Stevie Nicks has just announced a massive gig in Manchester at the brand-new Co-op Live arena.
The rock legend, famed for her work with Fleetwood Mac as well as her impressive solo career, will be in town in summer.
The news follows her being announced as one of the headline acts at this year’s British Summer Time Hyde Park concert series.
These will Stevie Nicks’ first UK shows in almost seven years, and she’ll be one of the first rock acts to perform at Manchester’s shiny new Co-op Live arena.
The iconic singer, songwriter and storyteller is set to perform on Tuesday 9 July 2024, with tickets on sale today.
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Tickets are not cheap (unsurprisingly) – you’re looking at £132.50 for the rear blocks, and around £233.50 for closer seats.
Stevie Nicks launched into the music industry as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, who later went on to join Fleetwood Mac.
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Her distinctive voice helped to make the group one of the most successful rock bands of all time.
She is also the first woman to have been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: first as a member of Fleetwood Mac and then as a solo artist in 2019, where she was inducted by Harry Styles.
Stevie Nicks has been named one of the greatest songwriters and singers of all time by Rolling Stone, who have also placed four of her songs into the list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Landslide, Rhiannon, Dreams, and Edge of Seventeen).
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Fans are, understandably, very excited to have a performance from Stevie Nicks on the way to Manchester.
One person wrote, in a series of posts on X: “NOW I DONT HAVE TO TREK TO LONDON IM SO HAPPY. OH MY F*CKING GOD THANK YOU STEVIE.”
She’s also announced a gig in Glasgow for this summer.
Co-op Live has recently announced a partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) that will offer free tram and bus travel to and from the new area for all event ticket holders.
The groundbreaking initiative is the first of its kind in the UK, and will give all ticket-holders to events in the venue’s opening season from 20 April to 30 June 2024 free travel on Metrolink and new city centre shuttle buses.
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Stevie Nicks will perform at the Co-op Live in Manchester on Tuesday 9 July 2024.
Tickets will be available through Co-op Member presale from 12pm on Wednesday 20 March 2024, and on general sale from 12pm on Friday 22 March 2024.
DMA’s confirm highly anticipated Hills End 10th anniversary tour dates
Danny Jones
Indie favourites DMA’s have finally confirmed their highly anticipated Hills End anniversary tour, celebrating 10 years since their breakout debut album with several UK dates – including Manchester.
The Aussie band beloved by Brits and music fans all over have been teasing a reveal of some sort over the past weeks, but now the news is official.
Up there with the Sydney music scene’s finest exports right now, DMA’s have always had a strong following over here, but especially so up North and Manchester in particular, with their youthful, uplifting and moving style often striking up similarities to our own indie rock roots.
Revealing details of the Hills End 10th anniversary shows on social media this Monday, the talented trio have confirmed a number of Northern gigs.
Besides us Mancs being the first stop on the run of live shows (honoured, of course), perhaps the most exciting part about this announcement is that this will be the very first time DMA’s will be performing their maiden LP live in full.
At this time, we’re not sure whether or not they’ll be playing from start to finish in order, but either way, fans are understandably very excited; you can consider us here at Audio North firmly included in that group, by the way.
We’re sure we don’t need to remind you lot reading this per se, but cherished tracks from the record obviously include ‘Delete’, ‘Lay Down’, ‘In The Moment’.
They’ll also be playing working-class outposts like Newcastle and Glasgow, as well as paying a visit to our friends over at The Hoot in Yorkshire. You can see the full list of shows down below.
DMA’s Hills End 10th anniversary tour 2026 – UK dates
February
Friday 06 – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 07 – NX, Newcastle
Sunday 08 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
Tuesday 10 – O2 Academy, Bristol
Thursday 12 – O2 Academy Brixton, London
Saturday 14 – O2 Academy, Leeds
Monday 16 – O2 Academy, Glasgow
May
Thursday 21 – Rock City, Nottingham
Friday 22 – UEA, Norwich
What an album this is.
“The UK has always felt like a second home for us. Hills End was where our story really began overseas, so it feels right to come back and celebrate it with the fans who’ve supported us from day one.”
Literally almost a full decade on from its release, the DMA’s anniversary tour kicks here in Manchester next Feb and, as of yet, no support act has been confirmed.
Tickets go on sale at 9am this Friday, 17 October; You can get ready to grab your tickets HERE.
Johnny Marr announces huge hometown show at Castlefield Bowl
Danny Jones
Johnny Marr is the latest act announced for next year’s Sounds of the City (SOTC), with the Manchester music legend set for a massive hometown show at Castlefield Bowl.
Not that we’re getting carried away or anything, but the SOTC 2026 lineup is already shaping up to be arguably one of the best ever.
With The K’s confirmed as the first band playing the annual outdoor festival in the city’s stunning amphitheatre, and other names now starting to fly in, the iconic Manc musician becomes number three on the roster.
Detailing his huge homecoming gig on Monday, 13 October, the legendary guitarist and songwriter is coming to Castlefield Bowl next summer.
I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be performing a hometown show at Castlefield Bowl on Thursday, 9 July 2026.
Presale begins Wednesday, 15 October at 10am BST, with general on sale from Friday, 17 October at 10am BST.
While he might be best known for his time with The Smiths, Johnny Marr has remained a noteworthy session player and featured artist alongside various artists ever since.
More importantly, he’s been releasing solo material for well over a decade now, with his recent Look Out Live! compilation record – made up of recordings from his London best of show – having only just dropped this past September.
Better still, he’s bringing fellow native indie and alternative band, Everything Everything, along for an all-Mancunian evening under what we hope will be sunny skies.
As big fans of both here at The Manc, we cannot wait for this one.
In case you missed the previous reveal, number two on the multi-date Sounds of the City lineup is another genre-defining name, as The Streets are set to play Castlefield Bowl once again, having last played the bucket list venue back in 2021.
As for ‘Misery Moz’s mate, the 61-year-old will be coming to the 10-day live event on 9 July, in between The K’s and Mike Skinner’s entourage.
Fans can land early access by signing up for presale via the official Johnny Marr mailing list from 10am this Wednesday, 15 October BST, while general admission tickets will be available from the same time on the following Friday (17 Oct).
Daisy Jackson -
18th March 2024 
