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Ben Tipple / 30 July 2020

RuPaul’s Werq The World coming to Cardiff and Brighton

Some of the world's favourite Queens will take to both cities in June 2021.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race ‘s Werq The World 2021 Tour will take to Cardiff and Brighton in June 2021, bringing together iconic queens from across the US, UK and Canadian series.

The all-new production will take to Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on Friday 18 June 2021, and Brighton Centre on Saturday 19 June 2021.

Presented by RuPaul’s Drag Race veteran judge and Strictly Come Dancing competitor Michelle Visage, the fourth outing of the tour will welcome season 12 winner Jaida Essence Hall alongside the likes of season 10’s fourth place competitor Asia O’Hara, season 10 muscle queen Kameron Michaels, season 11’s Plastique Tiara, modern drag icon Vanessa Vanjie and season 11 winner Yvie Oddly.

With its time-travelling theme, the show will also bring stars from across the US, UK and Canadian series to the stage, having recently made its UK debut crowning The Vivienne as winner.

The ever-expanding world of RuPaul has also just wrapped up its fifth outing of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars , but to avoid spoilers we won’t mention the winner here just yet.

The Cardiff and Brighton dates join the previously confirmed European run, offering two very special opportunities to catch the drag action live in the UK.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race is always a huge hit and we look forward to presenting what will be two outrageously entertaining shows,” says Director of Theatre Touring for Cuffe and Taylor, Ben Hatton.

Here are those new dates:

18 June 2021 – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff 19 June 2021 – Brighton Centre, Brighton

Tickets for RuPaul’s Drag Race Werq The World 2021 Tour in Cardiff and Brighton will be available from Friday 7 August 2020 through Ticketmaster.co.uk .

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BWW Review: RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE: WERQ THE WORLD, OVO Hydro

After a two year long wait, the RuPaul's Drag Race: Werq The World tour has finally landed in Glasgow. Hosted by Asia O'Hara, the audience is taken on a journey as O'Hara tries to turn back time to the end of season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race to change herstory forever. Things don't go entirely to plan and the Queens wind up in various different time periods.

The timeline hops from the Spanish/English war to the Mayan era, prehistoric period, the swinging sixties and ancient Greece. The production values here are huge and each performance is quite the spectacle between the stunning costumes, ensemble dancers and huge screens with graphics setting the scene. As someone unfamiliar with RuPaul's Drag Race, I didn't feel as though the Queens were well introduced although I was definitely in the minority as the arena was packed with fans screaming for their favourites. The warmest welcome of the night was held for Rosé as this show was a homecoming for the Scottish Queen. Other performers featured on this tour included Kameron Michaels, Vanessa Vanjie, Yvie Oddly and Jorgeous.

O'Hara makes for an excellent host, providing comedy in between each performance, interacting with the audience and playfully ribbing one of the security guards. The pacing was slightly clunky between the high energy performances and the comedy parts and the production seemed to stop dead in its tracks for the interval.

The highlight of this production is the incredible choreography as the Queens lip-sync along to pop and dance hits. The storyline about the time machine is quite flimsy but provides a vehicle to have each performance take place in a different era with themed costumes. The entrances of each act are brilliantly dramatic and despite a bit of faffing around, Werq The World is a wickedly fun evening of entertainment.

RuPaul's Drag Race: Werq The World is on tour around the UK.

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Review: RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq the World brings Vegas glitz to Manchester

• Written by Mahak Khan
• Last updated 2 years ago

The set of Werk the World , which opened its UK tour at Manchester AO Arena last night, is all about time.

The theme of the show is time travel, with four clocks telling a different time, showcasing different time periods.

Asia O’Hara is trying to get back to Season 10 of RuPaul’s Drag Race , as they mention multiple times throughout the show, which becomes a running joke amongst the audience. 

Before the show, the buzz around the arena is electric. The show is about acceptance and accepting one another and as I look around, there are many people of different ages and races joined together in unity. 

After the first couple of performances, Asia O’Hara gets the crowd involved by picking volunteers to lip sync for their life, which is a common way of elimination in the TV show.

James from Manchester takes the battle in his stride by walking up the steps which no-one (and I mean no-one) has done on the tour.

Shack the TikTok influencer moves their body and showcases flexibility throughout their turn.

They battle against Jorgeous, who is nicknamed the Lip Sync Assassin.

The audience choose the winner by cheering loudly for them – and as you can guess, Manchester chose the local. James made Manchester proud. 

We’re an hour in, and a group of people come in late. Asia stops the lip sync battle because they need to find out why they showed up late.

After the battle, Asia tells us she need to sort something out off stage and the next thing we know they are walking towards the front to have a serious conversation with the late comers.

When asked why they were so late, they gave the most British answer you could imagine: “2 for 1 cocktails!”

Asia find this to be a worthy excuse and lets their leader, Katie, go back to her seat – but not before calling her back and making her give the sassiest walk back. 

The best performance for me was Plastique Tiara’s Ancient Greece set.

They come down from the ceiling dressed in all white resembling an angel as they are wearing wings.

They lip sync Ariana Grande’s God is a Woman before changing into a black one-piece and lip syncing to Ariana Grande’s Dangerous Woman .

I find myself not cheering as I am too struck by the godly presence Plastique radiates. 

There is tons of hairography as each queen moves their hair around during the songs. Jaida Essence Hall even removes their wig during their futuristic era to showcase the union between two genders of female and male. 

Asia O’Hara is the highlight, getting the crowd involved by making them say RuPaul’s iconic lines.

