Inside Sabrina Carpenter's massive gigs at BST Hyde Park with huge special guests and private dining room backstage
And insiders told me the Espresso singer personally asked Simon Le Bon and John Taylor to join her on stage.
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Sabrina Carpenter serenades Hyde Park alongside Duran Duran's John Taylor on guitar
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Sabrina was also joined by Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon on stage
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A source said: 'Sabrina is a massive Duran Duran fan and reached out to them herself to see if they'd come on board.
'It was kept a huge secret and people only found out when they came to rehearsals on Sunday morning.'
Sabrina, left, pulled a massive celebrity crowd for her second night of the event, with Spice Girls star Emma Bunton, models Cara and Poppy Delevigne and singer Fred Again all spotted dancing like mad in the crowd.
I'm told that all the stops were pulled out for Sabrina backstage, with a private dining room erected so she could eat in peace before going out on stage.
But while her team stayed to enjoy the after party, Sabrina was whisked away in a blacked-out 4x4 to go back to the posh Corinthia Hotel.
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Simon Le Bon appeared as a surprise guest at the show
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Sabrina personally asked Simon to join her for the London gigs
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My mole added: 'Sabrina's team was massive but while most people stayed to party after the show, she headed straight to her hotel.
"These were two huge gigs for her and Sabrina put so much effort into getting it right for her fans.
'The moving platform, for example, she personally requested that it go right into the crowd because she wanted to get as close as she could to her fans.
'Both her sets went down a storm.
"Sabrina is one of the best bookings for BST and those shows will be remembered for a long time.'
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TEETOTAL LIAM FEELING SUPERSONIC FOR GIGS
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Liam Gallagher has really cleaned up his act for the Oasis reunion tour
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Liam, pictured alongside brother Noel, has turned his back on booze and fags to keep his voice in check
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HE was the poster boy for bad behaviour in the Nineties but on the Oasis reunion tour Liam Gallagher has really cleaned up his act.
I'm told he has turned his back on booze and fags in favour of water and early nights to keep his voice in check for his shows with brother Noel, with Liam.
And given how good he sounded during the band's first night at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, Liam's virtuous new lifestyle is clearly working a treat.
My tour insider explained: 'Liam arrives 45 minutes before he goes on stage and leaves immediately afterwards.
'At Cardiff he had a car driven into the stadium to take him back to his hotel immediately. Liam is being a total professional and is laser-focused on giving Oasis fans the best show he can.
'It's incredible to see how well behaved he is being. It's like he's properly grown up now.'
The brothers will kick off their run of five shows at Manchester's Heaton Park on Friday night.
And while Liam might be teetotal, I don't think the hundreds of thousands of fans who are due to see them perform will be doing the same.
I'll certainly be having a skinful when I see the lads at Wembley later this month. I'll have one for you, Liam.
BEY'S KYLIE FAMILIAR
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Beyonce dazzles in a veil on her Cowboy Carter tour
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Beyonce on stage in Washington
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BEYONCE appears to be channelling Kylie Minogue as her Cowboy Carter tour arrived in Washington DC.
The singer wore a veil – just like the Aussie singer in the video for her 2001 smash Can't Get You Out Of My Head – as she posed backstage in a glittery dress.
Beyonce – on stage in Washington, – will now play four huge shows in Atlanta, starting on Thursday, before the last two dates of her tour in Las Vegas on July 25 arrive, Bey will have played to more than 1.2million fans across the globe.
It will be time for her to put her feet up for a bit before she gets back to work on her next album.
OLIVIA IS A 'DREAM BOSS'
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Olivia Rodrigo has been described as 'the dreamiest boss of all time'
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OLIVIA RODRIGO paid for her entire band and crew to have free therapy on her Guts world tour.
Opening up about the kind move, Olivia's guitarist Daisy Spencer said on The Stage Left podcast: 'Olivia and our tour manager Marty Hom made therapy accessible and free for all of the touring personnel.
'I have never had anything like that.
'And that reignited the importance of therapy to me because I had just kind of fallen off for so long.
'And then suddenly I had this free resource of incredible therapists, and I utilised the crap out of that.
'I was going, you know, once a week, once every other week, whenever I could.
'And it was even during the off time, we also still had access to this resource.
'So honestly, that was one of the coolest things that has ever happened on tour.
'It's not very heard of. It was the coolest thing ever.'
Of Olivia, Daisy added: 'She literally is the dreamiest boss of all time.
'I feel like she just has handled the upward trajectory of her career in the most amazing way that most human beings wouldn't be able to do.
'She's done it so gracefully and so effortlessly.'
STEREOS GIVE XMAS PRESENCE
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Kelly Jones will be playing an eight-date arena tour with his band Stereophonics
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STEREOPHONICS fans are in for an amazing Christmas, after the group announced an eight-date arena tour in December.
The group, fronted by Kelly Jones are playing the gigs off the back of their sold-out show at Finsbury Park last Friday.
Stereophonics will kick off in Nottingham on December 4 before playing in Newcastle, Sheffield, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool.
They will finish with a huge gig at London's O2 Arena on December 18. It's been a huge year for the lads, after 13th studio album, Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Cry, Make 'Em Wait, went to No1 earlier this year.
Tickets for the gigs go on sale on Friday at 9.30am, ahead of their two massive sold-out homecoming shows at Cardiff's Principality Stadium this weekend.
LYDON FIRES AT PISTOLS
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John Lydon has blasted his former Sex Pistols bandmates
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JOHN LYDON has blasted his former Sex Pistols bandmates for censoring their lyrics to avoid causing offence.
Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Paul Cook have reformed with Frank Carter instead of John as singer and have changed words to their punk anthems to play live.
John said he found it 'appalling.'
He added: 'They're cutting down lines. The excuses are coming out. 'You can't say that in modern times.' They're offending me, they don't seem bothered about that.'
John insists he will never play with the Sex Pistols again after they fought him in court over Danny Boyle's Disney+ series about the band.
And he rejected a comeback for the 50th anniversary of their debut 1977 album Never Mind The B*ks.
When asked about a 2027 reunion, he said: 'No. Why would I?'
LAUREN'S TITANIC HIT AS CELINE
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Titanique is one of the most ridiculous and hilarious things you will ever see on the West End
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THE original Titanic moviemovieis a tear-jerking masterpiece, but Titanique turns that on its head.
The bonkers musical puts Celine Dion – who wrote the movie's theme tune, My Heart Will Go On – at the centre of the story with the Canadian superstar claiming that she was actually on board the fateful ship.
From there, pandemonium ensues, with a camp and outrageous retelling of the classic love story, set to the music of Celine, all while leading lady and breakout star Lauren Drew does a spot-on impression of the notoriously quirky diva.
Packed with memes, an improvised section and even a Drag Race-style lip sync, this one-part show isn't groundbreaking or heart-shattering.
It is one of the most ridiculous and hilarious things you will ever see on the West End but will guarantee you a bon voyage and send you sailing off home with a smile on your face.
★★★★☆
By Howell Davies
ZAK STARKEY is calling on fans to listen to Olympic legend Fatima Whitbread's charity song Take My Hand – and give to her charity.
The Who drummer created the track with Shaun Ryder, Samantha Morton, Johnny Depp and dad Ringo Starr.
The song will raise funds to help kids in care. See fatimascampaign. com/donate.
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