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Five Manchester bands we’ve been listening to this month | August 2024

One of the best months yet.

Danny Jones - 31st August 2024

Oasis.
Oasis.
Oasis.
Oasis.
Oasis.

Because they’re BACK and it’s all we’ve been listening to.

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Congratulations to everyone who managed to get tickets (you’ll understand if we don’t talk to you for a while…) and for those of us who missed out, we’ll just have to keep everything crossed for a dozen more Manchester dates on that world tour.

As you were x

Oasis address Glastonbury headline rumours – but heavily hint at something much bigger

Let’s be honest, has anyone in the country been listening to any other bands full stop, let alone from Manchester?

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Five Finger Death Punch announce massive anniversary show in Manchester

Five Finger Death Punch Manchester gig tickets

Five Finger Death Punch have announced a massive Manchester gig as part of their newly announced 20th anniversary tour.

Still one of our favourite unapologetic band names ever.

The heavy metal outfit is celebrating two whole decades of smashing you in the face with their hard riffs and aggressive vocals, and they’re bringing some other big hitters on the road with them.

Booking Manchester city centre’s AO Arena for the big birthday bash, this is going to be one hard-as-nails show.

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Toasting the milestone at the start of 2027, the long-standing Las Vegas outfit will be coming to Manchester for the first time in the best part of a decade.

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‘FFDP’, as they’re often abbreviated to, have played several substantial shows here over the years, including arena slots, but fans have had to wait a long time to see them return.

With a new album coming at some point this year – this being their 10th studio LP – we might not have a release date just yet, but you can guarantee die-hards will be snapping up tickets to hear their latest tracks live whenever it does finally drop.

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Better still for metalheads, they’ve got not one but TWO popular contemporaries joining them across their extensive EU, UK and IE tour.

In addition to support from Scotland’s very own Bleed From Within, they’ve also got fellow veterans Lamb Of God as another one of their ‘warm-up’ acts.

Yeah, right… This place will be absolutely bouncing by the time the main event makes it to the stage.

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Having just dropped their 10th record this year, too, the two heavyweights have plenty of parallels in their increasingly seasoned and successful careers; you could say they’re the perfect touring partners.

Speaking of which, you can see the full list of Five Finger Death Punch dates on the UK leg of their European tour run down below.

Five Finger Death Punch UK show – 2026 tour

16 Jan 2027 – Manchester, AO Arena
17 Jan 2027 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro Arena
19 Jan 2027 – Dublin, 3Arena
22 Jan 2027 – Birmingham, BP Pulse Arena
23 Jan 2027 – London, O2 Arena

As always with the AO, you can enjoy early access if you’re a Three Mobile member, and the band’s official pre-sale will be available via their mailing list from 10am this Wednesday (6 May).

For those simply looking to grab general admission, you can get ready to grab your tickets to see Five Finger Death Punch live in Manchester on from the same time on Friday, 8 May, right HERE.

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One giant house party – Ne-Yo and Akon at Co-op Live, Manchester

‘So Sick’ of seeing pilates and matcha; when all you need is a messy naughties night out? Iconic duo Ne-Yo and Akon can, apparently, take you there.

Imagine the best house party of the 2010s with 20,000 of your favourite guests on perfect form, and you know what Co-op Live has been like for the last two nights for R&B royalty Ne-Yo and Akon.

Hosting a collaborative catalogue of bangers from both the stars, the atmosphere was buzzing with nostalgia and a readiness to have the ‘Time of Our Lives.’

Not only were we treated to two icons, they shared the stage with amazingly talented dancers, performing on the ground and in the sky, and perfectly embodying the showmanship of Ne-Yo and AKON and amplifying the party atmosphere.

It feels like there are endless group numbers, and if that wasn’t enough, these dancers start hanging on aerial silks from the rafters of Co-op Live by one foot and dropping into the splits on Ne-Yo’s lap. Casual.

This is a night for screaming timeless heartbreak anthems like ‘Angel’ and ‘Lonely’, throwing some ‘Dangerous’ dance moves, and throwing your arms around your best pal while copious amounts of confetti fall over you.

Not only did we get the classics, the packed audience of party people were presented with a dance-battle style compilation of tunes that the singer-songwriters were involved with.

And of course, they had a plethora of perfect numbers, including Rhianna’s ‘Hate that I Love You’, Gwen Stefani’s ‘The Sweet Escape’ and Beyoncé’s ‘Irreplaceable.’ A triad of divas, and these songs never get old.

With a running time of two hours and forty minutes, it is clear that these two are not short on hits.

Needing an interval at a gig is a flex and I would confidently say this Manchester crowd would have parted all night long, particularly the three lucky ladies who were called on stage to two-step with Ne-Yo. The office wont believe that on Monday.

If you’re craving a time-hop to 2010 and a setlist with zero flops, you’re in safe hands with Ne-Yo and Akon.

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