MON THE BIFF: BIFFY CLYRO ANNOUNCE GLASGOW SUMMER SESSIONS

SCOTS rockers Biffy Clyro will play their biggest headline show to date at this year’s Glasgow Summer Sessions.
Simon Neil and the lads will play Bellahouston Park on Saturday August 27.
The news comes just days before the lads reveal their new single on Radio 1 this Monday.
They recently spent time in Los Angeles recording their seventh studio album, and their Glasgow Summer Sessions will see them perform here for the first time since their three consecutive night run at Glasgow Barrowland in 2014, which saw the band play two albums per night.
Biffy said: "We are delighted to be playing our biggest ever headline show in Glasgow in August. We're gonna bring all the Bellahoustons and whistles and give us all a night we'll never forget."
Over 35,000 fans are expected to welcome the home-grown heroes back to the city festival with a full supporting bill – headed up by Fall Out Boy – to be announced over the coming months.
An adrenaline-charged set is on offer similar to Biffy Clyro’s headline performance at T in the Park 2014.
As well as chants of Mon The Biff fans can expect classics like Many of Horror, That Golden Rule, Mountains and new material from their upcoming seventh album.
Tickets will go on general sale at 9am Wednesday March 23 via www.glasgowsummersessions.com or by calling 08444 999 990
Travel and event information is available at www.glasgowsummersessions.com and by following @GSSFestival on Twitter.

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HOT TO TROT FOR SPRING SUMMER 2016 AT THE THISTLES STIRLING

THE hottest looks from Spring Summer 2016 were on parade along with the fashionistas at The Thistles shopping centre in Stirling last night.
The centre held its Fashion In The Spotlight event to give shoppers the lowdown on this year's must have purchases and fashions from Burtons, Claire’s, Clarks,  Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins, Fat Face, H&M
Jack & Jones, Marks & Spencer, Next , Oasis, Primark , Quiz, River Island and Schuh were all on display.

 The models (some were really cute ;) rocked and the ever stylish Susie Cormack Bruce of i-on magazine hosted the colourful show while Scots supermodel Eunice Olumide spun the tunes.

 Even one of Macbeth the movie's witches aka Kayla Fallon took to the stage. She's the most statuesque witchy woman we've seen - and clever too - studying a physics PHD in between her thespian and modelling pursuits.

Clotheswise, there was something to fit all budgets, and all tastes and it certainly gave us a few ideas for our spring summer wardrobe (we just need to get rid of the old stuff we're hoarding)
Personal Shoppers and Stylists from Marks & Spencer, Boots No7 and Debenhams shared their expert insights live on stage whilst cocktails, chocolates, dough balls, and other treats (yum, hic) were served up around the centre.  
Exclusive discounts, gifts with purchases, and free treats were dished out to everyone including us, while talent scouts from Scotland’s Model Team, sought out some stars of the future.
Unfortunately the showbizlion.com wasn't quite tall enough (that's our excuse and we're sticking to it...it was either that or too many doughballs)

The award winning Rainbow Room International team along with The Academy of Makeup –  who came fresh to the show from the international London, Paris and Milan Fashion Weeks offered complimentary makeovers as well as sharing their insider behind-the-scenes insights from fashion’s front line and Central FM put on some extra live activities.
The Showbiz Lion was there as a guest of Vine PR who ran the event and we decided to live stream the show and add our own fun interactive commentary while one lucky winner on the night received a £250 voucher for The Thistles,Boots No7 full makeover with luxury gift bag containing the new season’s must-have beauty and  a Beauty Box file and polish.

By the end of the night shoppers felt pampered and entertained and the models, were on a high. So were we, but that might have been the cocktails.

FRANK SINATRA JUNIOR DEAD

FRANK Sinatra Junior has passed away.
The son of ole Blue Eyes cancelled a show after 'feeling light headed' and was admitted to hospital yesterday.
According to US sources including TMZ he had a heart attack.
The singer who appeared at Glasgow's Royal Concert hall in June was 72.
He had been due to perform at a concert on Wednesday night but passed in the afternoon.
Frank Junior hit the headlines when he was kidnapped and held for ransom at age 19.
His sister Nancy said on Facebook "Sleep warm, Frankie..."


