Promoter Statement (Issued Tuesday 14 May)

Injured Haye withdraws from Saturday 29 June bout

Hayemaker Boxing regret to inform that David Haye has withdrawn from his proposed Saturday 29 June Manchester Arena fight with Manuel Charr due to a hand injury picked up in training.

The injury to his left hand occurred on Sunday evening and left the former WBA world heavyweight champion with no option but to postpone his impending return to the ring.

“I’m absolutely gutted to have to pull out of this fight on June 29,” he said. “I pick up injuries now and again in training, and sometimes carry them into fights, but this was one I simply couldn’t recover from in time. I need to rest it up for at least four weeks.

“I apologise to Manuel Charr and to everybody involved with the promotion. But most of all I want to say sorry to the thousands of fans who bought tickets to the fight. I felt it was important to let them know about the cancellation as soon as possible, so they can now make other plans.

“As soon as I am told I can resume full training, my loyal fans will be the first to know.”

Tickets can be refunded from point of purchase.

More details TBC.

Comedian Lee Evans returns to the UK next year with his brand new tour Monsters.

Tickets for the UK tour, which takes next autumn, go on sale at 9:00 Monday 20th May.

Wired and Wonderful was huge… XL was big… Big was even bigger…  Roadrunner was record breaking… and now the legendary Lee Evans embarks on his most ambitious tour to date.

Monsters is Lee’s amazing new show with over 50 nights in the biggest arenas in the country. Lee will be playing to more fans than ever on this hotly anticipated tour of the UK and Ireland.

“The must see comedy event of the autumn” *****  Daily Telegraph

“Stand-up doesn’t get much bigger” Evening Standard

“A master of large-scale comedy” The Guardian

“If comedy is the new rock ‘n’ roll, then behold the new Elvis Presley” The Sun

Click here to sign up for a Lee Evans Ticket Alarm and we’ll send you a reminder when tickets go on sale 9:00 Monday 20th May.

Sir Cliff Richard returns to Manchester Arena next month as part of his spectacular Midsummer Nights series of UK shows Still Reelin’ and A-Rockin’.

Britain’s most successful artist, with over 250 million record sales worldwide and over 120 top 10 hits, Sir Cliff returns to Manchester to perform his greatest hits from a career spanning six decades. “I’m thrilled to announce I’ll be performing this summer,” he says. “I want to put on a real first-class show for my wonderful fans who’ve supported me throughout the years, so I’ll be singing all the classic hits. Make sure you have your tickets booked, and I’ll see you there!”

Click here to buy Sir Cliff Richard tickets at Eventim.

TEXAS ANNOUNCE NOVEMBER UK TOUR

BRAND NEW ALBUM “THE CONVERSATION” RELEASED MAY 20^TH 2013

In their 25^th anniversary year Texas release their brand new studio album ‘The Conversation’ through [PIAS] Recordings on May 20^th 2013. Following the album release, Texas will return in November with a full UK tour including a headline London show at Hammersmith Apollo and a string of dates around the country.

Texas’ eighth album, ‘The Conversation’ is their first in eight years and is the latest in a career that has seen the band sell over 30 million albums worldwide with a succession of multi-platinum albums ‘White on Blonde’, ‘The Hush’ and ‘Greatest Hits’. This overdue return in 2013 clearly redefines and confidently re-introduces the band afresh with tracks written and produced by singer/guitarist Sharleen Spiteri and bassist Johnny McElhone and featuring collaborations with singer-songwriter Richard Hawley and Bernard Butler.

‘The Conversation’ is an album splitting its seams with the joy of a long-proven pop force creating a collection of songs rich enough in melody and emotion to deserve filing beside the best of the band’s previous million-selling hits. The album was recorded in Glasgow, London and at Richard Hawley’s studio in Sheffield where the seven tracks he worked on went on to form the backbone of ‘The Conversation’: a perfect marriage of Hawley’s 50s rock’n’roll frills and the timeless Texas magnetism to cast-iron melodies.

Tickets for Texas’ November UK tour on sale Friday at Eventim – click here to sign up for a Ticket Alarm.

The Worlds Greatest Magicians in a Stage Spectacular – The Illusionists on UK Tour September 2013

We are thrilled to announce the biggest selling magic show in the world will be coming to the UK in September 2013. Starting in Blackpool on Tuesday 27^th September at the Opera House and finishing with two London dates at Hammersmith Apollo on Friday 11^th and Saturday 12^th October. Tickets on sale now at Eventim.

The Illusionists launched in January 2012 with a sell out season at Sydney Opera House reaching an audience of 31,000 in nine days, then went on and “wowed” Mexico City with an audience of 42,000 in eight days.

The hand-picked cast of internationally renowned illusionists come together create a blockbuster stage show featuring a stunning mix of outrageous and unbelievable illusions many of which have never before been seen. It is now the UK’s turn to be encapsulated by these jaw-dropping acts of levitation, mind-reading, disappearance and escapes.

Check out the video below to see what’s in store…

“The greatest magical troupe in the world” – Jonathan Ross

“It’s deliciously self knowingly over the top and brain bendingly spectacular” – The Daily Telegraph, Sydney

“Incredible, astounding, amusing, mystifying, perplexing and challenging,  all in all this is a magical mystery tour de force, be prepared to be amazed!” - Australian Stage

Click here to find tickets for The Illusionists UK tour at Eventim.

