THE rock ’n’ roll reunion we’ve all been waiting for kicks off in July, but the Oasis tour is not the only highlight of the coming year.
Here are some dates for your diaries . . .
JANUARY
THE 82nd Golden Globe Awards kick off 2025 on January 5, with comedian Nikki Glaser as host.
Denzel Washington is up for a gong in Gladiator II, as are Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo for their roles in Wicked.
MARISHA Wallace debuts in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in the West End from January 28. She stars as Sally Bowles alongside Billy Porter.
THE Revel Puck Circus in East London has two acrobatics shows a day until January 5. For all ages.
FEBRUARY
PITBULL, heads to London’s O2 arena on Friday, February 21, as part of his European tour dates for Party After Dark.
TAKE a trip back to Nineties Beverly Hills for Clueless: A New Musical, which kicks off on February 15 at the Trafalgar Theatre in London.
The production, which is based on Jane Austen's classic novel Emma, features new songs by Suddenly I See hitmaker KT Tunstall and Grammy award winner Glenn Slater.
MARCH
OUR favourite pop sweetheart Sabrina Carpenter kicks off the European leg of her Short N’Sweet tour in Dublin, Ireland, on March 3 at the 3Arena, before making her way over to the UK.
FELLOW Taylor Swift support act Gracie Abrams, brings her Secret Of Us tour to the UK, starting on March 3 at Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham.
THE Brit Awards 2025 with Mastercard take place on Saturday, March 1 at London’s O2, exclusively broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Official Trailer, Disney+
APRIL
ANASTACIA heads to Europe for her Not That Kind tour. The I’m Outta Love hitmaker will begin her UK leg at Portsmouth Guildhall on April 16.
OLLY MURS, kicks off his 15 Years of Hits – Live 2025 tour at Plymouth Pavilions on April 24, with Blue supporting. We can’t wait.
MAY
BRUCE Springsteen and The E Street Band return to the UK with three dates at Co-op Live in Manchester on May 14, 17 and 20.
WE will be taking a trip back to the Noughties as Robbie Williams begins his live 2025 tour at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on May 31.
JUNE
POP’S Dua Lipa will perform at Wembley Stadium on June 20 and 21 as part of her Radical Optimism Tour.
SAM FENDER returns with his People Watching Stadium Tour at London Stadium on June 6. Third album, People Watching, is set for February.
GLASTONBURY is back from June 25-29. The 1975, Stevie Wonder and Neil Young are set to headline, while Rod Stewart is playing the Sunday Legends slot.
JULY
CARDIFF will host the reunion of the decade when Oasis, play the first of their Live ’25 Tour dates at the Principality Stadium in Wales on July 4.
BILLIE Elish will continue her Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland on July 7.
IRISH post-punk band Fontaines D.C. will play Finsbury Park on July 5 with special guests Kneecap and Amyl and The Sniffers.
AUGUST
THE Libertines fronted by Pete Doherty, will play a headline show at London’s Gunnersbury Park on Saturday 9.
The Don’t Look Back Into The Sun rockers will be joined by special guests including Soft Play, Supergrass and Lambrini Girls.
READING and Leeds Festival will take place on the UK bank holiday weekend on 22-24 August. The double festival will see Chappell Roan make her debut at the festival along with Travis Scott.
SEPTEMBER
THE National Television Awards will return to London’s O2 on September 10 to celebrate the best of British TV.
OUR favourite boy bands, Busted and McFly, will be joining forces for a spectacular tour kicking off at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena on September 23.
SOUL-POP legends Simply Red will bring their 40th Anniversary Tour to the UK, starting on September 23 at the SSE Arena in Belfast.
CREW GETS A BEY RISE
BEYONCE reigned supreme as she took to the stadium to perform at half-time for the Christmas Day NFL show.
And I can reveal the superstar was also the Queen of festive cheer — after paying her staff bumper bonuses and her dancers double pay for joining her in a dazzling performance.
Bey, inset, whose estimated net worth is more than £600million, appeared with daughter Blue Ivy at an American football game in Houston, her home city.
The show — dubbed the “Beyonce Bowl” — was streamed live on Netflix and produced by her company Parkwood Entertainment.
The singer, clad in a white cowboy hat and chaps, performed hits from her country album Cowboy Carter, which included her number one track Texas Hold ’Em.
A source said: “Beyonce paid her staff bonuses for working on Christmas Day.
"The show was a big business deal and had to happen on Christmas Day so she paid her staff and dancers double pay to make it happen.
“She is also planning to bring some of her old dancers back into the mix for her next tour.”
But as Beyonce and her 12-year-old daughter lit up the stadium with a flawless performance, her family has been rocked by allegations.
