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Wales Online
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Stereophonics in Cardiff stage and gate times for Principality Stadium gigs
Stereophonics in Cardiff stage and gate times for Principality Stadium gigs Stereophonics will be performing in the Principality Stadium for two nights Stereophonics are back in Wales (Image: John Myers ) For two nights Welsh band Stereophonics are returning home and performing at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. It is not the first time the band from Cwmaman have performed at the iconic stadium and delighted crowds. The band last took to the stage at Principality Stadium in 2022, in a joint concert with Tom Jones, and you can read our review of them, here. Stereophonics will be performing two nights in Cardiff, with frontman Kelly Jones leading the way, Richard Jones on bass guitar, Adam Zindani on lead guitar, Jamie Morrison on the drums and Tony Kirkham on the keyboard. Stereophonics will performing at the Principality Stadium on Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 12. The stage times have been released for the gigs. Doors open at 5pm. The first support act Finn Forster will begin at 6pm. The second support act Blossoms will begin at 7pm. Stereophonics will begin at 8.15pm. Curfew is 10.30pm. The first support act is Teeside's Finn Forster. With soul-stirring vocals and unfiltered storytelling, his music shines a light on the highs, lows, and hard-won lessons of life's trials in the north. Posting to his Instagram about joining the Stereophonics on tour, he said: "Absolutely buzzing to announce I'll be joining @stereophonicsofficial for their upcoming UK dates. "These shows will mark the biggest shows of my life to date. I'm so excited to give it everything." The second support act is the English indie rock band, Blossoms. They are known for their songs There's A Reason Why, Charlemagne, Honey Sweet and Your Girlfriend. The band consists of Tom Ogden, who is lead vocals and guitar, Charlie Salt on the bass, Josh Dewhurst as lead guitar and percussion, Joe Donovan on the drums, and Myles Kellock on the keyboard. Oasis competition: Win tickets to see Oasis at Wembley . They most recently released their fifth album, Gary, in 2024. Article continues below There are still tickets available for Stereophonics in Cardiff, with prices starting at £57 on Ticketmaster. You can buy them, here.
Wales Online
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Stereophonics at Principality Stadium 2025 banned items and bag sizes for the concert
Stereophonics at Principality Stadium 2025 banned items and bag sizes for the concert There are some rules and regulations about what you can and can't take into the Principality Stadium for Stereophonics The Stereophonics are back in Wales (Image: PA ) Welsh band Stereophonics are returning home to Cardiff, to finish off their epic tour. The band from Cwmaman, who formed in 1992, are back playing on home turf at the Principality Stadium. It is not the first time the band have performed at the iconic stadium and delighted crowds. The band last took to the stage at Principality Stadium in 2022, in a joint concert with Tom Jones, and you can read our review of them, here. Stereophonics will be performing two nights in Cardiff. Frontman Kelly Jones will be leading the way, with Richard Jones on bass guitar, Adam Zindani on lead guitar, Jamie Morrison on the drums and Tony Kirkham on the keyboard. They will take to the stage of the Principality Stadium on Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 12. You can read everything you need to know about the gig, here. They will be joined by Blossoms as the support act. They are known for their songs There's A Reason Why, Charlemagne, Honey Sweet and Your Girlfriend. The band consists of Tom Ogden, who is lead vocals and guitar, Charlie Salt on the bass, Josh Dewhurst as lead guitar and percussion, Joe Donovan on the drums, and Myles Kellock on the keyboard. They most recently released their fifth album, Gary, in 2024. Also performing is Teeside singer, Finn Forster. There are still tickets available for Stereophonics in Cardiff, with prices starting at £57 on Ticketmaster. You can buy them, here. There are strict rules about what you can and can't bring into the Principality Stadium. Only small bags and handbags allowed, they must be no larger than 35cm x 40cm x 19cm. Here is the full list of banned items: Article continues below Fireworks Flares Pyrotechnics All horns including air horns, musical instruments (An exemption may be granted to permit the use of air horns in respect of certain classes of event. In such a case, details will be printed on the event ticket.) Smoke canisters Laser pointers Bottles, glasses, cans Cooking devices Banners Poles Large golf-type umbrellas Selfie sticks Knives, blades and other articles or containers - including any which could or might be used as a weapon, or any other item which in the reasonable opinion of the WRU Group, its servants or agents, could be used as a weapon or cause nuisance to others - are prohibited within the stadium All promotional, commercial, political and religious printed matter, including but not limited to leaflets, banners, flags, signs, symbols are prohibited within the stadium and grounds unless authorised by the WRU Group. Any objects or clothing bearing statements or commercial identification intended for 'ambush marketing' are prohibited within the stadium and grounds. Any person who is in possession of such items may be refused entry or ejected, and may be subject to legal action. Animals (except service dogs and guide dogs) or livestock are prohibited from entering the stadium or grounds unless specifically authorised by the WRU Group. No person (other than a person who holds an appropriate accreditation from WRU Group) may bring into the grounds or use within the grounds any equipment which is capable of recording or transmitting (by digital or other means) any audio, visual or audio-visual material or any information or data in relation to an event or the grounds (save for photographs taken for personal non-commercial purposes).
