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Bring Me The Horizon announce massive Manchester gig for Count Your Blessings anniversary

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Danny Jones Danny Jones - 13th April 2026

Bring Me The Horizon have sent British rock fans into bedlam by booking a special anniversary gig celebrating 20 years since their debut album, Count Your Blessings, and we’re lucky enough that it’s coming to Manchester.

And that’s not the only massive announcement they’ve dropped along with it.

It seems hard to believe it’s been two whole decades since the Northern favourites first burst onto the scene with their first LP, and the Yorkshire heavyweights have come a long way since, both sonically and career-wise in general.

Teaming up with Outbreak ahead of their 2026 festival, they teased the show with a series of posters dotted around Manchester city centre last week:

@the.sheff We all know it’s been 20 years since the release of Count Your Blessings 🤘#bringmethehorizon #music #olisykes #prayforplagues #fyp ♬ Chelsea Smile – Bring Me The Horizon

Admittedly, we kind of lost our sh** just stumbling across these, but nothing quite prepared us for this.

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Yes, the band are set to perform their maiden studio outing, along with a few bonus tracks, in its entirety for the first time EVER.

It remains unclear whether they’ll be playing it in the original order, nor do we know how many big hits from other albums they’ll be throwing into the set.

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All we know is that it’s going to be absolute chaos in those pits.

Presented by Outbreak, the landmark show will be held at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre, a.k.a. the BEC Arena, where the hardcore, punk and all things alternative festival is hosted every year.

Even the poster alone is making us feel nostalgic for our ‘mosher’ phase (as if it ever ended); get your fringes, skinny jeans and checkerboard Vans at the ready.

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One of the biggest names to have ever come out of Sheffield – an impressive feat in itself given its rich musical heritage – they’ve done wonders for heavier genres domestically.

Whether you dub them emo, metal, deathcore/anything and everything in between, you can’t deny they’re one of the biggest UK exports this scene has ever, well, seen.

Better still, the all-day event will also feature performances by Static Dress, Rolo Tomassi, Dying Wish, Heriot, Car Underwater and Still In Love.

Last but not least, in arguably even more exciting news, the band have also revealed that they are releasing a full re-recorded version of Count Your Blessings to mark the milestone, dubbing it the ‘Repented‘ version. Not to exaggerate, but we’re absolutely screaming over here…

Fans get their hands on early access by pre-ordering the remastered album from a special old-school, very Myspace-esque landing page; as for general admission, tickets go on sale at 10am this Friday, 17 April – you can get ready to grab yours HERE.

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Morrissey claims sole credit for The Smiths’ iconic Salford Lads’ Club photo shoot idea

Danny Jones Danny Jones Morrissey claims 'sole' credit for The Smiths' Salford Lads club photo shoot

Morrissey is once again raising the issue of credit and disputes over The Smiths’ legacy, as the controversial former frontman has now claimed that their iconic photo shoot outside of Salford Lads’ Club was entirely his idea.

The 66-year-old lead singer turned solo star from Urmston is no stranger to sparking debates and attracting controversy, and it seems his latest is to do with one of the most iconic images in British music history, let alone just Greater Manchester.

Writing an official statement on his website, which has since been shared across social media, even the Salford Lads and Girls’ Club have seen fit to repost the message.

Put simply, he says, “it was solely my idea”.

The Davyhulme-born bard and divisive artist goes on to claim that the other co-founding members of the iconic Manc band initially viewed as more of his “lunacy” – the suggestion seemingly being (as it often is with Morrissey) that they simply didn’t understand the ‘genius’ at the time.

Many of his most die-hard fans still believe that most don’t and never will.

He even jokes that, in another life, it could very well have been something entirely different and random, such as the Kellogg’s factory in Trafford, basically suggesting that other members would have simply followed suit.

In his words, he argues that “now millions of people come from all over the world to be photographed on that very spot, it is claimed as a Smiths idea. It wasn’t, it isn’t, and it never shall be.”

Once again, this is by no means the first time he’s called into question, ‘who did what’ and/or who owns what bit of intellectual property; in fact, there was apparently another one of these instances with Johnny Marr only recently.

A special The Smiths reissue was cancelled due to a dispute between Morrissey and Johnny Marr
Oh, what could have been…

‘Moz’ and Marr have been at loggerheads pretty much ever since the group disbanded back in 1987, and still look to be far away from seeing eye to eye on virtually anything.

It was only back in September 2024 that his fellow former bandmate had to deny claims that he’d acquired ‘100% of the rights to The Smiths IP and could tour under the name without ‘The Pope of Mope’ himself.

One thing’s for sure: whatever part of the past Mozza will bring up next remains a mystery, but as always, at least we’ve always got the tunes.

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The Strokes announce first Manchester gig in two decades

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson The Strokes announce first Manchester gig in two decades

The Strokes are finally set to return to Manchester for the first time in years, announcing a huge arena show today.

The iconic indie rockers have shared details of a new European tour, which includes a night at the massive Co-op Live arena here in Manchester.

The news comes hot off the heels of their celebrated Coachella set over the weekend.

The Reality Awaits Tour, named after their upcoming seventh studio album, will take The Strokes to Manchester as well as London and Newcastle, plus several cities across Europe.

The Strokes broke into the industry back in 2001 with their seminal debut album Is This It, which spawned massive indie anthems like Last Nite, Hard To Explain, and Sometimes.

Since then, they’ve released six studio albums, all of which have climbed into the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart.

You can expect to hear all sorts of fan favourites, like Reptilia, Juicebox, and You Only Live Once, plus new music including their latest single The New Abnormal.

Co-op Live said: “This is set to be an unmissable show as they come to Co-op Live for the first time and we can’t wait!”

Last time The Strokes played in Manchester, it was at the O2 Apollo way back in 2006 – the same year they supported Foo Fighters at Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground.

They played Lytham Festival more recently, but haven’t ventured back into Manchester itself since.

The Strokes will play at Co-op Live in Manchester on 26 October 2026.

Tickets will go on sale at 10am on Friday 17 April HERE, with a number of pre-sales beginning from Wednesday 15 April.

The Strokes UK and Ireland tour dates in full

  • The O2, London – 6 October
  • Utilita Arena, Newcastle – 25 October
  • Co-op Live, Manchester – 26 October
  • 3Arena, Dublin – 28 October

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