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Phoebe Bridgers announces long-awaited return with HUGE phones-free arena gig in Manchester

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

It’s official, Phoebe Bridgers is back on earth.

More than six years since her last studio album, Punisher, was released to the world, cementing her status as one of indie folk’s leading figureheads, Phoebe Bridgers has given fans the news they have been waiting so patiently for.

A new tour North America and EU tour is on the horizon, and she’ll be stopping off here in Manchester later this year for a huge arena gig.

Following a sold-out acoustic show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden last night (4 June), Phoebe has now revealed details of ‘The Lost Tour’ for 2026.

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Other than the series of surprise pop-up acoustic shows that have wrapped around the country over the last few weeks – beginning in Roswell in New Mexico on 8 May, and continuing on to smaller venues in other US cities before culminating in last night’s dazzling MSG show – this upcoming full band tour marks the first Phoebe Bridgers shows since early 2023.

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Phoebe will be taking to the stage at Co-op Live here in Manchester for one night only on 26 November 2026 – with tickets going on sale next week.

And just like the pop-up shows, the use of mobile phones, cameras, and other recording devices will be strictly prohibited on this tour, encouraging fans to be more present in the moment.

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This means the Co-op Live event will utilise secure pouches to store all devices during the performance.

Phoebe Bridgers is playing a huge arena gig in Manchester on her UK tour later this year / Credit: Supplied | Raph PH (Wikimedia Commons)

Upon arrival, all phones, smartwatches, and related accessories will be secured in these pouches, the pouches will be unlocked at the conclusion of the show, and any guest observed using a non-permitted device during the performance will be escorted out of the venue. 

If the news of Phoebe’s return wasn’t exciting enough for fans as it is, she won’t be the only one making a highly-anticipated return to the stage, as support on the UK & EU leg of the tour is to be provided by former Black Country, New Road frontman, Isaac Wood.

Wood stepped away from the ensemble band – and the limelight as a whole – right before the release of BCNR’s critically acclaimed debut album, Ants From Up There, in 2022, citing mental health reasons.

Phoebe has also partnered with PLUS1 so that €1/£1 from every ticket sold on the European tour leg goes to local organisations throughout the EU/UK working to support those impacted by sexual assault and violence.

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Phoebe Bridgers will be playing Co-op Live as part of ‘The Lost Tour’ on Thursday 26 November 2026.

Tickets officially go on sale first through the Phoebe Bridgers Pass Presale via Fan3, and Co-op Member Presale starting at 10am on Wednesday 10 June, before general sale then begins on Friday 12 June, again at 10am.

You can get tickets when they go live here.

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Pat Regan at the Fairfield Social Club – a brilliantly unhinged evening of standup comedy

Clementine Hall Clementine Hall

There’s a particular kind of chaos that only Pat Regan can deliver, and Fairfield Social Club got the full force of it last night.

Making his Manchester debut as part of the ‘A Lovely Time’ series at the equally as lovely Fairfield Social Club, the New York comic, writer, and podcast host arrived with the energy of someone who had already lived through three emotional breakdowns before breakfast and somehow still had the worst to come.

Known for his work on HBO’s Hacks and the cult-favourite podcast Seek Treatment with fellow comic Catherine Cohen, Regan’s stand-up feels less like your traditional comedy set and more like being trapped in the world’s funniest group chat.

The perfectly intimate room beneath Fairfield’s railway arches was packed with adoring fans who were immediately on side as Regan launched into stories about traumatic trips to Paris, Grindr dates, massage tables and having crushes at the gym.

The audience was in the palm of his slightly sweaty hands (don’t worry, he’ll be fine with me saying so), laughing at every awkward punchline and self-deprecating anecdote.

The material is nothing groundbreaking but this is what makes it so deeply hilarious, never before has shopping for the perfect pair of jeans been so serious and unserious at the same time.

There was laughter rolling through the venue for virtually the entire set, and after an hour of never ending quips and jokes we were left wanting more.

It’s safe to say Fairfield Social Club has become one of Manchester’s most exciting homes for alternative comedy, and this felt like exactly the sort of booking that justifies its growing reputation.

By the time Regan left the stage, the audience looked equal parts exhausted and delighted. An absolutely class evening indeed.

Find out about what else is on at the Fairfield Social Club here.

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