Month: January 2024

When Mike Vrabel took the Tennessee Titans head coaching job, he immediately raised the level in Nashville and led the Titans to four consecutive winning seasons, including three trips to the playoffs (and one visit to the AFC title game in 2019). However, the last two years have seen the Titans fall off the pace in the AFC South, going 7-10 and 6-11 in back-to-back years, and despite a Week 18 win over the Jaguars to knock them out of the playoffs, Tennessee has decided to make a change at head coach.

Word broke on Tuesday that Vrabel would be joining the likes of Arthur Smith and Ron Rivera on the unemployment line, although unlike those two, he will likely be in line for another head coaching job this offseason.

As Diana Russini notes, Vrabel’s firing comes as a bit of a surprise given he got a vote of confidence earlier this year, but it appears Tennessee is now going to head in a very different direction going into 2024. This marks the end of an era of Titans football, with Vrabel now gone and it being very likely Derrick Henry has also played his final game in Nashville.

Vrabel will now look for a new job and figures to find himself one fairly quickly, as he has a 54-45 record as head coach and, while the Titans certainly struggled the past two years, they also were operating at a QB talent deficit. Vrabel’s teams have always played with a certain level of physicality and toughness that many teams will find intriguing, even if there are real questions about whether Vrabel’s style puts a ceiling on how good a team can be offensively. He should be a very strong candidate for a number of the open jobs on the market — and has some very obvious ties in New England should they move on from Bill Belichick as many anticipate.

Next week, a new Love Island will premiere globally. Months ago, many expected it to be the show’s winter series, but rumors suggested that something different was in store. Those rumors proved to be true as ITV announced Love Island: All Stars. They promised to bring back some of the most beloved islanders from past Love Island series for a new and exciting season.

With the premiere date nearing, here’s everything you need to know about the first season of Love Island: All Stars.

Release Date

Love Island: All Stars season 1 begins on Monday, January 15 at 9 pm GMT/4 pm EST/1 pm PST. The season begins less than two months after Love Island Games came to an end and less than six months after Love Island series 10 concluded.

Cast

The cast was officially introduced on January 8. You can watch the islanders re-introduce themselves in the video below and scroll down a bit more for additional information about them.

• Anton Danyluk (29) — Series 5
• Chris Taylor (33) — Series 5
• Demi Jones (25) — Series 6
• Georgia Harrison (29) — Series 3
• Georgia Steel (25) — Series 4
• Hannah Elizabeth (33) — Series 1
• Jake Cornish (26) — Series 7
• Kaz Kamwi (29) — Series 7
• Liberty Poole (24) — Series 7
• Luis Morrison (29) — Series 1
• Mitchel Taylor (27) — Series 10
• Toby Aromolaran (24) — Series 7

Plot

You can mostly expect the same Love Island drama in Love Island: All Stars season 1. There will be controversial challenges, surprising bombshells, and shocking dumpings. However, there will not be Casa Amor this year as Love Island’s Executive Producer Mike Spencer revealed in an interview with The Mirror. “We have got to be reactive,” he began. “These islanders have done it all before so we have to be one step ahead of them. This give us the chance to shake it up and bring new islanders into the mix in new ways.”

Spencer added, “We have four hidden single beds in the lounge, so make of that what you will.”

Another change that’s in order for Love Island: All Stars season 1 is the length of the season. Rather than the usual eight weeks worth of episodes that can be expected in a Love Island season, Love Island: All Stars season 1 will only air for five weeks.

“Casa Amor, as we know and love it, doesn’t really work for a five week run because you need time to bed in, get to know each other, see if they are for you and if you want to switch it up,” Spencer said. “I think you don’t need the element of bringing a massive influx of new islanders in. That is good for an eight week run but you don’t need it for this. This is going to be more intense and people will fall for each other quicker.”

Trailer

You can watch the trailers for Love Island: All Stars season 1 below.

How To Watch Love Island: All Stars Season 1

Love Island: All Stars season 1 will debut with its premiere episode on Monday, January 15 via simulcast on ITV1, ITV2, STV and ITVX. The rest of the Love Island: All Stars season will resume with new episodes six days a week on ITV2 and ITVX.

When Do New Episodes For Love Island: All Stars Season 1 Come Out?

