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Queen + Adam Lambert play the AO Arena next month – here’s how you can watch the gig in style

Daisy Jackson - 14th April 2022

Rock legends Queen + Adam Lambert are set to perform a massive gig at the AO Arena in Manchester next month.

The much-anticipated Rhapsody World Tour will touch down in the city on 30 and 31 May – and there are a limited number of VIP tickets up for grabs.

It means that you still have the chance to watch the world-famous rockers from the best seats in the house at the AO Arena.

Prime View Tickets include fast track entry, access to the VIP lounge before the show with a welcome glass of champagne, and prime seats in the lower tier of the auditorium (block 103 or 114).

Queen + Adam Lambert will perform at the AO Arena Manchester. Credit: AO Arena

Priced at £230 per person, the Prime View package is a first class experience with incredible views for hits such as We Will Rock You, Don’t Stop Me Now, and We Are the Champions.

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The tour was first announced following the runaway success of the film Bohemian Rhapsody, a biographical musical that charted Queen’s rise to success.

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American vocalist Adam Lambert first joined members of Queen in 2011 and they have toured the world ever since.

The band first rocketed to fame in the 1970s and 1980s with the late Freddie Mercury at the helm.

To book Prime View Tickets for Queen and Adam Lambert at the AO Arena, email [email protected] or call 0161 950 1069.

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Loyle Carner announces THREE massive Manchester gigs to follow Glastonbury headline slot

Daisy Jackson Loyle Carner has announced three Manchester gigs

Loyle Carner has announced three Manchester gigs

Loyle Carner will perform three huge gigs in Manchester as part of a newly-announced UK tour, chasing his headline Glastonbury slot.

The groundbreaking British artist will be heading to the O2 Victoria Warehouse later this year alongside shows in cities including London, Glasgow, Newcastle and Birmingham.

Loyle Carner has also confirmed today that a brand new album is on the way – hopefully! is set for release on 20 June.

It’ll give fans a week to listen and love his new music before he headlines The Other Stage at Glastonbury festival on 27 June.

He’s already released two surprise new songs – ‘all i need / in my mind’, as his new chapter sees him explore fatherhood, childhood and alternative music.

Loyle Carner has sung, produced and ‘accidentally’ formed a band for this latest release, which includes audio clips of his son.

Loyle Carner first emerged in 2013 with his A Little Late EP, followed by his debut album Yesterday’s Gone in 2017, with plenty more releases in the years since.

He’s been shortlisted TWICE for the Mercury Prize and has scored BRIT and NME Award nominations too, as well as 1.1 BILLION streams.

You’ll recognise his face from campaigns with global brands like YSL, New Balance, and Nike, not to mention his sold-out shows including Alexandra Palace, Wembley Arena and the Royal Albert Hall in his beloved London hometown alone.

Loyle Carner will perform at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on 23, 24, and 24 November 2025.

Tickets will go on sale at 9am on Friday 2 May – you can get tickets HERE.

Loyle Carner UK tour dates in full

02.11.25 || London || O2 Academy Brixton
03.11.25 || London || O2 Academy Brixton
04.11.25 || London || O2 Academy Brixton
05.11.25 || London || O2 Academy Brixton
07.11.25 || Cardiff || Utilita Arena
12.11.25 || Glasgow || O2 Academy
13.11.25 || Glasgow || O2 Academy
14.11.25 || Glasgow || O2 Academy
18.11.25 || Newcastle || O2 City Hall
19.11.25 || Newcastle || O2 City Hall
20.11.25 || Birmingham || O2 Academy
21.11.25 || Birmingham || O2 Academy
23.11.25 || Manchester || O2 Victoria Warehouse
24.11.25 || Manchester || O2 Victoria Warehouse
25.11.25 || Manchester || O2 Victoria Warehouse

You can get tickets HERE.

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Scouting For Girls announce stacked UK tour with Manchester date

British boyband Scouting For Girls are heading out on an extensive UK tour with dates up and down the country, including right here in Manchester.

If the first thing that pops into your mind when you read this headline is “I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know how we’ll make it through this”, then you’re on the right side of history.

Nearly 20 years since their single ‘She’s So Lovely’ reached catastrophic heights and had everyone putting on their best Roy Stride accent, Scouting For Girls are heading back on the road.

This UK tour announcement comes two years after their last project, The Place We Used To Meet, reached our ears and was coined by the band as “Our best work since our debut”.

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It’s been 18 years since this Brit trio captivated our hearts with their eponymous debut album, which sold over one million copies and went number one on the UK official charts for two weeks.

Whether you know them for ‘Heartbeat’ or ‘Elvis Ain’t Dead’, it’s clear to say this band had their fair share of smash hit singles throughout the noughties.

This tour, however, celebrates the sophomore follow-up: Everybody Wants To Be On TV, which went on to continue their legacy and secure them their only number one, ‘This Ain’t A Love Song’, back in 2010.

Now, the boys are treating UK fans to an array of live performances, and if you can’t make one date, fear not because there are 20 different locations for you to choose from.

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The group will also be playing the likes of Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle and a whole host of other Northern cities, so you have plenty of chances to catch them.

If you can’t wait all the way until March 2026 for your next Scouting For Girls fix, lead singer Stride has his own cameo account where you can get the star to read out a message or even sing you a song: “‘Michaela Strachan’ in full, please?…”

Scouting For Girls are coming to O2 Apollo in Manchester on 21 March 2026, with tickets going on sale next Friday, 2 May at 10am HERE.

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