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Giolí & Assia Announce 2021 North American Tour
Giolí & Assia‘s breakthrough is going stateside. The barnstorming Italian duo, who were named to EDM.com‘s Class of 2021, have announced a North American tour set for fall 2021. They’ll kick it off in mid-November with two Canadian shows in Ontario and Quebec, respectively, before heading to Massachusetts. From there they’ll hit a number of major U.S. cities, including Detroit, Chicago, and Denver, before tying a bow on the tour in LA. The news arrives amid a monster year for the prodigious duo, who released their scintillating Moon Faces EP in February. Revered for their versatility and atmospheric live performances, Giolí & Assia are quadruple threats as DJs, producers, multi-instrumentalists, and singers. They’ve been on a rampage showcas...
Imo: Army chief asks troops to redouble effort in fighting IPOB
The chief of army staff, Faruk Yahaya, has asked troops deployed in Imo to redouble their effort in the fight against the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The army chief who made the call while he visited the troops said he was in the state to have an assessment of the security situation. There has been a series of attacks in Imo in recent weeks. IPOB has been accused of perpetrating the attacks, but the group has continued to deny the allegation. In a statement on Wednesday, Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesperson, said the army chief also hailed the troops for their resilience. “The Chief of Army Staff ( COAS) Maj Gen Faruk Yahaya has lauded the resilience and doggedness of troops of 34 Brigade and operatives of other security agencies in turning the tide of the recent spate of...
J. Cole Announces ‘The Off-Season’ Tour With 21 Savage
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Streeter Lecka / Getty Outside is now open and fans want to see what the 2021 J. Cole live show is looking like. He recently shared a trailer and confirmed The Off Season tour in a matter of 48 hours. As spotted on Hypebeast the Roc Nation talent has given his followers something to look forward to this fall. On Monday, June 21 the “No Role Modelz” MC took to his Instagram and dropped a video to hype his forthcoming tour for his latest album The Off Season. The cover photo reads “Tour” in a script font but when you hit the play button the post turns into a moving visual and shows that the word is actually engulfed in flames. His caption simply read “s h o u l d . i . t o u r . t h i s . o n e ?”. Earlier today (Tuesday, June 22) he confirmed he will ...
Porter Robinson Adds Second “Nurture Live” 2021 Show in Los Angeles
Following the release of his critically acclaimed sophomore album Nurture, Porter Robinson announced the return of his Second Sky festival as well as a nationwide tour. The electronic music trailblazer has now added another date in Los Angeles after the first sold out in rapid fashion. The first show in Los Angeles will take place on Friday, October 1st while the newly added show has been scheduled for the day after on the 2nd. Both performances will take place at Los Angeles State Historic Park with support from Jai Wolf, Toro y Moi, Sam Gellaitry, Wavedash, and James Ivy. Robinson’s sheer brilliance on Nurture was mirrored in his remarkable live set at the second annual Secret Sky, his curated virtual music festival. It served as a mouthwatering glimpse into the ...
Senate reassures Nigerians on PIB, electoral, constitutional amendment bills
Senate President Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan said on Friday that the Senate was closer to passing the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, and the Constitution Amendment Bill, assuring Nigerians that the bills will be passed between now and July year. Lawan who stated this while interacting with journalists to mark the second anniversary of the 9th Senate stated that it was a mark of excellent effort that the ninth senate would soon be ready to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) after twenty years of failed attempts. “This should happen this June, and it should increase accountability, probity, efficiency, equity and justice in that vital sector of our economy. “Our determination to pass the bill is additionally in line with our resolve to be a result-oriented parli...
deadmau5 Announces New 2021 U.S. Summer Tour Dates
The anticipation for post-lockdown show announcements has been boiling over, and concert-goers couldn’t be happier that live events seem to be returning full swing. New tours have been appearing at a breakneck pace in recent weeks, and now electronic music legend deadmau5 has announced new dates for summer 2021. deadmau5 will hit seven cities across the U.S. through the month of July, including a two-show run at Belly Up in Aspen, Colorado, which was previously announced and is already completely sold out. He’ll also be performing two shows at Brooklyn Mirage in New York. The summer tour will also see deadmau5 play at Echostage in the United States’ capitol, St. Louis’ The Factory, The Pavilion at Pan Am in Indianapolis, The Crofoot Festival Grounds...
