Robbie Williams left Graham Norton Present viewers baffled together with his look on the presenter’s New Yr’s Eve particular on Tuesday, simply hours after he took to the stage for a efficiency in Sydney.
The hitmaker was the visitor of honour on the annual fireworks show in Australia, the place he took to the stage for a efficiency because the nation counted all the way down to 2025.
However as Robbie’s look on Graham Norton was broadcast for UK followers hours later, some appeared to neglect the important thing trait that the present was pre-recorded.
Taking to X, previously often called Twitter, some questioned how Robbie had travelled the world over so rapidly for his interview within the UK.
Posts included: ‘Dangle on a sec – Robbie Williams is on #GrahamNorton proper now however BBC Information confirmed him counting all the way down to the New Yr in Sydney…;
‘You possibly can’t consider something, are you able to?
Robbie Williams left Graham Norton Present viewers baffled together with his look on the New Yr’s Eve particular, hours after he took to the stage for a efficiency in Sydney
The hitmaker was the visitor of honour on the annual fireworks show in Australia (pictured), the place he took to the stage for a efficiency because the nation counted all the way down to 2025
‘How’s Robbie Williams on Graham Norton when he was in Sydney at 1pm UK time singing them in….. Which one is pre recorded;
‘Robbie Williams did properly seeing within the New Yr in Sydney after which dashing again for The Graham Norton NYE present!
‘When was tonight’s Graham Norton present recorded, I ponder? Robbie Williams was in Sydney to see within the New Yr;
‘So Robbie Williams stay in Sydney & then see he’s on Graham Norton present tonight singing. So Graham’s present is recorded;’
Throughout his Sydney present, Robbie took a not-so-subtle swipe at an viewers member as town marked its annual New Yr’s Eve efficiency.
After regaling the gang together with his chart-topper Let Me Entertain You and Wilson Pickett’s Land of 1000 Dances, Robbie and his 13-piece backing band launched into his 2002 observe Me and My Monkey.
Robbie seemingly invited the viewers to sing alongside, however was evidently lower than impressed with one reveller’s rhythmic capability.
The singer awkwardly fell silent earlier than chastising the viewers member for his or her lack of timing.
However as Robbie’s look on Graham Norton was broadcast for UK followers hours later, some appeared to neglect the important thing trait that the present was pre-recorded
Taking to X, previously often called Twitter , some questioned how Robbie had travelled the world over so rapidly for his interview within the UK
‘You made me are available, within the flawed place,’ Robbie mentioned.
‘Are you able to cease doing the lyrics to the track, then I do not get it flawed.’
The digicam then minimize to an in depth up of Robbie, who was sporting an expression that steered he was greater than a little bit miffed with the viewers member.
‘Now, okay?’ Robbie sternly instructed earlier than persevering with with the track.
Robbie’s eight track set was stuffed with a few of his largest hots similar to Really feel, Higher Man and Rock DJ.
He additionally shocked the gang with a rousing rendition of the John Farnham traditional You are The Voice, earlier than rounding out 2024 together with his 2002 ballad Angels.
‘Aussie, Aussie, Aussie,’ Robbie chanted throughout the track’s bridge, with the viewers responding with the compulsory: ‘Oi, Oi, Oi.’
Nevertheless, Robbie’s bravura efficiency divided viewers after the pop famous person took the chance to advertise his new biopic, Higher Man, launching right into a shameless plug mid-set.
Throughout his Sydney present, Robbie took a not-so-subtle swipe at an viewers member as town marked its annual New Yr’s Eve efficiency
It was earlier than Robbie’s efficiency of his 2000 hit Higher Man that he gave a rave overview to his personal film of similar identify.
‘Some critics are calling it the film of the century! Not my phrases, besides they’re as a result of I simply made that up,’ he mentioned to the gang.
Robbie then requested if anybody had seen the film as but, and defined it had been filmed in Australia.
He even modified among the lyrics to Higher Man, and sang, ‘so go watch my film, it is full of medication and intercourse, I’ve acquired my very own biopic, I am not even useless’.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — — Penn State defenders clogged each gap, stretched out each outdoors run, closed with ferocity.
In all places that Ashton Jeanty turned, he bumped into Nittany Lions. The Heisman Trophy runner-up nonetheless went over 100 yards, however he positive needed to work for it.
Drew Allar threw three landing passes and No. 5 Penn State bottled up Jeanty for a 31-14 win over No. 8 Boise State within the Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday night time, incomes a spot within the School Soccer Playoff semifinals.
“We knew who we have been going in opposition to. We knew we needed to have hats to the ball each single play as a result of each play he may break one,” stated Penn State security Zakee Wheatley, who had an interception and recovered a fumble. “We did that the entire sport.”
The Nittany Lions (13-2, CFP No. 6 seed) opened their first CFP berth with a blowout win over SMU and appeared headed towards the most recent lopsided victory within the new 12-team format by leaping out to a 14-0 lead in opposition to Boise State.
However the Broncos (12-2, CFP No. 3 seed) have relished the function of underdog, going again to when their model went nationwide within the electrifying 2007 Fiesta Bowl, they usually had a solution.
Boise State galloped again from the early deficit, trimming the margin to 17-14 early within the third quarter, momentum seemingly on its facet.
After which Penn State turned the tide for good.
Allar threw his second landing move of the night time to John Mackey Award winner Tyler Warren, and Nick Singleton burst up the center for a 58-yard TD run, sending the Nittany Lions to the Jan. 9 Orange Bowl in opposition to No. 2 Georgia or No. 3 Notre Dame.
