartney, is a photographer, documentary filmmaker, and vegetarian cookbook author, and his 53-year-old daughter, Stella McCartney, is an acclaimed fashion designer. His son, James McCartney, 47, followed in his musical footsteps and has enjoyed some success as a musician and songwriter. He has released three albums: Me, released in 2013, The Blackberry Train, released in 2016, and Beautiful Nothing, released last year. James also contributed to albums by his parents, Paul and Linda McCartney. As well as being married to Linda from 1969 until her death in 1998, Sir Paul was famously married to the model Heather Mills from 2002 until 2008. His most recent marriage, to business woman Nancy Shevell, began in 2011.
CBS News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Paul McCartney Pittsburgh tickets are going for upwards of $6K. Why are they so expensive?
Tickets are now on sale for when Sir Paul McCartney makes his return to Pittsburgh later this year. But you may want to double check your bank account before you buy. The prices are giving some fans sticker shock. If you are old enough, you probably remember paying $50 for a concert ticket and getting a very good seat. Nowadays, if you go to see a show, you are going to pay a lot more, including when you go to see McCartney at PPG Paints Arena on Nov. 11. Some of the tickets on the aftermarket cost more than $6,000. But why? Ethan Rene and a few others camped out in front of PPG Paints Arena on Friday to see the group GHOST. When it comes to musical style, GHOST is about as far away from Sir Paul as Pittsburgh is from Piccadilly Circus. And so are prices. The most expensive ticket KDKA-TV found to see GHOST was $526. The most expensive for Sir Paul was $6,308. "What is the absolute most you would pay for your absolute favorite artist?" KDKA-TV's Ross Guidotti asked Rene. "I think 300 would be my limit," Rene responded. KDKA-TV's Ross Guidotti got in the queue when Paul McCartney tickets went on sale at 10 a.m., and when he tried to nab a few 25 minutes later, they cost well over $1,000. Industry insiders blame the increased costs of extravagant productions. Long gone are the days of a stack of amps and a microphone. Transportation costs of all that stuff are going up, and there's dynamic pricing, which literally adjusts ticket prices in real-time based on demand. But what about all those fees? Insiders say fees are just a way to make more money. "I paid, I think, 190 for this ticket, without fees, and with fees, it was 230 something," said Rene. And then you have Live Nation and Ticketmaster, which hold the reins on a lot of artists and where they can play and how much tickets cost. Live Nation and Ticketmaster have been the targets of federal antitrust and monopoly lawsuits and investigations. The companies say it's just the cost of doing business. Add to that resale agencies like StubHub and others, and the prices go up even more. "Is there any artist worth paying as much as you'd pay for a decent used car?" Guidotti asked. "For me, no. No, I would not," said Rene. But industry insiders say as long as people are willing to pay, the show will go on and the cost will continue to rise.
Globe and Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Globe and Mail
From a Coldplay kiss cam to Steve Miller's cancelled tour (and more), it's a cruel summer for concerts
Rick Derringer died May 26, at age 77. The flashy guitarist represented a different era, when rock 'n' roll was fun, footloose and hoochie koo. Now, not so much. We've gone soft. Jet Airliner singer Steve Miller just cancelled his band's tour before it even got off the ground. He blamed it on 'the weather,' presumably while gesturing vaguely toward the sky. 'The combination of extreme heat, unpredictable flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and massive forest fires makes these risks for you our audience, the band and the crew unacceptable,' the 81-year-old rockstar said on his website. Steve, my dude, whatever happened to 'keep on rock'n me, baby'? It's been a tough week for touring all around, smack dab in the middle of the industry's busiest season. Let's start with the pre-sale for three Paul McCartney concerts in Canada that caused long waits online and predictably triggered complaints about the sky-high ticket prices. Paul used to be the cute one, now he's the rich one (and one of the only ones). Also this week, members of Jane's Addiction filed lawsuits against each other in a dispute that stems from a 2024 onstage altercation between singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro. It's a real he says/Jane Says situation. In a 30-page complaint, Farrell accuses former bandmates Eric Avery, Stephen Perkins and Navarro of allegedly bullying, harassing and otherwise conspiring against him for years. He also claims his fight with Navarro was a result of his frustration over the band 'playing their instruments at a high volume so that he could not hear himself sing without blasting his own in-ear monitors at an unsafe level.' Loud music? Lock them up. In their own lawsuit, the other three musicians are seeking US$10-million from Farrell, alleging the singer caused the cancellation of last year's reunion tour. Navarro also filed his own action against Farrell for alleged assault and battery stemming from the scuffle at Boston's Leader Bank Pavilion last September. What with onstage punching and climate-change concerns, summer concerts are no longer safe. For further proof, just ask Andy Byron. The CEO of AI software company Astronomer was caught on a kiss cam getting all Viva la Vida with a woman apparently not his wife at a Coldplay concert this week at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. 