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The Sun
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
South Facing Festival lines up dance icons, 90s pop legends and US hip hop star – here's how to get tickets
SOUTH Facing Festival has lined up dance icons, a 90s pop legend and a US hip hop star. The hotly-anticipated festival takes place at Crystal Palace Bowl in London, and has announced its lineup for 2025. 4 4 4 The festival runs from August 7th to 24th, with performers spread across those days in a selection of genres. The festival, known for its impressive open-air venue, will play host to the likes of dance icons Basement Jaxx, 90s pop legends S Club, and US hip hop stars Busta and Redman, amongst many other famous faces. As it all kicks off on 7th August, Scottish post-rock band Mogwai and Irish folk group Lankum will take to the stage. Then in the days that follow, a range of events will take place, including Flackstock, Skepta's Big Smoke Festival and some special performances from Morcheeba, UNKLE, and DJ Shadow. Flackstock is a family-friendly day of music and performance which celebrates the life of late Love Island anchor Caroline Flack and raises both awareness of mental health and cash for related charities. Spice Girl Mel C, popstar Pixie Lott and vocalist Alfie Boe are leading the line-up for the Flackstock's annual festival so far. Wannabe hitmaker Mel C will close the event on August 8 with a top DJ set. Yet during the day, Alfie and Pixie will take to the stage, as well as Boyzlife - who are making their Flackstock debut. S Club 7 's Jo O'Meara and Jon Lee will be bringing further pop to the proceedings while Love Island alum-turned-musician Wes Nelson is also on the setlist. Caroline Flack tribute concert line-up revealed with huge acts as Flackstock charity fundraiser returns Carrie-Oke – in memory of Caroline – will feature the Neptunes Choir with Mazz Murray and Ginger Johnson bringing the good vibes, with more acts yet to be released. Elsewhere, South Facing Festival will have Busta Rhymes headline on 15 August joined by Redman and Big Daddy Kane. And the festival will come to a close with a must-see two-night performance by Basement Jaxx on 22 and 23 August. The iconic festival also provides fuel for your dancing, with a big range of street food and craft drinks. And tickets can be purchased now for the 18 day extravaganza, by heading to the South Facing Festival website, clicking on your preferred date and taking it from there. 4
The Independent
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Oti Mabuse ‘delighted' as she receives Freedom of the City of London
Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse has received the Freedom of the City of London. The 34-year-old South African has been recognised for her 'significant achievements in contemporary dance and her charitable work'. She has had a successful dancing career, winning the South African Latin American championships eight times and is one of the most successful professionals to have appeared on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, having won the show two years in a row. To be following in the footsteps of legends of the arts and entertainment industry, including Sir Matthew Bourne, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Giles Terera, and Strictly's very own Len Goodman, feels quite remarkable Mabuse, who attended a ceremony at Guildhall with family and friends on Wednesday, said: 'I am delighted to have received the Freedom of the City of London for my dance and charitable work, and I am very grateful to Chris Hayward and Keith Bottomley for nominating me. 'To be following in the footsteps of legends of the arts and entertainment industry, including Sir Matthew Bourne, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Giles Terera, and Strictly's very own Len Goodman, feels quite remarkable.' Mr Hayward is the policy chairman of the City of London Corporation, while Mr Bottomley is the sheriff-elect of the City of London. Former Strictly head judge Goodman died in 2023 aged 78. Mabuse won Strictly in 2019 and 2020 and has also appeared on The Greatest Dancer as a dance captain and as a judge on ITV's Dancing on Ice. Mr Hayward said: 'Having won a clutch of dance titles during her career and a place in our hearts, mostly, down to her appearances on the hugely popular 'Strictly', I am sure that Oti's Freedom will be welcomed warmly by her many admirers. 'Away from the dance world, her work with Unicef to raise awareness of the support needed by premature babies and their mothers, is highly commendable, and I am very happy to join my colleague, Keith Bottomley, in nominating Oti for the Freedom.' Mr Bottomley said: 'As well as impressing us on the dance floor, Oti Mabuse's charitable work with women and young people in communities across London, and overseas with Unicef, deserves our admiration and respect. 'It has been a pleasure to nominate Oti to be admitted into the Freedom, and I am sure that she will have very happy memories of today for many years to come.' The tradition of the freedom of the city is believed to date back to 1237. Past recipients include comedian, actor and writer Sir Lenny Henry and Lady Mary Peters, who won an Olympic gold medal in the athletics pentathlon in 1972, as well as Sir Chris Hoy and his wife, Lady Sarra Hoy.