They recruit the steward, Joe, making him say: “To the time machine!”. Which he fails miserably at least three times.

There were so many jokes, my jaw hurt. 

Werq the World is an incredible show that brought all the glitz and glamour from Las Vegas to the lively city of Manchester. 

RuPaul’s Werk the World was at Manchester’s AO Arena on 19th May before the show embarks on a UK tour, with tickets available here .

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Round the World Tickets: The Ultimate Guide (Updated 2024)

Y ou've probably heard about round the world tickets, a one-stop shop approach to cross-continental flying. But let's be real: it's never been easier to book flight tickets yourself, and round the world tickets are pricey. So why do people book round the world tickets, and are they  actually worth the cost?

The quick answer is, it depends . If you're pressed for time, have a seriously fixed itinerary with many international stops to make, it can be cost-wise. However, if you have a whimsical, budget-conscious trip in mind, or are focusing on just one part of the world, there are cheaper options out there that you should know about  (like finding fares yourself on Skyscanner on Kiwi.com ).

So, here's everything you need to know about round the world tickets, followed by our DIY approach that could save you even more money!

• 1 How do Round The World tickets work?
• 2 How to book a round the world ticket
• 3 What are the restrictions and/or setbacks?
• 4 The alternative: book separate flights yourself
• 5 How to book your own round the world trip
• 6 So, what's the cheapest option?
• 7 A Thrifty Case Study: A Round the World Trip from New York City
• 8 What are the alternatives?
• 9 So, is a round the world ticket worth it?

How do Round The World tickets work?

Round the world (RTW) tickets are flight packages that let you visit a number of destinations around the world for one price. These tickets are offered by airline alliances like SkyTeam, Oneworld, and Star Alliance. All the flights in your itinerary must be served by airlines within the chosen alliance.

RTW tickets require you to select your destinations and departure dates in advance. This means you prepay for the pass and book all of your flights before your trip. Note: you don't have to actually fly “around the world” with these tickets , they're also sold as multi-city flights, continent-based travel, or by miles.

The perk of RTW tickets is the ability to book all flights at once at a discounted price, plus ensures a mass accumulation of frequent flyer miles since you'll only be flying partner airlines. You can even purchase part or all of your RTW ticket with relevant miles, where permitted.

How to book a round the world ticket

Round the world tickets can be purchased directly with airline alliances or via  travel agents .

Airline Alliances

• OneWorld Alliance
• Star Alliance

Each alliance offers an online trip planner that allows you to put in every stop of your itinerary and get a price quote. It also makes it easy to work around the restrictions of round the world tickets, warning you when your planned route doesn't meet the requirements. All alliances offer online booking, or you can call one of the participating alliance airlines directly.

Travel Agents

• AirTreks (U.S. – our top choice & has 32+ years experience in RTW planning)
• Liberty Travel (U.S.)
• Flight Centre ( Australia , U.K. , Canada )
• RoundAbout Travel (Australia)
• Student Flights (Australia)
• A travel agent local to you

Travel agents have exclusive access to flight deals, plus receive discounts accessible only via their IATA code. They also save a great deal of time and money whilst adhering to your budget and needs. Find an agency that specializes in round the world tickets, so they're aware of the restrictions and can secure the best price.

What are the restrictions and/or setbacks?

RTW tickets often more expensive than a DIY approach (covered later), especially given they exclude budget airlines. Furthermore, there are restrictions to follow, so ensure you've read the fine print. Such restrictions typically include:

• A minimum number of flights to book (typically three), as well as a maximum
• Flights usually must be within the same airline alliance. This can sometimes result in obscure stopovers to stay with partner alliances.
• Restrictions on the direction of travel (e.g. East to West only) and/or requiring you to cross both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans at least once
• All flights must end in the city you started from and connect from city-to-city (i.e. you can't fly into London, then take a train to fly out of Paris)
• A minimum number of stopovers
• Additional surcharges for itinerary changes and/or flying to certain destinations
• Missing a flight in your itinerary could result in the remaining flights being cancelled, even if days or weeks away

Whew! Though there are many restrictions, most will come up when making your booking . Simply use the round the world ticket planners provided by each alliance, put in your desired destinations, and the options and costs will be presented automatically.

The alternative: book separate flights yourself

The value of a round the world ticket depends on the route you're taking and the flexibility needed. More often than not, you'll find it's cheaper, easier, and more flexible to book your own round the world trip online across several bookings using multi-destination flight search engines like Kiwi.com  and Skyscanner . You also can mix and match airlines, and aren't confined by the restrictions that accompany an actual RTW ticket.

Credit card points programs also allow multi-city flight bookings, effectively allowing you to book your own round the world trip via points or a combination of cash and points. You can readily rack up a significant amount of miles just by hitting the minimum spend within a set time. The Chase Sapphire Preferred is our top pick as a beginner card. On hitting its minimum spend, you can earn up to 60,000 points worth $750 – more than enough for an international flight .

Flight deal subscriptions like Scotts Cheap Flights compile discounted airfare to your inbox, based on the desired departure airports. Whilst this doesn't include RTW flights, this could help you cover some of the legs of your trip, as it has majorly discounted international flights departing the U.S. For those outside America, similar services exist in the U.K. ( Jack's Flight Club ) and Canada ( Next Departure ).

The only major drawbacks with booking a RTW ticket yourself is the time and patience needed to make the booking. Additionally, you may end up with frequent flyer miles spread across a variety of programs, without enough miles in any program to use them. Most likely though, you'll come out ahead financially doing it yourself.

