The nineties five-piece recently reunited for a new TV show, documenting their reformation after a 9-year hiatus. They followed up the series by announcing a huge arena tour, set to take place in April next year. The group are set to perform tracks featured on their most recent compilation album, The Ultimate Collection.

Steps tickets for the following additional UK shows will go on sale this Friday at 9am, tickets for all other Steps live concerts are on sale now.

Metro Radio Arena Newcastle – 22nd April
Glasgow, at Braehead Arena – 23rd
LG Arena, Birmingham – 25th
MEN Arena Manchester – 26th
Motorpoint Arena Sheffield – 27th

The nineties five-piece recently reunited for a new TV show, documenting their reformation after a 9-year hiatus. They followed up the series by announcing a huge arena tour, set to take place in April next year.

Their latest album featured all of the group’s most successful hits from the 1990′s and early 2000′s, including Tragedy, Better Best Forgotten and 5,6,7,8. The album beat the likes of Evanescence and Matt Cardle to the chart top spot this week.

Steps tickets are available online for the following 2012 UK tour dates:

Liverpool Echo Arena – 4th April
Glasgow SECC – 6th
Aberdeen Exhibition Centre – 7th
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena – 8th
Manchester Evening News Arena – 10th
Capital FM Arena Nottingham – 11th
LG Arena, Birmingham – 12th
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff – 13th
Sheffield Motorpoint Arena – 15th
Bournemouth International Centre – 16th
Brighton Centre – 17th
O2 Arena, London – 19th
O2 Arena, London – 20th

The performing arts festival, which takes place from Wednesday June 22nd until Sunday June 26th, will play host to over 700 acts and more than 175,000 people. Headlining this year will be U2, Coldplay and Beyoncé. Recent photos from the site reveal completion of all the stages, including new venue The Beat Hotel which will feature nightly DJs including Erol Alkan.

In other Glastonbury news, Wayne Rooney’s brother has announced their intention to go, following a message on twitter that read “Cnt wait 4 glasto with @Wayne Rooney. Boozeville yerrrrrrrrrrrrrr.” The Sun reports that this post was mysteriously deleted within minutes, however.

Final stage times for the festival were revealed this weekend, available on the official website. Performances will finish at 23.45 each night, apart from Sunday when licensing means performances will finish at 23.15.

In an effort to make the festival more environmentally friendly, organiser Michael Eavis has announced that more than 100,000 free recycled toilet rolls will be handed out to festival-goers. He said, “There will be more than enough for everyone and more importantly it will be the right kind of loo roll.” The news comes as part of a drive to boost recycling rates at the festival to 60%, from 49% last year. A recycling barn will also be present, staffed by 80 volunteers, for revellers to leave cans and other recyclable packages. The festival is taking place at the same time as Recycle Week. Worthy Farm, the site of the festival, has also become the UK’s largest privately owned solar power station, with the addition of more than 1000 solar panels.

Friday headliners U2 will be the victims of a tax protest aimed at highlighting the band’s alleged tax avoidance. Protesters Art Uncut will float a “huge bundle of fake cash” and hold up a large illuminated sign to say “Bono Pay Up.”

In a surprise phone call, Morissey, playing Friday, has asked to meet Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton. Revealing the news on Twitter, the footballer said, “Just had the best phone [call] of my life………..” In a separate tweet, he explained,”it was from Morissey’s personal security man asking if I would like to meet the great man @ Glastonbury? #heactuallyknowswhoiam”

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Doyle suffered medial knee ligament damage during the Republic of Ireland’s 2-1 European Championship win over Macedonia and may be out for the rest of the season.

Berra told Eurosport: “It’s a massive blow for us, he’s a top player, he does a great job for us up front.

“But we’ve got good strikers on the bench in Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Steven Fletcher, who have come in this season and done well and scored goals for us.”

