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A Flashback Festival that will transport you back to the 90s and 00s is coming to Manchester next week

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A festival dedicated to 90s and 00s dance music is taking place in Manchester next week. 

The gloriously nostalgic Flashback Festival will be headlined by the likes of Example, Tinchy Stryder, Tulisa, Judge Jules, Dave Pearce, Ultrabeat, and many more. 

The outdoor festival is calling all 90s kids, 00s lovers, dancefloor heroes and underground clubbers to head back to Platt Fields Park for a trip down memory lane.

Garage fans will get to see DJ Luck & MC Neat, Artful Dodger and Sweet Female Attitude back on stage again. 

The four stages will be hosted by brands such as Clubland, Hed Kandi, Back by Dope Demand, and Trance Anthems. 

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The blasts from the past will continue – quite literally – in the food and drink side of things, with a stand dedicated to Tango Ice Blasts. 

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Manchester’s legendary street food trader Porky Pig, home of the Yorkshire pudding wrap, will also be on hand, alongside shisha, vegan food, and ice cream. 

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As well as timeless tunes, Flashback Festival will have fairground rides like a big wheel, dodgems, Super Bowl and Twist rides. 

There’ll be four stages of music, a festival village, and a VIP area including a VIP bar. 

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Then festival-goers can continue to party at an afterparty hosted by Clubland at Gorilla.

The brand new festival promises to kick-start summer when it takes over Platt Fields on Saturday 21 May. 

Final tickets are on sale at www.flashbackfestival.co.uk.

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Courteeners set for huge hometown event at Wythenshawe Park

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The latest artist due to play Wythenshawe Park has been announced, with hometown heroes Courteeners set to take the stage in Manchester.

Now that‘s a big booking.

The Middleton-formed Manc band remain one of the biggest contemporary names to come out of Greater Manchester, and having already played to record-breaking crowds at Heaton Park, Old Trafford, and most venues in the region over the last two decades, this is just the next one to tick off.

Better still, they’re bringing some brilliant acts along with them for Live From Wythenshawe Park 2026, with the one-day festival becoming more established every year.

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Who is supporting Courteeners at Wythenshawe Park?

As well as openers, Getdown Services and Girl In The Year Above, who’ll be representing Bristol and the Irish delegation respectively, there’s no chance of the warm-ups not doing their job before the headliners get underway.

The two big support acts scheduled to join the St. Jude stars for the massive outdoor gig are none other than Merseyside veterans, The Coral, as well as fellow indie favourites, The Vaccines.

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As if that lineup wasn’t already one of the best Live From Wythenshawe Park has seen to date, the latter are set to play their debut album, What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?, in full – 2026 marks a whole 15 years since it was first released, if you can believe that.

You won’t be surprised to hear that their headline UK tour celebrating the same milestone has sold out pretty much across the board, with a second Manchester date added AND now an extra chance to see them live supporting Courteeners.

General admission for the show goes on sale 10am on Friday, 24 October 2025, with tickets available via Gigs and Tours.com as well as Ticketmaster; Courtneers are also donating £1 from every ticket sold directly to the Music Venue Trust, the UK charity protecting and improving grassroots music venues.

That’s what we like to hear. You can get ready to grab yours HERE.

Contributions like this really do go on to help keep local venues open, support up-and-coming new artists on tour, not to mention it serves as an investment in the future of live music in what is an increasingly challenging industry.

With Courteeners set to follow another big and even more iconic indie rock band already confirmed, Live From Wythenshawe Park 2026 is shaping up nicely.

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DMA’s add extra Manchester gig to highly anticipated Hills End 10th anniversary tour

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Indie favourites DMA’s have finally confirmed their highly anticipated Hills End anniversary tour, celebrating 10 years since their breakout debut album with several UK dates, including not one but now TWO here in Manchester.

The Aussie band beloved by Brits and music fans all over have been teasing a reveal of some sort over the past weeks, but now the news is official.

Up there with the Sydney music scene’s finest exports right now, DMA‘s have always had a strong following over here, but especially so up North and Manchester in particular, with their youthful, uplifting and moving style often striking up similarities to our own indie rock roots.

Revealing details of the Hills End 10th anniversary shows on social media earlier this week, the talented trio confirmed a number of Northern gigs – and then quickly had to add a bunch more…

Besides us Mancs being the first stop on the run of live shows (honoured, of course), we’re one of three UK cities getting an additional live show after fans lapped up the pre-sale.

Perhaps the most exciting part about this announcement is that this will be the very first time that DMA’s will be performing their much-loved maiden LP live in full.

At this time, we’re not sure whether or not they’ll be playing from start to finish in order, but either way, fans are understandably very excited; you can consider us here at Audio North firmly included in that group, by the way.

We’re sure we don’t need to remind you lot reading this per se, but cherished tracks from the record obviously include ‘Delete’, ‘Lay Down’, ‘In The Moment’.

They’ll also be playing working-class outposts like Newcastle and Glasgow (make that twice), as well as paying a visit to our friends over at The Hoot in Yorkshire. You can see the full list of shows down below.

DMA’s Hills End 10th anniversary tour 2026 – UK dates

*Italicised dates are extra shows added.

February

  • Friday 06 – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
  • Saturday 07 – NX, Newcastle
  • Sunday 08 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
  • Tuesday 10 – O2 Academy, Bristol
  • Wednesday 11 – O2 Academy Brixton, London
  • Thursday 12 – O2 Academy Brixton, London
  • Saturday 14 – O2 Academy, Leeds
  • Sunday 15 – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
  • Monday 16 – O2 Academy, Glasgow
  • Tuesday 17 – O2 Academy, Glasgow

May

  • Wednesday 20 – Rock City, Nottingham
  • Thursday 21 – Rock City, Nottingham
  • Friday 22 – UEA, Norwich
WHAT an album this is.

Speaking on the initial announcement, the band said: “The UK has always felt like a second home for us. Hills End was where our story really began overseas, so it feels right to come back and celebrate it with the fans who’ve supported us from day one.”

Literally almost a full decade on from its release, the DMA’s anniversary tour kicks off at O2 Victoria Warehouse next February and, as of yet, no support act has been confirmed.

Johnny Took, Matt Mason and lead singer Tommy O’Dell will then be coming back to Manchester for round two on Sunday, 15 February.

Tickets go on sale at 9am this Friday, 17 October; you can get ready to grab your tickets HERE.

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