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Madness Announce ‘C’est La Vie’ Summer Tour 2024

Madness have announced a run of shows as part of their ‘C’est La Vie’ Tour, which includes a live show in Galway next year.

Taking place next Summer (August 10), Madness will perform their final show of the tour at Galway Airport as part of their summer sessions.

This show in Galway will follow on from a run outdoor UK shows in 2024 for Madness, who celebrate the release of their new album, ‘Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’est La Vie’, which arrived earlier this month.

Overall, the tour will see Madness perform across 19 dates in the UK, kicking off on June 14 with a show in Margate next year.

Other venues include Southampton, Plymouth, Newcastle, Edinburgh and more. Their show in Belfast’s Custom House Square will precede their final show in Galway, Ireland.

Tickets go on sale this Friday (December 1). Find out how you can buy them here.

“one way and half the other”

The making of this latest Madness album, was far from plain sailing, as frontman Suggs explains.

According to Suggs, the band almost split up before this album got released, due to differences of opinions over vaccinations and Covid lockdowns, as well as creative issues, which nearly derailed the making of their new album.

“We had polarised opinions about if there should be vaccinations and lockdowns, and it ended up quite serious between us”, the singer said.

“Everything became half one way and half the other, different opinions on who was to blame”, Suggs revealed.

“The great joy of the band is that, when we get together, we become tolerant”, Suggs added. “We all come from very tough backgrounds, and tolerance has got a little lost in society”.

More on this here.

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Madness are all set to embark their ‘C’est La Vie’ 2023 UK Tour. Beginning on November 30 in Aberdeen, the 13-date tour will visit all of Britain’s major cities including Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, London and more, before wrapping with a huge show in Birmingham on December 16.

Known for their raucous live sets, the ‘C’est La Vie’ tour will be teeming with hits from the London band’s unrivalled back catalog, along with some songs from the forthcoming new album.

Responsible for some of the most well-known tracks of the 1990s including “Life of Riley,” “Lucky You” and “Pure,” Liverpool pop outfit The Lightning Seeds will be the special guests on all the dates

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In an official statement, Madness said: “What a tour this promises to be! We can’t wait to be back out on the road, doing what we love best. Roll on November.”

Originally known as the North London Invaders, Madness famously emerged Camden Town, in the late 70s. They recently released a three-part original docuseries with TV channel AMC, delving into their early days. Before We Was We: Madness by Madness chronicles the rise of one of the most enduring of all British bands.

Throughout their career, Madness have scored 10 UK top ten albums, 15 top ten singles and have won a multitude of awards including a prestigious Ivor Novello Award. Other accolades include their perforance on the top of Buckingham Palace as part of the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations and setting the record for the biggest ever audience for the BBC’s Live New Year’s Eve Broadcast – the most watched TV music event of 2018.

Madness’ ‘C’est La Vie’ 2023 tour includes the following dates:

November: Thu 30 Aberdeen P&J Live

December: Fri 1 Glasgow OVO Hydro Sat 2 Newcastle Utilita Arena Mon 4 Cardiff International Arena Tue 5 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Thu 7 Liverpool M&S Bank Arena Fri 8 Leeds First Direct Arena Sat 9 Manchester AO Arena Mon 11 Brighton Centre Tue 12 Bournemouth International Centre Thu 14 Sheffield Utilita Arena Fri 15 London The O2 Sat 16 Birmingham Utilita Arena.

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Madness announce 19-date summer 2024 UK & Ireland tour

Fresh from topping the album charts

Chart-conquering music icons Madness have announced they're hitting the road next year for an extensive run of outdoor shows.

Taking to social media to announce their 19-date summer tour, the band wrote: 'Next summer, we’re off around the UK and Ireland on a bonkers big tour!"

The band have just celebrated getting their first ever UK Number 1 studio album , with the release of their latest record 'Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’est La Vie'.

Talking about the new milestone, the band said: "Would you Adam and Eve it?! It only took us 40 years to get there but we've just gone and ruddy scored our first Number 1 album with 'Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C'est La Vie' and we thought, what better way to celebrate than to announce a summer tour?!"

Madness haven't started the winter leg of their tour , which is set to start on 30th November in Aberdeen, adding: "There are still a few tickets left for some of the Christmas leg if you can't wait until then though."

When will Madness be on tour in 2024?

This new summer tour is set to take in many outdoor venues and festivals across the country, starting in Margate on 14th June 2024, and ending at Galway Airport, in Ireland on 10th August 2024.

Margate, Summer Series - 14th

Plymouth, Summer Sessions - 15th

Southampton, Summer Sessions - 16th

Newcastle, Racecourse - 28th

Lincoln Castle - 29th

Edinburgh Castle - 5th

Lytham Festival - 6th

Scarborough, Open Air Theatre - 12th

Llangollen, International Musical Eisteddfod - 13th

Derby, Summer Sessions - 14th

Cardiff Castle - 18th

Englefield Estate - 19th

Leeds, Kirkstall Abbey - 26th

Ludlow Castle - 27th

Blackheath, Uptown Festival - 28th

Esher, Sandown Park Racecourse - 31st

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Audley End, Essex - 2nd

Belfast, Custom House Square - 9th

Galway Airport, Ireland - 10th

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You can buy tickets to see Madness in 2024 from 1st December.

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The black keys.

April and May 2024 will see The Black Keys return to the UK for a run of three headline concerts . The first of the trio of shows took place in Manchester on Saturday 27th April 2024, with the Ohio duo then heading to London for two shows on Tuesday 7th May and Wednesday 8th May. The shows will follow the release of the Grammy Award-winning rockers' 12th studio album, 'Ohio Players', which was released on Friday 5th April 2024. Buy tickets here

Keane - 2024

'Somewhere Only We Know' hitmakers Keane are set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album 'Hopes and Fears' with a UK arena tour in May 2024. As well as releasing a remastered version of the record, they will be embarking on a six-date UK arena tour, which began on Friday 3rd May 2024 in Leeds, visiting Birmingham, Manchester, Bournemouth and Cardiff before culminating in London on Friday 10th. The tour will celebrate Keane's body of work from 'Hopes and Fears', through to their 2019 studio album 'Cause and Effect', and will see support from The Sherlocks and The Lathums. Buy tickets here

Nickelback - 2024

Canadian rockers Nickelback will be gracing the UK with four-date arena tour in May 2024, with chart-topping UK indie-rock band Lottery Winners joining them at all dates. The 'Get Rollin' Tour' will hit the UK on Thursday 16th May 2024 with a show at Glasgow OVO Hydro, with Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger, Daniel Adair then playing dates at Manchester AO Arena, London The O2 and finishing the run at Birmingham Utilita Arena on Thursday 23rd May. Buy tickets here

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - 2024

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have released UK & Ireland tour dates for 2024, with shows beginning at Cardiff Principality Stadium on Sunday 5th May. Shows will then take place in Belfast, Kilkenny, Cork and Dublin, before the string of concerts ends at Sunderland Stadium of Light on Wednesday 22nd May. The Boss and his incredible band will then return in July for a huge show at London Wembley Stadium on Thursday 25th July 2024. Buy tickets here

Elbow - 2024

Elbow will head on their seven-date UK arena tour in May 2024, in support of their tenth studio album, which will be released two months prior in March. Opening at Brighton Centre on Tuesday 7th May 2024, the tour will then visit London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester before culminating at Nottingham Motorpoint Arena on Wednesday 15th May. Buy tickets here

Eric Clapton - 2024

Guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton will embark on a headline UK & Ireland tour in May 2024, with dates beginning at Newcastle's Utilita Arena on Thursday 9th. Slowhand will then play arenas in Liverpool, Birmingham and Dublin before culminating with four nights at London's world-famous Royal Albert Hall - where Eric, and Jeff Beck's wife Sandra Beck, organised the two sold-out Jeff Beck tribute concerts in May 2023 - which featured a plethora of guest performers. Buy tickets here

Bryan Adams - 2024

The legendary Bryan Adams will be bringing tour dates to the UK in May 2024! The Canadian music star will kick off his UK tour dates with a three-night residency at London's Royal Albert Hall, from Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th May 2024, performing his hit 1996 album '18 til I Die' in full alongside other hits from his distinguished back catalogue. He will then visit Coventry and Sheffield, before ending the string of shows in Cardiff on Sunday 19th May 2024. Buy tickets here

The Black Crowes - 2024

The Black Crowes have an upcoming four-date headline English tour lined up for May 2024. The short trek will see Chris and Rich Robinson and co. perform at Manchester O2 Apollo on Tuesday 14th May, then London Eventim Apollo and Newcastle O2 City Hall before finishing at Wolverhampton Civic Halls on Saturday 18th May. Buy tickets here

Liam Gallagher - 2024

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Oasis' landmark debut album 'Definitely Maybe', Liam Gallagher will embark on a headline UK & Ireland tour in June 2024. The 'Definitely Maybe 30 Years Tour' will see the former Oasis vocalist, turned solo star, perform 'Definitely Maybe' in its entirety over the course of 12 dates, which kick off at Sheffield Utilita Arena on Saturday 1st June 2024. The tour will also see the legend travel to Cardiff, before taking in multiple dates in London, Glasgow and Dublin - ending in Manchester on Thursday 7th June 2024. Liverpool indie icons Cast will play support for Liam at a selection of dates, with Dundee upstarts The View supporting at the other dates.