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BILLY CONNOLLY BUSY DUSTING BOOKS ON TRIP HOME TO GLASGOW

BILLY Connolly was in fine fettle as he  met up with his daughter in Scotland  - and he claims he's 'busy dusting off his library books' at the moment, if anyone's asking.
The Big Yin took his daughter out for dinner at Italian restaurant Fratelli Sarti in Glasgow on a flying visit home.
Asked if he was up for the Glasgow Comedy Festival, he said no, but he did admit to liking fellow comedian Janey Godley's paintings.
Billy, who looked relaxed as he strolled out the eaterie, said he was happy to receive his NTA award recently and added with a smile, that he'd put it with the rest of them.
He also revealed his famous Billy Connolly voice was inspired by the Partick accent.
Billy was not the only celeb hanging around the area. The Irish band Stiff Little Fingers were also in the restaurant filling up their boots before their annual gig at the Barrowlands on March 17.

WET WET WET CATCH UP WITH MUMS AND FAMILIES AFTER TOUR

WET Wet Wet decided to catch up with their families in Glasgow  as soon as they finished the last date of their UK Big Picture tour in Inverness .
The band checked into a stylish city centre hotel to have a bit of a pamper and some downtime after travelling back from the Leisure Centre.
Keyboard player Neil Mitchell bumped into theshowbizlion.com as he went on walkabout and exclusively told us: "We had a great night on Saturday in Glasgow and now we're back here chilling. I'm going to see my mother now and hope she appreciates it and then I'll be off back down south to see my wife and family."
 He added: "It was brilliant to play to Scots crowds and we were so amazed at the response we got. It was lovely."
The lads play Live At Chelsea at the Royal Hospital in London on June 18.

MARIAH CAREY WOWS CROWD AND PLAYS UP TO DIVA IMAGE IN GLASGOW

Mariah Carey showed off her incredible vocals and funny side as she played up to her diva image on stage at Glasgow's SSE Hydro for the first night of her European tour - and the audience loved every minute of it.

Right from the get go the US superstar showed she meant business as she was carried on stage aboard a chariot by her hunky male dancers.
As she belted out a rendition of Fantasy, the title of her tour, wearing a glittering leotard which showed off all her curves in the right places we knew we were in for a treat.
Mariah thanked her crowd as she joked she'd been swirled around and then treated us to a rendition of Emotion. 

It was then she threw her first 'diva strop'. 
As she paused to take a drink from her bottle she said: "You don't mind if I do this on stage? No how is this supposed to work really? Can you even see this. It's a spray thing for your throat but the one they gave me has no spray thing on it. What is that? I mean honestly. Does anybody want this cause I can't use it.  People wonder why they throw diva fits. I'm not going to have a diva fit but I'm asking . Come on what were they thinking?" She then poked fun at herself adding: "I know I have a reputation for being a diva but this spray doesn't work." 

As if by magic one of her topless male backing dancers rushed in with a new one which Mariah said 'This one doesn't seem to be working either. It's such a drama. Does it have to be such a drama? I mean really, do you find this dramatic. It's actually a little traumatic for me."

Maria, who then sung from her Butterfly album, switched her conversation to kilts and asked the immortal Scottish question: "Tell me the truth? Do men really not wear anything under their kilts, cause that's what I've heard. I'd never look, cause I'm such a good girl and I don't do those things but is it true, yes or no. Is that a yes. It's very exciting."

Everything was done with a cheery grin and it appeared to be more for theatrical impact than out of malice. 

In a world where concerts can be over produced and many artists have become media trained robots, it was a refreshing change. 

After a quick costume change into a shimmering pink dress she asked the audience. 'Is this alright? It's the first wear tonight.' 

