The Human League have announced the support acts for their 2024 UK headline tour – find all the details below.The synth-pop group are due to hit the road for a run of arena shows next December, with dates scheduled in Cardiff, Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Leeds and London.You can find any remaining tickets for the forthcoming concerts here.In a recent post on social media, The Humann League said they were “very pleased” to confirm “two wonderful artists” who will be opening for them on the tour.Sophie Ellis-Bextor and T’Pau are both set to appear at the gigs as “very special guests”. Check out the announcement post below.pic.twitter.com/QVlS2boxkG— The Human League (@humanleagueHQ) November 10, 2023The Human League’s 2024 UK tour dates are as follows: DECEMBER 05 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff 06 – AO Arena, Manchester 07 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham 09 – Brighton Centre, Brighton 10 – Windsor Hall (BIC), Bournemouth 12 – Ovo Hydro, Glasgow 13 – First Direct Arena, Leeds 14 – OVO Arena Wembley, LondonThe band formed in Sheffield in 1977 and achieved huge success in the ’80s with hits including ‘Don’t You Want Me’, ‘Mirror Man’ and ‘Tell Me When.’ They won a BRIT Award for Breakthrough Artist in 1982.Lead singer Philip Oakey has been the group’s consistent member since 1977 while keyboard players Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh both left the band to form Heaven 17.
Corrie star's dad died of cancer when she was just 19, decades on she got the news she dreaded
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Coronation Street star Karen Henthorn was just nineteen when her dad tragically died from cancer at just 44. Decades on, in her late 40s, the actress' nightmares became real as she faced the same diagnosis as her father - being told by doctors that she had cancer.
Before she became a household name, Karen’s life was turned upside down when in 1982, at only 19-years-old, her dad, Peter Henthorn, tragically died. Following a period of poor health Peter was taken ill after suffering a stroke.
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“They’d brought him to our house because they thought he’d had a stroke. He’d lost his short-term memory and could only recall the address of the old family home before my parents were divorced. So, my mum put him up for the night and then she found him a care home to go in.
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