Kendrick Lamar is set to perform here in Manchester next week – and it looks like he’s had an intensely British reaction from UK audiences so far.
The American rapper and songwriter has already performed in Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds and London, but it’s a video from his Birmingham show that’s gone completely viral.
Kendrick is over in the UK as part of his The Big Steppers Tour, in support of his fifth studio album.
The Grammy-award winning artist has been playing some of the country’s biggest venues, including our AO Arena on Wednesday 16 November.
A clip from his weekend show at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham has now attracted more than five million views and a million likes too.
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It shows Kendrick standing in a futuristic glass box on stage, part of the huge production of his Big Steppers Tour.
Kendrick performing in Birmingham. Credit: TikTok @dominichill01
And how did the British crowd react? With a football-style chant. Of course.
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Thousands of voices can be heard chanting, in sync, ‘Nah nah nah nah nah nah, Kendrick’s in a box, Keeendrick’s in a box’, to the tune of Give It Up by KC and The Sunshine Band.
Once the video made it over onto Twitter, one person commented: “UK people really be using football chants during EVERYTHING.”
Someone else Tweeted: “This man put together one of the most incredible and beautiful shows I’ve ever seen and English fans could not give a f**k.”
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More videos from his gigs have now emerged, with people also chanting ‘oooooh Kendrick Lamaaaar’ in other cities.
There’s just over a week to go until he performs in Manchester – time to start brushing up on those chants.
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A Pulp pop-up pub is coming to Manchester this weekend to celebrate their Wythenshawe Park gig
Daisy Jackson
A pop-up pub dedicated to Pulp, complete with a jukebox programmed by Jarvis Cocker himself, is coming to Manchester this week.
The temporary boozer coincides with the legendary band’s upcoming sold-out gig at Wythenshawe Park, where they’ll play to a 30,000-strong crowd.
To celebrate their return to Manchester, Pulp will be taking over the Rat & Pigeon in the Northern Quarter for three days.
As well as the Jarvis-programmed jukebox, fans of the band will be able to join a series of events, grab some limited-edition merch, and take part in competitions curated by the band.
The Rat & Pigeon – temporarily rebranded to The Pulp Pop-Up Pub – will be completely decked out in rare Pulp paraphernalia borrowed from the band’s archive.
A special, limited edition Wythenshawe Park t-shirt will be sold exclusively at the Rat & Pigeon while stocks last.
Fans will also be in with a chance of winning test pressings of Live!, an album document of the band’s 2025 show at The O2 in London.
There will also be a number of giveaways at Piccadilly Records across the weekend.
Pulp will perform at Live From Wythenshawe Park on Friday 28 August, one of five huge artists performing at the venue this summer.
Also playing this weekend will be Courteeners, and The Prodigy, with Lewis Capaldi and The Cure having already performed their huge shows at the venue.
The Pulp Pop-Up Pub will be open at the Rat & Pigeon between 12pm and 7pm on Friday 28, 12pm until late on Saturday 29, and 12pm until 2pm on Sunday 30 August.
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Tame Impala announces another HUGE Manchester gig after chart-topping success
Emily Sergeant
Tame Impala has announced another UK and EU tour in 2027 to celebrate recent chart-topping success.
Following sold-out runs across the globe in 2025 and 2026 – including here in Manchester – and currently in the midst of a North American arena tour, Tame Impala has announced a new run of dates for next year – with a mix of headline and festival appearances.
The announcement arrives as Kevin Parker – better known by his project name, Tame Impala – continues an extraordinary run with his latest studio album Deadbeat, released last year.
On Deadbeat, Parker aimed to sculpt a collection of ‘wickedly potent’ club-psych explorations as a vehicle for some of his most direct, ear-wormy songwriting to date.
Tame Impala has announced another huge Manchester gig after chart-topping success / Credit: Julian Klincewicz (Supplied)
After recently being featured in the new Marvel film, Spiderman: Brand New Day, the lead single from the album, ‘Loser’, has just hit number one on the Global Spotify chart.
Not only that, but the remix of the hit song ‘Dracula’, featuring JENNIE, also remains in the top 10 on various global charts, and the original version has also nominated for Best Alternative at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.
Critics described this most recent run of gigs as ‘one of the best live shows of the year’, so it only makes sense that he’d be back for more.
Kicking off on 28 May 2027 in here in Manchester, Tame Impala will be taking to the Co-op Live stage once again, before heading down to the capital for two nights at The O2 on 1 and 2 June, and then popping over to Paris, Rotterdam, and Cologne to.
Wet Leg will open all headlining dates next year, including here in Manchester.
Tickets go on sale this week, with Co-op Member Presale kicking off at 9am on Wednesday (26 August), followed by General Sale also at 9am on Friday (28 August).
Daisy Jackson -
8th November 2022 
