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The Weeknd’s Postponed Stadium Tour of Australia Is Cancelled

Ticket holders for the postponed ANZ tour will be refunded while Live Nation figures out a new schedule.

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The Weeknd’s postponed tour of Australia is now canceled and ticket owners will be refunded.

The Canadian R&B superstar had initially scheduled an 11-date stadium tour of Australia and New Zealand, winding its way across both countries last November and December.

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“The Weeknd ‘After Hours Til Dawn Tour’ for Australia & New Zealand is still in process of being rescheduled,” reads a statement from LN, seen by Billboard . “Whilst we continue to work through the rescheduling process with the artist, tickets for the existing 2023 tour will be cancelled with all ticket holders receiving a full refund accordingly.”

Ticket holders of the The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours Til Dawn Tour’ shows who previously held on to their tickets will be able to access a priority purchase window for the new tour in Australia and New Zealand when announced, the message reads, linking to a priority waitlist . All current ticket holders will receive an automatic refund.

The tour was originally announced last August with just four shows, visiting each of Australia’s big three east coast cities — Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane — and including a single date in Auckland, NZ.

Additional dates were added last September , boosting the itinerary to 11 across both markets.

The Weeknd’s tour is scrapped as Australia’s festivals market navigates turbulent waters. In recent weeks, the 2024 editions of Splendour in the Grass, Mona Foma, and Groovin The Moo, with soft ticket sales playing a part in each story.

The inaugural Soundcheck report, published by Creative Australia, found the climate for operating a festival was a “highly complex” one, with event organizers challenged with myriad issues, from rapidly increasing costs, changing ticket buying behavior and more.

In the U.S., he has landed seven No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 and four No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200.

On Australia’s ARIA Albums Chart, published last Friday, April 19 , the Weeknd’s hits collection The Highlights lifts 8-4 in its 167th week on the tally. It’s triple-platinum certified in Australia.

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Margaret River local Jack Robinson took out a spectacular men’s final against Hawaii’s two-time world champion John John Florence in a replay of their 2022 final of the same event.

Robinson and Florence were the two form surfers of the event and traded huge carves on the double-overhead walls as the waves finally improved on last day of the 11-day competition window.

The decisive moment came midway through the final when Robinson scored an excellent 9.10 out of 10 for two giant turns on the biggest wave of the day and followed it up with a lofty frontside air on the very next wave for an 8.17.

Florence kept battling and scored an excellent wave of his own but could not reel in the Western Australian, who finished with 17.27 out of 20 to Florence’s 16.04.

“That was the final I wanted, I wanted to throw everything at it. It’s always fun surfing against John — we’re going to have many more heats together,” said Robinson, who missed the event last year due to injury.

The world tour next heads to the thumping tubes of Teahupo’o in Tahiti, where both Robinson and Florence will be among the favourites battling for Olympic gold in just a few months time.

Florence earlier scored the only perfect 10 of the event in his semi-final against Australian wildcard George Pittar, blowing his tail out and holding onto his board with the toenails of one foot before recovering for a couple more turns.

Both Bryan, 22, and 18-year-old Lindblad had to go deep at Margaret River to avoid the mid-season cut and secure their place for the remainder of the 2024 tour.

Lindblad went into the final in top form, having dispatched two-time world champion Tyler Wright in their semi-final to secure her place above the cut line.

Bryan took a commanding lead with a 7.83 for two powerful turns on her forehand as a handful of dolphins swooped around her.

“When I kicked out, I was just wow! That wave was sent to me by someone, the dolphins in it. It was magical,” said Bryan, who scored an even better 8.10 on her second scoring ride.

“I’m just so happy we got good waves today and all the girls put on a really good show. It’s insane, I just won!”

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This morning, Live Nation Australia announced the American duo will visit our shores on a five-city tour to coincide with the 30th anniversary of their smash-hit second album CrazySexyCool .

Along with supporting acts and fellow 90s legends Busta Rhymes and En Vogue, duo Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas will kick off their tour in Melbourne on March 2 before hitting Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth in early March next year.

“I’m so excited to return to Australia! This is the album that put us on the map with Aussie fans and showed the world who we really are,” Chili said in a statement.

“And to mark 30 years, this will be quite the celebration!”

CrazySexyCool sold more than 85 million records worldwide and reached the Top 5 on Aussie charts, where it remained in the top 100 for 76 weeks.

The album featured number-one tracks Waterfalls, Creep , No Scrubs and Unpretty , as well as catchy singles Diggin’ On You , Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg and Red Light Special .

To date, TLC remains the best-selling US girl group of all time with four Grammy Awards and four multi-platinum albums, two of which went Diamond.