How to book your own round the world trip

Kiwi.com  and Skyscanner are the two flight search engines we recommend for booking your own tickets for a round the world trip. They include budget airlines and let you search multi-destination flights, letting you see prices for your entire itinerary at once.

The key difference between the two is that Skyscanner prefers results from partner airlines , while Kiwi.com will always  mix and match airlines (including budget airlines) for the cheapest price . Either booking site can be beneficial depending on your trip, so to get the best price, be sure to compare results and follow these tips:

• Experiment with  the order of your destinations for the best price. Just because a flight is shorter doesn't mean it will be cheaper.
• Experiment with the  dates of each flight . This can be time consuming, but if you're dedicated, you can shave hundreds of dollars off your total cost by simply finding the cheapest dates for each flight.
• Multi-city and  return flights are often better value than booking many one-way flights when they can all be fulfilled by the same airline/alliance. For example, Virgin Atlantic has routes from New York to London, London to Shanghai, and Shanghai to New York, so making one multi-city booking with this single airline will be cheaper than several individual bookings with different airlines.
• Skyscanner prefers partner airlines that can fulfil the entire itinerary you submit, which doesn't always get you the best price on complex itineraries. So if you have a lot of destinations, split your searches into 3-4 destinations at a time . For example, instead of submitting New York > London  > Paris > Beijing > New York as a single search, try searching New York > London > Paris as one search, and Paris > Prague > Beijing > New York as a second search. You don't have to worry about this on Kiwi.com , which always mixes and matches airlines to get the best results.

So, what's the cheapest option?

In our tests, the DIY approach is always cheaper, but it depends on the kind of trip you're taking. Round the world tickets can cost anywhere from $1,500 USD to $20,000 USD . The price varies greatly, and depends on your departure point, number of flights, distance flown, continents flown to, and flight class.

On the other hand, regular flight ticket prices are all over the map, dependent mostly on supply and demand. Sometimes a flight across continents can be even cheaper than a flight within your own country. Since regular flight tickets include budget airlines , sale and error fares , and you can still take advantage of discounts with partner airlines,  booking your own flight tickets has always been cheaper for us .

The only way to know for sure is to compare. Use the links provided in this guide and see what gives you the best result!

A Thrifty Case Study: A Round the World Trip from New York City

As an example, let's find the best price for the following round the world trip:  New York City > London > Paris > Prague > Beijing > Hong Kong > New York City . We want to go in  April and May , and we are booking now in  January . We'll start on Tuesday, April 10, and schedule each consecutive flight for the following Tuesday.

Option 1: A round the world travel agent

Booking with AirTreks also gives you a team with over 32 years of experience in RTW planning, all your tickets in one spot (instead of many confusing separate bookings), 24/7 support, and better routes (less layover time, more baggage, etc.) If you do find a cheaper fare yourself, let them know – AirTreks tells us they're confident they could beat it!

Option 2: A round the world ticket booked directly with airline alliances

Putting in the same itinerary into each of the airline alliances' round the world trip planner gives us the following totals:

• OneWorld: $3,738.86 USD
• SkyTeam: $3,904.28 USD
• Star Alliance: $4,543.84 USD

Not exactly thrifty, and up to 3x the advertised price of the travel agent! True round the world tickets require strategic planning, so using a travel agent's expertise can save you time and money. But let's take a look at booking regular airline tickets yourself…

Option 3: Book your own tickets using Kiwi.com and Skyscanner

Using the Kiwi.com multicity search feature, we enter our full itinerary, and within minutes, we have a variety of options from $1,390 – $1,434 USD .

As we mentioned, Skyscanner usually just shows results from  partner airlines that can fulfill a ticket for the entire route. This route is pretty complex, and it's unlikely one airline alliance could fulfill it all, so let's  break it up .

After half an hour of trying different combinations of multi-city and one-way searches, the cheapest combination I could find for these dates was

• New York City > London > Paris > Prague: $390 USD
• Prague > Beijing: $283 USD
• Beijing > Hong Kong: $119 USD
• Hong Kong > New York City: $493 USD
• TOTAL TRIP COST: $1,285 USD

This is the cheapest option, beating Kiwi.com by only $105. What's going on here? In short, trial and error. The first batch of airlines aren't partners, but Skyscanner sometimes lets you mix and match airlines by using Kiwi.com for booking. And although there are partner airlines to fulfill the rest of the route, Hong Kong Airlines is an independent budget airline with competitive pricing, so it ended up being cheaper to book the flights separately in order to include their fares.

You can take this even further by testing different dates in your itinerary, as well as the order of your flights. As you can see, the process can be time consuming, but a little time rewards you with hundreds or thousands of dollars saved!

What are the alternatives?

Regional flight passes.

While not a round the world ticket in itself, this type of flight pass might be more sensible for your trip, depending whether you'll be flying a lot in one region versus globally. For instance, if you are planning to take more flights around South America than across continents, then you may be better off investing in one of their regional passes (check our guide here ).

Some examples of regional flight passes include:

• OneWorld single-continent passes: available for Africa, Asia, Japan, Australia & New Zealand, Malaysia, South America, Europe, North America, Middle East, South Asian Sub-Continent
• OneWorld multi-continent passes: rather than flying all the way around the world, these passes let you fly in a circle around one smaller area of the world
• SkyTeam regional passes : available for Asia & Southwest Pacific, Africa, Asia, Europe, Greater China, Russia, and USA & Canada
• Independent airline passes in South America : these work within specific South American countries (check our comprehensive list and guide here )
• Qantas Explorer pass : a flight pass for exploring Australia and New Zealand

Building your own stopover

A stopover – that is, an extended layover where you can actually leave the airport for 1 or more days or weeks – can be added for cheap or free to any trip, all by yourself. Our how-to guide here explains exactly how to do this.

