10 acts on tour that will rock your world

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2015 is a massive year for all you music lovers out there. There are so many greats taking to the road and playing stages the world over. Some have been touring for decades, some are pretty new to the stage. Here is our list of not to be missed, show-stopping, crowd rocking entertainers that are gracing venues all over the world this year.

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The Who – One of the most influential and successful rock bands of all time; these veteran rockers have been doing this for decades. 2015 sees the band, including the original members Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend, take off on their The Who Hits 50 tour as they celebrate their 50th anniversary. The European leg of the tour kicks off in March at the O2 arena in London. They then move on to North America to play twenty-one dates all over the States. Back to Europe for six dates in April and then another huge American leg between September and November. The Who’s concerts are renowned for their energy and serious rock factor. They will be playing all the classics for all their die hard fans out there as only The Who know how.
For all the tour dates – http://thewho.com/tour/

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U2 – Another absolutely enormous band that have been rocking all over the world for many years, formed in 1976 Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. began one of the most successful bands of all time. The are also one of the most successful touring bands of all time – their U2 360º tour 2009–2011 was the highest-attended and highest grossing concert tour in history. Tickets for their concerts tend to sell out within seconds of them being released (a record setting 118,000 fans queued online to purchase tickets for Madison Square Garden in New York this year). This year they are touring Europe and North America on their iNNOCENCE & eXPERIENCE tour which they have already extended adding extra dates due to rapid sellouts. The tour begins in Canada in May and they are pretty much back to back with 61 confirmed performances until the final date on November 15 in Paris.
For all the tour dates – www.u2.com/tour

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One Direction – This year sees the lads on their fourth tour entitled On The Road Again which kicks off in Sydney Australia on February 7. This is a huge world tour covering all corners of the globe; Australia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, South Africa, UAE, UK, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, USA and Canada. The Irish, English boys have gone from strength to strength since their appearance on The X Factor back in 2010. Their four albums have reached the top of the charts all over the world earning them the first band in the US to have four albums debut at number one! 
For all the dates –  http://www.ontheroadagain1d.com/#tourdates

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Taylor Swift – Her latest album 1989, which has sold over 4 million copies since its release in October 2014, has inspired Taylor’s 2015 world tour due to kick off in Japan on May 5. She will be supported by Vance Joy and Shawn Mendes during the 59 dates all around the world, Haim are also set to be making a few appearances during the American leg of the tour. Following Japan, the tour locations include Europe, USA and Canada. Miss Swift has become one of the most successful female artists ever and has a serious drive for the big time. She has made the transition from Country music to Pop seamlessly and is now a fully fledged pop princess selling out wherever she goes.
For the dates – http://www.taylorswift.com/news/230983

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Maroon 5 – Their world tour begins on February 16 in Dallas, Texas. They follow up the American leg with appearances in  France, England, Holland, Morocco, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal. The Maroon V Tour inspired by their latest album of the same name (V) which is their aptly named fifth album to date. Canadian band MAGIC!, American singer Rozzi Crane and Nick Gardner are supporting the Maroon line up – Mickey Madden, Adam Levine, James Valentine, Jesse Carmichael, PJ Morton and Matt Flynn.
Check out their official site for tour dates – http://www.maroon5.com/maroonvtour

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Robbie Williams – The Let Me Entertain You Tour is set to begin in Spain on March 25, followed by dates in France, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Austria, UAE and Israel. For some reason he is not visiting his home land so UK fans will have to travel to see their well-loved superstar perform. Since his split from Take That back in 1995 Robbie has made a massive name for himself as a solo artist, selling millions of records all over the world and becoming one of the biggest selling artists of all time. He also knows how to fill a stadium and is well known for his show man attitude on stage, he is a born entertainer, so why not let him entertain you?!
http://www.robbiewilliams.com/news-blogs/let-me-entertain-you-tour-2015-dates-announced

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Foo FightersThe Sonic Highways World Tour starts off in New Zealand on February 18 and will continue until October 7 where the tour will finish in Memphis. They will be covering New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Europe and North America. The Foo Fighters are one of America’s biggest rock bands, They were formed back in 1994 by their front man Dave Grohl, having had to move on from his previous band Nirvana due to the death of Kurt Cobain. Since then they have sold millions of records and sold out all their world wide tours. This one, inspired by their eighth studio album Sonic Highways, also celebrates their 20th anniversary. Sonic Highways came from the band’s travels around America recording a TV series for HBO; they interviewed some music icons such as Willie Nelson and Ian Mackaye, these legends and the history behind the big cities they visited inspired many of the songs on the album.
Go to http://www.foofighters.com/#tour for the official dates.

