Seb Lowe, one of Manchester’s most exciting and fastest-rising new artists, has just announced a series of new tour dates in 2024 following a stellar year for the abstract singer-songwriter.
Backed up by four equally talented bandmates, the up-and-coming alternative artist from Oldham is undoubtedly one of the best new acts we’ve come across in a while.
Following on from his first-ever UK headline tour, Lowe is now set to bring his unique blend of indie, folk, punk and acoustic to even more cities across Britain in 2024 — including a glorious homecoming show here in Manchester, of course.
If you’ve never come across Seb Lowe before, you can expect everything from 60s and 70s vibes to the fully graduated contemporary indie from the local youngster but with each track, you’re almost always guaranteed the instantly recognisable style of his protest song lyrics and socio-political subject matter.
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With a lead violinist adding even more signature sound to his deeply individual and yet somehow retrospective approach, we’ve seen the Roughyed live on a number of occasions now and his energy on stage never disappoints either.
Revealing just eight dates in 2024 so far, on top of the massive Blossoms gig and other support and festival slots that are sure to come, Lowe is set to play the O2 Ritz in Manchester city centre on Friday, 12 April, with warm-up acts and special guests for each show still yet to be confirmed.
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All we know is that as one of the most genuinely interesting artists to come out of Oldham, specifically in a long while, as well as one of the most different you’ll find anywhere in the region, we’ll be putting this on our gig list for next year. This short clip alone should be all the convincing you need:
Donald Glover announces surprise world tour along with new Childish Gambino album out of the blue
Danny Jones
Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino, has just announced a brand-new world tour along with releasing his latest album, all in the space of just a few hours.
With virtually no warning whatsoever, the multi-talented musician, actor, writer, filmmaker producer and comedian decided to drop the completed version of 3.15.20, the experimental record he quietly dropped four years ago, along with a brand new music video and a series of global tour dates.
Titling the ‘finished’ fourth studio LP, Atavista, and releasing a music video for ‘Little Foot Big Foot’ – which features what we’re sure will go down as an equally iconic dance routine akin to that seen in ‘This Is America’ – it seems like he’s been quietly plugging away at new music in the background.
Just hours later, Manchester’s AO Arena confirmed that they would be hosting Childish Gambino’s Manc gig this fall, with the tour itself kicking off in the US this August.
But the surprises don’t stop there either.
As detailed in a statement on social media, in which he informed his fans that “there’s a special vinyl coming soon [with] visuals for each song” from Atavista, he also revealed that an “all new Childish Gambino album comes out in the summer.”
There’s so much information to take in right now we can barely catch our breath.
Joining him as the main support act for the newly announced world tour is Amaarae, a Ghanaian-American singer-songwriter and fellow R’nB star. Here’s what she sounds like if you’ve never come across her before:
With his gig at the AO Arena scheduled for Tuesday, 26 November, this isn’t just the first time he’s been in Manchester for a good long while but it’s also the first Childish Gambino tour since 2018/19.
Alongside his various TV and movie projects like Atlanta, the Amazon reboot of Mr. & Mrs. Smith franchise, as well as the upcoming standalone Star Wars film, Lando (just to name a few), it’s clear that Glover is still as busy as ever.
General admission for the Childish Gambino and ‘The New World Tour’ goes live at 10am on Friday, 17 May and if you think these things are going to stick around for long, think again.
You can be ready and waiting to grab your tickets HERE.
‘Manny’s Loudest’ brunch event returns this month with live performances and DJ sets
Daisy Jackson
A brunch event that showcases Manchester’s vast musical talent is returning to the city this month for its second instalment.
Manny’s Loudest, created by Loud__Mcr who provide a platform for untapped talent, will again be helping artists to kick-start their careers over the bank holiday weekend.
Alongside live performances and DJ sets, there’ll be food served up by NamFuzion, which blends Vietnamese and Jamaican grill.
The first Manny’s Loudest event in February pulled in 500 people, and organisers are hoping to push this even further for part two on 26 May.
It will all be taking place at the Manchester Recording Studios in Hulme, which has a capacity of 600.
Mervin and his team will be creating an immersive audience experience around the DJ decks, which Mervin describes as ‘a niche that can be scaled into the modern day talent show but with a party twist to it’.
And every penny made from Loud__Mcr’s brunch event is put back into the process, acquiring mainstream headliners to perform and become part of their community.
It means that up-and-coming and undiscovered talent can perform on the same stage as experienced artists, providing an unparalleled platform and a chance to learn from those who have been in the industry for longer.
Loud__Mcr are proud to be providing artists with a chance to show their creative work, but also offering a supportive community.
Event organisers are also looking for any possible sponsor opportunities to help promote the event.
Manny’s Loudest will take place at Manchester Recording Studios in Hulme (3 Archway, Birley Fields, M15 5QJ) on 26 May. You can get your tickets here, and follow @Loud__mcr on Instagram for updates.