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Daily Mail
12 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Oasis's UK tour will inject at least £1.1BILLION into the UK economy - but could make inflation WORSE
Oasis's sell-out UK tour is set to bring in a staggering £1.1billion into the British economy, boosting struggling high streets, bars, shops and city centres. The band's 17-gig comeback has seen the nineties icons performing in London, Cardiff and Manchester - with their final gig in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh taking place this evening. And although final figures on how much Oasis's Live 25 tour will ultimately bring in are yet to be revealed, financial experts predict it will be phenomenal. The seven sell-out shows in London are anticipated to rake in at least £476million by the time they conclude after Oasis's return for extra dates next month. Manchester, the home of Oasis's frontmen Liam and Noel Gallagher, is also set to reap the rewards of two of the city's most famous sons, with the gigs piling around £302million into the area, according to research by Barclays. Edinburgh, which is currently in the grip of Oasis-mania, is predicted to have its coffers boosted to the tune of £151million, while the Welsh capital of Cardiff is thought to have seen Oasis's opening two shows earn it £112million. All in all, experts predict the band's reunion will ultimately have netted the UK in the region of £1.1billion, by the time the domestic leg ends in Wembley, London, on September 28 - with each gig worth an average of about £64.7million. However, warnings have been issued the runaway success of group's comeback could also trigger a rise in inflation - as cash-grabbing hotels seek to seize on the mania by driving up prices. In Manchester, hotel prices spiked at £234 per night for windowless rooms, in an eye-watering 500 per cent increase from typical mid-week rates. Edinburgh, too, has seen hotel prices skyrocket by 65 per cent year-on-year for three-star venues and 50 per cent up for four-star ones, as 200,000 die-hard Oasis fans battle it out with Edinburgh Fringe Festival lovers in a brutal scramble for beds. In some cases, hotel rooms have been listed for a staggering £4,000 a night while the band is in town, prompting some people to sleep in their cars to avoid the 'Oasis effect' on their wallets. Experts says the impact of the Britpop band's tour could ultimately lift headline inflation by as much as four basis points, adding 0.04 per cent to the total figure, if they coincide with the Office for National Statistic's (ONS) data collection dates. A surge in the consumer prices index would complicate an already tricky situation for the Bank of England, economists have warned, as it balances a slowing economy with sticky inflation and the effect of household bill hikes. It would be unwelcome ahead of a crucial autumn period, which will see the Bank's ratesetters decide on whether it can continue to cut interest rates. The Bank of England cut base rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4 per cent last week. The tour has already proved a major cash cow for all sorts of businesses, from bars and hotels, to tourist attractions, tribute acts and fashion retailers. However, the hike is only expected to be a temporary blip, contained predominantly to July and August, when most of the Oasis's UK shows are taking place. The situation echoes the economic boost from Taylor Swift's Eras tour in the UK, with some experts claiming it had helped to fuel services inflation, primarily through huge hikes in hotel prices., in an effect dubbed Swiftflation. During Taylor Swift's tour, which ended last August, fans of the American megastar spent an average of £848 per person. Meanwhile, according to a recent study by Barclays, Oasis lovers are expectedly to spend fractionally less per head, at £766. However, the headline figure on how much the Gallagher brothers' tour brings into the UK is expected to be higher, as Oasis are playing 17 concerts compared to Swift's 15. In June 2024, Swedish officials claimed the economic boom surrounding Swift's Eras tour there - which also saw accommodation prices in Stockholm to skyrocket - had contributed to a rise in the country's inflation for the first time in a year. A similar increase was seen a year earlier, in 2023, when Beyoncé's Renaissance tour arrived in Stockholm. In the UK, 'Swifties' – the name for Taylor Swift's army of followers – spent hugely on tickets, travel and hotels on her June dates in Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and London, prompting a similar inflation headache for the Bank of England. Will the Bank of England just roll with it on Oasis? Capital Economics warned there could be 'perhaps a greater chance of an effect with the Oasis concerts' than with Swift's tour, pointing towards an effect from one of the band's concerts in Manchester in July that happened after a possible collection date. 'The Bank will be able to have a go at quantifying it and ignore it as a one-off price effect that won't be repeated,' said Paul Dales, chief UK economist at Capital Economics. 