lifestyle THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017

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Kasabian axed Belfast gig due to frontman's severe vomiting

asabian axed their Belfast show after urged to keep hold of their tickets as they Tom Meighan was rushed to hospital will be valid for a rescheduled date when Kwith "severe vomiting". The band say that is announced. Last night a statement they had "no option" but to pull out of the from the organizers read: "We are working gig moments before they were due to go on on scheduling a new date for Belfast. We stage at Custom House Square in the will communicate with all ticket buyers via Northern Irish capital city on Tuesday night , Ticketmaster and on the Custom House because the frontman became poorly and Square social media. "Tickets remain valid was unable to stand up. The 'God Bless This for the new date. We apologize for any Acid House' hitmakers angered their fans by inconvenience caused." Many at the concert giving little notice, but have reassured them were outraged by the last-minute cancella- they will be rescheduling the performance tion, claiming they had been waiting in the and that the 36-year-old singer is resting up. rain for hours and buying pricey drinks. One Taking to Facebook to reveal the illness fan tweeted: "10 mins before your supposed which caused them to cancel the perform- to come on! I've been paying 5 quid pints ance, the band wrote: "Absolutely gutted to for 2 hours! (sic)" Another wrote: "Why wait have to cancel last night's show in Belfast. until 20:50 to tell the fans... we've been We were all at Custom House Square, ready stood in the rain for nearly 3 hours! (sic)" to go on stage when Tom suddenly went One supporter posted: "Clearly not that down with severe vomiting and could hard- buzzing for the gig tonight!! Fans standing ly stand up let alone sing. He was taken to in the p***ing rain waiting to see you's!! Bad hospital, put on a drip and told to rest up. craic lads (sic)" That appeared to be refer- We had no option but to cancel and we're encing a tweet Kasabian sent out on sorry to our fans and anyone that travelled a Monday, which stated they were excited for long way. Thanks so much for all your mes- the Belfast concert. It read: "Tokyo to sages of support. Details on the resched- Belfast, buzzing for tomorrow! (sic)". Carly Rae uled date to follow soon xx (sic)" Fans were Jepsen's mystery game plan Payne, Lipa and T-Pain arly Rae Jepsen says it's a "mystery" as to when she'll release her next record. The 'Call Me Maybe' hitmaker more for Radio 1 announces Chasn't given fans a studio album since 2015's 'Emotion' and is in no hurry to drop music right away, but she says she has a "game plan" starting to take shape. She told Vulture: "I'll say this: I have my own little game plan, but life's a mystery, Teen Awards acoustic tour and you never know what could happen. "I'm open to a little iam Payne, Dua Lipa and Camila Cabello are among -Pain has announced his first-ever acoustic tour. The 'Buy flexibility in that, obviously. I don't run the show in terms of You A Drank' rapper has decided to give his fans what what happens [when], but I definitely feel like I'm starting to those set to perform at the 18th Radio 1 Teen Awards. The trio will be joined by The Vamps and Rita Ora, who is Tthey asked for after being flooded with compliments for have a game plan, yes." The 31-year-old beauty - who is set to L also co-hosting alongside Radio 1 Breakfast Show host, Nick a special 'Tiny Desk Concert' performance he did for NPR in join Katy Perry on her 'WITNESS: Tour' in September - says the 2014, which saw him ditch his trademark auto-tune style in most important thing to her is to make music of a high stan- Grimshaw at The SSE Wembley on October 22. For 'Strip That Down' hitmaker Liam, 23, it's the second time he would've favor of going fully acoustic. He said: "I wanted to do some- dard that she can leave behind as a legacy, as she doesn't thing different for you guys ... performing some of my favorite measure her success through record sales. Asked if her fans played at the annual ceremony after One Direction performed in 2015 before their hiatus. He said: "It's always a great day songs in a way you've never seen or heard. "The love and are getting the "real" her, she explained: "I feel like every year, respect I've received from my NPR performance has not only I'm painfully stripping closer and closer. "Also, I've made some with a brilliant line-up. "I'm looking forward to performing my new songs and returning to the stage - but as a solo artist this shown a different side of me to fans, but it also has introduced changes in the way I look at the business and my place in it. "I me to a whole different set of fans. "All I see on social media is don't care that much about maybe some of the things that I time." Dua, 22, said: "I'm thrilled to be invited back to perform this year. Can't wait to see you there." The Vamps - who have how all my fans want to see this in person, live, with their own should care about, but the ultimate thing for me is caring eyes." T-Pain - real name Faheem Rashad Najm - will kick off about leaving something good after I die. "So I'm not really played twice before - can't wait to return. They said: "The Teen Awards is always a great time to celebrate incredible young the mini six-show run in San Francisco on October 4 and wrap worried about how well it sells or how well it does. "The game it up in Washington on October 30. Asked what fans can is fun, yes. "I understand the game. But I'm never going to individuals and we are extremely proud to be a part of such an important celebration." The likes of Stormzy, Little Mix, Ed expect, he said: "Ya know, in case of people screaming sacrifice what I think is the quality of something to win. I think requests from the audience before promising. "The fans can the only way to really win at the game-and by the game, I Sheeran, Harry Styles, Drake and Justin Bieber have all been nominated for awards. Radio 1 will be streaming live on Radio expect a good time and nostalgia out the wazoo." Not only did mean the business-is to win it authentically, almost by acci- the NPR show inspire the 31-year-old star to doing something dent, because it just was a true version of yourself. "I'm not 1's BBC iPlayer channel, BBC Red Button and Radio 1's website. Tickets go on sale at 9am tomorrow. fresh with his music, but it also convinced him to quit smok- going to be satisfied if something works and felt like it wasn't ing, and he has been reaping the health benefits ever since. me, you know?" Speaking to the station, he explained: "I know for a fact that I could've sounded better that day if I hadn't been smoking so many cigarettes beforehand and because of that, I quit a week later and haven't touched a cigarette since. "My heart prob- lems have gone away. I feel great. I can breathe again. A lot Ioan Gruffudd: came from this performance." was possessed filming Titanic

