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15 June 2023, 10:00 | Updated: 1 August 2023, 10:34

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Country icons The Chicks have announced their return with a 2023 World Tour, and we're giving away tickets!

Their 37-date world tour includes stops in the UK, with Maren Morris as their main support act.

“This last year on the road has been a whirlwind for us, but it’s time to bring the party to the UK and Europe,” The Chicks said.

“We can’t wait to see everyone and play for all our fans across the pond – it’s been a long time coming, and we can’t wait to get back!”

These shows will be The Chicks ’ first dates in the UK for seven years, and we're giving away 12 pairs of tickets!

We're giving away these prizes:

  • 3 x winners of 1 pair of tickets to see the Chicks at Cardiff Castle on 27thJune 2023 (Unreserved Standing)
  • 3 x winners of 1 pair of tickets to see the Chicks at OVO Hydro Glasgow on 28th June 2023 (Seated)
  • 3 x Winners of 1 pair of tickets to see the Chicks at Utilita Arena, Birmingham on 2nd July 2023 (Seated)
  • 3 x Winners of 1 pair of tickets to see the Chicks at AO Arena Manchester on 4th July 2023 (Seated)

The Chicks and Maren Morris are heading out on tour

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General tickets are on sale now.

UK & Ireland Dates:

  • June 27: Cardiff, Cardiff Castle
  • June 28: Glasgow, OVO Arena
  • June 30: Dublin, 3Arena
  • July 2: Birmingham, Utilita Arena
  • July 4: Manchester, AO Arena

The Chicks released their fifth studio album Gaslighter in summer 2020, their first in 14 years.

To win a pair of tickets, enter the competition by answering the question below. Make sure to select which venue you would like to attend using the drop-down form.

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3. To enter the Promotion, you must go online to the Promotion entry page at https://www.smoothradio.com/win/ register your details and submit an answer to the multiple choice question provided.4. Online entry will open at 10:00 on Thursday 15th June 2023 and close at 12:00 on Thursday 22nd June 2023. Entries received before or after this time will not be included in the Promotion.5. Within 2 days of the closing time of the Promotion, all eligible entries will be entered into a draw. 3 correct entries per venue will be selected at random and the winning entrants will be contacted by one of our representatives via email OR telephone on the telephone number on which you entered. If such winner does not respond within 1 day from being contacted, they will forfeit their right to the prize and we shall be entitled to select another winner by another random draw. That subsequent winner must respond to the notification email within 1 days of the date on which they are notified, or they will also forfeit the prize.6. We and the Promotion Partner may publish and publicise your name, social media handle and/or profile picture, your nearest geographical location (for example, your nearest city, town or county) and your entry, and we may refer to your and any applicable third party’s (for example a guest/travel companion) association with the Promotion and/or the prize, in any and all media, worldwide, in perpetuity, for publicity and PR purposes solely in connection with the Promotion.7. In relation to winners (and runners up if applicable), you understand that we and our Promotion Partner may: (i) interview you and your guest(s)/travel companion(s) which we may film, photograph and/or record and; (ii) film, photograph and/or record, you and your guest(s)/travel companion(s) in connection with the Promotion, either by telephone or in person, and we may use such films, recordings and/or photographs for publicity and PR purposes in any and all media, worldwide, as often and for as long as we consider appropriate or desirable, in connection with the Promotion. We may also publish your and your guest(s)/travel companion(s) name, image, social media handle and/or profile picture.

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8. The Promotion is only open to residents of the UK aged 18 and over, and who are based in the UK at the time of entry.9. Entry is restricted to one entry per person; duplicate entries will be excluded from the Promotion.

Prize:10. 3 winning entrants will receive 1 x Pair of tickets to The Chicks at Cardiff Castle on 27th June 2023. (Unreserved Standing)A further 3 winning entrants will receive 1 x Pair of tickets to The Chicks at OVO Hydro Glasgow on 28th June 2023 (Seated)A further 3 winning entrants will receive 1 x Pair of tickets to The Chicks at Utilita arena Birmingham on 2nd July 2023 (Seated)A further 3 winning entrants will receive 1 x Pair of tickets to The Chicks at AO Arena Manchester on 4th July 2023 (Seated)

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The tour launches June 20 in Oslo, Norway and wraps Sept. 18 in Toronto.

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Emily Strayer, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire of The Chicks

Twelve-time Grammy winning trio The Chicks will take their music global this summer, when The Chicks World Tour 2023 launches in June.

Joining them on the outing are “The Bones” hitmaker Maren Morris , Canadian band Wild Rivers and “Better Way” singer Ben Harper , with each act opening select shows throughout the tour. The tour launches on June 20 in Oslo, Norway and wraps Sept. 18 in Toronto, Ontario. Along the way the Chicks will visit more than 30 cities, including 29 stops in North America. Among their U.S. dates are shows in Nashville, Tennessee (July 27); Grand Rapids, Michigan (Aug. 17); Tulsa, Oklahoma (July 21) and Bethel, New York (Aug. 3).

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Tickets will go on sale for all U.S. shows except for Bethel, Hershey, Columbus, St. Paul, & Sioux Falls on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets for shows in Europe, UK, Canada, and St. Paul (U.S.) will go on sale on Friday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets for the Bethel, Hershey, Columbus, and Sioux Falls dates will be available beginning Friday, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. local time.

Prior to the tour launch, The Chicks are slated for their six-concert Las Vegas residency at Zappos Theater starting in May, and will take part in Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday celebration concert on April 30 in Los Angeles.

See the full list of tour dates below:

June 20: Oslo, Norway @ Oslo Spektrum Arena (with Maren Morris)

June 21: Stockholm, Sweden @ Ericsson Globe (with Maren Morris)

June 23: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome (with Maren Morris)

June 27: Cardiff, England @ Cardiff Castle (with Maren Morris)

June 28: Glasgow, United Kingdom @ OVO Hydro (with Maren Morris)

June 30: Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena (with Maren Morris)

July 2: Birmingham, United Kingdom @ Utilita Arena Birmingham (with Maren Morris)

July 4: Manchester, United Kingdom @ AO Arena (with Maren Morris)

July 21: Tulsa, Oklahoma @ BOK Center (with Wild Rivers)

July 25: Louisville, Kentucky @ KFC Yum! Center (with Wild Rivers)

July 27: Nashville, Tennessee @ Bridgestone Arena (with Wild Rivers)

July 29: Knoxville, Tennessee @ Thompson-Boling Arena (with Wild Rivers)

July 30: Greensboro, North Carolina @ Greensboro Coliseum Complex (with Wild Rivers)

Aug. 2: Columbia, Maryland @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (with Wild Rivers)

Aug. 3: Bethel, New York @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (with Wild Rivers)

Aug. 5: Gilford, New Hampshire @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion (with Wild Rivers)

Aug. 6: Saratoga Springs, New York @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (with Wild Rivers)

Aug. 10: Hershey, Pennsylvania @ HersheyPark Stadium (with Ben Harper)

Aug. 11: Canandaigua, New York @ CMAC Performing Arts Center (with Ben Harper)

Aug. 13: Bangor, Maine @ Maine Savings Amphitheater (with Wild Rivers)

Aug. 16: Columbus, Ohio – Nationwide Arena (with Ben Harper)

Aug. 17: Grand Rapids, Michigan @ Van Andel Arena (with Ben Harper)

Aug. 19: Des Moines, Iowa @ Iowa State Fairgrounds (with Ben Harper)

Aug. 25: St. Paul, Minnesota @ Minnesota State Fair (with Wild Rivers)

Aug. 26: Madison, Wisconsin @ Kohl Center (with Ben Harper)

Aug. 29: Kansas City, Missouri @ T-Mobile Center (with Ben Harper)

Aug. 30: Omaha, Nebraska @ CHI Health Center Omaha (with Ben Harper)

Sept. 1: Sioux Falls, South Dakota @ Denny Sanford Premier Center (with Ben Harper)

Sept. 5: Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rogers Arena (with Maren Morris)

Sept. 7: Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome (with Maren Morris)

Sept. 8: Edmonton, Alberta @ Rogers Place (with Maren Morris)

Sept. 10: Saskatoon, SK @ Sasktel Centre (with Maren Morris)

Sept. 15: Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre (with Maren Morris)

Sept. 16: London, ON @ Budweiser Gardens (with Maren Morris)

Sept. 18: Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena (with Maren Morris)

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The Chicks announce four-date UK tour for June and July 2023

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Hot on the heels of their massively successful US tour last summer, The Chicks have announced their return to the global stage with The Chicks 2023 World Tour.

