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Time Out Dubai
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out Dubai
Madness are coming to Dubai: Ticket info, venue, date and more
British ska-pop legends Madness are set to perform in the emirate later this year. The iconic band are set to bring a night of fun and singing along to Dubai Media City Ampitheatre on Saturday November 22. With a career spanning more than four decades, Madness have carved out a permanent place in British pop history. Fans can expect hits like Our House, Baggy Trousers, It Must Be Love and One Step Beyond when they take to the stage in the heart of Dubai Media City. The concert comes courtesy of McGettigan's, one of the city's most popular pub chains, and promises to be a night packed with high-energy showmanship and feel-good nostalgia. Tickets for the show are on sale now, with a limited number available at a super early bird rate of Dhs249. Table packages are available on The Deck for groups of four and six. The one-night-only event will feature a mix of regular tickets with access to general areas and the concert, and premium deck access options that include drink tokens and uninterrupted views of the stage on a raised platform. Dennis McGettigan, CEO of McGettigan's Group, said that bringing the band to Dubai is a big moment for the pub chain. He said: 'Bringing MADNESS to Dubai is a milestone moment for McGettigan's as we continue to grow our entertainment portfolio and deliver legendary live acts to fans in the region. 'This show is going to be loud, lively, and 100 percent unmissable.' Tickets for the show are available via the McGettigan's website. Madness are the latest major nostalgic act to announce a big show in Dubai and the rest of the UAE with the likes of Mary J Blige, Natalie Imbruglia and David Gray all performing this year. From Dhs249. Sat Nov 22. Dubai Media City Amphitheatre. Looking for things to do in Dubai? 112 amazing things to do in Dubai in 2025 Everything to tick off your Dubai bucket list The best Saturday brunches in Dubai to try this weekend (whatever your budget) You need to try these brunches at least once Here's how to eat at 12 expensive Dubai restaurants for less Yes, even at the Burj Al Arab
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kawecki will not seek a sixth council term in city's 2nd Ward
Feb. 4—MORGANTOWN — With a brief, eight-word statement at the end of Tuesday's Morgantown City Council meeting, longtime 2nd Ward Councilor Bill Kawecki officially ended any speculation about his plans for the upcoming April election. "It's not my intention to seek another term, " he said. The announcement comes less than a week before the Feb. 10 deadline to file a certificate of announcement and nominating petition with the city clerk's office ahead of the city's April election. Kawecki has represented the 2nd Ward on Morgantown City Council since July 2013. "It's not that I'm not interested. I've found council rewarding. We've accomplished so many good things and I've felt so rewarded for just participating. I feel privileged to have done that. It's hard to give that up. It really is, " he told The Dominion Post. "It's just that I need to do some things in my own life — my personal life — that I've neglected for a long period of time. So, I'm going to take some time to take care of that." Kawecki served as the city's mayor from 2017-2019. He said that the work of city council is demanding of your time and your focus. "So, there are numbers of things that you just put off because you can. I've put off a good many of them and I need to get them back in order, " he said. Kawecki defeated four-term incumbent and then sitting mayor Jim Manilla in 2013 to join council. He easily survived a write-in campaign from Al Bonner in 2015, then defeated Bonner in in 2017 (1, 446 to 1, 118) to win his third term. He bested Barbara Parsons 878 to 702 in 2019, and was unopposed in 2021, when he, Jenny Selin and Dave Harshbarger became the first council members elected to four-year terms following a charter change supported by the city's voters. The April 29 municipal election will select representatives for the city's 2nd, 4th and 6th wards for four-year terms beginning July 1. With Kawecki's announcement, the next iteration of council is guaranteed to have at least two new members. Harshbarger, who's represented the city's 6th Ward since July 2019, announced last month he would not seek reelection. As of right now, Jodi Hollingshead is the only person seeking a spot on the ballot in the city's 2nd Ward. Hollingshead was in the news in 2022 as the organizer of Protect Morgantown, a community group that successfully pressured developer Hardy World to tear up a signed lease with Florida-based retailer Big Daddy Guns for its development, The Deck, at 1050 University Ave. Selin, council's longest-serving representative at nearly 18 years, is seeking a return to her 4th Ward seat but could face a potential challenger in Michael O'Brien, who's also filed a certificate of candidacy. In the 6th Ward, Mark Downs and Stephanie Hunt have filed as candidates.
