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A Blantyre woman diagnosed with cervical cancer has raised £5600 for two charities helping her through her illness.

The 20th anniversary New York Comedy Festival this November will feature more than 200 comedians in more than 100 shows throughout the city, with a roster of headliners including Judd Apatow, Dave Attell, Bill Maher, Tracy Morgan, JB Smoove and Jaboukie Young-White, among others.

Paul Heaton has added extra dates to his forthcoming UK tour, and confirmed that Lightning Seeds will be joining him as special guests for one of them.The performances will all take place later this year, and come in support of The Housemartins and Beautiful South legend’s new album ‘The Mighty Several’.Set for release on October 11 – and available for pre-order here – the project has been produced by Ian Broudie and follows his 2022 LP ‘N.K-pop‘ with Jacqui Abbott.Originally, the tour dates were set to kick off in Bridlington on November 29, and make stops in Leeds, Liverpool, Nottingham, Newcastle and more, before concluding with two back-to-back shows at London’s Eventim Apollo on December 10 and 11.Now, the tour has been extended as Heaton has added three extra shows to the schedule. These include a stop at the P&J Live venue in Aberdeen on Friday, December 13, and a new gig at the Civic Halls in Wolverhampton.

Bob Dylan has announced a UK headline tour for later this year – including a trio of shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Find all the details below.The legendary singer-songwriter is due to bring his ongoing ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ world tour to these shores in November.

Gracie Abrams has announced her ‘The Secret Of Us’ 2025 UK and European tour, set to commence early next year.The ‘I Know It Won’t Work’ singer will be kicking off her tour at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid on February 9, 2025, before making stops in cites such as Lisbon, Stuttgart, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Berlin, Zurich, Milan, Paris and Brussels.From there, Abrams will make her way to the UK with a show at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham on March 3, 2025. This will be followed by shows in Leeds, London, Manchester, Cardiff and Dublin.

EXCLUSIVE: Not only is it a week and a half to the kickoff of San Diego Comic-Con on Wednesday, July 24, but the fanboy confab coincides with another major pivotal moment this summer: The highly anticipated massive opening weekend of Marvel Studios‘ Deadpool & Wolverine which is poised to be the biggest R-rating opening of all-time at the domestic box office, beating Deadpool‘s $132.4M (Previews start on Thursday, July 25). The Shawn Levy-directed features reps a new era for Disney’s MCU with edgier adult fare and finally brings together 20th Century Fox’s Marvel stable with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s not often that a MCU movie opens on the same weekend as SDCC, and a galactic boom is about to ensue. Marvel Studios President and Producer Kevin Feige tells Deadline first about what’s in store at SDCC –read, fanboys will get two nights of the MCU in Hall H next week– as well as the comeback of superhero pics.

Franz Ferdinand have announced details of some live shows in Scotland – marking their first tour dates in over a year. Find ticket details below.The band first shared an update with fans on Saturday (July 13), when they uploaded a clip to their social media channels confirming that an official announcement about new live shows was on the way.“We’re very excited to announce that we’ve got a few live shows coming up in Scotland,” they wrote in the caption, also adding that the full announcement would arrive on Monday (July 15).In the clip, Alex Kapranos is seen speaking directly to the camera.

On Friday, 12 July, 80s pop icon Paul Young said “I do” to his stunning bride Lorna at the Old Marylebone Town Hall in central London. It was clearly a joyful affair for the Youngs, who got engaged late last year, as they beamed while posing on the steps of the famous venue in these heartwarming wedding snaps – and the newlyweds certainly looked the part too. Irish bride Lorna wore a beautiful ivory embroidered gown with copper belt for her nuptials complete with bouquet which matched the flowers in her hair.

The Snuts have announced their biggest show yet with a headline concert at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro slated for December 6.Per a press release, the band will cap off their UK tour at the 14,300-capacity venue as a “career-defining” victory lap following the success of their 2024 album ‘Millennials’, along with their recent performance at Glastonbury 2024.Pre-sale tickets will be issued this Tuesday (July 16) at an as-yet-confirmed timeslot, while general sales will commence on Thursday (July 18) at 10am BST here.The band also issued a video on social media announcing the concert date. The clip features footage from the band’s touring years since their formation in 2015.

Dua Lipa has announced a second Wembley Stadium show after “incredible demand” saw her first show sell out in minutes – get tickets below.Lipa’s first show at Wembley, slated for June 20 2025, sold out in just five minutes. Now, it’s been announced that Lipa will play a second date at the 90,000 capacity venue next summer on June 21.

A lucky pair of neighbours in Glasgow scooped more than £400,000 each in a huge Postcode Lottery win. The two residents on Estate Road, in Carmyle, landed the biggest prizes in the draw after G32 8AJ was announced as the winning postcode for Saturday’s Millionaire Street prize in the People’s Postcode Lottery.

Jack Dunn Despite a tumultuous Paramount-Skydance merger, some box office blunders and a painful presidential debate, the summer of 2024 may go down as the summer of Paul Walter Hauser. Hauser began his career as a journeyman actor, playing supporting roles in popular films such as “Cruella,” “I, Tonya,” “BlacKkKlansman” and “Da 5 Bloods.” In 2019, he landed his first major leading role in Clint Eastwood’s drama “Richard Jewell,” and four years later, Hauser scored an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his performance as Larry Hall in the Apple TV+ series “Blackbird.” But starting in March 2024, a flurry of projects starring Hauser were unveiled.

