CELINE DION ANNOUNCES CANCELLATION OF REMAINING COURAGE WORLD TOUR DATES FOR 2023 AND 2024

With a sense of tremendous disappointment, Celine Dion’s Courage World Tour today announced the cancellation of all remaining dates currently on sale for 2023 and 2024. This includes all dates in the UK scheduled for 2024.

As the world has emerged from the pandemic, Celine has continued to be treated for a diagnosed medical condition that prevents her from performing. Celine is working hard on her recovery, but at this time is unable to successfully prepare for and perform the remainder of the tour, which was scheduled to run from August 26, 2023 in Amsterdam through October 4, 2023 in Helsinki; then continuing from March 6, 2024 in Prague through April 22, 2024 in London.

We do have every hope that someday soon, Celine will be able to come to all of these cities in Europe to perform for her amazing fans, but that time simply is not now.

“I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again. I’m working really hard to build back my strength, but touring can be very difficult even when you’re 100%. It’s not fair to you to keep postponing the shows, and even though it breaks my heart, it’s best that we cancel everything now until I’m really ready to be back on stage again. I want you all to know, I’m not giving up… and I can’t wait to see you again!”

— Celine Dion

Celine had completed the first 52 dates of the Courage World Tour in North America before the pandemic emerged and paused the tour in March 2020.  In early 2021, when the entertainment industry was still working under tight COVID restrictions, Celine filmed her first motion picture, Love Again, co- starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Sam Heughan. Since then, Celine has revealed that she has been diagnosed with a rare condition called Stiff Person’s Syndrome, which causes severe and persistent muscle spasms, and which has prevented her from performing. Celine’s medical team continues to evaluate and treat the condition.

Tickets purchased for the forty-two cancelled dates will be refunded via the original point of sale.

For further ticket inquiries or options, ticketholders should reach out to their original point of purchase.

The Courage World Tour shows in the UK and Ireland now being cancelled are:

2024

Manchester - AO Arena - Apr 9-10, 2024

Glasgow - OVO Hydro - Apr 13-14, 2024

Birmingham - Utilita Arena - Apr 17-18, 2024

London - The O2 - Apr 21-22, 2024

A TRIBUTE TO TINA TURNER

We worked with Tina from 1978 and were privileged to play a part in her amazing journey during the following decades. She was the ultimate professional with an incredible work ethic - fire, energy and a million dollar smile.

She was utterly unique – working tirelessly to achieve so much respect and so many triumphant successes. Her strength and spirit on stage was only matched by her personal elegance, dignity and grace away from the spotlight.

We treasured every mile we travelled with her, and her constant friendship.

She was an absolutely huge and cherished part of our lives. We loved her and will miss her more than words can say.

Barrie & Jenny Marshall

And all the Marshall Arts family who shared in the joy she brought to us.

HERBIE HANCOCK ANNOUNCES TWO NIGHTS AT THE BARBICAN AS PART OF EUROPEAN TOUR

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Legendary musical innovator Herbie Hancock is to return to the Barbican for two unforgettable nights on 28 and 29 July. Returning to the UK after his previous 2022 shows at the Barbican and Glastonbury Festival, these are the only UK shows Herbie Hancock will be performing this year and come at the end of a three week European tour. They promise to be an electric experience from a jazz icon who shows no signs of slowing down.

Herbie Hancock's previous Barbican show, as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival Summer Series last year, was met with critical acclaim with the Evening Standard proclaiming “A fine ensemble supported the veteran jazz man, but he was the undisputed star” whilst the Financial Times described it as “A gripping, crowd-raising gig”.

With an illustrious career spanning over six decades and 14 Grammy Awards, there are few artists in the music industry who have had more influence on acoustic and electronic jazz and R&B than Herbie Hancock. Despite his career being in its 7th decade, Herbie Hancock continues to amaze audiences across the globe. As a member of the Miles Davis Quintet that pioneered a groundbreaking sound in jazz, he also developed new approaches on his own recordings in the 70s. From Record-breaking albums such as "Headhunters" that combined electric jazz with funk and rock in an innovative style that continues to influence contemporary music, to "Rockit" and "Future Shock" which marked Hancock's foray into electronic dance sounds; during the same period he also continued to work in an acoustic setting with V.S.O.P.

For more information on Herbie’s European tour click below.

