Yorkshire high-flyers and Mercury Prize-winners, English Teacher, are embarking on a UK tour with a date set for Manchester at the end of the year.
It has been quite a whirlwind experience for this four-piece from Leeds recently and now they’re taking their hits on the road to play across the UK.
In September last year, they bagged the 2024 Mercury Music Prize for their landmark first album This Could Be Texas, beating the likes of Charli XCX’s Brat and Early Twenties by Cat Burns, as well as a big nod at the inaugural Northern Music Awards.
They kicked off 2025 with a bang too getting a spot on BBC Radio 1’s Sounds of 2025 list, ranking at number five and performing a rousing rendition of their track ‘Nearly Daffodils’.
The indie rockers have also managed to use their Northern charm enough to bag a support act slot for Franz Ferdinand, joining them for a one-off gig in Glasgow this August.
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And finally, the band are nominated for ‘Best Newcomers’ at this year’s BRIT Awards, they’re quite literally making history.
It’s fair to say English Teacher have already left an impression on music critics but now they’re continuing to put themselves out there to the UK public who are already becoming firm fans.
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This won’t be their first time educating a Manchester audience either, as the band brought their unique energy backed up by some Lancashire roots to Gorilla back in May last year.
English Teacher’s 2025 UK tour sees them travelling all around the country with stops at Nottingham, London, Newcastle and obviously Manchester.
Set to play songs from last year’s debut ubiquitous LP, expect to hear favourites such as’R&B’, title track ‘This Could Be Texas’ and, of course, hit single ‘The World’s Biggest Paving Slab’
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If the Manchester date isn’t the one, you still have another chance to catch them as they’re playing just over the hill in their hometown of Leeds two days after.
You just know that’s going to be a belter of a show.
English Teacher are coming to Albert Hall in Manchester on 20 November with pre-sale tickets live on 26 February and general on sale from 10 am on 28 February HERE.
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Tame Impala announces another HUGE Manchester gig after chart-topping success
Emily Sergeant
Tame Impala has announced another UK and EU tour in 2027 to celebrate recent chart-topping success.
Following sold-out runs across the globe in 2025 and 2026 – including here in Manchester – and currently in the midst of a North American arena tour, Tame Impala has announced a new run of dates for next year – with a mix of headline and festival appearances.
The announcement arrives as Kevin Parker – better known by his project name, Tame Impala – continues an extraordinary run with his latest studio album Deadbeat, released last year.
On Deadbeat, Parker aimed to sculpt a collection of ‘wickedly potent’ club-psych explorations as a vehicle for some of his most direct, ear-wormy songwriting to date.
Tame Impala has announced another huge Manchester gig after chart-topping success / Credit: Julian Klincewicz (Supplied)
After recently being featured in the new Marvel film, Spiderman: Brand New Day, the lead single from the album, ‘Loser’, has just hit number one on the Global Spotify chart.
Not only that, but the remix of the hit song ‘Dracula’, featuring JENNIE, also remains in the top 10 on various global charts, and the original version has also nominated for Best Alternative at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.
Critics described this most recent run of gigs as ‘one of the best live shows of the year’, so it only makes sense that he’d be back for more.
Kicking off on 28 May 2027 in here in Manchester, Tame Impala will be taking to the Co-op Live stage once again, before heading down to the capital for two nights at The O2 on 1 and 2 June, and then popping over to Paris, Rotterdam, and Cologne to.
Wet Leg will open all headlining dates next year, including here in Manchester.
Tickets go on sale this week, with Co-op Member Presale kicking off at 9am on Wednesday (26 August), followed by General Sale also at 9am on Friday (28 August).
A reimagined dance music celebration is coming to Manchester later this year
Thomas Melia
Get ready to hear some of the biggest anthems in dance music, reimagined and given an orchestral transformation right here in Manchester city centre.
Powerhouse music business Ministry of Sound has been uplifting and promoting dance music through its varied and electric live events for over three decades.
Now, it’s putting an all-new take on all your favourite dancefloor fillers that have been released over the past 30 years with a 31-piece orchestra, a whole team of vocalists and a stacked setlist.
Expect to hear the likes of Fatboy Slim with his huge tune ‘Right Here, Right Now’ alongside Darude’s standout hit ‘Sandstorm’, as performed by a live orchestral arrangement and light production.
After receiving a great reception at major music settings like Gone Wild, The Big Feastival and Silverstone Festival, paired with a sold-out show at the Royal Albert Hall, this all-new live show now visits the music capital of the North.
Of course, it’s only fitting that Manchester gets the chance to experience this innovative twist on classics and anthems, considering the city’s vibrant club contributions like the Madchester scene and legendary music institution the Hacienda.
Now, dance, house and trance spanning the past 30 years come together courtesy of the Ministry of Sound Classical, playing out across UK locations like Brighton, Newcastle and Birmingham, as well as Manchester.
The show is playing out at city-centre gig hotspot O2 Apollo, and is about to teach 3,500 Mancunians dance music history through a dance-meets-orchestra concert like no other.
This live music extravaganza is organised and led by dance music pioneers Ministry of Sound, who developed and defined the 1990s house music scene in London and across the country.
Ministry of Sound Classical is heading to O2 Apollo in Manchester on Friday 18 December with tickets and more information available HERE.
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26th February 2025 
