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The UK’s first official Oasis merch fan store is opening in Manchester

Official tour mech, exclusive products and more.

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 18th June 2025

An official Oasis Live ’25 fan store, selling official tour merch and limited-edition products, is opening in Manchester this week.

The flagship store will open in an as-yet mystery location ahead of a nationwide roll-out of official Oasis fan stores.

Set to open on Friday 20 June, the Oasis Live ’25 fan store in Manchester will be stocked with the official merch for the hotly-anticipated reunion tour, which will be launching in store and online later this week.

As well as the official tour merchandise, the stores will sell exclusive brand collaborations, limited-edition products, and items not available to buy anywhere else.

The news has been announced ahead of the Oasis Live ’25 shows, which will see the Gallagher brothers back together for the first time since 2009.

They’ll be performing five nights at Heaton Park, on 11, 12, 16, 19 and 20 July.

The Manchester Oasis Live ’25 fan store will be the first to open in the UK and the flagship, based in the brothers’ home city.

Inside the Oasis Live ’25 merch fan store

The Oasis official fan store is open in Spinningfields in Manchester

Further stores are set to open in Cardiff, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and Birmingham.

It’s hoped these are going to enrich the overall fan experience of the massive tour, that now spans stadium shows across the UK, Ireland, North America, Asia, Australia and South America.

More details on the Manchester fan store location and tour merchandise collection will be released later this week, with other store addresses to be revealed.

The Manchester Oasis fan store will be open between 20 June and 27 July at The Avenue in Spinningfields.

You can head to oasisinet.com for more information and book a slot to visit HERE.

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Drake postpones massive Manchester gig set to take place at Co-op Live

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Drake has postponed one of his Manchester gigs

Drake has postponed one of his scheduled shows at the huge Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

The rapper has already performed two nights at the venue and was set to return on Monday for a third concert.

But with just 24 hours to go, organisers have announced that the show has been postponed due to ‘unforeseen logistics’.

Ticket-holders were notified of the cancellation via email from Ticketmaster.

A statement said: “Due to unforeseen ferry schedule and travel logistics, tomorrow’s performance in Manchester on July 28th has been rescheduled.

“The good news is that Drake will now perform in Manchester on Tuesday, August 5th, and it’s set to be an unforgettable night.

“All tickets remain valid for the new date – we can’t wait to see you there!”

The Canadian hitmaker has just come off the back of three very impressive nights at one of the biggest music events of the year, Wireless Festival, and is now embarking on a tour of the UK and Europe.

Drake has solidified his position in the rap field, dropping bangers from 2006 and since then, he’s gone on to have some of the most streamed tracks of all time with ‘One Dance’ and ‘God’s Plan’.

The postponed Drake concert will take place at the Co-op Live in Manchester on Tuesday 5 August.

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US rising star Reneé Rapp announces huge Manchester arena gig as part of European tour

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Reneé Rapp has just announced a European leg to her upcoming tour, and she’ll be stopping off in Manchester for a huge arena gig.

In just a few short years, Reneé Rapp has become a star… and her star is only rising higher.

At just 25-years-old, the critically-acclaimed musical theatre and TV actress has pivoted to become an undeniable pop sensation and film star – and an iconic figure in interviews too… which isn’t a job, but it should be – after landing her breakout role as Regina George in the Mean Girls musical on Broadway back in 2019.

Even though she chose to reprise her role as Regina George in the 2024 movie adaptation of the Mean Girls musical, since 2022, Rapp has largely turned her attention to her solo music career.

Reneé Rapp will be performing at Manchester’s AO Arena next March / Credit: Supplied

2022 saw Rapp release her debut EP, Everything to Everyone, before she then went on the channel her raw talent and authentic voice even further, and release her first full-length studio album Snow Angel in 2023.

Both 2024 and 2025 have been big musical years for Rapp too – so much so that she has now amassed more than 1.4 billion streams and counting across her entire discography. 

An already-successful 2025 is about to become even more successful, as Rapp’s second album, Bite Me, is expected to be released on 1 August, and she’s also heading out on a highly anticipated US tour from late September through to late October.

Following on from her US tour, Rapp has today announced that she’ll be heading across the pond to Europe in the new year, and will be making her way over to Manchester to take to the iconic AO Arena stage in March 2026.

Amsterdam, Berlin, and Paris are just some of the other cities Rapp will be visiting before Manchester, ahead of closing out the tour at London’s Wembley Arena.

Reneé Rapp will be playing a huge gig at the AO Arena in Manchester on Wednesday 18 March 2026 as part of the ‘Bite Me Tour’, and tickets officially go on sale next week – with both pre-sales and general sale available.

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The Three+ presale will begin on Wednesday 30 July at 10am, and the AO Arena presale will start on Thursday 31 July, again at 10am, before general sale launches on Friday 1 August at 10am.

Get your tickets when they go on sale here.

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