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10th November 2021
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10th November 2021 A$AP Rocky announces huge Manchester gig on new world tour
Daisy Jackson
A$AP Rocky is heading out on a massive world tour, and is including a gig here in Manchester.
The rapper, producer, actor and entrepreneur has just announced his upcoming 2026 tour, the Don’t Be Dumb World Tour, with a whopping 42 dates across the globe.
This will be fans’ first chance to hear his latest album and first release in eight years, Don’t Be Dumb, live.
The huge A$AP Rocky tour kicks off this May in the USA, before heading across to Europe in July.
That leg will include a gig at the Co-op Live in Manchester on Saturday 5 September, one of only three UK shows on the tour.
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The announcement has come hot on the heels of the release of his fourth album last week, which Billboard has said ‘not only rewards patience but adds new wrinkles to the rapper’s approach — an evolved relationship with melody and a wiser lyrical slant’.
It became Spotify’s most pre-saved hip-hop album, with one million saves even before its release.
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As well as his music career, A$AP Rocky has starred in films including the Golden Globe-winning If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, and has cemented himself as a fashion icon with his work as co-chair of the 2025 Met Gala.
He’s also been announced as the creative director for Ray-Ban, and was appointed as Chanel’s new house ambassador.
General sale for the Don’t Be Dumb World Tour will go live at 9am on Tuesday 27 January HERE.
There’ll be artist pre-sales, a Mastercard pre-sale, and various VIP packages available too.
Don’t Be Dumb European tour 2026 dates
- Tue Aug 25 Brussels, Belgium ING Arena
- Thu Aug 27 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome
- Sun Aug 30 London, UK O2 Arena
- Wed Sep 02 Dublin, Ireland 3Arena
- Fri Sep 04 Glasgow, UK OVO Hydro
- Sat Sep 05 Manchester, UK Co-op Live
- Tue Sep 08 Cologne, Germany Lanxess Arena
- Thu Sep 10 Milan, Italy I-DAYS*
- Fri Sep 11 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
- Sun Sep 13 Lodz, Poland Atlas Arena
- Wed Sep 16 Hamburg, Germany Barclays Arena
- Fri Sep 18 Copenhagen, Denmark Royal Arena
- Sun Sep 20 Oslo, Norway Unity Arena
- Mon Sep 21 Stockholm, Sweden Avicii Arena
- Thu Sep 24 Riga, Latvia Xiaomi Arena
- Fri Sep 25 Kaunas, Lithuania Zalgiris Arena
- Mon Sep 28 Berlin, Germany Uber Arena
- Wed Sep 30 Paris, France Accor Arena
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New police hub to be set up in Piccadilly Gardens to help reduce anti-social behaviour
Emily Sergeant
A new police hub is set to be established in Piccadilly Gardens.
In case you missed it, it was announced last week that council tax in Greater Manchester could be increased to help fund improvements to policing, and that a consultation on it has been launched – with local residents urged to have their say.
Three quarters of police funding comes from a central Government grant, but the remaining quarter comes from Greater Manchester Combined Authority‘s (GMCA) police precept.
The police precept helps Greater Manchester Police (GMP) to build on a range of improvements, including the speed of answering 999 and 101 calls, road and transport safety across Manchester city centre, and bringing more sex offenders to justice, among many other things.
Greater Manchester council tax is set to be increased again to help fund improvements to policing, and a consultation is now live. 🏘️🚔📝
— The Manc (@TheMancUK) January 14, 2026
Find out more and have your say here👇https://t.co/Ys67iHIVpO
But on top of this, Mayor Andy Burnham has also pledged to deliver a new police hub in Piccadilly Gardens as part of a wider drive to improve policing.
GMCA says its ‘top priority’ is to build strong communities where people feel safe, and it is Mayor Andy Burnham and his Deputy Mayors’ responsibility to enable GMP to be an ‘effective and efficient’ police force.
Local leaders say their ambition for 2026 is to maintain a ‘high-performing’ police service by tackling crime and anti-social behaviour, and protecting residents and businesses along the way – and part of this ambition is to increase police visibility in Piccadilly Gardens, which is a much-maligned part of the city centre, by launching a new ‘prominent’ police hub.
The increase in the police precept is also being touted to help increase ‘hot spot policing tactics’ in town centres and other key locations to help drive down theft and other violent retail crimes.
“We need GMP to be properly funded if it is to continue to deliver an effective and responsive service for people in Greater Manchester,” commented Mayor Andy Burnham. “The cost of running a modern police force is going up and this is at a time when our city region has become the fastest-growing economy in the UK, with visitor numbers increasing year after year.
“So much is happening here and that includes a number of major and complex incidents over the past year, including a terrorist attack. These incidents added significant pressure to police resources.
“We recognise the ongoing impact of the rising cost of living and do not take the decision to increase the precept lightly. But right now, this increase is our only option to ensure GMP can continue delivering an effective police service that ensures that people feel safe in their own communities.”
Read more:
- Greater Manchester council tax to be increased again to help fund improvements to policing
- Council reveals £11.7m plan to tackle empty homes across the region
- TfGM and Andy Burnham confirm all Bee Network fares will be frozen for 2026
The Greater Manchester public can respond to the police precept consultation online at www.gmconsult.org until next Wednesday 21 January.
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