Manchester’s outdoor gig series Sounds of the City is wrapping up, with Two Door Cinema Club set to take to the stage tonight.
The rockers, one of the biggest indie bands of the 2010s, will be performing at the beautiful canal-side venue on Sunday 9 July 2023.
The Northern Irish band Two Door Cinema Club shot to success with their debut album Tourist History in 2010, which included singles Something Good Can Work and Undercover Martyn.
Arguably their best-known song is What You Know, a staple on nightclub dance floors for more than a decade.
They then went on to release three more studio albums, Beacon, Gameshow, and False Alarm, each reaching the top 10 of the UK albums chart, before dropping their fifth album Keep On Smiling.
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So there’ll be plenty for them to work with at Castlefield Bowl tonight.
They’ve burst back on to the scene in recent weeks with new single Friends of Mine, with their third studio album, Better Luck Next Time, due for release this autumn.
Welsh indie rockers The Royston Club will be opening up the show, hot off the back of supporting Blossoms.
As always, these are subject to change, but here are the stage times for Two Door Cinema Club.
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5.30pm – Doors open 5.30pm – DJ 6.45pm – The Royston Club 7.45pm – Sundara Karma 9pm – Two Door Cinema Club
What’s the expected set list?
Here’s Two Door Cinema Club’s set list from their gig this week at Crystal Palace Park, and we’ll probably get something similar in Manchester tonight.
This Is the Life I Can Talk Are We Ready? (Wreck) Undercover Martyn Eat That Up, It’s Good for You Wonderful Life Come Back Home Talk Changing of the Seasons Next Year Do You Want It All? Lucky What You Know Costume Party Someday Cigarettes in the Theatre Sun Sleep Alone Something Good Can Work
Weather forecast at Castlefield Bowl, Manchester
Blossoms at Castlefield Bowl, Manchester
…. pack a rain coat.
It’s looking a bit soggy down at Castlefield Bowl tonight, with a chance of thunder storms across Manchester.
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The Met Office is currently predicting a 60% chance of rain at around 8pm, with 30% chance the rest of the time.
It will be quite warm though, with highs of 21 degrees and lows of 14.
About Castlefield Bowl
Castlefield Bowl is an amphitheatre-style outdoor venue in the city centre.
Although all tickets are billed as unreserved standing, if you’re quick you can take a seat on the large concrete steps that curve around the stage.
Many people also take a perch up on the grassy banks at the back of the venue too.
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Castlefield Bowl is located at 101 Liverpool Road in the city centre.
The closest tram stop is Deansgate-Castlefield, which is only a six-minute walk away.
You can also walk it from the major train stations, or use the 101, 197, 255, 256, 41, 50 or X50 buses.
Embrace announce intimate live show in beloved Bury music venue
Danny Jones
British alternative veterans Embrace have announced another intimate show here in Greater Manchester, only this time it’s over in Bury at a stunning small-cap arts venue.
It’s not often you get to see such a long-standing band play outside of the city centre so far into their career, especially in gorgeous grassroots spaces like this one.
A fellow Northern outfit, they’ve often been lumped in with that ‘post-Britpop’ era of music, and plenty throw around the so-called ‘dad rock’ label, but honestly, we couldn’t care either way: they remain among the UK’s perennially underappreciated underdogs that never get old, as far as we’re concerned.
Revealing a handful of new live dates for their album launch this summer, they’ll be making just two appearances in the North West on the run.
Writing in the post, the group said: “We’ve lined up a run of exclusive UK dates in venues that are some of the smallest we’ve played in years. It’s going to be special, but capacity is extremely limited.”
As you can see, besides the Jacaranda Baltic in Liverpool, the only other place in this region where they’re set to play for this mini tour is The Met over in Bury.
One of the most beautiful gig spots, not just in the town but in all the 10 boroughs, for our money, the room only holds around 400 standing and roughly 250 seats.
For seasoned artists like this lot, who are more used to playing big festival stages and big domestic headline tours – which they’re also doing later this year – it’s sure to be a special night.
Toasting the release of their ninth studio LP, Avalanche, this spin-off on the tried and tested in-store format wouldn’t be possible without the help of local record store, Wax and Beans, who are promoting and hosting the show.
But we can’t lie, there’s something about the idea of seeing them decades on from when they first tightly-packed out crowds of this size.
If you want to be part of the Embrace album launch tour, you can get ready to grab your tickets at 10am this Friday, 27 March, right HERE. And speaking of great record shops…
Niall Horan is heading back to Manchester with a massive arena show just announced
Daisy Jackson
Niall Horan will be back in Manchester this year on a huge newly-announced European arena tour.
The former One Direction star (and chart-topper in his own right) has just announced his Dinner Party Live On Tour tour.
The tour comes in support of his upcoming fourth solo studio album, Dinner Party, which promises to be ‘cinematic and organic’.
Niall Horan will be performing at the Co-op Live in Manchester this September, along with gigs in other UK cities including Sheffield, Glasgow, and Newcastle.
He’ll then head right across Europe, playing music from his multi-Platinum-selling songbook.
Niall first shot to fame as one-fifth of One Direction, but has one of the group’s strongest solo careers, with three chart-topping albums and massive hits like Slow Hands, Heaven, and Our Song.
Niall Horan is heading back to Manchester with a massive arena show just announced
He’s also worked on some exciting collaborations with the likes of Anne-Marie, and most recently Myles Smith.
£1 from every ticket sold for Niall Horan’s Dinner Party tour will be donated to the LIVE Trust, which is dedicated to protecting, expanding, and supporting grassroots music across the UK.
Niall Horan will be at the Co-op Live in Manchester on Friday 25 September.
Tickets will go on sale from 10am on Thursday 2 April HERE.
Daisy Jackson -
9th July 2023 