'At the margin, though, it could give some more ammunition to those on the MPC who want to cut interest rates more slowly because they are worried about inflation being too high for too long. If in doubt, they may want to sit on the sidelines.' Ticket prices of the Oasis reunion tour have been eye-wateringly high, with fans splashing out anywhere from £150 to £350 for an average seat - while resale prices soared to a staggering £3,350 for fans seeking prime positions. It's believed ticket sales alone among the 900,000 die-hard Oasis fans hit £217million. Meanwhile, the average concertgoer is thought to have spent £159 each on food and drink, resulting in an estimated £219.3million in hospitality expenditure. When it comes to travel and accommodation costs, fans are believed to have splashed out around £166million. In Edinburgh, analysis by audit, tax and consultancy firm RSM found room rates in the Scottish capital soared by 191 per cent for Oasis's Friday show last week, from £320.71 the week prior. Stuart McCallum, partner and head of consumer markets in Scotland as RSM UK, said: 'As headwinds continue to build little by little for hoteliers – including rising employment costs, stagnating room rates, and a dip in occupancy in May, some might say the resurgence of 90's nostalgia and certain rock 'n' roll stars couldn't have come at a better time to boost Scotland's economy. 'Big ticket events such as this bring significant increased footfall and will be welcomed by retail and hospitality businesses across Scotland. 'With Edinburgh expected to come alive with pop-up shops, Britpop fashion and crowd singalongs, Oasis is bringing a retro reboot to the Scottish economy.' The Oasis comeback caused a rush to see the most successful band of the 1990s Britpop era with hundreds of thousands of fans battling to get tickets, while songs such as Live Forever, Wonderwall and Don't Look Back in Anger re-entered the UK singles chart. The Gallagher brothers Noel and Liam - known for their feuding - last performed together in 2009. The reunion tour could net them personally as much as £100million each. Oasis's tour is set to move to Dublin, Ireland, on August 16, with dates in North America, South America, Japan and Australia also scheduled between now and November 23, which will see the world tour wrapping up in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
My Chemical Romance announce Black Parade tour UK dates
My Chemical Romance have announced a UK tour to celebrate 20 years of album The Black Parade. After teasing fans with cryptic social media posts, the band finally confirmed they'll play two shows at Wembley Stadium on 10 and 11 July announcement follows their sold-out North American stadium tour, Long Live: The Black Parade, which kicked off earlier this have been sharing their excitement online, but some have raised concerns that the dates confirmed so far are limited to London. The last time the band played in the UK was in 2022, when they performed in Milton Keynes and Warrington as part of their reunion tour. Many are wondering whether the band might also be making a headline appearance at Download Festival, which runs from 10 to 14 June in Donington Park. The band have been sharing updates across their social media accounts, although comments have been disabled. So far, the only confirmed details are the dates, the venue, and the ticket release time - Friday 15 August at 10am. The band formed back in September 2001, with the release of their third studio album, The Black Parade, coming five years later. The rock opera concept album was met with both critical and commercial success, achieving multi-platinum certification in both the US and the 2013, the band announced their break-up on their official website, saying that "like all great things, it has come time for it to end. Thanks for all of your support, and for being part of the adventure". The band then announced their reunion in 2019 - as well as a tour that was set to commence in the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually went ahead in 2022, along with the release of a new song, The Foundations of Decay - their first since 2014. Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.
BBC News
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Stevie Wonder: 'I'll keep playing as long as I breathe'
At the age of 75, Stevie Wonder is still going strong. His latest UK tour, which wrapped up earlier this month received rapturous reviews, with critics calling the star "fresh and on form" for "a riotously joyful celebration" of his while contemporaries like Billy Joel and The Eagles are reducing their musical commitments, Wonder says he will never consider retiring."For as long as you breathe, for as long as your heart beats, there's more for you to do," the Motown legend told the BBC's Sidetracked podcast. "I'm not gonna stop the gift that keeps pouring through my body. "I love doing what I'm doing. An artist never stops drawing. As long as you can imagine is as long as you are going to be creative."The star also confirmed he was still working on a new album, titled Through The Eyes Of Wonder, which he first discussed in project has previously been described as a performance piece that will reflect his experience as a blind would be his first studio album since 2005's A Time To Love; extending a recording career that started in 1962, when he was just 11 years old. Wonder spoke to Sidetracked presenter Annie Macmanus, the day before he headlined the BST festival in London's Hyde Park - playing a two-and-a-half hour set that encompassed his biggest hits, from Superstition and Isn't She Lovely to You Are The Sunshine Of My Life and I of the set was drawn from the 1970s purple patch when he won the Grammy Award for best album three times in a