THE SCRIPT, GAYLE AND KIDCUTUP SET TO JOIN P!NK ON HER SUMMER CARNIVAL 2023 TOUR

The Script, GAYLE and KidCutUp have today been announced as special guests for P!NK’s Summer Carnival shows in Bolton, Sunderland, Birmingham, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Munich, Koln and Hannover in June and July 2023. The pop phenomenon will bring her immensely powerful voice and high octane live show back to UK shores for the first time since 2019’s phenomenal sold out Beautiful Trauma World Tour.

Irish rock band The Script have an astonishing list of achievements from the last 14 years. The Dublin-born trio have racked up six UK No.1 albums, 30 million single sales, 11 million album sales, 13 million monthly Spotify listeners, over 6 billion streams, and 2 million tickets sold across headline shows globally.

Hot off the back of her viral breakout single ‘abcdefu’, 18-year-old Texas born singer-songwriter GAYLE will also be joining P!NK’s tour this summer - her first UK live shows since her stunning Reading and Leeds festival appearances in 2022.  ‘abcdefu’ catapulted GAYLE into the spotlight with the hugely infectious track reaching No.1 on both the iTunes’ Pop and overall US Charts along with being the No.1 most-Shazamed song in the US in November 2021.

DJ and producer KidCutUp, is a growing voice in the international DJ conversation. He has played everywhere from world famous clubs to summer festivals around the world, and will be well known to the P!NK audience as he was special guest on the ‘Beautiful Trauma World Tour’. His talents are in high demand with his edits and remixes played by the likes of Diplo, DJ Khaled and The Chainsmokers.

Following the release of her latest hit single ‘Never Gonna Not Dance Again’ in November 2022, P!NK’s ninth studio album ‘Trustfall’ will be released on 17th February.

Renowned for her undeniably breathtaking live shows with colossal production, teamed with her world-class talent, P!NK’s Summer Carnival 2023 is set to be yet another impressive landmark in her already phenomenal career and a truly unforgettable live experience for fans across Europe and North America in 2023.

P!NK Summer Carnival 2023 | UK Tour Dates:

Wednesday 7th June - University of Bolton Stadium, Bolton, UK

Thursday 8th June - University of Bolton Stadium, Bolton, UK

Saturday 10th June - Stadium of Light, Sunderland, UK

Sunday 11th June – Stadium of Light, Sunderland, UK

Tuesday 13th June - Villa Park, Birmingham, UK

Friday 16 June – Pinkpop, Landgraaf, The Netherlands ^ *

Saturday 17 June – Werchther Boutique, Werchther, Belgium ^ *

Tueday 20 June – La Defense Arena, Paris, France

Wednesday 21 June – La Defense Arena, Paris, France

Saturday 24 June – American Express Presents BST Hyde Park, London, UK ^

Sunday 25 June – American Express Presents BST Hyde Park, London, UK ^ *

Wednesday 28 June - Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

Saturday 1 July – Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria ^

Sunday 2 July – Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria

Wednesday 5 July – Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany

Thursday 6 July – Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany

Saturday 8 July – Rhein Energy Stadium, Koln, Germany

Sunday 9 July – Rhein Energy Stadium, Koln, Germany

Wednesday 12 July – HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany *

Thursday 13 July – HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany *

Sunday 16 July – National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland ^ *

^ The Script will not be appearing on these dates

* GAYLE will not be appearing on these dates

LIONEL RICHIE HONOURED WITH THE AMA's ICON AWARD

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Just over a week ago Lionel Richie was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and last night (Sunday 20 November) he picked up the Icon Award at the American Music Awards.

Lionel has picked up no fewer than 17 AMA’s, and has become the only artist to take to the stage at this event in every decade since the show began.

Accepting the award last night Lionel offered advice to the young superstars urging them to use their talents to Inspire.

“God has given you a light. That light is special. That light is only given to a few. When you hear the word ‘hip,’ it means today. When you hear the word ‘inspiring,’ it means forever. If you get a chance to have that light on you, understand what God has in store”

— Lionel Richie

Watch Lionel’s full acceptance speech below.

Closing out the show, Stevie Wonder and Charlie Puth played a medley of Lionels classic hits and were joined by a star studded cast including Ari Lennox, Melissa Etheridge, Jimmie Allen, Muni Long, Smokey Robinson to perform We Are The World in honour of Lionel Richie.

