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Wunderhorse toast stellar year with their biggest headline shows yet – including a massive Manchester gig

Without a doubt one of the best live acts around right now. (this article contains affiliate links)

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Riding side-by-side with the likes of Fontaines D.C., Wunderhorse are arguably one of the biggest bands on the planet at the moment, and as a huge 2024 for them is drawing towards a close, they have just announced more dates next May – including a truly massive Manchester gig.

Wunderhorse smashed their Manchester Academy only last month – a concert which we dubbed “one of the best of our lives” – and were just announced as the support act yet again for Sam Fender’s huge arena shows this December, as well as landing some huge festival slots this year.

A landmark show at Alexandra Palace in London had already been announced earlier this year after all of the 2024 UK tour dates had sold out but now the Newquay-formed band have added four more huge dates which will be their “biggest headline shows” to date.

Still only a few short years into their career under the Wunderhorse moniker and they’re now set to play the O2 Victoria Warehouse right here in Manchester.

If you’ve ever been to a proper rock show inside the iconic and former Warehouse Project space, you’ll know it’s guaranteed to be a rager, especially with a band like this playing.

Having recently landed significant PR spots on the likes of online show Track Star* and even The Late Show with Stephen Colbert over on US TV, the modern rock, indie, alternative and post-punk outfit is really riding a wave of growing fandom right now.

The four-piece went on the road with fellow high-flying contemporaries Fontaines on their recent European tour and are set to join them again for their Oceania dates in Japan, Australia and New Zealand next year, and their increasing profile has also seen them land a sizeable US tour of their own.

Wunderhorse attracted a record crowd of 7,000 to the tiny BBC Introducing stage at Reading Festival this past summer and have been booking progressively bigger venues since their breakout in 2021.

Known for loud, in-your-face, grungey guitars as well as powerful vocals, the energy – and especially on-stage antics from lead singer Jacob Slater – at their live shows has seen them go viral on social media on numerous occasions and made them an instant hit across multiple generations of gig-goers.

Exhibit A:

@the.manc Please just take us back to 19/10/2024 when @Wunderhorse took the absolute roof off Manchester Academy 😫 ‘Teal’ really has captured the minds of a generation. 🤘 📹: wunderhorse HQ (via X) @Wunderhorse Mania #gigs #jacobslater #wunderhorse #teal #manchestergigs #rock #postpunk #indie #livemusic ♬ original sound – The Manc

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Wunderhorse will be coming to Manchester for their Victoria Warehouse gig on 28 May 2025, with other shows announced including Birmingham and Glasgow.

In the meantime, you can read our full interview with the band’s frontman, Jacob, and then get ready for the mad ticket rush this Friday, 8 November.

Tickets go live at 10am HERE but you can access a pre-sale code by registering via the mailing list on their website and O2 customers can get priority access this Wednesday from the same time.

Be warned, this show will sell out in a flash so you best be quick if you want to see scenes like this…

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No-phones nightclub Amber’s has announced it is relaunching its second room

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Manchester’s famous no-phones nightclub, Amber’s, is preparing for a relaunch of its second room, just over half a year on from the venue’s opening week.

The smash hit, semi-censored space, which enforces a strictly no-device policy to ensure those in attendance maximise their amount of in-the-moment enjoyment without any risk of distraction, has just announced that they will be reworking ‘Room 2’.

Confirmed just in time for the rest of summer ‘season three’, where plenty of people will be opting to rave instead of splash their cash on Oasis and/or festival tickets, the soon-to-be-refreshed space will partner with audio specialists to provide an experience set to rival the main room.

Sharing a post featuring blueprints for the fixtures and some of the top-end equipment, new-look second room opens its doors early next month.

Writing on social media, the venue wrote: “Amber’s is proud to announce the relaunch of Room Two, featuring a brand new custom soundsystem designed by Norwegian pro-audio specialist NNNN and OJAS, and installed by Neuron Audio Visual.

