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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).

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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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Featured Image — Corey Taylor (via Instagram)

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‘Disappointed’ Olivia Rodrigo issues statement to Manchester fans after Co-op Live postpones gigs

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant Olivia Rodrigo has announced a Manchester gig at Co-op Live

Olivia Rodrigo has issued a statement to her Manchester fans after her run of gigs at Co-op Live have been postponed.

The US singer-songwriter was due to perform two massive sold-out shows tomorrow and Saturday (3 and 4 May 2024) here in Manchester at the city’s newest venue, the now-troubled Co-op Live, as part of her GUTS world tour – but, due to what has been referred to as “ongoing venue-related technical issues”, these gigs are now the latest in a long line of postponements.

The huge 23,500-capacity arena confirmed yesterday evening, following the last-minute cancellation of A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie – which was due to be first music show held at the venue, following the postponements of Peter Kay and The Black Keys – that both Rodrigo’s gigs will be postponed.

New dates will be announced as soon as they’re confirmed, Co-op Live assured ticket-holders.

Co-op Live said in a statement: “Due to an ongoing venue-related technical issue, the scheduled performances of Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS World Tour on 3rd and 4th May are being postponed. Ticket holders can either hold onto their tickets or obtain a refund from their point of purchase.

“We deeply apologise for the significant inconvenience this will cause for many.”

The Drivers License singer also took a moment to assure her presumably-disappointed attending fans that she too was “disappointed” by the situation.

In a statement shared to her 37.2 million followers on Instagram yesterday, Olivia wrote on her Story: “Hello! I’ve been having such a great time in Europe so far and I’m soooooo disappointed that we’re unable to perform in Manchester due to ongoing venue-related technical issues.”

The 21-year-old told Manchester fans that “we’re doing our best to reschedule” the shows.

Co-op Live WILL open this week, it has assured fans. Credit: The Manc Group
Olivia Rodrigo has issued a statement to Manchester fans after Co-op Live postpones her gigs / Credit: Olivia Rodrigo (via Instagram) | The Manc Group

Her statement continued: “You can hold onto your tickets for further info or request a refund at your point of purchase. More info will be sent directly to ticketholders.

“I’m so bummed and I really hope to see you all soon.”

As previously mentioned, the massive arena was supposed to open for the first time to the public last night with a performance by US rapper, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, but it was called off at the eleventh hour and fans were turned away from the doors just minutes before they were meant to open.

Co-op Live has now confirmed that the reason for the cancellation was due to a piece of the HVAC (air conditioning) system having “separated from the ductwork”.

Because of this, rigorous testing on the rest of the system now needs to take place before fans can safely be welcomed inside.

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The next expected show on the Co-op Live schedule is Keane on Sunday 5 May, before beloved Manchester boyband, Take That, play a massive run of shows from 7-11 May and extra dates on 11 and 12 June.

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Everton manager Sean Dyche randomly pops up in the music video for Blossoms’ new single – and he’s great

Danny Jones Danny Jones Everton manager Sean Dyche in new Blossoms music video

Did anyone else think they’d ever see Sean Dyche make his acting debut in the role of a Northern crime boss in a silly little music video for the Blossoms?

No, us neither but that’s the bizarre alternate reality we’re living in, apparently.

Blossoms are currently working on the fifth studio album and have already released their lead single entitled, ‘To Do List (After The Break-Up)’, but now they have a new song out as well, with a rather amusing music video to go along with it and somehow Sean Dyche has found himself the star.

The Stockport band teased the curious collaboration in April, giving us just short glimpses of the Everton manager and former Burnley boss with very little explanation – all we know is that it looked funny and it was.

Sean Dyche stars as the boss in the music video for Blossoms’ latest single, ‘What Can I Say After I’m Sorry?’ As you do.

Dyche is still busy trying to finish the Premier League campaign as strong as possible after successfully navigating the Toffees to safety even in spite of their points deductions this season, but it sounds like keeping them up has given him enough time to moonlight as an actor.

Sending the indie five-piece on a mission to collect something of value (yes, that’s all the info we have at this point as the story is still to be continued), it looks like the Kettering-born coach has a larger role to play in whatever this narrative turns out to be.

Playing what can only be described as some kind of semi-Manc mafia figure on the hunt for a very valuable piece of art, i.e. a big giant gorilla statue – one that many Stopfordians spotted being lugged around various parts of the borough –

They also shared a little bit of BTS footage from the shoot for the music video last week. Some lovely head-bobbing and unassuming surroundings here:

How catchy is that beat alone!?

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As for the track itself, it’s a bit of stylistic change for the lads who’ve mastered their 80s-tinged indie formula over the past decade but it’s an absolute pop and is already stuck in our heads.

Revealing that they’ve collaborated with contemporary funk, disco and electronic icons Jungle on the track, it doesn’t take too long to hear the influences. Look forward to hearing it at Wythenshawe Park this summer.

You can watch the music video for ‘What Can I Say?’ and the ginger-goatee’d football manager extraordinaire in full character HERE.

He’s not the only footballing figure who’s made an entertainment crossover recently either.

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Featured Images — Blossoms (via YouTube)/Virgin EMI

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