oan Gruffudd said James Cameron was like a "man pos- sessed' while filming 'Titanic'. The 43-year-old actor - Iwho starred in the award-winning movie as officer Harold Lowe - admitted the atmosphere on the set of the 1997 blockbuster was always "tense" because the director was under a lot of pressure from two studios to finish the movie. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, the actor said: "If James Cameron was here now, he'd be delightful. But oh, my goodness, on 'Titanic', he was a man on a mission. "There were two studios breathing down his neck... he was a man possessed so the atmosphere was so tense, but he was just getting this movie done." Gruffudd also starred in the 2005 Hollywood superhero movie '' and the subsequent sequel 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' as Mr Fantastic but found making a superhero film isn't the most "satisfying experience" because there's so much CGI involved. He said: "Making those movies isn't the most satisfying experiences, it's all green screen and technical stuff but once it's put together it's extraordinary, doing the promotion, travelling the world first class. "It was just brilliant for a chap who grew up in ." Now the actor is older he believes he gets considered for more roles because he doesn't look like a "leading man" anymore. He said: "It's exciting because there are all sorts of parts I'd never have been considered Craig as the next James Bond but the actor has confirmed for in the past because I was too young and looked too he was never approached for the iconic role. He said: "I much like a leading man. "Now, I've got a bit of weather- defy any British actor to deny they've not stood in front of Stormzy to perform at ing. I've put on a bit more weight, I'm a bit more jowly. I the mirror and said 'Bond, James Bond'." can play a character a real person." Gruffudd's name was the Hyundai Mercury also thrown into the mix about who could replace Daniel Prize Awards Show tormzy will be among the performers at this year's Murray reveals Detroit cast didn't get full scripts Hyundai Mercury Prize Awards Show at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith. The chart-topping star has S athryn Bigelow refused to give all her cast the full and really gentle and put me at ease straight away, so it felt enjoyed an incredible 2017, with his debut studio album 'Detroit' script. Hannah Murray stars as Julie Delaney in like an easy audition." The film - which also stars John Boyega, 'Gang Signs & Prayer' becoming the first grime album in histo- the director's new movie - based around the real life Will Poulter and Anthony Mackie - was written using court ry to reach number one in the UK charts, and he's now poised K murder of three African American men during the 1960s race reports and eye-witness accounts of the incident in the to perform at the awards bash on September 14. As well as riots - and she revealed the filmmaker wanted everyone's per- Algiers Motel. One of the eye-witnesses was Julie Delaney - Stormzy, the show will also feature performances from the formance to be "fresh", so kept the knowledge of who sur- who is played by Murray in the movie - and the actress likes of Alt-j, Blossoms, Dinosaur, Glass Animals, J Hus and Kate vived until the end as secret as possible Speaking to the i revealed Delaney was a consultant on the set, though they Tempest. The bash - which is designed to celebrate and pro- newspaper, the actress said: "Kathryn doesn't like people to didn't really speak about the events depicted in the film. She mote the best of UK music - will conclude with the announce- over prepare. "She likes things to feel spontaneous and fresh. said: "We didn't talk about the incident much. It was more ment of the overall winner of the 2017 Hyundai Mercury Prize Some people never got the full script, particularly the guys in about getting to know her as a person and connecting with for Album of the Year. BBC Music will be providing live TV and the movie, she didn't want them to know if they survived or who she was. "She said a couple of things that were really radio coverage of the event on BBC Four and BBC Radio 6 not, so the stakes felt genuinely high." Bigelow, who is the first helpful. One was 'I was a spoilt only child and I felt that I could Music, with BBC Four showing performances from the artists female filmmaker to win an Oscar, has a number of successful get away with anything ' and the other came after I asked her on the night and building up to the announcement of the movies to date and before they met Murray thought she various questions about why she was there at the motel, 'I was award winner. Meanwhile, BBC Two will broadcast a 30-minute would be an "intimidating presence". She said: "I had this idea, just looking for a good time and I'm really not that complicat- documentary that will preview the shortlisted artists for the because of 'The Hurt Locker' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' and the ed', and I found it interesting that someone sees themselves 2017 Prize, interviewing current acts and past Mercury win- intensity of those films, that Kathryn might be an intimidating like that." ners. Tickets for the bash are now available and can be pur- presence, but she is totally the opposite. "She is really kind chased online at www.mercuryprize.com.