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Billy Talent is a Canadian punk rock band from Mississauga, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with Benjamin Kowalewicz as the lead vocalist, Ian D'Sa on guitar, bassist Jon Gallant and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk. There have been no lineup changes, although Aaron is currently taking a hiatus from the band due to an MS relapse, Jordan Hastings from Alexisonfire, Cunter and Say Yes is currently filling in for him. In the 24 years since their inception, Billy Talent sold well over one million albums in Canada alone and nearly 3 million albums internationally. The band existed for almost a decade before mainstream success. The members met and played in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School under the name Pezz and remained underground in Toronto's indie music scene until 2001. The band renamed itself Billy Talent after running into legal trouble with the old name. It was then that Kowalewicz's connection with an employee of Warner Music Canada's A&R department landed the band a record deal and launched them into mainstream success. Since then, Billy Talent has made three multi-platinum records in Canada, and continues to expand their success overseas, this included touring for 20 months supporting their second album. They released their third album, entitled Billy Talent III, on July 14, 2009, and their fourth album, entitled Dead Silence, on September 4, 2012. Dead Silence was followed up by a full UK tour over the course of October and November 2012. To commemorate the longevity since the release of their first studio album, the band has released a greatest hits album entitled Hits on November 4, 2014. The band regrouped and began to prepare material for its fifth studio album. Just prior to entering the studio, drummer Aaron Solowoniuk made the difficult decision to sit out the recording sessions while he continued his longstanding battle with multiple sclerosis. Fellow Canadian Jordan Hastings was quickly recruited to play as Solowoniuk's studio stand-in, and in early 2016 the group completed work on Afraid of Heights, which was released that July.

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Billy Talent (formed in 1993) is a Canadian punk rock, post-hardcore, and alternative rock four-piece, hailing from Streetsville, Ontario, Canada.

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Veteran rockers Billy Talent have announced a brief Canadian tour later in 2023 promoting their most recent album 'Crisis of Faith' . The 4-city excursion takes place in September/October making stops in Kingston, Victoria, Penticton and Prince George. Joining the tour in support will be special guests Gob . The new outing follows up 2022's Crisis of Faith Tour which was joined by Rise Against , PUP and NOBRO.

Billy Talent released their sixth studio album 'Crisis of Faith' on January 21st, 2022 via Spinefarm. Their previous 2016 album 'Afraid of Heights' reached #1 in Canada where it was certified Platinum. The following year, they launched a huge Canadian tour with support from Monster Truck and The Dirty Nil . Back in 2013, their BT1 Turns 10 Tour celebrated the 13th anniversary of their self-titled debut album. Since forming in 1993, the band has received 7 Juno Awards and 2 ECHO Awards among many other accolades.

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Get the full alternative rock experience when you secure your Billy Talent tickets today with TicketSmarter. As an integral part of Canada's independent rock scene since the early 1990s, Billy Talent consistently mixed heart-on-sleeve, punchy punk riffs with bouncy, singalong choruses and a relentless honesty and driving energy. Growing up in the suburbs of Mississauga, Ontario, school friends Benjamin Kowalewicz, Ian D'Sa, Jonathan Gallant and Aaron Solowoniuk started out under the name Pezz and grew from covering Rage Against the Machine, The Clash and Jane's Addiction songs, to self-releasing their debut album 'Watoosh' in 1999.

Forced to change their name, they picked the moniker Billy Talent from a character in the cult novel and mockumentary 'Hard Core Logo' and began crafting a united sound and vision when D'Sa started writing the song lyrics and took on the role of producer. It turned them into a tight unit and they rose from playing Toronto's dive bars to recording album 'Billy Talent' in 2003 and winning the first of several Juno Awards for Best New Group of the Year.

Their European fan base helped send follow-up 'Billy Talent II' to number one on the German Charts in 2006 and singles 'Devil in Midnight Mass' and 'Rusted from the Rain' made the Canadian top ten. Through years of hard touring for little money, they gradually became well-respected, DIY rock favorites with a loyal cult following, but later albums 'Billy Talent III' and 'Dead Silence' pushed them to even bigger audiences and both topped the Canadian charts. The band went on to open for Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N' Roses and released their acclaimed fifth album 'Afraid of Heights', before celebrating their 25 year anniversary in 2018. Grab Billy Talent tickets now so you can experience alternative music live and in person.

