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Glasgow Times
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Robbie Williams Emirates Stadium: Timings, setlist and more
Robbie, best known for mega hits including Rock DJ, Angels, Let Me Entertain You, and many more, is performing at the home of Arsenal for two days this June. As part of the singer's tour, he will be heading to the likes of Manchester, Bath, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Paris, Newcastle and more destinations around the world. If you were able to get tickets to Robbie's show at the Emirates, we have everything you need to know from door times, support acts, setlist and bag policy. When is Robbie Williams at Emirates Stadium? Robbie Williams will be performing at London's Emirates Stadium for two special nights, on Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7. What time do the doors open for Robbie Williams in London? If you have tickets to see Robbie at the Emirates, you can head down to the stadium at 4pm when the gates open. Who is the support act for Robbie Williams at the Emirates? Robbie will be supported by two acts while he is at the London Stadium. On both dates, fans will get to see Rag 'n' Bone Man and Lottery Winners. What are the set times for Robbie Williams in London? The official set times for Robbie Williams haven't been confirmed yet, but he is expected to take to the stage at 8.30pm. What is the seating plan for Robbie Williams at Emirates? You can see the full interactive seating plan via the Emirates Stadium website here. Can you still get tickets to Robbie Williams in London? Tickets for Robbie went on sale at the end of 2024, with tickets in high demand. At the time of writing, you can still buy tickets to both shows at the Emirates, with many of the tickets being verified resale. You can buy the tickets via the Robbie Williams website. Recommended Reading What is the setlist for Robbie Williams' BRITPOP tour? Although not confirmed, Robbie's set list for his recent show at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh is as follows, according to Rocket Let Me Entertain You All My Life/ Song 2/ Seven Nation Army/ Rim Tim Tagi Dim Monsoon Old Before I Die Rock DJ Love My Life Strong The Road to Mandalay Supreme Let Love Be Your Energy/ Sexed Up/ Candy Relight My Fire Something Beautiful Millennium Theme From New York, New York (Cover) Come Undone Kids She's the One My Way (Cover) Feel Angles What is the bag policy for Emirates Stadium? The A4 policy for Emirates Stadium is as follows: A4 Size = 297mm x 210mm x 210mm or 11.7in x 8.27in x 8.27in. Are you seeing Robbie Williams in London?
Egypt Today
2 days ago
- General
- Egypt Today
Pre Eid Burnout: How to Combat Procrastination Before Eid
A few days separate us from Eid Al Adha holiday, and as much as people are excited to sit back, relax, or travel and have fun, all of us, including me, are staring blankly at the screen, having brain fog and cannot finish any task required of us, or we spent the day procrastinating and not making any efforts. So what can we do to fix that? How can we finish the delegated tasks at hand so we can enjoy Eid stress-free? Since I'm also in the same predicament as you, I will offer some relatable advice that works for me and hopefully will work for you too. LEAVE YOUR PHONE I cannot emphasize enough that it's very important to leave your phone and TikTok behind and focus on work. The doomscroll curse is real, and that 5-minute window where you just catch up with the news or see who got engaged, it ends up being an hour and even more. So leave your phone, it's not going anywhere, and do the pending tasks. Make a Good Playlist to Motivate You While Missy Elliot said that music makes you lose control, it also gives you a mood boost. With the right playlist, you can do everything you set your mind to. Choose songs that are guaranteed to make you feel pumped, whether you're going to play Seven Nation Army, Eye of the Tiger, or Work. Just put your headphones on, turn on the volume, and immerse yourself. Ask For Help Work is always difficult and plenty before the holidays that it becomes stressful, so to avoid feeling overwhelmed, ask for your coworker's help, even if it's for a small task that can be done in minutes. This is not the time for pride and not admitting that you need help. Finish up the tasks, see which coworker you can trust to ask for some assistance, and lift some weight off your shoulders. Take It One Step at A Time The key thing to remember is not to panic. I REPEAT, DO NOT PANIC. Those emails are not some scary monsters, and those clients are not vindictive. Just take a breath, focus, and make a to-do list, prioritizing which task is more important and which one can be done later, and do things one step at a time. Refresh, Restart, Repeat. Zoning out too much and feeling lazy, then it's time to leave your computer, go refresh, whether that's washing your face or having an iced coffee, your body is literally giving you signs to stop and restart the progress. Give yourself a proper break and then begin again. Time is of the essence, and we all want to enjoy Eid al-Adha without any stress or any work left behind. So hopefully, when you follow these steps, you will be ready to have the days off without worrying about emails, meetings, or tasks. You got it, champ.
