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Scotsman
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Suzi Quatro to tour the United Kingdom in 2026
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. 62 years and counting - Suzi Quatro is set to celebrate her history in the music business with a UK Tour Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Legendary rock musician Suzi Quatro has announced a UK tour in 2026. The iconic performer comes to our shores to celebrate 62 years in the music business. Here's where you can catch the trailblazer next year and how you can get tickets to the shows Considered a trailblazer for women in rock music, US icon Suzi Quatro has announced she is set to celebrate 62 years in music with a 10-date tour of the United Kingdom in 2026. To date, Suzi has sold an incredible 55 million records and was a constant feature in the UK charts for 101 weeks between 1973 and 1980, renowned for her undeniable knack for great rock and roll. But Suzi's talents are far from one-dimensional. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad She proved her versatility with the 1978 duet Stumblin' In with Chris Norman, which sold a million copies in the US. In a testament to its timeless appeal, the song became a huge worldwide hit again in 2024 through a popular techno version by Cyril. Suzi Quatro is set to perform in the United Kingdom in 2026 with a handful of dates across the country. | LisaDemonstrating her enduring creativity and energy, Suzi continues to release new music, including recent acclaimed albums with her son and a 2023 collaboration with KT Tunstall, Face to Face. Still a powerhouse performer, she played the main stage at Wacken Open Air, the world's biggest metal festival, in 2024, captivating 85,000 fans with a performance broadcast live on German television. And she's not stopping – recording for her next solo album has already begun, proving Suzi Quatro remains an unstoppable and inspiring force in music. Speaking ahead of the shows, Quatro said: 'It's my 62nd year in the business, and it still feels like I've just started. 'Devil Gate Drive', Number 1, 52 years ago. Are you ready now? Let's do it one more time for Suzi.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Where is Suzi Quatro touring the United Kingdom in 2026? The rock icon is set to perform at the following locations on the following dates in 2026: When can I get tickets to see Suzi Quatro on her 2026 UK Tour? Tickets to see Suzi Quatro on her UK tour dates will be available through Ticketmaster from May 30 2025 at 10am BST. Do you have an event you'd like to share with us? You can now promote your What's On stories to us online via YourWorld at It's free to use and, once checked, your story will appear on our website and, space allowing, in our newspapers.
Scotsman
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Suzi Quatro to tour the United Kingdom in 2026
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. 62 years and counting - Suzi Quatro is set to celebrate her history in the music business with a UK Tour Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Legendary rock musician Suzi Quatro has announced a UK tour in 2026. The iconic performer comes to our shores to celebrate 62 years in the music business. Here's where you can catch the trailblazer next year and how you can get tickets to the shows Considered a trailblazer for women in rock music, US icon Suzi Quatro has announced she is set to celebrate 62 years in music with a 10-date tour of the United Kingdom in 2026. To date, Suzi has sold an incredible 55 million records and was a constant feature in the UK charts for 101 weeks between 1973 and 1980, renowned for her undeniable knack for great rock and roll. But Suzi's talents are far from one-dimensional. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad She proved her versatility with the 1978 duet Stumblin' In with Chris Norman, which sold a million copies in the US. In a testament to its timeless appeal, the song became a huge worldwide hit again in 2024 through a popular techno version by Cyril. Suzi Quatro is set to perform in the United Kingdom in 2026 with a handful of dates across the country. | LisaDemonstrating her enduring creativity and energy, Suzi continues to release new music, including recent acclaimed albums with her son and a 2023 collaboration with KT Tunstall, Face to Face. Still a powerhouse performer, she played the main stage at Wacken Open Air, the world's biggest metal festival, in 2024, captivating 85,000 fans with a performance broadcast live on German television. And she's not stopping – recording for her next solo album has already begun, proving Suzi Quatro remains an unstoppable and inspiring force in music. Speaking ahead of the shows, Quatro said: 'It's my 62nd year in the business, and it still feels like I've just started. 'Devil Gate Drive', Number 1, 52 years ago. Are you ready now? Let's do it one more time for Suzi.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Where is Suzi Quatro touring the United Kingdom in 2026? The rock icon is set to perform at the following locations on the following dates in 2026: When can I get tickets to see Suzi Quatro on her 2026 UK Tour? Tickets to see Suzi Quatro on her UK tour dates will be available through Ticketmaster from May 30 2025 at 10am BST.