Local Italy
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Local Italy
Inside Italy: Why building a bridge to Sicily won't unite Italians
Inside Italy For Members In this week's Inside Italy newsletter, we look at why the government is so enthusiastic about the Messina Strait bridge project, and why work may begin soon despite the challenges threatening to blow it off course. Inside Italy is our weekly look at some of the news and talking points from Italy that you might not have heard about. It's published each Saturday and members can receive it directly to their inbox, by going to their newsletter preferences or adding their email to the sign-up box in this article. Is construction work finally about to begin on the long-promised Messina Strait bridge? The Italian government is expected to give its final approval to the plans within the next two weeks. An enormous amount has been written about this contested bridge project and its viability over the years. Anyone who follows Italian current affairs will be aware of the long list of convincing arguments against the plan, which include a risk of major earthquakes at exactly the point it is set to be built, and the frequent high winds (of up to 140 kilometres per hour) that the Strait is notorious for. Then there's the cost to the Italian state, currently estimated at 13.5 billion euros, and the fact that a lot of that money is widely expected to be siphoned off by the mafia. Practical problems with building a bridge over the Strait have in the past thwarted everyone from the emperor Charlemagne, the Bourbon King of the Two Sicilies Ferdinand II, Italy's first King Victor Emmanuel, the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, and more recently, Silvio Berlusconi. The idea is said to date back to the Roman Empire. Powerful men are well known for wanting to build physical monuments to their own greatness. And this particularly difficult construction challenge seems to attract them like a magnet. Enter Matteo Salvini, the latest champion of the bridge project, who seems to genuinely believe that he will succeed where so many others could not. In his position as Giorgia Meloni's deputy prime minister and infrastructure minister, he intends to make his late ally Berlusconi's plans a reality - and to name the bridge after him. And, after recent changes to the design, this is now set to be the longest suspension bridge in the world, at 3.3 kilometres. Salvini now insists that construction work will begin this summer, and that the bridge will be ready to use by 2032. Although he did say work would start last summer, as well. He has been accused of backing the attention-grabbing bridge project in order to remain in the spotlight, as his League party has been eclipsed by Meloni's Brothers of Italy. But it doesn't seem like a wildly popular policy to stake his career on. There's significant opposition to the project in Sicily itself, while it's not thought to be popular among Salvini's traditional support base in northern Italy, either. In fact, it seems that few people outside of the government are enthusiastic. Media reports often use the aphorism 'the bridge that divides Italy' when talking about the project, but I find most Italians I talk to are instead united in resignation over the fact that the state is, yet again, spending enormous sums of money on something no-one asked for. Do people think a bridge will actually be built? ' Boh, chissà?' To most of those I've asked, it hardly seems to matter. Residents of Messina and Reggio Calabria say they haven't been involved in consultations over the project planned to connect their cities. The mayor of Messina complained at the time that the government didn't even contact him before announcing the project's revival. Many people would like better transport links between Sicily and the mainland, as well as better infrastructure within Sicily itself. But the government in Rome doesn't seem overly concerned with, for example, replacing the old diesel trains still running on many stretches of track. Salvini meanwhile has described the bridge as 'a model for the Italy that believes in itself.' Looking at history, it seems more like a project for leaders who believe in their own exceptional power. The idea surfaced at the birth of a kingdom, and then of a dictatorship, at the peak of the post-war economic boom, and now again amid the rise and rise of the political right in Europe and beyond. Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government at the moment appears to feel untouchable, confident that it will reach its full term and then serve another, where so many Italian administrations have failed after just a year or two (an average of 18 months, to be precise). So why not build a bridge? To succeed, they'll have to defy both the gale-force winds on the Messina Strait, and the equally powerful and unpredictable winds of change in Italian politics, for the next seven years at least. Inside Italy is our weekly look at some of the news and talking points in Italy that you might not have heard about. It's published each Saturday and members can receive it directly to their inbox by going to their newsletter preferences or adding their email to the sign-up box in this article.
