Fresh from announcing their new album, Manc music legends Courteeners have now revealed they are set to play a massive Manchester show at the Co-op Live later this year.
The Middleton-formed favourites of the modern indie scene are probably one of Greater Manchester’s biggest exports of the last two decades and while they might have dropped the The these days, everyone still knows who you’re talking about when they hear that name.
So, it’s no surprise that after announcing their first new material in four years and still smashing massive festival slots year in and year out, as they did at Lytham earlier this month, Courteeners have booked a gig at the new Co-op Live arena.
Imagine how mad ‘Not Nineteen’ Forever is going to go off in here…
Better yet, we’re pretty buzzing about the support acts too, as for every tour date other than London, Courteeners will be opened for by fellow indie rock icons, DMA’S, who we’ve got a very big soft spot for here over at Audio North.
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The Aussie outfit have a massive following of their own here in the UK and sell-out big venues all over Europe; plus, since we now know that the core trio feature on the ‘Teener’s upcoming record, Pink Cactus Cafe, it only makes sense to have them come along for the ride.
Plus, we already saw them smash it as supports for the local lads at their now legendary Heaton Park show in front of 50,000 Mancs last summer, so we know this is just another day at the office for them.
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We’re very much looking forward to hearing ‘Silver’, ‘Lay Down’, ‘In The Air’, and all their other bangers at the biggest indoor entertainment venue on the continent.
It’s just as massive getting DMA’S on board as supports too – these lads have smashed Wembley (Credit: Alice Backham)
Courteeners have also announced that indie favourites Mystery Jets will also be joining them on this huge tour.
Courteeners and their special guests come back to Manchester for their first ever show at Co-op Live on Friday, 15 November.
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Tickets go on sale next Friday, 19 July at 9am and you can be ready and waiting to grab yours HERE – we hope it goes without saying that you’ll need to be quick if you want to get your hands on these.
And if you haven’t yet had a first taste of what their new music sounds like so far, you can find out more about their forthcoming seventh studio album and hear the lead single down below:
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Appeal launched to find the owner of live chickens found at Creamfields festival
Daisy Jackson
The hunt is on to find the owner of a pair of chickens who were discovered at Creamfields festival.
The two birds were spotted on the grounds of the huge electronic music festival by bewildered festival-goers.
The cockerel and hen were trapped in a hedge, after it appears they wandered onto the festival campsite before the security barriers were installed.
The birds then found themselves trapped inside as around 70,000 music fans poured into Cheshire for a line-up that included Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, Disclosure, and Tiësto.
The chickens have been safely rescued from the Creamfields festival site and are recovering at a wildlife centre, and now the RSPCA is on a mission to find their owner.
Festival-goers first called the RSPCA on Saturday 29 August to alert them to the cockerel and hen trapped inside the festival, one of whom assisted in the rescue mission.
RSPCA Inspector Leanne Cooper: “I was surprised that they were inside the festival site and I needed to get through the road blocks and security before reaching them on foot through muddy fields. I met the caller who helped me as they were just running up and down the hedge line where there was a wire fence blocking access.
Where the chickens were discovered at CreamfieldsThe RSPCA wants to track their owners down
“We managed to guide them out and I caught both of them with my rescue net which was a bit of a sight for the festival campers.
“I don’t think they were abandoned and they’re more likely to be stray because it’s farmland all around the festival site. They don’t have any health issues, apart from being quite underweight.
“With the fences going up a week before the festival starts they’d probably been unable to get out for some time and had been left foraging in the hedge. Someone mentioned that a third bird was also trapped, although we couldn’t find any others.
“I am really grateful to the festival-goer who found them and alerted us to their plight.”
Data reveals Manchester hotel prices have ALREADY surged by 462% on rumoured Oasis tour dates
Emily Sergeant
Manchester hotel prices have apparently already surged by 462% on rumoured Oasis tour dates, some new data has revealed.
Of course, absolutely nothing is set in stone yet and we are still yet to receive any form of announcement.
But with rumours having been swirling for months now that Oasis will be touring again in 2027, and several videos shared on the band’s social media platforms this week also hinting at that, it’s been revealed that searches for ‘when are Oasis tickets going on sale?’ have soared by 5,000% in the last seven days alone.
After recent data has pointed towards soaring searches for tickets, the experts at SeatPick decided to analyse the average cost of accommodation in Manchester on the suspected concert nights in June 2027 to uncover if prices have surged along with the searches.
Data reveals that Manchester hotel prices have already surged by 462% on rumoured Oasis tour dates / Credit: The Manc Group | Simon Emmett (Press Picture)
And lo and behold, it appears that they have.
The ticketing platform has revealed that hotel prices have surged by up to 462% during Oasis’ rumoured concert nights in Manchester.
The rumoured weekend date of 19 and 20 June has experienced the most noticeable price surge – with a two-star hotel costing an average of £216 for just one overnight stay.
The data also reveals that the rumoured finale on the 27 June has just a £95 difference between two-star hotels (£200) and five-star hotels (£295).
“Our analysis uncovered an enormous markup for local accommodation on nights that Oasis is rumoured to perform in Manchester,” explained Gilad Zilberman, who is the CEO at ticket platform SeatPick.
“Being aware of these accommodation costs and additional expenses can help fans plan and avoid being caught off guard by inflated prices on concert nights.
“To find the best deals on hotels, concertgoers should scan budget chains in the city or look slightly outside of the centre in hotspots served by local bus routes or regional trains, such as Salford and Trafford.
Danny Jones -
12th July 2024 
