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Fatboy Slim Backs Chip In For Martlets Campaign
Fatboy Slim is backing Martlets as they launch their first ‘Chip in for Martlets’ campaign on National Fish and Chip Day (04.06.21).The superstar DJ - real name Norman Cook - is asking people to celebrate...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 June 2021
Coachella To Return In April 2022
Coachella will return in April 2022.The world famous festival - which was meant to take place in April - and its sister festival Stagecoach were postponed this year, owing to the coronavirus pandemic, but the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2021
Fatboy Slim Predicts Music Will Go Back To Basics
Fatboy Slim thinks music will go back to basics in 2021.The 57-year-old DJ – whose real name is Norman Cook – doesn’t expect festivals or gigs to be the same for a long time after...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 December 2020
Fatboy Slim Says Having A Sexy Toy Named After Him Is His 'Greatest Triumph'
Fatboy Slim has quipped that the "greatest triumph" of his career is having a sex toy named after him.The 57-year-old DJ says inspiring a dildo called Fatboy Thin is "the greatest honour" of all, while...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 December 2020
Coachella 2021 Dates Announced
Coachella has tentatively been given a return date for 2021.The annual music extravaganza, along with country festival Stagecoach, had both been due to take place in Indio, California, in April but were delayed until October...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 June 2020
Coachella And Stagecoach Cancelled
Coachella 2020 has been cancelled.The annual music extravaganza, along with country festival Stagecoach, had both been due to take place in Indio, California, in April but were delayed until October due to the coronavirus pandemic...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 June 2020
Glastonbury's Shangri-la Recreated In Online Lost Horizon Festival
Glastonbury's Shangri-La will be recreated in digital form for a free online festival featuring the likes of Fatboy Slim. The legendary music festival was cancelled this year and postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 June 2020
Zoe Ball Takes Comfort In Gardening
Zoe Ball channelled her grief into gardening following her partner's suicide.The 49-year-old presenter was left devastated when Billy Yates took his own life in 2017 but took comfort from the roses people bought her to...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20 April 2020
Fatboy Slim Announces Free Party For Nhs Workers
Fatboy Slim has announced a free party in Brighton for NHS workers fighting on the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic.The 'Praise You' hitmaker came up with the idea to host a special gig to thank...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 April 2020
Parklife 2017 Preview
Parklife, brings some serious class and style to the amazing city of Manchester, whose history of music deserves such a stella line up! Having Frank Ocean headlining on Sunday night, pretty much sums up the...
By Tareck Ghoneim in Music / Festivals on 01 June 2017
Zoe Ball And Norman Cook Announce Split
TV presenter Zoe Ball and her DJ husband Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, have announced they are to split after 18 years of marriage. The couple announced their separation in a joint statement,...
By Stephanie Chase in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25 September 2016
Fatboy Slim's Festival Poop Fear
Fatboy Slim refused to eat for four days at the Glastonbury Festival because he didn't want to poop in the toilets.The DJ - whose real name is Norman Cook - made his 16th consecutive...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 25 July 2016
Top 10 Acts To See At We Are Fstvl 2016
The two day festival takes place at the Airfield of Dreams, London on 28-29 May. With too many acts to choose from we have narrowed it down to our top 10 recommendations from the line-up.Fatboy...
By Chloe Dobinson in Music / Festivals on 09 May 2016
Final Ticket Release For We Are Fstvl 2016
The festival, which takes place on bank holiday weekend 28-29 May, will see a queueing system in place this weekend for a chance to grab tickets and join 50,000 other festival goers. Due to...
