The Charlatans have announced a brand new headline UK tour this winter with a massive show at Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse this December.
The Britpop veterans and Madchester icons have been around for nearly 35 years now and are still going strong as one of the biggest exports from the British rock and indie scene.
Having recently wrapped up their North American ‘Between Nowhere’ tour with fellow rock legends, Ride, The Charlatans are once again setting out across the UK, with their first shows kicking off in November.
With 11 shows in just over three weeks, tickets for this are sure to go fast.
The Charlatans 2023 UK tour starts on 24 November.
The Charlatans have a great live reputation and with frontman and solo artist Tim Burgess hailing from our very own Salford, not to mention the other Chesire and West Midlands-born band members plying their trade in our wonderful city right from the off, their Manc gigs are always memorable.
The Charlatans rock up to Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse on Saturday, 2 December this year and general sale goes live this Friday, 9 June at 10am.
You can grab your tickets via Gigs and Tours or Ticketmaster, but they’re sure to sell out fast so you best be quick about it.
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Alternatively, you can get exclusive access to pre-sale tickets from tomorrow (Wednesday, 7 June at 10am if you sign up for The Charlatans mailing list.
The White Hotel is a go-to haunt for Mancs seeking a late-night (or indeed, all-night) dance, with a packed programme of music running year-round.
The independent arts venue opened inside a former garage in Salford, just outside Manchester city centre and in the shadow of HMP Manchester.
Not only has The White Hotel defined Greater Manchester’s modern nightlife scene, but it’s become known globally as one of the best underground nightclubs on the planet.
Known for its raw DIY atmosphere and boundary-pushing line-ups, the Salford venue up there among the UK’s most respected club spaces.
But despite ‘continuing to draw full houses’, The White Hotel will close in January, according to The Guardian.
Ben Ward told the paper that the venue has found itself in a flood-risk zone, saying: “Basically, it’s a swamp.”
He added that it was better ‘to go out on our own terms, long before we became a museum’.
When The White Hotel opened in 2015, they planned to stick around for a year, then move to LA – but now a decade on, it’s cemented itself on Manchester’s club scene.
The area where The White Hotel stands will become a wetland park.
Neither artistic director Austin Collings nor Ward are ‘sentimental about losing the premises’, The Guardian wrote, quoting Ward as saying: “It’s come as a surprise that it’s lasted this long anyway.”
Festival-goers urged to stop taking wheelie bins full of booze
Daisy Jackson
Festival-goers have been warned not to take wheelie bins full of alcohol to festivals with them this summer.
The warning has come ahead of this year’s Download Festival, which takes place next month and kicks off the summer’s biggest run of festival dates.
But a major train operator has said there have been incidents in the past of passengers trying to travel to festivals with wheelie bins and luggage trolleys.
Passengers have had to be reminded that wheelie bins are not permitted on board, and they should instead only carry as much luggage as they can comfortably carry.
The warning comes from East Midlands Railway, one of the key services that will whisk people to Download Festival between 10 and 14 June.
Customers returning from the festival are also encouraged to use boot-cleaning brushes provided at stations to help remove mud before boarding trains.
Philippa Cresswell, customer experience director at East Midlands Railway, said: “We’re encouraging customers to travel light.
“Last year, some festive goers tried to board services with wheelie bins or festival trolleys full of beer. While it might seem like a great idea for getting your supplies to the festival, it just isn’t safe or possible to bring them onboard train services.”
Festival-goers urged to stop taking wheelie bins full of booze
EMR has also warned customers to plan journeys in advance, with engineering work taking place at various locations on the Midland Main Line, near where Download Festival takes place.
She continued: “We’re advising customers travelling to Download Festival to plan their journeys in advance and be aware that essential engineering work will affect services across the weekend.
“As a result, some services will be reduced or amended, and passengers should check before they travel and allow extra time.”
Danny Jones -
6th June 2023 