She then serenaded her own cute twin boys (the ones she'd got DVD's in ASDA for) in the audience with Always Be My Baby before inviting her friend Trey Lorenz on stage to duet with her, but she couldn't resist another diva demand as she asked for her fan to be switched on, and complained about her ear piece bothering her. 

Laughing she said: "I'm just doing the best I can with what I got okay. Is that a little better, a little more dramatic? When did you ever see me without the fan on. Tonight for the first time? There's too many dramas. This is our first show but we are in Glasgow and excited about it. We're happy to be with you."

A beautiful duet of I'll Be There followed in tribute to Michael Jackson with a tiny clip of him joining in displayed on the projection screen behind them.

The audience swayed and there was more to come as Mariah reappeared on stage in a glittering black leotard to speak to her audience. 

She sang her monologue : " I'm going to bring somebody out the audience..." And she did. One lucky Scots chap was brought on stage and blindfolded  as he sat on a chair and she writhed about on his knee for Touch My Body. 

Mariah, who was now wearing a long train behind her leotard  hit us with a medley of upbeat RnB numbers including Obsessed before launching into Heartbreaker. Her male dancers provided even more eye candy for the audience. 

It was time for another outfit change - this time a shimmering gold dress and of course there was another diva moment to come with the microphone as she realised it was too high for her. She sighed: "The abuse I endure is never ending. No I'm only kidding"

Another hunky flunky adjusted if for her before she launched into a vocally perfect rendition of Against All Odds, her hit with Westlife, written by Phil Collins. 

When one of her microphones wasn't ready for her and she was given a standing mic instead of a roaming one, she said: "With the gold one I might have a little more freedom but if we're not set up for that I'll just stick with this mic. 

She took a slight dig at other artists copying her style adding: "I used to use sparkly microphones but then everyone else started using them. I'll be honest, it got annoying so I stopped using them. What? is there something wrong with that.  I like having my own. Oh my gosh nobody understands .Its not that deep, it's just a microphone." 

As Mariah, was given a replacement microphone she added: "I'm going to name that microphone Glasgow because it happened here." 

Her crowd lapped up every divaesque word as she said: "Anybody that is writing about this show writing that I have a bunch of diva demands onstage, technically it's true but I'm laughing about it as it happens. It's jokes, just for laughs." 

Mariah, who had been rehearsing until 5am on her arrival in Scotland, sang One Sweet Day from her album Daydream with two of her musician friends, Trey Lorenz and Daniel Moore, before paying an emotional musical tribute to Whitney Houston. She revealed she had to call Whitney's family for permission to include her in the show, before launching into an incredible duet of When You Believe with a giant projection of Whitney as a  backdrop. It was a jawdropping moment.

The ballads kept coming with Hero, a dedication to her lambily, and then Without You. 

The energy flowed as the goosebumps were raised and Mariah proved she's bigger than the hype. 

We have just one diva demand for Mariah. Please don't leave it another thirteen years to go on European tour.  

WATCH AS MARIAH CAREY ARRIVES AT HER SCOTS HOTEL AND GETS DVDS FROM ASDA

Mariah Carey was every bit the picture of glam as she arrived in Glasgow at her hotel.
In our exclusive video you can see Mariah in her white fluffy coat looking fresh faced despite a seven hour long rehearsal to prepare for the first night of her European tour.
She arrived at the Blytheswood Square hotel at 5am an hour after her twins Monroe and Moroccan were chauffeured back from her rehearsal for the first night of her European Tour at the SSE Hydro.
As you can see she is full of love for her fans.
Mariah had earlier arranged for her entourage to buy a huge stack of twenty DVDs including the most recent Disney flicks, including the Minions films. She warned no movies with violence.

Following the big rehearsal Mariah had a PJ day yesterday to be ready for her big performance.
Her suite is a penthouse at the five star Blythswood Square hotel and Mariah filled a whole fleet of people carriers with clothes and Louis Vuitton suitcases.