Bey’s husband and rapper Jay-Z — real name Shawn Carter — has been accused of raping a 13-year-old girl along with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.
The alleged victim claims she was attacked at a Music Video Awards after-party in 2000. Both men strongly deny the allegations.
Earlier this week, a judge ruled against Jay-Z’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, who tried to have the woman behind the allegations identified. Judge Analisa Torres refused the motion.
At a time when Blue Ivy was carving out a path to fame, her spotlight has been overshadowed.
KATH: STEP UP GUYS
KATHERINE RYAN has hit back after MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace moaned that “middle-class women of a certain age” were behind the sexism complaints against him.
In an exclusive chat at the Women in Film and TV awards, Katherine, right, said: “I feel encouraged that we have moved forward so quickly that there are men of a certain age who can’t keep up with the rules.
"They haven’t learned quickly enough that they are supposed to speak to us in a different way or respect us in a different way or hold space for us in a different way – I find that really encouraging.”
Last month Gregg stepped down from the BBC One show after a probe into his alleged behaviour. He has been accused of making sexual remarks to 13 colleagues – accusations he denies.
TOT OR NOT FOR FLO
FLORENCE PUGH has opened up on the prospect of juggling a career with starting a family.
The British actress recently starred in rom-com We Live In Time, which is set to hit cinemas on New Year’s Day.
It sees Florence play Almut – a former figure skater turned chef – who falls in love with divorcee Tobias, portrayed by Andrew Garfield.
She said: “Part of this story is about a woman’s dilemma to either have a successful career or start a family.
“And let’s be honest, that’s something that’s still very real to this day.
“When men become fathers, it doesn’t set their career back – but it can and still very much does for women.
“So it was really important for me that women especially got to sympathise with Almut.
“It’s going to be a dilemma I have to juggle at some point – and it’s still such an important subject matter.”
It comes after Florence was recently spotted Christmas shopping with her Peaky Blinders boyfriend Finn Cole in London.
The couple were first linked in September.
DENZEL: ISLE DO
LOVE Island star Josh Denzel has announced that he is engaged – six years after appearing on the ITV dating series.
While he did not find romance on the show, the reality star announced on Instagram that he had popped the question to fashion model girlfriend Ruby Wong on the slopes in Switzerland.
Sharing a collection of romantic snaps on the social media site, he wrote: “My love, every day with you is a gift, and I’m so blessed to spend the rest of my life by your side.
“You are my rock, my guide, and my heart. And now you’re my fiancee. I love you always.”
PAL IS SWIFT TO AID BLAKE
IT IS the scandal that has rocked Hollywood.
But while Blake Lively is suing her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni for alleged sexual harassment, it seems that she can count on her close pal Taylor Swift for support.
I am told the singer has been regularly checking in with bestie Blake, who played florist Lily Bloom in the film, following claims Justin fat-shamed her and talked about their respective sex lives.
A source said: “Taylor has been speaking to Blake nearly every day and is absolutely disgusted by the revelations.
“Taylor sticks by her friends and understands how tough the industry can be — especially for women. She is no stranger to legal conflicts and has been offering guidance and advice.”
The talent agency that represents both actors has cut ties with Justin since the legal complaint was filed against him last week.
And a list of 30 demands was released that Blake made to Justin and others before she would return to filming the movie, which is based on Colleen Hoover's novel and sees Lily navigate an abusive relationship.
Legal papers reveal there was a meeting attended by Blake, her actor husband Ryan Reynolds, Justin, studio bosses and lawyers to address her complaints on set.
Among the demands made were that Justin’s previous “pornography addiction” and her lack of porn “consumption” no longer be up for discussion.
But while Blake is fighting to get her voice heard, it seems that her friendship with Taylor is stronger than ever.
The pair, left, have been close since connecting in 2015.
Since then, they are regularly spotted out together and Taylor is godmother to Blake’s three daughters — even namechecking them on track Betty from her 2020 album, Folklore.
J-LO’S LOOKING BOOT-IFUL
JENNIFER LOPEZ chills out in her warmest winter woollies – and a pair of giant fluffy snow boots.
The On The Floor hitmaker completed the look with a huge parka jacket and oversized shades during a festive getaway to Aspen, Colorado.
The singer is set to ring in 2025 as a single woman after filing for divorce from her ex, Ben Affleck, in August.
And she is staying focused on her career with a part in the film adaptation of Kiss Of The Spider Woman next year.
Jen said: “It’s probably the most challenging and rewarding role I’ve ever had. It’s about love, acceptance and finding beauty in the darkness.
“I think those themes are so relevant right now.”
Perhaps some inspo for her 2025 mood board . . .