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Daily Mail
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bob Dylan announces controversial new concert rule for UK tour all fans must follow
Bob Dylan has announced a controversial new concert rule for his UK tour that all fans must follow. The music legend, 84, is set to perform 13 gigs across UK and Ireland later this year amid the epic Rough and Rowdy Ways tour. And now, the Blowin' In The Wind hitmaker has imposed a phone ban inside during his shows, ensuring a tech-free experience. That doesn't come as a completely new rule to the singer who, just like his previous tours in 2022 and 2024, is in partnership with Yondr - which will prohibit the use of video cameras and mobile phones, making the occasion even more unique. Ahead of the gig start, staff will help ticketholders put their phones in a locked and secure pouch, which fans will keep with them throughout the evening. In the event of an emergency, attendees can unlock their phones at any time by going to a dedicated and signposted area, intended for phone use. More A-list artists have used this system, including the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Jack White and The Lumineers. The Knockin' On Heaven's Door favourite will visit Swansea, Coventry, Leeds, Glasgow, Belfast, Killarney and Dublin. Tickets the UK shows go on sale from Planet Rock Tickets at 10am on Friday 18th July. Last year, fans of the singer stormed social media to share their opinion on the strict rule, as they wrote: 'Bob Dylan wants phone free concerts. Where your phone is locked in a provided bag until the concert ends. What mad times we have arrived at'. 'Can understand them wanting people to be more present in the moment, but at the same time it would be weird not being able to take any photos or videos! At least they don't take the phones off you, just lock their usage…' Meanwhile other fans applauded Bob for banning camera devices, remarking the excited to 'live in the moment', penning on X (formerly Twitter): 'Fair play to Bob Dylan banning mobile homes at his gigs, people need to learn how to live in the moment & just enjoy the show.' Last year, fans of the singer stormed social media to share their opinion on the strict rule Meanwhile other fans applauded Bob for banning camera devices as they are excited to 'live in the moment' 'Fantastic about time gigs were like this, actually listen and engage with the artist you've paid so much money to watch….not through your phone screen. Well done Bob'. 'Done this at his shows the last couple of times his toured England. Surely people can be without their phones for 1.5 hours also if you are desperate to check it you can just go back outside.' 'Phones, shouldn't be in his gigs anyway, as it'd spoil the atmosphere.' Dylan will finish the US leg of his The Rough and Rowdy Ways tour in September before jetting across the pond to kick off the European leg in Prague, Czech Republic on October 4.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sabrina Carpenter Says She's Considered Banning Phones at Her Concerts
Sabrina Carpenter concerts could look a little different in the future, with the star revealing she's open to the idea of banning phones at her shows. Carpenter's comments appeared in a recent article from Rolling Stone, who shared quotes that didn't make it into their recent cover story with the singer. One of the previously-unpublished revelations was that Carpenter indeed open to asking fans to pocket their devices at her gigs. More from Billboard Rachel Zegler Serenades Crowd Outside Theater for Free in a New London Production of 'Evita' Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to Receive Vanguard Award at The Guitar Center Music Foundation Gala & Benefit Concert Shakira Announces Two More Dates in Mexico, Extending Record to 28 'This will honestly p–s off my fans, but absolutely,' she explained, noting she was inspired by a Las Vegas show from Silk Sonic which required her to lock her phone up.' 'I've never had a better experience at a concert,' Carpenter explained. 'I genuinely felt like I was back in the Seventies — wasn't alive. Genuinely felt like I was there. Everyone's singing, dancing, looking at each other, and laughing. It really, really just felt so beautiful.' Notably, Silk Sonic's 2022 Las Vegas residency even featured Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak crafting a song to underline the lack of devices. 'We took your phones away,' they sang. 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.' 'I've grown up in the age of people having iPhones at shows,' Carpenter continued. 'It unfortunately feels super normal to me. I can't blame people for wanting to have memories. But depending on how long I want to be touring, and what age I am, girl, take those phones away. You cannot zoom in on my face. Right now, my skin is soft and supple. It's fine. Do not zoom in on me when I'm 80 years old up there.' The topic of banning phones at gigs has been a contentious one over the years, with artists wishing for fans to live in the moment, and fans desiring a chance to memorialize their concert experiences. In 2015, Jack White shared a verbal plea for no phones during his Lazaretto tour, and by the time The Raconteurs toured in 2019, attendees were told to put their devices in locked Yondr pouches. 