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Take That – And then they were three, Robbie is not joining them for this one having re-left the band on good terms, but also Jason Orange is no longer; he announced that he quit at the end of last year. So, it’ll just be Howard, Mark and Gary this time around but this won’t stop the hardcore fans, they have already announced extra dates and now have over 50 confirmed performances throughout Europe, some of which will be joined by Ella Henderson. Get your tickets to see the biggest boy band of all time with the record for the fastest selling tour!
For more information go to http://takethat.com/tour/

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Katy PerryThe Prismatic World Tour has been going since early last year but for all those European fans 2015 sees Perry performing in Spain, France, Italy, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Latvia, Finland, Norway and Sweden; and all this within two months! This has, so far, been her third and most successful tour of her career, based on the fourth studio album Prism she released in 2014. Ticket sales have surpassed all other solo female artists in North America proving that Katy is one of the most popular and powerful women in the business.
See here for tour dates http://vipnation.eu/katyperry

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AC/DCRock or Bust World Tour kicks off all over Europe this March. AC/DC have been rocking all over the world since the seventies and are no strangers to the stage having completed 20 previous tours! This Australian rock band (the founders, the Young brothers, were actually born in Scotland but lived in Sydney from a young age) is one of the biggest things ever to come out from Down Under being one of the best selling bands of all time with over 200 million record sales. They are a fast paced, high energy, head banging, hard rock band with massive Angus Young electric guitar solos (in a school boy outfit of course) galore.
Tune in here to find out dates – http://www.acdc.com/us/news/rock-or-bust-world-tour-2015


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Katy Perry at the Super Bowl Halftime Show

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Katy Perry roared louder than a lion at last night’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. Even if you’re not a fan of her music you’ll be impressed by the sheer spectacle she created. Her show really did have it all –  spectacular entrance, some amazing costumes changes, a Missy Elliot medley, a duet with Lenny Kravitz and some pretty impressive pyrotechnic’s for the finale. Over the 12 minutes, Perry managed to squeeze in 4 costume changes and nine songs (including three by Missy Elliott).

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All of her outfits were designed by Jeremy Scott and they were certainly eye catching. She kicked off the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show perched on top of a huge, moving gold tiger which made it’s way across the field as Perry performed ‘Roar’.

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The stage then transformed into a breathing chessboard for ‘Dark Horse’ with acrobats flipping beside Perry as she sang another Nº1 hit from her latest album Prism.

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Perry then welcomed her 1st guest, Lenny Kravitz, and they sang “I kissed a Girl” together. Another dramatic stage and outfit change followed for her performance of Teenage Dream and a beach come to life on the stage, complete with bopping palm trees, smiling beach balls and dancing sharks. California Gurls came next before Perry welcomed her 2nd guest Missy Elliot. The veteran rapper sang Get Ur Freak On” and “Work It”. Perry disappeared briefly for a final costume change while Missy performed ‘Lose Control’.

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Perry returned in a star-encrusted gown for the truly impressive finale. She rose from the middle of the field on a tiny platform with fireworks exploding around her as she sang Firework.

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It was a fitting ending to such an explosive and over-the-top performance. The Guardian called it a “high octane show as notable for its surreal camp as for its tunes”.

The New York Times said she “held her own, navigating a handful of her smashes and three wardrobe changes in a performance that resisted bad mood”.

Perry wanted to remember the accession and had XLIX tattooed on one of the fingers of her right hand. “I thought it would be appropriate to draw blood tonight,” Perry Tweeted.