'Oh, look at these two,' Coldplay's affable frontman Chris Martin said upon spotting what he assumed was a proper couple. 'All right, come on, you're okay. Oh, what? Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy.' Martin, of course, missed the third option: Perhaps the pair was horrified at being outed as fans of Coldplay, the bland purveyor of melodically emotive piano ballads. Besides, who takes their paramour to see a middle-of-the-road band such as Coldplay? Extramarital concert-going calls for something edgier and dangerous − Air Supply or, apparently, Jane's Addiction would be more appropriate. Coldplay gets credit for its commitment to climate change initiatives. The British band's current Music of the Spheres tour reduces carbon emissions by using sustainable aviation fuel and renewable energy sources where possible, while practicing a zero-plastic policy at their shows. Unfortunately, Coldplay's environmental impact can't come quickly enough for Miller, whose worry over volatile atmospheric conditions is too much to bear. He might be part of the problem, though. This is the rocker who in the 1970s famously sang about going from 'Phoenix, Arizona, all the way to Tacoma, Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.' It was that kind of inefficient tour routing that left an excessive carbon footprint that got us where to we are today. I don't have any evidence, but I feel like mile-high shag carpeting was involved as well. Fly like an eagle, indeed. This weekend, I'm taking in a Beck show at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall. I haven't seen him since 2002, when the Flaming Lips opened up for him and served as his backing band at Massey Hall. An equipment snafu cut the Flaming Lips set in half. Beck came on and hit himself on the head with his guitar. He left the stage for a bit, only to come back and curl up on the floor to sadly play a harmonium. Be careful out there, music lovers.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Paul McCartney Got Back 2025 Tour:' How to get tickets to see the Beatles legend live today, concert dates, prices and more
Music legend Paul McCartney never seems to run out of steam, which is why he announced a few days ago that he'll be heading out on tour again. In recent years, McCartney's live shows have featured songs from his celebrated, decades-deep music catalog, including Beatles favorites like "Hey Jude" and "I've Got A Feeling," — which features a duet with his former bandmate John Lennon — Wings classics, and songs from his solo era. This year, he'll take all of those hits on the road for his Got Back 2025 tour, even visiting a few cities he's never performed in before, including Palm Springs and Albuquerque. Presale tickets for McCartney's Got Back 2025 tour are on sale now, here's everything you need to know about how to see the music legend live. Check Ticketmaster Find tickets on StubHub When is Paul McCartney touring? Paul McCartney's rebooted Got Back tour begins in California on Sept. 29. He'll play 19 shows across the U.S. and Canada, wrapping up on Nov. 25 in Chicago. When do tickets for the 2025 'Got Back Tour' go on sale? General on sale ticketing for Paul McCartney's tour began on Friday, July 18 at 10 a.m. local venue time. You can shop for tickets now (though they were all pretty much gone, last we checked). Check Ticketmaster Got Back Tour Paul McCartney tickets cost: Official Ticketmaster ticket prices for the Got Back 2025 tour vary by location but most start around $200, though tickets at some venues have been selling for anywhere from $800 to $4,500 (and some fans aren't thrilled about that). There are limited obstructed view seats being offered for $40, though supplies were extremely limited, the last time we checked. Find tickets Tired of stressing over Ticketmaster? Tickets are also available through third-party sites like StubHub starting around $300 (currently way cheaper than what's available on Ticketmaster). Find tickets on StubHub Where is Paul McCartney touring in 2025? Here's the complete list of every stop on Paul McCartney's Got Back tour: Sept. 29: Palm Desert, California — Acrisure Arena Oct. 4: Las Vegas — Allegiant Stadium Oct. 7: Albuquerque, New Mexico — Isleta Amphitheater Oct. 11: Denver — Coors Field Oct. 14: Des Moines, Iowa — Casey's Center Oct. 17: Minneapolis — U.S. Bank Stadium Oct. 22: Tulsa, Oklahoma – BOK Center Oct. 29: New Orleans — Smoothie King Center Nov. 2: Atlanta — State Farm Arena Nov. 3: Atlanta— State Farm Arena Nov. 6: Nashville – The Pinnacle Nov. 8: Columbus, Ohio — Nationwide Arena Nov. 11: Pittsburgh — PPG Paints Arena Nov. 14: Buffalo, New York — KeyBank Center Nov. 17: Montreal — Bell Centre Nov. 18: Montreal — Bell Centre Nov. 21: Hamilton, Ontario – TD Coliseum Nov. 24: Chicago — United Center Nov. 25: Chicago — United Center
New York Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Paul McCartney ‘Got Back' tickets are on sale. How much do they cost?
