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The Cure unveils 44-date European tour in 2022, but don’t expect U.S. dates before 2023

Once again teasing a new album, The Cure today announced a mammoth 44-date European arena tour for late 2022 that will take Robert Smith and Co. to 19 counties, a trek that will mark the band’s first non-festival tour in six years.

The tour opens Oct. 6 in Latvia and runs for two months, wrapping up Nov. 11 with a show at London’s Wembley Arena. The Twilight Sad will once again open all dates. See the full itinerary below.

Tickets begin going on sale later this week, with full details available on the band’s website .

But fans in North America hoping to see the band next year will have to wait until 2023. Smith took to Twitter today to that shows in the “rest of the world” are still being finalzied. “A lot of them got pushed back — they will be announced in due course — but won’t now happen until spring 2023.”

But he added: “Yes, we will be playing songs from ‘the new album’ in 2022.”

‘ROW’ SHOWS ARE BEING FINALISED – A LOT OF THEM GOT PUSHED BACK – THEY WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE – BUT WON’T NOW HAPPEN UNTIL SPRING 2023… AND YES, WE WILL BE PLAYING SONGS FROM ‘THE NEW ALBUM’ IN 2022 X #waitingforgodot — ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) December 6, 2021

The band also has confirmed, via its new press photo, that bassist Simon Gallup remains in the lineup, despite his social media announcement in August that he was quitting.

Inducted into the  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame  in 2019, The Cure has been  working on a new album  in recent years, the belated follow-up to 2008’s  4.13 Dream . Smith also has been collaborating of late, singing on new singles from  Gorillaz  and  Chvrches . He also performed live with Gorillaz twice in August.

The 2022 concerts will be the band’s first live performances since before the pandemic, when The Cure followed up its Pasadena Daydream festival in September 2019 with appearances at the Austin City Limits Festival in Austin, Texas, and a one-off stadium concert in Mexico City.

The Cure tour dates

Oct. 6: Riga Arena, Riga, Latvia Oct. 8: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland Oct. 10: Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Sweden Oct. 12: Spektrum, Oslo, Norway Oct. 13: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden Oct. 14: Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Oct. 16: Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany Oct. 17: Quarterback Immobilien Arena, Leipzig, Germany Oct. 18: Mercedes Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany Oct. 20: Tauron Arena, Krakow, Poland Oct. 21: Atlas Arena, Lodz, Poland Oct. 23: Marx Halle, Vienna, Austria Oct. 24: O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Oct. 26 : Arena, Budapest, Hungary Oct. 27: Arena, Zagreb, Croatia Oct. 29: Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany Oct. 31: Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy Nov. 1: Mandela Forum, Firenze, Italy Nov. 3: Kioene Arena, Padova, Italy Nov. 4: Forum, Milan, Italy Nov. 6: Arena, Geneva, Switzerland Nov. 7: Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France Nov. 8: Sud De France Arena, Montpellier, France Nov. 10: Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain Nov. 11: Wizink Centre, Madrid, Spain Nov. 13: Zenith, Toulouse, France Nov. 14: Arkea Arena, Bordeaux, France Nov. 15: Zenith, Nantes, France Nov. 17: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany Nov. 18: Zenith, Strasbourg, France Nov. 19: St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Nov. 21: Hanns-martin-schleyer-halle, Stuttgart, Germany Nov. 22: Lanxess Arena, Koln, Germany Nov. 23: Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium Nov. 25: Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands Nov. 27: Stade, Lievin, France Nov. 28: Accor Arena, Paris, France Dec. 1: 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland Dec. 2: SSE Arena, Belfast, U.K. Dec. 4: Ovo Hydro, Glasgow , U.K. Dec. 6: First Direct Arena, Leeds, U.K. Dec. 7: Utilita Arena, Birmingham, U.K. Dec. 8: Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, U.K. Dec. 11: Wembley SSE Arena, London, U.K.

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Come to Chicago Robert and gang!!!

Come back to Missouri!!

That’s nice and all but the last time they announced a tour in the process of releasing a new album, it got delayed for another year.

Sorry, Bob. I stopped caring about a new album supposedly coming out over a year ago so I’m not the least bit in a rush to see you next year.

I think it’s a bit different when 44 dates are booked with the intention of performing new material. This isn’t morrissey

Robert please schedule St Paul or Minneapolis, Minnesota! You are so loved!

@Cameron: what exactly do you care about now with regard to The Cure, aside from how important it is to you to let them know you don’t care?

I mean, I understand you’re lashing out, undoubtedly out of frustration, but if you really don’t care about the new album, what is it you want?

He wants free tickets and an apology for the pandemic delaying things! Pathetic!

@Cameron I’m sure Robert will be devastated to hear this news from you. It might be reason enough for him to cancel the tour completely!

PLEASE, NO FESTIVAL DATES!!!!

I see that they won’t be playing in Lisbon Portugal…thia is where we saw them play last time we did in a big arena there. Three enores played.

I see the cure are playing in Madrid

I’m going to assume maybe possibly Cameron might be referring to how back in 07-08ish, 4:13 Dream was repeatedly delayed and was supposed to be a double album, or something along those lines. I mean, I get it. It can try your patience after a while if it keeps being told it’s almost done. And in his defense Robert said it was almost done around the Hall of Fame induction which was 2019, so… yeah it’s been a couple years. But, like DW said, why air it out on here if you don’t care? It’s not going to affect the band any, and it’s just wasting energy.

I hope they play Tramps again.

Come to Boston!!!! ❤️

I know Robert Smith is reading this page, so hey Robert, please do as I say and release nothing but good music and play the venues I want and do it now now now. Thanks, Xavier

True fans never complain just happy!! Just like heaven!! Going to see you in England 12/7 and can’t wait. Saw them in Phoenix and San Diego years ago a day sort and they didn’t disappoint as the concert and music was not repetitive! Love you Rob ♥️

Everybody wants to see you guys come to Beaumont Texas we like the Cure to a small town come with LOVE

Detroit is MISSING the CURE !

What about Lisbon, Portugal??? :'(

Dear God in Heaven!!!! Please make it to the West Coast!!!! Better yet, all the way to Hawaii!!!!!!!

April 21st came and went and still no 30th anniversary remaster and reissue of “Wish”. But today, April 23rd 2022, Record Store Day, we will see tons of garbage nobody asked for (America “History” on colored vinyl, Blondie “Sunday Girl” 45RPM 7”, and another picture vinyl Cure release for viewing only). I’d love to see The Cure live in the US but at this pace, I’ll probably catch them in another 25-30 years when I’ll qualify for a front row seat on my wheelchair and hoping my diapers won’t overflow.

Dear Robert Smith will you please at the least play at the Santa Barbara bowl I live in San Luis obispo County California the central coast of California I would appreciate it you have been my idol since high school and I’m 48 now Robert you are a genius you’re lyrics are so awesome please keep the music flowing you guys are so talented with instruments I’m going to be so depressed when the cure is no longer around I hope I die before that I used to rat my hair like Robert Smith and wear makeup to high school

I can’t imagine what is wrong with so many of these “fans”? I love The Cure, and always will! I was at The Hollywood Bowl, in 2016, and at the Forum, in 1986/87. (Can remember specific date), as well as Dodger Stadium in between. I hope you will come back to LA in 2023. I wish I’d purchased tickets to Pasadena Daydreams festival.