Britpop Classical - 2024

An orchestral celebration of Britpop has been announced for June 2024, featuring members of five 90s indie bands. Vocalists taking to the stage alongside the full orchestra are Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene), John Power (Cast / The La's), Mark Chadwick (The Levellers), Mark Morriss (The Bluetones), and Saffron (Republica). The tour will begin with a trio of shows at London's Eventim Apollo on Friday 7th June 2024, before calling in at Birmingham Symphony Hall on Saturday 8th June, and Manchester Bridgewater Hall on Sunday 9th June. Buy tickets here

James - 2024

'Sit Down' legends James will be heading on their eight-date UK arena tour in June 2024. With special guests Razorlight, James will begin the string of dates in Aberdeen on Monday 3rd June 2024, performing in Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Birmingham and Manchester - before ending their tour in London on Saturday 15th June. On top of that, the band will be fresh from releasing their 17th studio album, which is set for release in April 2024. Buy tickets here

Thirty Seconds to Mars - 2024

Thirty Seconds to Mars will be bringing their tour to the UK in June 2024 - two months after the initially scheduled dates, with the band citing Jared Leto's filming schedule as to why the dates were pushed back. The six-date tour will see them play shows in Nottingham, London, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and Cardiff, from 3rd-10th June 2024. Buy tickets here

Pet Shop Boys - 2024

Pet Shop Boys will head on a five-date UK arena tour in June 2024, in a continuation of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe's 'Dreamworld – The Greatest Hits Live' tour. The synth-pop legends will begin the string of shows in Glasgow on Tuesday 4th June 2024, before heading through Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester and Belfast, finishing the tour at the Isle of Wight Festival on Saturday 22nd June. Buy tickets here

Foo Fighters - 2024

Foo Fighters will be heading on their highly anticipated UK tour in June 2024. Dates for the shows take place from Thursday 13th June - Thursday 27th, with the tour being the band's first in the UK since the untimely death of drummer Taylor Hawkins , which led to them cancelling their UK stadium tour in June and July 2022. With Josh Freese recruited as their new drummer, Foo Fighters made their live return in May 2023. Foo Fighters will play in Manchester, Glasgow, London, Cardiff and Birmingham, with an extra date added to Manchester due to phenomenal demand.

Download Festival - 2024

The 21st edition of Download Festival has been 'reborn and recharged' as DLXXI, taking place at its spiritual home of Donington Park, Leicestershire, from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th June 2024. The first wave of bands playing were announced on Tuesday 7th November, with the headliners being revealed as Queens of the Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold, as well as over 80 more bands playing over the weekend. With a fresh wave of artists announced in January , names such as Black Stone Cherry, Tom Morello, The Struts, Mr Bungle, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Enter Shikari, Electric Callboy and Of Mice & Men also join the bill. Buy tickets here

Madness - 2024

Just as Madness were about to embark on their 'C'est La Vie' UK arena tour in November 2023, and as their 13th album 'Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est La Vie' hit the Number 1 spot , the chart-conquering band announced that they would be hitting the road again in the summer of 2024. Their 19-date summer tour includes an extensive run of outdoor shows, beginning on 14th June 2024 and continuing until 10th August. Buy tickets here

The Killers - 2024

Las Vegas indie rock heroes The Killers are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a career-spanning 20-song album titled 'Rebel Diamonds', which will be released on Friday 8th December 2023. The celebratory release will then be followed by a tour in 2024 - with numerous dates across the UK and Ireland announced. Opening with two nights at Dublin 3Arena in mid-June 2024, The Killers then come to the UK for multiple dates at Manchester Co-Op Live, Glasgow OVO Hydro and London's The O2 throughout June and July. Exciting fans further, the band announced in January that they would be performing their blockbuster debut album 'Hot Fuss' in its entirety in their home city of Las Vegas this summer. Buy tickets here

Kings of Leon

On top of their slot at American Express presents BST Hyde Park in the summer of 2024, Kings Of Leon have also added an extra six UK tour dates . Brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill and their cousin Matthew Followill open their arena tour at Leeds First Direct Arena on Thursday 20th June 2024, and they visit Birmingham, Glasgow and Nottingham before concluding at Manchester Co-op Live on Wednesday 10th July 2024 - with their performance at BST Hyde Park sandwiched in the middle on Sunday 30th June. Buy tickets here

Isle of Wight Festival - 2024

The historic Isle of Wight Festival - which stretches back more than half-a-century - returns in 2024, from Thursday 20th – Sunday 23rd June. The festival will return to Seaclose Park, Newport, with headliners including electronic rock gods The Prodigy (Friday), synth-pop legends Pet Shop Boys (Saturday), and the weekend closing with pop punk heroes Green Day. See more acts that have joined the line-up here , as well as the fresh wave announced in February as well as the eight latest names to join the bill. Buy tickets here

Green Day - 2024

Green Day confirmed that they will be heading on tour in the UK & Europe in 2024, following the release of their upcoming album 'Saviors'. The band, made up of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool announced in October 2023 that their 14th studio album 'Saviors' will be released on Friday 19th January 2024. Fans can expect 'The Saviors Tour' to head to the UK & Ireland in June 2024, kicking off the five-date trek at Manchester Emirates Old Trafford on Friday 21st. Joining them for the stadium dates will be chart-conquering Southend-on-Sea collective Nothing But Thieves as well as Hasting punk rockers Maid of Ace. Buy tickets here

Manic Street Preachers and Suede - 2024

Manic Street Preachers and Suede are heading on a co-headline tour in June and July 2024. Following adding an extra concert to the line-up, the two legendary bands will start the string of shows at Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod on Friday 28th June 2024, playing in Dublin, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester and Leeds, before wrapping in London on Thursday 18th July. The two bands will be taking turns closing the shows, with Suede doing the honours in London, Leeds and Dublin, and Manics closing in Llangollen, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester. Buy tickets here

Heart - 2024

Rock legends Heart will be embarking on their first UK tour in eight years this July. The Royal Flush Tour 2024 will see the band play six huge arena shows with special guests Squeeze, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary. The tour will open at London's The O2 on Monday 1st July 2024, then visit Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester and Leeds before concluding at Glasgow OVO Hydro on Tuesday 9th July 2024. Buy tickets here

AC/DC - 2024

Rumours were rife last year that AC/DC were 'looking at 2024 tour dates' to coincide with their 50th anniversary, and after the rock legends' live return at October 2023's Power Trip festival in California, it has been confirmed that they will in fact perform two colossal concerts at London's Wembley Stadium this summer. As part of 'The Power Up Tour' through Europe, named after the band's chart-topping 2020 album 'PWR UP', the shows are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 3rd and Sunday 7th July 2024. The two huge Wembley shows will mark eight years since AC/DC have performed live in the UK. Opening proceedings for all 24 European dates of 'The Power Up Tour' will come from New York City rockers The Pretty Reckless. Buy tickets here

Kasabian - 2024

Although it's not a tour, one of the UK's best and biggest bands, Kasabian, will be heading to their hometown of Leicester to play a massive headline show at Victoria Park on 6th July 2024. It's been 10 years since the band last played Victoria Park, with the upcoming show promising 'an explosive set list that takes in their remarkable career'. 2024 will prove a big year for the group, with them also releasing their eighth studio album 'Happenings'. On the huge upcoming show, Kasabian - consisting of Serge Pizzorno, bassist Chris Edwards, drummer Ian Matthews and guitarist Tim Carter - said: "We are truly honoured to be playing Victoria Park in our beloved hometown, with all our people for summer solstice two. We cannot wait to get out there and play the biggest party of the summer with you all. See you in the mosh pit."

Catfish and the Bottlemen

Although it's not a complete UK tour, 'Cocoon' legends Catfish and the Bottlemen will be performing a massive outdoor show in Liverpool's stunning Sefton Park this summer. Taking place on 11th July 2024, the show will serve as the band's biggest headline show of their career to date - with the site holding a whopping 32,000 capacity.

Stevie Nicks - 2024

Fleetwood Mac icon Stevie Nicks will headline American Express presents BST Hyde Park this summer, topping the bill at the London festival on Friday 12th July 2024. Not only that, but Stevie will be playing two arena shows in the UK prior to the festival, taking place in Glasgow on Saturday 6th July and Manchester on Tuesday 9th July. Buy tickets here

Scottish-American rockers Garbage will play five headline shows in the UK in 2024, serving as their first headline tour here in five years. As well as their show at Glasgow's TRNSMT Festival on Friday 12th July 2024, Garbage will play their own headline concerts in Edinburgh, Bridlington, Wolverhampton and Manchester before concluding with a huge gig at London's Wembley OVO Arena on Saturday 20th July. Buy tickets here

Kendal Calling - 2024

Kendal Calling returns for another year, following another triumphant year in the hallowed fields of Lowther Deer Park in 2023. The 2024 festival will take place at the slightly later date of Thursday 1st - Sunday 4th August, with the line-up including huge acts such as Paul Heaton - with guest singer Rianne Downey - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, The Streets, Paolo Nutini, Keane, Feeder, Declan McKenna, Pale Waves and Kate Nash - as well as over 120 more acts announced - check out the complete line-up right here . Buy tickets here

Boardmasters - 2024

Beachside festival Boardmasters, inspired by freedom, adventure and creativity of surfing and music, returns from 7th-11th August 2024, at its usual location of Newquay, Cornwall. With the lineup boasting 50+ acts, headliners include Sam Fender , Stormzy and Chase & Status as the huge acts head to the Cornish coast. Buy tickets here