The UK leg of a the 37-date trek visits Cardiff Castle, Glasgow OVO Hydro, Birmingham Utility Arena and Manchester AO Arena this summer.

Special guest all four shows is the incredible Maren Morris.

Tickets to all four dates are on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets now.

The Chicks said: “This last year on the road has been a whirlwind for us but it’s time to bring the party to the UK and Europe. We can’t wait to see everyone and play for all our fans across the pond – it’s been a long time coming, and we can’t wait to get back!”

See The Chicks at the following shows:

Cardiff Castle – 27th

Glasgow OVO Hydro – 28th

Birmingham Utilita Arena – 2nd

Manchester AO Arena – 4th

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13-time GRAMMY® award-winning, multi-platinum selling global superstars, The Chicks announce their return to the global stage with The Chicks 2023 World Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 37-date mega tour kicks off 20 June in Olso, Norway at Spektrum, with stops throughout the UK and Europe before returning to North America.

The Chicks are proud to announce, GRAMMY award-winning country music sensation,  Maren Morris is set as support on The Chicks 2023 World Tour for headline dates in Europe & The UK.

“ This last year on the road has been a whirlwind for us, but it’s time to bring the party to the UK and Europe, ” The Chicks said of the dates. “ We can’t wait to see everyone and play for all our fans across the pond – it’s been a long time coming, and we can’t wait to get back! ”

The run of shows will be The Chicks’ first dates in the UK for seven years and support will come from Maren Morris. General tickets on sale for all Europe & UK dates begin on Friday, 17 February at 10am local. For more information, please visit  https://thechicks.com/tour

UK & Ireland Dates: June 27        Cardiff              Cardiff Castle June 28        Glasgow            OVO Arena June 30        Dublin                3Arena July 2            Birmingham       Utilita Arena July 4            Manchester       AO Arena

After nearly 14 years, The Chicks released their fifth studio album  GASLIGHTER  to rave reviews in July 2020 via Columbia Records. The 12-track record was co-produced by award-winning singer-songwriter, producer, and close friend of the band Jack Antonoff. Listen to  GASLIGHTER   HERE .

Earning universal recognition as the biggest-selling U.S. female band of all time, The Chicks have sold more than 30.5 million albums and are among an elite group of artists and the only female group to achieve multiple “diamond” selling (ten million copies) releases. Counting 13 GRAMMY® Awards, six Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards, and numerous Country Music Association Awards among many other accolades, their last record-breaking studio album, TAKING THE LONG WAY (2006), won five GRAMMY® Awards including “Album of the Year,” “Record of the Year,” and “Song of the Year.” For additional information on The Chicks, please visit  www.thechicks.com

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Today, the 13-time GRAMMY® award-winning, multi-platinum selling global superstars, The Chicks announce their return to the global stage with The Chicks 2023 World Tour. Produced by Live Nation, with stops throughout the UK and Europe before returning to North America.

The Chicks are proud to announce, GRAMMY award-winning country music sensation, Maren Morris is set as support on The Chicks 2023 World Tour for headline dates in Europe & The UK. 

“ This last year on the road has been a whirlwind for us, but it’s time to bring the party to the UK and Europe, ” The Chicks said of the dates. “ We can’t wait to see everyone and play for all our fans across the pond – it’s been a long time coming, and we can’t wait to get back! ”

The run of shows will be The Chicks’ first dates in the UK for seven years and support will come from Maren Morris. General tickets on sale for all Europe & UK dates begin on Friday, 17 February at 10am local.

For more information, please visit https://thechicks.com/tour

UK & Ireland Dates: June 27        Cardiff              Cardiff Castle June 28        Glasgow            OVO Arena June 30        Dublin                3Arena July 2            Birmingham       Utilita Arena July 4            Manchester       AO Arena

After nearly 14 years, The Chicks released their fifth studio album ‘GASLIGHTER’ to rave reviews in July 2020 via Columbia Records. The 12-track record was co-produced by award-winning singer-songwriter, producer, and close friend of the band Jack Antonoff.

Earning universal recognition as the biggest-selling U.S. female band of all time, The Chicks have sold more than 30.5 million albums and are among an elite group of artists and the only female group to achieve multiple “diamond” selling (ten million copies) releases. Counting 13 GRAMMY® Awards, six Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards, and numerous Country Music Association Awards among many other accolades, their last record-breaking studio album, TAKING THE LONG WAY (2006), won five GRAMMY® Awards including “Album of the Year,” “Record of the Year,” and “Song of the Year.”   For additional information on The Chicks, please visit  www.thechicks.com

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Fresh off the heels of their massively successful U.S. tour last summer, the 13-time Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum selling global superstars, The Chicks have announced their return to the global stage with The Chicks 2023 World Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 37-date mega tour kicks off June 20 in Olso, Norway at Spektrum, with stops throughout the UK and Europe before returning to North America in July.

The Chicks are proud to announce, GRAMMY award-winning country music sensation, Maren Morris is set as support on The Chicks 2023 World Tour for headline dates in Europe, U.K. and Canada.

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The Chicks are back on the road. The trio of Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer announced their World Tour 2023 on Tuesday, a 37-show run that will take them from Norway to the U.S. and Canada.

“Thank you to all our fans for making last Summer so fun!” the band wrote on Instagram . “It’s time to get the party going again! We can’t wait to see everyone!”

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The Chicks Announce 2023 Summer World Tour with Maren Morris and More Guests: 'See You Soon'

"We look forward to returning to the road and bringing the show to fans in new cities across the U.S. and Canada," said the country trio in a press statement

The Chicks are ready, ready, ready, ready, ready to hit the road!

After wrapping a U.S. tour last year, the country trio made up of Natalie Maines , Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer announced a new, global run of concerts on Tuesday, which are set to go down this summer with special guests Maren Morris , Ben Harper and Wild Rivers.

"North America! Thank you to all our fans for making last Summer so fun! We look forward to returning to the road and bringing the show to fans in new cities across the U.S. and Canada! See you soon," wrote The Chicks in a press statement, before acknowledging fans in the U.K. and Europe. "We can't wait to see everyone and play for all our fans across the pond — it's been a long time coming, and we can't wait to get back!"

Kicking off in Oslo, Norway on June 20, the "Goodbye Earl" performers will perform throughout the U.K. and Europe through July 4 before launching the North American leg with a show in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 21. After making stops in Tennessee, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa and more states through Sept. 1, they'll wrap the tour with a Canadian string of shows from Sept. 5 to Sept. 18.

Morris will open for The Chicks in the U.K., Europe and Canada, while the U.S. leg will feature Harper at nine shows and Wild Rivers at 12 shows.

Tickets for most U.S. dates will go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. local time, with the Europe, U.K. and Canada dates going on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time. The Bethel, New York; Hershey, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Ohio; and Sioux Falls, North Dakota shows will go on sale Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. local time.

Ahead of the tour, The Chicks will also perform their first-ever concert residency, billed as "The Chicks: Six Nights in Vegas," set to take place in May at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on May 3, 5, 6, 10, 12 and 13.

The Grammy-winning group's most recent album, Gaslighter , was released in 2020.