My only note would be that while new music is so important, I ALWAYS want to hear the early music, too!!! It is, in my opinion, some of the best songs ever written & performed. So, as rumors swirl that Robert may not tour much more, I ask that you please come back to LA and play your classics at least one more time. Thank you so much for all the brilliant music & memories The Cure have given me over nearly 40 years.

My favorite band and never saw you guys in concert. My bad, I retify the situation ASAP. Denver would LOVE you guys at Ball Arena. Just sayin’ I know the US sucks right now, but your concert would a bright spot here. We need it.

My favorite band and never saw you guys in concert. My bad, I rectify the situation ASAP. Denver would LOVE you guys at Ball Arena. Just sayin’ I know the US sucks right now, but your concert would a bright spot here. We need it.

Bring The Cure to WASHINGTON DC!

Florida needs The Cure ♥️

Please play in Washington state at the Gorge!

Everyone in the world needs The Cure!! Please come to New Orleans la. Music today sucks!!!! Thanks for all the great music

The pink blanket girls need you guys to come to Maryland/ New York area. We will be wearing a pink blanket on our heads. ♥️♥️!!!!! We Love You!!!!

Saw you guys in Antwerp November 2022. I love in South Carolina but will travel to wherever I need to in US to see the Cure again.

Please come to Nashville!! I’m dying to see y’all in person. I absolutely love your music and think you are the hottest singer around. Robert, Mary is such a lucky woman. I’m sure you both feel you’ve had such an amazing life. Love to all of you, and hope to see you soon. Godspeed and blessings to you.

Hi Robert… you are my favorite man… I’ve got lots of memories of you… when I hold up my Robert doll, and catch your eye… I wish this to happen soon again… love forever, DeeDee

wars and rumors of wars….ya’ll come to bayou country for a while… pretty nice and relatively safe here.

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The Cure Set First North American Tour in Seven Years

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The Cure will embark on their first North American tour in seven years this summer as the Rock Hall-inducted band ’s Songs of a Lost World trek have added four additional dates to their previously scheduled slate of 30 shows.

Following their 2022 European jaunt, Robert Smith and company will kick off their 2023 North American dates on May 10 in New Orleans. After circling the U.S. and parts of Canada — including three-night stands at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl and New York’s Madison Square Garden — the leg concludes July 1 in Miami.

The new dates include a stop in Portland as well as additional nights in Montreal, Atlanta, and San Diego. “Please please please don’t buy tickets if you don’t intend [on] going to the show,” the band pleaded on Twitter, hoping their tickets make it into the right hands and don’t end up on secondary markets.

FOUR EXTRA SHOWS ADDED TO OUR ’SHOWS OF A LOST WORLD’ NORTH AMERICAN TOUR – THREE OF THEM ARE ‘EXTRA NIGHTS’ – 21ST MAY SAN DIEGO / 17TH JUNE MONTREAL / 28TH JUNE ATLANTA #ShowsOfALostWorld2023 1/5 pic.twitter.com/BDVMGBnNXB — The Cure (@thecure) April 5, 2023

Fans can sign up for Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan now ahead of the on-sale dates. New dates will be available beginning Friday, April 7 at 10 a.m. local time. The fourth extra show, the Portland stop, will be “an experiment to see whether non-transferable tickets are enough protection,” thus Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan will not be required for those purchases.

Other than the Cure’s 2019 performances at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, the Austin City Limits Festival , and their own Pasadena Daydream fest , the band last staged a North American tour in 2016.

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The 44 shows begin in Riga, Latvia on October 6, 2022 and wrap at London’s SSE Arena on December 11.

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The Cure have shared details of a 44-date UK and European tour next year, including five arena shows in the UK. Check out full dates and ticket details below.

The band will kick the shows off in Riga, Latvia at the city’s arena on October 6, 2022 before wrapping things up at London’s SSE Arena on December 11.

Fans will be treated to a 135 minute show, with mention in a press release of a “67 minute” new album that is yet to be announced. The Cure’s last album was 2008’s 4:13 Dream.

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The news follows the band speaking about their new album, which they previously described as their “most intense, saddest and most emotional record”.

In 2019 frontman Robert Smith told NME that they were looking to finish their “merciless” new album that year – 11 years after its predecessor – adding that it had the working title of ‘Live From The Moon’ and that it was one of three new Cure albums in the works . A year later keyboardist Roger O’Donnell told Classic Pop magazine about what fans can expect from the new record(s), and how he and Smith have felt the pressure after more than a decade without new music.

The Cure have also confirmed that the line-up for the tour will feature bassist Simon Gallup, who said back in August that he had left the band “with a slightly heavy heart,” writing that he’s “fed up of betrayal,” before appearing to confirm in October that he had re-joined the band.

Tickets for the upcoming tour go on sale this Friday (December 10) at 10am and will be available from venues’ online box offices, selected ticket agents and via Bookings Direct. Head to The Cure’s official website for further details. Support for all shows comes from The Twilight Sad.

The Cure play the following UK and European tour dates in 2022:

OCTOBER: 06 – ARENA, Riga, Latvia 08 – HARTWALL ARENA, Helsinki, Finland 10 – AVICII ARENA, Stockholm, Sweden 12 – SPEKTRUM, Oslo, Norway 13 – SCANDINAVIUM, Gothenburg, Sweden 14 – ROYAL ARENA, Copenhagen, Denmark 16 – BARCLAYCARD ARENA, Hamburg, Germany 17 – QUARTERBACK IMMOBILIEN ARENA, Leipzig, Germany 18 – MERCEDES-BENZ ARENA, Berlin, Germany 20 – TAURON ARENA, Krakow, Poland 21 – ATLAS ARENA, Lodz, Poland 23 – MARX HALLE, Vienna, Austria 24 – O2 ARENA, Prague 9, Czech Republic 26 – ARENA, Budapest, Hungary 27 – ARENA, Zagreb, Croatia 29 – OLYMPIAHALLE, Munich, Germany 31 – UNIPOL ARENA, Bologna, Italy

NOVEMBER: 01 – MANDELA FORUM, Florence, Italy 03 – KIOENE ARENA, Padova, Italy 04 – FORUM, Milan, Italy 06 – ARENA, Geneva, Switzerland 07 – HALLE TONY GARNIER, Lyon, France 08 – SUD DE FRANCE ARENA, Montpellier, France 10 – PALAU SANT JORDI, Barcelona, Spain 11 – WIZINK CENTER, Madrid, Spain 13 – ZENITH, Toulouse, France 14 – ARKEA ARENA, Bordeaux, France 15 – ZENITH, Nantes, France 17 – FESTHALLE, Frankfurt, Germany 18 – ZENITH, Strasbourg, France 19 – ST JAKOBSHALLE, Basel, Switzerland 21 – HANS-MARTIN-SCHLEYER-HALLE, Stuttggart, Germany 22 – LANXESS ARENA, Cologne, Germany 23 – SPORTPALEIS, Antwerp, Belgium 25 – ZIGGO DOME, Amsterdam, Netherlands 27 – STADE, Lievin, France 28 – ACCOR ARENA, Paris, France

DECEMBER: 01 – 3ARENA, Dublin, Ireland 02 – SSE, Belfast, Northern Ireland 04 – OVO HYDRO, Glasgow, Scotland 06 – FIRST DIRECT ARENA, Leeds, England 07 – UTILITA ARENA, Birmingham, England 08 – MOTORPOINT ARENA, Cardiff, Wales 11 – THE SSE ARENA, Wembley, London, England.