Essentially, you find a flight fare that includes a layover, but instead of rushing to your connecting flight, you spend days or weeks in the layover destination, visiting 2 destinations for the price of 1. Whether you go round the world or not, it's a great way to squeeze more travel value out of your flight costs.

So, is a round the world ticket worth it?

In short, for most travellers, the answer is probably no. There are a certain set of criteria where it could be more cost-effective, and some travellers may prefer the ease of having all of their tickets booked in one pass anyway. However, the fixed timing, many restrictions, and high price are likely to be unappealing to those who are seeking a thriftier approach, especially when it's so easy to book yourself for less with Kiwi.com and Skyscanner .

The Thrifty Gist

• Round the world tickets are usually pricier than self-booking, but offer peace of mind and a pre-set itinerary
• A dedicated RTW agent such as AirTreks can save you a lot of time, with the added benefit of 24/7 support, having all of your flights in one place, established airlines with shorter routes, and over 32 years of experience in RTW planning. AirTreks tells us they're confident they could beat the other prices in this post, so if you find a cheaper fare yourself, let them know!
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THIRD STUDIO ALBUM BUZZ OUT AUGUST 9, 2024

(tour flyer, credit: courtesy of niki/88rising — download here ).

“Something NIKI does really well is get to the emotional heart of the matter.”

“NIKI has returned with a gorgeous piece of folk-pop that’s wise beyond its years.”

“a sonic time capsule of a breakup album that explores heartache in perhaps its most devastating form”

– Vanity Fair

“NIKI has gone from self-made YouTube artist to a history-making star.”

– GRAMMY.com

Today, global icon and singer-songwriter NIKI announces her biggest tour to date spanning 41 markets in North America, Europe, the UK, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. These dates, produced by Live Nation, will celebrate the release of her ambitious and sonically-expansive upcoming album Buzz out August 9, 2024 via 88rising . Fellow singer-songwriters Allison Ponthier and Amy Allen will join as support in North America and Europe, respectively.

TICKETS – NORTH AMERICA: Tickets for shows in North America will be available starting with a Citi presale (details below) beginning today. Fans can also sign up now at nikizefanya.com to access the artist presale beginning Wednesday, May 15 at 10am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale starting Friday, May 17 at 10am local time at nikizefanya.com .

• PRESALE: Citi is the official card of the NIKI: Buzz World Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning today at 10am local time until Thursday, May 16 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit citientertainment.com .

TICKETS – EUROPE/UK: Tickets for shows in Europe/UK will be available starting with a Mastercard presale (details below) beginning Wednesday, May 15. Fans can sign up now at nikizefanya.com to access the artist presale beginning Wednesday, May 15 at 10am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale starting Friday, May 17 at 10am local time at nikizefanya.com .

• MASTERCARD PRESALE: Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in France starting from Wednesday, May 15 at 10am local time until Friday, May 17 at 10am local time. Preferred ticket access is available to Mastercard cardholders in the UK on Friday, May 17 at 10am local time. Visit  www.priceless.com/music  to find out more.

TICKETS – ASIA, AUSTRALIA + NEW ZEALAND: Tickets for all shows in Asia, Australia and New Zealand will go on sale at a later date. Sign up HERE for more info when announced.

Earlier this month, Buzz was announced alongside a lead single “ Too Much Of A Good Thing ” which ushered in this flirty, confessional, and deeply relatable new era for NIKI. Read more about the track in The New York Times and UPROXX , and watch the accompanying music video shot on 16mm film HERE .

(press photo, credit: Courtesy of NIKI/88rising — download HERE )

NORTH AMERICA

Sep 5, 2024 – Toronto ON – Budweiser Stage

Sep 7, 2024 – Boston MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Sep 8, 2024 – Washington DC – The Anthem

Sep 12, 2024 – Philadelphia PA – The Met

Sep 13, 2024 – New York City NY – SummerStage in Central Park

Sep 16, 2024 – Charlotte NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre

Sep 17, 2024 – Atlanta GA – Coca-Cola Roxy

Sep 19, 2024 – Houston TX – 713 Music Hall

Sep 20, 2024 – Austin TX – Moody Amphitheatre

Sep 21, 2024 – Dallas TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Sep 25, 2024 – Chicago IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

Sep 27, 2024 – Minneapolis MN – The Armory

Sep 29, 2024 – Denver CO – Fillmore Auditorium

Oct 1, 2024 – Salt Lake City UT – The Union Event Center

Oct 3, 2024 – Berkeley CA – The Greek Theatre *

Oct 8, 2024 – Phoenix AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre

Oct 10, 2024 – Las Vegas NV – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan

Oct 11, 2024 – Los Angeles CA – The Greek Theatre

Oct 14, 2024 – San Diego CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre

Oct 17, 2024 – Portland OR – Alaska Airlines’ Theater of the Clouds

Oct 18, 2024 – Seattle WA – WAMU Theater at Lumen Field

Oct 19, 2024 – Vancouver BC – Rogers Arena

* Non-Live Nation Date

Oct 27, 2024 – Brussels BE – La Madeleine

Oct 29, 2024 – Cologne DE – Palladium

Nov 1, 2024 – Paris FR – L’Olympia

Nov 2, 2024 – Rotterdam NL – Poppodium 013

Nov 6, 2024 – Manchester UK – O2 Apollo Manchester

Nov 7, 2024 – London UK – OVO Arena, Wembley

Nov 10, 2024 – Dublin IE – 3Olympia Theatre

Feb 9, 2025 – Hong Kong

Feb 11, 2025 – Manila

Feb 12, 2025 – Manila

Feb 14, 2025 – Jakarta

Feb 15, 2025 – Jakarta

Feb 18, 2025 – Singapore

Feb 20, 2025 – Taipei

Feb 22, 2025 – Bangkok

Feb 25, 2025 – Kuala Lumpur

Feb 26, 2025 – Kuala Lumpur

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

Mar 5, 2025 – Perth AU

Mar 7, 2025 – Brisbane AU

Mar 9, 2025 – Sydney AU

Mar 13, 2025 – Melbourne AU

Mar 15, 2025 – Auckland NZ

( Buzz Album Cover — download HERE )

What eventually became Buzz , the third studio album by singer-songwriter and globally-renowned star NIKI, started with an urgent quake from the innermost core of her being. What surfaced in its wake was a collection of warm, stirring folk-rock songs, which crackle and flare like a bonfire between close confidantes. “I went through an identity crisis,” says the 25-year-old of Buzz . “It took a lot of trial and error, and I just stumbled upon pieces of myself along the way. I named it Buzz because it feels like I’m on the precipice of something about to happen.”

For NIKI, things have been happening progressively since she was a high schooler in Jakarta, Indonesia. As a student at an international academy, she cut her teeth scribbling lovesick poems in English class and performed acoustic guitar covers of American pop songs on YouTube. With a six-string in hand, and her family and classmates cheering her on from the audience, Nicole Zefanya then staked her claim to global stardom as NIKI.

And claim it she has – with over three billion streams worldwide , sold out shows on multiple continents, massive sets at festivals across the globe, front row seats at Paris Fashion Week, four songs on a Marvel film’s soundtrack, and some of the most phenomenal, confessional songs being released in 2024, NIKI has already established a veteran’s resume before the age of 25.

On Buzz , her songwriting remains as intimate as ever. In her initial sketches of songs for Buzz , NIKI took cues from other lane-paving women with confessional, honest lyricism soundtracked by guitars. “Joni Mitchell is my songwriting north star,” she says — and uncompromising feminist luminaries like Stevie Nicks, Carly Simon and Liz Phair. To match the wandering spirit of Buzz , NIKI cultivated her own elastic approach to guitar.

To further harness this creative and personal sea change, NIKI began enlisting producers who had worked with her favorite contemporary singer-songwriters. She tapped Tyler Chester, who’d captured tracks with Madison Cunningham and Sara Bareilles; she also recruited Ethan Gruska, who counts Fiona Apple and Phoebe Bridgers as collaborators.

Buzz reverberates with the hard-earned wisdom of a young woman who charges dauntlessly towards her dreams — but can still spare a laugh if she stumbles.

FOR MORE ON NIKI:

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ENSOULED WORLD TOUR 2024 ANNOUNCEMENT

THE THE have announced four major UK headline concerts for September 2024, their first since the hugely successful The Comeback Special world tour in 2018. The UK run includes a show at London’s historic Alexandra Palace. The band will also head out globally next year on their Ensouled world tour, full details of which will be announced shortly.

The 2018 shows marked the first time THE THE had played live in 16 years and included a trio of London shows at The Royal Albert Hall, Brixton Academy and The Troxy – all of which sold out in minutes – followed by a world tour encompassing venues in Europe, North America and Australia. The live show at The Royal Albert Hall was also made available as the eponymous The Comeback Special , a multi-format release which included a double live album, art book and a Tim Pope-directed concert film.

The band’s music inhabits a genre of its own: it is music of long shadows, high hopes, channelled anger, feverish passions and sweetly disturbing poignancy. It is pop and rock, blues and folk, soul and polemic. It spans alienated electronics to twisted cinematic soundtracks, guitar tumbling swing to crimson ballads, rants and prayers to diaries and hymns.

Having released six studio albums since forming in 1979, THE THE are one of the country’s most cherished bands. Always unpredictable, recent years have seen Matt and THE THE make diversions into film soundtracks on Hyena, Tony, Muscle and Moonbug ; in 2018 a beautiful and moving 84-minute film, The Inertia Variations and biography; and Long Shadows, High Hopes: The Life and Times of Matt Johnson & THE THE

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Watch ‘Sweet Bird Of Truth’ from The Comeback Special tour HERE

PRAISE FOR THE 2018 SHOWS:

“When you combine the right songs with the right musicians and an audience that never forgot, it’s like coming home.”

– Pete Paphides  

“Part comeback, part requiem, all extraordinary” – James Hall, The Telegraph

  “Johnson’s great achievement is to have made a body of work that is completely original, yet flows smoothly into the slipstream of accessible, socially conscious alternative rock.”

– Will Hodgkinson, The Times

“Johnson retains a gravel-voiced gravitas, and his band are taut and kinetic on barbed missiles such as ‘Armageddon Days (are here again)’… THE THE really shouldn’t leave it 16 years until their next tour.”

– Ian Gittins, The Guardian

“THE THE sound very much like a band revitalized… Johnson may not have sung publicly for years, but there’s little doubt he’s been practising his scales in private.”

–   Jeremy Allen, The Independent

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Money blog: Darts fans in shock over price of pint; which biscuits have most sugar?

The new energy price cap has been announced, and it means average bills will fall by more than £100 from July. Read about this and the rest of today's consumer and personal finance news - and leave a comment - in the Money blog below.