Watch Katy’s 12 minute show below:


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Romeo Santos – Yo También
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Victoria’s Secret model Irina Shayk might have just split up with Cristiano Ronaldo but she’s landed herself the lead female role in Romeo Santos and Marc Anthony’s latest music video for Yo También. It’s more like a mini movie than a music video and in the 6 minute footage Irina plays a woman who gets caught up in a love triangle between two gorgeous latinos – one is a mobster (Marc Anthony) and the other is an FBI agent who is tracking him down (Romeo Santos). Despite the men being complete opposites Irina falls for both of them. Messy!

The racy footage might be a bit hard for Ronaldo to watch as Irina flirts with both singers and is mostly seen in nothing more than some skimpy underwear or a bikini. There were rumours that their 5-year relationship was in trouble when Irina didn’t support him in Zurich when he was awarded the FIFA Ballon d’Or award. According to reports, Ronaldo has already moved on from the split with a Spanish news reporter called Lucia Villalon.

The video was filmed in the Dominican Republic and directed by Jessy Terreno. Santos, known as The King of Bachata, has once again hit Nº1 on Airplay on the US Billboard charts. Yo También is the 4th chart-topper from his latest album, Formula Vol. 2. Santos has received nine nominations at the upcoming Premio Lo Nuestro 2015 and in May will kick off the second leg of his US tour.

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Game of Thrones Season 5 Trailer

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The first full trailer for the much-anticipated Game of Thrones Season 5 made it’s debut last week at IMAX screenings for the final two episodes of Season 4. The trailer is perfect for the cinema and is action-packed – there are snakes, dragons, a haggard-looking Tyrion and plenty of plots for revenge. “Justice has a Price” is the tagline and main theme to the trailer which is soundtracked with David Bowie’s iconic ‘Heroes’. There’s both action and hope in this epic trailer.

Other main elements from the trailer include a dramatic statement from Littlefinger to Sansa “There’s no justice in this world – not unless we make it. Avenge them” and Daenerys intriguing “I’m not going to stop the wheel – I’m going to break the wheel.”

Game of Thrones returns for its fifth season on April 12 on HBO in the US, and a day later on Sky Atlantic in the UK.

Below we present some images from Season 5, courtesy of HBO. They are all very curious as everyone appears to be scattered across the great lands of Westeros but we imagine in the final two or three seasons everyone will start preparing for the battle of the throne—or the zombie apocalypse, whichever comes first.

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More action-packed Super Bowl promos

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Ahead of Sunday’s big showdown between New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks there are two more action-packed Super Bowl adverts that have just been aired and you can’t miss them – Terminator: Genisys and the Divergent sequel Insurgent.

Terminator: Genisys

Terminator: Genisys sees Arnold Schwarzenegger return to his role as the T-800 fighting to stop Judgement Day. Directed by Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World), this is the 5th instalment of the series that began with James Cameron’s 1984 classic The Terminator.

Terminator: Genisys will be released in the US on July 1 and in the UK on July 3.

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Insurgent

Insurgent, the Divergent sequel, is a real explosive promo, quite mind-shattering to say the least. Shailene Woodley’s Tris Prior faces off against Kate Winslet’s villainous Jeanine Matthews. Hunted down because she doesn’t fit neatly into just one world, being Divergent could now be Tris’ greatest asset.

Insurgent opens in cinemas on March 20, with Allegiant, the final book in the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth, being released as two movies in March 2016 and March 2017.

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Kanye West – Only One

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Kanye West is obviously just a big softie at heart as his latest music video shows. Only One features Kanye and his daughter North West in a video shot just like a home movie. In classic Kanye style though this home-style video is still directed by Oscar-winning ‘Her’ director Spike Jonze. It’s very minimalist and simple, showing Kanye strolling around a foggy field hand-in-hand with his daughter. The song is meant to represent his late mother singing to Kanye about his future.

Only One was released on January 1st and features Paul McCartney on keyboards. It’s the first single to be cut from West’s 7th studio album that, as yet, has no title or release date.