Lionel Richie joined Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton and Carly Simon who were all inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame this year.

Prior to accepting his Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame induction, Lionel performed his greatest hits and was joined by Foo Fighters Dave Grohl for ‘Easy’.

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Speaking to Rolling Stone earlier this year, Richie compared being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to reaching heaven, saying: “This is the holy grail of what we do in the business.”

DODGER STADIUM: ELTON JOHN PERFORMS FINAL EVER TOUR DATE IN NORTH AMERICA

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As Elton left the stage in Los Angeles last night (Sunday 20 November) after his 271st date on the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, it marked his last ever tour date in North America.

Over 50,000 fans packed Dodger Stadium for the last of three nights at this iconic venue including A List fans Bernie Taupin, Taron Egerton, Neil Patrick Harris, Donatella Versace and JoJo Siwa.

Seated for Elton John and just spotted Jojo Siwa who def might be best dressed audience member tonight amid a sea of Elton cosplay. “This is next level,” she tells me. “And what’s cool is people are asking for photos not because I’m Jojo Siwa but because of what I’m wearing.” pic.twitter.com/SGtNH925uo

— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) November 21, 2022

It was in this building in 1975 where Elton took to the stage for two legendary concerts, wearing the now iconic Bob Mackie designed silver and blue beaded Dodgers Uniform.

His two hour long set began with ‘Bennie and the Jets’ before Elton blazed his way through a further 23 songs including fan favourites ‘Rocketman’, ‘The Bitch is Back’ and ‘Crocodile Rock’ and included fireworks, confetti and Elton recreating his bejewelled uniform, but this time in the form of a robe created by Gucci!

“Tonight is a very special night, we are creating history tonight,” John said, “And I’m so glad to see you at Dodger Stadium.”

For only the second time on the tour Elton invited very special guests to join him on stage during the course of the concert to perform with him. Brandi Carlisle performed “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me”, which Elton dedicated to the late members of his band. Kiki Dee performed “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”, which she duetted with Elton John back in 1976. And Dua Lipa graced the stage to perform their recent global hit “Cold Heart”.

Elton Johns Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour continues in January heading to Australia and New Zealand before returning to the UK and Europe in March. The tour concludes in Sweden on Saturday 8 July 2023. Click below for tour dates and ticket details.

P!NK RELEASES NEW ALBUM TRUSTFALL, APPEARS ON KIMMEL, GMA and AMAs

So P!nk has today (Friday 18 November) announced the name and release date of her new album. TRUSTFALL will be drop on Friday 17 February and can be pre-ordered now here.

Her highly anticipated ninth studio album includes the vibrant pop song ‘Never Gonna Not Dance Again’ which she released earlier this month.

On Saturday night (5 November), P!nk had the hour of inducting Dolly Parton to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

P!nk shared details of Parton’s ground-breaking career and described her as “one of the greatest storytellers of our time… of all time”. She then joined Parton on stage with a host of other inductees including Sheryl Crow, Pat Benatar, Simon Le Bon and Annie Lennox to perform the timeliness hit classic ‘Jolene’.

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Inductee US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton speaks on stage next to US singer-songwriter Pink during the 37th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Microsoft Theatre on November 5, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.

P!nk joined Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday (16 November) to talk about touring with babies, living on a vineyard and making wine, her upcoming summer stadium tour and singing a song that P!nk had never seen before!

And earlier today following the announcement of ‘Trustfall’ P!nk appeared on Good Morning America.

P!nk took time to explain how experiencing pain and loss helped her write what she says is possibly the best album she’s ever made, as well as one of the most fun.

And to wrap up a whirlwind week, P!nk will premiere a special performance of ‘Never Gonna Not Dance Again’ this Sunday (20 November) at the American Music Awards. We cant wait to see it.

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For full information on P!nk’s Summer Carnival 2023 tour, click below.

P!NK HAS RELEASED A NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO - 'NEVER GONNA NOT DANCE AGAIN'

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Over the last few days P!nk has been ever present on instagram teasing us with clips and chips from her new single, well now it is here!

The funky, vibrant feel good pop song will have you dancing through the hard times.

The new music is accompanied by a video that sees the pop icon dancing and roller skating through a supermarket joined by a colourful cast of characters.

P!nk returns to the stage next summer with 21 huge UK & European outdoor shows as part of her Summer Carnival 2023 tour. Tour dates and information can be found here.