Reading & Leeds Festival - 2024

The world-renowned Reading & Leeds Festivals will be returning in 2024, from Wednesday 21st - Sunday 25th August. Giving festival goers an extra day to recover, the Summer bank holiday will take place on Monday 26th August in 2024. Headliners for the events are yet to be announced. Buy tickets here

The Long Road Festival - 2024

The iconic Long Road Festival will return in 2024 over the August Bank Holiday, seeing the return of the three-day extravaganza. Celebrating the music, lifestyle and influences of Country, the line-up is yet to be announced. From Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th August 2024, the festival returns to Stanford Hall estate in Leicestershire with over 60 artists across five stages. Buy tickets here

Texas - 2024

Texas will hit the road in September 2024 for the UK tour dates, with an extra date added to the string of shows due to phenomenal demand. Originally set to start on 6th September 2024, the extra date will now see Sharleen Spiteri and co. kick off their tour at London's The O2 on 5th September 2024. The tour will then see them travel through Leeds, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Cardiff Birmingham and Glasgow. The band have also confirmed that their musical kindred spirt KT Tunstall is the very special guest at all dates. Buy tickets here

Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve - 2024

Elvis Costello and long-time collaborator Steve Nieve will head on an 11-date UK tour , starting on Thursday 5th September 2024 at Glasgow Theatre Royal. Shows will then take place in Gateshead, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff, Oxford, Bristol, Poole, London and Ipswich before culminating at Wolverhampton Civic Halls on Wednesday 25th September. After the UK dates, the musical kindred spirits head over to Ireland for a four-night stand at Dublin Vicar St. Buy tickets here

The Libertines - 2024

This autumn, The Libertines will head on their 16-date UK & Ireland tour , beginning in Dublin on Monday 23rd September 2024. Playing another show in Belfast, the English rockers will then continue dates into October, touring through Birmingham, Norwich, Cambridge, Cardiff, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, Nottingham and Leeds, then playing two shows in London before their final dates of the tour in November. Buy tickets here

The Last Dinner Party - 2024

Rising indie rock band The Last Dinner Party have lined up a 16-date headline UK and Ireland tour for 2024, in support of their debut album 'Prelude to Ecstasy'. With their album released in February, their tour will begin on Monday 23rd September 2024 at Newcastle's O2 City Hall, before they visit Leeds, Sheffield, Norwich, Lincoln, Cardiff, Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, Southampton, Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool and Cambridge before concluding with a massive show at London's Eventim Apollo on Wednesday 16th October 2024. Buy tickets here

Steve Hackett - 2024

October 2024 will see guitar great Steve Hackett embark on his fresh 15-date 'Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo' UK tour . Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Genesis' epic sixth studio album 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway', the setlist will boast a selection of hits from the album, as well as Genesis favourites and songs from his solo repertoire. The tour will open at Aylesbury Friars Waterside on Wednesday 2nd October 2024, and visit Portsmouth, Bristol, Cambridge, Birmingham, Liverpool, Cardiff, Guildford, Stoke, York, Nottingham, Glasgow, Gateshead, Manchester and Reading before concluding at London Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 23rd October. Buy tickets here

The Pretenders - 2024

The Pretenders had originally lined up a nine-date headline UK tour for February and March 2024, however due to Chrissie Hynde's knee injury this has been moved to October - as well as adding an extra four shows. Dates now begin at Portsmouth Guildhall on 11th October 2024, playing shows in a number of cities - including three shows at London Palladium - before wrapping at Manchester Bridgewater Hall on 28th October. Buy tickets here

Alice Cooper - 2024

Icon and pioneer Alice Cooper will bring his 'Too Close For Comfort Tour' across the pond in October 2024 , marking his first performance in the UK since 2022. Alice and his award-winning band will begin the string of shows in Glasgow on Monday 14th October, before heading to arenas in Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, before finishing with two shows at London's Eventim Apollo on Sunday 20th and Monday 21st. Buy tickets here

Adam Ant - 2024

October and November 2024 will then see 80s music icon Adam Ant perform his 17-date UK 'ANTMUSIC Tour' . Opening at Cambridge Corn Exchange on Friday 18th October, Adam will call in at Southend, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Guildford, Liverpool, Nottingham, Cardiff, Sheffield, York, Glasgow, Gateshead, Manchester, Bristol, Brighton and Leicester, before bringing the stretch to an end in London on Saturday 9th November 2024. The trek will see the singer perform his 'most successful hits and his personal favourites'. Buy tickets here

Biffy Clyro

Biffy Clyro are set to perform six very special UK concerts in October 2024. The 'A Celebration of Beginnings' tour dates will see the Scottish rock band perform their first three studio albums - 2002's 'Blackened Sky', 2003's 'The Vertigo of Bliss' and 2004's 'Infinity Land' - from start to finish, plus other tracks from their back catalogue. Shows begin in London from 20th-22nd October 2024, before the band travel up for a series of shows in Glasgow from 24th-26th. Find out which albums will be played at which shows . The band are also set to perform as part of the 2024 series of TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall gigs, with their huge summer show - at the Piece Hall in Halifax - taking place on 23rd August. Buy tickets here

The Cult - 2024

The Cult will celebrate their four-decade career with a major headline tour in autumn 2024 . The seminal rock band's '8424 40th Anniversary Tour' visits 10 cities in England, Scotland and Wales this October and November. Buy tickets here

Journey with special guests Cheap Trick - 2024

Rock legends Journey will be bringing their 50th Anniversary Freedom Tour to the UK & Ireland in October 2024. With special guests Cheap Trick at all 11 dates, who are also celebrating their 50th anniversary, dates begin at Cardiff Utilita Arena on Wednesday 30th October, continuing through Nottingham, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Newcastle before concluding at London The O2 on Sunday 17th November. Buy tickets here

Deep Purple - 2024

Rock legends Deep Purple will head on their five date UK tour 'The =1 More Time Tour' this November. Opening at Birmingham Resorts World Arena on Monday 4th November, they'll visit London, Leeds and Manchester before concluding at Glasgow OVO Hydro on Sunday 10th November - with the brilliant Glastonbury rockers Reef joining them at all dates. Buy tickets here

Suzi Quatro - 2024

Suzi Quatro will celebrate her 60th anniversary in the music business with a five-date UK tour in the autumn of 2024. Playing in prestigious venue throughout the UK, her tour opens at the world-famous London Palladium on Wednesday 13th November 2024. She'll then play dates at York Barbican, Cardiff New Theatre and Liverpool Philharmonic Hall before closing at Leicester De Montfort Hall on Wednesday 20th November. Buy tickets here

Shed Seven - 2024

Chart-topping indie icons Shed Seven will celebrate their 30th anniversary this year, heading on an extensive 23-date UK tour in November and December, joined by special guests The Sherlocks. The tour begins at Sheffield Octagon on Thursday 14th November, and after 21 more shows will wrap up exactly a month later at London O2 Academy Brixton on Saturday 14th December. Buy tickets here

The Human League - 2024

'Don't You Want Me' legends The Human League play eight huge shows in 2024, heading on their 'Generations' tour . Dates begin at the Cardiff Utilita Arena on 5th December 2024, and run up until 14th December when they will play a show at London's OVO Arena Wembley - with the very special guests at all gigs being serial-hitmaker Sophie Ellis-Bextor and their fellow 80s icons T'Pau. Buy tickets here

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Madness Add 2024 Tour Dates: Tickets On Sale

by Brad Bershad

Published january 19, 2024.

English band Madness added 2024 tour dates.

Five new May concerts are scheduled in Seattle, Oakland, Las Vegas, Boston, and New York City. Previously, Madness announced tour dates in the UK and Europe from June into September, including festival performances.

The group are riding a high, as their 2023 album Theatre of the Absurd presents C'est La Vie beacame their first #1 album on the UK charts in November. The 20-track rock opera features the group's classic character on full display with a captivating mix of pop, rock, two-tone ska, and new wave.

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Madness announce huge UK tour - and last chance to grab tickets for Olly Murs' Manchester gig

You can also catch Maisie Peters, 5 Seconds of Summer, Jessie Ware and more great acts in the north west this year

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The bank holiday weekend is almost upon us - why not start the fun early by grabbing yourself some tickets to a fantastic show right here in the north west? Luckily, there’s lots on offer!

This week, there are tickets for newly announced shows by legends Madness and superstar Maisie Peters, along with final tickets for Olly Murs’ Manchester gig next week, and upcoming tours by much-loved bands The National and 5 Seconds of Summer.

Read on for the full cracker of a line-up, and where to get your tickets.

Olly Murs - AO Arena, Manchester

May 5, 2023

After signing to EMI Records, chart-topping star Olly Murs recently released Marry Me, his first new studio album in over four years, and the seventh of his illustrious career. 'Die of a Broken Heart' arrived as the first single, and from the opening notes, you can hear why. It’s an instant earworm, a one-listen-and-you’re-hooked pop-reggae outlier. Since then, his new music has taken on a life of its own, with huge radio support, various TV appearances, and even completing a 24-hour Treadmill Challenge with Scott Mills for Children in Need.

Olly is sure to have people dancing - if not proposing - in the aisles on his current tour. Last time round, in 2019, he sold 180,000 tickets for UK arenas - and is determined to go bigger, better and louder this time with 11 huge arena shows across the UK.