The rapper debuted the clip on the Ellen DeGeneres show on Thursday (January 29) and told Ellen how fatherhood has changed him: “I’ve definitely learned how to compromise more … I’ve learned how to shut up more. I think I’m a better human being because of her [Kim Kardashian] and because of my daughter.”

Only One is the second collaboration between West and McCartney, who also got together with Rihanna for the new single FourFiveSeconds, released last week.


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Rose Royce – Car Wash

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#ThrowbackThursday – Today we go back to 1976 with a track that put the funk into funky – Rose Royce’s chart smashing hit Car Wash. It was the vocals of Gwen Dickey and the 7 introductory handclaps that everyone loved and hooked onto. The song is so full of energy and so funky that it’s very difficult to tire of hearing it, no matter how many times it is mixed and mashed.

Written and produced by Norman Whitfield, it was the group’s debut single and one of the most notable successes of the disco era – the lead single from their first album, the Car Wash Soundtrack. It went to Nº1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Nº1 on the R&B charts, it reached Nº9 on the UK charts a year later in 1977. Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott covered the song in 2004 for the Shark Tale soundtrack.

The film Car Wash introduced comedian Richard Pryor into the mainstream and became a word-of-mouth success, costing $2 million and turning in a gross profit of $20 million.

Creation 5 users: the audio for Car Wash is already in C5’s Throwback playlist, to watch the clip from the movie above with C5, just tap here.


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President Barack Obama
Uptown Funk

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President Barack Obama is the latest star to (sort of) give Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson’s song the cover treatment. Obama shows us yet again he’s just too hot for us!

A talented YouTuber, Fadi Saleh, has spent hours putting together this incredible dubbed cover of the current chart topping hit, Uptown Funk, using interview footage of the US President.

Known as “barackdubs” on YouTube, Fadi puts together two of these dubbed cover songs every month! On his YouTube Channel he says “I put words in people’s mouths. baracksdubs mashes together presidential speeches to the tune of popular music, based on fan requests. If the president sings it, it’s a worthy song. Have a suggestion for a song? Tweet the suggestion with the hashtag #baracksdubs.”

We can’t help wondering whether the President watches these himself…we’re sure he would love them!

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Fantastic Four – Official Teaser Trailer

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The awesome foursome are here! The first trailer for Marvel’s Fantastic Four has arrived and it looks pretty amazing. The clip features a very serious monologue, presumably spoken by Dr. Franklin Storm (played by Reg E. Cathey) who talks about humankind’s immeasurable desire to discover, invent and build. As he is talking we get our first look at the superheroes – Miles Teller as Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic), Kate Mara as Sue Storm (Invisible Woman), Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm (The Thing) and Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm (Human Torch).

The producer Simon Kinberg told Collider in a recent interview that the first trailer would feature a “special Easter egg for fans”. We reckon this is the numbers “23.21.190.125” which can be seen for a short moment on the bottom left of the screen as Sue Storm looks intently at a bank of computer screens. If you put these numbers into a browser it’ll open a page about Latveria – the fictional country ruled by Dr. Doom.

We love the question and answer right at the end of the trailer – very thought provoking.

“Be ready for what’s coming…”

“What’s coming?”

“The Answers.”

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Fantastic Four opens in cinemas on August 7.

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She’s Funny That Way – Trailer Nº1

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Jennifer Aniston plays a therapist to a hooker in this hilarious new trailer for She’s Funny That Way. This screwball comedy also stars Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Kathryn Hahn, Will Forte & Rhys Ifans. The film premiered last summer at the Venice Film Festival and was co-scripted by Peter Bogdanovich and his ex-wife Louise Stratten.

She’s Funny That Way depicts the cast and crew of a Broadway play as they are thrown into chaos when the director (Owen Wilson) casts a former hooker-turned-actress (Imogen Poots) to star opposite his wife (Kathryn Hahn) and his wife’s ex-lover (Rhys Ifans).

The movie features an impressive cast of comedic talents and with a director like Bogdanovich this looks like it could be a really good film. Previously titled Squirrels to the Nuts (we’re glad they changed that title!) the film will premiere on April 10.

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