Friday 24 May 2024 20:40, UK

• Energy bills to be cheaper from July as price cap falls to £1,568
• But predictions say cap will rise again
• What now for mortgages after inflation and election announcements?
• TSB and Nationwide are paying new customers to join  
• June cut in interest rates 'ruled out by inflation figures'
• 'Absolutely disgraceful': Darts fans left in shock over price of pint

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Cara Delevingne's childhood home is up for sale - but it's come to market with a huge £23.5m price tag. 

The 5,456 sq ft property in London's Belgravia was also home to controversial casino and zoo owner John Aspinall in the 1960s. 

Mr Aspinall and the mansion were also linked to the disappearance of Lord Lucan in 1974 - a mystery that still hasn't been solved. 

After he died in 2000, the five-bedroom house was bought by Charles and Pandora Delevingne - the parents of supermodel Cara and her older sisters Chloe and Poppy.

The Grade II-listed building on Lyall Street comes with two reception rooms, a study, a home cinema and a professional chef's kitchen. 

A gym, sauna, steam room and rooftop cocktail bar are also included. 

In around 2014, with their daughters grown up, the Delevingnes moved from the Lyall Street mansion and downsized.

The current owners bought the house a couple of years later and have given the mansion an extensive renovation and modernisation. 

"It is one of the best houses currently available for sale in Belgravia and is immaculately presented and beautifully interior designed," said Charles Lloyd, head of Beauchamp Estates. 

The reason for the fall in the household energy price cap is pretty straightforward - wholesale electricity and gas prices have fallen since the price cap was last set in February this year.

Wholesale gas and electricity prices make up by far the biggest proportion of the energy bills - £720 of the current £1,690 - and Ofgem is assuming, for July, August and September, a wholesale electricity price of 22.36 pence per kilowatt hour (kWh), down from 24.50 pence per kWh during the current quarter.

It is also assuming a wholesale gas price of 5.48 pence per kWh from July to September, down from 6.04 pence per kWh during the current quarter.

That brings down the wholesale energy component of the typical bill (which is based on an assumption that a household will use 12,000 kWh per year of gas and 2,900 kWh of electricity) from £720 to £619.

The question some people may have, though, is why the energy price cap that Ofgem has set for the three months from July remains higher, at £1,568, than the level at which it was set - £1,277 - at the time the energy crisis was sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

At first blush, this seems a reasonable enough question, given that a barrel of Brent Crude - a reasonable enough proxy for wholesale energy prices - stands today at $80.78 (£63.50) per barrel, down from the heights it hit after the invasion.

But bear in mind that, in those days, the price cap was only set by Ofgem every six months, rather than quarterly as at present.

The price cap in place immediately before the crisis came into effect on 1 October 2021 having been set on 6 August that year.

Prior to that, wholesale energy prices had been lower than they are now. The wholesale energy component for the price cap for the winter of 2021/22 was, accordingly, £528 - lower than the £619 it will be from July.

Other costs taken into account by Ofgem are also higher now than they were before Russia invaded Ukraine.

The UK needs "longer term solutions" on energy prices because they are still "record high almost", Sir Keir Starmer has said.

The Labour leader was commenting on a fall in the energy price cap.

From 1 July it will be £1,568 a year - a drop of £122 from the previous quarter. 

But Sir Keir said many people were still struggling to make ends meet.

"Everywhere I go, so many people tell me the cost of living is still bearing down on them," he told Sky News.

"People on a mortgage, [those] coming off a fixed mortgage, know their mortgages are going up by hundreds of pounds.

"Everybody knows prices are still going up - energy prices are still record high almost."

He added: "We need longer term solutions."

Labour's proposed Great British Energy (GBE) would help energy prices "come down for good", Sir Keir claimed.

Asked when energy prices would drop under GBE, and how quickly it could be established, he said: "Certainly by the end of the parliament, and a lot sooner than that.

"We can set up Great British Energy pretty quickly."

Discussions are already under way with potential partners, he added.

Claire Coutinho, the energy secretary, told Sky News that Great British Energy is a "complete gimmick" and a "drop in the ocean".

She also accused Labour of having "no plan" on energy security.

Putting off "life admin" could be costing you thousands of pounds a year, research has suggested.

It is estimated that adults in the UK could save £300 a year by cancelling unused subscriptions, £420 by reviewing their day-to-day finances, and £372 by re-evaluating a gym membership. 

"On average, Brits admit to putting off simple tasks by four to six months," Lloyds Bank said.

When asked why they had been delaying, almost a fifth (18%) said there was no deadline, one in seven (16%) said it was easier to take no action, while for 13% the memory of previous difficulties was off-putting.

Turning to the future, a fifth (20%) admitted not having a pension, while only two fifths (42%) knew how to add more money to their pension if they had one. 

If you are looking for a detailed analysis of today's cut in the energy price cap (see our breaking news post from 7am) then the following from Martin Lewis is worth digesting.

The founder of Money Saving Expert has split his reaction into three sections.

Lewis says the cap will drop on 1 July by an average of 7.2% for Direct Debit customers, 6.9% for prepay customers, and 7.1% for those who pay when they get a bill.

The cap will fall to £1,568 a year - a drop of £122 from the previous quarter. 

Standing charges (what you pay regardless of how much energy you use) "remain high" and are "virtually unchanged", Lewis says.

"All the cut" is via unit rates, he adds.

That means those who use more energy will be seeing bigger savings.

The electricity unit rate for Direct Debit customers from July will be 22.36p/kwH - down 9% from 24.5p, Lewis says.

The electricity standing charge will be 60.12p a day - up from 60.1p.