The Atlanta-based group was rocked by tragedy in 2002 when they lost bandmate Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes in a fatal car accident just weeks before her 31st birthday.

The accident took place while Lopes was filming a documentary in Honduras, which was later released as The Last Days of Left Eye in 2007.

While promoting their two-hour documentary Biography: TLC last year, T-Boz touched on Left Eye’s death and how they coped with the tragedy.

“We didn’t want people coming up, saying, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry,’” T-Boz told Us Weekly at the time. “And I know that they meant well, but when you’re in pain, you just don’t wanna hear any of that.”

“It took me a long time to refer to her in the past [tense], because I couldn’t believe it. And I think it has so much to do with, when you’re young like that, you think you’re invincible.”

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Grace Kim opened a four-stroke lead Friday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship, shooting a 5-under 66 in tricky afternoon conditions at Wilshire Country Club

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Grace Kim hits from the 16th tee during the first round of the LPGA LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

LOS ANGLES (AP) — Grace Kim opened a four-stroke lead Friday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship, shooting a 5-under 66 in tricky afternoon conditions at Wilshire Country Club.

A stroke ahead after an opening 64, Kim had an eagle, four birdies and a bogey to get to 12-under 130. The 23-year-old Australian patiently worked her way around the tree-lined layup, trying not to get frustrated with the bumpy greens.

“I think the less thoughts, the better,” Kim said. “Obviously, during the afternoon round today, we’ve got poa annua greens so just have to stay patient with them. You can kind of see how it can get bumpy, so working with the course and not getting too wrapped up around putts not going in.”

Maja Stark was second after a 69, also in the afternoon.

"I feel like maybe not taking everything so personal because they are a little bit wobbly.” Stark said. “Especially late. Like the whole day pretty much the ball has been wobbling because there has been so many people walking on it.”

The Swede finished second last week in Texas in The Chevron Championship, two strokes behind top-ranked Nelly Korda in the first major of the year. Korda withdrew Monday, a day after her fifth straight victory.

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Defending champion Hannah Green of Australia shot a 69 to join Germany's Esther Henseleit (68) at 6 under. Denmark's Kristine Pedersen (67) and American Auston Kim (71) were 5 under, and Rose Zhang (69) topped the group at 4 under.

Grace Kim won the LOTTE Championship last year in a playoff in Hawaii for her first LPGA Tour title. She missed the cut in The Chevron , shooting 76-72.

She started play Friday on the back nine, rebounding from a bogey on the par-3 12th with the eagle on the par-5 13th and a birdie on the par-4 14th. On 13, she hit a 5-wood to 10 feet. She added birdies on Nos. 3, 6 and 7 on the second nine.

“I think I’ve got to breathe a little bit,” she said. “I did get a little bit nervous on my back nine, so making sure I don’t rush too much and just staying in the present.

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During Wednesday's episode of his and brother Jason Kelce 's  New Heights podcast, Travis acknowledged that there has been "a lot of false media" surrounding the visit. He marveled at the eye-popping amount of cameras fixed on him as his plane touched down .

"You're like The Beatles," Jason quipped.

"It's a wild ride," Travis said. "I will tell you this, Australia did not disappoint. It was amazing over there." 

Among the highlights of his time in the city was a trip to the Sydney Zoo with Taylor and her crew. News of their private tour with the animals quickly spread, due to aerial footage that aired on a local news station. 

On Wednesday, Jason asked if Travis and Taylor had been followed by drones on the outing. 

"There were full-on helicopters just flying around," Travis corrected him.

"They helicoptered us. Well, not us -- Taylor," he clarified. "This is all because Taylor's the biggest and the best thing possible." 

The couple was able to get up close and personal with several of the zoo's animals, including kangaroos, red pandas, a rhinoceros and even a lion. With a laugh, Travis recalled being particularly terrified and caught off guard by a lion's bellowing roar while he and Taylor were taking a photo. 

"Dude, when you hear that," he shared, "me and Tay were taking a picture -- like, roar -- just was like, ' Oh my gosh .' Let alone one, you see three of them run down from their, like, rock, their perch, knowing that they're about to get fed, you see how fast and agile that thing is. Dude, it's over. "

But the lion's roar was nothing compared to t he crowd inside Sydney's Accor Stadium during Taylor's performance. 

"They're already a rowdy group,"  he said of the Aussies, acknowledging that the audience was just "a little bit louder" than the one he witnessed in Argentina back in November.

"The Australians are pretty rowdy, they like to have a good time, I like to have a good time," he said. "Taylor is very fond of performing in Australia because the crowds over there and how into it they get, so shout out to Australia for showing up, showing out." 