See below for The Chicks' 2023 summer world tour dates.

June 20 - Oslo, NO - Spektrum

June 21 - Stockholm, SE - Avicii Arena

June 23 - Amsterdam, NL - Ziggo Dome

June 27 - Cardiff, WLS - Cardiff Castle

June 28 - Glasgow, UK - OVO Arena

June 30 - Dublin, DE - 3Arena

July 2 - Birmingham, UK - Utilita Arena

July 4 - Manchester, UK - AO Arena

July 21 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center

July 22 - Little Rock, AR - Simmons Bank Arena

July 25 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum Center

July 27 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena

July 29 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena

July 30 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex

Aug. 2 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Aug. 3 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

Aug. 5 - Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

Aug. 6 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Aug. 10 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium

Aug. 11 - Canandaigua, NY - CMAC

Aug. 13 - Bangor, ME - Maine Savings Amphitheater

Aug. 16 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena

Aug. 17 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Van Andel Arena

Aug. 19 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa Fairgrounds

Aug. 25 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair

Aug. 26 - Madison, WI - Kohl Center Arena

Aug. 29 - Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center

Aug. 30 - Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center Arena

Sept. 1 - Sioux Falls, ND - Denny Sanford Premier Center

Sept. 5 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena

Sept. 7 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome

Sept. 8 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place

Sept. 10 - Saskatoon, SK - SaskTel Centre

Sept. 12 - Winnipeg, MB - Canada Life Centre

Sept. 15 - Ottawa, ON - Richcraft Live at Canadian Tire Centre

Sept. 16 - London, ON - Budweiser Gardens

Sept. 18 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena

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The Chicks confirm 2023 UK arena tour dates: how to get tickets

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  • 15 February 2023

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The iconic country trio will hit arenas in Cardiff, Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester in July

Tallas country music band The Chicks have announced a run of 2023 UK arena tour dates. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 17 February.

The 'Cowboy Take Me Away' group will embark on their World Tour on Tuesday 27 June with a performance at Cardiff Castle before they head to the OVO Hydro in Glasgow the following evening. They'll be joined by American 'The Middle' singer-songwriter Maren Morris for all tour dates.

On Sunday 2 July, the trio will take over Birmingham's Utilita Arena before the UK leg of the tour concludes with a show at Manchester's AO Arena on Tuesday 4 July. See a full list of tour dates and venues below.

The outfit's most recent album is 2020's Gaslighter which includes the popular title track as well as 'Sleep At Night'. The record arrived over 20 years after their debut release Wide Open Space s and the 1999 follow-up Fly .

The Chicks 2023 UK tour dates: Tuesday 27 June – Cardiff Castle Wednesday 28 June – OVO Hydro, Glasgow Sunday 2 July – Utilita Arena, Birmingham Tuesday 4 July – AO Arena, Manchester

Tickets for The Chicks go on sale at 10am on Friday 17 February.

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The Chicks will bring their world tour to the UK & Ireland this summer with support from Maren Morris on select dates.

The Chicks 2023 Tour Dates:

Cardiff Castle, 27 June Glasgow OVO Hydro, 28 Dublin 3Arena, 30 Birmingam Utilita Arena, 02 July Manchester AO Arena, 04

Tickets on sale Friday (17 February) at 10am from Ticketmaster The Ticket Factory

The multi-platinum global superstars will kick-off their 37-date mega tour in Olso, Norway, with stops scheduled across the UK and Europe before returning to North America.

The Chicks commented, “This last year on the road has been a whirlwind for us, but it’s time to bring the party to the UK and Europe…We can’t wait to see everyone and play for all our fans across the pond – it’s been a long time coming, and we can’t wait to get back!”

The run of shows will mark The Chicks’ first UK shows in seven years.

After nearly 14 years, the country icons released their fifth studio album 2020s ‘ GASLIGHTER ’ to rave reviews. The 12-track record was co-produced by award-winning singer-songwriter, producer, and close friend of the band Jack Antonoff.

Earning universal recognition as the biggest-selling U.S. female band of all time, The Chicks have sold over 30.5 million albums and are among an elite group of artists and the only female group to achieve multiple “diamond” selling (ten million copies) releases. They have won 13 Grammy Awards, six Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards and numerous Country Music Association Awards.

Their last record-breaking studio album was 2006s ‘TAKING THE LONG WAY’, which took home five Grammy Awards including ‘Album of the Year’, ‘Record of the Year’ and ‘Song of the Year’.

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  • February 14, 2023

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Maren Morris, Ben Harper & Wild Rivers set to join select dates

Fresh off the heels of their massively successful US tour last summer, the 13-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-Platinum selling global superstars, The Chicks have announced their return to the global stage with The Chicks World Tour 2023. Produced by Live Nation, the 37-date mega tour kicks off June 20th in Olso, Norway at Spektrum, with stops throughout the UK and Europe before returning to North America on July 21st in Tulsa at the BOK Center. The 29-date North American run includes performances in select cities including Nashville, Grand Rapids, Kansas City, Vancouver, and Ottawa before ending at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on September 18th.

The Chicks are proud to announce that Maren Morris is set as support on The Chicks World Tour 2023 for headline dates in Europe, UK, and Canada. World renowned Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ben Harper will be joining the tour for nine select dates in the US beginning August 10th at the Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA, and emerging Canadian folk band, Wild Rivers will be opening for The Chicks on 12 special dates throughout the tour.

“North America! Thank you to all our fans for making last summer so fun! We look forward to returning to the road and bringing the show to fans in new cities across the US and Canada! See you soon,” the band shares.

General ticket on sale for all US shows except for Bethel, Hershey, Columbus, St. Paul, and Sioux Falls will go on sale Thursday, February 16th at 10 am local time. Ticket on sale for dates in Europe, UK, Canada, and St. Paul will begin on Friday, February 17th at 10 am local time, and tickets for the Bethel, Hershey, Columbus, and Sioux Falls dates will be available beginning Friday, February 24ht at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster .

The trio will perform their first-ever Las Vegas engagement, The Chicks: Six Nights in Vegas , at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino ahead of the trek this spring. The shows will be held May 3, 5, 6, 10, 12 and 13th.

After nearly 14 years, The Chicks released their fifth studio album Gaslighter to rave reviews in July 2020 via Columbia Records. The 12-track record was co-produced by award-winning singer-songwriter, producer, and close friend of the band Jack Antonoff.

The Chicks World Tour 2023 Dates:

June 20 – Oslo @ Spektrum June 21 – Stockholm @ Avicii Arena June 23 – Amsterdam @ Ziggo Dome June 27 – Cardiff @ Cardiff Castle June 28 – Glasgow @ OVO Arena June 30 – Dublin @ 3Arena July 2 – Birmingham @ Utilita Arena July 4 – Manchester @ AO Arena July 21 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center July 22 – Little Rock, AR @ Simmons Bank Arena July 25 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum Center July 27 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena July 29 – Knoxville, TN @ Thompson-Boling Arena July 30 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum Complex Aug 2 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion Aug 3 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Aug 5 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion Aug 6 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center Aug 10 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium Aug 11 – Canandaigua, NY @ CMAC Aug 13 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater Aug 16 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena Aug 17 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Van Andel Arena Aug 19 – Des Moines, IA @ Iowa Fairgrounds Aug 25 – St. Paul, MN @ Minnesota State Fair Aug 26 – Madison, WI @ Kohl Center Arena Aug 29 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center Aug 30 – Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center Arena Sept 1 – Sioux Falls, ND @ Denny Sanford Premier Center Sept 5 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena Sept 7 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome Sept 8 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place Sept 10 – Saskatoon, SK @ SaskTel Centre Sept 12 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre Sept 15 – Ottawa, ON @ Richcraft Live at Canadian Tire Centre Sept 16 – London, ON @ Budweiser Gardens Sept 18 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena

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Chappell Roan announces 2024 UK and European tour

The run will mark Roan's largest international headlining shows to date

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Chappell Roan has announced a 2024 UK and European tour.

