Hard Rock Cafe celebrates 20 years in the city by creating ultimate Manc playlist
The legendary Hard Rock Cafe Manchester is turning 20 this month - and to mark the occasion, the restaurant is attempting to create the ultimate playlist.
The legendary Hard Rock Cafe Manchester is turning 20 this month – and the restaurant is attempting to create the ultimate playlist to mark the occasion.
Working together with Mancs, Hard Rock Cafe is building a list that best represents Manchester’s insanely rich music heritage.
The 20-track virtual album, aptly titled ‘Manc You For The Music’, is being chosen by a panel of industry experts made up of musicians, music journalists and promoters.
DJ Paulette, BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake, I Am Kloot drummer Andy Hargreaves, Sounds From the Other City Manager Rivca Burns, and Happy Mondays Singer Rowetta are all chipping in with their suggestions.
But Hard Rock Cafe is also asking for input from from the public.
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Aneta Jarzmik, General Manager at Hard Rock Cafe Manchester said: “Hard Rock has been at the heart of Manchester for 20 years, and we are thrilled to celebrate not just our birthday, but the amazing music that this fantastic city has produced.
“We can’t wait to see the tracks that are suggested and those that make the final cut.
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“Hopefully, there will be some stone-cold classics as well as a few surprises in there.”
You can make your suggestions over on the Hard Rock Cafe’s social media pages.
The final selections will be made this month – with the playlist going live on Spotify on September 25.
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Keep a look out to see your faves have made the list!
Get involved by checking out Hard Rock Cafe on Twitter and using the hashtag #MancYouForTheMusic.
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Niall Horan is heading back to Manchester with a massive arena show just announced
Daisy Jackson
Niall Horan will be back in Manchester this year on a huge newly-announced European arena tour.
The former One Direction star (and chart-topper in his own right) has just announced his Dinner Party Live On Tour tour.
The tour comes in support of his upcoming fourth solo studio album, Dinner Party, which promises to be ‘cinematic and organic’.
Niall Horan will be performing at the Co-op Live in Manchester this September, along with gigs in other UK cities including Sheffield, Glasgow, and Newcastle.
He’ll then head right across Europe, playing music from his multi-Platinum-selling songbook.
Niall first shot to fame as one-fifth of One Direction, but has one of the group’s strongest solo careers, with three chart-topping albums and massive hits like Slow Hands, Heaven, and Our Song.
Niall Horan is heading back to Manchester with a massive arena show just announced
He’s also worked on some exciting collaborations with the likes of Anne-Marie, and most recently Myles Smith.
£1 from every ticket sold for Niall Horan’s Dinner Party tour will be donated to the LIVE Trust, which is dedicated to protecting, expanding, and supporting grassroots music across the UK.
Niall Horan will be at the Co-op Live in Manchester on Friday 25 September.
Tickets will go on sale from 10am on Thursday 2 April HERE.
Yard Act announce handful of new headline shows ahead of 6Music gig in Manchester
Clementine Hall
Yard Act are back as they announce first round of UK headline dates since 2024, including a show right here in Manchester – but not before their BBC 6Music Festival gig later this week.
We are so, SO back.
It’s been a few years, but Yard Act have just announced a limited run of domestic shows for later in the year including their homecoming gig at the O2 Academy in Leeds on Friday, 6 November.
But after playing over in Yorkshire, the lads will be performing shows at the O2 Victoria Warehouse on the following Friday (13 Nov).
Yard Act completed the touring for their critically acclaimed second album, Where’s My Utopia?, with a victory lap back home at the 5000 capacity Millennium Square in Leeds in August ’24.
It was a record that brought a stark change of pace to the acerbic, post-punk of their debut, embracing something altogether more playful and bringing a different energy.
It shifted the dynamic on stage too, with the addition of dancing backing singers and additional musicians and openly challenged listeners to reconsider who they thought Yard Act were.
Since then, the band have been keeping busy writing and recording their third studio LP, as well as heading out across the UK and Europe with The Hives – oh, and that intimate one-off show at Blackpool Tower last May.
Following a lengthy stint in the studio, the band now look to this coming autumn for three big UK dates and we cannot wait. We spoke to them a little while back and know how much big stuff they’ve got further pipeline; you can see the interview HERE.
Booking just three headline slots, the handful of tour dates are as follows:
06 Nov – Leeds
13 Nov – Manchester
26 Nov – London
Tickets go on artist presale from 10am on Wednesday, 25 March before hitting general sale at 10am on Friday, 27 March. Sign up to grab yours right HERE.
As for those wanting to find out more about this year’s 6Music Fest, you find the full lineup and more down below.
Hannah Starkie -
4th September 2020 