During the show, Taylor once again tweaked to her "Karma" lyric to belt out, "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me." Afterwards, she was seen giving Travis a kiss as he waited for her in the wings. 

He also weighed in on his viral fashion moment with friend and travel buddy Ross Travis . The pair were impossible to miss in bright blue and yellow ensembles which, Travis said, were not planned. 

"Did you plan to look like Bluey and Bingo?" Jason joked, referencing the beloved Australian cartoon. 

"No, we did not," Travis said. "I came downstairs from the hotel and I saw him and I was like, 'god damnit.' ... I had my outfit on, he had his outfit on, we were going to the car on time, we were like, 'We can't change now.' We were like, 'We're just going to have to eat this one.'" 

Jason fired back, "Eat what?! You guys look [fantastic]. You look very Australian there." 

"We looked like you and Marshmello at the Chiefs after-party," Travis cracked, throwing a dig at Jason's viral post- Super Bowl LVIII luchador mask moment  in Las Vegas last month.

Fans were thrilled to see Travis and Ross together in the crowd, as they were spotted mingling with Swifties and handing out guitar picks in a move that's typically performed by the 34-year-old singer's dad, Scott Swift . Travis  was also joined in a VIP tent  by  Katy Perry ,  Rita Ora ,  Taika Waititi ,  Toni Collette  and  Baz Luhrmann . 

Jason also asked Travis for his thoughts on the numerous Swifties that have taken to attending Eras shows wearing No. 87 Chiefs gear in his honor. 

"It's pretty f**king cool to have your jersey being worn even if it's just on a day, or at a football game," Travis admitted. 

Travis only made it to one of Taylor's four shows in Sydney before he turned things back around to  return to Las Vegas to party with his Chiefs teammates. On Wednesday, he explained why. 

"This had been something we had talked about as a team, like, 'Oh man, when we win in Vegas, we're gonna go back and have a good time. Do it right. Hit the casino,'" Travis shared. 

The 34-year-old athlete explained that NFL rules forbade them from visiting the casinos while "on business for the organization," so the team wanted to go back on their own time "to have some fun." 

"Sure enough, those memories you get of the aftermath with the guys is stuff I'll remember for the rest of my life, man," he added, explaining that changes to next year's team roster are already underway. 

"The teams are never the same," he said. "Even to this day, a handful of decisions have been made with the Chiefs and a few guys aren't with us, and I wanted to make sure that I got every chance to enjoy this with those guys immediately afterwards, and it was definitely well worth it." 

Travis and Jason recorded Wednesday's episode of New Heights together in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, less than 24 hours after the latter -- a beloved center for the Philadelphia Eagles -- announced his retirement from the NFL. Meanwhile, Taylor has been busy performing a six-night run of sold out dates in Singapore . 

Next, the songstress is gearing up to release her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department , on April 19. 

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Australia’s Grace Kim opens 4-stroke lead in LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship

Grace Kim hits from the 16th tee during the first round of the LPGA LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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LOS ANGLES (AP) — Grace Kim opened a four-stroke lead Friday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship, shooting a 5-under 66 in tricky afternoon conditions at Wilshire Country Club.

A stroke ahead after an opening 64, Kim had an eagle, four birdies and a bogey to get to 12-under 130. The 23-year-old Australian patiently worked her way around the tree-lined layup, trying not to get frustrated with the bumpy greens.

“I think the less thoughts, the better,” Kim said. “Obviously, during the afternoon round today, we’ve got poa annua greens so just have to stay patient with them. You can kind of see how it can get bumpy, so working with the course and not getting too wrapped up around putts not going in.”

Maja Stark was second after a 69, also in the afternoon.

“I feel like maybe not taking everything so personal because they are a little bit wobbly.” Stark said. “Especially late. Like the whole day pretty much the ball has been wobbling because there has been so many people walking on it.”

The Swede finished second last week in Texas in The Chevron Championship, two strokes behind top-ranked Nelly Korda in the first major of the year. Korda withdrew Monday, a day after her fifth straight victory.

Defending champion Hannah Green of Australia shot a 69 to join Germany’s Esther Henseleit (68) at 6 under. Denmark’s Kristine Pedersen (67) and American Auston Kim (71) were 5 under, and Rose Zhang (69) topped the group at 4 under.

Grace Kim won the LOTTE Championship last year in a playoff in Hawaii for her first LPGA Tour title. She missed the cut in The Chevron , shooting 76-72.

She started play Friday on the back nine, rebounding from a bogey on the par-3 12th with the eagle on the par-5 13th and a birdie on the par-4 14th. On 13, she hit a 5-wood to 10 feet. She added birdies on Nos. 3, 6 and 7 on the second nine.