“We performed an entire sport,” Penn State coach James Franklin stated. “Our offense, protection and particular groups, we performed complementary soccer, did some particular issues.”
Penn State did it by controlling the road of scrimmage on either side of the ball many of the night time and hounding Jeanty at each flip.
The AP first-team All-America choice completed with a season-low 104 yards on 30 carries, simply 3.5 yards per carry — half his season averaged. Jeanty completed 27 yards in need of Barry Sanders’ single-season NCAA document set in 1988 at Oklahoma State.
“They’ve an important D-line, entrance seven,” Jeanty stated. “It wasn’t actually extraordinary. The executed, they tackled and we did not play our greatest.”
Penn State’s protection was dominant many of the night time, however its offense was simply pretty much as good, notably on the bottom.
The Nittany Lions ran for 216 yards, together with 134 by Kaytron Allen and 87 by Singleton. Allar was regular after going through criticism many of the season, throwing for 171 yards on 13-of-25 passing.
He was notably sharp early, discovering Warren at the back of the top zone for an 11-yard landing, then Omari Evans in stride for a 38-yard rating for a two-touchdown lead.
“Being 14-0, that is not one thing anyone actually desires to be in,” Boise State coach Spencer Danielson stated.
The Broncos, as they all the time appear to, fought again to provide themselves an opportunity.
Boise State obtained again in it by getting stress on Allar, placing a halt to Penn State’s marches down the sector, and obtained an enormous momentum increase when Allar fumbled two performs after Jeanty misplaced his third fumble of the season.
With Jeanty surrounded on practically each play, Boise State turned to Tyler Crowe and the fullback took a number of Nittany Lions with him for an 8-yard landing run that reduce Penn State’s lead in half. The comeback appeared to nonetheless be in attain with Matt Lauter’s 53-yard TD catch within the third quarter, however the Broncos ran out of solutions after that.
Maddux Madsen threw three interceptions and Jonah Dalmas missed his second subject aim try, leaving the Broncos in need of the CFP semifinals.
“Lots of people counted us out and we got here up a pair performs quick,” Danielson stated.
Up subsequent
Penn State will play No. 2 Georgia or No. 3 Notre Dame within the Jan. 9 Orange Bowl.
Boise State opens the 2025 season Aug. 30 at South Florida.
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Wayne Rooney has left Plymouth Argyle after a nine-game winless run left the membership backside of the Sky Wager Championship.
Appointed in Could on a three-year deal, Rooney departs Plymouth after simply seven months in cost with the membership 4 factors from security.
His final recreation on the helm got here on Sunday, when Argyle had been overwhelmed 2-0 at fellow strugglers Oxford.
In a press release on the Plymouth web site, Rooney stated: “I want to take this chance to thank the board of Plymouth, particularly Simon Hallett and Neil Dewsnip who I shared nice relationships with.
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Plymouth’s loss at Oxford on Sunday proved to be Rooney’s ultimate recreation in cost
“Thanks additionally to all of the employees who made me really feel welcome and who make the membership such a particular place, the gamers and followers for his or her efforts and help throughout my time as head coach and I want all of them the perfect for the longer term.
“To the Inexperienced Military thanks for making the video games at Residence Park so particular, they’re recollections that we’ll share perpetually.
“I might additionally like to present a particular point out to my teaching employees Kevin Nancekivell, Simon Eire, Darryl Flahavan and Mike Phelan for his or her information, dedication, assist and help.
“Plymouth Argyle will all the time maintain a particular place in my coronary heart, and I’ll proceed to look out for and take curiosity of their outcomes.”
Wednesday 1st January 12:25pm
Following Rooney’s departure, first-team coach Nancekivell and membership captain Joe Edwards shall be in cost for Plymouth’s New Yr’s Day conflict in opposition to Bristol Metropolis.
An announcement on the membership web site learn: “Plymouth Argyle can verify that the membership and head coach Wayne Rooney have mutually agreed to half methods with rapid impact.
“Departing the membership with Rooney shall be assistant head coach Mike Phelan and first-team coach Simon Eire.
“First-team coach Kevin Nancekivell and membership captain Joe Edwards will lead the group for our Sky Wager Championship match in opposition to Bristol Metropolis on New Yr’s Day. Daryl Flahavan will proceed as goalkeeping coach.
“We want to thank Wayne and his group for all their efforts and want them nicely for the longer term.
“The membership shall be making no additional remark at this stage with updates on our new first-team administration employees in the end.”
‘It wasn’t ok’ – What Rooney stated after defeat at Oxford…
Sunday’s defeat at Oxford was an eleventh loss in 13 video games on the street for Rooney.
Talking after the sport, in what turned out to be his ultimate post-match interview as Argyle boss, Rooney stated: “You need to take a look at each attainable consequence, that is regular with the outcomes we’re going by. You need to really feel, ‘do we’ve the gamers to show it round? Can I flip it round? Can the teaching employees flip it round?’
“I am going to return and attempt to put together for Bristol however in the end I do know soccer and the way it works. I perceive the followers. I have been there myself. As a fan you wish to see your group win, to see your group working, making tackles and when your group is dropping video games, as we’re, the frustration is there. I get it. I do know the work we’re doing is nice work. Sadly we’re not getting the outcomes.
