After a year’s absence the Big Day Out is returning to Auckland, in new quarters. The first lineup announcement for the January 17 festival is due on August 1, organisers said today
Date for Big Day Out set
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Glastonbury hosts heaven, hell and haircuts
Tomato fights, anarchic gymnasts and astrophysics drew festival-goers of all ages away from the mainstream music acts at Britain’s Glastonbury festival this weekend. The 1,500 hippies who paid one pound (NZ$1.95) to attend the first Glastonbury festival in 1970 would barely recognise the massive three-day event, where around 150,000 fans were watching 2000 acts on 58 stages, alongside thousands of workshops and stalls
Jackman slams gay rumours
Hugh Jackman has taken a wrecking ball to rumours that he is gay, after admitting that he is ”frustrated” by the constant speculation over his sexuality. The actor told Australia’s Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes on Sunday night that if he was gay, he would not make a secret of it
Cirque du Soleil performer plunges to death
A Cirque Du Soleil acrobat has died after plunging 15 metres from a safety wire in front of a packed audience at the MGM Grand casino in Las Vegas.
Review: A$AP Rocky in Auckland
What: A$AP Rocky When: Tuesday, June 25 Where: Logan Campbell Center, Auckland This being the first international “hip hop” artist I’ve seen live, I went in not knowing what to expect. A crowd of surprisingly diverse Asap Rocky fans poured into the venue in their shiny garb and baggy pants and seemed oddly content with the DJ opening the act
Porn flick: The king of cravings
“Not bad for a lad from Liverpool who arrived with five bob in his pocket.” As strip-club impresario Paul Raymond in Michael Winterbottom’s film The Look of Love, Steve Coogan says this line more than once.
Judges need a dash of X Factor
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Yeardley Smith’s life with Lisa
Everyone in New Zealand knows who cartoon character Lisa Simpson is and her distinctive voice.
Yeardley Smith’s live with Lisa
Everyone in New Zealand knows who cartoon character Lisa Simpson is and her distinctive voice.
Justin Bieber attacked in Dubai
Justin Bieber has shown he’s a real trooper when he played on after being attacked by a crazed fan in Dubai. The 19-year-old singer was at the piano performing the last song of his set, Believe, when a fan stormed the stage and grabbed him form behind, Dubai paper The National reported