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Simple Minds have shared details of a UK and Ireland tour next spring.The Scottish band have announced the new leg of their ‘Global Tour 2024′ following the recent news of dates in Australia and New Zealand next year.It follows last year’s ’40 Years Of Hits Tour’ and will be their biggest overall tour since 1985.Tickets for the UK and Ireland shows go on general sale from 9am BST this Friday (September 8) here.The UK and Ireland leg of Simple Minds’ tour kicks off at Leeds’ First Direct Arena on March March. It’s followed by eight more UK shows (minus an Ireland show at Dublin’s 3Arena), culminating in a hometown concert at Glasgow’s The OVO Hydro on March 29.Singer Jim Kerr said: “Concerts are the life blood of Simple Minds, it’s where we and our audience come alive and energised through music.

Liam Gallagher and John Squire have looked back at their first time working together, when they co-wrote The Seahorses’ song ‘Love Me And Leave Me’.The topic arose during a recent interview with NME, where the former Oasis frontman and ex-Stone Roses guitarist opened up about the response to their collaborative self-titled album and UK and European shows.In the discussion, the duo were asked about how they collaborated once before – during the first phase of Gallagher’s rock’n’roll career and in the second stage of Squire’s.Taking place back in 1997, both of them took songwriting credit for the song ‘Love Me And Leave Me’, which was shared by Squire as part of his short-lived post-Roses band The Seahorses, and released as part of their first and only album ‘Do It Yourself’.“I don’t even remember doing it,” Liam said when asked about the song, which sparked hopes of a future collaboration between them both. “I just remember John being round our house just fucking about.

It's been 25 years since Britney Spears pulled on a school uniform and danced her way along a school corridor to music video history.

Ezra Knight has been reelected president of SAG-AFTRA’s New York Local in a landslide victory that also gave his running mates a clean sweep of the election. Knight received nearly 73% of the votes cast in a four-person race for president. His four vice presidential running mates – Linda Powell, Anthony Rapp, Jim Kerr and Liz Zazzi – were also elected.

EastEnders actress Patsy Kensit proved she’s still got it at 54 as she flaunted her incredible bikini body after announcing her fifth engagement.The actress posed for a selfie in a bright pink bandeau bikini on her Instagram, where she boasts more than 130,000 followers. Patsy has been enjoying a sunny getaway and simply captioned the snap, “off snorkeling.” Her fans were in awe of her slim figure, with one fan commenting that she’s “never looked better” while another said, “very beautiful Patsy.

EastEnders star Patsy Kensit may have thought she had the dream relationship with Oasis musician Liam Gallagher during the 90s, but their turbulent romance was unfortunately anything but smooth sailing.The iconic duo had the world at their feet when fans discovered that they were dating in 1995.And as fans tried to discover more about them, the pair were often front page news.READ MORE: EastEnders spoilers: Lola identity horror, Whitney new baby heartache and family warBut with Liam and his brother Noel at the height of their career with their band, Lethal Weapon star Patsy had to make the decision on whether her love for Liam came first or her work.Daily Star has taken a look inside Patsy and Liam's relationship.After her divorce from Jim Kerr, Patsy met Noel who she said was "the love of her life".She and Oasis' Liam met on a plane in 1995 and seemed to hit it off right away.Although Patsy was often accused that she may dismantle the band by pulling the singer away, fans were fascinated by their union.Speaking to The Mirror about their relationship, Patsy said: "We just clicked on every level. He was protective and loving."When we were together there were fireworks, and a chemistry that lasted to the end."Patsy has always insisted that she went into the relationship with her eyes open and she knew of his past infidelities with other women.

EastEnders – but how much do you know about the star's life away from the square?The actress and model has had a number of high profile relationships throughout her life, including her marriage to a famous rockstar.She is also reported to be engaged for a fifth time following a whirlwind romance, although the actress has not yet confirmed this publicly.READ MORE: EastEnders spoilers: Lola identity horror, Whitney new baby heartache and family warAs Patsy continues to delight fans as Lola Pierce's mum Emma Harding in EastEnders, Daily Star takes a closer look at the actress' love life away from the soap.Patsy's first marriage was to keyboard and musician Dan Donovan, who was part of pop group Big Audio Dynamite.The influential musician founded the group in the 1980s, before going on to tour with Sisters Of Mercy in 1990 and later forming the group Dreadzone.He and Patsy married in 1988 when the actress was 20 years old, but divorced three years later in 1991.One year later in 1992, Patsy married another huge 80's pop star – Jim Kerr of Simple Minds.She and the Don't You Forget About Me singer were together for more than four years and welcomed a child together called James.However, they divorced in 1996.Speaking the Postcards from Midlife Podcast, Patsy admitted that her marriage to Jim and later Oasis' Liam Gallagher were "significant" and considers them her "two marriages"."Well, I married all my boyfriends, so... that was something that I've learned I needn't do," said Patsy."I can't change the rules of the law...

Scots music acts including Amy MacDonald, The Fratellis, Mogwai and Franz Ferdinand are set to star in a new BBC documentary celebrating the heritage of Glasgow's beloved Barrowland Ballroom.