“The collaboration between Amber’s and NNNN is the first time that the Oslo-based company, which specialises in innovating the future of audio, has created a speaker system for use in the UK. Amber’s will be the first venue in the country to house the state-of-the-art system.”

“The partnership furthers our commitment to world-class sound and creating a truly unique club space in the heart of Manchester. Room Two also now boasts a brand new lighting system and has received bespoke acoustic treatment.”

Reacting to the news, plenty of punters and artists alike are already stoked to see what they have in store; promoters ABB Events simply said, “We can’t wait to test this out 26 September.”

Speaking to The Manc, a regular visitor of Amber’s Manchester told us: “Room Two at Amber’s always felt a little forgotten – a space with potential, but lacking the same pull as the main room. With this new Soundsystem they’re putting in, it finally feels like it’s getting the love it deserves.”

@jeremy_abbott The concept of Saturdays at @Amber's is simple… We’ve been blown away by the reponse to our opening month. We cant wait to share what we have in store 🧡📴 #ambersmanchester #manchester #nightclub #ravetok #ambers #electronicmusic #dancemusic ♬ original sound – Jeremy

While we understand the urge to document those ‘unforgettable’ gig moments – that does kind of go against what we build them up to be, hence why the Amber’s concept has gone down so well.

Teasing a lineup of “the best in house, techno and groove”, Amber’s Room Two 2.0 will debut on 2 August, and regulars are buzzing for it.

As always, the headliner remains unannounced to keep that allure, as well as that further added feeling of anticipation and excitement.

Have you tried Manchester’s no-phone club yet?

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‘No ticket, no entry’ – Council urges ticketless Oasis fans not to travel to Heaton Park

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Ticketless Oasis fans are being urged not to make the journey to Heaton Park this week.

With three concerts still to be played by as part of Oasis Live ’25 here in Manchester this week, following the iconic band’s two hugely successful concerts at the weekend, Manchester City Council has now reissued its repeated request – and warning – for fans without tickets to the shows to not travel to the park.

The warning comes after it was discovered that the so-called ‘Gallagher Hill’ viewing area inside the park, that went viral on social media, has now had large steel fencing erected around its perimeter.

After taking stock of how the first two shows went, the Council says additional measures have now been deemed ‘necessary’ to protect the environment of the park, ensure areas of parkland and nearby livestock are protected, and maintain public safety.

These additional measures will be in place for the next three concerts, taking place tonight (16 July), and Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July.

The Council says its decision to erect steel fencing around a large area of the hill within the cattle field in the main park is because the area is currently being developed as a new woodland for the park and has been recently planted with around 300 young trees, as well as being a measure to protect the livestock in the field, which include both expectant and nursing cows, and a bull.

“The erection of the fencing has a dual purpose – both to protect the environment from further damage and to dissuade people from gathering there,” the Council said in a statement released ahead of tonight’s show.

There are also no facilities for ticketless fans at the park, the Council confirmed, and they will not be able to see the concerts or get into the event arena – which is double-walled with solid high-security fencing all the way around.

Heaton Park's 'Gallagher Hill' where people have been watching Oasis for free is no more
'Gallagher Hill' in Manchester today ahead of the next Oasis shows
The Council has urged ticketless Oasis fans not to travel to Heaton Park this week / Credit: The Manc Group

More than 2,000 event security staff and police officers will be on duty around the site across the next three dates to ensure both the safety and wellbeing of ticketholders, and to make sure that only those who have official tickets can access the concerts.

Councillor John Hacking, Executive Member for Employment, Skills and Leisure at Manchester City Council, commented: “As you would expect, given the size of the concerts and numbers of people attending, we go through a continuous process with partners of re-assessing the plans in place for the concerts to ensure both public safety and that any environmental impact on our award-winning park is minimised.”

 “Our advice to music fans who don’t have tickets for the concerts is to head into the city centre instead,” Cllr Hacking continued.

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“The whole city is going all out to celebrate and help everyone have a good time. We’ve got some fantastic things going on with a real party atmosphere for everyone to enjoy whether they’ve got tickets for the Oasis gigs or not.”

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