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Live music to start again as drive-in gigs confirmed across Britain

The gigs are set to accommodate 300 cars, intending to offer a socially-distanced alternative to cancelled events in 2020.

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Live gigs will be hosted across the UK for the first time in months from July – with musicians set to perform at drive-in venues.

Promoter Live Nation has announced a series of “Live From The Drive-In” events – which will see ticket-holders take their cars to the show.

The University of Bolton Stadium is among 12 specially-chosen venues for the summer series – with Sigala, Dizzee Rascal, The Streets, The Zutons, Tony Hadley and Gary Numan all booked to play in Greater Manchester on separate dates in July and August.

Acts will also perform at outdoor spaces in Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Edinburgh and Bristol.

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Live Nation states: “Some of the biggest names in UK music will perform live on stage backed by a full concert production that audiences can experience from the comfort and safety of their own designated area.

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“With movies and family events also to be added to the schedule, this will be a live experience like no other.”

The gigs are set to accommodate 300 cars, intending to offer a socially-distanced alternative to cancelled events in 2020.

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Attendees can stand outside their vehicles in allocated spaces and sit in their own fold-out chairs.

Pets are not permitted to enter, and food & drink cannot be brought into the area.

Learn more about the Live Nation gig series here.

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Police appeal to find next of kin after man found outside Palace Theatre

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Police are trying to track down the family of a man who died after being found unresponsive outside the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

The man, who has now been named as Jonathan Bernard Carroll, was seen outside the city centre theatre at around 6.30am on Tuesday 12 November.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and Mr Carroll was taken to hospital.

Tragically, the 47-year-old passed away a short time later.

A large cordon was in place on Whitworth Street and Oxford Road while police and security attended the incident.

Greater Manchester Police are now appealing to find his next of kin.

It’s believed that he resided in the Salford area of Greater Manchester.

Anyone with any information should contact the Coroner’s Office on 0161 856 1376.

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Greater Manchester public urged to help get people ‘off the streets and on their feet’ before Christmas

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Locals are being urged to help get hundreds of people “off the streets and back on their feet” this festive season.

As the temperatures told colder by the day, and Christmas creeps closer and closer, Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity is bringing back ‘1000 Beds for Christmas’, and the massively-important initiative is aiming to provide 1,000 nights of accommodation to people at risk of homelessness before the big day arrives.

Forming part of the ongoing ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme, this festive fundraising mission is designed to provide food, shelter, warmth, and dedicated vital wrap-around support for those who need it most.

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.

Despite the scheme’s recent success, organisations across Greater Manchester are under “a huge amount of pressure” to meet the demand for their services this winter, and given the current economic outlook, household budgets will continue to be squeezed – leaving people on the sharp end of inequality and poverty.

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“Help us be a lifeline to organisations on the frontline,” Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity urged in it’s public appeal for donations.

You can help make sure ‘A Bed Every Night’ is a reality for all by donating here.

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