“It wasn’t ok. We did not create sufficient possibilities, the targets we conceded – we did not do sufficient to cease them scoring targets. Defensively this has been occurring for just a few weeks now. We have been attempting to attain targets however we did not harm them sufficient right now.”
‘Appeared like the right match – however Rooney and Plymouth by no means acquired going’
Sky Sports activities Information reporter Mark McAdam:
Rooney’s time at Plymouth lasted simply 221 days.
He signed a three-year deal again in Could and had a relationship with Neil Dewsnip, who has been the sporting director on the membership for a variety of years. He has overseen a lot of the current success on the membership and was Rooney’s coach when he was within the academy at Everton. It is a long-standing relationship that goes again 30 years, therefore why they picked Rooney in the summertime as somebody who might doubtlessly lead Plymouth ahead.
As a supervisor, Rooney hasn’t had a lot success. At Derby, it was a bit hit or miss however they’d an actual preventing spirit about them with the whole lot that was occurring off the pitch. We all know issues did not go so nicely at Birmingham Metropolis and he had expertise within the MLS.
Plymouth thought they had been getting somebody with lots of expertise and we learn about his enjoying credentials, however he was nonetheless very new to administration and did not have the appropriate match for the membership.
Plymouth is a group membership. It is an incredible membership with nice folks. There is a actually good spirit and Residence Park is incredible to go to due to the best way the group actually get behind the group, they usually have had lots of success below current managers, going from League Two to the Championship.
On the time, for the membership this felt like an ideal match.
A younger, hungry, bold coach who we all know and perceive and he desires to play the Plymouth manner, and the membership believed, regardless of the low price range, he might take them to locations they’ve by no means been earlier than within the Championship. It hasn’t turned out like that and it merely did not get going for Rooney and Plymouth.
There have been highs and a few constructive outcomes nevertheless it simply merely hasn’t been ok, which led to the board, together with Rooney, deciding it needed to finish as a result of it simply wasn’t working.
Plymouth’s document below Rooney
23 video games
4 wins
Six attracts
13 defeats
-29 purpose distinction
What subsequent for Rooney and Plymouth?
Extra from Sky Sports activities Information reporter Mark McAdam:
Rooney shall be determined to show he is an efficient supervisor and head coach. He will not wish to sit round, he’ll be on the lookout for the following alternative and he’ll be eager to get again into work as quickly because it feels proper.
I do not assume that is the tip of Rooney as a head coach or a supervisor. I nonetheless assume he harbours these ambitions to achieve success.
For Plymouth, they must take inventory, replicate and look as a result of they’ve had two managerial appointments that have not actually labored. Rooney was the newest and earlier than that there was Ian Foster.
The 2 appointments made earlier than that had been massively profitable and it’s fascinating that Ryan Lowe and Steven Schumacher are each out of labor in the intervening time.
The important thing factor the board shall be fascinated by with this subsequent choice and this subsequent appointment is getting somebody who understands the town, the tradition of the soccer membership, the group spirit it has and the group of gamers already there.
So that you’d assume somebody like Lowe, who’s eager to get again into work and understands the membership, would possibly say he’d take it till the tip of the season to have the chance to get Plymouth away from the underside of the desk and up in direction of the highest half of the Championship.
‘Troublesome for winner Rooney to take’
Former Derby defender Curtis Davies on Sky Sports activities Information:
“It is a unusual one actually. The actual fact Mike Phelan got here in lately, I assumed it might have meant Wayne would have stayed and would have been seeking to construct in January and push up the desk.
“Nonetheless, perhaps Wayne has simply had sufficient and feels he cannot do any extra with the squad.
“It was a really troublesome time for him at Plymouth and in the long run, outcomes converse for themselves.
“It will likely be troublesome to take for Wayne as a result of he is a winner however sadly this time at Plymouth, and at Birmingham, have given him a tarnished identify. It is unlucky as a result of he is a incredible man supervisor and he is nice round a gaggle. By way of his perception, he might provide you with such good snippets of details about how he desires issues accomplished.
“However having a coach like Phelan subsequent to him, if he’d had that from the beginning of the season, that older skilled head to assist him by this era, it may need gone a bit bit higher.”
Plymouth’s upcoming fixtures
Bristol Metropolis (H) – Championship – Wednesday January 1, kick-off 12:30pm – dwell on Sky Sports activities+
Stoke Metropolis (A) – Championship – Saturday January 4, kick-off 12:30pm – dwell on Sky Sports activities+
Brentford (A) – FA Cup – Saturday January 11, kick-off 3pm
Oxford (H) – Championship – Tuesday January 14, kick-off 7.45pm
– dwell on Sky Sports activities+QPR (H) – Championship – Saturday January 18, kick-off 12.30pm
There have been some mitigating components to Rooney’s demise at Plymouth – some avoidable, some not so.
As head coach, somewhat than supervisor, he couldn’t be held solely liable for transfers, although his popularity within the recreation performed a component in some gamers opting to hitch.
Nevertheless, it was clear the signing of skilled Iceland defender Victor Palsson – who performed underneath Rooney at DC United – was one he had pushed for.
The previous Liverpool academy participant managed simply eight appearances underneath Rooney, battling kind and harm, and with the January switch window now opening it didn’t encourage confidence in his eye for a participant.
“To be truthful to Wayne he is been dealt a difficult hand – we’ve got the smallest funds within the division, we’re a small fish in an extremely giant pond, we’re persistently punching above our weight and he needed to are available in and overachieve,” Bell mentioned.