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UK and Ireland tour dates are:

Leamington Spa, Assembly Rooms – May 3
Leicester, Academy – 4
Bristol, Academy – 5
Oxford , Academy – 6
Cambridge, Junction – 8
Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall – 9
London, Shepherds Bush Empire – 10
Southampton, University – 11
Norwich, UEA – 13
Birmingham, Institute – 14
Liverpool, Academy – 15
Newcastle, Academy – 17
Manchester,  Academy – 18
Leeds, Academy – 19
Glasgow, Barrowlands – 20
Dublin, Academy – 27
Derry, Nerve Centre – 28
Belfast, Mandela Hall – 29

Jay-Z was hosting a World Cup party backstage at Oxegen Festival in Dublin at the weekend, and was suitably impressed with JLS’ number one single to get in touch. He reportedly envisages them becoming stars in the vein of Boys II Men and Jodeci, so the fortunes of Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Jonathan “JB” Gill, and Oritsé Williams look very bright indeed.

Still, there is the chance to see the boys live in concert before they jet off across the Atlantic! JLS tickets are available for the following UK tour dates:

June 16th 2010 – Cork, Marquee
June 17th 2010 – Cork, Marquee
June 19th 2010 – Newton-le-Willows, Haydock Park Racecourse
July 15th 2010 – Warwick, Warwick Castle
July 16th 2010 – Gloucester, Westonbirt Arboretum
July 17th 2010 – Ottery St Mary, Escot Park
July 18th 2010 – Peterborough, Peterborough Embankment
July 22nd 2010 – Epsom, Epsom Downs Racecourse
July 23rd 2010 – Glasgow, Hamilton Park Racecourse
July 25th 2010 – Margate, Quex Park
November 29th 2010 – Aberdeen, AECC
November 30th 2010 – Glasgow, Braehead Arena
December 2nd 2010 – Liverpool, Echo Arena
December 3rd 2010 – Liverpool, Echo Arena
December 4th 2010 – Cardiff, International Arena
December 6th 2010 – Bournemouth, International Centre
December 7th 2010 – Birmingham, LG Arena
December 9th 2010 – London, O2 Arena
December 10th 2010 – London, O2 Arena
December 11th 2010 – Nottingham, Trent FM Arena
December 13th 2010 – Glasgow, SECC
December 14th 2010 – Aberdeen, AECC
December 16th 2010 – Manchester, MEN Arena
December 17th 2010 – Sheffield, Arena
December 18th 2010 – Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
December 20th 2010 – Manchester, MEN Arena
December 21th 2010 – Birmingham, LG Arena
December 22th 2010 – London, Wembley Arena
December 23th 2010 – London, Wembley Arena
January 3rd 2011 – Cardiff, International Arena
January 4th 2011 – Nottingham, Trent FM Arena
January 5th 2011 – Sheffield, Arena
January 15th 2011 – London, O2 Arena
January 18th 2011 – Cardiff, International Arena
January 19th 2011 – Birmingham, LG Arena
January 20th 2011 – Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
January 22nd 2011 – Manchester MEN Arena
January 23rd 2011 – Nottingham Trent FM Arena
January 24th 2011 – Cardiff International Arena

With the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship now finished with Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor lifting his 15th title, the focus of the darts world now moves to the Whyte & Mackay Premier League which kicks off at the O2 Arena in London on February 11th.

The Premier League runs for 15 weeks and takes in all corners of the United Kingdom with the event selling out the biggest arenas in Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow as well as several others. The competition culminates in the playoffs at Wembley Arena on May 23rd.

As the name suggests the Premier League follows a league format with each regular season match consisting of the best of 14 legs meaning that draws are possible. The top four in the table go through to the playoffs where the winner is decided via semi-final and final rounds.

The defending champion is James ‘The Machine’ Wade who defeated Mervyn King 13-8 in last year’s showpiece and the new season promises to be equally competitive. World Darts Championship finalist and the tournament’s surprise package Simon ‘The Wizard’ Whitlock has been granted a wildcard after his scintillating displays at Alexandra Palace.

The Australian joins Premier League regulars Phil Taylor, Raymond Van Barneveld, Terry Jenkins, King, Wade and one other wildcard choice that is as yet undetermined in the lucrative high-profile tournament that has captivated the nation since its inception.

Big crowds and big checkouts are the name of the game and it is a must for any darts fan – serious or casual. Tickets for each round of the Premier League are available to compare and buy at tixdaq.com.

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Avram Grant had already conceded it would take an extraordinary turnaround to salvage Portsmouth‘s season before it emerged some players are still waiting to receive their November wages.

Grant, who is still working under the title of director of football until his new work permit is approved, has shown no regrets at accepting the offer to succeed Paul Hart.