New episodes in Love Island: All Stars season 1 are expected to be released daily between Sundays and Fridays. This was the schedule for previous seasons of Love Island, but there could be a change in store for Love Island: All Stars.

‘Love Island: All Stars’ premieres on Monday, January 15 at 9 pm GMT/4 pm EST/1 pm PST via simulcast on ITV1, ITV2, and ITVX.

Boston Calling announced their 2024 lineup, with a truly stacked range of performers. Ed Sheeran, Leon Bridges, and The Killers are among the headliners for this year.

For those looking to attend and catch some great acts, here’s what to know about buying tickets.

How To Buy Tickets For The 2024 Boston Calling Festival

Boston Calling is currently having those looking to go to the festival sign up for presale ticket access. By going to their website, a pop-up appears that allows you to enter a phone number to receive a passcode. There is also the option to sign up via email.

This Thursday, January 11 at 10 a.m. ET, the presale for Boston Calling will open, and fans can use their codes to purchase tickets from there.

A three-day general admission pass for this year starts at $360. The GA+ pass is $599 and includes lounge access with a private bar. One step up from there is the VIP pass, which starts at $1,099. Those who purchase will have VIP lounge access, air-conditioned restrooms, exclusive viewing areas, a concierge, and more.

Finally, the Platinum tier starts at $2,799. This year is a first, where those who purchase this pass will get front-of-stage access on the Green stage and a complimentary bar.

For more information on Boston Calling’s tickets, visit here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Boston Calling Festival has announced its 2024 lineup with headliners Ed Sheeran, Leon Bridges, The Killers, and more. Set to take place from May 24 to 26 at the Harvard Athletic Complex, the festival lineup also includes rising stars like d4vd, Reneé Rapp, and Ric Wilson, as well as the resurgent Megan Thee Stallion. Tickets go on presale Thursday, January 11 at 10 a.m. ET.

So, how much are tickets for the 2024 Boston Calling festival?

Although ticket prices haven’t been listed just yet, we can look at the 2023 festival’s prices to get an idea of how much they will be. Last year, a 3-day general admission pass was $299.99, a 3-day GA-plus pass was $499.99, a 3-day VIP was $949.99, and a platinum pass for all three days was $1,899.99. One-day passes were also available for $139.99 (1-Day GA), $239.99 (1-Day GA+), $379.99 (1-Day VIP), and $899.99 (1-Day Platinum).

For more information, you can visit the official Boston Calling website.

Boston Calling 2024 Lineup

Friday, May 24: Ed Sheeran, Leon Bridges, Renée Rapp, Young The Giant, Luke Hemmings, David Kushner, Cannons, Beach Weather, Ric Wilson, Madi Diaz, Maris, Divine Sweater, Kieran Rhodes, Kei, JVK, Justin Clancy, The Wolff Sisters

Saturday, May 25: Tyler Childers, Trey Anastasio & Classic Tab, Khruangbin, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Jessie Murph, d4vd, The Red Clay Strays, Tanner Usrey, Bad Rabbits, The Castellows, Motherfolk, Senseless Optimism, Toritori, Ward Hayden & The Outliers, Paper Lady, Cakeswag, Highwater Haulers

Sunday, May 26: The Killers, Hozier, Megan Thee Stallion, The Revivalists, Lovejoy, Chappell Roan, Blondshell, Royel Otis, The Heavy Heavy, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Francis of Delirium, Stefan Thev, The Thing, Fleshwater, Zola Simone, Billy Dean Thomas, Tysk Tysk, Task

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

After months of speculation, event guide preparation, and anticipation from the public, the 2024 Bonnaroo music festival lineup has finally been revealed. On the stacked lineup is none other than Pretty Lights, Post Malone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Fred Again… are just a few of the musicians confirmed to headline across its four-day span (June 13 to the 16th).

Other notable names on the bill include Fisher, Durand Bernarr, Maggie Rogers, Khruangbin, Dominic Fike, Cage The Elephant, Melanie Martinez, Cigarettes After Sex, Megan Thee Stallion, Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, Two Friends, and Carly Rae Jepsen. View the full lineup below.

So, how can you get your hands on tickets before they sell out?

