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After 37 years on our TV screens, soap fans across the world were left broken hearted back in 2022, when it was revealed that Australian soap Neighbours would be coming to an end. However, in a surprise announcement last year, it was revealed that the show was set to make a comeback and that cast members had started filming for the new series, which returned in September 2023. Throughout its nearly four-decade long history, Neighbours has helped launch the careers of stars including Kylie Minogue, Margot Robbie and Liam Hemsworth.

Heartbeat was a staple to our TV screens for 18 years, with the hit ITV show airing every Sunday evening.The series started airing back in 1992 and continued until 2010, before it was axed due to failing ratings. Heartbeat followed the lives of the residents of Aidensfield in North Yorkshire in the 1960s. 18 series were made in total, with a staggering 372 episodes airing.

When We Were Young Festival just announced the lineup for the 2025 edition of their nostalgia-core extravaganza set to take place Oct. 18 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds.Throwback headliners set to perform include pop-punk pioneers Blink-182 (playing tracks from “Enema Of The State” and “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket”), baroque emo heroes Panic! At The Disco (performing “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out” in its entirety after disbanding in 2023), chart-topping hitmakers Weezer, riot grrl Avril Lavigne and “Pretty Fly” rockers The Offspring.All Time Low, Knocked Loose, The Gaslight Anthem, Jack’s Mannequin and Bad Religion are just a few of the other big names on the aughts-tastic bill.But wait! Like any good ’00s infomercial, there’s still more.Punk mainstays like The Used, Yellowcard, Simple Plan and Taking Back Sunday are scheduled to rock out at WWWY ’25 as well.Plus, if you squint hard enough looking at the festival poster, you’ll see The Plain White T’s of “Hey There, Delilah” fame will be there, too.In total, 53 anti-establishment acts will rock Sin City over the course of the one-day jamboree.Fans can purchase tickets for When We Were Young 2025 on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, Nov.

A Celebrity Big Brother star who'd served jail time sadly died at the age of 44 after battling stage four lung cancer. Dustin Diamond, known for his role on Saved By The Bell had stage four small cell carcinoma, a type of cancer that commonly occurs in the lungs, a diagnosis he received just three weeks prior to his passing on 1 February, 2021.

Andrew Ridgeley is now virtually unrecognisable as one half of the iconic 1980s pop duo, Wham! The music icon, now 61, has largely stayed out of the spotlight since the band split up back in the spring of 1986, after their farewell concert at Wembley Stadium. He tried to launch a solo career, but ended up writing songs for other people.

It's been more than 20 years since S Club Juniors toured the country with their bigger musical siblings, S Club 7, before releasing their own albums and becoming noughties music icons. While Rochelle Humes (then Rochelle Wiseman) and Frankie Bridge (then Francesca Sandford) are arguably the bands two most famous alumni, fellow bandmate Jay Perry has carved out an equally impressive career in musical theatre.

During the 90s, heartthrob Jesse Spencer played the beloved role of Billy Kennedy in Neighbours. But 30 years since his soap debut, the actor, now 45, looks unrecognisable having secured a huge new TV role. Jesse first arrived in Ramsay Street in 1995 as the second son of Dr Karl and Susan Kennedy, one of Ramsay Street's most beloved families.

The Jackson 5 were on top of the world.That year alone, “I Want You Back,” “ABC,” “The Love You Save” and “I’ll Be There” all reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and Michael, Jermaine, Tito, Jackie and Marlon could seemingly do no wrong.54 short years later, a lot has changed but the group is still going strong.“We have a Jackson party onstage,” Marlon Jackson told the New York Post in an exclusive interview about the Motown group’s upcoming short tour.

Cruel World Festival will take you to the “Where’s The Beef” decade — regardless of what speed you travel — when the ’80s-tastic extravaganza goes down at Pasadena, CA’s Rose Bowl Stadium on Saturday, May 17.Throwback headliners on the bill next year include new wave synth icons New Order, brooding rocker Nick Cave with his backing band The Bad Seeds, genre-bending Devo, pop heroes The Go-Go’s and Aimee Mann’s ‘Til Tuesday, playing together with their original members for the first time in 35 years.Orchestral Manouevers In The Dark, Garbage, Madness, Death Cult (aka The Cult before The Cult) and The Buzzcocks are also slated to perform at the one-day hootenanny.Plus, ’90s hitmakers Stereo MC’s and ’00s alt-indie group She Wants Revenge will be there as well.In total, 29 (!) acts will take the stage at Cruel World in spring 2025.Fans that want to attend can purchase tickets for Cruel World on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, Oct.