Patsy Kensit’s hubby-to-be was still dating his ex-partner up until the day before he popped the question, the other woman has claimed. Just hours before asking the ex-Emmerdale star to marry him, property tycoon Patric Cassidy was still with 39-year old Julia Simons.

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Former Emmerdale star Patsy Kensit is to tie the knot for the fifth time after a secret engagement to her boyfriend of only five weeks. The actress, 54, will marry multimillionaire property tycoon Patric Cassidy after saying "yes" on Tuesday. The loved-up pair were introduced through mutual friends and a friend told The Sun: “This has been a whirlwind romance.

Patsy Kensit is set to walk down the aisle for the fifth time after secretly getting engaged to her boyfriend, property tycoon Patric Cassidy. The former Emmerdale star, 54, met her new beau through mutual friends and following a whirlwind five-week romance, he romantically popped the question earlier this week. A friend of Patsy's told The Sun: “This has been a whirlwind romance.

Emmerdale legend Patsy Kensit is reportedly set to tie the knot with her boyfriend of five weeks. The actress, who is perhaps best known to audiences for portraying Sadie King in the ITV soap, is said to have accepted property tycoon Patrick Cassidy’s proposal, after he popped the question earlier this week. ‘Both Patsy and Patrick are smitten, and it just feels very right,’ a source told The Sun.

PATSY Kensit is to marry for the fifth time - after secretly getting engaged to her boyfriend of just five weeks. The former Emmerdale actress, 54, said 'yes' after her property tycoon lover, Patrick Cassidy, got down on one knee during a fish supper on Tuesday night. It comes three months after she hinted she'd never marry again, and after claiming she had only had "two significant marriages" - to Simple Minds' Jim Kerr and Liam Gallagher.

Patsy Kensit has thanked her two sons for helping her get through her horrific menopause. The 54-year-old actress entered the cycle aged 45 after she underwent an emergency hysterectomy and woke up in hospital with severe brain fog that left her unable to recall simple conversations and remember why she was in a shop. She said on ITV’s Loose Women on Tuesday (23.

Simple Minds have shared a new video for their recent single ‘Vision Thing’.The clip, which you can view below, is interspersed with live pictures of the band recently performing at the Ancient Theatre Taormina in Sicily.It is the first track to be lifted from their forthcoming eighteenth studio album ‘Direction Of The Heart’.The song is described as a tribute to frontman Jim Kerr’s “best pal” – his late father who passed away in 2019.It is ‘Direction Of The Heart”s opener and is followed by eight new tracks, which were all recorded at Hamburg’s Chameleon Studios. ‘Human Traffic’ features a guest appearance from Sparks’ frontman Russell Mael, and elsewhere the album includes a cover of The Call’s 1983 single ‘The Walls Came Down’.‘Direction Of The Heart’ is the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Walk Between Worlds’ and is out on October 21.

Simple Minds have sold their “key music interests” to major label BMG.The agreement was made between the label and the band’s core members Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, giving BMG the publishing rights to over 240 songs.“We are very pleased to have struck this deal,” Kerr said in a statement obtained by Music News. “It feels like the right time for us and our families.

DEALSBMG has acquired Simple Minds’ song rights catalogue, plus the band’s remuneration and royalty rights in relation to their entire recorded music output. This follows the news that BMG will release the band’s new album, ‘Direction Of The Heart’, on 21 Oct. “We are very pleased to have struck this deal”, says frontman Jim Kerr.

Simple Minds have shared new single ‘Vision Thing’, which is the first to be taken from the band’s upcoming eighteenth studio album ‘Direction Of The Heart’.The euphoric ‘Vision Thing’ features music written by guitarist Charlie Burchill and lyrics by frontman Jim Kerr, with the song described as a tribute to Kerr’s “best pal” – his late father who passed away in 2019.The new single is ‘Direction Of The Heart”s opener and is followed by eight new tracks, which were all recorded at Hamburg’s Chameleon Studios. ‘Human Traffic’ features a guest appearance from Sparks’ frontman Russell Mael, and elsewhere the album includes a cover of The Call’s 1983 single ‘The Walls Came Down’.‘Direction Of The Heart’ is the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Walk Between Worlds’ and is out on October 21.

Daryl Hall – one half of 80s pop duo Hall & Oates – has confirmed a long-standing rumour that he was once asked to replace David Lee Roth as frontman of Van Halen.The singer was being interviewed on New York radio station Q104.3 to promote an upcoming solo tour with Todd Rundgren and a new archival album entitled ‘BeforeAfter’. Jim Kerr, a DJ at the station, claimed that he came across the rumour while doing research online for his interview with Hall, before asking the singer if it was true.Hall laughed at the question, before clarifying the situation between himself and Van Halen. “I knew those guys really well,” he said.

Emmerdale and Holby City and movie appearances in big titles such as Lethal Weapon 2.The blonde bombshell has also hit the headlines over the years for marrying rock stars Jim Kerr and Liam Gallagher.The star has two sons, James, 27, who she shares with Simple Minds star Jim, and Lennon, 21, who she had with Oasis frontman Liam.She then went to DJ Jeremy Healy and tied the knot in 2009, however, they divorced a year later. Anyway, let's get to the good stuff...Patsy first appeared on our TV screens at the age of four, in 1972, in an advert for Birds Eye frozen peas.