Up-and-coming Manc band, M60, have announced their biggest headline show yet at Manchester Academy 2 and after having seen the crowd last time around, it won’t be long before they’re playing even bigger venues.
The indie-rock four-piece formed by a group of school friends began their careers playing small rooms around Greater Manchester back in 2016, and after steadily releasing singles over the past few years, they’ve been quietly assembling one of the most passionate cult followings we’ve seen in a while.
After going along to their sellout Gorilla gig back in March, we didn’t quite know what to expect but after witnessing it first-hand, we learned three things: they sound even better live, they’re destined for big things and they’re absolutely insatiable fans are going to take them there.
With that being said, after selling out the place entirely on their own, the unsigned underdogs have already doubled their venue capacity by moving up to Academy 2 this December, which fits just under 1,000 people a tight squeeze.
This is going to be a rowdy one — just the way we like it.
M60 hit what we’d like to think of as their music maturity back in 2018 with the release of ‘I Don’t Mind’ — one of their best tracks to date which recently hit over 2 million streams on Spotify — and have been gradually dropping bangers ever since, including Darling (one of our faves) and their single of 2023 ‘Won’tcha?’, which debuted back in January.
We only knew a couple of tracks when we went to see them at Gorilla but believe us when we tell you their die-hard fans knew every single word of every track (the place was packed with them), and now so do we.
Rising Manc stars M60 announce biggest show yet at Manchester Academy 2 / Credit: M60 (via Facebook)
The local lads rock up to Manchester Academy on 2 December, with tickets going on sale on Friday, 5 May at 10am and a special pre-sale for those on their mailing list. Take our word for it, they’ll sell out fast, so if you want to try and see this lot before they blow up, we’d recommend grabbing one HERE whilst you can.
Co-op Live appears to tease major Mariah Carey Christmas gig sending fans into a frenzy
Emily Sergeant
All we want for Christmas… is Mariah Carey in Manchester.
And maybe, just maybe, our Christmas wish might come true very soon, as Co-op Live has taken to social media today to tease its next gig announcement with its hundreds of thousands of followers, and without jumping to conclusions, it does appear to be hinting at the queen of Christmas herself making an appearance.
Look, we know it’s only July and right in the middle of summer, but even if you think it’s too early to be talking about the festive season, you have to admit that the potential of Mariah Carey coming to Manchester is worth getting excited any time of the year.
The US pop powerhouse last performed in our city nearly a decade ago now when she brought her famous All I Want For Christmasshow to the UK for the first time ever, taking to sold-out Manchester Arena stage on 10 December 2017.
Mariah has not performed in Manchester since, but all that could be set to change as Co-op Live has hinted that an announcement is ‘coming soon’.
Taking to its official social media platforms today, Co-op Live posted a very festive-themed AI video of snow falling on the arena as the camera zoomed in and the instrumental of Mariah’s absolutely iconic hit ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ playing in the background, and the caption hinting at the song’s title too.
Of course, we could be wrong, it might not be Mariah at all, but if the 300+ comments from fans in a frenzy thinking the same as us are anything to go by, it’s looking like we might be right.
“The countdown to Christmas is on,” Co-op Live said in its video, before letting fans know that they would be getting some form of confirmation soon.
So, is it Mariah then? What do you think? Only time will tell, so stay tuned.
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DMA’S announce VERY intimate shows ahead of major tour
Daisy Jackson
DMA’S have just announced details of some of their most intimate gigs yet, with the Aussie trio set to perform at record stores and tiny music venues around the UK.
The indie-rock heavyweights have just announced a handful of very intimate shows this summer, ahead of their much larger tour in 2027.
DMA’S will be treating fans to up-close acoustic gigs in cities including Manchester, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Dundee and Bristol.
The shows are to celebrate the release of their self-titled fifth album, which is due for release on 21 August.
DMA’S will be playing the outstore gigs the week after the album is released, kicking things off in Kingston on 24 August.
Then they’ll head out to some of the nation’s finest record stores and intimate event spaces, which means a show at The Yard here in Manchester.
DMA’S announce VERY intimate shows ahead of major tour. Credit: Roman Jody
DMA’S Manchester gig will be with Crash Records and Piccadilly Records, using the Cheetham Hill creative hub and record studio for the actual show.
Then they’ll end up back up North with a gig at Wardrobe in Leeds.
The announcement follows the release of the band’s latest single Killing Time, a fast-paced, euphoric and instantly infectious anthem that continues to build anticipation for the album.
This is a rare chance to see DMA’S – Johnny Took, Matt Mason and Tommy O’Dell – in an intimate setting, when they normally dominate some of the biggest stages in the world.
DMA’S have accrued over 500 million streams across their catalogue, four multi-platinum singles, multiple ARIA Award nominations, and 13 songs in triple j’s coveted Hottest 100.
These intimate outstores mean that fans won’t have to wait all the way until 2027 to see the boys live again, when they’ll be playing huge shows including two nights at the Manchester Academy.
DMA’S intimate record store shows
Monday 24 August – Kingston, Circuit (with Banquet)
Tuesday 25 August – Manchester, The Yard (with Crash & Piccadilly)
Wednesday 26 August – Middlesbrough, Empire (with Jacaranda)
Thursday 27 August – Dundee, Fat Sams (with Assai)
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