Charli XCX is coming to Manchester on her huge upcoming arena tour, announcing a show at the new Co-op Live arena.
The British singer has announced the tour in support of her forthcoming album BRAT, her sixth studio album.
Charli XCX was discovered through Myspace way back in 2008, hitting the big time in 2012 with the release of the two-time platinum single I Love It.
She went on to have huge success with tracks like Boom Clap and Doing It, as well as featuring on huge songs like ‘Fancy’ with Iggy Azalea and ‘Girls’ with Rita Ora.
The star also enjoyed breakout success with her Barbie soundtrack contribution ‘Speed Drive’ last year, and is now executive producing the score for the A24 film ‘Mother Mary’ with Jack Antonoff.
Charli XCX is set to release BRAT on Friday 7 June in the midst of festival season, and ahead of her tour dates this winter.
She’s promising it will be an ‘exhilarating club record built around high art references and social commentary.’
She celebrated the launch of the BRAT campaign with a record-breaking Boiler Room in Brooklyn with A. G. Cook, George Daniel, Finn Keane and Doss. More than 40,000 people registered to attend.
Last year, Charlie XCX was honoured with the Visionary Award at the Ivor Novellos.
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Charli XCX & Addison Rae. Credit: Hayley WeirCharli XCX has announced details of a huge UK tour. Credit: Hayley Weir
Her newly-announced BRAT tour will see her perform in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow in November and December.
She will be supported by with special guest Shygirl on all four dates.
Charli XCX be performing at Manchester’s new Co-op Live arena on Wednesday 27 November this year.
But you can pre-order BRAT before 3pm on Tuesday 9 April to gain access to a fan pre-sale from 9am on Wednesday 10 April.
Charli XCX 2024 tour dates
Sat 1 June – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera (Live) – Sold Out
Fri 7 June – London, UK – Outernet (PARTYGIRL DJ Set) – Sold Out
Tue 11 June – New York, NY – Knockdown Center (Live) – Sold Out
Wed 12 June – Chicago, IL – Radius (Live) – Sold Out
Sat 15 June – Los Angeles, CA – Shrine (Live) – Sold Out
Wed 19 June – Mexico City, Mexico – Club Loo Loo (PARTYGIRL DJ Set) – Sold Out
Fri 21 June – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Club Zig (PARTYGIRL DJ Set) – Sold Out
Wed 27 November – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live Arena
Thu 28 November – London, UK – The O2
Fri 29 November – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena
Mon 02 December – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro Arena
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Inspiring new 360° immersive David Bowie experience to open in Manchester
Emily Sergeant
Music lovers will get a glimpse inside the mind of a creative genius when a new immersive experience opens later this year.
Factory International has this week announced its programme of events for the upcoming autumn-winter season, and by far one of the stand-outs on the list has to be the return of Lightroom for a new 360° experience called David Bowie: You’re Not Alone – which is set to immerse audiences in the iconic performances and creative mind of one of the world’s most visionary and influential artists.
Bringing together a wealth of visual material from a wide range of sources, the experience combines rare performance footage, photography, drawings, lyrics, personal notes, and audio recordings from the late Bowie himself.
You’re Not Alone will showcase some of Bowie’s landmark performances that redefined popular culture, using a mix of iconic, rarely seen, and even never-before-exhibited material.
Selected from thousands of hours of film in the vaults of the David Bowie Archive in New York, you can expect to see everything from Space Oddity and Diamond Dogs, through to Heroes, Black Star, and more.
Each track has been newly reconfigured by multiple Olivier and Tony award-winning sound designer, Gareth Fry, to utilise Lightroom’s specialised spatial audio system.
The 360° experience is set to be both a multimedia spectacle and an intimate self-portrait in one, giving audiences a unique insight into Bowie’s perspective on the subjects that were most important to him, like theatricality, spirituality, songwriting, and the transformative power of creativity.
David Bowie: You’re Not Alone is being made in close collaboration with, and has been authorised by, the David Bowie Estate.
It’ll run at Aviva Studios from 8 December 2026 through to 10 January 2027.
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Parklife has quietly added a major DJ set from Happy Mondays’ Bez
Daisy Jackson
Parklife has quietly added a DJ set from Bez this afternoon, joining an already stacked festival line-up.
Eagle-eyed users of the Parklife app (aka, us) have spotted that as the big weekend nears, a few new stages have popped up on the plans.
And that’s included a new Beatbox Stage, which on Saturday will host a mega set from the icon that is Bez, from Happy Mondays.
Bez isn’t the only nostalgic name who’s been added to the line-up for Saturday – the Beatbox Stage will also host a set from Artful Dodger.
The 2000s garage icons will be taking to the stage at 3pm for a set that will hopefully include their massive hits like Moving Too Fast, Re-Rewind (with Craig David), and Woman Trouble.
On Sunday, the newly-added Beatbox Stage will be hosting DJ Fat Tony, who you might know for getting stuck into the middle of the Beckham family feud – but he’s also one of the most in-demand A-list DJs, having spun for icons like Madonna, Prince, and Elton John.
Parklife has also quietly added a few secret sets to the bill, which we’ll be keeping a close eye on.
They join existing Parklife headliners including Calvin Harris, Zara Larsson, Chris Stussy, Sammy Virji, Skepta, and East End Dubs.
On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June, thousands of music-lovers will be flocking to the fields of Heaton Park ready for this year’s instalment of Parklife.
Daisy Jackson -
4th April 2024 
