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BreakingNews.ie
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Robbie Williams in Croke Park: All you need to know
Robbie Williams will take to the stage at Dublin's Croke Park on Saturday to play hits like Let Me Entertain You and Angels. The former Take That band member is on a career high after starring in the biographical musical drama Better Man last year. Advertisement If you're heading to see Williams play this weekend, keep reading to find out everything you need to know. When and where is it on? Robbie Williams will play in Dublin's Croke Park on Saturday, August 23rd. Are there any tickets left? There are still tickets available for the gig via Ticketmaster. Most of the remaining tickets are ones with a possibly restricted view. Who are the support acts? English rock band Elbow, formed in Manchester in 1990, have been confirmed as a support act for the gig. Advertisement Indie-pop band The Lottery Winners will also open for Williams. The band was formed in 2008 by Thom Rylance, Robert Lally, Katie Lloyd, and Joe Singleton. When should I arrive? Gates will open at 5pm, and the show will start at 5:30pm. MCD Productions has said there will be no queuing or camping allowed ahead of the show. Concertgoers are advised to allow sufficient time to travel to the event and pass through security checks. Advertisement If concertgoers do turn up early, they will be turned away at restricted area points around the event site. MCD said queuing in streets around the venue will cause disruption to residents of the area and has appealed to concertgoers to heed this advice and respect the local community. Concertgoers should plan to be within the venue 45 mins before show start. How do I get there and home again? Plan and book your return travel arrangements in advance allowing at least an extra two hours travel time to and from the venue. Advertisement As traffic and parking delays are inevitable you are encouraged to walk, cycle, use public transport and private coach services. Promoters do not operate transport to/from venue. Dart: Nearest stations are Connolly Station or Clontarf Road. Bus: Dublin Bus routes 15, 1, 6, 7, 7a, 16, 19, 27, 27a, 27b, 33, 40, 40b, 40d, 41d , 42, 53, 122, 123, 130 H1, H2, H3. Train: Nearest stations are Connolly Station or Drumcondra. There is no public parking available, and concertgoers are urged not to park illegally or in residential areas. Instead, use public transport or city centre car parks. Iarnród Éireann has added a full schedule of extra services before and after the event. Advertisement Approach routes You must enter through whichever gate is detailed on your ticket. Blue route (Hogan Stand Seating/Premium Seating): Enter via Jones' Road/Russell Street. Red route (Cusack Stand Seating/Premium Seating): Enter via St James' Avenue off Clonliffe Road. Yellow route (Davin Stand Seating): Enter via St Margaret's Avenue. Green route (Standing): Enter via Foster Terrace. What's the story with security? Strict security checks will be in operation. Everyone will be subject to a search. It is a condition of entry to protect everyone's safety. Additional searches may take place once inside the venue. Due to health and safety, there are strictly no camping/collapsible chairs permitted on site. Please do not bring these items as security will have to refuse you entry with them. Concertgoers are advised not to bring large bags/backpacks as they may experience delays or be refused entry. There are no storage facilities on site. Any items left at entrances/in surrounding areas will be removed and disposed of accordingly. Bags larger than A4, signs/flags bigger than A3, flag poles, glass or cans, umbrellas, alcohol, selfie sticks, flares, professional cameras and audio recording equipment will not be permitted. Soft collapsible water skins are permitted in seated blocks. No hard plastic, metal, or glass reusables are permitted. The pitch is a 'full pour' pitch. All drinks will be decanted into soft cups. There will be free water points for pitch customers. Only lager and water will be available for sale on pitch level. Concertgoers are not permitted to move between levels in the stadium and are urged to obey stewards and gardaí. There are no re-admissions to the concert. If you leave, there is no re-entry. What's the weather giving? Saturday is meant to be quite cloudy to start, though some sunny spells will develop as the day goes on, along with scattered showers which will become more isolated towards the evening. During the day, highest temperatures will be between 18 and 22 degrees in mostly light southerly or variable breezes. Saturday night will be mostly dry with clear spells and some isolated showers. Lowest temperatures will range from 12 to 15 degrees in light southeasterly breezes with possible mist and fog patches forming. MCD said the event will take place rain, hail or shine, so concertgoers are advised to check the forecast and dress accordingly for Irish weather – think wellies, boots or runners, layers, raincoats/ponchos and sun cream but remember no umbrellas. What is he expected to play? The Irish Times said Robbie Williams is likely to play new music along with tracks from the film Better Man. Fans can expect the setlist to look similar to that played at Forus Travbane in Stavanger, Norway, on August 13th this year. Rocket Let Me Entertain You Song 2/Seven Nation Army/Livin' on a Prayer (snippets) Monsoon Rock DJ Love My Life Strong The Road to Mandalay Supreme Tripping/Better Man/Sexed Up/Candy (Snippets) Relight My Fire (Dan Hartman cover) Something Beautiful Millennium Theme From New York, New York (John Kander cover) Come Undone Kids You Can Call Me Al/I Love Rock 'n' Roll/Take On Me/YMCA/All You Need Is Love (snippets) She's the One (World Party cover) My Way (Claude François cover) Feel (Encore) Angels (Encore)
Arabian Business
2 days ago
- Business
- Arabian Business
Can Gen Z save Kodak?
