It’s probably going to be a while before we see Harry Styles back on stage in Manchester – he’s a busy man, you know.
But fans of the global pop sensation can get something of a Styles fix this weekend regardless, in the form of a club night dedicated to him.
The Harry-Oke event will be taking over one of the city centre’s best-loved club spaces for an evening of pure, unadulterated Harry Styles content.
The playlist will feature all the hits from his three studio albums, as well as delving back further to the One Direction days.
They even play the lyrics on giant screens, if you’re not as well-versed in the Harry Styles discography as you ought to be.
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Presented by Harry’s House Party, the huge sing-a-long night out will take place at Gorilla this Saturday night (5 November).
Gorilla in Manchester. Credit: Gorilla
They say: “Harry’s House Party presents HARRY-OKE! A party like no other playing Harry Styles and One Direction songs ALL NIGHT LONG with ‘Sing It All Back’ karaoke lyrics on a giant screen!
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“(We know you don’t need the lyrics but there’s more to it than that) it’s a mass crowd singalong and it gets LOUD!
“From the creators behind the original One Direction Party 1DPARTY.com having thrown 1D nights for the past 6 years all over the UK and Australia but now with our new big screen we’ve really transformed these events into a super unique visual club night that you won’t find anywhere else.”
The event will run from 11pm until 4am, and you might be thinking there can’t possibly be enough Harry Styles music to fill all that space.
But wait til you factor in the FIVE studio albums he appeared on as a fifth of One Direction following their X Factor career.
If Harry’s summer gigs at the Emirates Old Trafford are anything to go by, Gorilla will be awash with people wearing feather boas, pink cowboy hats and flared trousers. Immaculate vibes.
Harry’s House Party will bring their Harry-oke event to Gorilla on Saturday 5 November – final tickets are on sale here.
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Anyone with any information should contact the Coroner’s Office on 0161 856 1376.
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The charity says it wants to build on the “incredible success of 2023”, which raised more than £55,000 and provided 1,800 nights of accommodation.
Stockport-based property finance specialists, Together – which has supported the campaign for the last two years – has, once again, generously pledged to match every public donation for the first £20,000 raised.
Unfamiliar with the ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme? Since 2017, when rough sleeping peaked, the initiative has helped ensure a significantly-higher rate of reduction in the numbers of people facing a night on streets in Greater Manchester than seen nationally.
The landmark scheme has given people the chance to rebuild their lives, while also giving them access to key services and opportunities that allows them to stay off the streets for good.
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