How To Buy Tickets For The Bonnaroo 2024 Festival

In order to grab tickets, festivalgoers must visit Bonnaroo’s official website. The 2024 festival presale is set to kick off on January 11 at 10 a.m. CT. To snag the presale code, you must sign up for the festival’s email newsletter. Without a password, you run the risk of individual tickets and packages being sold out by the time the general sale begins. Four-day general admission packages start at $420, with VIP packages starting at $1,000. Find more information here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Here’s a fun trivia question for your friends: name the Academy Award nominee who nearly died from flesh-eating disease? If someone guesses Barry Keoghan, it’s probably because they saw the answer in the headline of this blog. That friend is a dirty cheat.

GQ spoke to the Saltburn actor (who was up for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars for his sweetly tragic performance in last year’s The Banshees of Inisherin) among many things, including “flirting” with co-star Jacob Elordi. “We were constantly close,” he said. “It ain’t just for the cameras and the premiere[s]. Me and Jacob — he’s like a brother to me, honestly. I think when you’re comfortable with someone, you can be as close as you want, you know what I mean? It’s not like, ‘Oh, don’t come near me.’ It’s like, I’m comfortable. When I’m comfortable around people, I’m comfy.”

The profile also reveals that Keoghan nearly died from flesh-eating disease.

Keoghan peels off his shirt, revealing a slightly pale, compactly muscled chest and the gnarly scar tissue that winds its way up his arm like a snake tattoo. A souvenir from a case of necrotizing fasciitis, a.k.a. flesh-eating disease, he caught a few years ago, right before The Banshees of Inisherin started shooting. One in five cases are fatal; amputation, he says, was on the table. He remembers saying to the doctors, “But I’m not gonna die, right?” and the doctors saying, “Well, we don’t know.”

Martin McDonagh, who directed Keoghan on The Banshees of Inisherin, said, “He seemed to shrug it off. We were only about four days out from shooting, and his arm was puffed up. But he was like, ‘Yeah, no, I’m going to be fine — I’ll see you on Tuesday.’ I went to the hospital thinking, sh*t, is he going to die? Let alone, is he going to make the movie. But I came out of there energized and looking forward to it.”

Look, if I survived being diagnosed with something informally known as “flesh-eating disease,” I would live every day like it was my last. Which explains the grave humping.

(Via GQ)

When Killers of the Flower Moon was released, many people decided to opt out of seeing it on the big screen because, let’s face it, it was a bit on the long side. But now that the film has a set streaming date, you don’t have any excuse not to tune in.

Martin Scorsese’s latest masterpiece, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert de Niro, and A Big Hat Worn By Jesse Plemons, has that fun Academy Award buzz, so now is the time to fully invest in the 3+ hour film, which can currently be bought or rented on Apple TV+.

As for streaming, Killers of the Flower Moon will be available to Apple TV+ subscribers (as part of their streaming package) on Friday, January 12th. The streamer announced the date with a heartwarming photo of Scorcese and DiCaprio looking like long-lost BFFs catching up:

Gladstone took home a Golden Globe for her striking performance at Sunday’s award ceremony. “This is a historic win, it doesn’t belong to just me,” she began, before adding that her win is “for every little res kid, every little urban kid, every little Native kid out there who has a dream, who is seeing themselves represented in our stories told by ourselves in our own words with tremendous allies and tremendous trust from within from each other.”

The Indiana Pacers saw their worst nightmare come to life on Monday night in their win over the Celtics when star guard Tyrese Haliburton slipped into a split and was in considerable pain, needing to be carried off of the court by his teammates.

In the moment, it looked as though the leading All-Star vote-getter among East guards was going to be sidelined for a long time, but an MRI on Tuesday revealed about the best news possible for Haliburton and the Pacers. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Haliburton suffered just a Grade 1 hamstring strain, which will put him on the shelf for two weeks before being reevaluated, but he avoided a significant, long-term injury.

Now, any hamstring injury comes with the caveat that they can linger and tend to get aggravated easier if you come back a bit too soon, but if the Pacers and Haliburton can be patient letting it heal fully, he should be able to return to the court and, hopefully, avoid any issues the rest of the season. The Pacers are currently tied with the Magic, Heat, Knicks, and Cavs at 21-15 and one would expect them to slip some in the standings without their star guard, but if they can tread water they’ll stay within reach of a top-6 spot in the East when he’s able to return. Two weeks would be an 8-game absence for Haliburton, but that’s just when he’s being reevaluated so it could be more like 10-12 games they’ll have to navigate without the league’s leading assist man.

