The Lottery Winners have postponed several gigs on their ongoing UK tour after receiving ‘some tragic news’.
The much-loved Wigan band, who bagged a number one on the UK album chart earlier this year, shared the news on their social media channels today with ‘absolute heartbreak’.
The four-piece are in the midst of their This Is How It Feels tour and were due to perform in London tonight.
The Lottery Winners then had tour dates in Leeds at Stylus, and at the O2 Academy in Sheffield, booked in this week.
The indie rockers are then meant to head on to Glasgow, Newcastle and their home city of Manchester.
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But in a note shared and signed by band members Thom, Kate, Rob and Joe, they confirmed that this week’s shows are postponed.
An update on the other three gigs will be shared ‘as soon as we can’, they wrote.
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Tickets will remain valid for all the postponed shows.
The group then thanked fans for their ‘understanding and sympathy in this difficult time’.
They’ve been flooded with heartfelt messages of support, both from fans and from their peers in the music industry.
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One person wrote: “Sorry to hear that you’ve had bad news. There are more important things in life which we all understand. From the messages already appearing here you can see your fan base are your extended family because you’ve let us be part of your journey. We are here to support you however you need and however you see fit. You are not alone, sending love, care, hugs and more at this time and always.”
Kendal Calling wrote: “Sorry to hear this, sending lots of love guys x”
And Rowetta posted: “Sending love.”
The Lottery Winners full statement reads: “It is with absolute heartbreak that we will be postponing the upcoming shows of our tour.
“During the early hours of this morning, we received some tragic news and we will not be able to continue at this time.
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“Tonight in London, tomorrow in Leeds and Saturday in Sheffield will now be rescheduled for a date in the future and all tickets will remain valid. We will post an update regarding Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester as soon as we can.
“We’re truly sorry for any inconvenience caused and we appreciate your understanding and sympathy in this difficult time.
“Thom, Kate, Rob and Joe. X”
Let’s hope they’re all okay and back doing what they do best soon.
New data estimates that 7.3m Oasis fans are set to miss out on 2027 tour tickets
Emily Sergeant
New data has revealed that as many as 7.3 million Oasis fans could be set to miss out on tickets to the band’s 2027 tour.
In case you need bringing up to speed a little, it was announced earlier this week that, following the unprecedented success of the reunion tour, Oasis Live ’25, last year, including five nostalgia-drenched gigs at Manchester’s Heaton Park, Oasis would be hitting the road once again in 2027, and this time around, they’re going BIG.
We’re talking 11 nights at the Etihad Stadium and a return to the iconic grounds of Knebworth for four special shows there too, kind of ‘big’.
The iconic Manchester band will also be taking to a range of other world-famous stages across the globe, including five nights at Glasgow’s Celtic Park, and major cities like Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, and Las Vegas.
But despite the elevated number of dates the Gallaghers and co will be performing, some new data has unfortunately revealed that millions of fans may still not be lucky enough to snag a ticket.
The ticketing system for Oasis Live ’27 is not what it was for the last tour, nor will it be similar to many other tours of a similar scale in the past either, as this time, the band and their promotors are taking necessary measures to ensure ‘genuine fans’ get their hands on the tickets and that dynamic pricing doesn’t creep in.
Instead of going into detail on that now though, you can read our full guide on how to get tickets for the Manchester and Knebworth shows here.
Experts at online ticketing platform TicketSource have analysed the scale of demand for Oasis tickets by comparing the 10 million fans worldwide who queued for the initial release of 1.4 million tickets for their 2025 tour, with the newly announced 2027 tour dates and stadium capacities.
With an estimated 2.67 million tickets available across 38 dates and 11 locations between 21 May and 19 September 2027, Oasis could still face huge demand from fans hoping to see them live.
But research reveals the band would need to play 112 Wembley-sized shows to accommodate everyone who tried to get a ticket in 2025.
The 2027 tour would accommodate just 26.7% of those who tried to get tickets last time, meaning almost three-quarters (73%) of them could miss out, leaving a shortfall of more than 7.3 million fans.
Fingers crossed you’re among the lucky lot that secure tickets, though.
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Iconic Manc movie 24 Hour Party People is set to return to cinemas for its anniversary
Emily Sergeant
One of Manchester’s most iconic movies is set to return to the big screen next month.
Remastered in 4K and returning to UK cinemas to mark 24 years since its original release, Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 biographical comedy drama film, 24 Hour Party People, tells the story of Manchester‘s popular music community from 1976 to 1992 – specifically about Factory Records‘ founder Tony Wilson.
The film begins with the punk rock era of the late 1970s, before moving through the 1980s into the rave and DJ culture, and of course, the ‘Madchester‘ scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The narrative largely follows the career of Tony Wilson, played by Middleton-born actor Steve Coogan, while also covering the careers of the major Factory Records artists – especially Joy Division and New Order, as well as A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, and Happy Mondays.
If you haven’t seen 24 Hour Party People before, it’s a dramatisation based on a combination of real events, rumours, and urban legends, as the film is sure to make clear.
Coogan is joined by a cast by a mixture of big names and, at the time, rising stars like Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson, Lennie James, John Simm, Ralf Little, Andy Serkis, Sean Harris, John Thomson, and even Peter Kay, alongside cameos from other figures connected to the Manchester music scene.
Before it returns to cinemas, the film will first open music and media festival/conference, Beyond The Music, at MediaCity in Salford on 6 October.
The screening at the festival will also be followed by a Q&A with Coogan, Winterbottom, and producer Andrew Eaton.
24 Hour Party People will then be re-released in UK cinemas from 9 October, and you can check your local cinema for screening times and book tickets online now.
Daisy Jackson -
23rd November 2023 
