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Glasgow Times
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
13 fan photos at Simple Minds Bellahouston Park gig
Fans were all smiles as they looked forward to watching the Glasgow band take to the stage last night. Glasgow Times photographer Gordon Terris captured shots of gig-goers ahead of the show as part of the Summer Sessions series of concerts. Simple Minds said this was their 'biggest' headline gig in 34 years, since their Real Life tour in 1991. Revellers didn't let the rain dampen their spirits and showed they were definitely Alive And Kicking as they queued up to see the Don't You Forget About Me rockers. READ MORE: 'Absolute chaos': Residents fume as roads clogged after Lana Del Rey concert 13 fan photos at Simple Minds Bellahouston Park gig (Image: Gordon Terris) (Image: Gordon Terris) (Image: Gordon Terris) (Image: Gordon Terris) (Image: Gordon Terris) (Image: Gordon Terris) (Image: Gordon Terris) (Image: Gordon Terris) (Image: Gordon Terris) (Image: Gordon Terris) (Image: Gordon Terris) (Image: Gordon Terris) (Image: Gordon Terris) Speaking ahead of the gig, Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr said: 'Simple Minds live in Glasgow, the city that made us, is always a glorious occasion for both band and fans." Since forming in Glasgow in 1977, Simple Minds has gone on to achieve global success and sold over 60 million albums. The group have continued to stay relevant in the modern music scene having played to around one million fans in the last 12 months. READ MORE: Simple Minds share memories of Glasgow ahead of Bellahouston Park gig READ MORE: Extra First Bus services to run for Glasgow Summer Sessions They've stood on world-renowned stages like Madison Square Garden in New York and Wembley Arena in London, but playing in the cellars of small Glasgow pubs is what sticks out for Simple Minds.
Irish Times
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Ireland event guide: Lana Del Rey, Alanis Morissette and the other best things to do this week
Event of the week Lana Del Rey Monday, June 30th, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, 5pm, €176.75/€126.25/€106.25/€89.50 (sold out) The queen of noir romance and melancholia returns for her biggest headline appearance in Ireland. It's perhaps a risk to bring her predominantly languid, low-key style to as enormous a setting as the Aviva Stadium, which is better suited to banger-oriented pop and rock. But Del Rey is used to big venues: when she played at the 3Arena in Dublin in 2023, it became a full-throttle love-in, the crowd belting out the lyrics to every song she performed. That show, which she announced only 10 days in advance, also featured a swirl of vocalists and backing dancers, there to make it more of a spectacle. So expect something similar on this short tour of Ireland and Britain, plus, with luck, some of the tracks from Del Rey's upcoming album. Gigs Alanis Morissette Sunday, June 29th, Malahide Castle, Co Dublin, 4pm, €69.90/€59.90; Monday, June 30th, Belsonic, Belfast, 4pm, £81/£71, Thirty years ago this month the Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette released her game-changing third album, Jagged Little Pill. Its explicit confessional thrust is viewed not only as a landmark moment for the music industry but also as a significant influence on emerging female acts, inspiring them to more forcefully voice their opinions. There is still a lot to be angry about, Morissette recently told Elle magazine, 'except now we're conscientious as fuck.' Support comes from the US songwriter Liz Phair (one of Morissette's pivotal early influences) and the ensemble group Irish Women in Harmony. Joe Bonamassa plays Rory Gallagher From Tuesday, July 1st, until Thursday, July 3rd, Live at the Marquee, Cork, 8pm, €82.55/€77.55, Arriving shortly after the 30th anniversary of Rory Gallagher 's death, these three shows pay tribute to one of Ireland's earliest internationally successful rock stars. Gallagher's influence on future generations of guitarists runs from Brian May of Queen and the Edge of U2 to Johnny Marr of The Smiths and James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers. Joe Bonamassa – 'arguably the world's biggest blues guitarist,' according to Guitar World – also fell under the spell of Gallagher's artistry, and these shows will see the US musician rip through selections from the guitarist's back catalogue. Special guests include Gallagher's long-standing bandmate Gerry McEvoy. Stage The Pillowman From Friday, July 4th (previews until Wednesday, July 9th), until Sunday, September 7th, Gate Theatre, Dublin, 7.30pm, €26.50, Martin McDonagh's Tony-nominated play from 2003 was revived in 2023 for a 12-week run in the West End of London, and the following year at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. Now it's the turn of the Gate, in Dublin, to tell the sometimes unsavoury story of two brothers, Katurian (Fra Fee) and Michal (Ryan Dylan), and their dysfunctional family background. The Olivier Award winner Lyndsey Turner directs. Aidan McArdle, Julian Moore-Cook and Jade O'Connor also feature. READ MORE Festival Kaleidoscope From Friday, July 4th, until Sunday, July 6th, Russborough House, Blessington, Co Wicklow, 1pm, €97.55/€72.55/€56.25, Jerry Fish Ireland's largest family-friendly summer festival returns with a mix of UK bands (Texas, Ocean Colour Scene), Irish acts (The Coronas, Riptide Movement, Hermitage Green, Jerry Fish), DJs (the Line of Duty actor Vicky McClure, Kelly-Anne