Girls Aloud at O2, Liza Minnelli Cabaret: London Weekend

Girls Aloud are an English-Irish pop girl group. The group consists of singers Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. The group achieved a string of twenty-two successive top eleven singles in the United Kingdom, counting four number ones. They also achieved six certified albums, two of them reached number one. They have been designated for five Brit Awards, winning the 2009 Best Single for "The Promise".

The group has developed into one of the few UK actuality television acts to accomplish sustained success, amassing a fortune of £30 million by May 2010. Guinness World Records lists them as "Most Successful Reality TV Group" in the 2007 edition. They also hold the record for "Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries in the UK by a Female Group" in the 2008 edition, and are credited again for "Most Successful Reality TV Group" in the 2011 edition. The group was also named the UK's biggest selling girl group of the 21st century, with over 4.3 million singles sales in the United Kingdom alone.

The O2 is about to be taken over by Girls Aloud for three nights of pop hits. 

The band is running through its greatest-hits album “Ten,” which features singles such as “Sound of the Underground” and “I’ll Stand by You.” Cheryl Cole’s solo success has not stopped the act, formed though a TV talent show in 2002 and still making records such as “Something New.”

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Wrecking Ball Tour (Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) to open new Leeds Arena

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss", is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who records and tours with the E Street Band.

His most victorious studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born to Run, showcase a ability for result grandeur in the struggles of every day American existence; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million international and he has earned many awards for his occupation, counting 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award as well as being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. 

In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him as the 23rd furthermost Artist of all time, the 96th most Guitarist of all time on their newest list and the 36th Greatest Singer of all time in 2008.

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band have announced they’ll be the first act to hit the stage at the new Leeds Arena in the UK this July. The Wrecking Ball Tour will make a stop in Leeds on July 24 for a special pre-opening concert at the 13,500-person capacity venue.

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Is Kvitova close to her Wimbledon-winning best?

The desert sands of the United Arab Emirates are a long way from the green grass of Wimbledon, but for Petra Kvitova there is a clear connection. Life has not always been easy for the 22-year-old Czech since her memorable triumph at the All England Club two years ago, but victory here in the Dubai Duty Free Championships – her first tournament wins for more than six months – was a reminder of the level of tennis of which she is capable.

Even though this tournament is played on hard courts, the speed of the playing surface at the Aviation Club brought the best out of Kvitova, just as the slick grass did at Wimbledon two summers ago.

A week after going close to denying Serena Williams the victory she needed in Doha to reclaim the world No.1 ranking, she overcame a challenging draw to win the 10th title of her career, beating Daniela Hantuchova, Ana Ivanovic, Agnieszka Radwanska, Caroline Wozniacki and Sara Errani. If the speed of the courts suited Kvitova, in other respects the conditions were tough, with temperatures approaching 30C under the fierce desert sun and an occasional stiff breeze.

she is clearly a big-occasion player. All but two of the titles she has won have been at either Grand Slam or Premier level, the Premier tournaments being the eight most important events on the Women’s Tennis Association tour.

Asked if she felt that Wimbledon would be her best chance of winning another Grand Slam title this year, she said: “Well I love Wimbledon, so I hope so. I love to play on the grass, and for me Wimbledon is always special

The one significant weakness in the Czech’s game until now has been her movement, but she has embarked on a new training programmed designed to strengthen her legs. She admits her body has been “confused” by the change, but after a scratchy start to the year, including a second-round defeat at the Australian Open, the new regime seems to be working. 

The win moved Kvitova up a place to No.7 in the world rankings. In the longer term – and with this year’s Championships at Wimbledon less than four months away – the victory could soon have even more significance.

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Lady Gaga Announces UK Tour Dates

Lady Gaga has revealed the dates of two massive UK shows on her Born This Way Ball tour.

The pop phenomenon will be playing Twickenham Stadium in London on Saturday, September 8, and the Manchester Arena on Tuesday, September 11. She has also revealed an Irish date at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on Saturday, September 15.

Recently reformed joke rockers The Darkness will support on all European dates, while Lady Starlight will also appear on some.

Gaga's statement said: "The Haus of Gaga and I have worked for months conceiving a spectacular stage.

"The Born This Way Ball is an electro-metal pop-opera; the tale of the beginning, the genesis of the Kingdom of Fame. How we were birthed and how we will die celebrating."

Announcing the dates to her 20 million followers on Twitter, she described them as "the first 21 European dates", providing a hint that more will follow - perhaps when or if some of the first batch sell out.

COLDPLAY ANNOUNCE UK STADIUM SHOWS

Coldplay have announced a UK tour for next year. The 'Paradise' hitmakers will play a string of soccer stadiums in support of their new album 'Mylo Xyloto', beginning with Coventry's Ricoh Arena on May 29.

They then head to London, where they will play at the Emirates Stadium on June 1 and 2, before moving on to play at Sunderland's Stadium of Light on June 7 and ending the brief tour in Manchester at the city's Etihad Stadium on June 9.

Tickets for the shows go on sale on November 18.

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