row, for Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale and Songs In The Key Of told Macmanus that he never tired of revisiting those records."Songs are like children, they're with you forever," he said. "They are statement from the spirit within you. "And singing those songs is like me taking another breath." America 'going backwards' Earlier this month, during a concert in Cardiff, the musician addressed a long-standing conspiracy theory that he is not actually blind."You know there have been rumours about me seeing and all that?" he told the audience, "But seriously, you know the truth.""Truth is, shortly after my birth, I became blind," he told his disability a gift, Wonder continued: "Now, that was a blessing because it's allowed me to see the world in the vision of truth, of sight." In his Sidetracked interview, the singer talked about the importance of using music to spread positivity and speak truth to his life, he has been a vocal civil rights campaigner, and played a key role in the campaign to have the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr recognised as a national holiday in the who campaigned for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year's US presidential election, told Macmanus that America was currently beleaguered by "people trying to go backwards"."It's not gonna go down like that," he insisted. "I think that if you look back in history, there's always been a point when people wake up."And I think that, for those who think it is gonna go down like that, remember that God is watching you."You can listen to Stevie Wonder's full interview on the Sidetracked podcast on BBC Sounds.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
7 Best Moments From Lana Del Rey's Biggest-Ever U.K. Show
Since her debut tour in 2011, Lana Del Rey's UK appearances have been sporadic. A mere handful of headline shows, a string of 2020 gigs cancelled, and two consecutive summers of having her set cut off early by major festivals have conjured a feeling that, when it comes to Del Rey and British stages, the stars are never quite able to align. More from Billboard Sabrina Carpenter Unveils Alternate 'Man's Best Friend' Cover - and This Time, It's 'Approved by God' Sabrina Carpenter Takes Calls From Some 'Hot' Fans in Steamy New Ad for Dunkin' Why Sombr Says 'There's Nothing That Can Prepare You' For the Success He's Having Right Now So when she announced her first U.K. and Ireland stadium shows last year, it's no wonder that 300,000 tickets promptly sold out. It was assumed, though, that the performances would follow the release of her highly anticipated 10th album Lasso, which has since been renamed The Right Person Will Stay and currently remains a bewilderment. Yet rather than frustrating, for the legion of fans descending on Cardiff this week, these twists and turns are part of Del Rey's charm – integral to the air of mystery that surrounds her like a cloud of her vape smoke. And, for an artist whose enigmatic presence on the charts has shaped modern pop in her image, she's earned the right to be elusive. It's why Cardiff – proud host to her first ever U.K. stadium show – has stepped up to the occasion. Ahead of her performance, the entire city is bathed in a Honeymoon glow. Loose feathers torn from boas dance in the wind, girls in white dresses and veils adjust each other's flower crowns and the bridge of 'Ride' leaks from the open doors of every other bar. It's a testament to Del Rey's enduring power and relevance as a songwriter, taking to the stage mere days after her 40th birthday and looking out onto a crowd mostly comprised of soon-to-be school leavers. These are the best moments from Del Rey's show at Cardiff Principality Stadium. Outside the stadium walls, mundane British life chugs on. Yet within them, Del Rey has concocted another world entirely. A nod to the presumed Southern Gothic influences of her upcoming album, the show takes place in the front yard of a full-sized shotgun house – complete with a white picket fence, creaking porch swing and vintage-looking street lamp that, as it turns out, is primed for pole dancing. White roses swirl around a pond before her, and dancers twirl beneath an oak tree embellished with twinkling lights. From the moment she steps on stage, Del Rey's gratitude to be back in the U.K. is palpable, as she peers at the 70,000-strong crowd through eyes brimming with tears. As opening song 'Stars Fell on Alabama' (no relation to the 1934 jazz standard) draws to a close, she hurries to the side of the stage to kiss her now-husband, alligator tour guide Jeremy Dufrane, before re-emerging and promising the crowd: 'They're good tears.' There are undoubtedly more than a few of those on the audience side, too. An album might not have arrived by its initial May deadline, but the songs are ready, and Cardiff bears witness to the U.K. debut of three, including western-imbued 'Quiet In The South.' The best received, though, is '57.5', first performed live in April during her headline performance at Stagecoach and already memorised by many in the crowd. Offering anecdotal wisdom from someone now nearly two decades into the game, Del Rey affirms her tenderly woven advice on navigating stardom by the fact that she has '57.5 million listeners on Spotify.' Notably, a headline-grabbing line about Morgan Wallen is replaced with a knowing look into the audience. For the die-hard fans (many of whom have camped in the Welsh capital over the past