“I do really feel for Wayne as a result of it’s a troublesome job – it’s difficult to try to hold Plymouth Argyle within the Championship. We did it by the pores and skin of our tooth final 12 months and sadly, as a lot as I might like a neater season, I feel we’ll most likely should do it the identical manner once more this 12 months.”
One factor Rooney might definitely not be blamed for was Argyle’s crippling harm record.
He has been with out the backbone of his crew, together with captain Joe Edwards – now caretaker supervisor – on-loan Toulouse livewire Ibrahim Cissoko and Morgan Whittaker, who scored 20 targets final season and was the topic of a multimillion-pound bid from Italian giants Lazio final January.
It meant 16-year-old academy product Tegan Finn needed to begin their 4-0 defeat at Coventry on Boxing Day.
“Sadly, regardless of having an harm record the size of anyone’s arm, it isn’t labored out for Wayne and the time needed to come.
“Lots of people in defence of Wayne have requested: ‘Who might have accomplished higher?'”
“The straightforward reality is we do not know, we’ll solely discover out now.”
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Military veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Yr’s celebration, killing 15 folks as he steered round a police blockade and slammed into revelers earlier than being shot lifeless by police.
The FBI mentioned it’s investigating the assault early Wednesday within the metropolis’s famed French Quarter as a terrorist act and doesn’t imagine the driving force acted alone.
Investigators discovered a number of improvised explosive units, together with two pipe bombs that have been hid inside coolers and wired for distant detonation, in line with a Louisiana State Police intelligence bulletin obtained by the Related Press.
The bulletin, counting on info gathered quickly after the assault, additionally mentioned surveillance footage confirmed three males and a lady inserting one of many units, however federal officers didn’t instantly verify that element and it wasn’t clear who the people within the video have been or what connection they could have needed to the assault.
The rampage turned festive Bourbon Avenue into macabre mayhem. Along with the lifeless, greater than 30 folks have been injured. Pedestrians fled to security inside nightclubs and eating places. One man watched in horror as authorities positioned a tarp over his good friend’s physique after she was hit and thrown some 30 toes (9 meters).
A university soccer playoff sport between Georgia-Notre Dame on the close by Superdome was postponed till Thursday. A Georgia pupil was critically harm within the assault, college president Jere Morehead mentioned.
“This isn’t simply an act of terrorism. That is evil,” New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick mentioned. The motive force “defeated” security measures in place to guard pedestrians, she mentioned, and was “hell-bent on creating the carnage and the injury that he did.”
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The FBI recognized the driving force as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas, and mentioned it’s working to find out Jabbar’s potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations.
“We don’t imagine that Jabbar was solely accountable,” FBI Assistant Particular Agent in Cost Alethea Duncan mentioned at a information convention.
Lethal explosions additionally rocked Honolulu on New Yr’s Eve and Las Vegas hours after the New Orleans assault, although authorities haven’t mentioned in the event that they’re associated.
In New Orleans, authorities mentioned, Jabbar drove a rented pickup truck onto a sidewalk, going round a police automotive that was positioned to dam vehicular visitors. A barrier system meant to forestall car assaults was present process repairs in preparation for the Tremendous Bowl, which is scheduled to happen there in February.
Police killed Jabbar after he exited the truck and opened hearth on responding officers, Kirkpatrick mentioned. Three officers returned hearth. Two officers have been shot and are in steady situation, police mentioned.
Investigators recovered a handgun and AR-style rifle, in line with a regulation enforcement official who was not licensed to debate the investigation publicly and spoke on situation of anonymity.
A photograph circulated amongst regulation enforcement officers confirmed a bearded Jabbar carrying camouflage subsequent to the truck after he was killed. The intelligence bulletin obtained by the AP mentioned he was carrying a ballistic vest and helmet. The flag of the Islamic State group was on the truck’s trailer hitch, the FBI mentioned.
“For these individuals who don’t imagine in goal evil, all it’s a must to do is take a look at what occurred in our metropolis early this morning,” U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican, mentioned. “If this doesn’t set off the gag reflex of each American, each fair-minded American, I’ll be very shocked.”
Jabbar joined the Military in 2007, serving on lively responsibility in human sources and knowledge know-how and deploying to Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010, the service mentioned. He transferred to the Military Reserve in 2015 and left in 2020 with the rank of workers sergeant.
Zion Parsons, 18, of Gulfport, Mississippi, mentioned he noticed the truck “barreling by means of, throwing folks like in a film scene, throwing folks into the air.”
Parsons mentioned he heard gunshots and ran by means of a grotesque aftermath of bleeding and maimed victims.
“Our bodies, our bodies all up and down the road, everyone screaming and hollering,” Parsons advised the AP. “Individuals crying on the ground, like mind matter everywhere in the floor.”
His good friend, 18-year-old aspiring nurse Nikyra Dedeaux, was among the many folks killed.
Parsons mentioned he referred to as hospitals and the morgue, trying to find solutions concerning the location of Dedeaux’s physique. He later referred to as her household to ship the grim information.
“I hadn’t had time to cry up till I referred to as her mom and he or she requested me, ‘The place’s my child,’” Parsons mentioned. “That broke me.”
Gov. Jeff Landry urged folks to keep away from the realm, which remained an lively crime scene.
Hours after the assault, a number of coroner’s workplace vans have been parked on the nook of Bourbon and Canal streets, cordoned off by police tape with crowds of dazed vacationers standing round, some attempting to navigate their baggage by means of the labyrinth of blockades.