Byrne, Calum Kieran) and an abundance of kids-oriented activities. These include a mini disco, children's yoga, movie time, interactive workshops, circus, a reptile zoo, science and design. Literature Happy Ever After: Falling in Love with Irish Romance Fiction From Friday, July 4th, until November, Museum of Literature Ireland, Dublin, Happy Ever After: Falling in Love with Irish Romance Fiction The forgotten history of (and regular snide commentary on) Irish romance fiction is explored in this exhibition, which features work by pioneering writers (including Lady Morgan, Rosa Mulholland, Maeve Binchy and Edna O'Brien) and contemporary authors (including Deirdre Purcell, Kate Kerrigan, Patricia Scanlan, Marian Keyes, Sally Rooney and Cecelia Ahern). The exhibition is curated by Paige Reynolds, professor of English at Holy Cross College, in Massachusetts, and author of Modernism in Irish Women's Contemporary Writing: The Stubborn Mode. Exhibition From Dickie to Richard: Richard Harris – Role of a Lifetime From Friday, July 4th, until Sunday, November 16th, Hunt Museum, Limerick, €12.50/€10 (under 16s free), Drawing on the extraordinary family archive that was donated to University College Cork in 2022, this exhibition celebrates the formidable life and career of the Limerick actor Richard Harris. All key points are covered, from his Oscar-nominated breakthrough performance, in the 1963 kitchen sink drama This Sporting Life, and his roles in Camelot (1967), The Field (1990), Unforgiven (1992), the first two Harry Potter films (2001-2002), to his Grammy-winning career as a different kind of pop singer in the late 1960s. The actor's son, Jared Harris, will take part in a public interview nearby (at Belltable Arts Centre on Friday, July 4th, 6pm, €20) that will be followed by a screening of the documentary The Ghost of Richard Harris . Musical Only Fools and Horses From Tuesday, July 1st, until Saturday, July 5th, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, 7.30pm, €63.40/€52.30/€24.50, Only Fools and Horses: Paul Whitehouse Del Boy, Rodders and Grandad: one of the most beloved of UK sitcoms of the past 40 years arrives in Ireland from a four-year run in the West End of London. Based on John Sullivan's television series (and featuring a script and original music by Sullivan's son, Jim, and the highly regarded comic actor Paul Whitehouse), it promises to offer Trotter fans a celebratory knees-up and a lovely-jubbly feelgood factor. Still running Hibernacle at Orlagh House From Friday, July 4th, until Sunday, July 6th, Orlagh House, Rathfarnham, Dublin, 5pm, €65, Lisa Hannigan, from Tony Clayton-Lea for The Guide, Saturday, June 28, 2025. This three-day event at Orlagh House, an 18th-century Georgian mansion in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains, is a byword for quality. An outdoor stage and various nooks and crannies will host music acts such as Villagers, Pillow Queens, Lisa Hannigan, Ye Vagabonds, Wallis Bird and Ailbhe Reddy. Over-18s only. Book it this week New Ross Piano Festival, New Ross, Co Wexford, September 24th-28th, Write by the Sea, Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford, September 26th-28th, David McSavage, 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, October 2nd, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Vicar Street, Dublin, October 7th,
Glasgow Times
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
'Chaos': Glasgow Residents fume after Lana Del Rey gig
Some claimed that traffic clogged their streets until after midnight following the pop superstar's show. The Summertime Sadness singer wowed fans, some of whom camped out for over 24 hours to get the best view, at the Southside stadium. Some residents did receive a letter from the Hampden team forewarning them of road closures, however, some claim to have not received any notice. 'Chaos': Glasgow Residents fume after Lana Del Rey gig (Image: Roberto Ricciuti) READ MORE: I saw Lana Del Rey at Glasgow's Hampden Park - my verdict One local fumed: "These streets were all road blocked off for people coming from Mount Florida station. "I don't think anyone could get in or out of this area. "People had left for work in the morning and returned to the blocks. Unable to access their street. "Meaning people were having to park in the already over-parked streets in the area." READ MORE: Glasgow road closures for Hampden Park gigs this month One person had been a resident in the area for five years and said they'd "never had any issues" before dubbing the fallout a "shambles." Another vented: "Last night at the Hampden event, cars on Kinmount Ave were parked on kerbs, across driveways, on corners on double yellow lines. "No parking wardens patrolling. Do laws and rules only apply when it suits? "Then absolute traffic chaos after the event." Many roads were closed in an attempt to manage the large crowds travelling to and from Mount Florida train station. READ MORE: 23 fan photos outside Hampden Park ahead of Lana Del Rey gig We reported on the closures earlier this week, which were put in place by Glasgow City Council; however, the frustrated locals say the disruption was "the worst ever." One said: "I have lived in the area since I was a wee girl, bought a house in the area too, I remember when parking was only allowed on one side of the street during games. "This however has been the worst event organised I have ever known. "Perhaps shutting all the streets, tinkering with lights or making it a Thursday night when folk work has made it a disaster."