The gas unit rate will be 5.48p/kwH - down 9% from 6.04p.

And the gas standing charge will be 31.41p - slightly down from 31.43p.

Lewis says the results of a consultation on standing charges are likely to be published sometime in the "summer", adding: "Whenever that is."

As we reported in our post at 7.34am, respected market researcher Cornwall Insight is predicting that bills are likely to rise once more in the run-up to winter. 

Lewis comments: "If they're right this is the last fall, and the coming rises are big.

"On 1 July it's confirmed [the cap] drops 7%, so for every £100 paid today you pay £93. 

"Then on 1 Oct it's predicted to rise 12%, so you'll go back up and be paying £104. 

"Then on 1 Jan the crystal ball is saying it'll stay flat (at £104). 

"All this makes the cheapest fixes, which are currently 9% cheaper than now (so £91 per £100 on the price cap), look a decent bet."

Thousands of darts fans packed out the O2 last night as Luke Littler was crowned champion in the Premier League Darts final.

While his victory was met with big celebrations, the price of a pint left many upset.

Tom Park shared a photo of the menu on X which showed a pint of Camden Hells Lager cost £9.50. 

A Budweiser came in at £8.95 - and it was the same for a Stella Artois. 

Other social media uses responded to his post in shock.

Here are some of the replies we saw: 

• "That's absolutely disgraceful."
• "Bloody hell! That's a joke." 
• "We get so ripped off in this country."
• "£9.50 for a pint of Camden Hells in f****** robbery." 

Two pint offers didn't seem to be any better, with the menu showing the deal just worked out the same as buying two normal pints.

The Money team has contacted the O2 for comment. 

We've spoken a lot about shoplifting, with offences rising to their highest level in 20 years across England and Wales earlier this year. 

But here are two culprits we didn't expect to see... 

A pair of Labradors stealing a loaf of bread from a petrol station in Herefordshire. 

They were captured on CCTV walking down an aisle and picking goods off the shelves before wandering out. 

After the dogs were caught in the act, workers put out an appeal online and reunited them with their owner. 

Don't worry, the petrol station hasn't pursued charges. 

It can be hard to balance the demands of eating well without spending a lot.

In this series, we try to find the healthiest options in the supermarket for the best value - and have enlisted the help of  Sunna Van Kampen , founder of Tonic Health, who went viral on social media for reviewing food in the search of healthier choices.

In this series we don't try to find the outright healthiest option, but help you get better nutritional value for as little money as possible.

Today we're looking at biscuits. 

"When some brands are up to two teaspoons of sugar per biscuit (and we all know you aren't having just one), then we need to look or substitutes or find ways to biscuit smarter for your health," Sunna says. 

The typical biscuit breakdown on average for market leading brands by type:

Freshly baked cookies: 40% sugar or 27g per 66g cookie 

"That's over six teaspoons of sugar - they're also generally the biggest biscuit on the shelf by some distance, so potentially a good choice to avoid," Sunna says. 

Chocolate chip cookies: 34% sugar or 8.6g per 25g cookie 

"That's the equivalent of over two teaspoons of sugar - delicious but there are better options."

Chocolate digestives: 28% sugar or 4.8g per 16.7g biscuit 

"That's a teaspoon per biscuit and I'm definitely not just eating one."

Shortbread: 17% sugar or 2.6g per shortbread 

"Almost half the sugar of a chocolate digestive."

Digestive biscuits: 15% sugar or 2.2g per 15g biscuit 

"These are starting to look a lot healthier as we are only talking half a teaspoon per biscuit."

Rich tea biscuits: 18% sugar or 1.5g per 8.3g biscuit. 

"This one's a bit healthier due to the size, but the best choice is Rich Tea's own 30% less sugar variety.

"That sits at 12% sugar (or just 1.1g per biscuit) - only a quarter of a teaspoon of sugar per biscuit."

The verdict 

The Rich Tea Light biscuit is hard to beat in Sunna's mind. 

"Its low sugar content make it a winner for health-conscious tea drinkers," he says.

"If you eat just four biscuits a week, swapping from chocolate chip cookies to Rich Tea Light could save you over 1.5kg of sugar per year from your diet.

"Small changes make a big impact," Sunna says. 

Digestive biscuits are also a solid choice, especially if you prefer a bit more substance with your tea. 

"For those moments when only chocolate will do, chocolate digestives are the best option, although they have a higher sugar content," he adds. 

Naturally, he urges biscuit-lovers to stay away from fresh-baked cookies and chocolate chip due to the high sugar levels. 

If you're looking to save money, own-brand biscuits from major supermarkets often offer comparable taste at 30-50% discount on average. 

"For example, Tesco's Rich Tea biscuits are just £0.65 per pack or £0.22 per 100g compared with McVities Rich Tea at £0.47 per 100g.

Here's a handy comparison; 

• Supermarket Baked Cookies - £0.68 per 100g
• Fox’s Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies - £1.14 per 100g
• McVities Chocolate Digestives - £0.50 per 100g
• Patterson’s Shortbread - £0.45 per 100g
• McVities Digestives - £0.42 per 100g
• McVities Rich Tea - £0.47 per 100g
• McVities Rich Tea Light - £0.60 per 100g

The nutritionist's view - by Dr Emily Prpa, nutritionist and science manager at Yakult . 

"It's no secret that Brits love biscuits, with a staggering 27 million UK households buying them every year. 

"A little of what you love is not a bad thing, but really it's all about moderation and making some positive swaps.

"For example, consider opting for biscuits that are made with wholemeal flour or whole grains such as oats. 

