Blossoms will be performing their biggest-ever gig at Wythenshawe Park this weekend, with massive support acts lined up.
Stockport’s finest will be back on home turf over the August bank holiday weekend, ahead of the release of their upcoming album Gary.
The group have become one of the biggest groups to come out of Manchester over the last few decades, rocketing to fame with their self-titled debut album back in 2016.
Blossoms earned BRIT Award and Mercury Prize nominations following their chartbuster debut album.
They’ve gone on to score two more UK number-one albums with 2020’s Foolish Loving Spaces and 2022’s Ribbon Around The Bomb.
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Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden said: “Headlining our biggest show yet at Wythenshawe Park is going to be THE moment of our career so far for us.
“It makes me think of me and Joe [the band’s drummer] going to watch Oasis and The Stone Roses at Heaton Park back when we were teenagers and how important these big summer Manchester shows are to people.
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“It made us want to be in a band, affected what we wore and changed our lives forever. To misquote Dorothy, ‘Lads, I’ve a feeling we’re not on Oldham Street anymore!”
Blossoms have lined up some massive support acts to help them warm up the crowds at Wythenshawe Park this weekend.
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Dublin’s Inhaler, whose debut album It Won’t Always Be Like This topped the charts on its release in 2021, are the main support act, performing hits like Cheer Up Baby, Ice Cream Sundae, My Honest Face and many more.
Legendary rockers Shed Seven are also on the line-up, as they head up to their third decade in the industry. The group recently recorded their first-ever no.1 album, A Matter of Time.
Further support includes indie rockers The K’s, Oldham’s Seb Lowe and Ttrruuces, who’ll get things rocking and rolling.
Are there any tickets left for Blossoms’ gig at Wythenshawe Park…
You’re in luck! There are still some tickets available for the gig on Sunday.
Ticket options available are:
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Sunday ticket: £50.40
Weekend ticket: £89.60
Sunday VIP ticket: £126.50
Or you can purchase a full weekend ticket and you’ll be able to catch the New Order gig on Saturday on top of Blossoms on Sunday.
You can see the latest availability and buy your tickets with See Tickets HERE.
Stress-free travel and how to get to Wythenshawe Park
For travel to Wythenshawe Park, there are three tram stops close by – Wythenshawe Park, Moor Road and Baguely station.
Only Moor Road will be available to use when the gig has finished. Wythenshawe Park and Baguely station will be closed to help with crowd management.
But if you’re worried about such a big journey, Blossoms have saved the day, helping fellow Mancunians natives by launching their very own shuttle bus service.
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Buses are running via Stockport Interchange to the venue between 4pm and 8pm, every six minutes. The six-minute wait applies for the way back, taking giggoers from Moor Road back to Stockport town centre, between 10pm and 1am.
You can find out more about the shuttle bus service HERE.
Stage times for Blossoms
The set times are subject to change. Make PLENTY of time to get there!
The Guest List — 14:55 – 15:15
TTRRUUCES — 15:40 – 16:10
Seb Lowe — 16:35 – 17:05
The K’s — 17:30 – 18:05
Shed Seven — 18:35 – 19:15
Inhaler — 19:45 – 20:30
Blossoms — 21:00-22:30
Expected setlist for Blossoms’ Manchester gig
Blossoms will play at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester over the August bank holiday. Credit: Publicity picture
We don’t actually know what Blossoms will play, as this is the first show they’ve done on their current and upcoming tour.
Instead, they’ve been busy on the festival circuit, so the below setlist is the bunch of classics they played at Hardwick Festival.
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Your Girlfriend
I can’t stand it
Getaway
Oh No ( I think I’m in Love)
What Can I Say After I’m Sorry?
Honey Sweet
Perfect Me
If You Think This Is Real Life
At Most a Kiss
Gary
My Favorite Room
There’s a Reason Why ( I Never Returned Your Calls)
Charlemagne
You never know, with Blossoms returning to their native land, they might mix things up…
The Prodigy announce HUGE gigs at The Warehouse Project this year
Thomas Melia
EDM band The Prodigy are bringing their electronic punk and big beats to the crowds of Manchester this December.
As The Warehouse Project kicks off a great series of gigs with its 2024 opening season, what a way to make it even better than with not one, but two The Prodigy headline dates.
The Disrupta Tour 2024 sees the Essex-formed band stopping off in Bridlington first before taking on the mighty 10,000-capacity crowd at The Warehouse Project in Manchester for two nights.
They are no stranger to the clubbers’ paradise as The Prodigy have performed at the prestigious event in 2019 and are now returning to the immense venue in December.