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Generally speaking, Billy Talent ticket prices cost more than $50 for most live performances. Tickets to see Billy Talent play at music festivals like Lollapalooza can cost more than $100 for a standard general admission ticket. Premium seating at venues like the United Center can cost more than $275 a seat, while standard tickets for seats in the upper levels of the arena can cost less than $75 a ticket.

Billy Talent concert ticket prices can range up to several hundred dollars per ticket depending on the venue and seat location. Floor seats and VIP are usually the most expensive depending on availability. And of course, the least expensive seats will be farthest from the stage.

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Catch Billy Talent on the road possibly at festivals such as  South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, Desert Daze Festival at Moreno Beach, CA or at Pickathon Music Festival in Happy Valley. Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago brings together some of the biggest names in indie and alternative music. Check out the event schedule above to see when Billy Talent tour dates are coming to an arena or stadium near you. 

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Songs from the Billy Talent Tour Setlist

Billy Talent's setlist while performing in St. John's , NL at “Iceberg Alley Performance Tent” included the following songs:

• Devil in a Midnight Mass
• This Suffering
• I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better)
• Afraid of Heights
• Perfect World
• Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats
• River Below
• Tears Into Wine
• Rusted From the Rain
• Pins and Needles
• Try Honesty
• Diamond on a Landmine
• Saint Veronika
• Reckless Paradise
• Surprise Surprise
• Devil on My Shoulder
• Viking Death March
• Fallen Leaves

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“They nurture young talent at a grassroots level and support finding it in every corner and community… Why can’t we have the same for music?”

The Music Venue Trust (MVT) has praised the Premier League’s ticket levy to support rising talent, and suggested that a similar approach should be used in the UK music scene.

• READ MORE: Report shows “disaster” facing grassroots music venues: “The big companies and arenas are now going to have to answer for this”

The MVT took to their X/Twitter account over the weekend (July 6), shortly before the England team beat Switzerland at the UEFA Euros and secured their place in the semi-finals. Ahead of the game, the organisation highlighted how the sport has a system in place to help nurture and provide a platform for emerging talent, and emphasised how a similar approach should be taken in other fields.

“A small levy on stadium tickets to ensure that the UK keeps creating national heroes? It works for football, so why not music?” read a caption on a black and white photograph of the England team celebrating a recent victory.

It also shared a series of updates on X, explaining how the levy has proved a success in the world of sport, and should be implemented in the same way to help support new musicians. “As the England team head towards the Euro Quarter-Final, we’re reminded that top-tier football teams in the UK invest a small levy from stadium tickets back into supporting the smaller clubs that feed the talent pipeline,” it read.

As the England team head towards the Euro Quarter-Final, we’re reminded that top-tier football teams in the UK invest a small levy from stadium tickets back into supporting the smaller clubs that feed the talent pipeline. #Euro2024 pic.twitter.com/DvvYiLDv27 — Music Venue Trust (@musicvenuetrust) July 6, 2024

“They nurture young talent at a grassroots level, and support finding it in every corner and community, so that every kid – from every walk of life – has a chance to walk out onto the biggest stage and do what they do best.

“The simple question is: Why can’t we have the same for music that they have for football?” it added. “A £1 levy on stadium and arena tickets for concerts would generate millions of pounds of vital income to ensure that the UK keeps creating national heroes.”

The simple question is: Why can’t we have the same for music, that they have for football..? A £1 levy on stadium and arena tickets for concerts would generate millions of pounds of vital income to ensure that the UK keeps creating national heroes. #Euros — Music Venue Trust (@musicvenuetrust) July 6, 2024

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The update comes just days after the news that Lisa Nandy had been made as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The appointment followed the Labour Party sweeping hundreds of seats across the country and ending 14 years of Conservative rule at the 2024 General Election .

MVT’s push for the levy comes after a report was shared earlier this year, showing the state of the sector for 2023 and revealing a  “disaster” facing live music, with venues closing at a rate of around two per week .

Reacting to the news, MVT’s Mark Davyd said in a statement : “Lisa arrives into the role at a critical time for live music in our communities, with the opportunity to deliver real, positive, long lasting change that can protect, secure and improve the nation’s grassroots music venues.”

“We look forward to meeting with her as soon as possible so we can begin the work of getting British music back to its rightful position as the beating heart of our towns and cities.”

His comments echoed that of the FAC, who also welcomed the new Labour government with “a resounding mandate for change”,  and shared their hopes that the party can “quickly deliver the much-anticipated reforms to music streaming alongside greater support for the live music ecosystem”.

