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David Byrne and Fat Boy Slim’s historical musical Here Lies Love is currently running on Broadway in New York and, last month, NME attended an exclusive preview of the show.Based on the duo’s album of the same name – which was released in 2010 and featured a host of guest vocalists, including Florence + The Machine’s Florence Welch, Santigold, and Tori Amos – Here Lies Love tells the sensational and true story of Imelda Marcos.Marcos was the wife of dictator Ferdinand Marcos and the country’s “first lady” from 1965 to 1986. An all-Filipino cast, quickly shifting immersive stage design (stagehands in pink jumpsuits directed the crowd as the catwalk took on different configurations during the show) and state-of-the-art sound technology help bring the biography to life.The Broadway Theatre, where the musical has been running in previews since June 17 before opening on July 20, has been transformed into a retro club, with the orchestra converted into a standing-room-only nightclub (all 900 of the seats that are typically housed there have been removed) under a towering mirror ball and fuschia neon lights in homage to Studio 54.

Here Lies Love (★★★★★) works so well. Patrons expecting the ambiance of a standard theater will be shocked to see the major transformation that has occurred at the Broadway Theater, which for 10 years was home to both the original production and revival of Miss Saigon.Gone are the plush crimson-red orchestra seats.

Woody Cook was left hiding behind a pillow after his mum Zoey Ball embarrassed him on television by talking about his used condoms. Woody, 22, who Zoe shares with her ex-husband, Fatboy Slim, appeared on the latest episode of Celebrity Gogglebox with his doting mum.

The former frontman of the Beautiful South has put money behind the bar in five Glasgow pubs so revellers can have a drink on him, prior to his appearance at TRNSMT on Friday.

Fatboy Slim paid tribute to the late Maxi Jazz of Faithless during his set at Glastonbury Festival yesterday (June 24).The DJ took to the Park Stage on Saturday night to play a one hour and 15 minutes set, where he was joined by surprise guest Rita Ora to perform their new track ‘Praising You’ together.During his performance, Fatboy Slim – real name Norman Quentin Cook – paid tribute to Maxi Jazz, who died in December 2022, aged 65.Clips of the Faithless singer played on the screen behind as the DJ performed a snippet of the late artist’s iconic 1995 track ‘Insomnia’, met by cheers from the crowd.You can watch footage of the moment below.YES Fatboy Slim paying tribute to Maxi Jazz ❤️ #glastonbury2023 @FatboySlim @faithless pic.twitter.com/M293MVBGPe— Sanny Rudravajhala

Zoe Ball told former husband Fatboy Slim she ‘tried to block him from her memory’ as she interviewed him on her radio show. The 52 year old host made the joke as she chatted to her DJ ex - real name Norman Cook - on her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show about all things Glastonbury on Friday morning. Zoe and Norman were married in 1999 and had two children together - Woody, 22, and 13 year old Nelly - but divorced in 2016, saying they had come to ‘the end of their rainbow’ after ‘many exciting adventures together’.

David Byrne has reached an agreement with a musicians union over his Here Lies Love Broadway musical.The musical is based Byrne and Fatboy Slim‘s double album of the same name, which was released in 2010 and documents the life of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines.It was previously held at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in 2012, New York’s Public Theater in 2013, London’s National Theater in 2014, and the Seattle Repertory Theater in 2017.But a new Broadway production, which is set to premiere on July 20 with previews beginning next weekend, received an objection from the American Federation of Musicians’ Local 802 last month over the show’s plan to use pre-recorded music.The union claimed that it violated a contract clause requiring that at least 19 musicians are hired for all musicals staged at the Broadway Theater. Responding to criticism in The New York Times, a spokesperson for the production claimed that the decision to use pre-recorded music was “part of the karaoke genre inherent to the musical and the production concept.”At the time, Byrne issued a statement of his own defending the production choices, explaining the “dance club track-act immersion” as part of the show’s nontraditional staging.But it has now been agreed that the production will go ahead with 12 musicians, all of whom are union members.We are proud to announce that “Here Lies Love” will have live music in the form of 12 musicians.