Kendrick Lamar has dropped the long-awaited music video for his viral Drake diss track, ‘Not Like Us’.Released on July 4 and co-directed by the rapper alongside Dave Free (who Drake had also dissed in ‘Family Matters’), the video features a slew of West Coast icons, including cameos from Tommy the Clown, producer Mustard – wearing a Toronto Blue Jays cap – and former Toronto Raptor DeMar DeRozan.The Compton MC opens with a new set of bars, which also name-drops Los Angeles native and ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ collaborator Kamasi Washington: “Reincarnated, I was stargazing’ / Life goes on honey all of my babies / Woke up, lookin’ for the broccoli / Hot key, keep a horn on me, that Kamasi / IP ownership, the ownership is by me / Mister get off, I get off at my feet.”Along the way, Lamar works out in a sparse room populated by just speakers and canvases, performs alongside Crip-Walking dancers, visits Tam’s Burgers and brings out a massive crowd onto Compton’s streets to jam along to the track.Near the end of the video, Lamar also dances with his partner Whitney Alford and their two children – seemingly pushing back against Drake’s accusations against Lamar of infidelity and family mistreatment.Notably, Lamar also takes aim at Drake’s label OVO. Declaring “no Ov-Hoes were harmed in this video”, he destroys an owl piñata – referencing the logo of Drake’s label.

Redbox parent Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has shifted its bankruptcy filing from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, meaning it will liquidate its business.

Garbage have joined forces with Peaches, and delivered an explosive mash-up of ‘Push It’ and ‘Fuck The Pain Away’ at a recent live show. Check out footage of the collaboration below.The moment took place as Garbage took to the stage in Germany last week (July 4), and delivered a huge headline show at the Music Hall in Berlin.At the very end of the set – which saw them break out renditions of hits including ‘Only Happy When It Rains’, ‘#1 Crush’ and ‘I Think I’m Paranoid’ – frontwoman Shirley Manson teased the audience that a “very special” guest would be joining the band for their final song before the encore.“We’re going to play you one more song and I just want you to know that you’re going to be in the presence of rock ‘n’ roll royalty,” she began, going on to face the struggles that women in music faced as she started her career.“This queen is going to shimmy on at some point when it suits her, but I just need to say this because I can’t let tonight go by without mentioning this.

“The Simpsons” isn’t only notable for being the longest running animated series in history – now, it’s also predicted the future. In a 1996 episode of the hit show called “Homerpalooza,” there was a joke where hip-hop group Cypress Hill mistakenly booked the London Symphony Orchestra while they were under the influence.The two different musical groups ended up collaborating on a version of the band’s hit 1993 single “Insane in the Brain.”“We mostly know classical, but we could give it a shot,” the conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra tells them in the episode. On Wednesday night, that 1996 joke will become a reality, when Cypress Hill, which first formed in 1988, perform their Black Sunday album at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief American-made films took two top prizes at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) in South Korea, ahead of a slew of Korean and Taiwanese titles that took the lesser prizes. “The Last Stop in Yuma County,” a crime thriller directed by Francis Galluppi and set around a restaurant in Arizona, won the KRW20 million ($14,500) Bucheon Choice feature award. The jury called it a, “profound exploration of human nature [with] characters traversing the boundary between righteousness and malevolence.” JT Mollner was named best director in the same section for his “Strange Darling,” a retro-feel, horror-romance with what the jury called, “an exhilarating and engaging narrative, challenging genre and character stereotypes and subverting implicit bias.” The awards were presented Friday evening at a closing ceremony at the Bucheon City Hall.

Jenny Slate‘s voice from “Marcel The Shell With Shoes On,” “The Secret Life of Pets,” “Zootopia,” “The Lego Batman” or “Big Mouth.”It’s also possible you’ve seen her in “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “Obvious Child,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Venom” and “Parks and Recreation.”This fall, you can finally see her live and in person.The 42-year-old actress and comedienne recently announced she’s embarking on an eight-show book tour from Oct. 22-30 in support of her new collection of essays “Life Form.”To kick off the quick jaunt, the former “Not Ready For Prime Time Player” will drop into New York City’s Town Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 22.Other notable stops on the run include Boston (Oct.

Some 28 years ago, The Simpsons made a jokey reference to a team up of rappers Cypress Hill and the London Symphony Orchestra, a match made while the 420-friendly group was allegedly high.

Dua Lipa has today (July 1) unveiled details of a huge Wembley Stadium how to take place in 2025.Lipa was the first artist to headline Glastonbury this year, ahead of Saturday headliner Coldplay and Sunday’s SZA. During her set, she brought out Kevin Parker as a surprise guest to sing Tame Impala’s ‘The Less I Know The Better’.Lipa will perform at the 90,000 capacity venue next summer on June 20 2025.

The historic Broadfield Slopes in the centre of Rochdale will soon be transformed after £1.6m plans were given the green light.