🗳️Featured Artists Coalition CEO David Martin's statement on the newly elected government. pic.twitter.com/Y0ExbI3c9Z — The FAC (@FeaturedArtists) July 5, 2024

Nandy has previously voiced support for  struggling nightclubs and live music venues .

“Every single town has lost a nightclub they feel very strongly about, that was part of our history and our heritage, in Wigan we had northern soul and we miss all of that greatly,” she told told  Times Radio  in 2022.

“Live music venues that used to sustain bands like  The Verve , who come from Wigan, who could gig and play around Wigan, now just have to travel into Manchester to do it, those things have disappeared in the last couple of decades.”

Since her appointment, Davyd has also expressed his hopes that she will reach out and help discuss a plan to save local music spaces.

*waits for phone to ring* https://t.co/EKGR7piqtA — Mark Davyd (@markdavyd) July 8, 2024

Presented at Westminster, the MVT shared their calls for the levy on tickets on gigs at arena size and above and for major labels and such to pay back into the grassroots scene, arguing that “the big companies are now going to have to answer for this”.

Not only is the incentive used across the Premier League as a way of safeguarding the UK’s talent pipeline, but a similar system is used in France too, where 3.5 per cent of the gross value of tickets sold goes back to a grassroots fund which artists, promoters and venues can apply for.

It also comes as the cross-party Culture, Media and Sport Committee, shared a report in May, which highlighted the importance of grassroots venues, calling for immediate financial help through “a levy-funded support fund and a targeted temporary VAT cut to help stem the tide of closures”, as well as calling for “a comprehensive fan-led review of live and electronic music” to “examine the long-term challenges to the wider live music ecosystem”.

The report said that the industry must also ensure that the levy cost is not passed on to music fans – with Enter Shikari proving that this can be done with their own system last year –  and that “if there is no agreement by September or if it fails to collect enough income to support the sector, the Government should step in an introduce a statutory levy”.

Since then , Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has gone on to openly show his support for the £1 arena ticket levy to save grassroots venues , as well as backing the idea of a targeted VAT cut to help struggling venues. The comments, shared at the start of June, made him the first politician to openly comment on the DCMS report.

“Music Venue Trust has been instrumental in supporting UK grassroots venues. I’ve seen many of my favourite bands in some of these spaces, and they play a key role in the nighttime economy and music scene of Greater Manchester and the wider UK,” he said in a Music Venue Trust press release.

“I fully support the recommendations published by the Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee including the introduction of a levy and a targeted VAT cut to halt the rising tide of closures. However, it’s clear that urgent action is needed to support venues and the talented artists playing them.”

The loss of grassroots music venues comes despite record-breaking billions being spent on ticket sales in the UK, with summer 2023 seeing a bumper calendar for stadium and outdoor gigs. These include 1million people attending live music events in London just in one week alone back in July, thanks to huge outdoor shows from the likes of Bruce Springsteen , Blur , The 1975, Billy Joel and Lana Del Rey .

“The reality of £1 per ticket for us, given the nature of many of our venues being managed by private landlords, city councils and charitable organisations, [is that] the impact would be something like a up to 20 per cent cut [in profits for the year].

“It’s not a few grains of sand – it’s significant. Our angle is more that this is a problem for the ecosystem, the industry as a whole, and that it goes right through at a live level to artists, managers, agents, crew, promoters, venues, and anyone associated with that system. We’re all very interdependent. It’s not for the venues or the promoters to pay; it’s an industry solution that we need to find.”

His comments echoed those shared by Featured Artists Coalition’s CEO David Martin, who spoke to NME in February about the issue facing both new artists and grassroots music venues.

“How does any artist these days make live touring commercially viable? Especially those beneath the top of the pyramid. For while the wider world endures a cost of living crisis, many artists are also facing a cost of touring crisis,” he said.

“Even those playing to relatively modest audiences have to bear substantial costs to tour the UK – from transportation, accommodation and rehearsals to paying the salaries of musicians, crew, production, agents and managers. That’s on top of recording, and the increasing demands of promotion – all activities which create the demand for shows in the first place.

“These too are also shouldered by artists. Against some harsh economic headwinds, it’s no wonder some are starting to buckle.”

Various artists also shared their support for the proposed ticket levy too , including Lily Fontaine of English Teacher – who recently released their acclaimed top 10 album ‘This Could Be Texas’ .

“Struggling to make ends meet as an artist isn’t a new concept – but that doesn’t mean it’s right. I’m looking forward to seeing how, when implemented, the ticket levy will be delivered to the grassroots venues and scenes,” she explained. “There’s little to be proud of coming from this island sometimes, so it’s a relief we’re at least trying to save potentially our best and coolest cultural export.”