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As part of their "Euro Tour 2022", British legends The Cure will come to the Uber Arena on 18th of October 2022.

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Their impressive headlining shows in the 2019 festival summer made it clear that The Cure still have exceptional stage presence, even more than 40 years after their formation in 1978. With an immense song selection from 13 studio albums, including groundbreaking pieces like "Disintegration" and "Bloodflowers", as well as over 40 worldwide single hits like "A Forest", "Boys Don't Cry" or "Friday I'm In Love", the band led by frontman Robert Smith has always been a master at turning every concert into a unique experience.

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The Cure have announced details for their upcoming 2022 European Tour with 44 shows across 22 countries  including first direct arena, Leeds on 6th December 2022 also announced is a new 67' album and new 135' show. The Cure will be joined by special guests The Twilight Sad on their 2022 European Tour.

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The Cure Reveals 2022 Dates

by Paul Cashmere on December 7, 2021

The Cure have announced a 44-date UK and European tour for 2022.

The Cure will kick off in Riga, Latvia on October 6 before concluding five arena shows in Britain at London’s SSE Arena on December 11.

Fans will be treated to a 135 minute show and a “67 minute” new album has also been mooted which would mark the group’s first record since 2008’s ‘4:13 Dream’.

The group have confirmed that the line-up for the tour will feature bassist Simon Gallup, who said in August that he had left the band “with a slightly heavy heart” as he was “fed up of betrayal”. Two months later, however, he appeared to confirm that he had re-joined The Cure.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale on Friday (10.12.21) and the group will be supported at all shows by The Twilight Sad.

Frontman Robert Smith previously suggested that their next two albums will be their final full-length releases as the ‘Just Like Heaven’ group have invested a lot of emotional energy into their new work.

The 62-year-old musician said: “The new Cure stuff is very emotional.

“It’s 10 years of life distilled into a couple of hours of intense stuff.

“And I can’t think we’ll ever do anything else. I definitely can’t do this again.”

The Cure 2022 UK Tour Dates:

4 December – Glasgow Ovo Hydro 6 December – Leeds First Direct Arena 7 December – Birmingham Utilita Arena 8 December – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena 11 December– London The SSE Arena Wembley

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The Cure have spoken to NME about progress on their long-awaited new album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’, as well as what to expect from their upcoming tour.

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Having long teased  the band’s long-awaited “merciless” new record – after telling us that two new albums were on the way back at the last NME Awards back in 2020 – Smith revealed to NME earlier this year that one of them would be “real very soon ” and would be called ‘Songs Of A Lost World’.

Then today (Thursday May 19), after he and bandmate and songwriting partner Simon Gallup picked up the Icon Award at the Ivor Novellos , Smith again gave reassurance that the album was on the way and would be out before their upcoming winter tour.

“We will be releasing a new album,” Smith told NME . “I get fed up of saying this now! We will be playing from October and the new album will be out before then. We walked on [stage at the Ivors today] to a bit of new music, actually. Hopefully no one recorded it!”

At this point, Shakira interrupted the interview to shake hands with “her favourite band of all time”, before Gallup replied: “It is a surreal day”.

Back to ‘Songs Of A Lost World’, Smith then confirmed that “it’s almost finished”.

“Reeves [Gabrels] our guitar player has come over from America for the day just to finish a couple of solos, I’ve got to finish a couple of vocals,” he revealed. “Essentially it’s a 12 track album. It’s there, it’s kind of half-mixed and half-finished. It’s a weird thing. It’s kind of evolved over the last two years. It hasn’t always been a good thing to have been left alone with it. You pick at it, like picking at seams, and everything falls apart.

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Smith continued: “It’ll be worth the wait. I think it’s the best thing we’ve done, but then I would say that. I’m not doing an Oasis when I say that, ‘IT’S THE BEST FOOKIN’ ALBUM’. A lot of the songs are difficult to sing, and that’s why it’s taken me a while.”

Discussing the themes and character of the long-awaited follow-up to 2008’s ‘ 4:13 Dream ‘, Smith said that the album “doesn’t have very much light on it” and that it sounds “more like ‘Disintegration’ than ‘Head On The Door’.”

“It’s pretty relentless, which will appeal to the hardcore of our audience, but I don’t think we’ll be getting any Number One singles off it or anything like that!” he laughed. “It’s been quite harrowing, like it has for everyone else.

“I’ve been more privileged than most, but lockdown and COVID has affected me in as much as I’ve lost an entire generation of aunts and uncles in under a year. It’s things like that which have informed the way I’ve been with the record.”

Smith added: “Essentially we recorded two albums in 2019. I’ve been trying to finish two at the same time, which is pretty much impossible. One is nearly ready to go.”

As for the mysterious second record that they’ve been working on, Smith said Cure fans would likely have to wait a little longer to hear that.

“While there are a handful of really good songs, I’ve kind of fallen out of love with others so we’re going to have to record another four or five perhaps,” he said. “If it gets finished, it’s very upbeat. It’s the flip-side to the first one.

“I can’t wait to sing it, actually. I feel quite distraught singing the same songs over and over again.”

Speaking of accepting their Ivor Icon Award with Gallup, with whom he has been part of The Cure’s line-up since 1978 and 1979 respectively, Smith explained what the prize meant and why they songwriting collaboration worked.

“It is a strange one. I was thinking about it when we were walking up to collect the award – it felt strange to be leaving the other three at the table,” he said. “We got an NME Award a couple of years back for Best Festival Headliner . That meant a lot because we don’t often get recognised for that side of what we do live, but this is completely different.

“For me, it’s really lovely that Simon is up there with me. It’s criminal really, because he’s been there all the time.”

As for how they work together when penning material, he said: “With Simon, we send demos back and forth. Because I write the words, I decide what songs are going to progress and which ones aren’t. Often it’s the case that with hindsight I pick the wrong songs.

“I’ve just finished doing the ‘Wish’ remaster, and there are so many of Simon’s demos that never got past the demo stage and remained instrumental – purely because I couldn’t think of any words for them. That’s really sad, because some of them were really great!

“They’re all coming out as instrumentals, and I think there are about 36 unreleased songs coming out on the package. That’s the same every time we do anything. There’s always loads of music, and a lot of it is Simon’s. I just run out of words!”

Fans will get the chance to hear new material live at The Cure’s upcoming 2022 UK and European tour. 

Asked if the gigs will be their legendary usual three hours plus in length, he replied: “Not if my band has anything to do with it! It will be slightly shorter than in the past, if I’m honest. It will be about two and a quarter hours, I think. That’s short!

“There will be a smattering of new stuff as we play through. Essentially the strength of the band live is the catalogue and the songs that we’ve got so it would be pretty dumb to play an hour of new music. Although some people would prefer us to do that!”

Smith added: “The size of the venues we’re playing, you need to engage everyone in the venue. You can’t just concentrate on the handful of people down the front. If it happens it’ll be great…that’s if Europe exists by the time we start…”

Last August,  Gallup announced that he had left The Cure . However, in October, he told a fan on social media that he was still a member of the band . The bassist appeared on stage with Smith at the Ivors tonight, although he did not make an acceptance speech.

