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The 1975 announce intimate charity gig at Gorilla next year

The capacity is around 550 at a push.

Danny Jones Danny Jones - 13th December 2022

The 1975 have announced that they will be playing an intimate charity gig at Gorilla Manchester in 2023 in addition to their sellout AO Arena date.

Currently in the midst of their massive world tour, the Wilmslow lads won’t be making it back to their old stomping grounds until the new year – 20 January 2023 – when they are set to play for 21,000 screaming fans.

However, once the UK leg of their tour ends on 30 January, frontman Matty Healy has confirmed a much smaller show at Gorilla the following day (1 February). Try 550 people at a push? That’s going to be a sweaty one.

Better still, The 1975 Gorilla gig is for charity and all proceeds will be going towards War Child to help protect young children. Brilliant stuff.

Matty Healy announcing the cosy concert for War Child

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As explained by Healy on the official 1975 updates Twitter account, all the money from this tiny gig, which is sure to sell out in the blink of an eye, will be going to the global organisation which helps rescue and support children born in, living through or having fled conflict.

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It will have been quite some time since fans of the band saw The 1975 at Gorilla given the fact that they made the jump up to larger venues and eventually arenas rather quickly once that debut album dropped.

Their latest record, Being Funny In A Foreign Language, released as one of the biggest of the year and locals were scrambling to get tickets to their Manchester arena show, which sold out almost instantaneously.

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With the prospect of those who missed out all going for just a handful of tickets less than a fortnight later, as the man himself said with a wry expression: “try and get tickets for that one!”

Keep an eye on The 1975 and Gorilla’s socials for when tickets go on sale.

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The Manc Audio to take over the DJ decks at the iconic Night & Day this summer

Dean Hadcock Dean Hadcock

Here at The Manc, we constantly and proudly shine a spotlight onto Manchester’s music scene through our dedicated music platform The Manc Audio.

And now our coolest platform is heading off Instagram and out in to the real world, taking over the decks at the truly iconic Night & Day Cafe.

You can expect to hear us spinning some tunes from bright new talents, as well as the names we all already know and love.

Taking place on 24 June, The Manc Audio will be on the DJ decks at Night & Day from 7pm to 11pm, warming up your Saturday night before Manchester band Honk take over the weekly event Loose Joints.

In two weeks’ time, you’ll be boogying to everything from soul, disco and funk, to indie and post-punk, all with just one thing in common – it’s music to get you off your seat and dance to.

Think ABBA, Jungle, and Talking Heads in a non-stop onslaught of immaculate vibes.

Come down for a drink or two, say hi and maybe even have a boogie, it’s free entry after all.

Night & Day is one of Manchester’s most iconic grassroots venues, now more than 30 years old.

For decades, it’s been welcoming brilliant musicians, including over the course of their careers the likes of Ed Sheeran, Arctic Monkeys, Wet Leg, James Bay and Elbow.

It’s a Northern Quarter landmark too, thanks to its familiar burgundy frontage and cosy interior.

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Pixies to play three Manchester gigs as part of major European tour in 2024

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

Pixies are heading out on a European tour in 2024, and they’re stopping off here in Manchester for three nights.

After recently playing to intimate Manchester crowds at the relaunch of iconic music venue, Band on the Wall, and to thousands at Castlefield Bowl as part of 2023’s Sounds of the City concert series, Pixies have announced they’ll be making a return to our city once again next year, and they’ve got three gigs lined-up.

The influential and pioneering US alt rock band are set to head out on a tour of some of the biggest cities in Europe tour in 2024, and will be performing a selection of tracks from their hugely-acclaimed albums, Bossanova and Trompe Le Monde – which were released in 1990 and 1991 respectively.

Black Francis and co will be taking over Manchester’s iconic Albert Hall for three major gigs on Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13, and Thursday 14 March 2024.

Bossanova was the band’s third studio album, and was praised by critics for showing their less primal side, with a recurring sci-fi theme running throughout, and surf and space rock influences at the forefront.

‘Alison’, ‘Dig For Fire’, ‘Velouria’, and ‘Cecilia Ann’ were just some of the notable tracks from the album.

Trompe Le Monde, on the other hand, was known for having bookended a run of landmark records for the band, and although it was their fourth album, it’s arguably the most playful in their catalogue – with singles ‘Planet of Sound’, ‘Alec Eiffel’, and ‘Letter to Memphis’ featuring lyrics on UFOs, conspiracy theories, and more to prove Black Francis and co were still restless to push their sound forward.

Both albums are described by critics as sounding just as fresh and relevant today in 2023 as they did when they were released over 30 years ago.

Bossanova (1990) and Trompe Le Monde (1991) by Pixies / Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Pixies’ celebration of these two iconic albums will see them perform across major European cites such as London, Dublin, Paris, and Amsterdam, as well as Manchester for three nights.

Pixies – Bossanova x Trompe Le Monde Tour 2024

  • 8, 9 & 10 March – Olympia Theatre Dublin
  • 12, 13 & 14 March – Albert Hall Manchester
  • 16, 17 & 18 March – O2 Forum Kentish Town (London)
  • 20, 21 & 22 March – Paradiso Amsterdam
  • 25, 26 & 27 March – L’Olympia Theatre Paris

Tickets to the Bossanova x Trompe Le Monde Tour 2024 are officially set to go on general sale this Friday 9 June from 9am.

Grab tickets here.

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