Gen Z could yet save Kodak. That might sound fanciful in a world of 4K phones and instant filters, but wander through a campus or a gig and you'll see the evidence: point-and-shoots, 35mm canisters, and kids waiting days for contact sheets like it's 1999. I grew up on that rhythm – sprinting to the photo studio, breathing in the chemical tang, racing home with an envelope of prints to slide into albums and pass around the table. Lately, I've watched the ritual reappear at events where organisers hand out disposables or instant prints. Film is cool again precisely because it slows you down. And if any brand still defines that feeling, it's Kodak. Which is why its current financial strain feels so jarring. The question now is whether this youth-led analog revival can do more than spark demand – can it steady the company that taught the world to remember? Why Gen Z are the GOAT Why this matters now In its second-quarter update this month, Eastman Kodak warned it lacks committed financing to meet roughly $500 million of obligations coming due within 12 months – wording that, under US accounting rules, triggers a 'substantial doubt' going-concern warning. The stock fell about 25 to 26 per cent on the headlines. The same filing shows a $26 million net loss for Q2, revenue down 1 per cent to $263 million, and about $155 million of cash at quarter-end. The P&L isn't fatal; the debt clock is. Kodak's response is that this is timing, not terminal. Management plans to terminate the long-running US pension, revert an estimated surplus and use roughly $300 million of it to pay down the term loan, then amend, extend or refinance what remains. The company has said it has no plans to cease operations or file for bankruptcy and expects to be close to net-debt-free once the transactions complete. Lenders have already tweaked covenants so pension proceeds can flow straight to repayment. Execution risk is real; the logic is clear. If you've followed Kodak for any length of time, the deja vu is sharp. This is the 133-year-old company that once commanded 90 per cent of US film and 85 per cent of camera sales in the 1970s, helped invent the digital camera in 1975, then missed the turn and filed for Chapter 11 in 2012. It re-emerged smaller, focused on commercial print, advanced materials and chemicals, motion-picture film and a leaner consumer line while licensing the Kodak name across products. A brand built on memory has had to reinvent itself to avoid becoming one. The analog tailwind is real Culture is doing Kodak a favour. Analog wellness – the choice to log off and embrace tactile, pre-digital experiences – is very much a 2025 trend. Film photography sits in that slipstream: 36 exposures, no instant feedback, attention sharpened by constraint. This, to some extent, might be retro cosplay but I think it points to a modern appetite for something physical and imperfect. Supply tells the same story. Kodak's still-film output more than doubled between 2015 and 2019 as the revival took root. In late 2024, the company paused lines to upgrade its Rochester plant to meet rising orders in still and motion-picture film. That was an investment signal, not a retreat. Talk to young photographers and the motive is simple: they're opting out of digital perfection. Grain, colour wobble and delayed gratification feel more authentic than infinitely corrected smartphone shots. In 2025, shooting film has become a badge of intention and individuality. What Gen Z can do, and what Kodak must do Gen Z alone can't fix a balance sheet. Film is culturally powerful but commercially niche. Kodak's revenue still leans on print technology and specialty chemicals; analog's job is to keep the brand relevant, widen the funnel and generate dependable cash – not carry the whole enterprise. So keep the on-ramp frictionless. Those Rochester upgrades need to translate into full shelves for the emulsions first-timers actually buy (Gold, ColorPlus, Portra and Tri-X) at an entry price that feels like an easy 'yes,' not really a luxury. Nothing kills a movement like scarcity and sticker shock. Film spreads socially – through campus clubs, creator communities and indie labs – so Kodak doesn't need a glossy ad campaign as much as it needs to underwrite where the habit forms. Bundle lab credits with multi-packs. Co-sponsor 'learn to shoot film' days. Make it easy to go from canister to album. Delight the