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The former NME cover star is currently on the road with Olivia Rodrigo , serving as one of the opening acts on the ‘Brutal’ singer’s ‘Guts’ world tour . While on the road, Roan has announced a handful of live dates within the UK and Europe taking place this Autumn.

Her string of gigs will kick off at the Le Bataclan in Paris on September 3. From there, Roan will make stops in Amsterdam, London, Manchester, and Glasgow before wrapping up at the Dublin Academy in Ireland on September 17.

The run of dates mark Roan’s largest international headlining shows to date, including a landmark night at London’s Eventim Apollo. A ticket pre-sale will begin on Wednesday, March 6 at 10 GMT. General ticket sales will commence on Friday, March 8 at 10am GMT. Visit here for tickets and check out a full list of tour dates below.

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Chappell Roan’s 2024 UK and Europe live dates are:

SEPTEMNBER 3 – Paris, France, Le Bataclan 4 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Melkweg 10 – London, UK, Eventim Apollo 13 – Manchester, UK, O2 Ritz 15 – Glasgow, UK,  Saint Lukes 17 – Ireland, Dublin Academy

The shows are in support of her debut LP ‘ The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess ‘. In a four-star review of the LP , NME shared: “These sharp pop moments shine brighter than some of the weaker ballads that pad out the lengthy tracklist. Yet ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’ is a display of Roan’s bold and brazen pen, where she places searing revelations alongside some deliciously cheeky choruses.”

Elsewhere, Roan’s track ‘Red Wine Supernova’ landed the 47th spot on NME ‘s 50 best songs of the year list . Journalist Hannah Mylrea wrote: “Three minutes of unadulterated joy, it came with killer hooks and lyrics ready-made for mass singalongs. Proof: did any pop song this year arrive with a better couplet than: “I heard you like magic / I got a wand and a rabbit”?”

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The Chicks World Tour 2023: Tickets and Dates

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Legendary country band, The Chicks , have announced a series of dates as part of a blockbuster 2023 world tour.

The iconic three-piece will head across the pond for a number of shows in Europe and the UK in June and July, with The Chicks kicking off their colossal global tour in Oslo, Norway.

The Chicks will then bring their expansive arsenal of hits to Sweden and the Netherlands in mid-June, before the chart-topping band head to the UK for four eagerly awaited shows.

This will mark The Chicks’ first UK dates in seven years.

The ‘Cowboy Take Me Away’ hitmakers then return to the US and Canada for a sprawling set of dates across the rest of the summer.

Fans were excited to see Maren Morris being confirmed as the support for The Chicks’ headlining shows in Europe, the UK and Canada. Morris has established herself as one of the leading figures in modern country, and ticket-holders will no doubt be treated to live renditions of ‘Bones’, ‘Circles Around This Town’ and the Grammy-winning ‘My Church’.

For the rest of the world tour dates, The Chicks’ opening acts will be Ben Harper and Wild Rivers.

Before they set off on their 2023 world tour, The Chicks will make a high-profile appearance at Willie Nelson's 90th birthday celebration , which is due to take place across April 29-30 at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl.

The Chicks also have a blockbuster six-date Las Vegas residency lined up for May at Zappos Theater.

For the full list of dates for The Chicks’ 2023 World Tour, see below:

30 - Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Celebration - Los Angeles, California

3 - Zappos Theater - Las Vegas, Nevada

5 - Zappos Theater - Las Vegas, Nevada

6 - Zappos Theater - Las Vegas, Nevada

10 - Zappos Theater - Las Vegas, Nevada

12 - Zappos Theater - Las Vegas, Nevada

13 - Zappos Theater - Las Vegas, Nevada

20 - Oslo Spektrum Arena - Oslo, Norway *

21 - Ericsson Globe - Stockholm, Sweden *

23 - Ziggo Dome - Amsterdam, Netherlands *

27 - Cardiff Castle - Cardiff, UK *

28 - OVO Hydro - Glasgow, UK *

30 - 3Arena - Dublin, Ireland *

2 - Utilita Arena - Birmingham, UK *

4 - AO Arena - Manchester, UK *

6 - Hyde Park - London, UK

8 - Hyde Park - London, UK

21 - BOK Center - Tulsa, OK +

22 - Simmons Bank Arena - North Little Rock, AR +

25 - KFC Yum! Center - Louisville, KY +

27 - Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN +

29 - Thompson-Boling Arena - Knoxville, TN +

30 - Greensboro Coliseum Complex - Greensboro, NC +

2 - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD +

3 - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts - Bethel, NY +

5 - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion - Gilford, NH +

6 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY +

10 - Hersheypark Stadium - Hershey, PA ^

11 - CMAC Performing Arts Center - Canandaigua, NY ^

13 - Maine Savings Amphitheater - Bangor, ME +

16 - Nationwide Arena - Columbus, OH ^

17 - Van Andel Arena - Grand Rapids, MI ^

19 - Iowa State Fairgrounds - Des Moines, IA ^

25 - Minnesota State Fair - Saint Paul, MN +

26 - Kohl Center - Madison, WI ^

29 - T-Mobile Center - Kansas City, MO ^

30 - CHI Health Center - Omaha, NE ^

1 - Denny Sanford Premier Center - Sioux Falls, SD ^

5 - Rogers Arena - Vancouver, BC *

7 - Scotiabank Saddledome - Calgary, AB *

8 - Rogers Place - Edmonton, AB *

10 - Sasktel Centre - Saskatoon, SK *

12 - Canada Life Centre - Winnipeg, MB *

15 - Canadian Tire Centre - Ottawa, ON *

16 - Budweiser Gardens - London, ON *

18 - Scotiabank Arena - Toronto, ON *

Support Key:

* - Maren Morris

+ - Wild Rivers

^ - Ben Chapman

Tickets for all US shows (except for Bethel, Hershey, Columbus, St. Paul, & Sioux Falls) go on-sale February 16 at 10am local time.

Tickets for all UK, Europe and Canada shows (along with St. Paul (US)) will go on-sale February 17 at 10am local time.

Tickets for the Bethel, Hershey, Columbus, and Sioux Falls US dates go on-sale February 24 at 10am local time.

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People who attended a Willy Wonka-inspired “Chocolate Experience” in Glasgow, Scotland, were promised “extraordinary props, oversized lollipops, and a paradise of sweet treats” — all promoted with dreamlike, candy-colored images on its website .  

When ticketholders arrived at the event over the weekend, they instead found a sparsely decorated warehouse with nothing resembling the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” franchise the event invoked in its advertising.

“It was just ridiculous. I mean, just very amateurish. Absolutely nothing like what was described,” said Alana Lockens, who paid £35 per ticket, or $44.40 , to take her two young kids to the experience. “For the sake of my children, we were trying to be happy and smiley so that they wouldn’t pick up on the disappointment and just tried to make the best of a bad situation.”

House of Illuminati's "Willy's Chocolate Experience" event

Outraged attendees immediately began posting their experiences online, calling the event underwhelming and a “scam.” Some people quickly likened the event to the infamous Fyre Festival , a chaotic and pricey island concert that was falsely advertised as a “once-in-a-lifetime musical experience.”

By Saturday afternoon, the experience had been canceled and local police confirmed to NBC News that they were called to the scene after attendees who felt conned began demanding refunds. And further examination, along with interviews of people hired to work the event, hints that artificial intelligence-generated media may have played a key role in creating its veneer.

The event website touted interactive exhibits, and images shared on the site couldn’t be found elsewhere on the internet through reverse image searches. Some bore known hallmarks of AI creation, most notably strange and nonsensical lettering.

