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Two years ago, Simple Minds’ singer Jim Kerr told the Guardian how, in the early 2000s, the band would drive past stadiums they used to sell out en route to playing a club that wasn’t. Now, they’re back in arenas, which the frontman regards as “intimate – but not too cavernous”. Their fortunes have turned around as more people have woken up to the pioneering brilliance of their early albums. Meanwhile, a retooled seven-piece line-up including two women have brought a new energy. Sarah Brown shares lead vocals occasionally…

A couple of National Basketball Association (NBA) fans of the Los Angeles Lakers team trespassed into the rival Clippers team’s new arena, recording their antics on social and showcasing some disturbing behavior.Two Lakers fans broke into the Intuit Dome, located in Inglewood, California, as a video that the culprits posted on TikTok showed.The footage of the incident showed the rebellious pair climbing up a ladder and into the sports and entertainment arena, attempting to score points by shooting a basketball towards…

In 2018, when former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt first pitched the concept of a gondola from Union Station to Dodger Stadium, then-mayor Eric Garcetti said he was “absolutely confident that this will happen.” Karen Bass replaced Garcetti as mayor 14 months ago, and she had said nothing about the gondola project.Until Saturday, that is.The mayor and four allies on the Metro board issued a list of 31 conditions they want to impose in order to proceed with the project, including a plan for a regional bus program that could…

Two shirtless fans were taken away in handcuffs after running onto the field during Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Sunday. The two men, who appeared shirtless with illegible writing displayed on their torso and backs, sprinted onto the football field at Allegiant Stadium with approximately five minutes remaining in the third quarter. The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs are currently facing off for the ultimate prize, the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Several security officials quickly ran…

Astronaut photograph of the bright city lights of Las Vegas, including those from the stadium where the Super Bowl LVIII game will be played, captured on September 17, 2022, from the International Space Station.A large stadium contributes to the nighttime illumination of Las Vegas, which hosts the Super Bowl for the first time in 2024.Las Vegas knows a thing or two about putting on a show. In February 2024, the Nevada desert city will put on one of the year’s biggest shows in sports when it hosts Super Bowl LVIII. The…

Adele is to deploy a “a one off, bespoke pop-up stadium” for a series of new concerts, her first in mainland Europe since 2016.The chart-topping, multiple Grammy-winning singer will play four concerts in Munich in August. She wrote on Instagram that she had not been considering new live dates after her 2022 concert in London’s Hyde Park and her ongoing residency in Las Vegas which is due to end in June. She added: However, I was too curious to not follow up and indulge in this idea – a one-off, bespoke pop-up stadium…

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Green Day will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dookie and 20th anniversary of American Idiot by playing both landmark albums in their entirety on their summer stadium tour with the Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, and the Linda Lindas. “What a fuckin’ moment it’s going to be,” Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt tells Rolling Stone. “We’ve never done anything like this before. And there’s a really good chance we’ll never do it again.” Dirnt estimates it’ll take about 90 minutes to play both albums. “We’ll then have about…

The pop star spent NYE day at the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Cincinnati Bengals Taylor Swift is wrapping up her massive 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. The pop star arrived at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon before kickoff for the game between her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s team, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Cincinnati Bengals. She has attended several of Kelce’s games since they began dating earlier this year, in between her Eras shows. Most recently, she attended the team’s…

Breadcrumb Trail LinksToronto & GTAMusic'We may have a surprise or two up our sleeves,' Joe Elliott promises Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Dec 08, 2023  •  Last updated 45 minutes ago  •  2 minute read Def Leppard Photo by Ross Halfin /HandoutArticle contentDef Leppard and Journey are set to hit the road next summer on a massive stadium tour that stops in at Toronto’s Rogers Centre on Friday, Aug. 2.Advertisement 2This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article…