Glastonbury Festival has revealed its line-up for The Park in 2023, to be headlined by Fever Ray, Fatboy Slim and alt-J.The legendary festival – which will be held from June 21-25 at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset and headlined by Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John – has been announcing its stage line-ups one-by-one in recent weeks.This week, the Arcadia line-up was announced, featuring performances from The Chemical Brothers, Skepta and more, while The Streets‘ Mike Skinner, Nia Archives, Skindred and more will all play Shangri-La across the weekend.Now, The Park – comprising the Park Stage, Rabbit Hole, Stonebridge, Free University of Glastonbury and HMS Sweet Charity – have revealed their line-up.Along with previously announced names including all three headliners and the likes of Thundercat, Sparks and Weyes Blood, new names have been confirmed for the Glastonbury line-up in the form of Jockstrap, Viagra Boys, Max Richter and more, all of whom will play the Park Stage.Also set to play the Park Stage are The Comet Is Coming, Shygirl, Leftfield, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and more.See the full line-up for The Park at Glastonbury 2023 below.The Park's incredible line-up for this year’s Festival is here! pic.twitter.com/7wdgnVmuVv— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) May 18, 2023Last week, Glastonbury confirmed the line-up for the new ‘Woodsies’ area, comprising the stage formerly known as the John Peel Stage and the wooded area next door.Artists set to appear in the new area include Rina Sawayama, Måneskin, Warpaint and Christine & The Queens.

Rita Ora has announced her third studio album, ‘You & I’ – listen to new single ‘Praising You’ featuring Fatboy Slim below.The singer is due to release the record on July 14 via BMG – pre-order/pre-save here. Ora co-wrote every song in the upcoming collection, which is described as her “most diaristic project yet”.“This album really means a lot to me,” the pop artist said in a statement.

Fatboy Slim has announced the line-up for 2023’s edition of All Back to Minehead festival.Following last year’s inaugural event, the festival returns to Butlin’s Minehead resort from November 10-13. Tickets are available now and can be found here.The 2023 line-up includes Jodie Harsh, Marshall Jefferson, Mella Dee, Sally C, Saoirse and Shanti Celeste.

Creamfields North festival.The northern edition of the iconic dance festival will take place in the Cheshire countryside later this summer, celebrating the bank holiday weekend.Scheduled for August 24 to August 27, the four-day already bash made headlines in October last year, when the 2023 instalment became the fastest-selling Creamfields on record. Now, the event will feature even more new artists as a new wave of acts has been confirmed.Black Coffee and Example will join the already-packed line-up, as well as other artists including Aly & Fila, Vintage Culture, Will Atkinson and Will Sparks.

Self Esteem showed her support for Gary Lineker last night (March 11) by wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the words “Free Gary” at her Eventim Apollo show in London.The singer-songwriter – real name is Rebecca Lucy Taylor – shared on Twitter an image of herself sporting the tee at the show, writing “Solidarity” and tagging the BBC Sport presenter.She has followed in the footsteps of Fatboy Slim, who on Friday (March 10) displayed Lineker’s face on a video screen behind him. The move was met by huge cheers from fans who were watching the DJ perform in Manchester.It comes amid a row between the BBC and Lineker after the latter on Tuesday (March 7) called the government’s controversial plan to ban people arriving in the UK illegally from ever claiming asylum an “immeasurably cruel”.

Fatboy Slim has thrown his support behind Gary Lineker after the footballer turned pundit was asked to “step back” from his presenting duties at the BBC.Earlier this week, Home Secretary Suella Braverman outlined the government’s controversial plan to ban people arriving in the UK illegally from ever claiming asylum.Lineker responded, calling it an “immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s”. Braverman then hit out at Lineker, saying that his comments “diminished the unspeakable tragedy” of the Holocaust.There is no huge influx.

Arlo Parks, Laurent Garnier, Honey Dijon, Franc Moody and Todd Terry and more will now join the previously announced The Chemical Brothers, Christine and the Queens, and Fatboy Slim.The festival, which takes place Thursday August 3 to Sunday August 6, 2023 at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire has also added Joesef, GoGo Penguin and Flyte to the bill.Other previously announced acts include Sugababes and Confidence Man, alongside comedy, spoken word, film screens, Q&As, panels, dance performances and more.Speakers so far include the likes of Sara Pascoe, Elizabeth Day, Munroe Bergdorf and more. Check out the poster below to see the full line-up so far.Tickets for Wilderness 2023 are on sale here now.The stars are aligning, prepare for the wildest Wilderness yet! A glorious array of talent has just joined our transcendental Twelfth Season.

Fatboy Slim has shared an anecdote from his time living next door to Paul McCartney, joking that it was “bizarre” because of his fandom for The Beatles.Slim (aka Norman Cook) recently caught up with NME to appear in the column Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! For the chat, he was quizzed on various happenings from throughout his own career – he forgot that Arctic Monkeys covered ‘The Rockafeller Skank’ at their first-ever gig, and that he produced the Blur song ‘Gene By Gene’, but did correctly recall that he once snorted cocaine off the London-to-Brighton train line.McCartney came up in a conversation about Cook’s infamous 2002 gig at Brighton Beach, where he performed for over 250,000 concertgoers. The show itself drew controversy after one attendee died, more than 100 more were injured, and several were rescued unconscious from the seashore.