faithful without turning film into a museum piece. Limited-run revivals of discontinued stocks, transparent batch notes, small-batch 'experiments': treat special emulsions like the drops sneakerheads queue for. And keep the story forward-looking. The point of film in 2025 is not only about nostalgia, but presence – earning the frame. That's what hooked me as a kid racing to the lab, and it's what's pulling today's twenty-somethings into the same ritual. The assignment First, defuse the debt clock: get the pension cash in, pay down the loan, and refinance or extend the rest – exactly as promised. Only then does Kodak earn the breathing room to play offence – capacity, price discipline, community – instead of managing quarter to quarter. I'm sentimental about film because I grew up spreading prints across the table and building albums everyone gathered around. I'm also pragmatic. Gen Z won't 'save' Kodak by feeling things; they'll do it by buying rolls, developing them and coming back for more – but only if Kodak meets them halfway. Right now, the culture is handing Kodak the rare gift of relevance. Convert that into reliable supply, sensible pricing and smart partnerships, and the youth-driven revival turns into durable cash flow. The culture has done its part. Now Kodak needs to do its job.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Noel Gallagher makes brutal dig at Royal Family during sold-out gig as crowd boo
During the sold-out Oasis gig in Ireland, Noel Gallagher was met with brutal boos when he riled up the crowd. Noel, 58, was on stage for the second of two performances as the Gallagher brothers graced the stage for their closing night. Prior to belting out Half The World Away on Sunday night on August 17, Noel enquired: "Anyone from Manchester?" However, he didn't expect the reaction as the audience began a chorus of boos, reports The Record. READ MORE: Edinburgh Festival Fringe: 'I went to see an '80s TV icon and left after 20 minutes' READ MORE: Groups swarm Edinburgh seaside promenade and light fires amid mini-heatwave Stunned by the reception, he continued: "Excuse me, excuse me? Booing for the people in Manchester? Oh no, no, no, no, that won't do! Be nice!" It comes as Liam's eldest son Lennon chose to bypass the Dublin gigs and jet off to Ibiza, according to the Mirror. As Noel presented Half The World Away, he declared: "This is for the Royal Family – the real Royal Family," taking a dig at Windsor. Before the late Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, he mentioned he wasn't "anti-royal" but observed that the "appeal" of the monarchy had been "dwindling". "There are other things for people to be interested in," he remarked, before describing the monarchy as "a bit farcical." Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. The reception from the Dublin crowd couldn't dampen what proved to be a Supersonic weekend for Noel and Liam, who delivered two completely sold-out performances at the Irish venue, which holds more than 80,000. Liam disclosed that his mum Peggy was observing from the stands on Saturday as he devoted a song to her. Prior to performing Stand By Me, he announced to the crowd: "This one I want to dedicate to my mum, my mum is here tonight." Peggy Gallagher has been backing her two sons since they chose to set aside their feud to entertain fans following a break from music back in 2009. During an interview earlier in June, Peggy was questioned about playing a role in bringing Noel and Liam back together. She responded: "I was the instigator, yes. But sure, wasn't it always going to happen at some time or other? It was their choice, of course. Look, you can't force them to do things they don't want to do." Also attending Saturday's performance was Noel's 25-year-old daughter Anaïs Gallagher. Revelling in the atmosphere among the audience, she posted video clips on social media of a pal belting out Live Forever. She also shared a snap of her dad alongside her uncle Liam, as they performed on stage to the joy of a wave of Oasis rockers. After the Dublin shows, Oasis will next head to Canada where they will take to the stage in Toronto. The band will then embark on a North American tour before returning to the UK for two additional London performances. Following this, they jet off to Asia, Australia, and finally South America, with the tour set to end in Brazil at the end of November.
