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Andy Burnham is DJing in Manchester again next month

Daisy Jackson - 20th July 2022

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is going to get back behind the DJ decks in Manchester in the next few weeks.

The mayor will be playing a setlist of Manchester classic tunes on Wednesday 3 August.

It’s not the first time the 52-year-old has moonlighted as a DJ either – he once performed a set at Jimmy’s, back when it was in its original home in the Northern Quarter.

This time, Andy will be heading down to Ramona on Swan Street to spin the tunes.

Andy Burnham doing a live-streamed DJ set during lockdown. Credit: GMCA

The venue said that the public figure regularly pops in for a slice of its Detroit-style pizzas, so he’s already a familiar face around this neck of the woods.

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Ramona last night unveiled the line-up for the third instalment of its Ramona Radio series.

Every Wednesday, a different artist will take over the playlist both in the venue and on a live stream.

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The line-up for August includes hip-hop pioneer Mikey D.O.N., British soul star Mica Millar, and writer and DJ Bill Brewster, as well as Andy Burnham himself.

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The popular venue also serves up £5 margaritas on Wednesdays, so it’s quite the night out.

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Ramona wrote: “Yes the mayor! He swings in for pizza quite a bit so we asked him if he fancied Djing, He said…He’d absolutely love to!

“Expect lots of New Order, Manchester classics and 90s summer Jams. Bring the party Andy Burnahm you got this.”

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Nelly announces massive Manchester gig on Where The Party At Tour

Daisy Jackson Nelly has announced a huge tour that includes a Manchester date. Credit: Publicity picture

Nelly has announced a huge tour that includes a Manchester date. Credit: Publicity picture

Hip-hop star Nelly is heading to Manchester on his upcoming Where The Party At Tour, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut album Country Grammar.

The Hot In Herre singer and rapper has announced a run of shows across the UK and Europe for next year.

Those include a massive gig at the AO Arena in Manchester, where Nelly will perform hits from across his career.

He’s lined up some huge support acts to join him on the UK leg of the Where The Party At Tour too, including Eve, Fabolous, Jermaine Dupri and St. Lunatics.

Expect to hear chart-topping hits like Hot In Herre, Dilemma, and Ride Wit Me, in a show that he promises will be ‘packed with surprises’.

Nelly is a multi-platinum, three-times Grammy Award-winning entertainer and entrepreneur, who very recently landed a gig as a special guest for Janet Jackson’s Together Again Tour.

His newly-announced 54-date tour will take him across New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States, kicking off on 21 March 2025.

Nelly said: “Yo, ‘Where Da Party At Tour’ we are taking this tour worldwide – I got my folks with me Ja Rule, Jermaine Dupri, Eve, the St. Lunatics, and Fabulous — so you know it’s all 2025… LETS GOOOOO..!!! Da Party AT…!!”

Nelly will be at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday 7 June 2025.

General sale tickets are available from 10am on Friday 13 December, with various presales live from Tuesday 10 December.

Nelly UK tour dates for 2025

Wed 4 June – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
Thu 5 June – London, UK – The O2 Arena
Sat 7 June – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
Mon 9 June – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro

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Lidl are offering a reward for their Liam Gallagher plaque to be safely returned

Danny Jones Missing Lidl Liam Gallagher plaque reward

Missing Lidl Liam Gallagher plaque reward

Supermarket chain Lidl are desperate and in dire need of our help: they’re offering a reward to whoever safely returns one of their most treasured possessions – a Liam Gallagher plaque.

If you don’t remember the rather silly story from earlier this year, Oasis’ soon-to-return lead singer did plenty of poking fun at the Co-op Live‘s opening date being pushed back and multiple cancellations.

The iconic frontman ultimately ended up playing his four nights at the state-of-the-art arena with no issues, but as a tongue-in-cheek testament to his joke that’d he play a “gig in Lidl” if the venue wasn’t ready in time, the German-founded group erected a plaque in memory of the gag.

However, Lidl’s beloved Liam Gallagher plaque has since gone missing but rather than launch a full-scale manhunt, they’re trying to keep up the festive spirit and instead offering a pretty significant reward to the person that brings it back to them.

Don’t look plaque in anger – we need your help! 🚨

Our Liam Gallagher plaque in Manchester, honouring the gig that almost happened, has gone missing! 📷 Can you help us bring it home in time for Christmas?🎄We've got a £500 Lidl voucher ready and waiting in exchange for its safe… pic.twitter.com/VYr5RygttT
— @LidlGB (@LidlGB) November 29, 2024

Although leads on the missing bit of royal blue metal are scarce, the plaque that was hung outside their Newton Heath store back in June disappeared this month.

Not only was it an amusing bit of history for the brand but the sign itself actually became a bit of an ironic but nevertheless genuine tourist attraction, with people grabbing snaps next to it and it even featured on the Manchester Taxi Tour itineraries.

This little plaque was actually just the start of a weird love affair between the two; back in October, Lidl also dropped an absolutely perfectly placed advert right in front of a giant poster of Liam Gallagher’s Berghaus ad campaign in the centre of Manchester.

Very good indeed.

All that being said, they really would love to be reunited with the memento of their relationship, so much so that they’re offering a whopping £500 to spend in Lidl vouchers for its safe return.

Credit: James Speakman/PA Media Assignments (supplied via Lidl GB)

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Just think of all the nonsense you could buy in the ‘Middle of Lidl’ aisle, a.k.a. the best part of the whole shop.

Those who have any information on the whereabouts of the Liam Gallagher plaque should email the following address: [email protected]. The Burnage brothers aren’t holding grudges anymore and neither are Lidl.

Let’s bring Liam home for Christmas. As you were x

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