'We think you'll enjoy looking up from your gadgets for a little while and experience music and our shared love of it in person,' a note from the band read at the time. Other acts, such as Tool and A Perfect Circle have been noted for asking fans to observe such a practice, with the latter having made headlines for reportedly ejecting concert attendees who violated the request. 'You ever go to a play or a movie?' A Perfect Circle guitarist Billy Howerdel asked in 2018. 'If you've ever been to a play or a movie, it's kind of similar: you don't take out your phone and start filming, and let the people behind you stare into your screen.' More recently, Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood put out a request to fans to put down their phones during the band's Run for Your Lives World Tour. 'We really want fans to enjoy the shows first hand, rather than on their small screens,' Smallwood explained. 'The amount of phone use nowadays diminishes enjoyment, particularly for the band who are on stage looking out at rows of phones, but also for other concertgoers,' he added. 'We feel that the passion and involvement of our fans at shows really makes them special, but the phone obsession has now got so out of hand that it has become unnecessarily distracting especially to the band.' Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Daily Mail
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sabrina Carpenter teases shocking new phone policy at her concerts despite fan outrage
Sabrina Carpenter is considering banning phones at her concerts, despite the fact that the rule may 'piss off' her dedicated fans. The 25-year-old pop star, who's currently enjoying a chart-topping moment with her hit Manchild, told Rolling Stone in a new interview that she was 'absolutely' considering introducing phone-free gigs, even if the decision isn't immediately popular with fans. She revealed that the idea first struck her after she attended a Silk Sonic show in Las Vegas. 'This will honestly piss off my fans,' she admitted to the publication. 'I went to see Silk Sonic in Vegas, and they locked my phone. I've never had a better experience at a concert.' She described the Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak–led concert as feeling 'like I was back in the '70s,' a time when fans were fully immersed in live music instead of watching it through a screen. 'Genuinely felt like I was there. Everyone's singing, dancing, looking at each other, and laughing. It really, really just felt so beautiful,' she added to the outlet. The star said that because she has grown up in the age of iPhones at shows, it feels 'super normal' to her to constantly be starring at the artist through her camera lens. Although she hasn't enforced any formal ban yet, Sabrina revealed the concept has been on her mind as she imagines her future self performing for decades to come. 'Depending on how long I want to be touring, and what age I am, girl, take those phones away,' she joked. 'You cannot zoom in on my face. Right now, my skin is soft and supple. It's fine. Do not zoom in on me when I'm 80 years old up there.' For now, the Espresso singer is still letting fans film and snap pics of her on stage - but it seems that after her experience - she's gently urging them to stay more present. Sabrina joins a growing wave of artists - including Adele, Madonna, and Bob Dylan - who have spoken out about the distractions caused by phones during performances. Despite the success of her new single - ahead of her album Man's Best Friend dropping August 29 - the Feather singer is in hot water over her raunchy album cover, which features her provocatively kneeling beside a suited man with a fistful of her hair. She recently clapped back at the backlash on X. When one user asked, 'Does she have a personality outside of sex?' the 26-year-old pop star replied on Monday: 'Girl yes and it is goooooood.' Sabrina has also received criticism for the simulated sex positions she demonstrated onstage while performing her song Juno during her Short n' Sweet Tour. 'It's always so funny to me when people complain,' Sabrina told Rolling Stone. 'They're like, "All she does is sing about this." But those are the songs that you've made popular. Clearly, you love sex. You're obsessed with it. It's in my show.' The two-time Grammy winner continued: 'There's so many more moments than the Juno positions, but those are the ones you post every night and comment on. 'I can't control that. If you come to the show, you'll [also] hear the ballads, you'll hear the more introspective numbers. 'I find irony and humor in all of that because it seems to be a recurring theme. I'm not upset about it, other than I feel mad pressure to be funny sometimes.'