New York Times
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Chubby Checker, Outkast and the White Stripes Will Join the Rock Hall
Chubby Checker is finally joining the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 65 years after 'The Twist' became a No. 1 hit and an international dance craze. Checker, 83, who has campaigned for decades to be admitted to the pantheon — at one point taking out a full-page ad in Billboard magazine that said 'I want my flowers while I'm alive' — is part of the 40th annual crop of performer inductees. He is joined by Joe Cocker, the White Stripes, Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, Bad Company and Soundgarden, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced on Sunday evening, after a Rock Hall-themed segment on ABC's 'American Idol.' Those artists — a lineup that mixes classic rock, hip-hop, 1990s-vintage alternative rock and a female pop icon — will formally join the hall on Nov. 8 in a ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles that will stream live in Disney+. Checker, Cocker, Outkast and Bad Company were all accepted on their first nomination. The induction of the White Stripes, the stylish garage-rock minimalists whose 'Seven Nation Army' has become a stadium-rousing standard, could lend some anticipatory drama to this year's ceremony. Since the band broke up in 2011, Meg White, its drummer, has become one the great recluses of 21st-century pop, rarely seen in public and declining all interview requests — which would make any possible appearance by her a major coup for the Rock Hall. Among the other honors this year, Salt-N-Pepa, the pioneering female rap group, and the singer-songwriter Warren Zevon will receive the musical influence award. The musical excellence citation will go to the keyboardist Nicky Hopkins, the studio bassist Carol Kaye and the producer Thom Bell, a key figure in Philadelphia soul. Lenny Waronker, a producer and longtime executive at Warner Bros. Records, will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award. Among the nominees who failed to make the final cut this year are Oasis, the Britpop standard-bearers who have reunited for perhaps this year's most in-demand world tour, and Phish, the veteran Vermont jam band. Phish won the hall's fan ballot — a single vote, entered alongside those submitted from the hall's voting body of more than 1,000 music historians, industry professionals and previously inducted artists. Other nominees who didn't make the cut include Mariah Carey, the Black Crowes, Billy Idol, the Mexican rock band Maná and the linked British groups Joy Division and New Order. The Rock Hall has come under close scrutiny over the makeup of its inductee classes, receiving particularly harsh commentary over its low numbers of women; as of 2023, women made up just 8.8 percent of inducted individuals, according to one scholar's count. The hall has pledged to address those disparities, even revising its definition of rock 'n' roll as 'a spirit that is inclusive and ever-changing.' After some gains in recent years — with lauded inductions of Janet Jackson, Sheryl Crow, the Go-Go's and Kate Bush — the latest crop of performer inductees may draw more complaints. It includes just two women: Lauper, who rose to fame in the 1980s with hits like 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' and 'Time After Time,' and Meg White of the White Stripes. Artists become eligible for nomination to the hall 25 years after the release of their first recording.
Telegraph
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
How to get Gen Z into old-school tunes – with a little help from Taylor Swift
This spring, at dozens of venues around the world – from Sydney Opera House to the Albert Hall – you'll find a 12-piece band playing music in the style of the 1920s and 1930s to huge audiences of people in their 20s and 30s, many of them dressed for the occasion in period costume. The band are Postmodern Jukebox, who specialise in performing 21st century pop hits in a pre-war jazz style. In their hands, Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes is turned into a New Orleans funeral dirge, Justin Bieber's Love Yourself is sung in the style of Jelly Roll Morton, while Dua Lipa 's Levitating is turned into a 1920s Charleston. The project is the brainchild of New Jersey-born pianist Scott Bradlee. He studied jazz at music college 20 years ago but, where most of his peers specialised in more modern varieties of jazz – fusion, funk, Afrobeat, hard bop – Bradlee was attracted to earlier styles. 'I obsessively copied piano players like Jelly Roll Morton, James P Johnson, Fats Waller and Art Tatum,' he says. 'My party trick was to play Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd or something by Notorious BIG as a piece of ragtime piano – not something that any jazz venues were interested in at the time.' In 2009, after moving to New York and struggling to get gigs, Bradlee uploaded a self-filmed video to YouTube, an eight-minute medley of 1980s hits by the likes of Dexys Midnight Runners, Madonna and Rick Astley, performed in a ragtime style. 'Within a few hours it had been viewed 10,000 times,' he says. 'Before long, hundreds were engaging in the comments: 'Do some ragtime versions of heavy metal songs!' 