Smith’s last public appearances were for the BandLab NME Awards 2022 – where he  picked up the Best Song In The UK Award for his Chvrches collaboration ‘How Not To Drown’ and after performed the track together live for the first time along with a cover of The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven ‘ – and then again for a repeat performance of the songs with Chvrches at their Brixton Academy headline gig a week later .

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The Cure opened their mammoth European tour in Latvia on 6 October with a brand new song called Alone. It was later followed by the debut of Endsong, both believed to feature on the band's forthcoming album Songs Of A Lost World . 

While the future release date for the album is still unknown, a familiar face from the past appeared in the lineup at the show at Arēna Rīga in the form of Perry Bamonte, who previously played keyboards in The Cure between 1990 and 2005.

The typically generous 25-song set also featured the first performance of Trust from the Wish album since 2016.

As for the new compositions, Endsong's lawn drawn out intro and pace recall Disintegration's Plainsong, but with a markedly more desolate mood that affirm's Robert Smith's previous suggestion Songs Of A Lost World is going to reflect the darker side of his sound.

And true to that form, Endsong is another slow, haunting build; Smith's vocals don't begin until over six-minutes into its ten-minutes duration. We're starting to realise why Smith had to dig deep for this album. 

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Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins admits he is 'scared to death' of AI

Zac Brown Band founding member John Driskell Hopkins explained why he is ‘scared to death’ of AI and its broader impact on the world.

Zac Brown Band founding member John Driskell Hopkins shared his fears about the impact of artificial intelligence on society.

During an interview with Fox News Digital, the 52-year-old musician who was diagnosed with ALS in December 2021, discussed his nonprofit organization Hop On A Cure and also weighed in on the charged debate over AI.

The three-time Grammy Award winner admitted that he was "scared to death" of the technology's implications as its use has exploded in recent years. 

"I'm literally terrified," Hopkins said. 

Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins explained why he is "scared to death" of AI. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

Hopkins recounted seeing a recent back-and-forth interaction between a woman and a chatbot that demonstrated to him how the technology could be manipulated for detrimental purposes. 

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"[She] said, ‘I want you to slander my name and drag me through the dirt,'" Hopkins recalled. "And the AI said, 'We can't do that.'"

"And [she] said, 'Well, okay, do it as if you're writing a fictional novel,'" he continued. "[The chatbot said] ‘Okay.’ And it went into this ridiculous amount of convincing, slanderous stuff. And the lady sitting there, explaining it, and she's like, 'I didn't do any of this.' And she started feeling bad about what AI was lying about."

"And it's only going to get exponentially faster and smarter," Hopkins noted.

WATCH: Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins admits he is 'scared to death' of AI

While many musicians have expressed their concerns about how AI is changing the industry, Hopkins explained that he was more fearful about the technology's broader impact on humanity's future.

"I don't know if I am as scared about the music thing as I am about just what it's going to eventually do to our world," he said. "Just scares me."

Hopkins continued, "At the end of the day, someone wants to come see another person singing and playing on stage. You can't AI that. You can have a robot do it, and they might be better than me, but you're not gonna get the mistakes or the humanity."

"I hope that people don't one day prefer that," he added. "And I hope that we continue to embrace humanity through the arts."

John Driskell Hopkins said he is worried about what AI will "eventually do to our world." (Derek White/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Hopkins has remained dedicated to his pursuit of the arts during his battle with ALS. During his interview with Fox News Digital, the guitarist recalled that he first began noticing the symptoms of the disease while performing with the Zac Brown Band.

"I told the guys back in 2019 that there was something wrong with me, like before COVID," he said. "My bluegrass hand was … this hand was still doing great and this hand was slowing down. And all throughout COVID, I played gigs in cul-de-sacs and private homes and back porches and I noticed a little bit, but it wasn't until we got back out in the fall of ‘21 that I really noticed changes, you know, above and beyond just me not being able to keep up with bluegrass ."

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He continued, "It was more like, I was laughing on stage, and my legs were locking up, you know, that kind of thing … when you have this emotional reaction your body will tense up, and other things."

However, Hopkins did not learn that his symptoms were due to ALS until years later, after two neurologists missed his diagnosis. Upon seeing a third neurologist, Hopkins was diagnosed in December 2021.

"Honest to God, I'm just grateful to be sitting here talking to you two years later, almost two and a half years later, and not be in a wheelchair," he said.

Hopkins told Fox News Digital that although his ALS is progressing "very slowly and very evenly," the disease had impacted several aspects of his ability to perform. 

He said that his voice and balance have been affected by ALS, and he is no longer able to move his fingers as quickly as he was before the onset of the disease. 

Six months after being diagnosed with ALS, John Driskell Hopkins founded the nonprofit Hop On A Cure. (Courtesy of Hop On A Cure)

While battling the symptoms of ALS, Hopkins has continued to perform with the Zac Brown Band, which is currently on tour. 

"We had rehearsals last month, and no one complained. So, I'm out there," he said with a laugh. "The minute everyone's like, ‘Uh, dude, you need to kinda hold it back,' I will step away, but, you know, I'm so incredibly good-looking, they have to have me on stage."

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In May 2022, six months after he received the diagnosis, Hopkins launched Hop On A Cure , a nonprofit foundation dedicated to researching ALS – as he told Fox News Digital, "The answer is in the research, and we want to fix it."

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She continued, “Five days a week I undergo athletic, physical and vocal therapy. I work on my toes, my knees, my calves, my fingers, my singing, my voice… I have to learn to live with it now and stop questioning myself. At the beginning I would ask myself: why me? How did this happen? What have I done? Is this my fault?”

Dion says she doesn’t have the answers as to why she got this illness and she only has two options, “Either I train like an athlete and work super hard, or I switch off and it’s over, I stay at home, listen to my songs, stand in front of my mirror and sing to myself. I’ve chosen to work with all my body and soul, from head to toe, with a medical team. I want to be the best I can be. My goal is to see the Eiffel Tower again!”

The “My Heart Will Go On” singer says that it’s her family, children, and fans that keep her strong and is grateful she has the means to have good doctors and treatments, adding, “I have this strength within me. I know that nothing is going to stop me.”

Since being diagnosed with SPS, Dion has been largely kept out of the public eye. In February of this year, she made a surprise appearance at the Grammys and presented an award to Taylor Swift .

When asked about getting back on stage and touring again, Dion said, “I can’t answer that… Because for four years I’ve been saying to myself that I’m not going back, that I’m ready, that I’m not ready… As things stand, I can’t stand here and say to you: ‘Yes, in four months’ [I will return]. I don’t know… My body will tell me.”

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New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Recognising market demand, the Moscow City Tourism Committee organized a conference for representatives of the Indian MICE industry, to introduce them to the tourism strengths of the Russian capital.

MICE stands for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions, and is a type of tourism in which large groups, usually plan things well in advance.

The event took place on April 19 in Delhi and brought together over 100 participants from MICE agencies of both countries, corporate customers, representatives of the travel industry in Moscow, Aeroflot and the Indian branches of Sberbank.

Business tourism is one of the most promising directions for Moscow.

