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Bob Dylan announces new date in Manchester on sold-out world tour

Three new dates have been added to the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour.

Daisy Jackson - 5th September 2022

Bob Dylan has added three new dates to his sold-out world tour – including a show here in Manchester.

The legendary singer kicked off his Rough and Rowdy Ways Worldwide Tour last December in the USA.

His previously announced UK dates included four shows at the London Palladium, plus gigs in Cardiff, Hull, Nottingham and Glasgow.

But due to huge demand, Dylan has now added three more shows in the UK.

His first tour in more than five years will bring him to Manchester’s O2 Apollo in November.

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New Bob Dylan tour dates have been announced. Credit: Publicity picture

He’s also announced new gigs in Oxford and Bournemouth.

The Rough and Rowdy Ways world tour will take place for a whopping period of time, between 2021 and 2024.

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Every show on Bob Dylan’s tour will be strictly no-phone events, with audience members told to put their mobile devices in a sealed Yondr bag.

Tickets for the new dates go on sale this morning, Monday 5 September.

Full Bob Dylan UK tour dates

October 19 London Palladium
October 20 London Palladium
October 23 London Palladium
October 24 London Palladium
October 26 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
October 27 Hull Bonus Arena
October 28 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
October 30 Glasgow Armadillo
October 31 Glasgow Armadillo

NEW SHOWS
November 2 Manchester Apollo
November 4 Oxford New Theatre
November 5 Bournemouth BIC

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Gigs & Nightlife

Phoebe Bridgers announces long-awaited return with HUGE phones-free arena gig in Manchester

It’s official, Phoebe Bridgers is back on earth.

More than six years since her last studio album, Punisher, was released to the world, cementing her status as one of indie folk’s leading figureheads, Phoebe Bridgers has given fans the news they have been waiting so patiently for.

A new tour North America and EU tour is on the horizon, and she’ll be stopping off here in Manchester later this year for a huge arena gig.

Following a sold-out acoustic show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden last night (4 June), Phoebe has now revealed details of ‘The Lost Tour’ for 2026.

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Other than the series of surprise pop-up acoustic shows that have wrapped around the country over the last few weeks – beginning in Roswell in New Mexico on 8 May, and continuing on to smaller venues in other US cities before culminating in last night’s dazzling MSG show – this upcoming full band tour marks the first Phoebe Bridgers shows since early 2023.

Phoebe will be taking to the stage at Co-op Live here in Manchester for one night only on 26 November 2026 – with tickets going on sale next week.

And just like the pop-up shows, the use of mobile phones, cameras, and other recording devices will be strictly prohibited on this tour, encouraging fans to be more present in the moment.

This means the Co-op Live event will utilise secure pouches to store all devices during the performance.

Phoebe Bridgers is playing a huge arena gig in Manchester on her UK tour later this year / Credit: Supplied | Raph PH (Wikimedia Commons)

Phoebe Bridgers is playing a huge arena gig in Manchester on her UK tour later this year / Credit: Supplied | Raph PH (Wikimedia Commons)

Upon arrival, all phones, smartwatches, and related accessories will be secured in these pouches, the pouches will be unlocked at the conclusion of the show, and any guest observed using a non-permitted device during the performance will be escorted out of the venue.

If the news of Phoebe’s return wasn’t exciting enough for fans as it is, she won’t be the only one making a highly-anticipated return to the stage, as support on the UK & EU leg of the tour is to be provided by former Black Country, New Road frontman, Isaac Wood.

Wood stepped away from the ensemble band – and the limelight as a whole – right before the release of BCNR’s critically acclaimed second studio album, Ants From Up There, in 2022, citing mental health reasons.

Phoebe has also partnered with PLUS1 so that €1/£1 from every ticket sold on the European tour leg goes to local organisations throughout the EU/UK working to support those impacted by sexual assault and violence.

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Phoebe Bridgers will be playing Co-op Live as part of ‘The Lost Tour’ on Thursday 26 November 2026.

Tickets officially go on sale first through the Phoebe Bridgers Pass Presale via Fan3, and Co-op Member Presale starting at 10am on Wednesday 10 June, before general sale then begins on Friday 12 June, again at 10am.

You can get tickets when they go live here.

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Gigs & Nightlife

Pat Regan at the Fairfield Social Club – a brilliantly unhinged evening of standup comedy

Clementine Hall

There’s a particular kind of chaos that only Pat Regan can deliver, and the recently re-recognised Fairfield Social Club got the full force of it last night.

Making his Manchester debut as part of the ‘A Lovely Time’ series at the equally as lovely Fairfield Social Club, the New York comic, writer, and podcast host arrived with the energy of someone who had already lived through three emotional breakdowns before breakfast and somehow still had the worst to come.

Known for his work on HBO’s Hacks and the cult-favourite podcast Seek Treatment with fellow comic Catherine Cohen, Regan’s stand-up feels less like your traditional comedy set and more like being trapped in the world’s funniest group chat.

The perfectly intimate room beneath Fairfield’s railway arches was packed with adoring fans who were immediately on side as Regan launched into stories about traumatic trips to Paris, Grindr dates, massage tables and having crushes at the gym.

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The audience was in the palm of his slightly sweaty hands (don’t worry, he’ll be fine with me saying so), laughing at every awkward punchline and self-deprecating anecdote.

The material is nothing groundbreaking, but this is what makes it so deeply hilarious; never before has shopping for the perfect pair of jeans been so serious and unserious at the same time.

There was laughter rolling through the venue for virtually the entire set, and after an hour of never-ending quips and jokes, we were left wanting more.

And the best part is, it won’t be long until we get more from this place, and it’s no wonder they’re starting to get the hosting plaudits they deserve.

Fairfield Social Club has been voted the Best Comedy Venue in the North

It’s safe to say Fairfield Social Club has become one of Manchester’s most exciting homes for alternative comedy, and this felt like exactly the sort of booking that justifies its growing reputation.

By the time Regan left the stage, the audience looked equal parts exhausted and delighted. An absolutely classy evening indeed.

Find out about what else is on at the Fairfield Social Club HERE.

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