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Charli XCX announces Manchester arena gig on massive Brat tour

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Charli XCX is coming to Manchester on her huge upcoming arena tour, announcing a show at the new Co-op Live arena.

The British singer has announced the tour in support of her forthcoming album BRAT, her sixth studio album.

Charli XCX was discovered through Myspace way back in 2008, hitting the big time in 2012 with the release of the two-time platinum single I Love It.

She went on to have huge success with tracks like Boom Clap and Doing It, as well as featuring on huge songs like ‘Fancy’ with Iggy Azalea and ‘Girls’ with Rita Ora.

She recently went viral again with a remix of her song Von Dutch, featuring an ad-libbed scream from TikTok star Addison Rae that’s racked up millions of likes.

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The star also enjoyed breakout success with her Barbie soundtrack contribution ‘Speed Drive’ last year, and is now executive producing the score for the A24 film ‘Mother Mary’ with Jack Antonoff.

Charli XCX is set to release BRAT on Friday 7 June in the midst of festival season, and ahead of her tour dates this winter.

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She’s promising it will be an ‘exhilarating club record built around high art references and social commentary.’

She celebrated the launch of the BRAT campaign with a record-breaking Boiler Room in Brooklyn with A. G. Cook, George Daniel, Finn Keane and Doss. More than 40,000 people registered to attend.

Last year, Charlie XCX was honoured with the Visionary Award at the Ivor Novellos.

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Charli XCX & Addison Rae. Credit: Hayley Weir
Charli XCX & Addison Rae. Credit: Hayley Weir
Charli XCX has announced details of a huge UK tour. Credit: Hayley Weir
Charli XCX has announced details of a huge UK tour. Credit: Hayley Weir

Her newly-announced BRAT tour will see her perform in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow in November and December.

She will be supported by with special guest Shygirl on all four dates.

Charli XCX be performing at Manchester’s new Co-op Live arena on Wednesday 27 November this year.

Tickets will go on general sale here on Friday 12 April at 9am.

But you can pre-order BRAT before 3pm on Tuesday 9 April to gain access to a fan pre-sale from 9am on Wednesday 10 April.

Charli XCX 2024 tour dates

  • Sat 1 June – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera (Live) – Sold Out
  • Fri 7 June – London, UK – Outernet (PARTYGIRL DJ Set) – Sold Out
  • Tue 11 June – New York, NY – Knockdown Center (Live) – Sold Out
  • Wed 12 June – Chicago, IL – Radius (Live) – Sold Out
  • Sat 15 June – Los Angeles, CA – Shrine (Live) – Sold Out
  • Wed 19 June – Mexico City, Mexico – Club Loo Loo (PARTYGIRL DJ Set) – Sold Out
  • Fri 21 June – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Club Zig (PARTYGIRL DJ Set) – Sold Out
  • Wed 27 November – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live Arena
  • Thu 28 November – London, UK – The O2
  • Fri 29 November – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena
  • Mon 02 December – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro Arena

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Co-op Live assures fans arena WILL open this week in time for Olivia Rodrigo and other gigs

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Co-op Live WILL open this week, it has assured fans. Credit: The Manc Group

Manchester’s huge new arena the Co-op Live has assured fans that it will definitely, actually, for sure open this week.

The staggering new music venue beside the Etihad Stadium has been hit by a couple of high-profile delays in the last fortnight.

Although a test event with Rick Astley went ahead on 21 April, giving a small audience a glimpse inside the state-of-the-art arena, the brakes were slammed on soon afterwards.

Co-op Live pushed its opening date back while it ironed out some kinks, namely ‘power supply issues’, and underwent rigorous testing to ‘run all shows safely’.

That meant Peter Kay was rescheduled to 29 and 30 April… but then got postponed again, along with The Black Keys, who were meant to perform last weekend.

All the delays have left fans panicking that their shows will also be delayed, with some huge shows like Olivia Rodrigo, Take That, and Liam Gallagher lined up in the coming weeks and months.

But Co-op Live has now issued a statement reassuring gig-goers that they are full steam ahead and ready to open as planned this week.

The first act to perform here officially will now be A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie on 1 May (not quite as local a name as they were gunning for, but we move).

He’ll be followed by Olivia Rodrigo and her Guts Tour, who will perform two sold-out gigs on 3 and 4 May.

Olivia Rodrigo has announced a Manchester gig at Co-op Live
Olivia Rodrigo has announced a Manchester gig at Co-op Live. Credit: Nick Walker
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Olivia Rodrigo and Keane will both play Co-op Live in Manchester this week when it finally opens

Then Keane will play the Co-op Live on 5 May to mark 20 years since the release of Hopes and Fears.

Co-op Live posted: “Let’s do this! Less than 48 hours until we kick off our full opening season.

“Our scheduled shows with @aboogievsartist, @oliviarodrigo and @keaneofficial are going ahead.

“Ticket holders can expect an email with everything they need to know about this week’s events to land in your inboxes tomorrow!”

Fans have breathed a sigh of relief at the news, with one person writing: “YAY THANK GOD OMG THIS IS AMAZING WAS LITERALLY HAVJNG A MENTAL BREAKDOWN BOUT OLIVIA BEING CANCELLED.”

Another commented: “THANK GOD!!! 4th mayyyy.”

Someone else posted: “IM SO HAPPY AHHHHHH I’VE BEEN NERVOUS ALL WEEK BUT NOW I KNOW ITS GONNA BE FINE AHHH.”

Olivia Rodrigo fans are BIG believers in an all-caps comment, clearly.

Co-op Live will open in Manchester on Wednesday 1 May.

It’s going to be worth the wait, we’re pretty sure…

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Billie Eilish announces FOUR huge Manchester gigs at new Co-op Live arena

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Billie Eilish has announced four Manchester gigs on her upcoming tour. Credit: Publicity picture

Global pop megastar Billie Eilish will perform FOUR massive gigs here in Manchester next year.

The star has announced the show as part of the Hit Me Hard And Soft tour, which spans more than 80 dates across the globe.

Billie last performed in Manchester in 2022, when she brought her Happier Than Ever tour to the AO Arena.

This time, she’s picked the city’s new Co-op Live arena, where she’s lined up four nights – and tickets go on sale later this week.

The tour announcement comes ahead of the release of her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, which is pencilled for release on 17 May.

Billie Eilish and her co-writer and producer brother Finneas have earned dozens of awards for their music since she burst onto the scene with Ocean Eyes in 2016.

Among those awards are nine Grammys, three Brit Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and even a couple of Oscars (for her songs on James Bond’s No Time to Die, and then the Barbie soundtrack).

Billie announced her latest huge tour this afternoon, which includes dates across the USA, Europe, and Australia.

This is the third huge act to be announced at Co-op Live today alone, which has also added Janet Jackson and Craig David to its bill of events.

The 23,500-capacity venue is set to officially open to the public on 1 May after a few delays, with both Peter Kay and the Black Keys rescheduled to later dates.

Billie Eilish will perform at Co-op Live in Manchester on 19, 20, 22, and 23 July 2025.

Tickets will go on general sale on 3 May 2024 at 12pm through See Tickets here.

Co-op Members can have early access to tickets from midday on 30 April 2024.

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