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15 acts we’d like to see at Protective Stadium in Alabama
The primary live performance at Protecting Stadium is within the books, and now we’re prepared for extra.
Garth Brooks carried out on June 4 on the new stadium in downtown Birmingham, packing the home, pleasing his followers and enjoying an enormous bunch of hits. Greater than 50,000 individuals attended the present, based on the nation star’s workforce, and a excessive bar was set for live shows to come back on the stadium.
Garth Brooks in Birmingham: What was it prefer to be at Protecting Stadium’s first live performance?
There’s been no phrase but on the following present at Protecting, so we’re joyful to make some options within the meantime. Listed below are 15 acts we’d prefer to see on the stadium — and let’s don’t have any grumbling about “so-and-so would by no means play in Birmingham.” It is a want checklist, OK?
We’re taking pictures for the moon with the artists talked about right here, not pointing to the chance they’ll present up within the Magic Metropolis on their subsequent stadium tour. So right here goes:
Harry Kinds performs on stage throughout Radio 1’s Huge Weekend 2022, at Warfare Memorial Park on Could 29, 2022 in Coventry, England. (Dave J Hogan/Getty Photographs)
Who: British pop star, former member of One Path, actuality TV veteran from “The X Issue.” Singer, songwriter, actor, fashionista.
Why: Keep in mind how excited everybody bought when Justin Bieber got here to Birmingham in 2013? Multiply that by 100.
The Weeknd performs on the Coachella Music & Arts Competition on the Empire Polo Membership on Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Who: R&B and pop hitmaker. Multi-award winner, soulful songwriter, theatrical entertainer, producer.
Why: The Weeknd (whose offstage title is Abel Tesfaye) carried out at Hangout Fest in 2016, however he’s not a frequent customer to Alabama. A stadium live performance right here could be an Occasion, interval.
Taylor Swift performs songs throughout The 1989 World Tour at Quicken Loans Area in Cleveland on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. (Lisa DeJong)The Plain Vendor
Who: One of the recognizable names within the leisure enterprise. Pop powerhouse, people singer-songwriter, former nation phenom. Loopy cat woman (and we imply that within the nicest method).
Why: Swifties would pack the place, perhaps for a number of nights. Additionally, we final noticed Swift in Birmingham in 2009 on the BJCC enviornment. She’s come a great distance since that present.
Drake accepts the artist of the last decade award on the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, Could 23, 2021, on the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photograph/Chris Pizzello)
Who: R&B and pop singer, rapper, multi-platinum hitmaker, music innovator.
Why: Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s choose for a Protecting Stadium present, and we heartily agree.
Girl Gaga poses for photographers upon arrival on the seventy fifth British Academy Movie Awards, BAFTA’s, in London Sunday, March 13, 2022. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
Who: Pop innovator, dance diva, cultural chameleon, torch singer, film and TV actress, Oscar winner.
Why: Girl Gaga (also referred to as Stefani Germanotta) is aware of tips on how to create a visible and sonic extravaganza. Deliver it!
Anderson .Paak, left, and Bruno Mars of Silk Sonic carry out onstage in the course of the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Backyard Area on Could 15, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (2022 John Esparaza/through Getty Photographs)
Who: Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, united for an R&B-pop superduo.
Why: Musically cool, dynamic on stage, easy and funky. Additionally, these guys want one thing to do after they end that dear residency in Las Vegas.
Beyonce accepts the award for finest R&B efficiency for “Black Parade” on the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on the Los Angeles Conference Heart on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photograph/Chris Pizzello)
Who: An revolutionary queen, ruling the worlds of R&B, pop, hip-hop and some other style she pleases.
Why: Beyonce tops the want checklist for numerous music followers in Birmingham Additionally, this mega-star has a connection to Alabama, through her father, Matthew Knowles, a Gadsden native and leisure government.
Mick Jagger, centre, and Keith Richards, proper, of the band the Rolling Stones, carry out throughout their Sixty Stones Europe 2022 tour on the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (AP Photograph/Manu Fernandez)
Who: Family title rock band — some would say THE rock band — making crowds cheer after 60 years within the enterprise.
