S Club have released their first single in more than 20 years, with a music video that honours the late Paul Cattermole.
Paul tragically died on 6 April this year at the age of just 46, mere weeks after the pop group announced a huge reunion arena tour.
Since Paul’s death, fellow S Club bandmate Hannah Spearritt also stepped back from the tour, leaving the remaining members – Bradley McIntosh, Jo O’Meara, Jon Lee, Rachel Stevens, and Tina Barrett to continue as a five-piece.
The 90s sensations have just released their first new single and music video in more than 20 years, and for long-time fans of the pop group, it’s a real nostalgia trip.
The video for These Are The Days also acts as a moving tribute to Paul, showing some of the band’s most significant moments from over the years.
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Throwback clips from the group’s heyday are interwoven with present day.
There are videos from their 90s and 00s TV series – Miami 7, LA 7 and Hollywood 7 – as well as behind-the-scenes clips of them all together in their younger years and scenes from their music videos.
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S Club’s new music video includes nostalgic footage of Paul Cattermole. Credit: YouTubeS Club’s new music video includes nostalgic footage of Paul CattermoleS Club’s new music video includes nostalgic footage of Paul CattermoleS Club’s new music video includes nostalgic footage of Paul Cattermole
Throughout, a mid-20-year-old Paul is seen laughing and joking, and pranking his bandmates with everything from water pistols to photobombs.
The video lands ahead of the band’s 25th anniversary arena tour this autumn, which will kick off at the AO Arena in Manchester on 12 October.
S Club, who have four multi-platinum selling albums, two BRIT Awards, and nine number-one international hit singles to their name, will perform a second date here on 21 October, again at the AO Arena.
12 Oct – Manchester AO Arena 13 Oct – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena 14 Oct – Sheffield Utilita Arena 16 Oct – Dublin 3Arena 18 Oct – Glasgow OVO Hydro 19 Oct – Newcastle Utilita Arena 20 Oct – Leeds First Direct Arena 21 Oct – Manchester AO Arena 23 Oct – Cardiff International Arena 24 Oct – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena 26 Oct – Birmingham Utilita Arena 27 Oct – London The O2 28 Oct – London The O2 Matinee 28 Oct – London The O2 29 Oct – Birmingham Utilita Arena
Deep Purple announce huge Manchester show at the iconic AO Arena
Daisy Jackson
Rock royalty Deep Purple have just announced a huge Manchester gig at the AO Arena.
These pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock will be heading out on a tour next year that includes shows in Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham and London.
And Deep Purple will be performing on the most iconic stage in Manchester, with a gig at the AO Arena next winter.
Even five decades on, the group remain one of the world’s most revered live acts, with 50 years’ worth of chart-topping albums, sold-out tours, and induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Perhaps best known for their legendary hit Smoke On The Water, along with songs like Highway Star and Child In Time, the group are listed as one of the genre’s most influential bands of all time.
Child In Time was reworked to soundtrack Netflix’s smash-hit series Stranger Things, capturing Deep Purple’s timeless and lasting influence.
The British rockers show no sign of slowing down, releasing a critically-acclaimed album in 2024.
They’ll be supported by Mammoth, fronted by Grammy Award-winning ssongwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Wolfgang Van Halen.
Also joining Deep Purple for their AO Arena gig in Manchester will be Jayler, fast-rising UK rockers.
Deep Purple will play at the AO Arena in Manchester on Sunday 22 November, 2026 – tickets go on sale from 10am on Friday 21 November and you can get yours HERE.
Deep Purple 2026 UK tour dates
Wednesday 18 November – Newcastle Utilita Arena
Thursday 19 November – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Saturday 21 November – BP Pulse Arena, Birmingham
Sunday 22 November – AO Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 24 November – Eventim Apollo, London
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Kings of Leon announce Manchester arena show on short run of UK dates
Daisy Jackson
Kings of Leon have just announced a short run of UK shows for next year, which includes an arena gig here in Manchester.
The multi-Grammy Award-winning rock band will be performing at the Co-op Live arena, along with two other British dates in Leeds and Glasgow.
Kings of Leon are one of the biggest alternative rock bands in the world, and never fail to sell out arenas in Manchester when they perform here.
The group of brothers (plus one cousin) have headlined some of the world’s most iconic festivals, including Glastonbury, Coachella, and Lollapalooza, as well as reclaiming an all-time attendance record with a fifth night at Hyde Park in London last year.
Kings of Leon have been dominating charts for more than 20 years, ever since the release of their debut album Youth & Young Manhood in 2003.
They now have nine studio albums, including last year’s Can We Please Have Fun, which (as with all their albums so far) comfortably reached the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart.
The band is made up of Caleb, Nathan, Jared and Matthew Followill, and just last week they dropped an EP with four new songs.
Now, it’s another brief run of live shows for the UK, with Kings of Leon performing at Co-op Live in Manchester on Saturday 4 July 2026.
Tickets for Kings of Leon in Manchester will go on sale from 9am on Friday 21 November, and you can get yours HERE.
Daisy Jackson -
26th July 2023 
