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Harry Styles announces massive stadium show in Manchester on new world tour

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 19th January 2022

Harry Styles has announced rescheduled dates for his world tour, including a massive date here in Manchester.

The multi-platinum singer is set to perform at Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground this summer.

The Love on Tour shows will span 32 cities, including three brand new stadium dates in the UK in June.

The Watermelon Sugar singer said, on announcing the news: “I’m so excited to see you. Thank you, I love you.”

Harry will be joined on the tour by artists including Arlo Parks, Wolf Alice and Koffee.

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The singer has released two chart-topping albums – the self-titled Harry Styles and Fine Line – since leaving One Direction

He’s also nabbed two BRIT awards, a Grammy award, and an Ivor Novello to name a few, and been the first male to appear solo on the cover of Vogue magazine.

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The Love On Tour shows finally restarted in Las Vegas in September last year and British fans have been eagerly awaiting news of European tour dates.

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Ticket-holders for the 2020 UK Arena tour dates will be refunded, but will receive an exclusive access presale to buy tickets for the new dates at the Glasgow Ibrox Stadium, Manchester Emirates Old Trafford, and London Wembley Stadium.

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Tickets for Harry Styles’ Love on Tour 2022 will go on sale at 9am on Friday January 28 livenation.co.uk, gigsandtours.com and ticketmaster.co.uk.

Harry Styles – Love On Tour 2022 tour dates

  • Saturday 11 June – Glasgow, Ibrox Stadium
  • Wednesday 15 June Manchester, U.K. Emirates Old Trafford
  • Saturday 18 June London, U.K. Wembley Stadium Connected by EE
  • Wednesday 22 June Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium
  • Sunday 26 June Hamburg, Germany Volksparkstadion
  • Wednesday 29 June Stockholm, Sweden Tele2 Arena
  • Friday 01 July Oslo, Norway Telenor Arena

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Gigs & Nightlife

The Pogues announce Manchester gig on first tour since death of frontman Shane MacGowan

Danny Jones Danny Jones The Pogues announce first tour since the death of Shane MacGowan

The Pogues have announced their first UK tour since the death of former frontman, Shane MacGowan, with Manchester one of just half a dozen cities chosen.

Nearly a full year on from his death at just 65, the Anglo-Irish favourites best known for their eternal Christmas classic, ‘Fairytale of New York’, are gearing up for their first outing since their iconic lead singer’s passing as a celebration of his life and their seminal second album.

It’s been 13 years since their last headline tour shortly before their split and it will be 40 years since the release of Rum Sodomy and the Lash by the time they hit the road along with special guests.

Safe to say it’ll be an emotional series of shows for everyone involved.

Revealing just six shows here in the UK, the long-standing band are set to play their sophomore release in full as well as a selection of their greatest hits.

The tour will feature remaining original members James Fearnley, Jem Finer, and Peter Richard ‘Spider’ Stacy, as well as a series of support that are yet to be confirmed.

Speaking on the upcoming dates, The Pogues said: “After the uproarious bash which was the 40th anniversary of our first record, Red Roses for Me, in 2024, we wanted to do it again, but with Rum Sodomy & the Lash.”

The music veterans are remaining tight-lipped about who they’re bringing along but they have promised their selections have been “thoughtfully chosen”.

With MacGowan, lead guitarist Philip Chevron (2013), bassist Darryl Hunt (2022) and long-time collaborator Kirsty MacColl (2000) now having passed away, the band will be roping in plenty of help on vocals and instrumentation.

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Even though the gigs themselves will be coming at the of next spring, you can rest assured you’ll get to hear your beloved festive ballad.

Kicking off the tour in Leeds, The Pogues will play their first Manchester show in over a decade – and without Shane MacGowan front and centre – at the O2 Apollo on Wednesday, 7 May 2025.

General admission will be available from 9:30am on Friday, 22 November but you can access pre-sale by registering via their website by 5pm this Tuesday (19 November).

Get ready to grab your tickets HERE.

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Khruangbin at the O2 Apollo Manchester – a masterclass on how to be really, really cool

Clementine Hall Clementine Hall

Khruangbin, meaning ‘airplane’ in Thai, is a rather fitting name for a group who take their fans on a voyage across genres and styles through their funky, melodic tones.

Their second night in Manchester was no exception, as the first snow of the season began to fall outside the audience was psychedelically transported to sun-soaked places with Khruangbin’s celestial and enchanting melodies.

The set was laid back and minimal, featuring three arched windows and a white staircase that the band members travelled up and down smoothly throughout.

It’s fair to say that bassist, Laura Lee Ochoa, might just be one of the coolest people we’ve ever laid our eyes on.

Khruangbin in Manchester
Khruangbin in Manchester. (Credit: The Manc Group)

Sporting sequin black trousers that twinkled under the stage lights and a matching sequin headband, we’ve already started planning our Christmas party looks accordingly.

Accompanied by guitarist Mark Speer, both were of course wearing their iconic chunky black fringed wigs that shimmied side to side with every key change and with every understated, choreographed movement.

The first half of the evening was dedicated to their latest album, A La Sala. It’s a chilled album that features Ochoa’s soft vocals drifting over soothing drum work and ambient guitar.

With every track, the colour scheme of the windows behind them changed and Ochoa pinpointed each bass line with a point of the toe, a dip in her step, a quick turn of the head. The entire audience were left completely mesmerised, united in a syncopated head bop from the start.

Khruangbin’s psychedelic tones left us in a magical trance, and so the second half which featured more funky tracks from the trio was very much welcomed.

Playing fan favourites such as ‘White Gloves and People Everywhere (Still Alive)’, the audience couldn’t help but throw a few shapes and so did Ochoa and Speer.

@milliem142 Khruangbin Manchester 🌟 #khruangbin #manchester #gig #concerts ♬ original sound – Millie

Their choreography was so carefully considered and in synch, even their sips of water were in perfect harmony.

Encore songs ‘Evan Finds the Third Room’ and ‘Maria Tambien’ showed off quintessential guitar-driven Khruangbin melodies, providing the perfect end to their final night in Manchester.

Seeing Khruangbin live is a very unique experience, let alone in a venue like the O2 Apollo; I entered with an amateur knowledge of their songs and left eager to deep-dive into their vast catalogue.

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