Why: Effectively, it’s the Stones. And it’s excessive time Mick and Co. returned to Birmingham, after enjoying a “Voodoo Lounge” date at Legion Area in 1994.
John Mayer, Invoice Kreutzmann, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, from left, of Useless & Firm play throughout a live performance at Madison Sq. Backyard on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in New York. (Robert Altman /Invision/AP)
Who: A recent incarnation of the grandaddy of all jam bands, nonetheless truckin’ and making followers twirl. The lineup consists of Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Invoice Kreutzmann, John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and former Birmingham resident Oteil Burbridge.
Why: We’re undecided if Useless & Firm will proceed to tour after this 12 months, however our fingers are crossed for extra trippy music sooner or later … and a date in Birmingham. Alabama has an abundance of jam followers, and so they’d undoubtedly prove for this present, tie-dyed and blissful.
Paul McCartney at Syracuse College’s JMA Wi-fi Dome, Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday June 4, 2022.
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Who: Oh, you recognize, only a former member of the Fab 4, and the creator of a number of the most influential and enduring songs in rock historical past.
Why: Sir Paul would create a sensation in Birmingham. He’s high of checklist for a lot of music followers right here, and more likely to ship the products at a stadium live performance. (Frankly, of us would present up simply to see him stand on stage and wave.) And let’s not neglect the remainder of his catalog, which extends method past the Beatles.
Weapons N’ Roses’ Axl Rose, left, and Slash carry out on the primary weekend of the Austin Metropolis Limits Music Competition at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 4, 2019.
Who: Axel, Slash, Duff and buddies, able to rock your world.
Why: Alabama would go bonkers for this difficult rock band, simply because it did within the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. With a stadium present, Birmingham could be the epicenter of Weapons mania. What’s to not like about that?
Unhealthy Bunny brings the El Último Tour del Mundo tour to the Prudential Heart in Newark, NJ on March 19, 2022.Al Mannarino | For NJ Advance Me
Who: Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, a colourful and dedicated artist from Puerto Rico. He’s serving to the world to find the pleasures of Latin entice and reggaeton.
Why: An unlikely match for Birmingham? Certain, and that’s precisely why we want him. Unhealthy Bunny’s present would kill, and make us all converts.
BTS performs “Butter” on the sixty fourth Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photograph/Chris Pizzello)AP
Who: Boy band extraordinaire, conquering the globe and based mostly in South Korea.
Why: Youngsters would pack the home, expertise thrills, get goosebumps and break the scream meter. Yikes!
Bruce Springsteen performs throughout a ceremony marking the twentieth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist assaults on the Nationwide September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. (AP Photograph/Evan Vucci)
Who: An iconic rock singer-songwriter with a deep, wealthy catalog of music. His songs are a part of the material of American life, and his high-energy stage reveals are legendary.
Why: He’s the Boss, and at all times will probably be. Springsteen made his final look in Birmingham in 2002 on the BJCC enviornment. We’ve waited 20 years for him to return, which is much too lengthy.
Lars Ulrich, left, and James Hetfield of Metallica carry out on the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Competition at Napa Valley Expo on Friday, Could 27, 2022, in Napa, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Who: Thrash steel pioneers who work laborious, play with skillful conviction and preserve an enormous, devoted fan base.
Why: Metallica rocks, plain and easy. A status act, final seen right here in 2019 on the BJCC’s Legacy Area. This highly effective present, the band’s first in Birmingham in about 27 years, whetted our urge for food for extra.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Madonna, Ed Sheeran, U2, Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Kanye West.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey said student’s mental health, and cell phone use are at the top of his priorities this year.
“We certainly have a mental health crisis in families,” he said. “And particularly in youth in this country, and we want to make sure we’re addressing that.”
That crisis, Dr. Mackey said, is fueled by cell phone use and social media. He said this is a concern that he will be very vocal about in the upcoming legislative session.