“We regarded out our entrance door and noticed warning tape and lifeless silence and it’s eerie,” mentioned Tessa Cundiff, an Indiana native who moved to the French Quarter a number of years in the past. “This isn’t what we fell in love with, it’s unhappy.”
Close by, life went on as regular within the metropolis recognized to some for a motto that interprets to “let the great occasions roll.” At a restaurant a block from the place the truck got here to relaxation, folks crowded in for breakfast as upbeat pop music performed. Two blocks away, folks drank at a bar, seemingly as if nothing occurred.
President Joe Biden, chatting with reporters in Delaware, mentioned he felt “anger and frustration” over the assault however that he would chorus from additional remark till extra is understood.
“My coronary heart goes out to the victims and their households who have been merely attempting to have fun the vacation,” Biden mentioned in an announcement. “There isn’t any justification for violence of any sort, and we is not going to tolerate any assault on any of our nation’s communities.”
The assault is the most recent instance of a car getting used as a weapon to hold out mass violence, a pattern that has alarmed regulation enforcement officers and that may be tough to guard in opposition to.
If confirmed as IS-inspired, the assault would symbolize the deadliest such assault on U.S. soil in years. FBI officers have repeatedly warned about an elevated worldwide terrorism risk because of the Israel-Hamas warfare.
Within the final 12 months, the FBI has disrupted different potential assaults impressed by the militant group, together with in October when brokers arrested an Afghan man in Oklahoma accused of plotting an Election Day assault concentrating on giant crowds.
Tucker reported from Washington, D.C. and Mustian reported from New York. Related Press reporters Stephen Smith, Chevel Johnson and Brett Martel in New Orleans; Jeff Martin in Atlanta; Alanna Durkin Richer and Zeke Miller in Washington, D.C.; and Darlene Superville in New Citadel, Delaware, contributed to this report.
Cunard is setting the tempo for music collaborations in 2025 with globally famend jazz artists Jools Holland OBE and Jamie Cullum headlining unique performances on board Queen Victoria subsequent yr.
Because the countdown to the New Yr begins, the luxurious cruise line can reveal that acclaimed musician and Hootenanny host Jools Holland OBE will function on Queen Victoria’s eight-night Spain and Italy voyage from Southampton on 4 Might to Civitavecchia on 12 Might.
Jools Holland, celebrated host of Later with Jools Holland and former Squeeze pianist, will carry out two exhibits within the ship’s Royal Courtroom Theatre. Visitors can anticipate a rare repertoire from his acclaimed profession, together with many iconic hits.
The Might crusing will likely be a fantastic journey for foodies in addition to music lovers, with port calls to Cadiz (together with excursions to Seville), Malaga (together with excursions to Granada), and the enchanting island of Majorca, the place Rioja and attractive tapas await.
Costs presently begin from £889 per individual primarily based on two sharing a Britannia Balcony stateroom.
Britain’s best-selling jazz artist and BBC Radio 2 presenter Cullum will be part of the two,000-guest Queen as a part of her 13-night roundtrip Atlantic Islands voyage, which departs Southampton on 21 April. The MOBO Award-winner will captivate audiences along with his finest recognized hits – together with songs from breakthrough album Twentysomething.
The April-Might crusing options port calls to Madeira, Tenerife, La Palma, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and the charming coastal metropolis of Cadiz (together with excursions to Seville). Costs presently begin from £1,649 per individual primarily based on two sharing a Britannia Balcony stateroom. Full particulars will be discovered, right here.
Cunard has an unbelievable monitor report of collaborating with a number of the largest names in music, with legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli headlining Queen Anne’s naming ceremony in Liverpool in June.
Cunard President, Katie McAlister, mentioned: “At Cunard, we take delight in curating distinctive and unforgettable expertise for our company, and we will’t wait to welcome the extraordinary Jools Holland OBE and Jamie Cullum aboard Queen Victoria in 2025. Their unbelievable expertise, showcased within the elegant environment of the Royal Courtroom Theatre, will make these crusing actually unforgettable.”
Jools Holland OBE commented: “I’m extremely enthusiastic about acting on Queen Victoria subsequent yr, particularly as we’ll be crusing round such a lovely a part of the world. Taking part in on a luxurious cruise ship is a brand new expertise for me and one which I’m positive will likely be loads of enjoyable. I would like my exhibits to be uplifting occasions and I hope company on board depart the theatre with a renewed love of jazz music.”
Jamie Cullum added: “I’m very a lot trying ahead to performing for company on board Queen Victoria within the spring. It’s been a few years since I carried out on a cruise ship – it’s a time that holds many nice recollections. There’s one thing distinctive about the entire expertise, taking part in music while at sea. My band and I promise everybody a unbelievable evening.”
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Jools Holland and Jamie Cullum are each set to carry out on board Queen Victoria in 2025
VALENCIA, Calif., Dec. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Cunard is setting the tempo for music collaborations in 2025 with globally famend jazz artists Jools Holland OBE and Jamie Cullum* headlining unique performances on board Queen Victoria subsequent 12 months.
Because the countdown to the New Yr begins, the posh cruise line can reveal that acclaimed musician and Hootenanny host Jools Holland OBE will function on Queen Victoria’s eight-night Spain and Italy voyage from Southampton on Might 4 to Civitavecchia on Might 12.