Two actors hired for the event who spoke to NBC News said they were promised £500 to perform in themed costumes that weekend. They each said the script they were given appeared AI-generated because of its “gibberish” wording. And when they showed up for rehearsal Friday night, more alarm bells went off.

Michael Archibald said he heard back the same day he applied to the acting gig, which was listed on the jobs site Indeed. When he showed up to rehearse the day before the event, the warehouse still looked barebones beyond a few props, and he said costumes weren’t delivered until rehearsal was nearly over.

Things didn’t look much better when he arrived the next morning.

“I thought, this is where dreams go to die,” he said of his reaction upon walking into the warehouse Saturday. “I already could feel the embarrassment. … I knew the script was AI-generated, as well. I was like, this isn’t normal human writing.”

House of Illuminati's "Willy's Chocolate Experience" event

The event was hosted by the London-based event company House of Illuminati, which was incorporated just three months ago, according to the U.K. government agency Companies House. It describes itself as “a realm where fantasy and reality converge to create unparalleled immersive experiences.” The company didn’t respond to a request for comment Tuesday. 

In the hours after the event’s abrupt cancellation, House of Illuminati posted a now-deleted statement on its Facebook page promising to return attendees’ money.

“Today has been a very stressful and frustrating day for many and for that we are truly sorry. Unfortunately last minute we were let down in many areas of our event and tried our best to continue on and push through and now realise we probably should havd cancelled first thing this morning instead,” the post said. “we fully apologise for what has happened and will be giving full refunds to each and every person that purchased tickets.”

It isn’t entirely clear whether the company used AI to generate its promotional images and character scripts, and the company hasn’t addressed the topic. 

Ever since the ongoing explosion in generative AI technology made it easy for internet users to instantaneously create web copy and images from text prompts, many sellers and services have begun using AI-generated content in their marketing . Deepfakes of celebrities and influencers advertising certain products have also circulated in recent months, tricking some potential buyers.

Paul Connell, another actor hired for the event, said some scenes in the script were “absolute nonsense” and impossible to replicate without special effects. The actors said event organizers soon told them to scrap the scripts and just improvise as the characters they were supposed to play.

At one point, Connell said, the actors began to suspect that the event was a sham and that they were unlikely to receive payment for their work. But after they discussed the situation among themselves, he said, they decided to stay and try to entertain the children as best as they could.

Paul Connell in his Willy Wonka costume

“I just thought of it as I just want the kids to have a good time. So I’m going to be silly and take photographs with them and play little games with them,” Connell said. “There was a little girl dressed as an Oompa Loompa that was just really upset, because she’d expected Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and got a dirty warehouse in Glasgow.”

Connell said the situation began to deteriorate soon after the event began. He said he took a lunch break as his “sanity was starting to go” — and returned to see chaos unfolding.

“There was just a mob of people outside and inside. It was carnage,” Connell said. “I joked when I walked back in, ‘I’ve been at lunch an hour, what’s happened?’ And there was people just running everywhere, shouting, threatening the organizers.”

By then, the Police Service of Scotland had been called to the scene. A spokesperson said in an email that it wasn’t a police matter but that officers offered advice to frustrated attendees.

Lockens said she has received an email confirming her refund but hasn’t yet received the money in her account, which House of Illuminati’s post said can take up to 10 working days.

The company’s director, Billy Coull, appears to have wiped most of his online presence since he drew backlash for the event. Coull didn’t respond to requests for comment through his Instagram page. 

Disgruntled attendees have also created a Facebook group called “ house of Illuminati scam ” to share their experiences at Willy’s Chocolate Experience and organize efforts to secure refunds.

Box Hub, the event venue that rented out its space to House of Illuminati, said in an email that it has been in contact with several parents about offering its venue as a space to host another event for the families who were dismayed by last weekend’s.

“We would love to offer our venue completely free of charge as a gesture of apology on behalf of House of Illuminati, who either have no regards for the families and young children they have disappointed or are too embarrassed to comment,” operations manager Matt Waterfield wrote. 

He reiterated that Box Hub had no involvement with House of Illuminati’s event beyond renting out the Glasgow venue and said the company was “shocked to see the way this event had unravelled after being led to believe this event would be a ‘fully immersive showcase.’”

For Lockens, purchasing five tickets for her family made a sizable dent in her wallet. But she said she thought the experience would be worth it for her children, who are major fans of all things Willy Wonka. (The event’s website said it had no official affiliation with Warner Bros., which owns the rights to the Willy Wonka character.)

“It’s just not what I expected at all, and it certainly was not worth £35 per ticket,” she said. “In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis in the U.K., that’s money that most families won’t be able to afford to part with for something that was just so terrible.”

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World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024: All track and field results - complete list

Find out all the results from the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships which took place in Glasgow from 1-3 March. Read on to discover all the medal winners from the event.

Christian Coleman and Noah Lyles celebrate a USA 1-2 in the men's 60m at the Glasgow 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships

The World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024 were held in Glasgow, Scotland from 1-3 March 2024.

More than 650 competitors from more than 130 countries vied for medals in 26 athletics disciplines – 13 for women, 13 for men,

Scroll down to find out all the results from each final at Glasgow 2024 .

Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record; WL – world lead; AR – area record (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America–Central America–Caribbean, Oceania, South America); NR – national record; PB – personal best; SB – season best; DNF – did not finish; DQ – disqualified

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Results from the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships

Day 1 – 1 march 2024.

Women's shot put results

  • Sarah Mitton (CAN) 20.22m SB 🥇
  • Yemisi Ogunleye (GER) 20.19m PB 🥈
  • Chase Jackson (USA) 19.67m 🥉
  • Maddison-Lee Wesche (NZL) 19.62m PB
  • Jessica Schilder (NED) 19.37m

Women's high jump results

  • Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) 1.99m 🥇
  • Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) 1.97m 🥈
  • Lia Apostolovski (SLO) 1.95m =PB 🥉
  • Christina Honsel (GER) 1.95m =SB
  • Angelina Topić (SRB) 1.92m

Women's pentathlon results

1. Noor Vidts (BEL) 4773 🥇 2. Saga Vanninen (FIN) 4677 🥈 3. Sofie Dokter (NED) 4571 🥉 4. Sveva Gerevini (ITA) 4559 5. Verena Mayr (AUT) 4466

Men's shot put results

  • Ryan Crouser (USA) 22.77m CR 🥇
  • Tom Walsh (NZL) 22.07m 🥈
  • Leonardo Fabbri (ITA) 21.96m 🥉
  • Zane Weir (ITA) 21.85m SB
  • Jacko Gill (NZL) 21.69m SB

Men's 60m results

  • Christian Coleman (USA) 6.41 WL 🥇
  • Noah Lyles (USA) 6.44 🥈
  • Ackeem Blake (JAM) 6.46 🥉
  • Ferdinand Omanyala (KEN) 6.56
  • Henrik Larsson (SWE) 6.56

Day 2 – 2 March 2024

Men's long jump results

  • Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) 8.22m 🥇
  • Mattia Furlani (ITA) 8.22m 🥈
  • Carey McLeod (JAM) 8.21m SB 🥉
  • Simon Batz (GER) 8.06m
  • Jarrion Lawson (USA) 8.06m SB

Women's 3000m results

  • Elle St. Pierre (USA) 8:20.87 CR 🥇
  • Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) 8:21.13 🥈
  • Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) 8:22.68 NR 🥉
  • Jessica Hull (AUS) 8:24.39 AR
  • Laura Muir (GBR) 8:29.76 SB

Men's 3000m results

  • Josh Kerr (GBR) 7:42.98 🥇
  • Yared Nuguse (USA) 7:43.59 SB 🥈
  • Selemon Barega (ETH) 7:43.64 🥉
  • Getnet Wale (ETH) 7:44.77
  • Olin Hacker (USA) 7:45.40 SB

