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The happy day is almost upon us: cinemas are reopening on May 17, and this time for good (we hope). To celebrate, we’ve asked a few film luminaries to share their earliest cinema-going memories. The outing where the movie bug bit for the first time – or in one case, just loomed out of the screen like an acid trip – and wax nostalgic on what made it memorable.
Ken Loach remembers a date gone wrong, Alice Lowe recalls falling hard for
The Dark Crystal, Rachel Weisz shares her
Wizard of Oz trauma, and to kick it off, Edgar Wright recounts his first moviegoing memory:
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“The place you can be yourself without judgment, expectations and impressions of someone else.
“The space from the shackles of the everyday. The mountain where we climb to run away.
“Imagine what you’ve never had when you come to Happyland - you will never be sad.”
As yet unable to have toured his recent album Tyron, Happyland will give fans the chance to see him live this year when he takes up the headline slot on the day.
The incredible run of artists playing alongside slowthai range from women slaying in their own lane –
Greentea Peng, Shygirl and beabadoobee - to like-minded punk cohorts Idles, laid-back Leicester five-piece Easy Life and local boy Izzie Gibbs.
Published May 5, 2021, 7:15 PM
Wolf Alice
Wolf Alice, Britain’s best band, today released their uncompromising new single “Smile”. The track was inspired by lead singer Ellie Rowsell’s desire to fight back against those who try to define her, and is the second single from their highly-anticipated third album, Blue Weekend, the follow up to the Mercury Prize winning Visions of a Life
“Smile” is carried along on a tide of visceral energy, a song destined to be a live favourite. The band envisaged this during their time recording Blue Weekend in Brussels during lockdown. Rowsell states, “this is one of the songs we wrote thinking that we would play it live. I miss that feeling of singing on stage. It’s like screaming into a pillow or something you can get away with being more nasty. There’s a whole other part of me missing.”
The Charlatans Confirm 30th Anniversary Box Set, And UK Tour clashmusic.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from clashmusic.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Charlatans announce huge 30th anniversary tour - concert dates and ticket details
Tim Burgess and co will be back in Manchester this year
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SPECIAL PRICE. British rock band The Charlatans. Pictured 1990 (Image: CAMERA PRESS)
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The Charlatans have confirmed a huge UK tour to celebrate their 30th anniversary, with a career-spanning box set album to go with it.