911 singing star Lee Brennan has posted a video on Instagram to celebrate his 51st birthday, surprising fans with the way he looks as he appears much younger than his age. In the video, he thanked everyone for their birthday best wishes and said: “I’m always overwhelmed with it all, but it is really appreciated, so take care and thanks again.” He added: “We’re off to Malaysia, come on!” before he signed off, referring to the band’s current tour.

Singer Rick Astley couldn't hold back the tears during a heartfelt recitation of his life story in front of an audience.Tugging at the heartstrings, he shared intimate details from his new autobiography, 'Never', as he tours the UK.The 'Never Gonna Give You Up' hitmaker had a memorable evening at Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool where he opened up about his 'unconventional' upbringing and complex relationship with his family. Rick took a deep dive into his family roots, speaking on the loss of one sibling to meningitis sorrow he feels his parents could never move past, leading to their eventual split when he was just a tender five years old.

Infamous X Factor wannabe Emma Chawner has proudly shown off her 16 stone weight loss, 17 years after her first-ever audition on the reality singing competition. Emma, now 35, first appeared on the hit ITV talent show in 2007 when she was just 17, where her family stormed the audition room to confront Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh when they rejected her.

Mötley Crüe when they bring their hits to the Dolby Live at Park MGM for an 11-show residency.“Mötley Crüe and Las Vegas have always been the perfect combination of extravagance and decadence. We’ve always loved the idea of the Vegas residency, because we’ve always loved the idea of staying in one location to build a unique show for the fans,” the band shared in a statement.

It’s a year of milestones for Big Brother icon Nadia Almada. Exactly 20 years since she made TV history by becoming the first transgender person to win Big Brother, when it was still hosted by original host Davina McCall – and captured the hearts of the nation – Nadia is turning heads once again.That’s because the star isn’t just celebrating the anniversary of her win, but another major milestone: a dramatic weight loss transformation.

He was the fresh-faced cheeky chap who everyone loved, enthralling TV viewers with his old-fashioned swing-based style on the third series of The X Factor in 2006. Ray Quinn even nearly won the show, coming runner-up to singing sensation Leona Lewis.The Mersyside-born star went on to release a No 1 album, Doin' It My Way – featuring songs including Ain't That A Kick In The Head and My Way – but, after a 30-date UK tour, he was dropped by Simon Cowell's Syco record label at the end of 2007. Undeterred, Ray took part in Dancing On Ice in 2009 and the All Star series in 2014, winning both shows with his incredible skating skills.

Kylie Minogue just announced her 2025 ‘Tension Tour,’ aka the ‘Padam Padam’ pop star’s first first full-on North American trek since 2011’s ‘Aphrodite: Les Folies.’This time around, she’ll dance her way into New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Friday, April 4.“I can’t wait to share beautiful and wild moments with fans all over the world, celebrating the Tension era and more,” Minogue shared in a statement. “It’s been an exhilarating ride so far and now, get ready for your close up because I will be calling Lights, Camera, Action … and there will be a whole lot of Padaming!”As of now, she has 16 concerts scheduled in the U.S.

Mary J. Blige just announced she’ll hit arenas all over the U.S.

The names Brad, Rich and Devin might not mean much. You may even struggle to remember that the threesome made up the 1990s US pop/hip hop boy band Lyte Funkie Ones, or LFO for short.

Becoming a Disney Channel star has helped launch the careers of numerous famous faces over the years, from Selena Gomez to Miley Cyrus. A lucrative move for any youngster, the channel creates numerous shows and films which are still popular years later, helping stars amass a huge fanbase. However, one ex-Disney star has revealed that the fortune he made from his work as a child actor is no longer around, as he blew it all on living lavishly.

Alex Dimitriades is perhaps best known for playing Nick Poulos in the 1990s show Heartbreak High, which was a spin-off series following the 1993 film The Heartbreak Kid's success.The actor was 21 years old when filming for the hit Australian show began - and his character was meant to be a teenager. Fans will recall the actor left Heartbreak High in 1994 after Network Ten refused to pay him more money to take part in the second series.

Snow Patrol released “The Forest Is the Path,” their eight studio album.Less than two weeks later, the Grammy-nominated group has announced a 14-concert North American tour to go along with their new record.Toward the end of the run, the “Chasing Cars” trio are slated to headline at Brooklyn’s Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, April 8.“We’re so excited to get back to tour in North America again,” the band shared on Instagram. For the first ten years of our career we didn’t get to tour in the US or Canada and even though, at this stage in our careers, we have been touring there for twenty years we still feel like we’re making up for lost time.”Snow Patrol’s last tour in the U.S.