In 2023, the capital was visited by 3.7 million business tourists – 7 per cent more than in 2022. And India remains one of the leaders among visitors from non-CIS countries in terms of the number of business travellers.

“The Russian capital as a centre of business tourism and corporate events is already an established and a strong brand in the international arena,” commented Anastasia Popova, Deputy General Director for International and Industry Cooperation of Project Office for the Development of Tourism and Hospitality in Moscow.

“Now our task is to demonstrate to our Indian partners all the possibilities of organizing high-value MICE events in Moscow in combination with already proven tourist programs,” said Popova.

At the Shaping MICE Future Conference, industry experts from Russia and India pronounced statements and speeches on the future of MICE events in these two countries, a presentation of the MICE potential of Moscow was showcased, and an analytical report on the state of the outbound MICE market in India was presented to the visitors.

During the panel discussion, participants assessed the current status and interaction peculiarities with the MICE market in India and developed recommendations for the MICE industry in Moscow during the general brainstorming session.

Representatives of the Indian MICE industry participated in B2B negotiations to find new cross-partners in the Moscow business environment and among representatives of the hospitality industry.

Representatives of the MICE industry took part in the event from Moscow.

Among them were DMC (Grand Rus, Academservice, Headed Goose, Satguru Travel, Isba Rus, Hug the Bear, Mellenium Group) as well as representatives of other partners interested in the development of MICE cooperation between Russia and India: Global transfers provider i’way and hotels Edge Seligerskaya and Edge Vinogradovo Moscow by Rotana.

“In 2024, we have witnessed a significant surge (more than quadruple) in the demand for transfers by Russians visiting India, both for business and leisure purposes. Muscovites are leading the trend, with 80 per cent of transfer bookings originating from the capital since the beginning of the year. Additionally, we observe a growing interest from Indian tourism agencies in exploring Russia, resulting in a substantial increase in our collaboration,” commented Dmitriy Saraykin, co-founder of Global Transfer Provider i’way.

The Shaping MICE Future conference allowed the Moscow City Tourism Committee to form a pool of MICE industry representatives in Moscow to prioritize incoming requests for events and clarify India’s requirements for business and corporate events to build mutually effective work. Indian colleagues received up-to-date information about Moscow as a safe and attractive MICE destination and were able to find potential partners among representatives of the MICE industry of the Russian capital and were able to present the MICE market in India.

“The event served as a remarkable platform for fostering meaningful dialogue and collaboration within the tourism industry. The event provided us with invaluable opportunities to engage with key stakeholders from the tourism department, as well as tour operators and service providers. The insights gained during the event underscored the Moscow City Tourism Committee’s keen interest in the Indian outbound market, and we are optimistic about the promising prospects for Moscow as a destination, particularly in the post-pandemic landscape. We firmly believe that with concerted efforts and strategic initiatives, Moscow has the potential to emerge as a top-choice destination for Indian tourists,” said Mudit Mathur, director of Tours Delite India, representing Academ Service – Russia in India.

The conference also assessed the solutions to foreign demand for non-standard venues and elements in MICE programs, such as museums, parks, theaters and others. Holding MICE events at offbeat locations, such as the State Historical Museum, the Moscow Planetarium and Khudozhestvenny Cinema, is becoming popular.

This helps to attract conference organizers and creates a unique experience for the participants. Working in this format, many visitors who come to Moscow on a business trip want to return with their families and spend time as regular tourists. (ANI)

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Celine Dion says she hopes one day to be well enough to perform for audiences again.

The 56-year-old Grammy winner, who appears on the May 2024 cover of Vogue France , told the publication she was training "like an athlete" to manage her health after being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome.

"Five days a week I undergo athletic, physical and vocal therapy. I work on my toes, my knees, my calves, my fingers, my singing, my voice," explained the mom of three .

“I have to learn to live with it now and stop questioning myself. At the beginning I would ask myself: why me? How did this happen? What have I done? Is this my fault?” she added.

When the publication suggested Dion would be onstage and touring again one day, she responded, "I can’t answer that… Because for four years I’ve been saying to myself that I’m not going back, that I’m ready, that I’m not ready... As things stand, I can’t stand here and say to you: 'Yes, in four months.' I don’t know... My body will tell me.

"On the other hand," she added, "I don’t just want to wait. It’s morally hard to live from day to day. It’s hard, I’m working very hard and tomorrow will be even harder. Tomorrow is another day. But there’s one thing that will never stop, and that’s the will. It’s the passion. It’s the dream. It’s the determination."

The “My Heart Will Go On” singer first revealed she had been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome in an emotional video in December 2022.

SPS is a rare, progressive neurological disorder that can cause stiff muscles in the torso, arms and legs, as well as muscle spasms in response to greater sensitivity to noise, touch and emotional distress, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke .

Prior to sharing news of her diagnosis, Dion had canceled tour dates multiple times over the course of 2022. She later canceled all remaining dates on her world tour , explaining in a statement that the challenges of SPS were preventing her from being able to perform.

While speaking to Vogue France, the "It’s All Coming Back to Me Now" singer said she hopes a "miracle" cure can be found for SPS. But for now she is trying to "learn to live with it."

"I have this illness for some unknown reason," she said. "The way I see it, I have two choices. Either I train like an athlete and work super hard, or I switch off and it’s over, I stay at home, listen to my songs, stand in front of my mirror and sing to myself. I’ve chosen to work with all my body and soul, from head to toe, with a medical team. I want to be the best I can be. My goal is to see the Eiffel Tower again!"

Whether or not she performs onstage again, Dion said she will always feel a passion for singing.

"I started performing when I was 5. Did I want to be a singer? I never had time to ask myself that question. Did people come to see me to hear me tell jokes or to hear me sing? I am a singer.

"I sing in English, in French, I’ve sung in Mandarin, I’ve sung in Japanese, in Spanish and in Italian and people have come, they’ve always come," she added. "That, for me, was the proof that I was, and that I am, truly a singer. One thing’s for sure, I’ll love that feeling until the day I die."

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You will be told of the street’s interesting history and view the street’s artisan culture. You will also have the opportunity to view and purchase souvenirs from the...

Tour to Sergiev Posad with transport

Considered by some to be the Russian Vatican, Sergiev Posad is the temporary residence of the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Trinity St. Sergius Monastery (Lavra)...

Tour to Kuskovo with transport

The Kuskovo Estate often called the Moscow Versailles due to its perfectly preserved French park, is an example of an 18th century, luxurious Moscow summer residence. Its history...

Tour to Tsaritsyno with transport

The Tsaritsyno Estate is located in the southern part of Moscow. The estate was constructed for Catherine the Great by the Russian architects Bazhenov and Kazakov in a romantic...

Moscow Metro and Old Arbat Tour

The Moscow Metro is one of the largest and most grandly built metro systems in the world. It was meant to be a showcase of the Soviet Union’s achievements for both the Russians...

Vodka Museum Tour with transport (excursion and vodka tasting)

Vodka is an important component of Russian life, an element of national identity and everyday culture. We invite you to visit the Vodka Museum and feel the atmosphere of long-gone...

Mikhail Bulgakov Apartment Museum

This apartment museum located close to Patriarch Ponds became the prototype of the "bad apartment" described in the novel "The Master and Margarita." Currently the museum's...

