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A club night dedicated to Kate Bush is coming to Manchester following Stranger Things comeback

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The world has gone truly mad for Kate Bush.

The iconic singer has recently become a record-breaker thanks to a viral appearance in Netflix’s series Stranger Things.

The show used her 1985 hit Running Up That Hill throughout its fourth season, and now the song is sitting at the top of the singles charts, breaking three records in the process.

Kate Bush now has the longest-ever gap between number one singles (44 years between this and Wuthering Heights), as well as the longest time taken for a single to reach number one.

The success of Stranger Things has rocketed Kate Bush back into the charts. Credit: Netflix

Those who have joined the Kate Bush fandom will be able to celebrate her in style with a dedicated club night in Manchester later this year.

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The Wuthering Nights event will be taking over Gorilla on Saturday 8 October, as well as a venue in London.

Event organisers say: “Get ready to exchange the experience with hundreds of Kate Bush fans in the magical surroundings of Gorilla as we romp through Kate’s back catalogue with an overuse of smoke machines, visuals and camp re-enactments of Kate’s expressive dancing.

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“Dressing up in your best Bush get-up is encouraged, slip on your red shoes, stick some ivy in your hair, raid the charity shop for that billowy dress and come and live out your inner Kate fantasy for us.”

There’ll be prizes handed out for the best-dressed people, plus free souvenirs (including, apparently, Kate Bush knickers).

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Wuthering Nights will be hosted by DJs Christopher Dresden Styles (Pop Curious) and Beardre Barlow (Bollox).

You can buy your tickets through Skiddle now.

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Gigs & Nightlife

Fall Out Boy announce massive Manchester gig on upcoming tour – how to get tickets

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Fall Out Boy have announced a huge UK and European tour, including a massive gig here in Manchester.

The legendary pop-punk group, who were behind hit songs like Sugar, We’re Goin Down and Dance, Dance, will be heading this way on their headline tour, So Much For (Tour) Dust.

Today, the Grammy Award-nominated noughties rock icons announced 15 dates, including a stop at the AO Arena on 29 October.

The new Fall Out Boy tour is in support of their forthcoming new album So Much (For) Stardust, which is due for release on 24 March 2023.

Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Andy Hurley and Joe Trohman surprised fans with a homecoming show in Chicago’s 1000-capacity Metro, which sold out immediately.

They first played the same venue back in September 2002, a pivotal gig in their huge career.

Patrick said on their return: “Twenty years ago, I told my mom I was going to take a semester off [college] because we were headlining Metro and I wanted to see how that would work out…”

Pete Wentz added: “Walking up those stairs is the closest thing this band will have to church.”

The show also featured the live public debut of both Love From The Other Side and Heartbreak Feels So Good, two tracks from the new album.

Fall Out Boy have recently taken part in The Hella Mega Tour, alongside Green Day and Weezer, playing in front of more than one million fans across the globe.

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So Much (For) Stardust is Fall Out Boy’s eighth studio album and first since 2018’s M A N I A, which garnered a GRAMMY nomination for Best Rock Album.

Fans who pre-order the new album from falloutboy.lnk.to/store/ will get exclusive pre-sale access to UK and Europe tour tickets, with the pre-sale going live at 4pm on Wednesday 8 February.

General tickets will be available for purchase from 10am Friday 17 February.

Fall Out Boy will be joined by PVRIS and nothing.nowhere. on all European dates.

Fall Out Boy’s UK tour dates in full

October

  • 27 October – Leeds, First Direct Arena
  • 28 October – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
  • 29 October – Manchester, AO Arena
  • 31 October – Birmingham, Utilita Arena Birmingham
  • 2 November – London, The O2

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Gigs & Nightlife

Noughties throwback Lemar announces special 20th anniversary gigs in Manchester and London

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The one and only Lemar is back now only with new album but two special shows to mark his 20th anniversary in music.

A chart-topping, BRIT and MOBO award-winning artists who rose to popularity in the early 2000s, Lemar has sold millions of albums worldwide and is now returning with his first new record in nearly eight years.

Having released his latest 80s funk inspired new single, ‘Future Love’, today (7 February) and officially announced his upcoming seventh album, Page In My Heart, the noughties pop and R&B artist is back on the scene and thought it only fit to pay tribute to 20 years in the biz.

Two decades on from his debut album, Dedicated, Lemar is hosting a pair of anniversary shows in London and right here in Manchester. Now this is going to be quite the throwback.

Best know for hit tracks like ‘It’s Not That Easy’, ’50/50′, ‘What About Love?’, ‘Another Day’ and many more, the 44-year-old returns to the stage with a new sound but one that also calls back to his roots and early work.

Speaking in a statement, Lemar says: “With this new album, I wanted to make something for anyone who ever bought Dedicated, as this year is 20 years since its release. I thought I’d like to make something for the people who got behind that album, something that they would appreciate and like.

Descirbing his new single, he went on to say, “it’s more uptempo, it’s got that soulful feel, it’s a bit looser, a bit Chaka Khan. A bit ‘Dance (With U)’… it’s got that kind of energy to it.”

The Tottenham-born singer hasn’t been ‘away’ per se, having continued to perform up and down the country in recent years, but both he and his fans have been waiting “patiently” to get the right collection of songs together to release new material.

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His last album, The Letter, released back in 2015 and delighted die-hards but he says this latest project is about reconnecting with his fans, insisting that “it really is a page from my heart.”

Lemar will celebrate two decades of music and the 20th anniversary of Dedicated live with two special nights at O2 Ritz here in Manchester and London indigo at The O2 on the 27 and 28 of April, respectively. You best believe we’ll be getting one.

Tickets go on sale on 10 February at 10am. Tickets will be available HERE and at Ticketmaster.

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