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• Wed 12 Jun ➙ Sun 16 Jun Derby, Donington Park Download Festival 2024 Queens Of The Stone Age, Fall Out Boy, Avenged Sevenfold, Royal Blood, Black Stone Cherry…
• Mon 29 May Brighton, Chalk Billy Talent Cold Years
• Sun 28 May Leeds, Temple Newsam House & Gardens Slam Dunk Festival 2023 - North Enter Shikari, The Offspring, Bowling For Soup, Billy Talent, Less Than Jake…
• Sat 27 May Hatfield House & Park Slam Dunk Festival 2023 - South Enter Shikari, The Offspring, Bowling For Soup, Billy Talent, Less Than Jake…
• Wed 24 May Belfast, The Limelight Billy Talent
• Fri 17 Jun Wolverhampton, KK's Steel Mill Billy Talent
• Thu 16 Jun London, O2 Academy Islington Billy Talent
• Wed 15 Jun O2 Academy Liverpool Billy Talent
• Thu 9 Jun ➙ Sun 12 Jun Nova Rock 2022 Muse, Rise Against, Steel Panther, Bush, Black Veil Brides…
• Tue 31 May London, O2 Academy Islington Billy Talent
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• Sun 29 May Wolverhampton, KK's Steel Mill Billy Talent
• Fri 3 Apr Online / Streaming Events Billy Talent

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• Fri 24 Aug ➙ Sun 26 Aug Reading Festival Reading Festival 2018 Fall Out Boy, Travis Scott, The Kooks, The Wombats, Post Malone…
• Thu 23 Aug ➙ Sun 26 Aug Leeds, Bramham Park Leeds Festival 2018 Kings Of Leon, Courteeners, The Vaccines, J Hus, Krept & Konan…
• Wed 22 Aug Belfast, The Limelight Billy Talent

August 2017

• Wed 23 Aug ➙ Sun 27 Aug Leeds, Bramham Park Leeds Festival 2017 Muse, Liam Gallagher, Blossoms, Giggs, Architects…
• Wed 23 Aug ➙ Sun 27 Aug Reading Festival Reading Festival 2017 Kasabian, Bastille, Two Door Cinema Club, Jimmy Eat World, Circa Waves…
• Fri 18 Aug ➙ Sun 20 Aug Lowlands 2017 Mumford & Sons, alt-j, The xx, Editors, Bastille…
• Wed 16 Aug ➙ Sat 19 Aug Pukkelpop 2017 Kai Wen, Kraantje Pappie, The Lighthouse, Tamino, Bafana…
• Wed 9 Aug ➙ Wed 16 Aug Sziget Festival 2017 Alex Clare, Allah-Las, alt-j, Andy C, Anne-Marie…

October 2016

• Wed 26 Oct O2 Guildhall Southampton Billy Talent
• Mon 24 Oct Cardiff, Tramshed Billy Talent, Young Guns, Say Yes
• Sun 23 Oct London, The Roundhouse Billy Talent
• Sat 22 Oct Nottingham, Rock City Billy Talent
• Thu 20 Oct O2 Academy Leeds Billy Talent
• Wed 19 Oct Birmingham, O2 Institute Billy Talent
• Mon 17 Oct Newcastle upon Tyne, NX Newcastle Billy Talent
• Sun 16 Oct Glasgow, The ABC Billy Talent
• Sat 15 Oct Manchester Academy Billy Talent
• Thu 13 Oct O2 Academy Bristol Billy Talent
• Wed 12 Oct Norwich, UEA Billy Talent
• Wed 8 Jun ➙ Mon 13 Jun Derby, Donington Park Download 2016 Rammstein, Korn, Killswitch Engage, BABYMETAL, Alien Ant Farm…

November 2013

• Sat 16 Nov ➙ Sun 17 Nov London, Alexandra Palace Vans Warped Tour 2013 Air Dubai, Attila, Billy Talent, Blood Command, Chiodos…

August 2013

• Thu 15 Aug ➙ Sat 17 Aug Fm4 Frequency Festival 3 Feet Smaller, A.G. Trio, Alex Metric, Archive, Atomique…
• Fri 12 Jul ➙ Sun 14 Jul Shepton Mallet, Royal Bath & West Showground Relentless NASS Festival 2013 Andy C, Calyx & Teebee, Wilkinson, Culture Shock, Mind Vortex…
• Thu 11 Jul ➙ Sat 13 Jul Bilbao BBK Live Kings Of Leon, Depeche Mode, Green Day, 2ManyDJs, Alt-J…
• Tue 2 Jul ➙ Fri 5 Jul Rock For People 2013 Thirty Seconds To Mars, Queens Of The Stone Age, Billy Talent, Modestep, Klaxons…