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. We're finally ready to give Paul McCartney our money. On July 10, the former Beatle announced the second North American leg of his 'Got Back Tour' — that originally ran in the U.S. way back in 2022 — that will take him to stadiums, arenas and amphitheaters in the U.S. and Canada this September, October and November. That includes gigs at Pittsburgh's PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, Nov. 8 and Buffalo's KeyBank Center on Friday, Nov. 14. As of now, tickets to see the 83-year-old legend live are available for all shows. At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on seats for any one show was $167 including fees on Vivid Seats. Other shows have tickets starting anywhere from $168 to $1,169 including fees. Prior to this upcoming autumnal run, Macca last took the stage in New York when he delivered a hair-raising rendition of The Beatles' 'Abbey Road Suite' at SNL50. To ramp up for that television appearance, the Liverpool native headlined three intimate, 500-person shows at the Bowery Ballroom. 'After one loud scream from the crowd, McCartney said, 'That was a Beatles scream!,' reflecting on his days with John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr,' The Post reported. 'OK, let's get it out of the way. Girls, give me a Beatles scream,' he added. Notable tracks performed at his third and final evening at the Lower East Side venue included Beatles favorites like 'A Hard Day's Night,' 'Blackbird,' 'Let It Be,' 'Hey Jude,' 'The Abbey Road Suite' and the Fab Four's recently-released 'Now And Then' as well as Wings' 'Junior's Farm,' 'Let Me Roll It,' 'Let 'Em In' and 'Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five' according to Set List FM. He even worked in solo tunes 'Temporary Secretary,' 'My Valentine' and 'Every Night.' 'It was incredible,' superfan Wendy Miranda told CBS News. This is actually my 10th time seeing Paul McCartney. I have no words for it. I honestly thought he was going to go on for three hours like he usually does, but, you know, I'll take this.' While we don't know what McCartney will dust off for his fall '25 'Got Back' gigs, we do know he isn't getting any younger. If seeing him live in concert is on your bucket list, make this tour a priority. Is your cursor still hovering over the buy button? If that's the case, we're here to help. For more information, our team has everything you need to know about Paul McCartney's 2025 North American 'Got Back Tour' below. All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation. Paul McCartney ticket prices 2025 A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here: Paul McCartney tour dates Ticket prices start at Sept. 29 at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, CA $567 (including fees) Oct. 4 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV $172 (including fees) Oct. 7 at the Isleta Amphitheater in Albuquerque, NM $272.68 (including fees) Oct. 11 at Coors Field in Denver, CO $174 (including fees) Oct. 14 at Casey's Center in Des Moines, IA $240 (including fees) Oct. 17 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN $167 (including fees) Oct. 22 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, OK $240 (including fees) Oct. 29 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA $197 (including fees) Nov. 2 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA $319 (including fees) Nov. 3 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA $280 (including fees) Nov. 6 at The Pinnacle in Nashville, TN $1,168.78 (including fees) Nov. 8 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH $385 (including fees) Nov. 11 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA $295 (including fees) Nov. 14 at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY $335 (including fees) Nov. 17 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC, CA $168 (including fees) Nov. 18 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC, CA $178 (including fees) Nov. 21 at the TD Coliseum in Hamilton, ON, CA $382 (including fees) Nov. 24 at the United Center in Chicago, IL $305 (including fees) Nov. 25 at the United Center in Chicago, IL $308 (including fees) (Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn't noted, will include additional fees at checkout.) Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event. Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here. Ringo Starr tour schedule 2025 Paul isn't the only Beatle trotting out the hits this year. Starr, who recently dropped a country album, has been touring all year long with his All Starr Band. The Post just caught him live at Radio City and raved their 'Ringo expectations [were] officially met and exceeded.' If you'd like to see him live, here's where he'll be later this year. Paul McCartney set list Prior to his abbreviated Bowery Ballroom concerts, McCartney went way above and beyond the call of duty at his 2022 MetLife 'Got Back' concert that coincided with his 80th birthday. According to Set List FM, here's what made the cut that evening: 01.) 'Can't Buy Me Love' (The Beatles song) 02.) 'Junior's Farm' (Wings song) 03.) 'Letting Go' (Wings song) 04.) 'Got to Get You Into My Life' (The Beatles song) 05.) 'Come On to Me' 06.) 'Let Me Roll It' (Wings song) 07.) 'Getting Better' (The Beatles song) 08.) 'Let 'Em In' (Wings song) 09.) 'My Valentine' 10.) 'Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five' (Wings song) 11.) 'Maybe I'm Amazed' 12.) 'I've Just Seen a Face' (The Beatles song) 13.) 'In Spite of All the Danger' (The Quarrymen song) 14.) 'Love Me Do' (The Beatles song) 15.) 'Dance Tonight' 16.) 'Blackbird' (The Beatles song) 17.) 'Here Today' 18.) 'New' 19.) 'Lady Madonna' (The Beatles song) 20.) 'Fuh You' 21.) 'Jet' (Wings song) 22.) 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!' (The Beatles song) 23.) 'Something' (The Beatles song) 24.) 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' (The Beatles song) 25.) 'You Never Give Me Your Money' (The Beatles song) 26.) 'She Came in Through the Bathroom Window' (The Beatles song) 27.) 'Get Back' (The Beatles song) 28.) 'Band on the Run' (Wings song) 29.) 'Glory Days' (Bruce Springsteen cover) (with Bruce Springsteen) 30.) 'I Wanna Be Your Man' (The Beatles song) (with Bruce Springsteen) 31.) 'Let It Be' (The Beatles song) 32.) 'Live and Let Die' (Wings song) 33.) 'Hey Jude' (The Beatles song) Encore 34.) 'I've Got a Feeling' (The Beatles song) 35.) 'Happy Birthday to You' (Mildred J. Hill & Patty Hill cover) (with Jon Bon Jovi) 36.) 'Birthday' (The Beatles song) 37.) 'Helter Skelter' (The Beatles song) 38.) 'Golden Slumbers' (The Beatles song) 39.) 'Carry That Weight' (The Beatles song) 40.) 'The End' (The Beatles song) (with Bruce Springsteen) Paul McCartney new music On May 16, McCartney and Barbra Streisand released their yearning duet 'My Valentine.' The romantic song is fairly straightforward for Sir Paul who typically tends to embrace unique sounds even when he releases Christmas music (like the delightfully bizarre 'Wonderful Christmastime'); therefore, the heartfelt standard, which he originally released in 2012 with a bit more verve on the cover-heavy jazz record 'Kisses on the Bottom,' is an oddity — a star-studded one but an oddity all the same — and must be heard to be believed. Want to give it a spin? Check out 'My Valentine' here. Classic rockers on tour in 2025 Although not many rockers that made their U.S. debut during the LBJ Administration are still kicking, there are quite a few iconic acts who made their bones in the '60s and '70s on the road more than 50 years later. Here are just five of our absolute favorites we can't wait to see live these next few months. • Yusuf/Cat Stevens • Neil Young • Bob Dylan with Willie Nelson • Eric Clapton • Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues Who else is out and about? Take a look at our list of all the biggest classic rockers on tour in 2025 to find the show for you. This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