“It’s really limiting social media. But, the only way we can get social media away from students during the school day is to limit the access to cell phones or smartphones,” Dr. Mackey said.
Rep. Mary Moore (D-Birmingham) said it’s not just about cell phone use in schools. She wants to see a better pay frequency for educators, and recruiting in this session.
“Some of the problems that we have is recruiting the type of; not only educators, but child nutrition workers, custodians, bus drivers, and people that can be committed to the system,” she remarked. “If the system was committed to them.”
Rep. Susan DuBose (R-Hoover) said cell phones should be put away from bell to bell. She said she wants to put more money towards the school choice program.
“We probably, with our current budget of $100 million allocated to school choice, only have room for up to 16,000 students,” said DuBose. She said over 11,000 students have applied to the program so far. “So, in less than a week, we’ve almost already utilized our full budget allocation.”
Besides cell phone use, Dr. Mackey said the board wants to see reading and math scores continue to go up. And, he said extended learning programs like after school and summer school will be key in 2025.
“Those times that we have children outside of the regular school day, how are we using that time to make sure that we are promoting learning?” said Dr. Mackey. “But also, promoting high quality childhood, keeping those children off the streets, out of trouble, and in very good, engaging programs.”
Dr. Mackey said he doesn’t know what the solution will be to cell phone use in the classroom. Some bills have already been pre-filed for the upcoming session that address the topic.
The 2025 legislative session starts on February 4th.
For anyone thinking of cooking up warm soup to stave off the winter cold, there’s an important recall you need to know about.
Walmart has recalled 12,000 units of Great Value Chicken Broth sold in 48-ounce cartons in two states – Alabama and Arkansas. According to the Food and Drug Administration, the recall is due to the “potential for packaging failures that could compromise the sterility of the product, resulting in spoilage.”
The products have a best if used by date of March 25, 2026 with lot code 98F09234. They were sold in aseptic paper cartons and a total of 2,023 cases or 12,138 cartons were included in the recall.
The broth was produced by Tree House Foods Inc. of British Columbia.
The FDA did not assign a risk level to the recall and did not report any incidents involving the products.
People with the broth should return it to Walmart for a refund.
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Alabama men’s basketball won somewhat comfortably against South Carolina.
Plenty went right in the 88-68 victory over the Gamecocks on Wednesday in Columbia, South Carolina. Alabama shot 55%, outrebounded the Gamecocks, saw the bench outscore South Carolina 39-4 while scoring more points in the paint, fast break points and 3-pointers.
But there was something with which Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats was displeased.
Free throws.
“Would have been better if we made some free throws tonight,” Oats said. “That was a disaster for us. But everything else … It was good enough to win tonight.”
Alabama finished 10-for-20 (50%) from the charity stripe, which was the lowest total of the season so far. The previous low was 51.4% against Kent State late in December.
Not a mark Oats wants, but it didn’t make a difference in the game. All the other ways Alabama scored, particularly in the first half, made free throws a non-factor. As a result, No. 5 Alabama (13-2, 2-0 SEC) beat South Carolina (10-5, 0-2).
“First road game for us in the SEC,” Oats said. “I thought our guys answered the bell pretty well.”
The free throws might have been a disaster, but there was plenty else that Oats liked. That includes the defense, which limited South Carolina to .971 points per possession.
“I thought our defense was significantly better for the whole 40,” Oats said.
Oats specifically praised the efforts of Mo Dioubate. He finished plus-19 while matched up mainly against Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina’s leading scorer and a likely first-round NBA Draft pick.
“I thought Dioubate did a great job guarding him,” Oats said. “He really impacts the game in a big way,” Oats said.
Boyles-Murray tallied six points, four of which came from free throws, while finishing 1-for-6 from the field. He also had two turnovers.
“We got a lot of good efforts from a lot of people,” Oats said. “Good road win for us.”
Next up, Alabama will face No. 10 Texas A&M on the road on Saturday (7 p.m., ESPN)
Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for AL.com and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.
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