Olly will be joined by very special guests Scouting for Girls.

Final tickets are available here .

Madness - AO Arena, Manchester

December 9, 2023

One of the biggest and most loved British bands Madness have announced their ‘C’est La Vie 2023’ tour.

Beginning on November 30 in Aberdeen, the 13-date tour will hit all the major cities including Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester and London, culminating with a huge show in Birmingham on December 16.

Known for their raucous live sets, the C’est La Vie tour will be teeming with hits from the nutty boys’ unrivalled back catalogue, along with some songs from the forthcoming new album.

Responsible for some of the most well-known tracks of the 1990s - including Life of Riley, Lucky You, and Pure - Lightning Seeds will be the special guests for the entirety of the tour.

Tickets are now on sale here .

Maisie Peters - O2 Apollo, Manchester

October 21, 2023

Beginning on Tuesday, October 17 at Glasgow’s O2 Academy, Maisie’s ‘Road to Wembley’ shows will also visit Leeds, Manchester, Dublin, Birmingham and Bristol.

Arriving towards the end of another packed year of live dates for Maisie, the ‘Road to Wembley’ shows will follow headline sets at Liverpool’s Sound City, a sold-out homecoming show at Brighton Dome as part of The Great Escape Festival, and further support slots for Ed Sheeran during the North America run of his Mathematics Tour.

Maisie’s hotly anticipated new album ‘The Good Witch’ arrives on June 16, via Gingerbread Man Records/Asylum, and features singles ‘Body Better’ and ‘Lost the Breakup’.

Tickets go on sale here at 10am on Friday, May 5, 2023.

5 Seconds of Summer - AO Arena, Manchester

October 4, 2023

Multi-platinum-selling pop-rock band, 5 Seconds of Summer, recently announced their 2023 world tour which includes dates in UK, Europe and America, with an appearance at the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas.

The news follows the band’s digital release of their live album, The Feeling of Falling Upwards – Live from The Royal Albert Hall, on April 14.

The tracks are taken from the band’s 2022 one-of-a-kind performance “The Feeling of Falling Upwards” at the world-famous Royal Albert Hall in London, a venue the band busked outside of when they moved to the UK to write for their very first album 10 years ago.

The performance included reimagined versions of songs from their 11-year catalogue, including brand-new songs from their critically acclaimed fifth studio album 5SOS5, accompanied by a 12-piece string orchestra and a 12-member gospel choir.

Tickets for their upcoming tour are on sale here now.

Jessie Ware - O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

November 10 and 11, 2023

Jessie Ware has announced the ‘That! Feels Good! Live’ UK and North America tour, taking place in October and November 2023, in support of her fifth studio album ‘That! Feels Good!’.

Covering Manchester, Glasgow and London, with a further seven dates across North America, the tour is solace for those aching to get down to the disco grooves in real life.

‘That! Feels Good!’ is the follow-up album to 2020’s ‘What’s Your Pleasure?, which proved her status as one of the UK’s most influential artists and became her highest-charting album to date. It included singles ‘Save A Kiss’, ‘Spotlight’, and Barack Obama-approved ‘Remember Where You Are’ - who added it to his NYE playlist.

Last year saw Jessie support juggernaut Harry Styles in the USA, gain 2.4 billion global streams, and complete a fantastic run of live shows including career-defining sets at Glastonbury and Primavera. She continues to cement herself as a formidable force and at the forefront of UK pop.

Due to popular demand, Jessie has also just announced a second Manchester date on November 11, 2023.

Tickets for both Manchester shows are on sale here now.

The National - First Direct Arena, Leeds

September 23, 2023

The National have today released its ninth studio album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, via 4AD.

Anchored by evocative melodies and an enthralling lyrical narrative, First Two Pages of Frankenstein signals a new chapter in the band’s beloved discography. The 11-song album was produced by The National at Long Pond Studios in upstate New York and features guest appearances by Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens.

The band has also announced 2023 tour dates, including a show at NYC’s Madison Square Garden with very special guest Patti Smith and her band. Other shows feature opening sets from Soccer Mommy, The Beths and Bartees Strange.

Tickets for the Leeds show are available here .

The Pigeon Detectives - New Century Hall, Manchester

November 3, 2023

After storming the stage at countless festivals in the summer of 2022, The Pigeon Detectives quickly became one of the more talked about names on the circuit once again, feeding the public’s need for anthemic indie-rock tunes after years of isolation and social distancing.

Having recently unveiled the details of their long-awaited sixth studio album ‘TV Show’, which is set to land on July 7, through Dance To The Radio, The Pigeon Detectives have now announced their plans for a UK-wide tour to celebrate the release of their new full-length.

Stretching across the first three weeks of November, The Pigeon Detectives will embark on an 18-date stint throughout the country, marking one of their most extensive run of shows in years.

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British rock band Madness are hitting the road again in 2020. More than 40 years after the release of their debut album, 1979’s ska-punk-y One Step Beyond… , Madness will be performing a slew of tour dates, including their first U.S. shows in eight years.

The tour will feature most of the band’s core lineup as well: frontman Graham “Suggs” McPherson, keyboard/pianist Mike Barson, bassist Mark Bedford, drummer Dan “Woody” Woodgate, saxophonist Lee Thompson and guitarist Chris Foreman.

The British hitmakers will be playing four shows on this side of the pond, including a headlining set at Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival in Las Vegas. They’ll also perform at the House of Blues in Boston, Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City and the Fox Theater in Oakland, California.

Tickets to their North American shows — as well as ones in Europe, the U.K. and Dubai — go on sale this Friday, December 13th.

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Hailing from Camden Town, London, England, Madness are a ska band that formed in 1976. They are one of the most enduring and beloved English bands to ever come from the late seventies and early eighties and quite possibly the world’s biggest 2-Tone band.

I think it’s fair to say that people don’t take Madness quite as seriously as they probably should. To clarify, people love them like a family member and with very good reason, but the gloriously silly, “nutty boys” image that follows them around wherever they go doesn’t even tell half their story. This is a band that have had to struggle to get anywhere their entire career, that weathered a storm of abuse and attacks both from skinheads and people accusing them of being skinheads after they’d barely released their first single.

It’s a wonder they have a sense of humour at all, let alone one as broad as theirs, but thank God in heaven that they do. It was one of the things that made them one of the biggest names in British music at the time, that and their absolutely astonishing run of singles. The band began life as The North London Invaders, founded by keys player Mike Barson, guitarist Chris Foreman and saxophonist Lee Thompson, who remain with the band to this day. They recruited drummer John Hasler, bassist Cathal Smyth and singer Dikron Tulane a year later.

The group started performing in 1977 but ran into some serious line up troubles soon afterwards, with most members leaving the band and returning soon afterwards. Graham McPherson (AKA Suggs) took over lead vocals but was kicked out in short order after choosing his beloved Chelsea football club over rehearsing one too many times. Smyth left after an argument with Barson, and the same man’s criticism of Lee Thompson’s saxophone playing led to Thompson himself leaving before the year was up. However by the following year, Thompson and McPherson were back in the fold, Daniel Woodgate and Mark Bedford had become the bands full time drummer and bassist and in 1979, they changed their name to Madness and got Smyth, now going under the nickname Chas Smash, to join as a backing singer and dancer.

The stage was set, and after that much grief with the line-up, it must have been sweet relief to see their first single, a cover of Prince Buster’s “The Prince” become a surprise hit, reaching number 16 in the charts. A performance on the legendary British music TV show Top Of The Pops followed and from that stemmed a tour with The Specials and a record deal with Stiff Records. Their debut album, “One Step Beyond…” came out in October 1979, and that records success was the blue print for the band in the early 1980’s when they were basically unstoppable. The band released one album in each of that decades first three years, all of which top ten and released deathless hit singles like “Baggy Trousers”, “Our House”, “Embarrassment”, “Night Boat To Cairo” and their sole number one hit in the U.K “House Of Fun”.

Of course, that kind of creativity and success in such a short period of time leaves a band with one way to go. In 1984, Barson left the band and by 1985 they were struggling, their singles missing the top 40 altogether and the band not happy with how their albums were turning out, in 1986 they started work on a new record, but it was not to be. The friction between the band members was too much and they announced that they were splitting in September that year. However, after some quiet attempts at solo careers failed to take hold, their single “It Must be Love” was released in 1992. It was a top ten hit all over again, reaching number 6, only two places lower than its original release over a decade ago in 1981.

The demand was there, and the band reunited in the same year for two enormous concerts at Finsbury Park, which were called Madstock!. Both shows sold out, and 75’000 people attended over that weekend, and since then the band have reunited frequently to record albums and go on an annual arena tours of the U.K during the Christmas season. They remain one of the most beloved British bands of the past three decades. Each generation seems to love them just as much as the last, shown by the colossal crowd they pulled at the 2011 Reading and Leeds festivals while slotted in between Two Door Cinema Club and Jimmy Eat World. All hail The Nutty Boys, then. After everything they’ve conquered to get where they are today, they’ve earned the title of national treasures with aplomb, and are still a band to be seen as soon as possible.