Women's pole vault results

  • Molly Caudery (GBR) 4.80m 🥇
  • Eliza McCartney (NZL) 4.80m 🥈
  • Katie Moon (USA) 4.75m 🥉
  • Angelica Moser (SUI) 4.75m =PB
  • Sandi Morris (USA) 4.65m

Men's triple jump results

  • Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) 17.53m SB 🥇
  • Yasser Mohammed Triki (ALG) 17.35m SB 🥈
  • Tiago Pereira (POR) 17.08m SB 🥉
  • Fang Yaoqing (CHN) 16.93m
  • Emmanuel Ihemeje (ITA) 16.90m

Women's 400m results

  • Femke Bol (NED) 49.17 WR 🥇
  • Lieke Klaver (NED) 50.16 🥈
  • Alexis Holmes (USA) 50.24 PB 🥉
  • Laviai Nielsen (GBR) 50.89 PB
  • Talitha Diggs (USA) 51.23 =SB

Men's 400m results

  • Alexander Doom (BEL) 45.25 NR 🥇
  • Karsten Warholm (NOR) 45.34 SB 🥈
  • Rusheen McDonald (JAM) 45.65 PB 🥉
  • Joao Coelho (POR) 45.86 NR
  • Attila Molnar (HUN) 46.11

Men's 60m hurdles results

  • Grant Holloway (USA) 7.29 =CR 🥇
  • Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli (ITA) 7.43 NR 🥈
  • Just Kwaou-Mathey (FRA) 7.47 🥉
  • Enrique Llopis (ESP) 7.53
  • Jakub Szymanski (POL) 7.53

Women's 60m results

  • Julien Alfred (LCA) 6.98 =WL 🥇
  • Ewa Swoboda (POL) 7.00 🥈
  • Zaynab Dosso (ITA) 7.05 🥉
  • Zoe Hobbs (NZL) 7.06 AR
  • Mikiah Brisco (USA) 7.08

Day 3 – 3 March 2024

Women's triple jump results

  • Thea Lafond (DMA) 15.01m WL 🥇
  • Leyanis Perez Hernandez (CUB) 14.90m SB 🥈
  • Ana Peleteiro-Compaore (ESP) 14.75m SB 🥉
  • Keturah Orji (USA) 14.36m
  • Jasmine Moore (USA) 14.15m

Men's high jump results

  • Hamish Kerr (NZL) 2.36m WL 🥇
  • Shelby McEwen (USA) 2.28m 🥈
  • Woo Sanghyeok (KOR) 2.28m 🥉
  • Oleh Doroshchuk (UKR) 2.24m
  • Jan Stefela (CZE) 2.24m

Men's 4x400m relay results

  • Belgium 3:02.54 WL 🥇
  • United States 3:02.60 SB 🥈
  • Netherlands 3:04.25 NR 🥉
  • Kenya 3:06.71 AR
  • Poland 3:08.00

Women's 4x400m relay results

  • Netherlands 3:25.07 WL 🥇
  • United States 3:25.34 SB 🥈
  • Great Britain & NI 3:26.36 NR 🥉
  • Belgium 3:28.05 NR
  • Ireland 3:28.92

Men's heptathlon results

  • Simon Ehammer (SUI) 6418 WL 🥇
  • Sander Skotheim (NOR) 6407 NR 🥈
  • Johannes Erm (EST) 6340 PB 🥉
  • Ken Mullings (BAH) 6242
  • Makenson Gletty (FRA) 6187

Women's 60m hurdles results

  • Devynne Charlton (BAH) 7.65 WR 🥇
  • Cyrena Samba-Mayela (FRA) 7.74 🥈
  • Pia Skrzyszowska (POL) 7.79 🥉
  • Masai Russell (USA) 7.81
  • Sarah Lavin (IRL) 7.91

Men's 800m results

  • Bryce Hoppel (USA) 1:44.92 WL 🥇
  • Andreas Kramer (SWE) 1:45.27 SB 🥈
  • Eliott Crestan (BEL) 1:45.32 🥉
  • Catalin Tecuceanu (ITA) 1:46.39
  • Mariano Garcia (ESP) 1:48.77

Women's 800m results

  • Tsige Duguma (ETH) 2:01.90 🥇
  • Jemma Reekie (GBR) 2:02.72 🥈
  • Noelie Yarigo (BEN) 2:03.15 🥉
  • Vivian Chebet Kiprotich (KEN) 2:03.76
  • Habitam Alemu (ETH) 2:03.89

Women's long jump results

  • Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA) 7.07m 🥇
  • Monae' Nichols (USA) 6.85m SB 🥈
  • Fatima Diame (ESP) 6.78m SB 🥉
  • Mikaelle Assani (GER) 6.77m
  • Annik Kalin (SUI) 6.75m

Men's 1500m results

  • Geordie Beamish (NZL) 3:36.54 PB 🥇
  • Cole Hocker (USA) 3:36.69 PB 🥈
  • Hobbs Kessler (USA) 3:36.72 🥉
  • Isaac Nader (POR) 3:36.97
  • Narve Gilje Nordas (NOR) 3:37.03

Women's 1500m results

  • Freweyni Hailu (ETH) 4:01.46 🥇
  • Nikki Hiltz (USA) 4:02.32 PB 🥈
  • Emily Mackay (USA) 4:02.69 PB 🥉
  • Georgia Bell (GBR) 4:03.47
  • Diribe Welteji (ETH) 4:03.82

Men's pole vault results

  • Mondo Duplantis (SWE) 6.05m WL 🥇
  • Sam Kendricks (USA) 5.90m 🥈
  • Emmanouil Karalis (GRE) 5.85m SB 🥉
  • Chris Nilsen (USA) 5.75m
  • Kurtis Marschall (AUS) 5.75m

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Kacey Musgraves is taking her Deeper Well album to audiences across the world this year. On Thursday (Feb. 29), the singer announced a new tour that shares its name with the project.

The 2024 Deeper Well World Tour will kick off in late April in Ireland, followed by more European and UK dates throughout the spring. Musgraves is hitting pause for the summer, but in September, her headlining shows will return with a lengthy run of stateside dates (and a couple Canadian stops.) The run will conclude in December with back-to-back hometown dates at Nashville, Tenn.’s Bridgestone Arena.

To punctuate her tour announcement, Musgraves dropped a new song called “Too Good to Be True” — a folky, acoustic guitar-driven ballad that describes new love, combining the hopeful magic of the singer’s Golden Hour era with some of the jaded edge of Star-Crossed . Even as Musgraves is soaking up the moment with her lover, she still can’t help but flinch as she wonders what could go wrong, singing “ Please don’t be too good to be true.”

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Lord Huron, Father John Misty and Nickel Creek are joining Musgraves on various dates on the Deeper Well World Tour; Madi Diaz will handle the opening slot solo for all overseas stops. Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 8. However, multiple pre sales will take place ahead of time. For more details, visit Musgraves’ website .