The Guardian
31-05-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Which galaxy is on a collision course with the Milky Way? The Saturday quiz
1 Who opened a Fossil Depot in Lyme Regis in 1826?2 Which galaxy is on a collision course with the Milky Way?3 Which creatures make up a fifth of all mammal species?4 Which sci-fi writer was the first person in Europe to buy a Mac computer?5 What machine gun was named after a Czech city and London suburb?6 At 410 miles, what is the UK's longest road?7 Which band did Quincy Jones call 'the worst musicians in the world'?8 Notker the Stammerer was an early biographer of which emperor?What links: 9 Derwent, Derbyshire in 1944; Capel Celyn, Gwynedd in 1965?10 Observatory Circle resident; reclusive New Hampshire author; Tim Martin's pubs; Wardle and Makin's shops?11 Mijaín López (5); Vincent Hancock, Katie Ledecky, Carl Lewis and Michael Phelps (4)?12 Cassandra in Troy; Martha Mitchell in Washington DC?13 Annoy; computer glitch; minor illness; small insect; spying device?14 Behind the Candelabra; Green Book, Impromptu; Ray; Rocketman; Shine?15 French butterfly; German chess knight; H2O; Pulp singer; Restoration monarch? 1 Mary Anning.2 Andromeda (in about 4.5bn years).3 Bats.4 Douglas Adams (Stephen Fry was the second).5 Bren gun (Brno and Enfield).6 A1.7 The Beatles.8 Charlemagne.9 Villages 'drowned' to create reservoirs.10 JD: JD Vance; JD Salinger; JD Wetherspoon; JD Sports.11 Consecutive golds by modern Olympians in one event: Greco-Roman wrestling; skeet; 800m freestyle; long jump and 200m medley.12 Warnings/prophecies not believed: Trojan priestess in Greek myth; Watergate conspiracy.13 Various definitions of bug.14 Films about pianists: Liberace; Don Shirley; Chopin; Ray Charles; Elton John; David Helfgott.15 Types of spaniel: Papillon; Springer; Water; (Jarvis) Cocker; King Charles (II).
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Von der Leyen to receive Charlemagne Prize for European unity
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is due to receive the International Charlemagne Prize on Thursday in the German city of Aachen. The head of the European Commission is being honoured because she "has played a key role in keeping Europe united, resilient and capable of action," a statement from the awarding body stated. The award ceremony takes place in the city hall of Aachen, an ancient city on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands linked to the 8th/9th century European emperor, Charlemagne. Speakers include German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and King Felipe VI of Spain. Among the 700 guests of honour, former laureates, such as the ex-Luxembourg prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker, are expected. Several smaller demonstrations have been announced in the city centre of Aachen, including those concerning the supply chain law and against the rearmament plans of the EU and Germany. The Charlemagne Prize has been awarded by the citizens of the city of Aachen for 75 years for services to Europe and European unity. Among the laureates are many politicians - British prime minister Winston Churchill, German chancellor Angela Merkel, or US president Bill Clinton - as well as representatives of European institutions and the late pope Francis. In 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian people were honoured. The International Charlemagne Prize consists of a certificate and a gold medal. The award is named after Charlemagne, whose Frankish empire extended over large parts of Europe in the early Middle Ages and who is therefore sometimes referred to as the Father of Europe.