Jools Holland and Jamie Cullum are each set to carry out on board Queen Victoria in 2025
Jools Holland, celebrated host of Later with Jools Holland and former Squeeze pianist, will carry out two reveals within the ship’s Royal Court docket Theatre. Visitors can anticipate a rare repertoire from his acclaimed profession, together with many iconic hits.
The Might crusing shall be a fantastic journey for foodies in addition to music lovers, with port calls to Cadiz (together with excursions to Seville), Malaga (together with excursions to Granada), and the enchanting island of Majorca, the place Rioja and engaging tapas await.
Costs at present begin from $1,040 per individual based mostly on two sharing a Britannia Balcony stateroom. Full particulars may be discovered right here.
Jamie Cullum Britain’s best-selling jazz artist and BBC Radio 2 presenter will be a part of the two,000-guest Queen as a part of her 13-night roundtrip Atlantic Islands voyage, which departs Southampton on April 21. The MOBO Award-winner will captivate audiences together with his best-known hits – together with songs from breakthrough album Twentysomething.
The April-Might crusing options port calls to Madeira, Tenerife, La Palma, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and the charming coastal metropolis of Cadiz (together with excursions to Seville). Costs at present begin from $2,010 per individual based mostly on two sharing a Britannia Balcony stateroom. Full particulars may be discovered right here.
Cunard Collaborations Cunard has an unbelievable observe document of collaborating with a few of the largest names in music, with legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli headlining Queen Anne’s naming ceremony in Liverpool in June.
Cunard President, Katie McAlister, stated: “At Cunard, we take pleasure in curating distinctive and unforgettable experiences for our visitors, and we won’t wait to welcome the extraordinary Jools Holland OBE and Jamie Cullum aboard Queen Victoria in 2025. Their unbelievable expertise, showcased within the elegant environment of the Royal Court docket Theatre, will make these sailings really unforgettable.”
Jools Holland OBE commented: “I’m extremely enthusiastic about acting on Queen Victoria subsequent 12 months, particularly as we’ll be crusing round such a wonderful a part of the world. Enjoying on a luxurious cruise ship is a brand new expertise for me and one which I am certain shall be quite a lot of enjoyable. I would like my reveals to be uplifting occasions and I hope visitors on board depart the theatre with a renewed love of jazz music.”
Jamie Cullum added: “I am very a lot wanting ahead to performing for visitors on board Queen Victoria within the spring. It has been a few years since I carried out on a cruise ship – it is a time that holds many nice reminiscences. There’s one thing distinctive about the entire expertise, enjoying music while at sea. My band and I promise everybody a improbable evening.”
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About Jools Holland OBE: Jools Holland OBE DL was born Julian Miles Holland on January 24, 1958, in Blackheath, South East London.
On the age of eight, he might play the piano fluently by ear, and by the point he reached his early teenagers he was proficient and assured sufficient to be showing usually in most of the pubs in South East London and the East Finish Docks.
On the age of 15, Jools was launched to Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford. He joined Squeeze, adopted by Gilson Lavis shortly afterward (Gilson had already performed with, amongst others, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, and Max Wall) – who nonetheless drums with Jools.
Up The Junction and Cool For Cats gave Squeeze meteoric success and their reputation quickly prolonged to America, the place their tour included performances at New York’sMadison Sq. Backyard. In 1987, Jools shaped The Jools Holland Massive Band – comprising himself and Gilson Lavis. This has progressively metamorphosed into the present 19-piece Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, which consists of pianist, organist, drummer, three feminine vocals, guitar, bass guitar, two tenor saxophones, two alto saxophones, baritone saxophone, three trumpets, and three trombones.
For tour dates info go to www.joolsholland.com
About Jamie Cullum: Jamie Cullum is a globally acclaimed singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist identified for his distinctive mix of jazz, pop, and rock. Most well-known for his dynamic stage presence and prodigious musical expertise, Cullum first got here to prominence together with his main label breakthrough Twentysomething whose multi-million gross sales make it one of many UK’s best-selling albums of all time.
Jamie continues to win over audiences worldwide, incomes a popularity as some of the versatile and revolutionary musicians of his era. His legendary live performance performances have seen him tour over forty nations and charm the levels of festivals from Glastonbury to Coachella to Fuji Rock in Japan along with accepting invites from President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II to play at The White Home and Buckingham Palace respectively.
He approaches all elements of his profession as he has from the start, as a fan and a pupil with seemingly boundless vitality and enthusiasm. Along with his enduringly profitable recording profession (9 studio albums and counting), he has established himself as a multi-award-winning radio presenter by way of his weekly present on BBC Radio 2. Over fourteen years and 750+ reveals, Jamie has interviewed the likes of Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Norah Jones and Lars Ulrich and launched new expertise similar to Laura Mvula, Gregory Porter, Ezra Collective and Laufey to his million-strong listenership.
Cullum’s radio present affords him the chance to collaborate with musicians younger and previous, one thing Jamie additionally does throughout a wide range of different initiatives, each stay and recorded, charitable and business. Jamie Cullum is held in uncommon excessive esteem by his friends, as is witnessed every time he hangs out backstage at a pageant or in a recording studio. Amongst his proudest achievements is successful the celebrated Ivor Novello Award for Finest Music, one of many business’s highest honours, and voted for by his fellow songwriters.
Jamie Cullum excursions Europe all through early ’25, accompanying the discharge of his subsequent studio album.