Kremlin, Red Sq., Cathedrals & Diamond Fund Tour

The State Museum of Lev Tolstoy Tour

Take this opportunity to learn more about the Russian writer Lev Tolstoy. During the visit to the museum you will see part of a vast collection of exhibits connected to Tolstoy...

Novodevichy Convent Tour with transport

Tour of the Novodevichy Monastery. Founded in 1524 by Grand Prince VasiliIoanovich, the original convent was enclosed by fortified walls and contained 12 towers. The structure...

City Tour with Visit to St. Basils & Red Sq. with transport

Panoramic City Tour. This Moscow tour is a great start to your trip and the best way to get acquainted with many of the city’s major highlights. Our professional guide will...

City Tour of Moscow

Head to the heart of Moscow with a professional guide on a 4-hour private walk through the city center. See Tverskaya and Old Arbat streets, Theatre Square with the world-famous...

Moscow Metro walking tour

Kremlin, Red Square and Cathedrals Tour

KGB Tour with transport

This is a very interesting and insightful tour. You will visit places connected with Stalin’s terror - a time of great repression and fear. You will be shown monuments to...

Soviet and Post-Soviet Moscow Tour

The tour begins with a drive or walk down Tverskaya Street – a Soviet masterpiece. In the years of Soviet power, Tverskaya began to undergo a transformation: it was widened...

Tretyakov State Gallery Tour

This world-famous gallery contains masterpieces of Russian art beginning in the 10th century up until today. You will view exquisite Russian icons and paintings from the 18th and...

Jewish Heritage of Moscow Tour

This tour offers a detailed look into the history and present-day life of the Jewish community of Moscow. On the tour, you will visit sites connected with the cultural and religious...

Vodka Museum Tour with transport (excursion only)

Lena, our guide in Moscow was excellent. She was very knowledgable and could answer any question we had for her. We liked that she could pick up on our interests and take us places we might not have thought of to go. When we realized that one of the places we had chosen to see would probably not be that interesting to us, she was able to arrange entry to the Diamond Fund and the Armoury for us. Riding the Metro with Lena was a real adventure and a lot of fun. In Saint Petersburg we found Anna well versed in the history of the Tsars and in the Hermitage collection. Arkady in Veliky Novgorod was a very good guide and answered all of our questions with ease. Novgorod was perhaps a long way to go for a day trip, but we did enjoy it. Vasily was a great driver to have and kept us safe with good humour and skill. We enjoyed ourselves so much, my daughter says she is already planning to return. We would both have no hesistation to recommend ExpresstoRussia to anyone we know.

Just wanted to let you know that My grandson Bruno and I couldn´t have been more pleased with our week in Moscow (6/15 - 6/21). We were absolutely enchanted with the whole experience, including getting lost a couple of times in the Metro during our free time. Although both our guides (both Eleanas) were excellent, I would particularly commend the first one (she took us to the Tatiakov, the KGB tour, and to that beautiful cemetery where so many great Russian artists, authors, composers, musicians, militarists, and politicians are buried). Her knowledge is encyclopedic; and her understanding of today´s Russia as a product of its past was, for us, truly enlightening. I will be taking another tour in Russia, with my wife, within the next two or three years. I will be in touch with you when the time comes. Meanwhile, I will refer you to other potential visitors to Russia as I meet them.

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Our Moscow tours are land only meaning that you arrange your own air travel to Russia and our expert staff meets you at the airport and handles everything else from there. Our online Airline Ticket booking system offers some of the most competitive rates to Russia available on the web so if you need tickets, please visit our Russian air ticket center . Rest assured that you will be taken great care of on one of our Moscow tours. Express to Russia has a fully staffed office in Moscow that will help to make your visit fun, informative and unforgettable. Please remember that of all these tours are private and can be adjusted to your taste. You can add, replace or skip some sights; you can add more days to the package or cut the tour short. Our specialists will be glad to help you create the tour of your dreams!

Moscow, a City Like No Other

Moscow is Russia’s largest city with a population of between 12 and 13 million. It is also Europe’s largest city and when you visit Moscow, you can feel it. The layout and architecture of the city is eclectic, ranging from crooked, ancient streets and alleyways to wide, bustling boulevards, from medieval churches to Stalin skyscrapers and to modern, glass buildings towering over everything and of course in the center of it all is the Kremlin and the magnificent Red Square. Moscow is also home to a fantastic, efficient and very beautiful metro system – each station having its own special design. In fact, Express to Russia’s Moscow metro tours and excursions are some of our most popular attractions that we offer. On our Moscow tours, you will see this and more.

Moscow Tours centering on Russian History

Moscow has a long and interesting history and has been the capital of Russia in many of its different iterations – capital of the Grand Duchy of Moscow , the Russian Empire and of course the Soviet Union (who could ever forget the Soviet Union?). Moscow, was founded in the 12th century by Prince Yuri Dolgaruki (Yuri of the long arms – he really did have long arms!). From that time on, it was home to the Russian Tsars until Peter the Great moved the capital to St. Petersburg in 1703. The city has survived invasions and sieges from the Mongols, the Tartars, the Poles, Lithuanians and Napoleon but has always persevered. Our Moscow tours will enlighten you on this great history and give you insights into Muscovites and their unique culture. Our Moscow tours show you what the city is like today but also brings to life the past. Moscow never seems to sleep and is bursting with energy. A Moscow tour with Express to Russia is truly the best way of getting to know Russia’s largest and most vibrant city.

Frequently Asked Questions From Our Travelers

What is the best time to visit moscow.

Any time of year is fine depending on what you plan to do. Summertime is pleasantly warm, ideal for exploring the city and its vibrant atmosphere, but Moscow will be much busier and accommodation is more expensive. Winter can be quite cold but beautiful nonetheless, and this is unproblematic if you intend to spend most of your trip in museums and galleries. There are also various festivals and events organised throughout the year. For more information about the best time to visit, read our guide

How many days are enough in Moscow?

If you plan your itinerary strategically and aren’t averse to a packed schedule, you can cover Moscow’s main sights over a long weekend. Most popular attractions are in the city centre, and the Moscow Metro allows you to cover much ground in a small amount of time. Ensure that your accommodation is fairly central and book tickets in advance, so that you can make the most of your days. For an informative and well-organised day out, check out our Moscow day tours with options to suit all interests.

Do they speak English in Moscow?

As Russia’s capital city, tourists are well accommodated in Moscow. There should be English-speaking staff in restaurants, bars, hotels, shops and attractions in tourist hotspots, and there are also English-speaking tourist police. Transport services have English translations on their maps and English announcements via intercom; alternatively, order taxis from the Yandex Taxi app (Russian Uber), though it’s unlikely that your taxi driver will speak English. If you get stuck and cannot communicate, it’s fine to use Google Translate.

Is it safe to travel to Moscow?

It is no less safe to travel to Moscow than to any European city if you exercise common sense and look after your belongings. As with every city some regions can be more unsavoury than others, but no tourist attractions are located there. The traffic in Moscow is notorious, so exercise caution when crossing roads. Do not take unlicensed taxis; book in advance or take public transport, which is widespread and perfectly safe. If you encounter any problems, look for the special tourist police who can help you. For more information, read our guide about staying safe in Russia .