few days to get a glimpse of Del Rey arriving and leaving soundcheck), the singer's catalogue brims with cult classics. Yet it's still 'Video Games', the 2011 breakout single that propelled her to stardom, that is perhaps her most widely adored hit. Now, overlooking her largest British audience yet, she seems worlds from the brand new artist mumbling the lyrics into her MacBook camera all those years ago. Del Rey has never been predictable, and tonight's theatrics prove there's no danger of her slipping into that territory any time soon. Perhaps the set's most decisive creative decision was that, for fan-favourites 'Norman Fucking Rockwell' and 'Arcadia,' the singer wanders off stage, enlisting a projection of herself to step in momentarily. While the real Del Rey, whom many have spent days queuing to see, is presumably still somewhere within the Principality Stadium, her digital double haunts the porch steps and croons from a crooked window ledge. Bizarre, yes, but somehow it works, and the pre-recorded vocals don't dissuade a choir of Welsh voices from singing along. As the show approaches its finale, Del Rey tiptoes down the stairs and into the crowd, keen to give Cardiff one final moment to remember. 'I'm trying to think of one little thing that I could do that I didn't have planned,' she says, beckoning a chorus of screamed requests from the barrier. One impassioned plea from a front-row fan later, and she's leading the stadium in an a cappella version of 'Salvatore' from 2014's Honeymoon, the audience as her backing choir. Del Rey's admiration of John Denver has been forever immortalised in the lyrics of 'The Grants' ('Like Rocky Mountain High/The way John Denver sings'). And, tonight, it's his classic 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' she selects to see us out. 'We're gonna end like we started, with a little bit of country flair,' she says, stretching her world-building magic a little longer into the night. 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The Sun
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
US rock band cancel UK tour as vocalist suffers ‘medical emergency'
AN AMERICAN rock band has scrapped the UK leg of their tour due to a "medical emergency." The group issued the shock statement on Instagram, uploading an image of their colourful tour poster with the word 'cancelled' emblazoned in yellow text over the top. 5 5 5 In their caption, The Georgia Thunderbolts wrote they had made their decision with "heavy hearts." The Stand Up hitmakers put: "Good day friends and fans of The Georgia Thunderbolts. "It is with heavy hearts we have to announce the cancellation of our first ever UK tour. "We have had our sights set on touring the UK since our band's infancy. "We were so looking forward to playing your stages and making new friends that we could share our live music with." The Take It Slow singers were due to kick off their tour in Newcastle on July 12, wrapping up in Maidstone on July 19. In between, they were set to play sets in Wakefield, Bilston, Southampton and London. Yet in their post they explained how vocalist TJ had suffered a stroke. They added: "On Thursday, June 19th, while operating heavy construction equipment for his father, our lead singer, T.J. Lyle, suffered a mild stroke. "T.J. is recovering the best, but his medical team feels he should rest up a bit, not get too hot and avoid flying for a while. "A huge thank you to all for prayers and everyone pulling for T.J. We promise we will be coming to your shores soon. "Full Steam Ahead…Damn the Torpedoes!! The Georgia Thunderbolts." The Georgia-founded band's loyal fans were hugely understanding, and one took to the comments section to write: "Health first always." A second put: "All the best, T.J." What are the symptoms of stroke? The FAST method – which stands for Face, Arms, Speech, Time – is the easiest way to remember the most common symptoms of stroke: F = Face drooping - if one side of a person's face is dropped or numb then ask them to smile, if it's uneven then you should seek help. A = Arm weakness - if one arm is weak or numb then you should ask the person to raise both arms. If one arm drifts downwards then you might need to get help S = Speech difficulty - if a person's speech is slurred then this could be a sign of a stroke T = Time to call 999 - if a person has the signs above then you need to call 999 in the UK or 911 in the US for emergency care. Other symptoms include: sudden weakness or numbness on one side of the body difficulty finding words sudden blurred vision or loss of sight sudden confusion, dizziness or unsteadiness a sudden and severe headache difficulty understanding what others are saying difficulty swallowing A third mused: "Get well soon TJ! You are in our thoughts and prayers!" One then added: "TJ's health is the most important. I'll be there for your next UK tour. Love you TJ. Big hugs from Paris to all of you GTB." It came after the group pulled out of their scheduled gig at The Hub in Bremen, Georgia, due to the medical issue - but did not at the time state what it was. They first announced their UK tour last month. In an excited Instagram post the group, which formed in 2015 but did not release their debut album Can We Get A Witness until 2021, wrote: "The time has come!! We are excited to announce we're headed to the UK this summer!! "Mark your calendars and get those tickets…on sale now in bio…" "We can't wait to meet you all!! Let's Rock!!!" 5 5
