Chris Brown has quietly rescheduled one of his Manchester gigs, while cancelling another in a decision that fans say is a ‘d*ck move’.
The Beautiful People singer was meant to perform the first of his three shows at the AO Arena on 21 February, but has pushed it back to March.
Ticket-holders have been sent an email that said: “The event organisers have been in touch to let us know that they’ve announced a new date for this show, which was originally due to take place on Tuesday 21 February 2023 – it will now be taking place on Sunday 12 March 2023.
“If you’ve already received your tickets, they’re still valid for the new date – you just need to show up on the night and they’ll be accepted.”
But Chris Brown has really upset some of his fans in other parts of the country, after cancelling their scheduled gig altogether.
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Chris Brown / Credit: Publicity picture
He cancelled his sold-out appearance at the Glasgow Hydro arena with just 10 days to go – but then went and added another London date instead.
One person tweeted: “Cancelling a sold out date in Glasgow with 10 days to go so you can add a f*cking SIXTH London show then calling it “scheduling challenges” is an absolute d*ck move.”
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Another said: “Woke up from a nightmare that @chrisbrown cancelled glasgow for a extra days in london and still hasnt addressed it or apologised directly… oh wait. aye im still not over this..”
Someone else wrote: “Chris Brown cancelling his tour in Glasgow to play yet another night in London. Ruined my life”
But quite a few people have made observations like this one… “The Chris Brown Glasgow date getting cancelled is sooooo funny. That’s what you get for supporting that man, please get better taste in music and men.”
Chris Brown is still set to perform three gigs at the AO Arena in Manchester, but with slightly altered dates.
He’s now performing here on Thursday 9 March, Sunday 12 March, and Monday 13 March.
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Niall Horan is heading back to Manchester with a massive arena show just announced
Daisy Jackson
Niall Horan will be back in Manchester this year on a huge newly-announced European arena tour.
The former One Direction star (and chart-topper in his own right) has just announced his Dinner Party Live On Tour tour.
The tour comes in support of his upcoming fourth solo studio album, Dinner Party, which promises to be ‘cinematic and organic’.
Niall Horan will be performing at the Co-op Live in Manchester this September, along with gigs in other UK cities including Sheffield, Glasgow, and Newcastle.
He’ll then head right across Europe, playing music from his multi-Platinum-selling songbook.
Niall first shot to fame as one-fifth of One Direction, but has one of the group’s strongest solo careers, with three chart-topping albums and massive hits like Slow Hands, Heaven, and Our Song.
Niall Horan is heading back to Manchester with a massive arena show just announced
He’s also worked on some exciting collaborations with the likes of Anne-Marie, and most recently Myles Smith.
£1 from every ticket sold for Niall Horan’s Dinner Party tour will be donated to the LIVE Trust, which is dedicated to protecting, expanding, and supporting grassroots music across the UK.
Niall Horan will be at the Co-op Live in Manchester on Friday 25 September.
Tickets will go on sale from 10am on Thursday 2 April HERE.
Yard Act announce handful of new headline shows ahead of 6Music gig in Manchester
Clementine Hall
Yard Act are back as they announce first round of UK headline dates since 2024, including a show right here in Manchester – but not before their BBC 6Music Festival gig later this week.
We are so, SO back.
It’s been a few years, but Yard Act have just announced a limited run of domestic shows for later in the year including their homecoming gig at the O2 Academy in Leeds on Friday, 6 November.
But after playing over in Yorkshire, the lads will be performing shows at the O2 Victoria Warehouse on the following Friday (13 Nov).
Yard Act completed the touring for their critically acclaimed second album, Where’s My Utopia?, with a victory lap back home at the 5000 capacity Millennium Square in Leeds in August ’24.
It was a record that brought a stark change of pace to the acerbic, post-punk of their debut, embracing something altogether more playful and bringing a different energy.
It shifted the dynamic on stage too, with the addition of dancing backing singers and additional musicians and openly challenged listeners to reconsider who they thought Yard Act were.
Since then, the band have been keeping busy writing and recording their third studio LP, as well as heading out across the UK and Europe with The Hives – oh, and that intimate one-off show at Blackpool Tower last May.
Following a lengthy stint in the studio, the band now look to this coming autumn for three big UK dates and we cannot wait. We spoke to them a little while back and know how much big stuff they’ve got further pipeline; you can see the interview HERE.
Booking just three headline slots, the handful of tour dates are as follows:
06 Nov – Leeds
13 Nov – Manchester
26 Nov – London
Tickets go on artist presale from 10am on Wednesday, 25 March before hitting general sale at 10am on Friday, 27 March. Sign up to grab yours right HERE.
As for those wanting to find out more about this year’s 6Music Fest, you find the full lineup and more down below.
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