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Fall Out Boy announce intimate show at Band on the Wall this month to celebrate new album
It's one of just two special shows. One had to be in Manchester — no brainer.
American rock and pop-punk icons Fall Out Boy have not only confirmed a new album is on the way, they have also announced two intimate shows out of nowhere — one being right here in Manchester.
Behind some of the biggest emo and pop-punk tracks of the 2000s such as ‘Thnks fr th Mmrs’, ‘Sugar, We’re Going Down’ and ‘This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race’, the band reunited in 2013 after a long hiatus and despite making plenty of music since then, it’s been five years since we’ve heard new stuff.
Announcing their new project back on 18 January, the long-standing Illinois outfit have since released the tracklist for their eighth studio album, So Much (For) Stardust — including a surprise feature from actor Ethan Hawke — and the reveal came with another added surprise.
Despite regularly filling arenas, headlining numerous festivals down the years and packing out every show they put on, Fall Out Boy have decided to announce two seriously intimate shows in London and Manchester. We’re talking 500-cap rooms here, people.
Playing our beloved Band on the Wall on 15 March and London’s Heaven the following night, the two smaller-venue shows will act as a kind of album launch party before the album actually releases on 24 March.
They will serve as somewhat of a warm-up for the massive arena shows they will be playing on the UK leg of their tour later this year, with the band due to play the AO Arena on 29 October.
These two Manchester dates will be very different vibes but both are sure to sell out within the blink of an eye. We fancy your chances of grabbing an arena spot but you’ll nearly all the luck you can get to grab a ticket for Fall Out Boy at Band on the Wall.
If The 1975‘s intimate Gorilla gig is anything to go by, it’s going to be quite the mad scramble.
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While general sale tickets don’t go live until 8 March at 10am, fans who pre-order the new album from the band’s UK site before 2pm GMT on Tuesday 7 March will get exclusive access to the two dates.
Once again, So Much (For) Stardust drops on March 24 and the European leg of their full tour kicks off on 27 October in Warsaw, Poland, before arriving in Britain for a run of shows in Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and finally Cardiff on 4 November.
Get your jet-black fringes and fedoras at the ready, we’re gonna dance, dance like Uma Thurman (sorry)…
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Lola Young shares first public statement since cancellations and stepping away from the spotlight
Danny Jones
UK pop star Lola Young has shared her first public statement since cancelling the remainder of her tour and stepping away from the spotlight.
Lola Young, 24, took a break from her still-burgeoning career after numerous concerning incidents on stage, including throwing up and even passing out in the middle of a performance.
The BRIT School graduate announced the unfortunate cancellation of her upcoming shows “for the foreseeable future”, including a gig here in Manchester, at the end of September.
Breaking her silence after the best part of three months, the London-born singer-songwriter took to social media in a fairly brief but heartwarming statement.
As you can see, the time away from the public eye certainly seems to have been beneficial, telling her followers that “it has helped more than you will ever know”.
In addition to embracing ADHD – even labelling her hit song ‘Messy’ as an “ADHD anthem” in multiple anthems – she was also diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder at just 17.
The latter can include symptoms such as psychosis, hallucinations, intense mood swings, bipolar mania, depression and more.
Prior to calling off the rest of her headline shows, Young also had to pull out of her then-biggest festival slot to date, Parklife, though this was reportedly due to a scheduling conflict.
All that being said, we’re glad to hear that she’s on the mend; we saw her back in March, and you could tell from the crowd that she’s already got a very passionate cult following.
Both conditions and their associated obstacles have obviously affected her, but have equally helped influence her music and lyrical material, certainly, too.
Responding in the comments, fellow artist SZA wrote: “Love you, starfire angel. Your music is FULL of longevity and substance! We’re so grateful for you”.
Joining in support, ‘dark pop’ musician Carter James added, “Your wellbeing comes before anything. So excited for your next chapter whenever it arrives!”
We hope she’ll be doing better enough soon to get back on stage when she’s ready.
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Fans are preparing to pay tribute to Mani from The Stone Roses ahead of his funeral service
Danny Jones
Stone Roses fans and Greater Manchester locals alike are getting ready to pay their respects to the late, great, Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, following his tragic passing last month.
As well as details surrounding his funeral being announced earlier this week, the iconic Manc musician’s cause of death has also finally been revealed.
Mani was sadly confirmed dead on 20 November, aged just 63, just over a month on from attending fellow local legend and friend Ricky Hatton’s memorial and public procession.
While Hatton’s service featured a high-profile cortège which started all the way from his hometown of Hyde, past multiple landmarks and ending at the Etihad Stadium, those local to Mani’s family home on the edge of Stockport are also being welcomed to help send him off.
It has now been confirmed that Mani – born in Crumpsall but raised in Moston and Failsworth – unfortunately passed away from long-term respiratory issues.
He had been struggling with emphysema for some time; he was declared dead at his home in the suburb of Heaton Moor, and is said to have died peacefully in his sleep.
As you can see from the posters put in various places around the area, residents wishing to pay their own tributes to Mani before his private funeral service at Manchester Cathedral are encouraged to line the long street leading down from St Paul’s and Heaton Moor United Church as he heads towards the city.
Departing Parsonage Road from 10am on Monday, 22 December, before turning right onto Heaton Moor Rd, then Wellington and eventually on to the Cathedral, you can expect plenty of people to show up.
One of those people will be his former bandmate and another influential guitarist, John Squire, who is one of many famous musical names to have honoured him in their own way over the last few weeks.
Other members of The Stone Roses, as well as Primal Scream (who he joined in 1996), are expected to join the close family and friends at the service itself.
Nevertheless, we have no doubt that plenty will be observing the funeral in their own way.
So, for those of you also looking to honour him, you know what to do; and to quote the poster itself, “together we can show this local legend and his family that he was truly adored.”
Rest in peace.
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