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Friday briefing: Why Labour just pledged to renationalise the railways – and how it might work

In today’s newsletter: The party suddenly announced an ambitious plan to bring the rail system into public ownership

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One of the big criticisms directed at Labour has been the lack of clarity on the party’s policies and priorities. The ambiguity has only been made worse by the astonishing number of high profile U-turns Keir Starmer’s party has undertaken. From scrapping its £28bn green pledge to moving away from right to roam commitments , dropping its bankers bonus cap and watering down universal childcare proposals , there seems to be nothing that is safe from Starmer’s chopping block.

So the party’s announcement that it will renationalise Britain’s train network within five years of taking power could mark a new chapter in this long, long election campaign. Louise Haigh, the shadow transport secretary, said while it will not be easy “it will be [her] mission to get us to the right destination and to deliver for the Great British passenger”. The plans will save the government £2.2bn every year after five years and could reduce additional waste worth up to £680m a year.

The pledge harks back to a vision of Labour that Keir Starmer promised when he first ran in the leadership race four years ago, when he pledged to bring public services into “common ownership”. Supporters say this is the moment that Labour will begin to push its more radical proposals in the run-up to an election campaign. It has been followed by further pledges to tackle biodiversity loss , with Labour committing to stop the decline of British species and protect at least 30% of the land and sea by 2030.

For today’s newsletter, I spoke with Guardian transport correspondent Gwyn Topham about nationalisation, how it could happen and how much of a difference it will really make. That’s right after the headlines.

Five big stories

Scotland | Humza Yousaf could be forced to quit as first minister next week after the Scottish Greens announced they would back a Conservative motion of no confidence against the man who “betrayed” the Greens by unilaterally ending a coalition deal.

Harvey Weinstein | Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has seen his 2020 conviction for sex crimes overturned by a New York appeals court . Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in 2020, but this sentence has been overturned after it was ruled that inadmissible and prejudicial testimony had been allowed during his trial. He will remain imprisoned due to a further rape conviction handed down in Los Angeles in 2022.

Donald Trump | The US supreme court on Thursday expressed interest in returning Donald Trump’s criminal case over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election back to a lower court to decide whether certain parts of the indictment were “official acts” that were protected by presidential immunity .

Health | Doctors have begun trialling in hundreds of patients the world’s first personalised mRNA vaccine for melanoma, as experts hailed its “gamechanging” potential to permanently cure cancer.

US news | China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, has told the US that the recent improvements in the two countries’ relations are being jeopardised by “disruptions” which could take them back to a “downward spiral” leading to rivalry, confrontation and even conflict. The US has been threatening sanctions against Chinese companies for supplying the Russian defence industry and has also tightened export controls on advanced computer chips.

In depth: ‘Most people don’t mind who runs the sector, just so long as it runs better’

One of the symbols of Britain’s decline over the last decade has been the deterioration of public transport, particularly the rail networks. Rail fares in England and Wales rose 4.9% this year – in 2023 passengers were hit with a 5.9% increase, the largest for more than a decade despite increasingly poor quality of services and reliability. Toxic industrial relations and stagnating wages have meant that strikes have become part and parcel of everyday life in the train sector, so services are often just not running and when they are passengers complain about long delays and overcrowding. “People are in despair,” says Gwyn. “Franchising fell apart during Covid and now we have this system where the government tightly controls everything, paying private operators and telling them what to do – sometimes to the most micro level, which infuriates them.”

Though an election date has not yet been set, the Labour party is clearly gearing up for its campaign. Unlike the nationalisation of other sectors, the train network is the easiest place to start. “It’s an easy win, especially for something that looks like a lefty policy but actually is relatively cost free and popular,” Gwyn says. An Ipsos poll found that 65% of Britons believe that trains should be publicly owned and a YouGov poll found that the number rose to 77% of Labour voters.

It is also deliverable as much of the rail network is already in state hands. Over the last decade, the government has inadvertently laid the groundwork for nationalisation: in 2021 the government nationalised Southeastern rail ; last year Transpennine Express was stripped from operator FirstGroup and brought under government control, and LNER and Northern rail services are also on the government’s books. Network Rail has been under state control for a decade, meaning that nearly one in four passenger journeys across the country are run by state-operated trains. Rail is the easiest and least costly sector to renationalise.

How quickly will things happen

Louise Haigh said a newly elected Labour government would get the process of nationalising railways started on day one. “There is structural reform that could happen relatively quickly to bring the railway infrastructure and the train operators together under one arm’s length body called Great British Railways,” Gwyn says. “Some of that work is already in motion but it’s been held up by politics because, pre-election, it is not a priority and presumably the prime minister isn’t really behind it.”

Labour have said that a new public body would inherit all private contracts once they expire so that process should also be relatively straightforward too, and reduce bureaucracy. Great British Railways however would continue to lease vehicles as renationalisation would not extend to the actual ownership of the trains themselves which would cost billions and would still allow some private “open access operators” to continue. Haigh says this is because they are not “ideologues” and want to keep private companies that are adding value to the sector. It also helped them get the backing of Mary Grant, the highly paid chief executive of the rolling stock leasing firm Porterbrook. She said it welcomed “the party’s commitment to leverage private capital to help deliver its long-term strategy for rolling stock”.

Whether this changes the situation for passengers dramatically is not clear. Labour have promised to simplify ticket prices – so that passengers always get the cheapest fare possible, but there is no guarantee prices will come down. There is, however, a chance that a Labour government could deescalate industrial tensions if they decide to foster a more amicable relationship with the unions which would reduce strikes and improve the service overall.

“It’s interesting that it’s dressed up in a debate about ideology, whether it’s nationalised or privatised, whereas actually what most of the railway wants is a clear and unified system where people running the trains and other parts of the network are able to get on with their jobs without government micromanagement,” Gwyn says. “Most people do not mind who’s running the sector, just so long as it runs better.”

What else we’ve been reading

While Taylor Swift coins it in, Daniel Dylan Wray looks at the sad truth that working class musicians can no longer afford to tour, putting the live music scene under a very real threat of dying out. Toby Moses, head of newsletters

ICYMI: Andy Beckett’s long read on Diane Abbott ’s four decade-long political career and her will to keep fighting is a brilliant reminder of the Labour MP’s resilience and legacy. Nimo

Suzanne Scanlon writes beautifully about the challenges of becoming a mother , when your own mum died when you were young: “I had no self, nothing to break, and so the breaking became the self. I built a personality around never having to feel that way again.” Toby

Alexis Petridis ranks the greatest, most intense and furious hip hop diss tracks of all time (the number one spot will not surprise you). Nimo

The film she’s promoting, Argylle, might not have had the best reviews, but Bryce Dallas Howard comes across as thoroughly lovely in our reader interview – confessing an affection for a bumbag and an eerily effective way to cry on cue. Toby

Football | Phil Foden shone with two goals and a brilliant display in Manchester City’s 4-0 victory at Brighton that keeps them on course for a fourth straight Premier League title.

Formula One | Adrian Newey is quitting his post as Red Bull design chief in the wake of the allegations surrounding team principal Christian Horner, according to reports. Newey, considered the greatest designer in the history of the sport, is said to have become unsettled following the controversy engulfing Horner, who denies accusations of sexual harassment and abusive behaviour made by a female employee last December.

