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A ‘dashing dachshund’ pop-up cafe for sausage dogs is coming to Manchester this Christmas

The most festive day out with your four-legged friend.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 26th October 2023

Are you a big dachshund fan? Love seeing lots of little sausage dogs in the same place? Looking for your little pup to make some sausage friends?

Well, you’re in luck, as the Dachshund Pup Up Cafe is back at the end of next month, and if the concept of the popular event wasn’t already cute enough as it is, this time around, it’s a themed Christmas edition, and it’s all sounding set to be the perfect festive day out with your four-legged friend.

After what can only be described as a smash-hit success when it visited our city last Christmas, the ‘Dashing Dachshund’ pop up cafe – or we should say ‘pup up cafe’ – is returning to Manchester in a couple of weeks time, and will be filling a popular city centre venue with loads of sausage dogs to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.

Last year, over 250 dachshunds visited the cafe to join in on the festive fun, and this year is expected to be no different.

A ‘dashing dachshund’ pop-up cafe is coming to Manchester this Christmas / Credit: The Pup Up Cafe

Just like it did at the end of last month, The Dachshund Pup Up Cafe has managed to secure the whole of Lola Lo in the city centre for all the dogs to roam free and enjoy some festive fun in a safe space.

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Sausage dog owners and dachshund fans can mingle with many furry little friends, take part in a range of seasonal activities, and stock up on dachshund-related goodies as early Christmas presents, while the pups themselves get to enjoy unlimited dog treats and free puppuccinos, and play to their heart’s content with other sausages.

With up to 50 sausage dogs allowed per session, and festive fancy dress very much encouraged, each pup will get a Christmas present on arrival at the party, and will even have the chance to win some extra prizes if they’re the best dressed.

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It’s all sounding set to be the perfect festive day out with your four-legged friend / Credit: The Pup Up Cafe

It’s going to be a jam-packed day to remember, so luckily, there’ll be a dedicated photographer snapping pictures of each session, and there’ll be loads of Christmas props to use in the pictures.

If you fancy joining The Pup Up Cafe for “a sausage mad day” when it arrives in Manchester for Christmas on Sunday 26 November, then tickets will set you back £10 if you’re a sausage dog owner, and £15 if you’re just a dachshund fan who’s keen to go along for the fun anyway.

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The party is happening from 10am-1:30pm, with different morning and afternoon sessions happening all throughout the day.

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Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds is coming to Manchester – with a Liam Neeson hologram

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Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds will be coming to Manchester as part of a monumental new arena tour.

The much-loved musical spectacular, based on the dark Victorian tale by H. G. Wells, will feature a 3D hologram of Liam Neeson.

The virtual Neeson takes the role of The Journalist, who recounts his story of survival from the Martian invasion of 1898.

The Spirit of Man Tour will also see the stage filled with a 35-foot fire-breathing Fighting Machine, alongside the eight-piece Black Smoke Band and 36-piece ULLAdubULLA Strings.

The rest of the new cast and further details will be announced in the coming months.

The War Of The Worlds will be at the new Co-op Live arena in 2025, as part of the 17-date, 19-show tour of the UK and Ireland.

Its arrival in Manchester will coincide with the 130th anniversary of the world-famous production.

And after 19 years of live touring, the enormous musical experience has grown to mind-blowing proportions.

It was already considered a cutting-edge production in 2006 with six trucks filled to the brim – these days, it will be up to 12 trucks to bring the phenomenal special effects to life.

Tickets for The War of the Worlds in Manchester will go on sale at 10am on Friday 8 December via myticket.co.uk/artists/jeff-wayne-s-the-war-of-the-worlds.

Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds tour dates

  • Fri 28 March Hull Connexin Live
  • Sun 30March 3Arena Dublin, Ireland
  • Tue 1 April Aberdeen P&J Live
  • Wed 02 April Glasgow OVO Hydro
  • Thu 03 April Leeds First Direct Arena
  • Sat 05 April Newcastle Utilita Arena
  • Sun 06 April Manchester Co-op Live
  • Tue 08 April Sheffield Utilita Arena
  • Wed 09 April Liverpook M&S Bank Arena
  • Thu 10 April Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
  • Sat 12 April Brighton Centre – matinee & evening
  • Sun 13 April Bournemouth Int Centre
  • Mon 14 April Bournemouth Int Centre
  • Wed 16 April Cardiff Utilitia Arena
  • Thu 17 April Cardiff Utilita Arena
  • Fri 18 April Birmingham Resorts World Arena
  • Sun 20 April London The O2 – matinee & evening

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Peter Hook is hosting a charity gig and Q&A at an iconic Manchester pub to raise money for mental health

Danny Jones Danny Jones Peter Hook and the Light mental health charity gig Star & Garter Manchester tickets

Joy Division and New Order co-founder, Peter Hook, is taking part in a charitable evening of live music and conversation right here in Manchester city centre early next year, and it’s being hosted at one of Manchester’s most beloved pubs, the Star and Garter.

Fresh off the announcement of New Order’s massive homecoming gig at Wythenshawe Park — their first full headline show together since 2021 — the Manc music legend who now tours with his self-titled band, Peter Hook and the Light, will be playing iconic tracks and having a chat with guests in April 2024.

Being held at the legendary city centre pub, which now bears the freshly restored mural of his former bandmate and one of the greatest English musicians of all time, Ian Curtis, the significance of the intimate concert being held at such an iconic music venue is not lost on anyone.

Better still, the special one-off gig, Q&A session and evening as a whole has been set up with the help of local music-driven mental health organisation, Headstock, and will be raising money for their partnered nationwide charity, Shout.

Peter Hook and the Light are merely the latest in a long line of huge names to grace the Star and Garter.

Announcing the gig on Monday, 4 December, the veteran vocalist, bass player and singer-songwriter said of the inspirational fundraising gig, which will also pay tribute to Curtis: “I have campaigned for a long time for Ian and Joy Division to be commemorated anyway and anywhere possible.

“From the statue in Macclesfield, still ongoing, and the mural there as well; to the mural in Manchester and the upcoming one in Stockport. I will only rest when every town in Great Britain has something. 

“I am immensely proud of Ian and our work as Joy Division and to celebrate it in this way is such a pleasure. I am hoping to bring Ian’s best man at his wedding and childhood friend, Kelvin Briggs to join me so fans can get a real insight into this wonderful man and artist.

“To play at such an iconic venue as the Star and Garter just seals the deal perfectly.”

Speaking on the event, Headstock founder Atheer Al-Salim said, “We are so grateful to Peter Hook and his band who are giving up their time and talent to help us raise much-needed funds to support our charity partner, Shout, and their life-saving text-support service.

“The evening promises to be a poignant moment for Manchester, and an event of huge musical and cultural significance for the city.”

As for Shout, their CEO Victoria Hornby added: “We’re incredibly grateful to Peter Hook and The Light and Headstock for putting on this very special event which will raise vital funds for us to keep the Shout text messaging support service running 24/7.

“Our volunteers take up to 2,000 conversations with children, young people and adults in urgent need of mental health support every day, and every £10 raised funds a conversation that could save a life.”

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Set to play a predominantly Joy Divison-based set in the same year that the famous Manc four-piece finally received their inaugural nomination to be entered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, there will be just 200 spaces available and the Star and Garter be packed just as it was back in its heyday.

Tickets will be allocated via a ballot on Skiddle, with the first ballot already open and will close on Friday, 2 February 2024. Each successful ballot entrant will be allocated a maximum of two tickets to the event. 

The pricing for ‘An Evening of Music and Conversation with Peter Hook’ on 12 April, 2024 is as follows:

  • 1x ballot entry – £10
  • 3x ballot entries – £15
  • 10x ballot entries – £20

The gig is already selling fast, so secure your spot to see an unforgettable night of music and insight, all for a great cause, HERE.

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