By Chloe Dobinson in Music / Festivals on 09 May 2016
Zoe Ball Pictured Kissing 22 Year Old Boyband Singer At 'Strictly' Xmas Party
Drunken shenanigans at the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ production wrap party in London’s Soho this week, as married presenter Zoe Ball was snapped locking lips with a boyband member half her age on the dancefloor.45 year...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 December 2015
Squeeze Sponsor Football Club
The band's name appears on the front of Lewes FC's red and black striped shirt, and all the profits from the sale of the strip will go to the fan-owned club, based in...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 September 2015
Idris Elba Pulls Out Of Dj Gig Over Film Scheduling Issues
The Wire star was booked to perform on the first night of the Forbidden Fruit festival in Dublin, but he has withdrawn his name. A spokesperson for the event says, "Idris had...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 May 2015
Fatboy Slim Blasts Fame-hungry Madonna
Norman Cook has blasted Madonna for being fame-hungry.The 51-year-old DJ shot to fame in the '90s as Fatboy Slim with huge hits like 'Praise You' and 'The Rockafellar Skank', but has been relatively quiet in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 May 2015
Fatboy Slim Doesn't Want To Be Sobriety 'Poster Boy'
Norman Cook doesn't want to be the ''poster boy'' for sobriety in club culture.The 51-year-old DJ and his wife Zoe Ball were constantly out partying and drinking when they first started dating in the '90s,...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 May 2015
Steve Aoki First Judge Confirmed For Ultimate Dj
Steve Aoki is the first judge to be confirmed for 'Ultimate DJ'.The 'Boneless' DJ - who is famous for throwing cakes at people in the crowd at his gigs - has been hired by music...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29 April 2015
Djs Pose For Tinnitus Campaign
The beatmakers all posed for photographer Jessica van der Weert as part of a drive to raise funds for the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) and help sufferers of the condition, which affects many...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 March 2015
T In The Park 2015 Announces Killer Line-up For Its New Venue
Amazing acts have been announced to perform at this year's T in the Park including Kasabian, Avicii and Fatboy Slim. Despite notorious festivals to match up to, it is looking very likely that this year...
By Ruth Buxton-Cook in Music / Festivals on 20 February 2015
Fatboy Slim Receives Alumnus Award
British Dj Fatboy Slim has received the Alumnus Award 2015 from the University of Brighton in England, where he studied 30 years ago.The disc-spinner, real name Norman Cook, was a student at the institution from...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 February 2015
Chrissie Hynde And James Blunt To Perform At Elton John's Fundraiser
Chrissie Hynde, James Blunt and Fatboy Slim have signed up to perform at a fundraiser for Sir Elton John's Aids charity next month (Sep14).The star-studded line-up will also feature "pop-up" performances from Take That's Gary...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 25 August 2014
Fatboy Slim: Dance Music 'Too Commercial'
Fatboy Slim claims dance music has become ''too commercial'',The veteran DJ - whose real name is Norman Cook - has confessed he feels as though the current popularity of dance music has resulted in pop...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 July 2014
10 Acts You Had No Idea Were Playing Glastonbury
Part of Glastonbury’s enduring reputation is its propensity for composing a line-up that is extensive that a wealth of acts will pass by unnoticed. We’ve sieved through the thousands of acts who will be making...
By George Percival in Music / Festivals on 23 June 2014
The Housemartins Set Reunion Criteria
The Housemartins will reform if The Smiths get back together.The 'Caravan of Love' hitmakers - who split in 1988 after five years together - famously had a pact never to reunite, but have now...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 June 2014
Fatboy Slim Loses Control On Stage
Fatboy Slim still 'loses control' on stage and admits ''rave demons'' take over. The 'Eat Sleep Rave Repeat' hitmaker, who has been one of the biggest names in dance music for more than 20 years,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 May 2014
David Byrne And Fatboy Slim Musical To Open In London
A musical written by British musicians David Byrne and Fatboy Slim about former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos is set to open in London later this year (14).Here Lies Love, the stage show based on...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 May 2014
It's Almost Here! 25 Must See Acts For Coachella 2014
Coachella Festival is nearly here, bringing with it one hell of a weekend chock full of great food, exciting entertainment and, most importantly, amazing music.Arguably California's most eagerly anticipated event of the year, Coachella settles...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 10 April 2014
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