"Those which contain dried fruits and nuts can provide more fibre than other biscuits to help you meet the NHS-recommended 30g of fibre per day for adults. 

"The majority of your fibre needs to be obtained through other wholegrain sources of pasta and bread, as well as vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts and seeds.

"Fibre aids digestion, helps to regulate bowel movements and is a food source for one's gut bacteria, contributing to a healthy and diverse gut microbiome."

Read more from this series... 

By Sarah Taaffe-Maguire , business reporter

It was already going to be a big week of economic announcements before Rishi Sunak called a general election: April inflation came down - though less than expected - as did retail sales and, from July, so too will the energy price cap. 

At the same time, we learned government borrowing in April was the fourth-highest on record and consumer confidence was that bit better than a month earlier. 

Sterling has come down from the highs reached after inflation data came out - £1 buys £1.27, pretty much back where we started the week. Against the euro, sterling held gains, with a pound equal to €1.1731, up from a €1.1671 low on the Monday open.

The oil price ticked down throughout the week and is now at $81.04 a barrel - down from $84 on Monday, which was already lower than all of April and most of March. It's good news for motorists and should impact prices at the pumps in about 10 days. 

On the stock market front, the FTSE 100 index of the most valuable companies on the London Stock Exchange is down 1.5747% since the week.

There is almost zero chance of a cut in interest rates next month, a senior economist has said.

Michael Saunders, an adviser at Oxford Economics and a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), said Wednesday's higher than expected inflation figures made it very unlikely.

The rate of price rises dropped to 2.3% in April - but economists had been predicting 2.1% .

The general election, called for 4 July, also makes an interest rate cut unlikely, Mr Saunders said.

"They themselves [the MPC] wouldn't want to be a cause of volatility," he told Bloomberg.

"The MPC would be especially reluctant to do a surprise rate change during an election campaign. 

"But, in practice, a June rate cut is already ruled out by inflation figures."

The first rate cut is likely to come in August, Mr Saunders said.

He added: "I do think over the course of the year, markets may now be slightly under-pricing the extent to which interest rates come down.

"I would still say [there will be] three rate cuts - the first one not until August, and then a couple more later in the year."

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A UK lawmaker returns to work as ‘the bionic MP’ after losing his hands and feet to sepsis

Britain’s fractious politicians shared a rare moment of unity on Wednesday when a Conservative lawmaker returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet.

Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay speaks during an interview in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. Mackinlay returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

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Craig Mackinlay, Conservative MP for South Thanet, is applauded by members of parliament as he returns to the House of Commons for the first time since he was rushed into hospital with sepsis on September 28, which left him with both of his hands and feet amputated, at the Parliament in London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. (House of Commons/UK Parliament via AP)

Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay looks up during an interview in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. Mackinlay returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay’s prosthetic hands are seen as he speaks during an interview in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. Mackinlay returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

FILE - The Conservative Party’s Craig Mackinlay, right, waves after winning the count for the South Thanet seat beside, from left, Nigel Farage the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and Al Murray a comedian who performs as “The Pub Landlord” at the Winter Gardens in Margate, south east England, on May 8, 2015. Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay was returning to work on Wednesday, six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s fractious politicians shared a rare moment of unity Wednesday, when a Conservative lawmaker returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet.

As Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay walked unaided into the House of Commons before the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session, government and opposition lawmakers alike rose in a standing ovation.

“As you know, we don’t allow clapping,” Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said as Mackinlay’s wife and 4-year-old daughter watching from the public gallery. “But this is an exception.”

Mackinlay, 57, said he wants to be known as “the bionic MP.” He plans to campaign for greater awareness of the signs of sepsis, and for Britain’s state-funded National Health Service , which treated him and saved his life, to offer better treatment and prosthetics to people who have lost more than one limb.

AP AUDIO: A UK lawmaker returns to work as ‘the bionic MP’ after losing his hands and feet to sepsis

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports a UK lawmaker is back at work after multiple amputations due to an infection.

Addressing his fellow lawmakers in the Commons chamber, Mackinlay thanked Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Hoyle for visiting him while he was in hospital. Referring to the speaker’s formal black tailcoat, he joked that “the rest of the hospital thought I must be dreadfully ill, because they said that guy’s got the funeral director in already.”

He asked Sunak to ensure the health service would “embed recognition of early signs of sepsis.”

“If we can stop somebody ending up like this, I would say that is a job well done,” Mackinlay said.

He also called on health ministers to ensure the “provision of appropriate prosthetics.”

The lawmaker recounted in a series of interviews how he was taken to hospital on Sept. 28 after feeling ill. At the hospital, he said, he turned “bright blue” as sepsis caused clotting that stopped blood getting to his limbs.

Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection that occurs when the immune system overreacts and starts to damage the body’s tissues and organs.

Suffering from septic shock, Mackinlay was put in an induced coma and his wife was told he had a 5% chance of survival.

When he awoke after 16 days, he said his limbs had turned black and were hard “like plastic.” His hands and feet became “desiccated, clenched and drying,” he told the Daily Telegraph.

On Dec. 1, his hands and feet were amputated.

“They managed to save above the elbows and above the knees,” he told the BBC. “So you might say I’m lucky.”

Mackinlay, who has represented the South Thanet district of southeast England in Parliament since 2015, said he plans to run to become a member of Parliament again in the next elections. Sunak later Wednesday called the national elections for July 4.

“People can’t believe how cheerful I have been,” he told the Daily Telegraph. “I have not had much to be cheerful about but that’s my nature. There’s not much you can do about it so there’s not much point in getting upset about it.”

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