November 2012

• Mon 19 Nov O2 Academy Bristol Billy Talent, Awolnation
• Sun 18 Nov Cardiff University SU Billy Talent, Awolnation
• Sat 17 Nov O2 Academy Leeds Billy Talent, Awolnation
• Fri 16 Nov Portsmouth, Pyramid Centre Billy Talent, Awolnation
• Wed 14 Nov Glasgow, The ABC Billy Talent, Awolnation
• Tue 13 Nov Newcastle upon Tyne, NX Newcastle Billy Talent, Awolnation
• Sun 11 Nov London, The Roundhouse Billy Talent, Awolnation
• Sat 10 Nov Birmingham, O2 Institute Billy Talent
• Thu 8 Nov Nottingham, Rock City Billy Talent, Awolnation
• Wed 7 Nov Norwich, UEA Billy Talent, Awolnation
• Tue 6 Nov Manchester Academy Billy Talent, Awolnation

August 2012

• Wed 22 Aug ➙ Sun 26 Aug Reading Festival Reading Festival 2012 Attention Thieves, Backyards, Bearfoot Beware, Black Moth, Crooked Tongues…
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‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Review: It’s Busted

Eddie Murphy struggles to revive the moribund action-comedy franchise.

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By Robert Daniels

In “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” the Detroit detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is no longer the fast, young cop we last saw 30 years ago. The beleaguered Captain Jeffrey Friedman (Paul Reiser) thinks the older and slower Axel should reconnect with his estranged daughter, Jane (Taylour Paige), who works as a defense attorney in Los Angeles. She is representing someone accused of killing a possible dirty cop. When masked men dangle Jane’s car with her inside from a roof, Axel, at the request of his longtime pal Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), comes to Los Angeles to find the culprits.

Murphy returns with the same Detroit Lions jacket, his familiar chuckle and his movie star grin. But there’s little to smile about in this painfully lackluster retread desperately trying to justify its own existence.

In his feature directing debut, Mark Molloy — who plied his trade making commercials — tries to imagine a world where Axel is no longer a beloved wisecracker. Jane hates Axel for abandoning her as a child. Her former flame, Detective Bobby Abbott (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who later teams up with Axel, also thinks Axel’s penchant for public destruction is outdated. Axel’s ruminations on parenting and policing are short-lived in the face of the flashy Captain Cade Grant (Kevin Bacon), who seems to be actively impeding Axel’s investigation as a bemused Chief John Taggart (John Ashton) looks on.

Molloy’s film ( streaming on Netflix ) is a slog: The dirty cop mystery is half-baked; the visual effects are half-rendered; the action lacks any sense of physical space. In the opening scene, Axel’s attempt to stop a robbery in the Red Wings’ locker room becomes a shaky street chase with Axel in a snowplow and the robbers on bikes. Rather than film the scene as a cohesive shot, Molloy filmed the bikers and Murphy separately. The result is a scattered set piece without any visual cohesion.

The film’s editing lacks snap, making clear the demarcation between when “cut” and “action” were yelled. Sometimes Murphy will have an emotion in one shot that will totally disappear in another, undermining the dialogue’s give-and-go rhythm. More momentum is lost because of the casting. Murphy is a kinetic performer who usually hits his best notes when another equally able performer plays off him. But Gordon-Levitt is in an underwritten role and doesn’t have the zip to match Murphy’s zing. Paige is somehow worse. She either overplays the contentious father-daughter relationship or sleepwalks through scenes.

The best parts of this comedy return to classic bits, like Serge (Bronson Pinchot) and Axel reviving their verbal volley from the first movie, and reuse the franchise’s past soundtrack hits like “Shakedown” and “Neutron Dance.” The worst parts involve lazy allusions to better films. A climactic shootout in a mansion attempting to blend the gunfight from the first “Beverly Hills Cop” with “Scarface” is tedious and unremarkable. While this installment isn’t nearly as woeful as “ Beverly Hills Cop III ,” it doesn’t have the charm or energy of the first two films either. It’s a limp, desperate action comedy with few memorable moments.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Rated R for violence and language throughout. Running time: 1 hour 55 minutes. Watch on Netflix.

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