Yahoo
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Oti Mabuse ‘delighted' as she receives Freedom of the City of London
Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse has received the Freedom of the City of London. The 34-year-old South African has been recognised for her 'significant achievements in contemporary dance and her charitable work'. She has had a successful dancing career, winning the South African Latin American championships eight times and is one of the most successful professionals to have appeared on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, having won the show two years in a row. To be following in the footsteps of legends of the arts and entertainment industry, including Sir Matthew Bourne, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Giles Terera, and Strictly's very own Len Goodman, feels quite remarkable Mabuse, who attended a ceremony at Guildhall with family and friends on Wednesday, said: 'I am delighted to have received the Freedom of the City of London for my dance and charitable work, and I am very grateful to Chris Hayward and Keith Bottomley for nominating me. 'To be following in the footsteps of legends of the arts and entertainment industry, including Sir Matthew Bourne, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Giles Terera, and Strictly's very own Len Goodman, feels quite remarkable.' Mr Hayward is the policy chairman of the City of London Corporation, while Mr Bottomley is the sheriff-elect of the City of London. Former Strictly head judge Goodman died in 2023 aged 78. Mabuse won Strictly in 2019 and 2020 and has also appeared on The Greatest Dancer as a dance captain and as a judge on ITV's Dancing on Ice. Mr Hayward said: 'Having won a clutch of dance titles during her career and a place in our hearts, mostly, down to her appearances on the hugely popular 'Strictly', I am sure that Oti's Freedom will be welcomed warmly by her many admirers. 'Away from the dance world, her work with Unicef to raise awareness of the support needed by premature babies and their mothers, is highly commendable, and I am very happy to join my colleague, Keith Bottomley, in nominating Oti for the Freedom.' Mr Bottomley said: 'As well as impressing us on the dance floor, Oti Mabuse's charitable work with women and young people in communities across London, and overseas with Unicef, deserves our admiration and respect. 'It has been a pleasure to nominate Oti to be admitted into the Freedom, and I am sure that she will have very happy memories of today for many years to come.' The tradition of the freedom of the city is believed to date back to 1237. Past recipients include comedian, actor and writer Sir Lenny Henry and Lady Mary Peters, who won an Olympic gold medal in the athletics pentathlon in 1972, as well as Sir Chris Hoy and his wife, Lady Sarra Hoy.
Daily Mail
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Liquid star Eamon Downes has died: Tributes pour in as rave pioneer behind club anthem Sweet Harmony loses five year cancer battle
Rave pioneer Eamon Downes has died following a five year battle with cancer, his family confirmed on Tuesday. The talented producer, who was also known as Ame, enjoyed enormous success as one half of pioneering dance act Liquid in the early 1990s. Signed to XL Recordings - the label responsible for launching The Prodigy - Downes and band-mate Shane Heneghan, best known as DJ Model, scored one of the biggest hits of the era with Sweet Harmony. Originally released independently in 1991, the iconic track sampled heavily from the CeCe Rogers' 1987 single Someday - notably its euphoric piano motif. Confirming his death on social media, fellow DJ Billy Daniel Bunter wrote: 'It's with heartbreaking sadness that I'm letting the world know we've lost Eamon Downes, devoted husband to Stella, proud dad to Bea, and one of my closest friends one really hurts. 'I still remember him playing me 'Sweet Harmony' down the phone before it got cut. When XL signed it, he was buzzing. Sending dubplates by bike to Pete Tong and then straight to me at Labrynth, he loved that side of things.' MORE TO FOLLOW
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Angela Rippon, 80, discusses mortality as she reveals her plan is to 'die young - as late as possible'
Angela Rippon has revealed it is her ambition to 'die young - as late as possible'. The TV presenter, 80, delivered a powerful message about the importance of movement at every stage of life. Speaking on the Dr Louise Newson Podcast, Angela explored the profound impact that movement, and particularly dance, can have on physical and mental health, social connection, and even disease prevention. 'You can do it at any age. It doesn't matter what your age is or your physical condition - dance is the superpower,' Angela said. 'My ambition is to die young—as late as possible. And that's what dance will help you to do. 'The body is a machine and like any machine it's full of millions of moving parts and if you don't look after it, it will seize up and rust. You have to keep it moving.' Angela took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2023 and became the oldest contestant in the show's history at 76. Exalting the benefits of dance, she continued: 'It should be prevention always, rather than cure. If you can stop things before they happen then you don't need expensive pharmaceuticals or hospital treatments.' 'Dance is a miracle for people with Parkinsons. Music helps them control their actions, improves their gait and improves their mobility. '153,000 people in the UK are registered with Parkinsons - 50,000 of those get dance classes. I want the other 103,000 to get dance classes!' 'In a single year, on average 1.6 million people over 60 will have a fall and do damage to could save the NHS up to £4 billion a year (with dance). Think of dance as making an investment in your wellbeing pension plan.' Elsewhere during the interview, Angela spoke about gender equality in broadcasting, saying huge strides have been made since she first started out. 'It'll be 59 years since I did my very first broadcast - to see the amount of young women who work in TV now is wonderful. To walk into any television studio and seeing the amount of women there are. 'The amount of male TV executives who have grown up not with the old boy's network, but alongside women who are good at what they do.' Angela - who was awarded an OBE in 2004 for her services to broadcasting, charity and the arts - celebrated her 80th birthday with four lavish bashes in October last year. Speaking to the Mail at an afternoon tea party at The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, she said: 'I actually don't know what it's like to be 80 and I have no intention of finding out. 'I intend to spend however long I've got on this perch growing old disgracefully, because it's a lot more fun.'
