Snow Patrol are the latest act to announce a massive UK and EU tour, and they’ll be paying a visit to Manchester next year.
Following in the footsteps of recent tour announcements from the likes of Dublin boyband The Script, US rapper Travis Scott, and pop megastar Billie Eilish over the past couple of weeks, Snow Patrol have just revealed that they’re next up to take to the stage at Manchester’s newest live entertainment arena,Co-op Live.
The Northern Irish trio are heading out on an eight-date tour of the UK and Ireland in early 2025, and that includes a visit to our city in mid February.
After performing in some of the UK’s biggest cities in the days prior – including London’s O2, the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, and shows in Cardiff, Glasgow, and Hull – Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, and Johnny McDaid will stop off Manchester.
They’ll be performing at Co-op Live on Saturday 22 February 2025.
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The UK and EU tour announcement comes alongside another couple of exciting pieces of news for the three-piece band.
They’ve also revealed that they’ll be releasing their first studio album in six years, titled The Forest Is The Path, later this year on 13 September, as well as new single called ‘The Beginning’.
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Snow Patrol UK & Ireland Tour Dates 2025
15 February – London O2
16 February – Birmingham Resorts World Arena
18 February – Cardiff Utilita Arena
19 February – Hull Connexin Live
21 February – Glasgow OVO Hydro
22 February – Manchester Co-op Live
25 February – Dublin 3Arena
27 February – Belfast SSE Arena
The band’s upcoming album is said to be rooted in “reflection, introspection, and interrogation”, and one of its key building blocks, according tot frontman Gary Lightbody, was the idea of “love from the distance of time”.
Tickets to Snow Patrol’s 2025 UK and Ireland tour, including the Manchester Co-op Live gig, go on pre-sale on Wednesday 5 June at 10am, and then on general sale on Friday 7 June at 10am.
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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Emily Sergeant -
30th May 2024 
