Manic Street Preachers and Suede at Co-op Live, Manchester – stage times, setlists, and more

Beloved British bands Manic Street Preachers and Suede are back on the road with another co-headline UK tour, including a massive Manchester date.

The two seasoned UK rock artists have teamed up for a huge run of live shows, which will bring them to the Co-op Live this week.

Both will be playing tracks from their newest releases – as well as a fair few of the hits.

The Welsh rock icons and the long-standing 1990s favourites from the London scene have more than 75 years of experience between them, with both outfits forming in the mid to late 80s.

This co-headline arena tour marks the biggest collaboration to date for both legendary bands and offers a unique opportunity to experience their renowned live performances.

If you’re heading to see Manic Street Preachers and Suede in Manchester, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know.

Manic Street Preachers and Suede UK tour dates

• Wednesday 28 October – Glasgow OVO Hydro
• Friday 30 October – Leeds First Direct Bank Arena
• Saturday 31 October – Manchester Co-op Live
• Tuesday 3 November – Cardiff Utilita Arena
• Wednesday 4 November – Cardiff Utilita Arena
• Friday 6 November – London The O2
• Saturday 7 November – Birmingham Utilita Arena
• Wednesday 11 November – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
• Thursday 12 November – Bournemouth International Centre

Tickets for Manic Street Preachers and Suede in Manchester

If you’ve not yet snapped up tickets to see Manic Street Preachers and Suede, worry not – there are still some on sale even this close to the show.

Floor standing tickets are available for £70.90 each, or seat are priced at £70.90 or £87.95 each.

You can see the latest availability and grab tickets HERE.

Stage times for Manic Street Preachers and Suede

Co-op Live hasn’t yet confirmed stage times for the show, other than the general admission doors will open at 6pm.

The bands are actually taking it in turns as to who plays first and who closes out the show – but apparently for Manchester it will be Suede first, Manic Street Preachers second.

Setlist for Suede

• Disintegrate
• Dancing With the Europeans
• Trash
• Animal Nitrate
• We Are the Pigs
• Personality Disorder
• The 2 of Us
• My City
• Filmstar
• Antidepressants
• June Rain
• She Still Leads Me On
• Trance State
• The Wild Ones
• So Young
• Metal Mickey
• Beautiful Ones

Setlist for Manic Street Preachers

• Motorcycle Emptiness
• Ocean Spray
• Faster
• Decline & Fall
• You Stole the Sun From My Heart
• Everything Must Go
• Walk Me to the Bridge
• No Surface All Feeling
• Autumnsong
• A Design for Life
• From Despair to Where
• The Everlasting
• Slash ‘n’ Burn
• Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
• La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
• Die in the Summertime
• You Love Us
• If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

How to get to Co-op Live

Tram

For those of you heading to Co-op Live, you’ll be glad to know it’s right next door to a rather famous big blue stadium and its integrated Metrolink stop.

Head along the light blue or orange lines directly to the Etihad Campus or Ashton-under-Lyne, and you can get off the tram literally spitting distance from the arena. You can find the full map HERE.

Trams run frequently on the Ashton-Eccles line to the Etihad stop, with services leaving every six minutes from the city centre and until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays.

Bus

You can find the full list of bus routes HERE, with the one in closest proximity to the venue being the 53 bus, which runs from Cheetham Hill through to Higher Crumpsall, Old Trafford and Pendleton, leaving just a two-minute walk to Co-op Live.

Getting there by car and parking

If you’re driving, there is limited parking available at the venue, but this must be pre-booked ahead of time, and there are designated drop-off areas.

The postcode is M11 3DU, and you can follow the signs towards the wider Etihad Campus as you get closer; directions to the adjacent drop-off points will also be signposted.

Keep in mind that congestion on the roads close to the stadium is expected to gather around two hours prior to any event, so if you are travelling on the road, these are the suggested times they provide on event day, though estimates will obviously vary:

• Alan Turing Way (both directions): plan an additional 20 minutes into any journey by road.
• Hyde Road (eastbound): expect an additional 15 minutes to be added to your journey.
• Mancunian Way (westbound): plan for an extra 10 minutes of travel time.

There are also three park-and-ride facilities near Co-op Live, but be advised that the Velopark and Holt Town stops will be closed post-event to help safely manage crowds:

• Ashton Moss (Ashton line) – 183 spaces and 12 disabled spaces
• Ashton West (Ashton line) – 184 spaces and 11 disabled spaces
• Ladywell (Ashton-Eccles line) – 332 spaces and 22 disabled spaces

Walk/cycle

Lastly, Co-op Live is only a half-hour stroll from Manchester Piccadilly, and you could even walk along the canal all the way to the front door if you fancy taking the scenic route.

Greater Manchester now also offers the option to hire bikes on the Beryl app, with riders able to locate, unlock, get to their destination and then safely lock up the bike all through an easy-to-use app. There are hire points just near the south-west corner of the Etihad Stadium on Ashton New Road.

For more information on all travel options, you can check out the enhanced journey planner.

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