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Apr. 28 — Dublin, Ireland @ 3Olympia Theatre *

May 1 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso *

May 3 — Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique *

May 5 — Cologne, Germany @ Carlswerk Victoria *

May 6 — Hamburg, Germany @ Docks *

May 9 — Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow *

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May 13 — Wolverhampton, UK @ The Civic at the Halls *

May 14 — London, UK @ Roundhouse *

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Sept. 6 — Boston, Ma. @ TD Garden &^

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Sept. 9 — Newark, N.J. @ Prudential Center &^

Sept. 11 — Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Van Andel Arena &^

Sept. 12 — Rosemont, Ill. @ Allstate Arena &^

Sept. 15 — Greenwood Village, Colo. @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre &^

Sept. 19 — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada @ Rogers Arena &^

Sept. 20 — Seattle, Wa. @ Climate Pledge Arena &^

Sept. 23 — Sacramento, Calif. @ Golden 1 Center &^

Sept. 24 — San Francisco, Calif. @ Chase Center &^

Sept. 27 — Glendale, Ariz. @ Desert Diamond Arena &^

Sept. 28 — Las Vegas, Nev. @ T-Mobile Arena &^

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Oct. 3 — Inglewood, Calif. @ Kia Forum &^

Oct. 4 — Inglewood, Calif. @ Kia Forum &^

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Nov. 7 — Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Scotiabank Arena %^

Nov. 9 — Baltimore, Md. @ CFG Bank Arena %^

Nov. 10 — Pittsburgh, Pa. @ PPG Paints Arena %^

Nov. 12 — Louisville, Ky. @ KFC Yum! Center %^

Nov. 13 — Columbus, Ohio @ Schottenstein Center %^

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Nov. 16 — Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Barclays Center %^

Nov. 21 — Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center %^

Nov. 22 — Dallas, Texas @ American Airlines Center %^

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Nov. 26 — Austin, Texas @ Moody Center %^

Nov. 27 — Austin, Texas @ Moody Center %^

Nov. 29 — Tampa, Fla. @ Amalie Arena %^

Nov. 30 — Hollywood, Fla. @ Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood %^

Dec. 2 — Orlando, Fla. @ Kia Center %^

Dec. 5 — Charlotte, N.C. @ Spectrum Center %^

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12 of the best UK breaks to celebrate spring

From blossom trails to bluebell woods, and foraging to farm stays, we’ve picked some of the finest seasonal getaways

Apples and pears, Herefordshire

This is cider country, and the Brockhampton Estate, near the Worcestershire border, is the largest orchard under the National Trust’s care, with over 145 acres of damson, pear, quince, cherry and apple trees, which blossom in great frothy clouds from late March through April.

They surround a handsome moated manor house, built on fortunes made from fruit (as well as salt and timber) in the middle ages. A cluster of 18th-century former farm buildings have been sensitively converted into holiday lets, including a five-bedroom main farmhouse, a circular flat for two in a hop kiln, and the two-bedroom converted Cart Barn , where the old stable partitions now divide the kitchen and dining space.

The 1½-mile Orchard Trail winds through the blossom as sheep graze between the trees, and longer routes snake around 1,500 acres of park and woodland. In the orchard natural play trail, children can find and captain the Hereford Bull, a replica 200-year-old “trow” (cargo boat) hidden among the trees – and there are Easter egg hunts in the school holidays. A new orchard comprises five interlocking “rooms” representing the seed chambers inside an apple, telling the history of the fruit. Three miles away, the market town of Bromyard has lots of independent shops and cafes, and holds the Bromyard Town Criers festival on 4 May. Seven nights from £999 (sleeps four), nationaltrust.org.uk

Gardens tour of subtropical Cornwall

Rhododendrons and camellias  in flower

Spring awakens early in Cornwall. In the steep, sheltered folds of the Helford Valley, just outside Falmouth, Hotel Meudon ’s nine acres of subtropical gardens are quietly warming up. The path that runs down to Bream Cove is flanked by banks of wild garlic and bluebells, wild cherry blossom sits delicately on the branches and the hotel’s rhododendrons and camellias – coddled by the temperate microclimate – start to bloom in a soft blaze of colour. The garden’s stars include a 10-metre-tall magnolia and a foxglove tree, whose purple blooms smell of parma violets.

This can be the jumping-off point for a glorious Cornish garden tour: Trebah and Glendurgan Gardens are just west along the South West Coast Path, while Trelissick – with its wide River Fal views – jungle-like Penjerrick Garden and the spectacular meadow of bluebells at Enys Gardens are within striking distance. And from 23-24 March, Falmouth is holding its Spring flower show .

Back at the hotel, mid-century-style bedrooms look out across the gardens to the sea, and the restaurant showcases local produce (veg from community-supported Soul Farm down the road; fish straight off the boat). The crowds may swarm in summer, but this is secretly Cornwall’s standout season. Doubles from £129 B&B, two-night stay including dinner on the first night £279, meudon.co.uk

Bluebells galore in East Sussex

Walkwood Wagon, Uckfield, East Sussex

Nothing says springtime like a carpet of bluebells, and in April or early May, guests staying at the cosy Walkwood Wagon , a traditional bow-top caravan in secluded woods, can wake up to this spectacle. Set within a clearing on National Trust-protected land in the High Weald, this romantic bolthole for two will soon be surrounded by those delicate bobbing blooms. Inside, the botanical theme continues: the arching ceiling of the wagon is covered in floral wallpaper. Outside, there’s a wood burner for cooking, and a Swedish bath for soaking in while listening to the rustle of the trees and the occasional steam train hoot from the Bluebell Railway . Those vintage engines run for 11 miles from Sheffield Park to East Grinstead, each stop transporting visitors to a different era: the 1880s (Sheffield Park), the 1920s (Horsted Keynes) and the 1950s (Kingscote).

Bluebell Vineyard produces its fruity Hindleap sparkling wines on the fringes of Winnie-the-Pooh’s Ashdown Forest, and offers tours and wine tastings paired with cheeses from nearby High Weald Dairy. In neighbouring Sheffield Park, walks loop through the wildlife-filled meadows along the River Ouse (kingfishers, butterflies, dragonflies), around the Pulham Falls (which link five mirror-like lakes), and in Walk Wood itself, where local artist Keith Petit has created a series of sculptures. From £140 a night (sleeps two), coolstays.com

Surfing and seabirds in the Inner Hebrides

Blackhouse Watersports centre on beach

As the Hebridean Isle of Tiree wakes from winter, the machair pastures that cover the island bloom with cowslips, primroses and other wildflowers. Soon newly born lambs will roam these grasslands, too. Hardier arrivals will be out on the water – cold water surfers are drawn in by the epic Atlantic swells. There’s nothing between here and Newfoundland.

The strikingly contemporary Reef Inn , with its white-washed bedrooms and big picture windows, reopens on 1 April as the waters start to warm up and the surf schools open. On the south-west coast, the consistent Balephuil break offers great views and is a gentle long run into the beach, perfect for children and beginners. More experienced surfers will like the more challenging swells of Balevullin beach on the north coast, which crashes into a sweep of white sand.

Spring is also the ideal time to take a boat trip to see the colonies of puffins (and thousands of other seabirds) on the neighbouring uninhabited island of Lunga, where the friendly birds will waddle close to visitors, who are advised to lie quietly on their bellies like seals for the best vantage point. Doubles from £130.50 B&B, reef-tiree.com

Organic farm stay, Ceredigion

Bed made of two pianos at Nantgwynfaen Organic Farm

Nantgwynfaen farm in the Teifi Valley, about half an hour by car from Cardigan Bay, is the good life in real life, lovingly run by Amanda and Ken Edwards. There’s a mix of places to sleep: a simple bedroom in the farmhouse (its kingsize bed made on the farm from local alder wood); a retro log cabin called Ty Mamgu (grandma’s house in Welsh); a vintage static caravan; and Ty Nodyn, a former barn with a double bed made from two old pianos and a single bed for kids in the crog loft. When the weather warms up there are also camping pitches, where there may be real Easter bunnies hopping around. The honesty shop stocks the farm’s eggs and own-recipe sausages as well as other organic and vegan treats, such as Ken’s flowerpot loaves, which should be ordered in advance.

Caws Teifi Cheese and Da Mhile organic gin distillery are a couple of miles away, for tastings and extra supplies, and gastropub The Daffodil Inn is down the road. A few miles north, the Llangrannog and Penbryn section of the Wales Coast Path is particularly lovely at this time of year – a mass of yellow gorse and pink thrift in clumps on the rocky ground. Two nights from £120 room-only in The Room at the Top, camping pitches from £15pp a night, organicfarmwales.co.uk

Daffodil dale, North Yorkshire

carpet of daffodils against bare trees

The Farndale Estate , in the North York Moors national park, comes into its own in spring when the valley of the River Dove is filled with tens of thousands of native wild daffodils (smaller and paler than some of their more showy cousins). Thousands of visitors come to see this annual spectacle, so the best bet is to stay in the dale and walk up the 3.5-mile riverside footpath from the village of Lower Mill in the early morning. The estate’s 12 cottages range from converted tin schoolhouse East View, which sleeps two in a wrought iron double bed, to the newly renovated four-bedroom Mill Farmhouse. The Farndale Store, added last year, has shelves of local treats including Roost Coffee from Malton and Cooper King gin from York.