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Buster he sold the heat, with a rock steady beat! As soon as you hear this the nutty dancing starts as thousands of 40 something's (and their kids and their dads!) get busting their best Rude Boy moves to one of Great Britain's best ever Ska/Pop bands. Since 1979's "The Prince" The Nutty Boys have scored hit after hit of glorious pop with an underlying social conscience that the casual listener probably never noticed. When you go to a Madness concert you can't possibly leave without a fez on your head, sore legs and feet and a smile on your face as wide as the Clyde. These guys may be getting older and dare I say it even respectable (they we're invited to play at Her Maj's big house in London - who would have thought that in 79!) but they certainly have no signs of slowing down. Lee "Kix" Thomson still runs around with his Sax like a young kid and Chas Smash gets the crowd dancing like crazy and bellowing out every word. Only thing these days is the original bass play Mark "Bedders" Bedford seems to have retired from the band which is a shame. Whatever you do beg, steal or borrow a ticket for the next gig and get on The Nutty Train!

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Scarborough outdoor theatre was a great venue especially as the rain stayed away . For an outdoor venue it's quite compact so the atmosphere & souund didn’t fade away. Madness where their usual brilliance. After over 38 years together you wouldn't expect anything less. Great encore of Madness & Night boat to Cairo. The crowd where up for it so fuelled by the bands enthusiasm it made a memorable night. 11 out of 10!

Brilliant show as always from Madness although they sang a few obscure tunes which we didn't really know from their back catalogue (although they were celebrating 40 years so I guess that was understandable). The Roundhouse is our favourite venue, it's well run, great sound, good views from wherever you stand or sit, plenty of bars & toilets.

Brilliant atmosphere,fabulous sound,& an unbelievably great show yet again,only disappointment was (some of,not all) the security guards at the venue,their level of professionalism left a lot to be desired,but The Fratellis and Madness were (and still are) just as good as they’ve always been! #TheSoundOfMadness

just brilliant! Typicall Madness. The crowd were wild (but well behaved) played all the classics and more the sound and lighting was second to none and the atmosphere was electric. They never missed a beat! Timeless. I'm Just glad I was there to witness it! Go you won't be disappointed.

Outstanding gig! Best Madness set I've heard in a while! Lee Thomson n Suggs were on top form! Glad I had a standing ticket as the atmosphere was awesome!! Monty Python's "Akways look on the bright side of life" blasting out of the sound system on everybody leaving was top class!!

Great concert, supportive crowd treated to a mix of their old 80's classics and more recent stuff, performed with the expected humour and charm. "Night Boat to Cairo" concluded a brilliant night. If you can't enjoy a Madness concert you probably don't have a heartbeat!

Madness where fantastic. Great being in a smaller venue. Only downside was no air conditioning and it was extremely hot inside . No support act to speak of just a guy playing tunes at his decks which was ok for a bit but crowd got a bit restless . Madness brilliant

A great day was had by all. The cricket ground was filled with fans, many who i spoke to have seen the band more then a few times. There was the usual mix of fez wearing men and women who were treated to an hour and a half of classic tracks and new gems.

Incredible. We were in the floor standing and the atmosphere was so good. The music was amazing, Madness at their best. I couldn't stop dancing for the entire concert along with everyone else in the venue. The songs were classic and really well-played.

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The beloved British ska and pop band Madness announced their first US tour since 2012, giving American audiences their first chance to see the band in over a decade. The Madness C’est La Vie In America tour follows their new UK #1 album Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’est la Vie. In their 40-year careers, the bandmates released numerous hit singles and two #1 greatest hits albums, but this is their first #1 studio album.

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Taylor Swift is about to go back on tour: Here's what to expect on the Eras Tour in Paris

After a two-month break, Taylor Swift is revitalizing her titanic Eras Tour in Paris, and fans believe there are changes coming to the show.

If you are wondering where she's playing, if there will be changes and how to score tickets, here's everything we know.

And if you're new to the Eras Tour party, you can get caught up on the first 83 shows here .

When does the Eras Tour start again?

Swift kicks off the European leg of her tour on Thursday, May 9, in Paris. She will perform Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, as well, in the City of Light.

What are Taylor Swift's tour dates in Europe?

There are 69 shows left in the Eras Tour: 51 in Europe, nine in America and nine in Canada.

The European leg stretches from May all the way through a five-night stand at Wembley Stadium in London in mid-August.

See a complete list of international dates here .

After she wraps up in Europe, Swift will stop in Miami, New Orleans and Indianapolis before wrapping up in Canada.

See the remaining U.S. dates here .

What is the Eras Tour set list?

The Eras Tour has featured a massive 45-song set list you can check out here . But speculation is swirling it won't look the same when Swift takes the stage in Paris.

Will Taylor Swift add 'The Tortured Poets Department' to her set list?

The tortured poet has been on hiatus keeping her stamina up by releasing a double album of 31 tracks. The 2-hours-and-2-minutes project broke a number of Billboard records as the superstar did zero press to promote it. Fans flocked to stores and streaming services to listen to all the songs from "Fortnight" to "The Manuscript."

Although the singer has not confirmed whether her 11th era album will be added to her Eras Tour set list, she did post a YouTube shorts video with two scenes that sent Easter egg decoders into a frenzy. In one of the shots, the singer is next to a railing where a "TTPD" logo appears to be (at 0:11). In the succeeding shot, her back-up dancers perform holding canes and wearing top hats, something they have not worn previously.

Swift's dancers and bandmates posted to their Instagram stories as they left for France last week. The singer did not appear at two media events with her boyfriend Travis Kelce: the Kentucky Derby and a Formula 1 race in Miami , Florida. Patrick Mahomes, Kelce's friend and Kansas City's quarterback, attended the car racing spectacular with his wife, Brittany.

Can I still get Eras Tour tickets?

Swift's show is completely sold out in Europe and North America. There are resale sites with tickets, but be wary of scams. The best way to avoid getting swindled is continuously checking links on Swift's website . There are some for resale on the sites verified by her camp.

Singapore was a hotbed for fans who traveled thousands of miles only to get turned away at the venue. In Tokyo and Australia, last-minute ticket drops happened a few days — without announcement — ahead of the shows.

Miami, New Orleans and Indianapolis — the three U.S. cities Swift is visiting in the fall — have some of the heftiest price tags with Canada closely behind. In may be cheaper to travel to Warsaw, Poland, or Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Here's a list of cities with the cheapest resale tickets, according to travel website  Islands.com .

10. Vienna, Austria — total average cost: $1,089, safety score: 69.72

9. Cardiff, U.K. — total average cost: $1,061, safety score: 61.83

8. Lyon, France — total average cost: $1,047, safety score: 44.3

7. Lisbon, Portugal — total average cost: $1,028, safety score: 70.15

6. Munich, Germany — total average cost: $1,000, safety score: 78.88

5. Paris, France — total average cost: $971, safety score: 41.83

4. Stockholm, Sweden — total average cost: $935, safety score: 53.86

3. Hamburg, Germany — total average cost: $903, safety score: 57.51

2. Gelsenkirchen, Germany — total average cost: $749, safety score: 51.33

1. Warsaw, Poland — total average cost: $712, safety score: 72.98

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Who are the opening acts?

Paramore launched the Eras Tour in Glendale, Arizona, in March 2023, so it's fitting the American rock band is opening the tour's second year. The act will open for Swift for 51 shows across Europe . The band was dubbed the 2024 Record Store Day global ambassador and surprised fans in Nashville the weekend following the release of "The Tortured Poets Department."

When the tour comes back to North America in October , Swift's opening act will be Gracie Abrams.

Where can I watch if I don't have tickets?

The Eras Tour is one of the first tours that has been followed, globally, by thousands of fans on digital platforms. Fans dedicate part of their concert experience to livestreaming as Swift performs. A few Swifties have learned how to host their own shows over social media including Tess Bohne , known as the livestream queen. Bohne goes live for (almost) every show pulling streams from Instagram and TikTok. When a livestream goes down, she fills the time with banter.

On YouTube, user @TaylorSwiftHockeyBro also livestreams the three-hour show, and on Twitch, @folkleric , is a host fans follow.

There is also an app, Swift Alert , that notifies fans who only want to watch certain eras like the acoustic, surprise set. The app sends out push alerts if there are any major announcements.

What secret songs are left?

For the past 83 shows, Swift has played an acoustic set she customizes at each stop with a guitar and piano performance. In 2024, the Eras Tour star added mashups of her songs for each stop. Here are the songs she has yet to perform:

• "Taylor Swift" (debut album): "Mary's Song" and "A Perfectly Good Heart"
• "Fearless": "The Way I Loved You," "Change," "Superstar," "We Were Happy," "That's When," "Don't You" and "Bye Bye Baby"
• "Red": "Girl At Home," "Ronan," "Forever Winter" and "Run"
• "1989": "Sweeter Than Fiction"
• "Reputation": "I Did Something Bad"
• "Lover": "London Boy," "Soon You'll Get Better" and "It's Nice to Have a Friend"
• "Folklore": "Hoax"
• "Evermore": "Happiness" and "Closure"
• "Midnights": "Paris" and "Glitch"
• "The Tortured Poets Department": all 31 tracks

Will Taylor Swift perform in 2025?

There have been many rumors that Swift will continue her show in 2025, but they are only rumors. Nothing has been announced for next year, and as of now, the tour will end in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Dec. 8.

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Teams and individuals selected for 2024 ncaa division iii men's golf championships.

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division III Men's Golf Committee has announced the teams and individuals selected to participate in the 2024 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships.

The championships, which will be held May 14-17 at Boulder Creek Golf Club, in Boulder City, Nevada and will be hosted by UNLV and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The team and individual champions will be determined after 72 holes of play or the conclusion of the last fully completed round. Forty-three teams and six individuals not on one of those teams will be selected to participate in the championships. After 36 holes of competition, the field will be cut to the top 18 teams and top six individuals not on one of those teams.