Bonnaroo unveiled their 2024 lineup today, with Post Malone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fred Again.., Megan Thee Stallion, and many more set to play in Tennessee. For those who are interested in going, here’s what to know about the ticket cost.

How Much Are Tickets For The Bonnaroo 2024 Festival?

Tickets for Bonnaroo 2024 aren’t currently on sale yet. Given they just revealed the acts playing there, the festival is having interested attendees sign up via their website for a presale passcode. The presale then opens this Thursday, January 11 at 11 a.m. ET.

Right now, the 4-day General Admission pass starts at $420, with no hidden fees. However, Bonnaroo’s website also encourages people to buy the presale before the price increases.

The next tier up is GA+, which starts at $695. This includes unlimited access to the Centeroo GA+ lounge that has air-conditioned restrooms. There is also a private bar and food for purchase, along with a concierge service.

VIP passes start at $1000, giving even more perks. This tier includes a special viewing area, invites to VIP parties during the festival, and more.

Finally, the Platinum tier starts at $4155. Those who purchase will have exclusive viewing at all of the stages, free drinks and dining in the Platinum Lounge, golf cart transportation, and more exclusive perks.

For more information, visit Bonnaroo’s website.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

After directing 2021’s The Suicide Squad, James Gunn made the surprising creative decision to launch a spinoff series focused on John Cena’s Peacemaker. Even more surprising, it was a huge hit. The show became a viral sensation when it arrived on HBO Max (now just Max) and viewers were here fore Cena’s multi-faceted performance as the wildly ultra-violent superhero with a heart of gold.

However, it’s been two years since Peacemaker Season 1 and fans are clamoring for another round with the shiny-domed weirdo and his even weirder best friend Vigilante. The good news is Season 2 has been confirmed. The bad news is there’s going to a bit of a wait. In the meantime, here’s everything we know so far:

Plot

After the explosive Peacemaker Season 1 finale, a lot has changed in the live-action DC Comics world. James Gunn became the new head of DC Studios and is currently tackling the flagship film, Superman: Legacy, which will kickstart an all-new DC Universe. Considering Peacemaker was deeply ensconced in the old DC Extended Universe — the season finale even included a Justice League cameo — Season 2 will no doubt have to make some considerable story pivots. Unfortunately, we have no idea what those pivots are yet.

Gunn has kept plot details for Peacemaker Season 2 tightly under wraps, but what we do know is that John Cena will be back as the asshole, yet surprisingly lovable superhero who’s working on not shooting every single thing in front of him. It’s a journey, and we’re here for it.

Cast

Obviously, John Cena will be back as Christoper Smith a.k.a. Peacemaker. Freddie Stroma will also reprise his role as Vigilante, and Jennifer Holland will most likely come back as A.R.G.U.S. Agent Emilia Harcourt. Outside of that, there’s no official word on casting.

The Season 1 finale saw Peacemaker being haunted by the ghost of his dead father, played by Robert Patrick, so there’s a chance he could reprise his role as well. Danielle Brooks‘ Leota Adeboya could also return or be done with the spy business altogether after her mic drop moment. However, again, there’s little in the way of plot details, so it’s hard to say who’s returning outside of the main leads.

But if Eagly doesn’t return, we riot.

Release Date

As of this writing, there is no release date for Peacemaker Season 2, and James Gunn has made it clear that fans are in for a considerable wait. While confirming that Peacemaker Season 2 is still happening, Gunn has promised that it will be his next project after he completes Superman: Legacy. However, that film doesn’t arrive until July 11, 2025 and will no doubt keep Gunn busy due to its size and scope.

Not only is Gunn tackling a new version of the Man of Steel, but the film will officially launch a rebooted DC Universe. Fortunately, Gunn has confirmed that Cena’s Peacemaker is one of the very few characters that will survive the jump from the previous DC Extended Universe. In short, it’s going to be a long while until we see the shiny-headed doofus return for Season 2.

Trailer

Considering Peacemaker Season 2 has a while to go before it even starts filming, there’s definitely not a trailer. Fortunately, we have something just as good: The show’s opening credits, which instantly became a viral hit thanks to John Cena’s dance moves and the slamming track by Norwegian glam metal band Wig Wam:

Peacemaker Season 1 is available for streaming on Max.