Known for their singles like ‘Firestarter’ and ‘Breathe’ the crowd is in for an electric night of high-energy raving and rocking as they perform tracks taken from their many hit-packed albums.
Taking to The Warehouse Project stage on Saturday 14 December and Sunday 15 December, crowds are treated to a weekend of live music from The Prodigy that is guaranteed to be unforgettable.
They sure know how to control a crowd, after all Manchesterhas been a staple tour stop for the iconic act since they first debuted in the 90’s, and they have played a collection of live music venuesacross the city.
What’s even more special, besides the fact they’re returning to Manchester, is the Sunday 15 December show at The Warehouse Project is a late curfew. The band are continuing the party til 1am for lucky guests who just can’t get enough of the EDM tracks.
For the last shows of the year, this musical act is ready to bring the heat. The band are merging their signature sounds of electric rock and rave anthems to create a show that will blow your mind.
Liam Howlett, the group’s co-founder and leader, is stoked too, saying: “We will be there armed with a sonically fresh attack. Let it disrupt ya…”.
Tickets to The Prodigy’s The Disrupta Tour 2024, including their shows at The Warehouse Project, go on fan presale, 19 September at 10am and general sale on 20 September at 10am – get your tickets here.
The Prodigy 2024 tour dates
Friday 13 Dec – Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
Saturday 14 Dec – The Warehouse Project, Manchester*
Morrissey: Johnny Marr now has ‘100%’ of The Smiths rights to tour without him – and one potential replacement is trending
Danny Jones
Morrissey has come out to claim that former bandmate Johnny Marr now holds all the rights to The Smiths and their music, even stating that he can now go on and tour without him – and there’s already a very big name being floating around for his replacement.
Yes, as per Mr ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’ himself, the co-songwriter and lead guitarist recently acquired “100% trademark rights/intellectual property” despite Morrisey himself having coined the “musical unit name ‘The Smiths’ in May 1982.”
It is said that this application was secured without any consultation from the former frontman or any chance to object on the 65-year-old’s part.
Although the fellow Manc music legend himself is yet to come out and comment on the reports made on the official Morrissey Central website, fans are already speculating whether Marr is gearing up to head out on tour, the internet was quick to drum up what many are calling the ideal stand-in for a singer.
If there is any justice in the world, Marr will immediately tour with Rick Astley as the new Smiths’ front man and I for one will be at the front of the queue for tickets. https://t.co/Pg8LPe35TV
Though it might have seemed a slightly mad suggestion a few years ago, there are literally tonnes of accounts and music fans from all over calling for Rick Astley to be called in as a replacement frontman should Marr actually end up taking The Smiths back out on tour.
The ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ singer and Lancashire-born 80s pop star has been enjoying what we’ve affectionately referred to as the ‘Rick-naissance’ over the past few years, playing main stage slots at the likes of Glastonbury, Kendal Calling, Bestival and continuing to release new music.
Going on to not only become friends with the group but reiterate what an incredible singer he is – covering classics such as ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out’, ‘This Charming Man’ and even the likes of ACDC to tens of thousands on the Pyramid Stage – he’s quietly become one the UK’s favourite all-round performers once again.
That being said, it’s safe to say some people have other thoughts on the suggestion; many believe Marr wouldn’t be interested in doing it, others were aghast at the suggestion or some offered a much easier alternative that’s already proven to be a more than viable option…
People suggesting Johnny Marr should tour as The Smiths with Rick Astley as vocalist. Fuck off. FUCK OFF.
Nevertheless, there seem to be many more people in the pro-Astley camp than there are in the anti, with one user writing, “Johnny Marr, Rick Astley is waiting by the phone!”, and another in America adding: “If Marr tours Smiths songs with Rick Astley in the US, I’m going to every date in the south.”
As explained in the full post entitled, ‘The Plot Thickens’, Morrissey and his representation said that not only can Marr “now tour as The Smiths using the vocalist of his choice” but doing so will also “also prohibit Morrissey from using the name whilst also denying [him] considerable financial livelihood.”
The plot thickens indeed but, for now, there’s nothing concrete to any of this talk beyond what Morrissey has claimed regarding trademark rights and what a lot of fans would clearly love to see: some kind of The Smiths’ comeback tour featuring Marr and the mighty Rick Astley.
Hey, who knows? We’ve finally got an Oasis reunion and much stranger things have happened – and we’re talking just this week alone…
No backing, no label, all @TheReytons — with a little bit of @GNev2 now too, apparently… 👀