A total of 221 participants will compete at the 2024 championships. Thirty-four conferences were awarded an automatic qualification for the championships. One team was selected from Pool B, which consists of independent institutions and institutions that are members of conferences that do not meet the requirements for automatic qualification. The final eight berths were reserved for Pool C, which are institutions from automatic-qualifying conferences that are not the conference champion and any remaining Pool B teams. The six individuals are selected from the remaining players who have not qualified with a team. Listed below are the teams and individuals selected for the 2024 championships:

Conferences Receiving Automatic Qualification Berths (34) Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference – Penn State-Altoona American Rivers Conference – Luther  American Southwest Conference – LeTourneau Atlantic East – Marymount (Virginia) Centennial Conference – Franklin & Marshall College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Illinois Wesleyan Commonwealth Coast Conference – Roger Williams Empire 8 – St. John Fisher  Great Northeast Athletic Conference – New England College Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Rose-Hulman Landmark Conference –Scranton Liberty League – Rochester (New York) Little East – Eastern Connecticut State Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference – Springfield Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association - Hope Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth – York (Pennsylvania) Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom – Stevens Institute of Technology Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Bethel (Minnesota) New England Small College Athletic Conference – Tufts North Atlantic Conference - Husson North Coast Athletic Conference - Kenyon Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference - Aurora Northwest Conference - Whitman Ohio Athletic Conference - Otterbein Old Dominion Athletic Conference - Lynchburg Presidents’ Athletic Conference – Allegheny Skyline Conference – Farmingdale State Southern Athletic Association - Oglethorpe Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Schreiner St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Mississippi University for Women United East Conference – Penn College Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Wisconsin-Superior USA South Athletic Conference - Methodist

Pool B Berth (1) Emory 

Pool C Berths (8) ( Alphabetical by institution name) Carnegie Mellon  Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Huntingdon Saint John’s (Minnesota)  University of the South Texas-Dallas Washington and Lee Wittenberg

Individuals (6) (Alphabetical by institution name) Andrew Bennett, Centenary (Louisiana) Gabe Benson, Concordia-Moorhead Elliot Parker, Drew James Alden, Guilford Avery Stansell, Rhodes Jacob Mason, Trinity (Texas)

Carnegie Mellon is the defending national champion, winning the 2023 team title in Nicholasville, Kentucky.  For more information about the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships, log on to NCAA.com.

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Fontaines D.C. announce 2024 European ‘ROMANCE’ tour with Wunderhorse

The Dublin band will hit Europe before performing across the UK and Ireland later this year

Fontaines D.C. have announced a 2024 European ‘ROMANCE’ tour. Find all the details below.

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The Dublin band’s new dates come after they announced their 2024 ‘ ROMANCE ’ UK and Ireland tour in support of their fourth album of the same name, which is due for release on August 23 via XL Recordings ( pre-order/pre-save here ).

The European leg is due to kick on November 1 in at Sagres Campo Pequeno in Lisbon, followed by dates in Madrid, Berlin, Paris and more, before they wrapped up at AFAS Live in Amsterdam on November 16.

From there, the band will continue on to their remaining dates, which includes two nights at London’s Alexandra Palace.

Wunderhorse will be joining as special guests across the European dates.

Tickets for the European shows go on sale this Friday (May 3) at 9am BST/10am CET from here . Any remaining tickets for UK dates can be purchased here .

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NOVEMBER 1 – Lisbon, Portugal, Sagres Campo Pequeno 2 – Madrid, Spain, WiZink Center 4 – Milan, Italy, Alcatraz 5 – Zurich, Switzerland, X-TRA 7 – Munich, Germany, Zenith 8 – Berlin, Germany, Verti Music Hall 9 – Frederiksberg, Denmark, K.B. Hallen 11 – Hamburg, Germany, Sporthalle 12 – Cologne, Germany, E-Werk 13 – Paris, France, Zénith De Paris 15 – Bruxelles, Belgium, Forest National 16 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, AFAS Live

Along with their headline tour, Fontaines D.C. are also scheduled to make appearances at Glastonbury ,  Reading & Leeds , Pukkelpop and  Sziget  among other festivals across the season.

Their forthcoming new album has so far been previewed by new single ‘Starbuster’ . In a five-star review of the track ,  NME said the song was “their most experimental work yet”, adding that they’d “taken a perfect left turn” to usher in the next chapter.

Elsewhere, last week footage resurfaced of a pre-fame Fontaines D.C. performing a cover of   The Strokes ‘ ‘Reptilia’ in 2014.

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The ska legends will embark on a six-date run beginning in May

Madness have announced a run of US tour dates for 2024 in support of their recent album Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’est La Vie . It marks the legendary ska band’s first trek across the states in over a decade.

The “C’est La Vie in America” Tour”   begins on May 22nd in Seattle, before making stops in cities including Oakland, Boston, and New York throughout the month, as well as an appearance at Las Vegas’ Punk Rock Bowling Festival . These dates supplement the band’s previously-announced UK/EU leg, which will carry them out through the rest of the summer.

Fans can get tickets and look for deals via StubHub , where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

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“I remember the first time we were in the  USA, crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, The Mud Club, ABC City,” Madness frontman Suggs recalls in a press release. “I remember Jelly Bean Benetiz, Madonna, Beastie Boys, Run DC Link Ray. I remember California, Fishbone, BossTones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Whisky Gogo, The Dead Kennedys. America was everything we hoped it would be, we were small fish and we still are and we can’t wait to be swimming in those waters again!”

Madness previously had planned to tour the US in 2020, but those dates were repeatedly postponed due to the pandemic.

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Why Are Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tickets So Much Cheaper in Europe?

Tickets for Swift's 51 shows overseas are 87 percent cheaper than her remaining U.S. shows, providing a model for how to keep prices low in the States.

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That means a fan in Miami could fly to Paris for about $900 a person (according to prices generated on kayak.com), spend two nights at a four-star hotel at $250 a night and purchase a $340 concert ticket for a grand total of $1,740 — which is still $760 less than the cheapest tickets currently available for her Miami shows.

Tickets to see Swift in Stockholm (May 17-19) are even cheaper, at $312 for the cheapest tickets, while tickets for her show in Portugal (May 24-25) start at $336 and in Spain (May 29-30) start at $324. Prices do start to climb in the United Kingdom, with the get-in-the-door price hovering around £540 (about $674 USD) for Swift’s Liverpool shows (June 13-15). Prices to see Swift at Wembley Stadium (June 21-23) hover around £720 ($900).

The reason for the huge difference in price, experts say, is due in part to longstanding consumer skepticism about resale tickets in most of Europe. That’s coupled with a much more aggressive regulatory environment where artists and consumers are empowered to report and remove illegal ticket listings, and where prices are kept low thanks to laws limiting how high tickets can be marked up over face value.

Sam Shemtob , managing director for ticket resale advocacy group Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT), points to Europe as a model for how governments can be more vigilant about regulating resale markets. In countries like France, Germany and the Netherlands, ticket resellers face limits on how much tickets can be marked up on secondary sites — typically 20% over face value. Other countries like the United Kingdom allow resale but restrict who is allowed to post tickets for resale and give artists and event promoters the right to take some resale ticket listings down.

Adopting European-style regulations in the United States by restricting ticket markups to 20% above face value would transform the concert business overnight and likely drive prices down dramatically on the secondary market. Markup caps would also likely make programs like Ticketmaster’s platinum ticket pricing (which charges high markups for a small percentage of tickets to offset the resale market) obsolete and significantly reduce the number of ticket brokers and bad actors using bots to disrupt ticket sales and illegally buy up tickets.

Shemtob notes that Europe’s ticketing rules aren’t just about protecting price, but are also designed to empower citizens to take action.

On Jan. 1, 2025, Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) will go into effect, creating a uniform set of guidelines for online ticket resale requiring resellers to disclose their names and contact details to potential ticket buyers. The DSA also mandates that resale platforms track takedowns of public ticket listings (to help provide a record of the deceptive activity taking place) and ban deceptive marketing practices.

While many of the DSA’s reforms mirror U.S. efforts to clean up ticketing, Shemtob says a provision in the DSA bill that makes it simple to flag, report and take down ticket listings that violate the rules is a game-changer for consumer advocates. The law creates “a clear process for removing illegal ticket listings as and when they appear,” he said in a statement provided to Billboard , putting in place “the groundwork for a fairer, more transparent ticket-buying experience for consumers.”

Besides keeping prices in Europe low, the legislation has also led to a surprising boom in tourism from U.S. fans traveling to the continent to pursue cheaper Eras Tour tickets: A spokesperson for StubHub told Billboard that 68% of ticket purchases for Swift’s 51-show run in Europe have come from U.S. buyers.

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The Rick Steves guide to life

Travel mogul. Philanthropist. Legal weed champion. The real Rick Steves is so much more complex than who you see on TV.

EDMONDS, Wash. — At first glance, it is hard to tell that Rick Steves is protesting.

In the center of his hometown, America’s favorite travel host is perched on the edge of a fountain roundabout engaging in some friendly civil disobedience. As cars circle the intersection, Steves smiles and waves, looking more like an Elf on a Shelf than an angry picketer. This is his way of reminding people he wishes they’d stop driving here.