Sky News
30-04-2025
- Business
- Sky News
Channel 4 chief Mahon to run live entertainment group Superstruct
Alex Mahon, the Channel 4 chief executive, is to become the new boss of the live entertainment group behind Cornwall's Boardmasters festival. Sky News has learnt that Ms Mahon, whose departure after eight years at the state-owned broadcaster was announced earlier this week, is to take the helm at Superstruct Entertainment. Superstruct, which is owned by the buyout firms KKR and CVC Capital Partners, is expected to announce the appointment this week, according to private equity insiders. It is understood to have been briefing festival management teams on Ms Mahon's move on Wednesday morning. Her arrival will give Ms Mahon the opportunity to earn a more lucrative remuneration package than the one on offer to her at Channel 4. Superstruct owns and operates more than 80 music festivals across ten countries in Europe and Australia. Since the company was established in 2017 by Providence Equity Partners, its former owner, Superstruct has expanded both organically and through acquisitions into a major live entertainment group. Its portfolio includes some of Europe's most popular festivals, including Wacken Open Air, Defqon.1, Tinderbox, Boardmasters and Sónar, which is held annually in Barcelona. KKR and CVC both declined to comment on Wednesday. Ms Mahon's arrival at the company comes nearly a year after it was bought by KKR in a deal worth about £1bn. CVC took a minority stake in the business several months later. Her exit from Channel 4 came as little surprise given the length of her tenure, and leaves the television group hunting a new boss. "I feel lucky beyond belief to have had the chance to lead Channel 4 for nearly eight years - through calm seas (very few) and stormy waters (more than our fair share)," Ms Mahon said on Monday. "From navigating the threat of privatisation (twice), to shifting out of London, to digital transformation, lockdowns, political upheaval, advertising chaos - there has never been a dull moment." Channel 4 was in line to be privatised under the last Conservative government, with a number of bidders weighing offers for it before the process was pulled.
The Guardian
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Indian rock sensations Bloodywood: ‘What's more metal than standing up for people you love?'
'We're serving a really nice dish called metal tikka masala,' jokes Bloodywood guitarist Jayant Bhadula. 'It's metal but with so many spices that it'll overwhelm your senses. You will headbang and you will end up dancing with us.' This is the tongue-in-cheek mission statement of one of metal's most original bands. Formed in 2016, Bloodywood flavour the conventions of nu-metal with traditional Indian instruments, meaning their songs are as likely to feature crunching riffs as they are the flute or the dhol. The trio – bulked out to a six-piece on stage – became viral sensations covering pop songs and alternative hits on YouTube before writing original material. From there, their fortunes soared. Their first ever gig was at German metal festival Wacken Open Air in 2019. Four years later they drew a massive crowd to the UK's Download festival, despite the tricky task of opening the main stage early on a Sunday. More recently, their song Dana-Dan was used in a pivotal action sequence in Dev Patel's action thriller Monkey Man. But there's a political element to even their most playful material. Karan Katiyar – co-vocalist alongside Raoul Kerr, absent from our call due to a struggling internet connection – says that on social media, and more than ever in the last couple of years, he sees 'a lot of bullying, a lot of hate, and I see a lot of it unchecked. I also see a lot of it aimed at ethnicity, which is why it became more important for us to tell our story.' Bhadula discovered heavy metal through his older cousin, who showed him the music of Viking metallers Amon Amarth and then burned him a CD full of modern classics from Slipknot to System of a Down (influence from both bleeds into Bloodywood's music). Katiyar stumbled across it while attending a battle of the bands competition: 'Someone threw me into a mosh pit and I had the best time of my life.' Bhadula says musical education in their native Delhi tends to be good – 'there are a lot of places with guitar and drum classes' – and awareness of metal is widespread. 'In school, when there were people playing music, it was always the people performing metal that would blow everyone's mind,' says Katiyar. Yet this hasn't translated into a broader Indian metal scene. 'It's strange to get our heads around the fact that there isn't a bigger audience because we're a very big country.' For metal, says Bhadula, 'the infrastructure isn't just lacking in terms of shows, but also in terms of how the music is promoted. In India, working in music is basically working in Bollywood, and metal isn't paying the bills.' As such, Bloodywood are waving the Indian flag almost single-handedly in the world of metal. 'We love representing our country and our culture in our music,' Katiyar says. 'It's no pressure at all, but one thing that does nag us sometimes is that we can't represent our whole country. There are so many cultures and so many languages; I can't even count the number of instruments we have. We want to try to represent everyone as much as humanly possible.' While the band are playful with their culture, naming their 2019 documentary Raj Against the Machine and selling naan-coloured vinyl, their popular single Gaddaar punches back against politicians using hateful rhetoric to divide, and they've often used music to stand up against rape culture (a show of solidarity unlike almost anything shown from men in metal). 'It's a global issue and something we feel very strongly about,' says Katiyar. 'It's kind of strange that not as many [men] are speaking about it; I don't think there's many things that are more metal than standing up for the people you love.' Their new album Nu Delhi is conspicuously less political than their 2022 debut Rakshak. Katiyar points out that Rakshak was released the same week Russia invaded Ukraine and, since then, the world has spiralled into constant, poisonous animosity. 'People are very keen on choosing a side and fighting the other side,' Katiyar says, 'and I think people need to talk to each other in a more civilised manner.' So the band have chosen to counter the toxicity, stereotyping and bullying by celebrating stories of their homeland and history. 'We're trying to make the world an easier place to live in through music,' says Katiyar. 'We want to bring the positive side of music to as many people as we can.' Nu Delhi is released on 21 March via Fearless Records
