County Highland Showbiz Latest News and Updates

Mariah Carey confirms that she has been making new music!!

With creator Sam Levinson still working on scripts for the upcoming third season of HBO’s Euphoria, filming plans have been temporarily put on hold, with the cast given permission to take other acting jobs in the interim.

The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has announced a new “semi-acoustic” solo tour of North America this June – see the full list of dates below.Yesterday (March 18), The Who’s official Instagram account announced nine dates in June that will see Daltrey perform “The Who hits and rarities along with solo music and stories about his incredible 60 year career” with the help of an “electric/acoustic” band.The tour will kick off in Vienna, Virginia on June 12 before heading to Niagara Falls two days later. Other dates throughout the tour will see Daltrey and his backing band perform in Bethel, Port Chester, Boston, Lenox, Detroit, Indianapolis and Highland Park.A Live Nation pre-sale starts Thursday (March 21) at 10 am local time using the code “KEY”, while general sales begin Friday (March 22) at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster.JUNE 202412 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap – Filene Center *14 – Niagara Falls, ON @ OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino *16 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts *18 – Port Chester, NY @ The Capitol Theatre *20 – Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion *22 – Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood – The Koussevitzky Music Shed *25 – Detroit, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre ^27 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre at Old National Centre ^29 – Highland Park, IL @ The Pavilion at Ravinia ** = w/ KT Tunstall^ = w/ Dan Bern A post shared by The Who (@officialthewho)Earlier this year, Daltrey opened up about the future of The Who, saying that he is “happy” that “that part of my life is over”.

Ravinia is pulling out all the stops this year.Highland Park, IL’s annual summer-long music festival just announced their 2024 lineup — with over 100 concerts scheduled — and it’s a doozy.This year’s edition features big names from yesteryear like James Taylor, Robert Plant with Alison Krauss, The Beach Boys with John Stamos, Mavis Staples, and Daryl Hall with Elvis Costello.Other icons set to grace the Ravinia Festival stages this year include Norah Jones, Little Feat, Gipsy Kings, OAR, and Melissa Etheridge with Indigo Girls.As of now, tickets can be scooped up for a handful of the 2024 concerts.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Wednesday, April 24, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.All Ravinia concerts with inventory available can be found below with performers, dates, show start times, and links to buy tickets.As mentioned earlier, over 100 acts are set to stop in Highland Park this year.For a fuller picture of the expansive multi-month lineup, you can find the full 2024 slate here.Need more multi-day jamborees?Here are just five of the biggest music festivals you won’t want to miss these next few months.Who else is on the road?Check out our list of the 50 biggest concerts in 2024 here to find out.

Getting into the 96th Academy Awards has been complicated by the security measures meant to keep pro-Palestinian protesters at a distance. Sources who are waiting to get in said they’ve been stymied. “The entrance of the Oscars has been shut down,” said a source in a tux. “Hundreds of people are stuck.”

EXCLUSIVE: Planned protests to disrupt the 96thAcademy Awards on Sunday could find themselves thwarted by Oscar organizers’ contingency plans.

Colman Domingo explains why Euphoria Season 3 has been delayed, with the HBO show last airing in February 2022.

Pine martens have been caught on camera adorably playing on kids’ swingset at night in the Highlands.

Charles D. King made history tonight, becoming the first African American producer to accept the PGA Milestone Award.

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its world premiere at SXSW, the Nicolas Cage thriller Arcadian has been acquired by RLJE Films, in a deal for North America, UK, Australia and Ireland rights. Also starring Jaeden Martell (It), Maxwell Jenkins (Lost in Space), and Sadie Soverall (Saltburn), the film will be released in theaters on April 12, with a debut on Shudder and AMC+ to follow later in the year.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have announced details of an extensive new North American tour to take place this summer.The tour will be titled ‘Can’t Let Go’, and will kick off on June 2 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and run for 30 dates, wrapping up in Vail, Colorado on September 1, with some more dates also expected to still be added. See below for full details.Tickets for the shows went on pre-sale today (February 14), with the general sale taking place at 10am local time on Friday (February 16) here.The duo last toured together in 2022, which itself was their first complete tour in 12 years.

An investigation has been launched after a man's body was pulled from a freezing canal in Inverness.

Billy Corgan has debuted a new song together with Wizzo The Wizard, a character from Chicago’s Bozo The Clown television series, on NBC Chicago’s New Year’s Eve broadcast.On New Year’s Eve (December 31), Madame Zuzu’s – the tea shop Corgan started with his wife Chloe Mendel in Highland Park – was featured as a satellite venue on NBC Chicago’s New Year’s Eve countdown programme.The venue staged performances backed by a jazz band, including the debut of a new song Corgan penned about Wizzo The Wizard, a side character from WGN-TV’s The Bozo Show.The variety series, which ran from 1960 to 2001, starred Bozo The Clown as its main personality, and occasionally featured Wizzo The Wizard, who was played by the late Marshall Brodien. During the New Year’s Eve programme, Brodien’s son filled in as the character, miming along with a tuxedoed Corgan for the quirky number.Following the broadcast, various fans took to social media to express their confusion over Corgan’s new song and performance.

Heart have played their first live shows together in almost half a decade around and on New Years Eve.The first date took place on December 27 at a more intimate venue, the Yaamava Theatre in Highland, California. The rock band then played two other arena shows in California and their hometown of Seattle on December 28 and 31 respectively.These were their first shows since 2019 and featured a career-spanning setlist including hits such as ‘Magic Man’, ‘Crazy On You’ and ‘Barracuda’.

A Scots woman has paid a touching tribute to her late gran by hiding 22 elephants across the world to keep her memory alive.

A reveller was caught with cocaine in his underwear at a three-day Scots rave after a search by a drug sniffer dog.

Mariah Carey is officially on tour for her Merry Christmas One And All! shows and the first show looks like it was a hit!

Three Scottish holiday lets have been named as among the best in the UK, taking home prizes at a prestigious award ceremony.

One of Hollywood’s busiest main intersections was shut down during rush hour today by a group advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza.

All we want for Christmas is new Mariah Carey music! And Santa’s making it happen!

Euphoria fans are going to have to wait a little longer for the third season of the teen drama.

A prominent piece of Hollywood is for sale. The Dolby Theatre, the Los Angeles venue that is the host for the annual Academy Awards, is on the block, according to a Bloomberg report.

Don’t plan on driving this Sunday on the Arroyo Seco Parkway.

Writer-producer Matt Nix, writer-producer Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, and writer Ephraim Salaam and others are gathering this evening at Endeavor for Brady United Against Gun Violence‘s Show Gun Safety Summit.

Rural residents in Highland Perthshire have had no choice but to drive a 30-mile detour around a mountain after a key rural road collapsed.

Christmas is coming and Mariah Carey says she’s “defrosting” and getting ready for the holiday season as she has announced a concert tour to continue the yearly tradition.

She’s back!

A £4.95 jumper discovered in a Highland charity shop has ended up raising £1000 to help those facing a terminal illness.

The partner of an experienced hillwalker who disappeared while out in the Highland Perthshire hills over eight months ago has renewed pleas for help from the public.

There was more trouble for Dancing with the Stars after it faced its second picket line of the day.