Tennis | Rafael Nadal has postponed his Madrid farewell, easing to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over 16-year-old wildcard Darwin Blanch .

The front pages

Our Guardian print splash is “Yousaf in peril as Greens say they will back no-confidence motion”. “World’s first jab to stop skin cancer brings hope for patients” – that’s the i and the Daily Express is here for it: “Revolutionary jab offers hope of cancer cure”. The Times reports: “MI5 checks for academics to curb threat from China”. “Weinstein sensation” says the Metro while the top story in the Financial Times is “BHP’s £31bn offer for Anglo prompts backlash from S Africa and investors”. The Daily Telegraph has “Rwanda threat is pouring migrants into Ireland”. The Daily Mirror is campaigning: “Save our cup replays”. Law and order in the Daily Mail : “Thieves hit shops 1,000 times a day”.

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Something for the weekend

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TV The Red King Alibi, Sky, Virgin and Now The Wicker Man celebrated its 50th birthday last year, and Alibi’s wickedly playful island psychodrama feels like a belated part of the anniversary revels. It pays the ultimate Wicker Man tribute by harvesting the premise wholesale. Again, we have an uptight copper gatecrashing a remote isle where the old ways still hold sway. There are locals parading in creepy rustic masks, a self-possessed aristocrat lording over everything and, crucially, a missing child no one seems that fussed about finding. Graeme Virtue

Music Johnny Cash: Well Alright Just as David Bowie’s 1990s output has been significantly upgraded since his death, so a collection of Johnny Cash songwriting demos that no label wanted in 1993 emerges 31 years later, heralded as a major new release. Quite what these demos sounded like before their original instrumentation was stripped away and replaced with new arrangements in a classic Cash style is a matter of conjecture but the first single comes from a different world to the flinty, austere music that would reinvigorate Cash’s career a year after it was recorded. It’s good enough to make you believe that his 1993 demos don’t deserve to languish in obscurity. Alexis Petridis

Film Challengers Cinemas nationwide from today Luca Guadagnino directs with style and Zendaya (above centre) is devastatingly cool as Tashi, a former superstar tennis player turned coach, now married to her single client: Art, played by Mike Faist. He is way off his game these days but fiercely focused Tashi comes up with a plan which Art timidly accepts … Moment by moment, line by line and scene by scene, Challengers delivers sexiness and laughs, intrigue and resentment, and Guadagnino’s signature is there in the intensity, the closeups and the music stabs. Peter Bradshaw

Podcast The Bachelor of Buckingham Palace Wondery+, all episodes out now In 2013, Matt Hicks pretended to be Prince Harry for a dating show in which American women contended for “Harry’s” affections. Who on earth would fall for that? Well, in this wild series, TV journalist Scott Bryan speaks to former contestants and finds out just how easily they were duped into taking part in something so absurd. Hollie Richardson

Today in Focus

The US college protests and the crackdown on campuses

Police have arrested dozens of students across US universities this week after a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests on campuses. Erum Salam and Margaret Sullivan report from New York

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A bit of good news to remind you that the world’s not all bad

“ When disabled people don’t see themselves in the world, it tells us that we don’t deserve to exist, that these stories are not for us, that stories of love and friendship are not for us, and certainly not happy endings,” says Nidhi Ashok Goyal, the founder of Rising Flame.

And They Lived … Ever After is a new book produced by the Indian feminist disability rights group, which collects together retellings of classic European fairytales – including Snow White, Cinderella and Rapunzel – written by south Asian women with disabilities .

By reframing the stories’ central characters to include experiences of autism, blindness, neurodivergence and more, Goyal hopes that the collection will provide a voice and visibility to women with disabilities in a society that still views them at the bottom of the ladder.

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Celine Dion reveals heartbreaking reason she wore a coat to the Grammys

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Celine Dion famously returned to the spotlight at the Grammys earlier this year and has now explained how being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome pushed her to make one bold fashion choice at the awards.

The powerhouse vocalist, 56, revealed in December 2022 that she had been diagnosed with SPS, a rare neurological disease which causes severe spasms.

Her revelation came two years after she was forced to cancel her Courage World Tour due to ill health .

The A-lister’s public appearances are now much rarer, and she hadn’t sung in public for three years until November 2023.

However, she addressed her concerned fans with a surprise appearance on stage at the Grammys in February wearing an oversized mustard yellow Valentino coat which she held onto.

Explaining her outfit choice, the singer told Vogue France : ‘I was like, “You can walk onstage with a coat? Oh yeah! You can do whatever you want in fashion, have a good time, wear that coat, own that coat, go for it”. And it made me feel better for a moment to hold onto this coat, to hide myself a little bit from all these little things.’

When asked how she’s currently doing, Celine said: ‘And the answer is just as simple. I’m well, but it’s a lot of work. I’m taking it one day at a time.

‘I haven’t beat the disease, as it’s still within me and always will be. I hope that we’ll find a miracle, a way to cure it with scientific research, but for now I have to learn to live with it. So that’s me, now with Stiff Person Syndrome.

‘Five days a week I undergo athletic, physical and vocal therapy. I work on my toes, my knees, my calves, my fingers, my singing, my voice… I have to learn to live with it now and stop questioning myself.

‘At the beginning, I would ask myself: why me? How did this happen? What have I done? Is this my fault?

‘Life doesn’t give you any answers. You just have to live it!’

The Canadian music legend noted that she has the illness ‘for some unknown reason’.

But, the way she views it, she has two choices.

‘Either I train like an athlete and work super hard, or I switch off and it’s over, I stay at home, listen to my songs, stand in front of my mirror and sing to myself,’ she shared.

‘I’ve chosen to work with all my body and soul, from head to toe, with a medical team. I want to be the best I can be. My goal is to see the Eiffel Tower again!’

Celine praised ‘the love of [her] family and children’, as well as the support of her fans, for helping her through.

‘People who suffer from SPS may not be lucky enough or have the means to have good doctors and good treatments. I have those means, and this is a gift,’ she noted.

‘What’s more, I have this strength within me. I know that nothing is going to stop me.’

The photos accompanying the candid interview showed her wearing an eye-catching pink fluffy gown on the cover, as well as a white shirt and mini-skirt combo.

Reacting to the shoot, fans on social media expressed their joy at seeing their idol so energetic and full of life.

‘I use to pray for times like this! I’m so happy to see Céline Dion back in the spotlight and SERVING looks at that’, wrote X user heyjaeee.

JasonReidUK wrote: ‘How wonderful to see Queen Celine back despite her recent health issues. You can’t keep a good diva down!’

The first time Celine shed light on her illness was in December last year, informing fans that she had been diagnosed with  a rare autoimmune movement disorder  that affects the central nervous system.

There is currently no known cure for the condition, which is said to turn people into ‘human statues’ as the body becomes more rigid.

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Speaking in a video at the time, she said: ‘Recently I’ve been diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder called stiff-person syndrome which affects something like one in a million people.

‘While we’re still learning about this rare condition, we now know this is what’s been causing all of the spasms that I’ve been having.

‘Unfortunately, these spasms affect every aspect of my daily life sometimes causing difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal cords to sing the way I’m used to.

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‘For me to reach you again I have no choice but to concentrate on my health at this moment and I have hope that I’m on the road to recovery. This is my focus and I’m doing everything I can to recuperate.’

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