'How about a Katy Perry medley for stride piano?' I quickly realised that there was a market for this.' Bradlee assembled a series of ad hoc bands with a few old music-school friends and jobbing singers around New York, christened the project Postmodern Jukebox, and started regularly filming and uploading his cleverly arranged jazz covers of contemporary pop songs by the likes of Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift. In 2013, his 1920s-style, Benny Goodman-inspired swing version of the biggest hit of the previous year, Thrift Shop by the rapper Macklemore, went viral – by the end of the year it had been watched four million times. Postmodern Jukebox's cover versions – filmed with ever more lavish conceptual staging and costumes – have since racked up nearly 2 billion views. Postmodern Jukebox harks back to a time when jazz was the dominant popular dance music; when its musicians played the showtunes and Tin Pan Alley songs that were the hits of the day, something that largely stopped with the rise of rock 'n' roll. Since then, the jazz world has embraced a few pop songwriters – The Beatles, Burt Bacharach, Stevie Wonder and, more recently, Radiohead – but has largely avoided contemporary pop and rock songs. 'A lot of pop lacks the kind of chord changes that jazz musicians are comfortable with,' acknowledges Bradlee. 'Some recent songs don't have any chord changes at all! You have to work with a synth hook or a weird bassline and turn that into a chord sequence. You often have to insert extra passing chords to spice things up, and improvise to create more interesting melodies. But these are things that jazz musicians always do when performing covers.' Juxtaposing contemporary pop with older forms is often done for laughs, as with Paul Anka's 2005 big-band album of indie songs, Rock Swings, or the Christian crooner Pat Boone's 1997 LP of thrash metal songs, No More Mr Nice Guy. 'There's a comic side, but it's crucial to have respect for the songs you cover,' says Bradlee. 'It's joyful, but I'm never sneering.' Postmodern Jukebox, which Bradlee relocated to Nashville in 2017, can now enlist American Idol winners, Broadway stars and veteran Motown backing singers. Their current world tour sees them playing with half a dozen guest vocalists. 'We try to create a vintage universe,' says Bradlee, 'the kind of variety show with an MC that you might have experienced at the Harlem Apollo back in the day. We even get kids dressing up for shows, in 1920s gear! Young fans tell me that we've served as a gateway for jazz, which is great. But we also get older jazz fans exploring recent pop songs they might otherwise have ignored.' Postmodern Jukebox start their European tour in Belfast on April 19, including a date at the Royal Albert Hall on April 23. Scott Bradlee on how the Postmodern Jukebox transformed your favourite hits Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N Roses 'This was one of the first songs that Postmodern Jukebox covered. Once you strip out the distorted guitar, you've basically got an ancient blues song – even the affectation of Axl Rose spelling 'of' as 'o' taps into the old Celtic lineage of the blues! I knew it would make a great Bessie Smith-style blues track, so we got Miche Braden, a legendary Motown veteran, to do a killer version. The chords are the same, all we've done is add a horn arrangement and put it in a swing rhythm.' Old Town Road by Lil Nas X 'The biggest hit of 2019 was this fusion of southern hip hop and country music. This already has a strong blues hook, so it wasn't too much of a stretch to transform it into a piece of New Orleans-style traditional jazz – we just had to add a few extra chord changes to make it more harmonically interesting. The template here was Louis Armstrong's West End Blues: we used the same sousaphone bass and wailing clarinet, with Miche Braden hollering the vocals.' Fancy by Iggy Azalea and Charlie XCX 'The lyrics of this 2014 hit are very much a celebration of hedonistic vanity, which chimed with the sharply dressed gangsters and flappers of the Jazz Age – hence my arrangement in the style of the great bandleader Fletcher Henderson, with singer Ashley Stroud doing a bit of tap dancing. There are no chord changes on the original – it's pretty much just one chord all the way through, so this is an instance where I've had to turn a four-note bassline into a four-chord sequence.' Say You'll Be There by the Spice Girls 'The obvious connection was to recreate the biggest girl-group of the 1990s as the biggest girl-group of the 1940s, so we turned the Spice Girls into the Andrews Sisters. This is already quite a sophisticated song, with a clever chord sequence. We've got three incredible singers – Kyndle Wylde, Tawanda and Tatum Langley – singing really tight harmonies, the kind that Vic Schoen wrote for the Andrews Sisters, with Tatum vocalising a trumpet solo.' Good Luck Babe by Chappell Roan 'As well as vintage jazz, we do a few tracks in postwar pop genres – Motown, doo-wop, bossa nova, and so on. This is one of the biggest hits of last year, and one which has already got great chord changes that you can sink your teeth into. I thought the sassy, screw-you, heartbroken vibe suited a Lesley Gore treatment, so the arrangement draws from Quincy Jones's production on It's My Party, with singer Tatum Langley doing a terrific performance.'
