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Bloc Party announce massive Manchester show for Sounds of the City 2025
Instantly queues up 'Helicopter'... (this article contains affiliate links)
Danny Jones -
25th October 2024 
Bloc Party have just announced a trio of massive summer shows next year and one of them is right here in Manchester as part of the Sounds of the City lineup for 2025.
The seasoned indie rock icons have been around in some form or another for over two and a half decades now, if you can believe that, and they’re still one of the most influential contemporary bands to have come out of Britain in a very long time.
With that in mind, the news that they’re not only returning to Manchester but set to return for another Castlefield Bowl concert – a feat few artists are given the chance to do – has absolutely made our week.
Landing at the legendary outdoor gig venue on 10 July, the show will be in line with the 20th anniversary. of their much-loved debut album, Silent Alarm.
It's your turn, Manchester. See you in 2025. Sign up for pre-sale: https://t.co/6MnTUYgsUu pic.twitter.com/QDbNmn5Gh3
— Bloc Party (@BlocParty) October 24, 2024
Also set to play Brighton On The Beach as well as headline next year’s Live At Leeds In The Park festival lineup as part of the wider celebrations, it’s going to be a big summer for the veteran of the UK alternative scene.
Therefore, it’s only fitting that the London-formed quartet perform the seminal album in full along with a selection of the greatest hits. These are the tracks that helped influence the likes of Foals, Manchester’s very own Everything Everything; Paramore, The Maccabees and many more.
With our much-loved amphitheatre boasting a capacity of around 8,000, we can’t wait to see a sea of Mancs bouncing around to ‘Banquet’, ‘Helicopter’, ‘Flux’ and more.
Given that the 2005 LP was their breakthrough record – and it still slaps just as hard to this day, by the way – it’s also a celebration of more than 20 years of Bloc Party as a whole, so you best put in some proper effort, Manchester.
Just picture these scenes only under the shadow of the Castlefield Bowl canopy. Sublime.
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It’s been two years since their last album Alpha Games but we have heard our first taster of their newest and as yet untitled project following the release of their summer 2024 single, ‘Flirting Again’. We don’t have a release date just yet but, believe us, it’s coming.
If you haven’t heard it already, it won’t surprise you one bit to hear that they sound as good as ever.
Pre-sale access to their Castlefield Bowl starts from 9am on Wednesday, 30 October, and can be accessed by signing up for their mailing list.
As for general admission, tickets to see Bloc Party in Manchester go live at the same time on Friday morning, 1 November – you can grab yours HERE.
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