Steves’s family moved to Edmonds when he was 12, and the 68-year-old is still happy to call it home. Rather than relocate to his beloved Europe, he dreams of bringing some European sensibilities to the edge of the Puget Sound, less than 20 miles north of Seattle.

When he’s not traveling around Europe, writing about Europe or running his multimillion-dollar European tour company, the prolific TV host and author likes to squeeze in some local activism. The roundabout routine is his push to block off Edmonds’s very American Main Street for pedestrians. If you squint at it, you can see what Steves sees: This would be the perfect place for a lively town square.

“I like a lot of things about Europe, but I love the urban energy of Europe. I love the piazza,” Steves said in a wistful tone you might recognize from PBS. “We don’t have a piazza.”

Unfortunately for Steves, the voting majority of the city does not love the idea of parking their SUVs farther away to shop. So despite his Boy Scout enthusiasm, the most famous man in Edmonds must keep up the perch-and-wave. This is not his only crusade.

Spend any amount of time with Steves, and you’ll encounter a total ham who loves a zany bit. But if you ask him about serious issues such as car-free zones, he’ll bring up other causes that are dear to him: affordable housing, supporting the arts, creating senior centers for the elderly to age with dignity.

He’s anti-Trump and pro-cannabis. He does not care if that is bad for business.

The average Rick Steves fan has probably missed this side of him. On TV, they see an always-sunny history lover who makes going abroad feel approachable for the average American. That’s an incomplete picture, like thinking you know Paris because you’ve seen the Eiffel Tower on YouTube.

Meet him in Edmonds, and he’ll fill in the rest.

It may look like a lot of gallivanting, but being Rick Steves takes a lot of work.

He spends three months of the year overseas, researching, writing, recording, refining tours, updating guidebooks. If he’s not planning or producing content, he’s often doing promotional events across the United States. This year, Steves is celebrating the 40th edition of his first book, “Europe Through the Back Door.” Over the course of his career, he has built a privately held company that generates $120 million in revenue a year, published 110 books, filmed 12 seasons of “Rick Steves’ Europe” and produced more than 750 podcast episodes.

“It’s just like coordinating a three-ring circus,” Steves said.

That is: really fun, sort of exhilarating and extremely complicated. To pull this off, Steves does not observe the French 35-hour workweek. He’s a workhorse with a reputation for keeping a frenetic pace year-round.

“It’s more of an American work culture,” Amy Duncan, Steves’s communications director, told me. “He’s an unapologetic capitalist, but he is also a socialist.”

He makes enough money to fly first class, but he sits in only economy, claiming that he doesn’t mind being cramped.

“It never occurred to me that I’m suffering,” he said. “As long as I’ve got an aisle and a seat that reclines, I’m happy.”

Actually, Steves believes airlines should have only one class. It’s part of his egalitarian worldview. He’s also anti-points and anti-miles, refusing to sign up for airline loyalty programs because he believes that they bully us into complicating our lives.

Steves also enforces a self-imposed “ carbon tax ” on his tour company, which takes more than 30,000 people to Europe annually. For every customer, Steves invests $30 to atone for emissions created by their flights between the United States and Europe. Last year, that added up to $1 million donated to a portfolio of organizations, Steves said.

“I don’t need to be a slave to the quarterly profit statement. I want to be around and profitable in 10 years from now in a world that you can travel in that’s stable,” Steves said. “This is a smart investment, and it’s an ethical expense that I should pay for.”

Rick Steves will tell you he’s motivated by making money; the more he can earn, the more good he can do with it.

“Vicarious consumption, that’s one of my things,” Steves said.

After amassing a windfall from the 2001 George W. Bush tax cuts for high earners, Steves donated $1 million to support the local symphony and performing arts center. In 2005, he used retirement savings to buy a 24-unit apartment complex for the local YWCA’s use as transitional housing for women and children. He figured he’d eventually sell the complex and live on the earnings. About a decade later, he changed his mind and donated the complex valued at $4 million.

He also gave more than $4 million to help build the Edmonds Waterfront Center, a vibrant gathering place for seniors where his daughter had her wedding in 2021. And he gave another $2 million for a similar center in the nearby city of Lynnwood, which broke ground in mid-April .

“Rick puts his money where his mouth is,” said Nancy Leson, a former Seattle Times food critic who used to let Steves’s daughter babysit her son. She has appreciated his regular presence in the community, which has entailed hosting events for local politics at his house and shopping at the farmers market .

“He changed travel,” local resident Karen Howe said on her way into the Waterfront Center with a friend. She has used Steves’s guidebooks for years. “He’s introduced us to places that most of us would never think of going.”

Steves hasn’t won his piazza battle, but he has brought European touches to Edmonds. At the Rick Steves’ Europe headquarters, there’s an E.U. flag hanging from the mocha brick facade. And gargoyles that drain rainwater, just like at the Notre Dame cathedral.

“Gargoyles scare away evil spirits,” Steves points out, unable to suppress his inner tour guide.

Here Steves employs more than 100 people: editors, audio producers, tour specialists and cartographers such as Dave Hoerlein, his first employee. That’s excluding the fleet of guides and drivers he contracts across the pond to shepherd tour customers.

Inside, he bounds through a maze of cubicles, his neck craned forward, always at an eager pace. His 6-foot frame appears leaner than in previous seasons of his life, but his signature look is familiar. No, not khakis and a button-down. That’s vintage Rick. These days, he wears dark jeans and a button-down, plus a thin scarf and leather sneakers.

During a day of meetings, Steves’s fjord-blue eyes lit up at the minutia of the business. He went over new maps with Hoerlein. He and longtime co-author Cameron Hewitt addressed problems such as finding a “less glitzy” stop on the Amalfi Coast that’s not Sorrento. They discussed whether a place is worth visiting after it’s gotten too popular, and Steves indulged in some gallows humor.

“It’s going to be like holding the corpse of a loved one who just died,” he said.

His critics argue that the “Rick Steves Effect” can turn a charming village, restaurant or museum into a tourist magnet. Matthew Kepnes, the travel writer behind the blog Nomadic Matt , points to the Swiss town Zermatt, which he says Steves put on the map, and has since dealt with overtourism . You’re bound to bump into groups with Rick Steves guidebooks in Italy’s increasingly crowded Cinque Terre.

Whether Steves is actually to blame for changing a place is up for debate. There are plenty of destinations he’s covered that haven’t been inundated with swarms of Americans (see also: Gdańsk).

Steves says he assesses whether a place wants tourism, if it can handle it gracefully. If it doesn’t or can’t, he may mention it but not promote it.

He has faith — maybe too much — that his clients share his values.

“Does [my work] change the personality of a town? It can. Am I a dramatic impact on Europe? No,” he said.

“There’s a handful of places I really promote aggressively that I’ve had a serious impact on, but otherwise ... my travelers are the kind of people that take only pictures and leave only footprints. ... They’re good travelers.”

You don’t have to spend much time in Edmonds to see why Steves never considered leaving.

The city — population roughly 42,000 — sits on a majestic inlet. You can get to a major international airport in about an hour. The community is so courteous, it has an “umbrella share” program in case people forget their own on a rainy day. As Steves walks around town, he greets people by name. He lives within walking distance to both his favorite diner and a pétanque court, the French answer to Italian bocce. He plays bongos at his church on Sundays.

In 1967, Richard “Dick” Steves moved the family here because he was worried about Rick Junior.

“I was hanging out with dangerous kids and going down the wrong trail,” Steves said. Seriously.

His dad, an Army veteran, got by in the upscale suburb as a piano technician and importer. When Steves was 14, his parents dragged him on a work trip to Europe to visit piano factories; it was a radical experience that sparked his lifelong passion for travel.

Back in Edmonds, Steves started teaching piano, eventually turning his savings into trips abroad of his own — not only to Europe, but also to Turkey, Nepal, Afghanistan. He went to college nearby, earning degrees in European history and business from the University of Washington, where he played in the Husky Marching Band.

After graduating, Steves figured he could keep up his routine: give piano lessons during the school year, then travel during the summer. He started teaching travel classes in the same recital hall where his piano students performed. This was back when there was no internet and there were few guidebooks to consult for trip planning.

The classes were a hit. At 25, Steves turned his lecture materials into a 180-page book, and self-published “Europe Through the Back Door,” in 1980.

Four years later, he hosted his first European minibus tour group, serving as both bus driver and guide.

His businesses have evolved; his bus tours now take up to 28 travelers, a number Steves says is a sweet spot between making the tour more affordable yet enjoyable for customers and profitable for the company. But his mission has remained the same: to be the best resource for European travel and help Americans travel better.

“I just focus on that and I love it,” he said. “It takes my life out of balance — which is not good — but it lets me do a lot of stuff that I believe in and that’s good.”

Steves has been open about the challenges of being a travel mogul. As he built his empire, he was also raising a family. Being “married” to both took a toll. In 2010, Steves and his wife, Anne, divorced after 25 years of marriage.

Up the hill from his junior high, Rick Steves’s modest beige home offers a window into his many lives. There are family photos on the walls, from older relatives to his baby grandson, Atlas. He hosts political fundraisers on the sprawling deck. A painting of Kerala, India, nods to one of his favorite countries. (People forget that Steves did four editions of “Asia Through the Back Door.”)

Next to his grand piano, there’s a stuffed creature that Steves calls his “Silver Fox” baring its teeth and wearing novelty sunglasses with cannabis leaves on the lenses — a nod to two of his interests: taxidermy and marijuana activism.

