People are selling off their tickets for Ian Brown’s tour at far less than face value after footage from his gig in Leeds went viral for all the wrong reasons.
Fans have been saying that the former Stone Roses frontman has been ‘butchering his own tunes’ while singing along to a backing track.
His show has been compared to a karaoke due to the lack of live band, and some have said they had to walk out halfway through.
Ian Brown is set to perform a sold-out show at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse on Friday 30 September as part of his UK tour – his first solo headline tour in more than a decade.
But dozens of people are now listing their tickets for the gig on resale sites for almost half the face value.
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There are also tonnes of tickets popping up for his concerts in London, Liverpool, Newcastle, and other dates around the country.
One person joked: “Just seen the Ian Brown footage gig in Leeds. Anyone want to buy 2 tickets for the Liverpool gig this Saturday night haha.”
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Another said: “Just the 132 email alerts from @Twickets today for #IanBrown tickets.”
Someone wrote: “Absoloutely brutal reaction to Ian Brown and his karaoke tour. Over 80 tickets up for his London gig already at under face value. It gets to a fiver and I’ll go, failing that, I’ll spend a tenner at the chinese karaoke in town.”
Someone has even compared the resale value of tickets for his shows to the plummeting pound.
One person said: “Absolute sh*t show from Ian Brown, the videos doing the rounds from his karaoke concert are cringe as f*ck, i couldn’t even give away two tickets for tonight’s gig in Glasgow.”
The viral video of Ian singing in Leeds – which has now been viewed more than one million times – was posted by one ‘gutted’ fan who said they had to leave early.
They wrote: “Gutted to see @ianbrown turn up to his £40 a ticket, sold out gig at leeds tonight WITH NO BAND. I’m a life long fan but it was bad. #ianbrown does karaoke and butchers his own tunes. Most were too pissed to care but I had to get out after this one. Longsight M13 was a highlight.”
Gutted to see @ianbrown turn up to his £40 a ticket, sold out gig at leeds tonight WITH NO BAND. I’m a life long fan but it was bad. #ianbrown does karaoke and butchers his own tunes. Most were too pissed to care but I had to get out after this one. Longsight M13 was a highlight. pic.twitter.com/8owVy2NHjS
The Manc Audio to take over the DJ decks at the iconic Night & Day this summer
Dean Hadcock
Here at The Manc, we constantly and proudly shine a spotlight onto Manchester’s music scene through our dedicated music platform The Manc Audio.
And now our coolest platform is heading off Instagram and out in to the real world, taking over the decks at the truly iconic Night & Day Cafe.
You can expect to hear us spinning some tunes from bright new talents, as well as the names we all already know and love.
Taking place on 24 June, The Manc Audio will be on the DJ decks at Night & Day from 7pm to 11pm, warming up your Saturday night before Manchester band Honk take over the weekly event Loose Joints.
In two weeks’ time, you’ll be boogying to everything from soul, disco and funk, to indie and post-punk, all with just one thing in common – it’s music to get you off your seat and dance to.
Think ABBA, Jungle, and Talking Heads in a non-stop onslaught of immaculate vibes.
Come down for a drink or two, say hi and maybe even have a boogie, it’s free entry after all.
Night & Day is one of Manchester’s most iconic grassroots venues, now more than 30 years old.
For decades, it’s been welcoming brilliant musicians, including over the course of their careers the likes of Ed Sheeran, Arctic Monkeys, Wet Leg, James Bay and Elbow.
It’s a Northern Quarter landmark too, thanks to its familiar burgundy frontage and cosy interior.
Pixies to play three Manchester gigs as part of major European tour in 2024
Emily Sergeant
Pixies are heading out on a European tour in 2024, and they’re stopping off here in Manchester for three nights.
After recently playing to intimate Manchester crowds at the relaunch of iconic music venue, Band on the Wall, and to thousands at Castlefield Bowl as part of 2023’s Sounds of the City concert series, Pixies have announced they’ll be making a return to our city once again next year, and they’ve got three gigs lined-up.
The influential and pioneering US alt rock band are set to head out on a tour of some of the biggest cities in Europe tour in 2024, and will be performing a selection of tracks from their hugely-acclaimed albums, Bossanova and Trompe Le Monde – which were released in 1990 and 1991 respectively.
Black Francis and co will be taking over Manchester’s iconic Albert Hall for three major gigs on Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13, and Thursday 14 March 2024.
Bossanova was the band’s third studio album, and was praised by critics for showing their less primal side, with a recurring sci-fi theme running throughout, and surf and space rock influences at the forefront.
‘Alison’, ‘Dig For Fire’, ‘Velouria’, and ‘Cecilia Ann’ were just some of the notable tracks from the album.
Trompe Le Monde, on the other hand, was known for having bookended a run of landmark records for the band, and although it was their fourth album, it’s arguably the most playful in their catalogue – with singles ‘Planet of Sound’, ‘Alec Eiffel’, and ‘Letter to Memphis’ featuring lyrics on UFOs, conspiracy theories, and more to prove Black Francis and co were still restless to push their sound forward.
Both albums are described by critics as sounding just as fresh and relevant today in 2023 as they did when they were released over 30 years ago.
Bossanova (1990) and Trompe Le Monde (1991) by Pixies / Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Pixies’ celebration of these two iconic albums will see them perform across major European cites such as London, Dublin, Paris, and Amsterdam, as well as Manchester for three nights.
Pixies – Bossanova x Trompe Le Monde Tour 2024
8, 9 & 10 March – Olympia Theatre Dublin
12, 13 & 14 March – Albert Hall Manchester
16, 17 & 18 March – O2 Forum Kentish Town (London)
20, 21 & 22 March – Paradiso Amsterdam
25, 26 & 27 March – L’Olympia Theatre Paris
Tickets to the Bossanova x Trompe Le Monde Tour 2024 are officially set to go on general sale this Friday 9 June from 9am.
Daisy Jackson -
28th September 2022 