“I think I’ve got to breathe a little bit,” she said. “I did get a little bit nervous on my back nine, so making sure I don’t rush too much and just staying in the present.

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Golf Australia signs deal with LIV in first partnership with Saudi-backed tour

• Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC and LIV to help fund junior program
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LIV Golf has struck a deal to help fund Golf Australia’s junior program, in the first formal relationship between the steward of the game in Australia and the Saudi Arabia-backed entity.

The arrangement – which involves LIV and its Ripper GC franchise of Australian players led by Cameron Smith – has been in negotiations for weeks.

A formal announcement is expected in the coming days to coincide with the LIV tournament in Adelaide, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald .

The deal sees LIV and Ripper GC make it cheaper for some children to access My Golf, the junior program run by GA.

GA also has staff working on a My Golf activation in Adelaide this week alongside the LIV tournament promotions.

In 2022-23, 33,000 children participated in My Golf, according to GA’s annual report, a figure that grew 22% on the previous year.

The cost of My Golf varies depending on the location and type of program. A single after school session can cost less than $50, but a regular hit over a school term is priced in the hundreds of dollars.

GA’s decision to accept the subsidies from LIV is the first major step by Australia’s golf establishment towards the upstart tour.

The PGA of Australia (PGAA), the body representing tournament and club professionals and organiser of the Australasian Tour, is still aligned with LIV rival the DP World Tour.

As manager of the game in Australia GA’s remit is on building participation and the body receives funding from the federal government.

However, GA and the PGAA have largely combined operations, adding a layer of complexity to the deal.

GA’s chief executive, James Sutherland, said last month Australia looked at LIV differently from other parts of the world.

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“There’s clearly an ‘anti’ or a conservative sentiment about the Saudis in the US, and the further east you go on a world map from America, the more moderate the views are,” he said.

LIV commissioner Greg Norman said on Wednesday he was “very proud” of investments his organisation was making into golf generally.

“If it wasn’t for LIV, these additional investment dollars going into the sport would never have happened,” he said.

In excess of 80,000 people are expected to attend the LIV Adelaide tournament this weekend.

Norman has described the Adelaide event as the “benchmark” for LIV worldwide. LIV golf is funded by Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund.

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Ken Carson has announced the 2024 Chaos World Tour, an extensive run of dates that will bring the Atlanta rapper across North America and Europe. He’s hitting the road in support of his new album, A Great Chaos , which came out last October. Find the complete list of tour dates below.

The 2024 Chaos World Tour begins in Orlando, Florida, on July 8 and keeps Ken Carson on the road until October 5, where he ends the run in Prague, Czech Republic. Along the way, he’ll perform in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Paris, London, Berlin, and Milan, among other locales. News of the tour arrives on the heels of Carson’s new track “ Overseas .”

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Here's What Each Player Will Bank at LIV Golf's Adelaide Event

LIV Golf returned to Australia, where it offered another $25 million purse. Here's the final breakdown of payouts.

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LIV Golf is back in Australia this week for the 2024 LIV Golf Adelaide event. Per usual, LIV has put up a $25 million purse, with $20 million for the individual competition and $5 million for the team event. The individual champion will bank $4 million.

LIV Golf Adelaide proved to be LIV's most raucous event of 2023, headlined by its par-3 12th "watering hole," where Chase Koepka made an ace . Talor Gooch is the defending champion.

Here are the full payouts for LIV Golf's 2024 Australia event.

2024 LIV Golf Adelaide Final Payouts

Win: $4 million

2: $2.25 million

3: $1.5 million

4: $1 million

5: $800,000

6: $700,000

7: $600,000

8: $525,000

9: $442,500

10: $405,000

11: $380,000

12: $360,000

13: $340,000

14: $330,000

15: $300,000

16: $285,000

17: $270,000

18: $260,000

19: $250,000

20: $240,000

21: $230,000

22: $220,000

23: $210,000

24: $200,000

25: $195,000

26: $190,000

27: $185,000

28: $180,000

29: $175,000

30: $170,000

31: $165,000

32: $160,000

33: $155,000

34: $150,000

35: $148,000

36: $145,000

37: $143,000

38: $140,000

39: $138,000

40: $135,000

41: $133,000

42: $130,000

43: $128,000

44: $128,000

45: $125,000

46: $125,000

47: $123,000

48: $120,000

49: $60,000

50: $60,000

51: $60,000

52: $50,000

53: $50,000

54: $50,000

2024 LIV Golf Team Event Prize Money

Win: $3 million

2: $1.5 million

3: $500,000

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