Daily Mail
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sabrina Carpenter might 'piss off' fans with new phone policy at her concerts
Sabrina Carpenter is considering banning phones at her concerts, despite the fact that the rule may 'piss off' her dedicated fans. The 25-year-old pop star, who's currently enjoying a chart-topping moment with her hit Manchild, told Rolling Stone in a new interview that she was 'absolutely' considering introducing phone-free gigs, even if the decision isn't immediately popular with fans. She revealed that the idea first struck her after she attended a Silk Sonic show in Las Vegas. 'This will honestly piss off my fans,' she admitted to the publication. 'I went to see Silk Sonic in Vegas, and they locked my phone. I've never had a better experience at a concert.' She described the Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak–led concert as feeling 'like I was back in the '70s,' a time when fans were fully immersed in live music instead of watching it through a screen. 'Genuinely felt like I was there. Everyone's singing, dancing, looking at each other, and laughing. It really, really just felt so beautiful,' she added to the outlet. The star said that because she has grown up in the age of iPhones at shows, it feels 'super normal' to her to constantly be starring at the artist through her camera lens. Although she hasn't enforced any formal ban yet, Sabrina revealed the concept has been on her mind as she imagines her future self performing for decades to come. 'Depending on how long I want to be touring, and what age I am, girl, take those phones away,' she joked. 'You cannot zoom in on my face. Right now, my skin is soft and supple. It's fine. Do not zoom in on me when I'm 80 years old up there.' For now, the Espresso singer is still letting fans film and snap pics of her on stage - but it seems that after her experience - she's gently urging them to stay more present. Sabrina joins a growing wave of artists - including Adele, Madonna, and Bob Dylan - who have spoken out about the distractions caused by phones during performances. Despite the success of her new single - ahead of her album Man's Best Friend dropping August 29 - the Feather singer is in hot water over her raunchy album cover, which features her provocatively kneeling beside a suited man with a fistful of her hair. She recently clapped back at the backlash on X. When one user asked, 'Does she have a personality outside of sex?' the 26-year-old pop star replied on Monday: 'Girl yes and it is goooooood.' Sabrina has also received criticism for the simulated sex positions she demonstrated onstage while performing her song Juno during her Short n' Sweet Tour. 'It's always so funny to me when people complain,' Sabrina told Rolling Stone. 'They're like, "All she does is sing about this." But those are the songs that you've made popular. Clearly, you love sex. You're obsessed with it. It's in my show.' The two-time Grammy winner continued: 'There's so many more moments than the Juno positions, but those are the ones you post every night and comment on. 'I can't control that. If you come to the show, you'll [also] hear the ballads, you'll hear the more introspective numbers. 'I find irony and humor in all of that because it seems to be a recurring theme. I'm not upset about it, other than I feel mad pressure to be funny sometimes.'
BreakingNews.ie
13-06-2025
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Helen McEntee says mobile phone pouch scheme will be 'transformative'
Minister for Education Helen McEntee has acknowledged that the €9 million cost of the school phone pouch and storage solutions scheme represents 'a lot of money' whilst insisting that restricting phone access for children will be 'transformational.' In an interview with Newstalk Breakfast on Friday, Minister McEntee said that the scheme will have a hugely positive impact on young people. Advertisement 'This is about as far as possible protecting our young people. And as far as possible making sure that our schools are phone free zones," she said. "There will always be pockets of money that will be spent on different initiatives, on new initiatives and this is what's happening here. 'This is specifically to try and support kids in school to make sure that when they're in schools [that] they're learning. 'And that's what education is about, that's what our schools are about. Advertisement 'I do appreciate this is not a small amount of money but when we break this down and when we see the impact it's already having in schools that have it, I believe this can be transformational.' Ms McEntee said that more and more young people have access to phones. 'Children as early as seven or eight years of age getting mobile phones. Having social media accounts, bringing them into school and they really have become quite a distraction," she said. 'They are impacting on their school life. What this is about is it's about making sure in our primary schools that phones are banned and in our secondary schools, this is about restricting them. Advertisement "Acknowledging that children (there) are older. That we might have 17, 18 or even 19 year olds in schools.' Minister McEntee stated that restricting children's phone use at school 'isn't going to solve our problem here' adding that what they do at home is also vital to their wellbeing. 'I don't think this is a catch all. We do absolutely have an issue with children at home. We are not sure what they are accessing. "But when they are at school the fact they are on their phones is distracting and taking away for what they are supposed to learn. At break time it is impacting on them engaging and interacting in social activities. Advertisement "We still need those larger conversations. We need to talk to parents about when children are getting phones, how they are using their phones, how parents are engaging with children as well, and I think this is an opportunity that allows them to do that.' Meanwhile, Minister McEntee also spoke to Morning Ireland on RTE Radio 1 on Friday. Ireland Tánaiste defends 'swift' timeline for nationwide r... Read More She said that it was 'always the case' that the funds could be used for other storage solutions as well as phone pouches. Sherefuted suggestions made by the Social Democrats of a Government U turn on the matter. This was after Tánaiste Simon Harris said the funding would be for all kinds of storage solutions as opposed to just pouches. This includes cubby holes and lockable boxes. Primary schools are now required to forbid the use of and access to mobile phones by pupils during the school day whilst secondary schools have to restrict usage. The Department of Education said that the measures are being implemented to enhance student wellbeing, to promote focus in school and to reduce cyber bullying and exposure to inappropriate content.
