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Thousands of gig tickets slashed to £25 in huge Live Nation Concert Week sale

Bargains galore.

Daisy Jackson - 9th May 2024

Thousands of gig tickets are on sale for only £25 this week, including some of summer’s biggest concerts.

The massive nationwide sale is part of Live Nation’s Concert Week, which has been taking place in the USA and Canada for a decade.

This is the first time Live Nation has taken the gig ticket sale global, lining up cheaper tickets for some of the UK’s most hotly-anticipated gigs.

A limited number of tickets (though there are reportedly 40,000 included in the sale) will be sold for just £25, with sales kicking off at midday each day between 6 and 12 May.

Among the names included are Doja Cat, Charli XCX, Glass Animals, Hozier, and McFly.

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Iconic acts like Shania Twain at Lytham Festival, Eagles at Co-op Live, and Annie Mac at The Piece Hall in Halifax are all part of the sale.

Big local names include Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, New Order, and The Charlatans & Johnny Marr are also listed across the week.

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Several of the artists involved in the Live Nation Concert Week sale have booked the country’s biggest arenas, including the Co-op Live and AO Arena here in Manchester – and we all know how expensive those arena tickets can be.

Many of the shows are also upcoming open-air summer concerts at some of the north west’s most beautiful venues.

Live Nation said of its concert sale: “Get ready! From 12pm you can get a limited number of tickets from £25 for some of the biggest shows this year, including @dojacat, @charli_xcx, Limp Bizkit and many more.”

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The Script announced as latest Co-op Live act as they head back to Manchester

Danny Jones The Script Manchester tickets Co-op Live

The Script Manchester tickets Co-op Live

Irish rock pop band The Script have been confirmed as the latest artists set to play Co-op Live arena as they prepare to make their Manchester return later this year.

Announcing the Co-op Live gig as part of their upcoming Satellite world tour, in support of their new album which is set to drop in just a few months’ time, the noughties and 2010s hit-makers will be coming to Manchester’s newest venue this fall.

With the trio having not long lost their lead guitarist and best mate Mark Sheehan during their run of Greatest Hits shows, this will be the first full tour they are set to play without him in the lineup.

Having gone back and regrouped, made a new record and now dropped their latest single ‘Both Ways’ at the same time on Friday morning, it’s full speed ahead for the boys with a massive world tour now on the horizon, including 20 European dates.

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After being reduced to just two of the original found members, frontman Danny O’Donoghue and drummer Glen Power, the Dubliners have since doubled, inviting bassist Ben Sargeant and guitarist Ben Weaver to join the band earlier this month. They’re also still out on tour with pop legend Pink.

Their new album, Satellite, will mark their seventh studio LP and the first material released as a four-piece and is scheduled for release on 16 August, promising to deliver a whole new energy from the band.

Taking inspiration from the likes of The Black Eyed Peas and Bruno Mars, bassist Glen admitted that the sound “maybe not what people might expect from us but we’re The Script, and now we have something to prove: that there’s life and light after the darkness. It’s why we’re coming fast and strong with that one.”

Lead singer Danny added: “The album cover is silhouettes of me, Glen and Ben Sargeant, our bassist, who’s been with us from the beginning. Then we have a hooded silhouette, because the air of Mark is still there.

“He always will be, but it’s also giving a tip of the hat to the future. It’ll never be the same Script. We’re just trying to get on and do what it is that we all feel is the next right thing to do and that’s to keep making more great music.”

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As for the show itself, The Script arrive at Co-op Live on 30 November – the final show of their UK leg and over two years since their last visit to Manchester at the AO Arena.

For those looking to grab tickets, fans who pre-order Satellites from the band’s official store before 5pm on Tuesday, 21 May will receive access to an exclusive pre-sale for tickets for the UK and Ireland tour dates.

Pre-sale opens at 9:30am on Wednesday, 22 May and general admission tickets go live at the same time on Friday, 24 May. You can grab yours HERE.

We’ve had the luxury of popping along to the brand-new arena a few times now and we have to say, it didn’t disappoint.

Black Keys at Co-op Live, Manchester – huge venue’s first taste of the blues

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Black Keys at Co-op Live, Manchester – huge venue’s first taste of the blues

Charlie Watkinson The Black Keys at Co-op Live Manchester, reviewed

The Black Keys at Co-op Live Manchester, reviewed

As a huge Black Keys fan, when I found out they were set to be the first band to grace the stage at Co-op Live, I just knew I had to be there.

Of course, it didn’t turn out that way.

After numerous cancellations and rescheduling, Elbow managed to nab the first spot, with the Black Keys taking to the stage the following night instead (several weeks later than their original show date).

Let me tell you though – they did not disappoint.

Having been one of the starry-eyed fans at Elbow the previous night, and been properly impressed by the sound quality inside the massive new Manchester venue, the thought of hearing Dan Auerbach’s epic bluesy riffs had me beyond excited.

Entering the stage playing the heavy-hitting I Got Mine, followed by one of their most well-known tracks, Gold on the Ceiling, it was evident we were in for a great show.

I have to admit, though, as a die-hard Black Keys fan, I couldn’t ignore how static the crowd was throughout the whole performance.

It almost seemed like the room was filled with people who didn’t know their songs, perhaps due to rescheduling and Co-op Live dishing out tickets to say ‘sorry for the inconvenience’?

The quiet stillness of the crowd did a great disservice to the electrifying talent on stage. Luckily, this didn’t matter too much.

Closing with their most popular song, Lonely Boy, I almost forgot how still the crowd had been as I watched the entire stadium howling, “DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH – DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH.”

Although I wanted more from the crowd, all in all, the Black Keys played a setlist fit for a super fan and gave Co-Op Live its first taste of the blues.

I just wished the audience had been Howlin’ for You all night, not so Tighten Up’… As you were.

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