Johnnie Walker, who has died aged 79, started his profession as a disc jockey within the offshore pirate radio period of the mid-Sixties. He was one in every of 4 pirate DJs – the others had been John Peel, Tony Blackburn and Kenny Everett – who got here to symbolise that point and continued to prosper in its aftermath.
The pirate radio stations, of which probably the most well-known was Radio Caroline, had been arrange on ships and disused forts within the North Sea, avoiding British regulation by broadcasting from worldwide waters and offering pop music to a British teen market not catered for by the BBC stations of the period.
Their DJs supplied a fantasy model of adolescence from clued-up older-brother substitutes who, within the case of Peel, Blackburn and Walker, had been former public schoolboys. Inside this dreamscape Walker’s persona was that of the smooth-talking child who acquired the lady. His theme tune was Duane Eddy’s 1960 American hit As a result of They’re Younger, which greater than 40 years later was nonetheless being reworked into the intro to Walker’s Radio 2 drivetime slot.
The pirates went on air within the dying months of Sir Alec Douglas-Dwelling’s Conservative authorities, and Harold Wilson’s succeeding Labour administration devoted a rare quantity of power to suppressing this sound of youth. The Marine Offences Act of 1967 introduced an finish to prosecution-free pirate radio on 14 August, however Walker might nonetheless be heard proclaiming the reason for freedom and the unreasonableness of adults from Radio Caroline the subsequent day.
Peel, Everett and Blackburn had been among the many DJs who deserted the rusting boats off the coast for a cushty billet at BBC Broadcasting Home in Langham Place, London, the place Radio 1 was launched that September to fulfill the demand that the pirate stations had recognized. The unlawful broadcasting had confirmed Walker’s place in teenage affections, however by the spring of 1968 Caroline too had buckled beneath the stress to cease broadcasting, and a yr later Walker decamped to Radio 1, taking on its lunchtime slot.
Walker was born Peter Dingley in Hampton-in-Arden close to Birmingham, the fourth of 5 youngsters of Trevor Dingley, a salesman for W Canning & Co, an electroplating firm, and his spouse, Mary (nee Waters). At Solihull college, Peter failed his O-levels as a result of, he claimed, he didn’t need a piece of paper to find out his path in life. So, at 16, he turned a automobile salesman whereas moonlighting as a dance corridor DJ beneath the title “Peter Dee”.
In Might 1966 he joined Swinging Radio England, on a ship off the coast of Essex, and adjusted his title to Johnnie Walker. A few months later he switched to Radio Caroline, the primary, and probably the most trendy, of the pirates.
Walker was a radio pure, laconic however heat, and anyone who clearly cared in regards to the music he was taking part in. His style was for the grownup oriented rock that dominated the pre-punk Seventies – or not less than its album charts – bands similar to Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan and Steve Harley’s Cockney Insurgent.
BBC DJs in 1976, from left: Emperor Rosko, Alan Freeman, Annie Nightingale and Walker. {Photograph}: Mirrorpix/Getty Photographs
At BBC Radio 1, this introduced him into battle with a administration that had turn out to be enamoured with High 20-dominated playlists. The Bay Metropolis Rollers, in these historical instances the teenybopper rage, had been, Walker urged, “musical rubbish”. He informed callers put out by his views to “take a operating leap”. Thus, by 1976 he had stop the station to hunt his fortune in California.
He didn’t actually discover it, and after spells with the stations KSAN in San Francisco and WHFS in Bethesda, Maryland, he returned to Britain within the early Nineteen Eighties. He labored for native industrial stations till 1987, when he rejoined Radio 1. He then went to the BBC’s Higher London Radio from 1988 till 1990, when he was sacked for suggesting that the ousting of the prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, would have folks “dancing within the streets”.
Regardless of that setback, his profession within the Nineties, with Radio 1, LBC and Traditional Gold was a hit. In 1998 he joined Radio 2, which by then was taking part in the exact same music he had been selling three a long time earlier when it was younger and supposedly contemporary.
In 1999 the progress of his revitalised profession was disrupted when he turned the topic of a traditional Information of the World undercover sting. Walker was videoed taking cocaine and providing to supply the “tycoons” – NoW reporters – with the companies of intercourse employees. He was suspended by the BBC, went into drug rehabilitation and after being fined £2,000 for possession of cocaine was reinstated at Radio 2. The NoW’s work had made it troublesome, the Justice of the Peace noticed, for him to obtain a good trial.
Walker on the previous Radio Caroline ship, Ross Revenge. {Photograph}: Sean Smith/The Guardian
In 2003 Walker took absence from his present for most cancers therapy, from which he made a superb restoration. In 2009 he started presenting the present that will outline his later profession, Sounds of the 70s.
He was appointed MBE in 2006, and in 2013 he obtained the gold badge of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. His eponymous autobiography was printed in 2007. In 2008-09 he was an adviser to the Richard Curtis movie The Boat That Rocked, an try and recapture the pirate radio period.
Walker introduced in early October that he was retiring from radio after 58 years, having been recognized with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and introduced his last Sounds of the 70s present on the finish of that month.
He’s survived by his second spouse, Tiggy (nee Jarvis), whom he married in 2003, and by the son and daughter of his first marriage, to Frances Kum, which resulted in divorce.
Johnnie Walker hosted his ultimate present on Radio 2 in October
Radio presenter Johnnie Walker has been described as a “broadcasting legend” following his loss of life aged 79.
The DJ died on Tuesday, two months after calling time on his 58-year radio profession due to unwell well being.