Getter Announces 2021 North American Tour
Fresh off the release of his scintillating Some Creatures EP, Getter will soon hit the road on an eponymous tour. The hip-hop and bass music production virtuoso today announced his “Some Creatures” tour, which will kick off this fall on September 10th at to-be-announced location. Surefire highlights include a performance at Las Vegas’ trippy, immersive nightlife destination Area 15 on Saturday, September 11th and a set at famed Downtown Los Angeles club Exchange two months later on November 11th. Getter will then hit a slew of major cities such as New Orleans, Salt Lake City, and Philadelphia before tying a bow on the tour at Orlando’s Gilt Nightclub on December 18th. Tickets will be available this Friday, June 4th via Getter’s website...
San Holo Announces Massive “bb u ok?” North American Tour
In December 2020, San Holo celebrated his Counter Records signing with his hit single, “bb u ok?” Since then, the song title has become synonymous with the San Holo brand, and when February came around the Dutch producer announced his sophomore album, bb u ok (album 2). Collaborators and featured artists on the 20-track record include Mija, Mr. Carmack, Chet Porter, and more. Although the album was initially scheduled for a May 21st release on his bitbird imprint, Holo recently announced that it would be delayed by two weeks due to scheduling difficulties. You can pre-order physical copies ahead of its release here. At the time he also promised a big announcement on the way. As the album’s new release date of June 4th gradually approaches, fans ca...
House mourns army chief, others
Members of the House of Representatives have expressed sadness over the death of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and his entourage in an air crash in Kaduna. Attahiru, along with six senior officers and four crew members were onboard Nigerian Air Force Kingair 350 from Abuja to Kaduna, ahead of today’s passing out parade of soldiers from the Nigerian Army Depot in Zaria, when the crash happened amid torrential rainfall, on Friday evening. The Speaker of the House, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, in a statement issued on Saturday described as shocking and sad the death Attahiru and others involved in the plane crash. Gbajabiamila said the death of the Army Chief was unfortunate coming at a time that the Nigerian military was finding solutions to the security challenges in the country...
Nigeria’s chief of army staff dies in plane crash
General Ibrahim Attahiru, the Chief of Army Staff, has died in a plane crash. Details of the incident are still sketchy but a military source told newsmen that it happened in Kaduna on Friday. In a statement, the Nigerian Air Force confirmed that there was an accident involving one of its aircraft in Kaduna but did not go into details. “An air crash involving a @NigAirForce aircraft occurred this evening near the Kaduna International Airport. The immediate cause of the crash is still being ascertained. More details to follow soon,” read the statement signed by Edward Gabkwet, the force’s Director of Public Relations and Information. A source said there were eight persons on board the aircraft. Attahiru was appointed Chief of Army Staff on January 26, 2021. Born on 10th August 1966 in Doka,...
Rivers government seeks relocation of NIMASA cabotage department
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has appealed to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to return its Cabotage Services Department to Port Harcourt. Wike made the appeal when the Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, visited him in Port Harcourt, recently. Wike said operations of the Cabotage Services Department of NIMASA used to be in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, but it was relocated to Lagos. The governor said in spite of his administration’s procurement of gunboats for security agencies, especially the Police and Navy to assist in the fight against piracy and ensure safety on the waterways for NIMASA’s businesses to thrive, the state did not get anything in return. He commended Jamoh for the initiative aimed at harnessing ocean resources as an ...
GSAC: 500 Nigerian nationals languishing in Togolese prisons
The Global Society for Anti-Corruption (GSAC) yesterday alerted that no fewer than 500 Nigerian citizens were languishing in various prisons in Togo. Consequently, it has called on the federal government to intervene on behalf her citizens and ensure that they get justice. GSAC’s President, Mr Frankline Ezeona who briefed newsmen in Enugu on a recent fact-finding visit his organisation made to Togolese prisons, disclosed that a good number of the Nigerians in the said Togo prisons had spent more than 10 years awaiting trial. Ezeona who decried the inhuman treatment being meted to the Nigerians by officials of the Togolese prisons, stressed that their situation had been compounded by the fact that they no longer have access to certain relief materials due to the ravaging COVID-19. Federal g...
