Machine Gun Kelly, a.k.a. MGK, is coming to Manchester for his biggest show in this city to date, and tickets go on sale very soon.
Rumblings of the genre-hopping American hip-hop artist, singer, songwriter and pop-punk revivalist announcing a big slate of gigs already began circulating earlier this month, but now it’s official.
MGK – real name Colson Baker – has just announced his Co-op Live debut early next year for his ‘The Lost Americana World Tour’.
We have a feeling this one is going to sell out quickly.
‼️ The Lost Americana World Tour ‼️ more countries and dates coming soon
The laundry list of live dates comes in support of his most recent record of the same name, lost americana, which just dropped back in August.
ADVERTISEMENT
Featuring yet more genre-bending, the new MGK album sees him returning not only to the familiar well of rapping and radio-friendly rock vibes, but is also arguably his poppiest LP yet.
His latest material also sees the 35-year-old delivering perhaps some of his most traditional vocal performances ever, too, even sprinkling in plenty of country vibes amid the resurgent moment it’s having in the music industry.
ADVERTISEMENT
In fact, if we were to compare him and the sound itself to anything, it’s very akin to Post Malone‘s increasingly fluid feel – especially on his recent country-pop outing, F-1 Trillion.
That being said, he’s still sprinkled in old-school boom bap chillers like his most recent single, ‘tell me what’s up’, which has already proved to be a crowd favourite.
You can see the music video down below.
ADVERTISEMENT
As for ‘The Lost Americana World Tour’ itself, it’s an absolutely massive globetrotting trek across multiple continents and some of the biggest venues on the planet that begins later this year.
In total, MGK has confirmed a whopping 66 live shows already, before adding on Instagram: “Dates and countries still being added, don’t worry, but here’s part 1.”
So far, there are just two shows here in England, one being in London and the other at the Co-op Live arena on March 7, 2026, which will be far and away the biggest venue he has ever played in the region.
At the moment, New York singer Julia Wolf has been confirmed as the only UK support act, and we’re praying we get to see them share the stage for that cover of ‘Iris’ by the Goo Goo Dolls.
The pre-sale window begins next week on Monday, 22 September, and fans can sign up for early access via the mailing list on his website.
ADVERTISEMENT
Meanwhile, general admission will be available to the public from the following Thursday (25 Sep) at 12 noon. You can get ready to grab your tickets for MGK in Manchester when they go live HERE.
We can’t wait for Colson to deliver these kinds of communal vibes amongst his biggest ever Manc crowd.
Greater Manchester music community unites to pay for local band’s new tour van
Danny Jones
In a touching bit of news that just goes to show the power of the grassroots music community here in Greater Manchester, a local band has successfully raised enough money to finally buy a tour van, all thanks to donations from fans like you.
You just love to see it.
The group in question is Spangled, who we’ve been following for some time over on our Audio North page, and they’ve featured as one of Artists of the Month.
More importantly, however, just a few weeks after setting up a fundraiser to help pay for a proper touring vehicle, they’ve smashed their target and then some, meaning they’ll be back hitting the road in no time.
Setting a £10,000 target when they first created the GoFundMe at the end of May, they breached the halfway point on 23 June, and now, just over a fortnight later, they’ve amassed £10,455 and counting.
Incredible stuff.
Writing an emotional post following the conclusion of ‘Project Vangled’, the post-punk rockers wrote: “You lot fucking did it. Somehow we’ve smashed our £10k target for the van, meaning we’re in a phenomenal position to go and buy one as soon as we can over the next few weeks.
“Special thank you to Robert Mitchell – who donated an outrageous £4.5k. We’re truly speechless and blown away. Robert, you are the man. Please drop us a message or an email, as we’d love to do something special for ya in return.
“The next Spangled chapter is upon us. And it’s all down to you, the people. LGFS.”
We’re sure you guys can figure out that final acronym all on your own, but if you’ve even been lucky enough to be at a Spangled gig, you’ll know exactly what it means; at the very least, if you haven’t listened to their stuff yet, you really need to.
Have you checked our first monthly listening round-up of the year? 🎧
Our inaugural cover stars of 2026 are the incredible @Spangledband – or rather the great bit of artwork for their latest single is. 👌
It’s also been great to see the reactions to the news on social media, with fellow industry peers such as promoters This Feeling and music outlet RGM Magazine both popping up in the comments to pass on the congratulations to the lads.
Oh, and big Rob Mitchell, whoever you are, you’re an absolute legend.
We just love hearing stories like this, especially when it involves up-and-coming artists that we know and love, not to mention truly believe can go all the way if given the right kind of access and a helping hand every now and again.
So to all those who have, give YOURSELVES a hand, and continue to show your support for the rising stars of the future like, well, these guys…
Wet Leg proved they’re well beyond the hype with a triumphant Castlefield Bowl debut
Clementine Hall
The Isle of Wight five-piece kicked off their biggest headline shows to date as part of Manchester’s Sounds of the City series.
If you have ever for a moment thought you are even remotely cool then think again, because you are not and never will be as cool as Wet Leg.
On paper, a Wednesday evening in Manchester should be fairly civilised. In reality? Thousands of people screaming the words to Chaise Longue in an old Roman amphitheatre while the sun slowly disappears behind the city skyline. And we wouldn’t have it any other way.
Wet Leg rolled into Castlefield Bowl with the confidence of a band who know they’re on a serious hot streak.
There was no over-the-top production, no unnecessary gimmicks – just a ridiculously tight live band and lots of attitude.
Rhian Teasdale remains one of the coolest frontwomen around, demanding the crowd with her full-throttle rockstar energy without even breaking a sweat. The chemistry across the band was undeniably magnetic, and every track landed harder than the last.
Tracks from their sophomore album moisturizer sat perfectly alongside fan favourites, with the biggest singalongs naturally arriving with Wet Dream, Mangetout and the unavoidable Chaise Longue.
Of course a special shoutout must go to Leeds band English Teacher, who delivered a blistering support set that deserved far more than polite applause and warmed the crowd up effortlessly (as if we weren’t already warm enough).
Gigs at Castlefield are always special, and this one was no exception.
For a band that’s spent the last few years steadily building momentum, this felt like another significant step forward. Wet Leg looked completely at ease headlining one of Manchester’s best-loved outdoor venues, and if last night’s performance was anything to go by, there are plenty more big stages waiting for them.
Danny Jones -
18th September 2025 