The National
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The National
I went to Lana Del Rey at Hampden. It was NOT worth the money
But let's get this out of the way. Lana's performance at Hampden Park was not it. Fans paid for tickets starting at around £120 to see Lana perform just 14 songs in a festival-length set. Of those, three were unreleased and two were covers. Lana performed only nine original, officially released songs – and treated us to a handful of hologram, pre-recorded versions of others. That means audiences paid around £13.30 per live song. READ MORE: Glasgow Lana Del Rey fans camp out for 27 hours at Hampden This is Lana's first UK stadium tour, and it should be an opportunity for a victory lap. She should have taken to the stage in Glasgow, a place she says is very special to her, and shown how much she's grown as an artist since living here in the early 10s. She should have demonstrated her superstar status, playing the hits, fan favourites and a sprinkle of deep cuts. Instead, audiences got a hastily thrown-together performance, featuring much of the same choreo and staging she's been using for years. There was no wow factor, no attention to detail, no passion. To make matters worse, the sound at Hampden was dreadful. In the standing area you could barely hear Lana's vocals, and good luck trying to decipher the speaking segments in between songs. Given Lana arrived into Glasgow two days early, you'd think she'd have time to iron out the details at soundcheck. The best part of the show was seeing the fans having an incredible time, singing along together and admiring their hero's dress, hair and makeup. While Lana's vocals were barely there, the sound of the full crowd singing along to Video Games, Born To Die and Ride was uplifting. If you treated the concert more like a mass-karaoke session than a live performance, it was a good time. READ MORE: 7 photos show Lana Del Rey arriving in Glasgow ahead of Hampden show I would also take a moment to shout out the stunning dancers and background singers, who brought some life to a dull set. Those women are incredible, and vocalists sent shivers down my spine. It was also a bit sneaky to call this a nearly sold-out show. Lana came nowhere near selling out Hampden, and that's down to her unusual staging. In reality, the stadium was half full. The stage was positioned lengthways along the side of the stadium, rather than at the goal-end as you might expect at a show like this. About half of the remaining standing area was taken up by the expensive golden circle section, which left us peasants who only shelled out £120 or so with no view of the stage. At least the camera work on the big screens was cinematic and ethereal. It's hard to be a Lana fan. She brings bad publicity onto herself by constantly arriving late (around 17 minutes late at Hampden), and promising projects that never materialise (remember the country album she was going to release last year?) But to Lana's credit, she spent around 25 minutes after last night's gig meeting fans at the front row, taking photographs and signing autographs. It's the least she could do after putting on such a lack-lustre show. Verdict: Two stars
Glasgow Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Urgent warning ahead Chris Brown's Glasgow gig at Hampden
ScotRail encouraged concertgoers attending the show on Tuesday, July 1, to travel by train. The company emphasised that Mount Florida station is just a short walk from the national stadium and it will be the main station for fans. To support travel, the firm added extra carriages and additional services between Glasgow Central and Mount Florida before and after the concert. Gates at Hampden open at 5pm and queuing systems will be in place in the city centre and at Mount Florida, before and after the event. ScotRail encouraged customers to buy their return train tickets in advance through any of the available options, which include online, mTickets on the ScotRail app, at a ticket office, or at a self-service ticket machine. Extra staff will also be on shift to help. READ NEXT: I saw Lana Del Rey at Glasgow's Hampden Park - my verdict Phil Campbell, ScotRail customer operations director, said: 'We know events at Hampden are always a big draw, and we're pleased to play our part in helping fans get to and from the Chris Brown concert. 'Trains to Mount Florida will be the best option for getting to the stadium, and we're adding extra services and carriages to help you get there and back home. 'Our staff will be on hand across key stations to assist, help keep everything moving, and ensure everyone has an enjoyable journey.'
