Stockport indie stars Blossoms have announced a special affordable bus service to help get fans to and from their own massive Wythenshawe Park gig this summer.
And in typical Blossoms fashion, they did it with a funny little video starring none other than themselves.
Announcing the limited bus service exclusively for their massive day-long mini-festival at Wythenshawe Park, following in the footsteps of Noel Gallagher who debuted the field as the latest live music venue last year, the Blossoms boys are helping natives from their hometown keep travel arrangements simple.
Working in partnership with the Bee Network, the dedicated service will run exclusively from the recently opened Stockport Interchange and take fans all the way to the Moor Road stop outside Wythenshawe Park, with buses running all the way up until the early hours.
As lead guitarist Josh Dewhurst and piano player Myles Kellock explain in the comical clip, the bright yellow buses will run from Stockport Interchange to the venue at least every six minutes from 4-8pm on the day of the gig.
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As for the trip back, the same six-minute service will be taking giggoers from Moor Road back to Stockport town centre between 10pm and 1am. Better still, the journey is a short but sweet 20 minutes.
As the bus driver says (no, he’s not fully qualified), tickets will cost you just £3 for a single or £6 for a return, and they’re also pay-as-you-board meaning there’s no need to panic over pre-booking.
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If you’re a Blossoms fan it’s about to be the best and most stress-free bank holiday weekend you could have possibly hoped for.
With two new singles out, the new record Gary (best album name ever) now announced and a music video featuring Sean Dyche that we simply cannot stop watching, 2024 really is shaping up to be the year of the Blossoms.
Better yet, with a full day of music featuring other big names like Inhaler, Shed Seven, The K’s and more, anyone going along to their landmark Wythenshawe show is in for a massive music moment they’ll remember for years to come.
A Pulp pop-up pub is coming to Manchester this weekend to celebrate their Wythenshawe Park gig
Daisy Jackson
A pop-up pub dedicated to Pulp, complete with a jukebox programmed by Jarvis Cocker himself, is coming to Manchester this week.
The temporary boozer coincides with the legendary band’s upcoming sold-out gig at Wythenshawe Park, where they’ll play to a 30,000-strong crowd.
To celebrate their return to Manchester, Pulp will be taking over the Rat & Pigeon in the Northern Quarter for three days.
As well as the Jarvis-programmed jukebox, fans of the band will be able to join a series of events, grab some limited-edition merch, and take part in competitions curated by the band.
The Rat & Pigeon – temporarily rebranded to The Pulp Pop-Up Pub – will be completely decked out in rare Pulp paraphernalia borrowed from the band’s archive.
A special, limited edition Wythenshawe Park t-shirt will be sold exclusively at the Rat & Pigeon while stocks last.
Fans will also be in with a chance of winning test pressings of Live!, an album document of the band’s 2025 show at The O2 in London.
There will also be a number of giveaways at Piccadilly Records across the weekend.
Pulp will perform at Live From Wythenshawe Park on Friday 28 August, one of five huge artists performing at the venue this summer.
Also playing this weekend will be Courteeners, and The Prodigy, with Lewis Capaldi and The Cure having already performed their huge shows at the venue.
The Pulp Pop-Up Pub will be open at the Rat & Pigeon between 12pm and 7pm on Friday 28, 12pm until late on Saturday 29, and 12pm until 2pm on Sunday 30 August.
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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).
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7th June 2024 