Fatboy Slim has announced details of a 2023 UK tour, dubbed ‘Y’all Are The Music, We’re Just The DJ’s’ – get your tickets here.The new run of dates come on the back of Norman Cook’s new album ‘Right Here, Right Then’, which came out earlier this month (September 2).Across March next year, he’ll play 11 dates across the UK including a pair of shows at London’s famous Brixton Academy.In a statement, Fatboy Slim said: “Coming out of COVID I have played many different types of shows from arenas to the Gas tower at Glastonbury and i just find the closer I am to the audience the more I love it… this is what this tour brings.”Tickets for the new shows go on sale next Friday (September 23) and you can buy yours here.See the full list of dates below:MARCH 20232 – Newcastle, O2 City Hall3 – Birmingham, O2 Academy 4 – Birmingham, O2 Academy 9 – Edinburgh, O2 Academy 10 – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse 11 – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse 15 – Brighton, Centre17 – London, O2 Academy Brixton18 – London, O2 Academy Brixton24 – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena25 – Bournemouth, International CentreTime to get some fun in the diary for next year…Register now for early access to tickets for my March 2023 UK tour.https://t.co/oQ6PeIlEVeY’all are the music. We’re just the DJs pic.twitter.com/ZWYqjp6VR6— Fatboy Slim (@FatboySlim) September 16, 2022Last year, Fatboy Slim DJ’d at the COVID-19 pilot clubbing event in Liverpool.

This story contains discussion and descriptions of sexual assaultFatboy Slim has recalled the “terrifying” moment a van drove into the audience during his set at Woodstock 1999.The DJ and producer looked back on the incident during an interview for the three-part Netflix documentary series Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99, which was released yesterday (August 3).“Woodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its ’99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real harm. Why did it go so horribly wrong?” an official listing reads.As Mixmag notes, the 30th anniversary edition of the event, which had an estimated attendance of 400,000, failed to provide basic facilities such as water, food, toilets or on-site security.Fatboy Slim (aka Norman Cook) was booked to headline the ‘rave hangar’ on the Saturday night but was unaware of the out-of-control crowd that was heading towards the venue.“I’d been closeted in my dressing room all afternoon with people just going, ‘Oh it’s a bit chaotic out there’,” Cook remembered.

Creamfields North 2022 has been announced with Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Fatboy Slim and CamelPhat among the big names.The four-day event is due to take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend in Daresbury, Cheshire.Other names on the bill include Fatboy Slim, Martin Garrix, Bicep, Carl Cox and Becky Hill. Tickets are on sale here now and you can view the full line-up below.This year marks the 25th anniversary of the festival.

Glastonbury has announced the line-up for its Shangri-La area at this year’s festival, with the likes of Bob Vylan, Brass Against and Nova Twins set to perform.The bill continues to grow for the returning Worthy Farm festival, which will be held next month from June 22-26.Shangri-La, a popular live music and late-night area located in the south-east corner of the festival site, has now revealed its line-up and theme for 2022, ‘WE THE PEOPLE’.“Shangri-La 2022 presents: WE THE PEOPLE,” a statement on the festival’s site reads. “Community, collaboration and hope for the next generation.

Fatboy Slim, Romy and Mura Masa are among the leading names who have been announced on the 2022 line-up for Glastonbury‘s Silver Hayes area.The Worthy Farm festival is set to return this year from June 22-26, with Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar to headline the Pyramid Stage.The latest 2022 line-up announcement from Glastonbury has been made today (April 22) for the festival’s Silver Hayes area, which offers “the best names in electronic, R&B, bass, rap, drum & bass and dub music”.As well as Fatboy Slim, Romy and Mura Masa, the likes of Berwyn, Leon Vynehall, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Sofia Kourtesis, India Jordan, Kojey Radical, ArrDee, Gorgon City, Groove Armada (DJ set), Lava La Rue, Logic1000, Nia Archives, Potter Payper and Shy FX are all set to play at Silver Hayes this year.You can check out the full music line-up for Glastonbury’s Silver Hayes area above.In a statement, Glastonbury confirmed that, this year, Silver Hayes will see “SONIC & WOW make a welcome return, whilst new additions come in the form of THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB – an art deco cinema structure standing over 40 foot high – and FIRMLY ROOTED, a space celebrating all things sound-system culture”. This latest line-up announcement follows on from Glastonbury confirming the bill for their Field Of Avalon area last week.

Biffy Clyro, Madness, Fatboy Slim and more for summer 2022.Snow Patrol will also play a set at the venue in Royal Highland Centre in June.