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Corey Taylor announces solo UK and European tour with date at Manchester Academy

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Danny Jones Danny Jones - 12th July 2023

Rock legend Corey Taylor has announced a brand new solo tour of the UK and Europe at the end of the year, including a date at Manchester Academy.

The singer-songwriter best known as the frontman for metal icons Slipknot as well as his long-running on-and-off side-project, Stone Sour, has been making music since the early 1990s and is one of the biggest names in rock music history.

He’s also been touring on his own for many years now and after releasing his debut album CMFT (Corey Motherf***in’ Taylor) in 2020, as well as an album of covers, the 49-year-old is preparing to release his sophomore solo project CMF2, on Friday, September 15 and take it on the road in the winter.

Announcing a limited run of UK shows this week, with his Manchester gig being one of just five gigs here in Britain — aren’t we lucky? — Corey ‘Motherf***in Taylor will be making it a short and sweet one.

Corey Taylor played his first solo Manchester and UK shows in general just last year.

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Arriving on our shores on Wednesday, 8 November for his Leeds gig, Taylor will be rocking up to Manchester Academy on the following Saturday (11 November).

Pre-sale has already gone live and you can access it by pre-ordering his new album, as well as be the first to get your hands on VIP packages.

General admission tickets go on sale at 7pm on Thursday, 13 July and you can grab yours HERE.

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A rising Manc musician is supporting a global popstar on tour in America

Danny Jones Danny Jones Elliot James Reay Bury singer supporting Benson Boone in America

Up-and-coming Greater Manchester musician Elliot James Reay, from just down the road in Bury, has just joined fellow rising solo artist and already established US superstar Benson Boone on his upcoming American tour.

Yes, a lad from Bury is opening for the bloke who belts out that ‘Beautiful Things’ tune that’s been stuck near the top of the charts for what feels like the last year.

Fittingly joining Boone for the US leg of his American Heart tour supporting his sophomore album of the same name, 23-year-old Elliot James Reay has already played a trio of shows warming up the crowds ahead of the headliner and is quickly gaining new fans across the pond.

Especially since his music harkens back to some of their most famous music icons of all time.

The youngster is still having to pinch himself at the mere notion of being on the road with such a big name so early in his career, posting on social media this week, “How do I explain this one to my friends back in Bury?

“A dream come true to be opening for Benson Boone in St Paul last night, I’m eternally grateful for the opportunity to sing to you all and thank you for all the love you gave me!”

Roy Orbison-obsessed Raey – who also takes plenty of look and feel from the likes of Elvis and Billy Fury, among other old school, soulful American singers – has gone from releasing covers on YouTube to dropping his first-ever EP back in June and now playing full Stateside stadiums.

What a whirlwind journey it’s been for the local lad already.

The Manc songwriter and guitarist featured as one of our artists of the month last December, and we’re glad to see he’s only gone from strength to strength.

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It’s fair to say that he’s matured a lot in the time since then, let alone the last 12 months or so, and booking a slot as a support act for as big as Benson Boone is right now is nothing short of huge.

We said late last year, and we’ll say it again: we see a bright future ahead for this talented young Macunian, and we wish him all the best for the dozen or so remaining US tour dates.

If you haven’t listened to his stuff before, you can get a little taste with his latest single HERE.

Or, if you want to take our advice, why not watch a great music video filmed around some very familiar city centre sites down below?

He’s certainly got his own style, even if it his heavily inspired by some of the greats.

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ENHYPEN at AO Arena, Manchester – They really do ‘Go Big or Go Home’

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K-pop boyband ENHYPEN paid a visit to AO Arena in Manchester for a career-first headline European arena tour titled ‘Walk The Line’.

The music capital of the North had another dose of cultural enrichment from a well-respected K-pop act, four months after Taemin paid a visit to give us some ‘Advice’.

Last night marked K-pop group ENHYPEN’s first-ever visit to Manchester, the UK and Europe as a whole, so it was no surprise the crowd was ready to get ‘Loose’ as they took to AO Arena.

The lights dimmed, the fans screamed, and it had finally dawned on Manchester that it was officially ‘En-O’Clock.‘

It’s a bouncy bassline, synth-stinted number also known as ‘Brought The Heat Back’ that kicks the show off, and on a day when our city was surprisingly warm, this three-minute performance was very fitting.

ENHYPEN performing 'Loose' for 21,000 fans at AO Arena in Manchester / Credit: BELIFT LAB
ENHYPEN performing ‘Loose’ for 21,000 fans at AO Arena in Manchester (Credit: BELIFT LAB)

‘Future Perfect (Pass the MIC)’ had the crowd quite literally jumping for joy, ‘Given-Taken’ saw a similar response, while a personal highlight was ‘Bite Me’.

With lyrics like “Come here and get some” and “Just come over and bite me”, this song follows a perfect pure-pop formula that works every time; it’s hard to ignore.

‘Your Eyes Only’, which makes reference to the previous hit “You can bite me / You can play me”. Did we like this song? “Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya” we did.

Disco belter ‘Sweet Venom’ had the crowd captivated for just under three minutes with its “Swe-hee-hee-t” earworm lyrics in every chorus.

K-Pop act ENHYPEN played 'Tamed-Dashed' during their 'Walk The Line' tour at AO Arena in Manchester / Credit: BELIFT LAB
K-pop boyband ENHYPEN played ‘Tamed-Dashed’ during their ‘Walk The Line’ tour at AO Arena in Manchester (Credit: BELIFT LAB)

An extended electronic synth introduction plays out as the staggered-vocal single, ‘XO (Only If You Say Yes)’ begins, and it’s easy to see why this is a fan favourite.

Whether it’s the fact that it has an easy-to-follow but incredibly addictive chorus or due to it featuring on the soundtrack for the Netflix rom-com and To All The Boys I Loved Before spin-off, XO, Kitty.

Following this was the 2010s-reminiscent ‘Bad Desire (With or Without You)’, which felt like a callback to ex-boyband star Justin Timberlake and his return with magnum opus ‘Mirrors’.

This song warranted such a roar of cheers and applause that the band decided to give it a second play later in the set, although this time they opted for the English version, which was equally appreciated.

All seven members of ENHYPEN interacting with fans during their Manchester show / Credit: BELIFT LAB
All seven members of ENHYPEN interacting with fans during their Manchester show (Credit: BELIFT LAB)

During interactions with fans between songs, ENHYPEN discuss what they recognise Manchester for, stating, “This city is really famous for its football”.

Instead of declaring their support for the reds or blues, the band opted for a smart and conscious, “We’ll leave it there” – well played, boys.

‘Paranormal’ signalled that this night of incredible dance-packaged music was coming to an end, but ENHYPEN’s version of an encore is much different to any other musical act.

These seven singing sensations decided to play not just one or two songs before saying goodbye to the Manchester crowd, they opted for five plus – phenomenal.

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Closing the show with a song aptly titled, ‘Go Big or Go Home’, it’s safe to say the crowd at AO Arena in Manchester certainly got the memo.

We’re slowly getting into the K-pop hype, and in the meantime, feel free to give us more boy bands like we’re still in the ’90s/Noughties.

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