The biggest selling magic show in the world is The Illusionists, is coming to the Hammersmith Apollo.

Exclusive venue presale tickets are on sale now at Eventim – click here for tickets.

We’re thrilled to announce that Aziz Ansari has confirmed his biggest UK show to date. Fresh off the back of a successful US tour which ends on May 31st, he’ll be walking the same planks as some of the world biggest comedians.

Catch him at London’s famous Hammersmith Apollo, a Mecca for comedy lovers. It’ll be the first time he’s appeared in the UK since his five side-splitting gigs at London’s Soho Theatre over two years ago.

Aziz Ansari tickets are on sale now at Eventim – click here to find tickets.

John Stephen Sudduth, aka Mikky Ekko, was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, son of a tar plant manager. Around age 7 his father became a preacher and relocated the family to Mississippi, moving frequently from small town to small town. Surrounded by southern gospel, poverty and the resilient past of the deep south, the roots of his own music began taking shape. Mikky then moved to Nashville, where he waded through various bands and odd jobs while surviving the dream. Despite the grind, Ekko continued to experiment with his writing and voice.

Out of this experimentation, the track “Who Are You, Really?” was born and posted online. It wasn’t long before the song found the ears of Michael Volpe (aka Clams Casino), the elusive New Jersey-based producer whose slow, spaced-out productions have led to collaborations with the likes of A$AP Rocky and Lil B. Clams invited Mikky to New York to write together and the two became fast friends. The first song written and produced by the pair resulted in Mikky’s debut single, “Pull Me Down.” With the backdrop of Clams’ ethereal production, Ekko’s vocals are beautifully showcased.

Having featured on Rihanna’s massive hit single ‘Stay’, Mikky Ekko comes to the UK this summer, playing the Yahoo! Wireless Festival as well as an XOYO show in July.

Tickets for this headline London show go on sale Friday 9am at Eventim.

Cine-G2 and Secret Community Space Present My Brother the Devil + Special Guests

The award-winning My Brother The Devil has just been released in the US, to rave reviews.

The film was made on the Gascoyne 2 estate in Hackney.

The warm welcome and support of the G2 residents touched the hearts of all the filmmakers. Without G2, there would have been no film.

Cine-G2 is the legacy of the My Brother The Devil film in the community. It will be a new, non-profit Community Cinema, in the estate’s Community Hall.

To launch Cine-G2, and to raise funds to establish the Community Cinema, we are partnering with Future Cinema, the pioneers of live cinema, on a special evening of film and entertainment in their unique community venue, the Old Cardinal Pole School. Cine-G2 are organising the event and are supported by Future Cinema’s Secret Community Space.

Hot young British artist Cashtastic will open the evening with a performance of his songs from the film.

Sally El Hosaini, the film’s director, and the leading cast: James Floyd, Fady Elsayed, Aymen Hamdouchi and Letitia Wright will all be in attendance, for the event welcome and then lively discussion after the screening.

“If you’ve seen ‘Kidulthood’ and ‘Ill Manors’, and the thought of another dose of gritty gangland realism is about as appealing as licking the tube floor, think again. In her impressive debut, Sally El Hosaini rifles through the coming-of-age film handbook, but she’s got a Mike Leigh-like skill for getting under the skin of a family. Brothers Rashid (James Floyd) and Mo (Fady Elsayed) have grown up on a Hackney council estate. Rashid sparkles with the invincible charisma of a stupidly good-looking, bright young man. In another life he’d have the world at his feet. Instead, he’s dealing drugs and trying to keep Mo off the streets. Mo idolises his big brother until he discovers a secret that, for him, is so terrible he’d prefer their mates to think that Rashid is a terrorist. This will be a calling-card for everyone involved. James Floyd in particular must now be on everydirector’s must-cast list. If Daniel Craig hangs up his tux and anyone’slooking for the first mixed-race Bond, here’s your man.” – Cath Clark, Time Out

Following their huge success of as part of sell out The Big Reunion tour and ITV2 series, one of the UK’s most successful boyband’s Five are embarking on their own massive headline tour this winter.

Scott, Ritchie, Abz and Sean reunited earlier this year for the ITV2 series The Big Reunion and showed the country just why they are one of the UK’s most popular bands.

Five enjoyed incredible success worldwide, particularly in the United Kingdom, throughout Europe, Asia, Australasia, North and South America. They split up on 27 September 2001, after selling over 20 million records worldwide, having 11 top ten singles, 3 number 1’s, and four top ten albums in the UK, selling out Arena tours, and picking up just about every achievable award including Brits and MTV awards.

This 14 date headline tour sees them go the length and breadth of the UK including London’s Hammersmith Apollo and will be performing all their greatest hits live. Five said:

“We are so happy to be on our own headline tour again after all these years playing all the hits. We are truly grateful to each and every one of the fans for their continuous support.

We can’t wait to get on the road and perform our full set of Greatest Hits again. Let’s av it!”

Click here to buy tickets for this unmissable tour at Eventim.