“It’s the civil liberties. … It’s the racism. … Everything about it is wrong,” he said of keeping weed illegal.

As for the toothy fox, Steves doesn’t do typical souvenirs anymore, but he makes an exception for stuffed animals.

“The wooden shoes and the pewter Viking ships are so obvious,” he said. “I like to do something a little more organic and a little more striking, and it takes me back there — I like it.”

He’s a very good piano player. He can also play the sousaphone and the trumpet — which he did regularly during the pandemic, performing taps for his neighbors at sunset.

The coronavirus was a nightmare for the travel business, but a miracle for Steves’s love life.

After running in the same social circles for years, he and Shelley Bryan Wee, a prominent local bishop, started dating at the end of 2019. They had a lot in common. Both are progressive Lutherans. Both are divorced with adult children. But neither worked a typical 9-to-5, and one of them spent three months of the year in Europe.

Then shutdowns happened. Steves, who couldn’t remember whether he’d ever had dinner in the same place 10 nights in a row, spent 100 nights at the same table with Wee. It solidified their relationship.

“Shelley is a constant,” Steves said. He still struggles with the balancing act between work and love.

When the stars align and they’re both in Edmonds, Wee cooks, and Steves plays sous-chef. They walk Jackson, Wee’s labradoodle, creating their own version of the passeggiata, Italy’s traditional evening stroll. They play table tennis before dinner.

When the world reopened, they started traveling together. They’ve made time for a few big vacations: a trip to Morocco, where they were caught in a windstorm that blew the windows out of their car; a luxury barge cruise through Burgundy, France, “that was embarrassingly expensive,” Steves confessed, followed by a week hiking in the Swiss Alps; and another hiking trip between remote lodges on Mont Blanc.

Before their first trip, Steves edited the contents of Wee’s suitcase, because packing light is part of his philosophy.

“What do you say?” she asked. “You’re talking to Rick Steves.”

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Hungary and Serbia’s autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China’s Xi during Europe tour

Chinese and Serbian flags fly on lampposts, days before the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Xi will visit France, Serbia and Hungary this week as Beijing appears to seek a larger role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine that has upended global political and economic security. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A Chinese flag is placed near flowers on a monument at the site of a former Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, April 29, 2024. During NATO bombing campaign, in 1999, jets bombed the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, killing three people and at least 20 were injured. Chinese leader Xi Jinping will spend the bulk of his five-day tour in Europe this week in two small countries at the continent’s eastern half, Hungary and Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

FILE - A worker rests between billboards that read: ''Construction of the Serbian-Hungarian railway’’ in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. In 2014, Hungary and Serbia concluded an agreement with Beijing to modernize the railway between their capitals of Budapest and Belgrade, part of a Belt and Road plan to link up with the Chinese-controlled port of Piraeus in Greece, to the south, an entry point for Chinese goods to Central and Eastern Europe. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

FILE - A motorcyclist rides past a billboard showing Serbian and Chinese flags that read: “Serbs and Chinese brothers forever” placed on a street prior to a curfew set up to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, April 13, 2020. Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary this week as Beijing appears to seek a larger role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine that has upended global political and economic security. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

A statue of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius stands in front of the Chinese Cultural Center in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, April 29, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary this week as Beijing appears to seek a larger role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine that has upended global political and economic security. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Construction is underway for a battery factory for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) in Debrecen, Hungary, on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Hungary’s government has deepened its economic ties with China, with the proliferation of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery factories across the country gaining the most attention. Near Debrecen, construction is underway of a nearly 550-acre, 7.3 billion euro ($7.9 billion) EV battery plant, Hungary’s largest-ever foreign direct investment. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Construction is underway for a battery factory for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) in Debrecen, Hungary, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Hungary’s government has deepened its economic ties with China, with the proliferation of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery factories across the country gaining the most attention. Near Debrecen, construction is underway of a nearly 550-acre, 7.3 billion euro ($7.9 billion) EV battery plant, Hungary’s largest-ever foreign direct investment. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A man with a dog walks by a construction site in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary this week as Beijing appears to seek a larger role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine that has upended global political and economic security. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will spend most of his five-day tour in Europe this week in two small countries in the continent’s eastern half, a region that Beijing has used as a foothold for its expanding economic ambitions in Europe.

Following a stop in Paris on Monday to kick off his first European trip in five years, Xi will travel to Hungary and Serbia , two nations with autocratic leaders that are seen as China-friendly and close to Russian President Vladimir Putin .

As mainstream European leaders have pursued more protectionist policies to limit Beijing and Moscow’s reach on the continent, the governments of nationalist conservative leaders Viktor Orbán of Hungary and Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia have courted economic ties with China , inviting major investments in infrastructure, manufacturing, energy and technology.

As the first European Union country to participate in Xi’s signature Belt and Road Initiative , Hungary has straddled a middle ground with its membership in the EU and NATO and an unusual openness to diplomatic and trade relationships with eastern autocracies.

Tamás Matura, a China expert and associate professor at Corvinus University in Budapest, said Hungary’s hosting of major Chinese investments and production sites — and its agnosticism on doing business with countries with spotty democratic and human rights records — has opened a crucial door to China within the EU.

“The Hungarian government is the last true friend of China in the whole EU,” Matura said. “It is very important now to the Chinese to settle down in a country that is within the boundaries of the EU ... and is friendly to the Chinese political system.”

One of the major benefits to China of establishing bases within the EU is avoiding costly tariffs. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, is considering raising duties on the import of Chinese electric vehicles from its current 10% to protect the European auto manufacturing market — a mainstay for Germany, the 27-member bloc’s largest economy.

Yet in December, Hungary announced that one of the world’s largest EV manufacturers, China’s BYD, will open its first European EV production factory in the south of the country — an inroad that could upend the competitiveness of the continent’s auto industry.

That shift is visible in Budapest, where one car dealership has begun scaling down its supply of European vehicles and introducing models produced by BYD.

Márk Schiller, the strategy and marketing director for the family-owned Schiller Auto Group, said he believes that European carmakers are “already behind” China in transitioning to EV production. His company recently stopped selling cars made by German carmaker Opel and switched to BYD.

“This was a huge shift,” Schiller said.

Hungarian state television on Monday appeared to confirm earlier reports that Xi and Orbán would travel to the southern city of Pécs to announce another EV manufacturing investment there involving China’s Great Wall Motor.

In a news conference later, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó castigated journalists for reporting on the potential deal, saying that those who mention specific companies before agreements are finalized are “clearly acting against Hungary’s national interests.”

The report on Xi’s potential trip to Pécs was later removed from the state television’s website. Orbán’s office didn’t respond to multiple requests for information on Xi’s schedule.

In Serbia, to Hungary’s south, China runs mines and factories across the Balkan country, while billions more in infrastructure loans have funded roads, bridges and new facilities.

Hungary and Serbia have an agreement with Beijing to modernize the railway between the countries’ capitals of Budapest and Belgrade, part of a Belt and Road plan to connect with the Chinese-controlled port of Piraeus in Greece as an entry point for Chinese goods to Central and Eastern Europe.

The bulk of the project, which after numerous delays is expected to be completed in 2026, is financed through loans from Chinese banks — the kind of capital that Hungary and Serbia have been eager to utilize.

According to the AidData research lab at William & Mary, a university in Virginia, Chinese lenders have issued loans worth more than $22 billion to nine countries in Central and Eastern Europe between 2000 and 2021.

Of that sum, $9.4 billion has gone to Hungary and $5.7 billion to Serbia, dwarfing the totals of other regional countries.

Vučić has said he is “honored” that Xi — whom he often describes as a “friend” — is visiting on Tuesday. He said before the visit that Serbia would seek further Chinese investment, particularly when it comes to advanced technologies.

But economic analyst Mijat Lakićević said he didn’t expect any major new investment deals, because “everything that Serbia does with China has already been agreed.”

Hungary, too, has created a favorable investment environment for China, providing generous tax breaks, subsidies and infrastructural assistance to Chinese companies, as well as helping them navigate Hungarian bureaucracy.

“They get the red carpets rolled out and they get everything tailor-made by the government. And that is a huge advantage,” said Matura, the China analyst.

Near Debrecen, Hungary’s second-largest city, construction is underway of a nearly 550-acre (222-hectare), 7.3 billion euro ($7.9 billion) EV battery plant, Hungary’s largest-ever foreign direct investment.

Orbán’s government hopes the factory, run by Chinese battery giant CATL, will make the country a global hub of lithium-ion battery manufacturing in an era where governments are increasingly seeking to limit greenhouse gas emissions by switching to electric cars.

Such investments are coming at a time when Hungary’s sluggish economy has been further hindered by record-setting inflation and the freezing of billions in EU funding that has been withheld over Orbán’s track record on democracy standards and the rule of law.

With EU money at a standstill, Matura said, China has been willing to fill in the gaps in Hungary’s budget.

“EU funds have almost came to full stop flowing into the Hungarian economy, so now there is a desperate need in Hungary to turn towards other alternatives, other sources of financial capital,” he said.

Orbán has been open about why he has prioritized Chinese investment: his belief that Western economies are declining, and that China is on the rise.

During a recent speech at the CPAC Hungary conservative conference, Orbán outlined a vision of a “global economy that will be organized according to the principle of mutual benefit, free of ideology.”

Gec reported from Belgrade, Serbia.