“I knew what I was coming into,” he said. “I knew that I was coming to a team in a very bad situation, at the bottom of the league with not easy fixtures – especially in December.

“I could have said ‘no’ and not taken the job. The challenge is big and even if some people think that the chances are very low of avoiding relegation, I think it is possible.

“I really believe that we can do it, even though it will be very, very difficult. But I knew that from the first moment that I took the job.”

If Grant’s side, currently seven points adrift of safety, are to become genuine survival candidates, three points against visitors such as Burnley are a must.

Had Grant’s side made more of a string of first half chances against Manchester United last weekend, they could have surprised the champions. The reality, however, was they didn’t capitalise on those opportunities – and that has been the story of their season.

Grant rested a number of senior players for the Aston Villa midweek game in the Carling Cup and will restore Aruna Dindane and Frederic Piquionne to the attack while keeper David James faces a late fitness test on a calf injury. Full back Steve Finnan has a slim chance of returning after a groin problem.

Burnley manager Owen Coyle, meanwhile, is confident his side’s poor away form will eventually change. In stunning contrast to their results at Turf Moor, Burnley have yet to win on the road in seven matches away from Turf Moor and their inability to defend has been their downfall. They have already conceded an astonishing 25 goals on their travels but Coyle insists that playing positive football is the only solution to their concerns.

“The players we have at this football club have been brought here because they are football players and that’s what we will continue to do,” he said. “We will continue to try and win matches at home and away. It suits the players I have and certainly suits the way I want to play. I want to play and I we will win games and it will be sooner rather than later.

Burnley need a clean sheet against Portsmouth like never before. A win against the Premier League’s bottom club would do even more to stabilise the Lancashire side’s impressive start to life in England’s top flight but it all has to start at the back and they must simply stop conceding if they are not going to throw away all the hard work they are building up at home.

Clarke Carlisle, Tyrone Mears and Andre Bikey need huge games at Fratton Park to stop Portsmouth and give Coyle’s men a base to work from going forward. Robbie Blake will need to be his typically mischievous self in and around the box while Coyle will also be hoping Chris Eagles can build on his brilliant performance at Upton Park last Saturday.

Burnley will be without skipper Steven Caldwell after his late dismissal against West Ham United last weekend but apart from that they have no new injury concerns, with Chris McCann, Jay Rodriguez and Martin Paterson still their only doubts.

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WWE CEO Linda McMahon announced at the 36th annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York that the Australian band will perform the theme for this year’s event, which takes place on April 5.

AC/DC will use this performance as a warm up to their forthcoming UK and Ireland tour which will see them perform to sell out crowds in London, Dublin, Manchester,Birmingham, Kildare, and Glasgow.

AC/DC Tour Dates:

14 April AC/DC O2 Arena, London (£115.00)
16 April AC/DC O2 Arena, London (£139.00)
18 April AC/DC 02 Arena, Dublin (£220.00)
21 April AC/DC Manchester MEN (£165.95)
23 April AC/DC Birmingham LG (£187.00)
26 June AC/DC Wembley Satdium (£79.95)
28 June AC/DC Puchestown, R/C (£105.00)
30 June AC/DC Hampden Park (£78.00)

Wrestlemania XXV is regarded as the highlight of the World Wrestling calender and this year will feature such superstars as John Cena, Edge, Shelton Benjamin, CM Punk, Melina,Vince McMahon and The Rock. UK Wrestling fans will have their own opportunity to witness these superstars in action soon after Wrestlemania XXV when WWE RAW (April 15 – 24) and WWE Smackdown (April 20 -23) come to the United Kingdom and Ireland.

WWE Tour Dates:

15 April WWE Raw Dublin (£33.60)
16 April WWE Raw Dublin (£33.60)
17 April WWE Raw Glasgow (£30.00)
18 April WWE Raw Aberdeen (£30.00)
20 April WWE Raw London (£25.00)
21 April WWE Raw Cardiff (£30.00)
23 April WWE Raw Newcastle Upon Tyne (£30.00)
24 April WWE Raw Belfast (£20.00)

20 April WWE Smackdown  Cardiff International Arena (£30.00)
21 April WWE Smackdown  The O2 London (£25.00)
23 April WWE Smackdown  Braehead Arena Glasgow(£30.00)

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