Presenter Bob Harris, who took over BBC Radio 2’s Sounds of the 70s present after Walker’s retirement, introduced his former colleague’s loss of life stay on the station.
Harris described him as “an unimaginable, heat, excellent broadcaster” who “went out on a limb many instances to defend the music that he beloved, and he was keen about radio”.
Bob Harris proclaims ”unhappy information” of pal Johnnie Walker’s loss of life
Walker had pulmonary fibrosis, which is scarring of the lungs, a situation which makes respiratory tough.
He stepped down from presenting Sounds of the 70s and the Rock Present, additionally on Radio 2, on the finish of October.
The station’s controller Helen Thomas described him as “a much-loved broadcasting legend”.
“Johnnie’s wry sense of humour and his heat, open model of presenting ensured he was adored by his viewers,” she stated.
“The airwaves merely will not be the identical once more. He will likely be very a lot missed by Radio 2 presenters, employees and listeners alike, and our ideas are along with his spouse Tiggy and his kids.”
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Johnnie Walker pictured in a BBC radio studio in 1972
Tiggy Walker stated she “could not be extra proud” of her husband and “how he stored broadcasting nearly to the tip, and with what dignity and charm he coped along with his debilitating lung illness”.
“He remained his charming, humorous self to the tip, what a robust superb man. It has been a rollercoaster journey from begin to end,” she stated.
“And if I’ll say – what a day to go. He’ll be celebrating New 12 months’s Eve with a stash of nice musicians in heaven. One 12 months on from his final stay present. God bless that extraordinary husband of mine who’s now in a spot of peace.”
Site visitors presenter Sally Boazman, who labored alonside Walker when he hosted Radio 2’s drivetime present from 1999 to 2006, stated he was “such an important broadcaster”.
“[He was] actually nice in the way in which that he introduced, he had an important voice, he knew his music inside out, he was the actual deal,” she stated.
“It was very unhappy to see the way in which he misplaced his voice in direction of the tip, however he nonetheless had that enthusiasm and that love of the music.”
Radio 2’s Tony Blackburn stated it was “a really unhappy loss as a result of he was such an important broadcaster and pal as nicely”.
Watch: Tony Blackburn remembers Walker’s time as a pirate broadcaster
On his present on Tuesday, Harris recalled being buddies with Walker for the reason that Nineteen Sixties, and stated that they had been exchanging texts not too long ago after he took over Sounds of the 70s.
“He wished me nicely for the primary programme I did… ‘The listeners are beautiful they usually’ll take care of you.'”
Harris additionally learn out a tribute from Shaun Keaveny, who took over the Rock Present from Walker.
Keaveny described him as “a insurgent, a soul searcher and a seeker, a rocker, an exceptional broadcaster”.
“He completely lived life to the restrict. It was a complete privilege to have labored with him,” he stated.
Radio 1 breakfast present host Greg James additionally despatched a message to Harris. “My dad and I are sitting right here listening to you. Such unhappy information, however radio is the best group at instances like these,” he wrote.
Former Radio 2 host Ken Bruce wrote on social media: “So sorry to listen to the information in regards to the nice Johnnie Walker. Not solely was he a beautiful broadcaster but in addition a person of nice private power and kindness.”
Radio 2 presenter Elaine Paige stated she was “so very unhappy” to listen to of Walker’s loss of life. “My deepest condolences to his spouse Tiggy and his household. He will likely be so deeply missed by everybody,” she added.
Radio 5 Dwell’s Nicky Campbell posted on X: “Goodbye Johnnie. Candy and sensible man. I’m so fortunate to have recognized you. You have been an inspiration.”
‘Heads held excessive’
Walker had introduced stay on air in October that he could be hanging up his microphone to retire.
He defined the rationale after studying out a letter from a listener whose dad had beloved the present, however had handed away in 2022 attributable to pulmonary fibrosis.
“Now, that leads me to be making a really unhappy announcement,” he stated.
“The struggles I’ve had with doing the present and attempting to kind of sustain knowledgeable customary appropriate for Radio 2 has been getting increasingly tough, therefore my little jokes about Puffing Billy, so I’ve needed to make the choice that I have to convey my profession to an finish.”
Walker’s final episode of The Rock Present aired on 25 October, and his ultimate episode of Sounds of the 70s was broadcast on 27 October.
On the finish of his ultimate present, Walker stated: “[It’s] going to be very unusual to not be on the wi-fi anymore. Additionally, by the identical token, life will likely be barely much less of a pressure actually, looking for the breath as a way to do the programmes.
“Thanks for being with me all these years and take excellent care of your self and people you’re keen on, and should we stroll into the long run with our heads held excessive and happiness in our hearts. God bless you.”
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Walker introduced Sounds of the 70s for 15 years and the Rock Present for six years
Walker started his radio profession in 1966 on Swinging Radio England, an offshore pirate station, earlier than shifting to Radio Caroline.
He was recruited by BBC Radio 1 in 1969, after which joined Radio 2 in 1997, the place he remained till his retirement.
On his lunchtime Radio 1 present, which launched in 1971, he championed names like Steve Harley, Lou Reed, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles and Steely Dan.
He additionally frolicked residing in California within the Seventies earlier than returning residence within the 80s, rejoining Radio 1 in 1987. He additionally introduced exhibits for Radio 5 Dwell.
In 2003, whereas host of Radio 2’s drivetime slot, Walker had chemotherapy and emergency surgical procedure for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and advised listeners on the time he had “died” thrice on the working desk.
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