Legendary Olympian Sir Mo Farah is set to join the Great Manchester Run one last time ahead of his retirement this September and we can’t wait to welcome him back to Manchester.
The Team GB icon has been one of our nation’s greatest-ever sports personalities for more than two decades, winning four Olympic goals medals, six World Championship titles and countless records, but the long-distance athlete is set to hang up his running shoes later this year.
However, before he does so, the Somali-born athletics star will be running his second and final Great Manchester Run as part of those taking on the 10k on 21 May.
With it not only being one of his last-ever runs as a professional but the 20th anniversary of the much-loved Manchester event, it’s truly set to be a historic day — and there’s still time to make sure you’re part of it.
Sir Mo Farah is back in Manchester ONE MO TIME this May! 📢
Sir Mo hasn’t taken part in the Great Manchester Run since 2018 when he set an incredible time 28 minutes and 27 seconds, having sadly pulled out last year due to fitness and performance issues, but he’ll obviously be hoping to beat his pace before he calls it a day.
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Earning a knighthood for his services to sport, not to mention several British, European and World records — including the world’s best time for two-mile indoors (8:03.40) and the One Hour Run (21,330m) — he is considered by many as Britain’s greatest ever athlete and he’ll soon be gracing the streets of Manchester with his farewell lap in front of thousands of people.
Having recently completed his final London Marathon in ninth place with a time 2hr 10min 28sec, Mo said that he “wanted to cry”. The 2023 Great Manchester Run will be his second to last run before calling it a day with his final ever half-marathon at the race’s parent event, the Great North Run.
Speaking ahead of the race on 21 May, Farah said: “There is something incredibly special about racing in Manchester, the support from the city for me has always been phenomenal.
“I’m looking forward to seeing the crowds out on the streets and the thousands of other runners who will be running the half marathon and 10k. It will probably be quite emotional, but I’m so happy to have the chance to race in Manchester again before I retire.”
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We can’t wait to see you there, Mo — you’ll be cheered on every step of the way and for those of us at The Manc that are taking part, we’ll do our best to keep up! (yeah, right…)
There’s still time to sign up HERE if you want to get involved and for everything else you need to know ahead of the big day, look no further:
Featured Image — Supplied/Sir Mo Farah (via Instagram)
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Grammy-winning disco legend Purple Disco Machine is heading to Manchester for a huge gig
Daisy Jackson
Legendary German nu-disco and house producer Purple Disco Machine has a huge Manchester gig on the horizon, hot off the back of the release of his Paradise album.
The Grammy Award-winning artist’s latest release is packed with collaborations from some of the biggest names in music, including Nile Rodgers, Metronomy, Jake Shears, Duke Dumont, Sophie and the Giants, Nothing But Thieves and more.
And now he’s bringing his unforgettable disco vibes to a dance floor on our home turf, with a massive gig lined up at O2 Victoria Warehouse.
Set to take place on Friday 7 March, Purple Disco Machine will promise an incredible night of sizzling dance and house music, with support from Dan Shake, Oden & Fatzo Live!, and Urbi.
His irresistible sound includes hits like Hypnotised, Dished (Male Stripper) and, never one to miss a trend, an addictive remix of I’m Just Ken from the Barbie soundtrack.
His other remixes have included tracks for Dua Lipa, Sir Elton John, Mark Ronson, Calvin Harris, Fatboy Slim and Britney Spears.
And of course there’s that Grammy win for his remix of Lizzo’s About Damn Time.
On Paradise, he’s released tonnes more addictive disco beats, notably Substitution with Julian Perretta, and Honey Boy with Nile Rodgers.
And live, Purple Disco Machine has cut his teeth on the British festival circuit, including recently joining Fisher at his headline Gunnersbury Park show in London.
Now a multi-platinum-selling artist, with more than two billion streams worldwide, the Paradise tour is set to take Manchester by storm.
Purple Disco Machine will be at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on Friday 7 March – you can get tickets HERE.
A club night dedicated to the emo anthems of your youth is heading to Manchester
Daisy Jackson
Manchester, prepare to dust off your stompers and dig out your fingerless gloves, and get ready to party to the biggest emo anthems into the early hours.
A club night dedicated to 00s Emo Anthems is heading back to one of the city’s most iconic venues this spring.
Black Parade will be taking over the O2 Ritz Manchester for a night of pure noughties punk, running all the way from 9pm until 1am.
That’s four hours packed with party anthems from the likes of My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Blink-182 and loads more.
On Friday 11 April, Black Parade will promise a playlist that’s filled with hits from the biggest names in emo.
That list also includes Taking Back Sunday, Bring Me The Horizon, Panic! At The Disco, The Used, All American Rejects, Jimmy Eat World, Linkin Park, Enter Shikari, You Me At Six, Pierce The Veil and loads more.
Black Parade has been running for eight years in venues all over the UK, even featuring at the mighty Download Festival for all that time, taking the prime spot in The Doghouse.
Black Parade, a club night dedicated to 00s emo music, is heading back to Manchester
And now it’s Manchester’s turn to rock out like it’s 2005 again.
I can’t be the only one who still remembers all the words to I Write Sins Not Tragedies, surely…
If you spent your teenage years sleeping beneath a poster of Gerard Way and scouring the shops for that perfect checkerboard belt for your skinny jeans, or if you just developed a love for this elite genre of music at any stage of life, this is the club night for you.
Maybe just step away from the boxed black hair dye this time around…
Black Parade – 00s Emo Anthems will take place at the O2 Ritz Manchester on Friday 11 April, from 9pm to 1am.
Danny Jones -
28th April 2023 