Irish Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Did you see Oasis at Croke Park? Share your experience
Oasis played two sold-out shows in Dublin's Croke Park over the weekend, delivering on Saturday what Laura Slattery labelled ' a barnstorming, air-punching, controversy-proof night that transcends nostalgia and delivers a whopping dose of catharsis'. Did you mananage to get tickets to either (or both) of the shows? What was your experience at the gig? From feelings of nostalgia and the music itself, to organisation and pricing, we would like to hear what you think. [ Oasis weekend in pictures: Liam and Noel Gallagher gave fans two joyous gigs Opens in new window ] You can let us know what you think using the form below. Please limit your submissions to 400 words or less. Please include a phone number for verification purposes only. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, please indicate this in your submission – we will keep your name and contact details confidential. We will curate a selection of submissions for an article but please note we may not publish every submission we receive. READ MORE
Irish Times
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Let's face it, Dave Fanning asks Noel Gallagher, your third album wasn't very good, was it?
Oasis fever appears to grip the airwaves this week, with talk of the brow-blessed five-piece never far from a listening ear. Standing in for Claire Byrne on Monday's Today (RTÉ Radio 1, weekdays), Colm Ó Mongáin quizzes Damien O'Mara of RTÉ Sport, the Irish Times journalist Nadine O'Regan and the meteorologist Cathal Nolan about their Oasis fandom ahead of the band's two sold-out reunion gigs at Croke Park this weekend. O'Mara is energetic in his enthusiasm, charging the group with responsibility for 'the best gig I've ever seen, and the worst', and relating stirring tales of 'sweat dripping off the walls' at the old Point Depot. Nolan reminisces about his time belting out Oasis hits in a tribute band, which included driving one audience member into such a flurry of ecstasy that he somersaulted himself into needing medical attention. READ MORE Such a segment may make it seem as if you can't throw a rock in the RTÉ canteen without hitting a paid-up member of the Oasis fan club, although O'Mara tries, and fails, to deny such rumours. 'I bristled slightly when your producer described me as a 'superfan' over the phone,' he says, 'and then I realised it's like having a personality disorder: if there's 10 criteria, I probably have 11 of them.' The first step, Ó Mongáin quips, is admitting it. O'Regan, who wrote about Oasis last weekend, describes herself as a grunge fan first and foremost – one who originally resented these new kids on the block. Soon, however, she fell under the spell of Live Forever and Champagne Supernova, and the band who 'held Britpop by the scruff of the neck' while also producing some of the era's funniest interviews from Noel Gallagher , their dependably voluble driving force. [ Nadine O'Regan: I paid €440 for an Oasis ticket in Croke Park, and I'm not even a huge fan Opens in new window ] Anyone wondering what she means need only tune into The Fanning Files (RTÉ Radio 1, Saturday), where Dave Fanning dedicates an hour to his archive interviews with the band, the second of three Oasis-themed programmes he's broadcasting in successive weeks. If you're expecting puff pieces, you may have forgotten the cutting teeth of the broadcaster in his mischievous pomp. 'Let's face it,' he says to Gallagher about the band's slightly less well-regarded third album, Be Here Now, 'it wasn't very good, was it?' 'It suffered from the fact that it wasn't Morning Glory,' Gallagher replies, somewhat on his heels. 