Boy George

GIG REVIEW: Culture Club, Tony Hadley & Heaven 17 at The 02

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHEN?: Sunday 15 December 2024, Culture Club tour runs through 21 June 2025

Setlist: White Boy; I’m Afraid Of Me; Take Control; You Know I’m Not Crazy; Boy, Boy (I’m The Boy); White Boys Can’t Control It; I’ll Tumble 4 Ya; Kissing To Be Clever; Love Twist; Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?; Church Of The Poison Mind; It’s A Miracle; Mister Man; Miss Me Blind; Stormkeeper; Changing Every Day; Black Money; Colour By Numbers; That’s The Way (I’m Only Trying To Help You); Victims; Time (Clock Of The Heart); Get It On; Karma Chameleon

Perhaps it was because this was the last night of this leg of the tour but we’ve seen Boy George and his band Culture Club live many times and this was the friendlist and chattiest we’ve ever seen him.

  • Read on for reasons including how this was the warmest and most interesting we’ve ever seen Culture Club
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THEATRE REVIEW: Taboo – the 20th Anniversary Charity Concert at the Palladium

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: ***1/2

WHEN?: Sunday 30 January 2022

We 1st saw this musical co-written by Boy George around 20 years ago on its arrival to London’s West End at what is now Leicester Square Theatre and was then The Venue.

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9 reasons why we can’t wait for January 2022 starring Moulin Rouge

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  1. Moulin Rouge at the Piccadilly Theatre

This musical version of the 2001 film won 10 Tonys in 2020 and opened in London in 2021 although Covid delayed its press night and, as we write, it is still in previews with a 1st official night pushed back to 9 January 2022. We hope to visit the jukebox musical ahead of its revised press night and check out our site for a review. Tickets

  • Read on for reasons including A Number at the Old Vic, new Years & Years album and Taboo reunion
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Q&A: The Crying Game 25th anniversary reunion

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WHERE: BFI

WHEN: 15/2

On 29/3 in 1993 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles Jaye Davidson (pictured above) sat with fellow nominees including Gene Hackman, Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino to see who had won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

  • Read on for reasons including which of Davidson’s fellow nominees took a shine to him

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