There is plenty more hiking here, and the North York Moors national park website lists routes as well as free guided walks, including to Whorl Hill’s bluebells on 1 May. Dalby Forest, to the south-east, is popular with cyclists for its intense singletrack descents and steep climbs through woodland. Four nights from £635, farndalecottages.co.uk

Causeway Coast hideaway in County Antrim

Sitting room at the Workers Cottage

A 20-minute drive from the famous basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway, the beautifully restored Worker’s Cottage in the grounds of 17th-century Camus House is the perfect base for seeing Northern Ireland’s famous coast. The Causeway Coast, which wriggles from the walled city of Derry to Carrickfergus Castle in the east, can get very crowded, but this is a peaceful spot on the banks of the River Bann, just south of Coleraine. The cottage has two bedrooms overlooking the water, and a kitchen stocked with jars of homemade granola, Bridgetown herbal teas from County Down and some homemade Camus House jam or marmalade.

April is the start of puffin season on rugged Rathlin Island, near Ballycastle, and inland, sustainable Broughgammon Farm runs Easter family fun days (23 and 24 March) with chicks, goats and calves, a spring foraging walk (14 April) and a seasonal farm-to-fork supper club (17 April). Nearby Dunfin Farm offers sheep farming experiences and, in spring, newborn lambs to pet. From £139 a night (sleeps four, two-night minimum), airbnb.co.uk

Lochside swimming and foraging in Argyll

Two cute highland cows

The Pierhouse Hotel sits on the edge of Loch Linnhe, on Scotland’s wildly beautiful west coast. In 2019 – along with much-lauded Three Chimneys on Skye – it became part of the new Wee Hotel Company, founded by Scots-born hotelier Gordon Campbell Gray. It makes the most of its lochside location, with award-winning menus starring langoustines, mussels and lobster from the waters right in front of the hotel.

Among other activities, it offers cold water swimming experiences in the loch with Dan Coyle, known as “Dan the Merman”. The next is on 27 and 28 April, celebrating Là Buidhe Bealltainn (Yellow Day of Beltane), an ancient Celtic celebration midway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. Wild food specialist Lucy Cooke will lead a spring foraging walk along shore, hedgerow and woodland on 18 May. The hotel has also teamed up with Achinreir Farm (home of Highland Fold ice-cream) to offer Whispering Cow walks – which in spring might take in baby Highland “coos” in the fields. There’s also great hiking along the banks of the loch and south towards the great rock arch of Clach Thoull, passing cliffs, beaches and woodland, and spotting seals, deer and plenty of spring birdlife. Doubles from £150 B&B, pierhousehotel.co.uk

Glamping in Monmouthshire

Penhein glamping.

About 200 lambs are expected to be welcomed in the lambing shed at Penhein farm near the Wye Valley this spring. Guests staying in one of the farm’s eight elegant domed tents (with kingsize beds and wood-burning stoves), can also book for the popular Lambing Live Experience (£35 per tent, 29 March-22 April). Hands-on activities might include bottle-feeding and gathering up newborn lambs, putting them in pens and helping to feed the ewes.

Elsewhere on the farm there’s a new wildlife hide for spotting deer and birds and walking trails through 450 acres, as well as bushcraft courses, campfire cookery classes, yoga in the meadow and dawn chorus safaris with birdsong expert Ed Drewitt. International Dawn Chorus Day, the first Sunday in May, is when nature’s symphony is around its peak.

In spring, the yurt-like tents – which nod to the Iranian heritage of one side of the family with hand-blocked motifs on headboards and bedspreads – will be surrounded by wild garlic and bluebells. Nearby, the Chepstow Walking festival crisscrosses the valley from 2-7 April, the Abergavenny Writing festival is on 19-20 April, the Wye Valley River festival is on 3-12 May and family-friendly Devauden Music festival is on 24-26 May. From £295 for two nights (sleeps five), penhein.co.uk

A wheelchair-friendly farmstay in Norfolk

The viewing gallery at Pensthorpe Natural Park.

Chalk streams are often referred to as England’s rainforests for their rare and valuable habitat. One of the longest is the River Wensum, which winds through Norfolk – a site of special scientific interest along its entire length.

Almost three miles of the Wensum runs through Sparham Hall Farm , whose mixture of water meadows, woods, lakes, arable land and pasture is a haven for wildlife: it’s home to badgers, otters (in the lake), and barn and tawny owls. The Buttery is a converted barn designed with wheelchair-users in mind: the kitchen has a low oven and space under the sink and hob, there’s a large, open-plan living area (with mid century-style armchairs and flashes of cheery yellow), and one fully accessible bedroom and wetroom (the other bedroom can be a twin or super king). To get out and about, Norfolk Trails lists access-tested routes with photographs and notes to help those with varying mobility needs. Popular Pensthorpe nature reserve is also a 20-minute drive away, with an accessible Lake Walk and Wetland Walk, plus a hide for spotting cuckoos, chiffchaffs and willow warblers as they return here from their winter migration. Four nights from £460 (sleeps four), sparhamhallfarm.co.uk

Poetic wanderings in the Lakes

Rydal Mount, exterior

William Wordsworth immortalised Ullswater’s daffodils, “tossing their heads in sprightly dance” in his poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud. Guests at Grasmere’s Victorian House hotel can wander in his footsteps. Its 20 bedrooms are furnished with antique finds, upholstered headboards and eye-catching prints; there are also stargazer rooms with telescopes and windows looking out over the fells.

Dove Cottage, where the poet moved with his sister Dorothy in 1799, has been recreated as it would have been over 200 years ago; Wordsworth’s suitcase on the washstand and one room lined with newspaper to keep out the cold. The daffs may be dancing at local community project the Wordsworth Daffodil Garden, next to St Oswald’s Church, where the poet is buried, and the warm, spicy scent of the neighbouring Grasmere Gingerbread Shop fills the air.

Wordsworth’s final Lake District home, Rydal Mount , is an easy walk away along the sombre-sounding Coffin Route, offering views of Windermere and Rydal Water, as well as five acres of gardens, which in spring will be filled with bluebells, rhododendron and, yes, daffodils. Doubles from £127 B&B, victorianhousehotel.co.uk

Food and foraging in Somerset

fish with roasted veg and dill

When chef Nicholas Balfe moved from London to open a restaurant in Somerset in 2021, he swerved the gentrified honeypots of Frome and Bruton and instead chose this former high street bank in pretty South Petherton, just off the A303. At Holm , he has cultivated a community-focused spot – some of the veg comes from the village’s allotment growers, and the new upstairs lounge will host events. When he added seven bedrooms last November, the same ethos applied, with oak cabinets made by Petherton neighbour Tortie Hoare , ceramics from Muchelney Pottery a few villages over, and British wool blankets from Somerset brand Gather .

In March, a series of spring events start with wild garlic foraging on Ham Hill followed by a cookery class and a three-course lunch (6 March). The main menu, too, will focus on seasonal produce, from baby leeks and asparagus to fresh spring salad shoots. Nearby, the gardens at East Lambrook Manor and Barrington Court are starting to burst into life. Later in May, the 180 acres of orchards at Burrow Hill Cider Farm , an hour’s stomp away, will be in full blossom. An orchard trail leads through fluffy white trees then climbs to the top of the titular Burrow Hill for knockout views of the Somerset Levels. Doubles from £140 B&B, foraging classes including cookery session and meal £95pp, holmsomerset.co.uk

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