'It suffered from the fact you had a big head,' Fanning retorts, barely 60 seconds into the first interview of a bracingly listenable, and quotable, hour of programming. [ Dave Fanning: 'I felt very sorry for Ryan Tubridy. He was vilified' Opens in new window ] Elsewhere, on Monday's Breakfast (Newstalk, weekdays) the financial-crime expert Mary D'Arcy tells Shane Coleman 's listeners how to avoid scam tickets being widely touted in the capital ahead of the gigs, and on Tuesday's 2FM Morning (weekdays), Laura Fox has the media tutor Simon Maher on to discuss Oasis's history with, and in, Ireland. If your feelings towards Oasis are less 'definitely' and more 'maybe' you might be tempted by the more sedate environs of Sunday Miscellany (RTÉ Radio 1) and its typically varied roster of first-person narratives. Those tuning in late will be cheered by Maeve Edwards's evocative paean to the distinctly non-Britpop sounds of the Finnish composer Sibelius, woven through with contemplations on hand-holding as a sign of love, and song itself as an act of communal defiance in post-Soviet states. There's also a meditative treatise on comfort food by Denise Blake, which begins with a tear-inducing moment involving Paddington Bear's marmalade sponge cake before developing into a thesis on the nostalgia engendered by beloved meals from childhood; a stirring short survey of the eventful life of Leonard Cheshire, the British wing commander who once rejoiced at bombing Germany to smithereens but renounced war after witnessing the detonation of the atom bomb, embraced Catholicism, dedicated his life to charitable works and is now en route to being named a saint; and an intriguing literary treasure hunt in which the theatre director Conor Hanratty tries to unpick the mystery of whether Oscar Wilde ever published an 11-volume translation of Aristophanes's satires. It's a great listen, spanning a range of subjects that would seem hectic in less safe hands and delivered, as always, in the softly compelling tones of a friendly lay pastor offering a gratifyingly secular Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4's Today programme. But the show opens with David Coughlan's engaging essay The Only Guinness in the Gaelic Club, which tells of an evening the author spent, while backpacking in 2006, attempting to catch a glimpse of The Strokes at the titular venue in Sydney, Australia. Harrumphing at his lack of success at gaining entry to the hottest ticket in music, he turns to see a familiar face sinking some Guinness – a drink that was not, at the time, available at the club. It's none other than Noel Gallagher, enjoying a pint he'd purloined from a different pub before decamping to the Gaelic Club with his band so they could catch The Strokes themselves. The elder Gallagher appears volubly impressed to meet people 'who aren't phoneys', and Coughlan and his pals strike up an unlikely evening of camaraderie with the rock superstars – who inveigle him and his mates into the gig so they can watch 'the biggest band of the noughties alongside the biggest band of the '90s'. It's a sweet, well-told tale of a celebrity encounter, and proof, for Coughlan at least, that some heroes are worth meeting, and lionising, after all. Moment of the week Second Captains Saturday (RTÉ Radio 1) hosts Brían F O'Byrne , the Tony- and Bafta-winning actor, star of such films as Conclave and Million Dollar Baby. Of more pressing interest for the programme's hosts, Eoin McDevitt and Ciarán Murphy, is his unlikely moment of sporting infamy years before his board-treading success. We're taken back to the summer of 1994, when Jack Charlton 's Ireland soccer team were beating Italy at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, at the Fifa World Cup, and the well-known image of a pitch invader handcuffed on the turf, his green hair cradled by Charlton's huge, fatherly hand. This young man, it turns out, was O'Byrne, who'd arranged a break from his first Broadway gig so he could catch the match of a lifetime, before becoming part of its history himself. The stunt earns him a brief stint in lock-up, a lifetime ban from Lansdowne Road and scalding disgrace once the photograph is plastered over front pages back home, causing his own father to tell him he 'let Ireland down'. O'Byrne's thoughtful delivery of the tale allows for natural laughs while still being clear-eyed about the damage all this caused to his younger self. And he speaks movingly of how, many years later, it formed a turning point towards the sobriety he has maintained for 20 years. As for that ban from Lansdowne, it lasted until he won a Tony Award, when some unnamed FAI representative happened to be glued to the wireless. 'I was doing a radio show,' he says, 'and they got a call saying it had been rescinded.' A salutary lesson on the power of radio, if nothing else.
