From Olivia Rodrigo’s world tour to Take That & Girls Aloud reuniting – we reveal the key showbiz dates for 2024
FROM Sarah Jessica Parker's West End debut to Liam Gallagher's Definitely Maybe anniversary tour - 2024 is going to be packed full of great live showbiz dates.
Taylor Swift's Eras tour finally arrives in Blighty and Take That will embark on their This Life On Tour show - we reveal our pick of the bunch for next year.
January
SEX And The City star Sarah Jessica Parker makes her West End debut next month opposite actor hubby Matthew Broderick in 1968 comedy Plaza Suite at London’s Savoy Theatre.
- EIGHTIES electro juggernauts Depeche Mode begin a tour at London’s O2 on January 22.
- JAMES ARTHUR returns with his fifth album Bitter Sweet Love on January 26, ahead of a series of gigs in Germany.
February
PRETENDERS start a tour on February 24 at The Glasshouse, Gateshead, and play two nights at the London Palladium.
- ONE of my fave crooners, Rod Stewart, joins forces with Jools Holland to release their Swing Fever album on February 23.
- GRAMMY winner Kim Petras brings her Feed The Beast world tour to the UK, beginning at Birmingham’s O2 Academy on February 13. I predict Sam Smith will join her on stage at least once for a live rendition of Unholy.
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March
- KAISER CHIEFS return with their Easy Eighth album on March 1.
- THE Brit Awards takes place on Saturday, March 2, at London’s O2 Arena, moving to March for the first time in the show’s history.
- JAMES BLUNT begins his The Who We Used To Be Tour at Leeds’ First Direct Arena on March 30, showcasing music from his latest album as well as greatest hits.
April
GARY BARLOW, Mark Owen and Howard Donald kick off Take That’s This Life On Tour show, supported by Olly Murs, at the Utilita Arena, Sheffield, on April 13.
May
OLIVIA RODRIGO launches her Guts World Tour in a new £365million Manchester venue, Co-op Live, on May 3.
- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN starts a UK tour on May 5 with The E Street Band at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
- KEANE celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Hopes & Fears album and perform it in full at London’s O2 Arena on May 10 and 11.
- GIRLS ALOUD reunite at Dublin’s 3Arena on May 17 for a new tour after an 11-year hiatus.
June
AFTER I reviewed its first night in April, Taylor Swift's highly anticipated Eras tour finally arrives in Blighty, at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield on June 7.
Tickets sold like hot cakes, but I’m Ready For It.
- EX-OASIS singer Liam Gallagher is back on the road for his Definitely Maybe anniversary tour to perform his old band’s debut album in full. The 14-date run kicks off in Sheffield but is already sold out.
- PINK’S Summer Carnival tour starts on June 11 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
- THE Foo Fighters arrive on June 20 with their Everything Or Nothing At All Tour at the London Stadium in Stratford.
July
KASABIAN launch their huge homecoming Summer Solstice II gig at Victoria Park in Leicester on Saturday, July 6.
An excited press release announced: “We are truly honoured to be playing Victoria Park in our beloved hometown, with all our people, for Summer Solstice II.
“We cannot wait to get out there and play the biggest party of the summer with you all. See you in the mosh pit.”
It will be the first time the group have performed there without former frontman Tom Meighan, who left in July 2020.
September
SCOTTISH rockers Texas kick off their Best Of tour at Birmingham’s Utilia Arena on September 13, with epic frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri.
BOBBY BRAZIER’s gran Jackiey Budden will finally see him dance live – on the Strictly tour that kicks off next month.
The mum of late reality TV star Jade Goody, who has had a long-running feud with Bobby’s dad Jeff, told me: “It will be wonderful to see him live and I’ll be there to finally support him and cheer him on.
"Hopefully he’ll perform the dance he did in tribute to Jade, because I’d love to see that.
“It would mean so much to me”
Jackiey added: “He did so well on Strictly and it made me so proud.”
It comes after Bobby competed in the TV dance contest with pro partner Dianne Buswell, performing his tear-jerking couple’s choice in tribute to his mum Jade.
It’ll get a 10 from Jackiey.
VICTORIA BECKHAM sells lip liner for £24, but fellow Wag Abbey Clancy relies on a High Street brand at a fraction of the cost.
The model-turned-presenter who is married to Peter Crouch, swears by Rimmel’s £3.99 offering.
She said: “I’ve been using the same lip liner for 20-odd years – it’s Rimmel Cappuccino.
“I rub my lips together and it gives you a natural tone.”
On her Therapy Couch podcast, Abbey, who, with her hubby, is worth £25million, added: “When I see them in the shop I buy all of them, because they’re like bloody gold dust.”
Stause for the house?
SELLING Sunset’s Chrishell Stause is lined up for the first ITV Celebrity Big Brother.
I can reveal the Netflix reality favourite is being wooed by a rumoured £100,000 contract to leave LA for Blighty this spring.
A TV source said: “She’s feisty, fun and not afraid to speak her mind, which is exactly what they want for the upcoming series.
“Chrishell is a reality TV pro, with a stash of Selling Sunset seasons under her belt, so should take it all in her stride. It would be great if she opened up about her personal life on camera too.”
Chrishell split from actor hubby Justin Hartley in 2021, before a romance with co-star Jason Oppenheim.
Soon after breaking up with the property boss, Chrishell fell for non-binary rapper G Flip and the couple married last May.
It will be interesting to see how she gets on with Sarah Ferguson, who is also in the frame.
A Big Brother spokesman said: “Any names are purely speculation.”
Ricky: I’m off L.A.
RICKY GERVAIS branded Hollywood A-listers “a rude bunch”, despite being nominated for a Golden Globe next month.
The comic, who hosted the ceremony five times, has the nod for his special, Armageddon, in the Best Stand-Up Comedian on Television category.
But he blasted: “I’m over LA, I’m over all of it.”
Talking of his 2020 roast to actors present that year, who included Brad Pitt and J-Lo, he said: “It was a gradual risk, I started doing it so they’d listen, as they’re a rude bunch.”
He added on the Memory Lane podcast: “They don’t want to see you, they want to win an award.”
Hana’s New Year toast
IT seems model Hana Cross has something to get off her chest.
The fashionista and ex-girlfriend of Brooklyn Beckham posted a cryptic comment while holidaying on Caribbean island St Barts.
Hana posted: “She’s coming for you, let's go 2024.”
It comes after Hana, who split from the Beckhams’ eldest son in 2019, said she was suffering from panic attacks last autumn.
She made the revelation while volunteering in Africa at a wildlife reserve and added: “Sometimes you have to take a step back before you can move forward.
“I’ve been suffering with bad anxiety over the past few years and this is truly a place that has helped me mentally reset and grow.”
A pal tells me: “She’s finally considering setting the record straight about her personal life.”
Rita's got it covered
WITH her stunning body, I don’t blame Rita Ora for prancing around half-naked a lot.
But tonight the singer has insisted she will most definitely keep her clothes on.
She has got a huge US TV gig hosting ABC’s New Year’s Eve coverage alongside Ryan Seacrest from Times Square in New York.
The temperature is expected to be just above freezing.
Rita, pictured ahead of the event in a frill-trimmed yellow overcoat, is planning several outfit changes with clothes that are bulkier than normal for her.
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She revealed: “I think it will probably be thermals underneath and then cool coats, really cool coats.”
There will be performances from Ellie Goulding, Bebe Rexha, Green Day and Post Malone.