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jack White still has more to say as he makes latest return to his favorite Detroit venue
After eight months traversing the world — including a run of gigs at small venues and out-of-the-way spots — Jack White at last made his back way to the most familiar room of them all. Saturday night at the Masonic Temple Theatre, the Detroit-born star waged a nearly two-hour show to kick off a two-night stand at the Midtown venue that has long been his favored concert habitat when at home. It followed unconventional dates last summer at Detroit's Saint Andrew's Hall and Ann Arbor's Blind Pig, part of a global band-on-the-run dash on the heels of White's album 'No Name.' Saturday brought a sinewy performance with episodes of explosiveness, zigzagging across White's career work while plucking from some less-explored corners of his library amid the seasoned hits, including a night-closing 'Seven Nation Army.' That now-iconic White Stripes classic may be a standard show finale these days, complete with a requisite singalong chant like the one belted out by Saturday's sellout crowd. But back in April 2003, 'Seven Nation Army' was a brand-new number the first time it got a Masonic workout, when Jack and Meg White gave the song its live Detroit debut. These days, that sort of historical subtext is naturally built into any Jack White homecoming concert: It's a sense of rich tradition mingling with the latest musical adventurousness from an artist who, at 49, still seems restless for creative stimuli. White will always have a foot firmly planted in blues-wired rock, but Saturday showed him once again toying with the terrain. At the Masonic, that mission was aided by three longtime musician friends — bassist and childhood pal Dominic Davis, drummer Patrick Keeler (the Raconteurs) and veteran Detroit organist Bobby Emmett. They offered nimble interplay as White led the proceedings up front while reliably coaxing all manner of freakout tones, squeals and scything runs from his battery of guitars. Including vigorous show openers 'Old Scratch Blues' and 'That's How I'm Feeling,' the night featured half a dozen tunes from 'No Name,' the 2024 album that started as an enigmatic vinyl release before being officially registered as White's sixth solo record, joining his discography of work with the Stripes, Raconteurs and Dead Weather. The evening included a rare appearance of the White Stripes' 'The Union Forever.' The searing, growling rendition of that 2001 album track now came outfitted with a brief tirade aimed at Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, a longtime target of White's ire. Social commentary returned in the encore with 'Archbishop Harold Holmes,' the infectious 'No Name' song that takes on spiritual hucksterism. The mood was lighter elsewhere. While introducing a carousing 'Hotel Yorba,' White alluded to his Masonic visit three years ago, when he proposed to — then immediately wed — girlfriend Olivia Jean during a surprise mid-concert ceremony. 'I've got to be careful,' White told Saturday's crowd. 'Last time I was in this spot, I ended up getting married by the end of this song.' Olivia Jean and White's 93-year-old mother, Teresa Gillis, were among the 4,900 on hand Saturday, a crowd that included plenty of friends, family members and colleagues from White's Third Man Records. (White's mom worked decades ago as a Masonic usher — one of the personal connections that endeared him to the venerable Detroit complex.) White and company plowed through a handful of onstage technical hiccups, including issues with guitar cables and Keeler's drum kit, whipping up a cover of Robert Johnson's 'Phonograph Blues' and offering a quick flash of the rock 'n' roll chestnut 'Shakin' All Over' as channeled by the Who. A seven-song encore then piled on the energy, with the Stripes' 'Icky Thump' and a frantic 'Bombing Out' eventually leading to a potent Detroit-centric closing that coupled the Stooges' 'I Wanna Be Your Dog' with 'Seven Nation Army.' White has two more Michigan shows in hand — undoubtedly with shuffled set lists — as he returns Sunday to the Masonic before heading Tuesday to Grand Rapids' GLC Live at 20 Monroe. The No Name Tour will include a twofer in his adopted home base of Nashville before wrapping up on the West Coast in May. Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@ This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Jack White hits Detroit's Masonic with tradition, fresh energy
