Pop icons S Club 7 have added extra dates to their reunion tour due to phenomenal demand, including an extra night in Manchester.
The British pop group announced a huge tour, with all seven members, last week, to celebrate their 25th anniversary.
The announcement came after months of speculation from fans, with 11 arena shows initially confirmed.
But now Bradley, Hannah, Jo, Jon, Paul, Rachel, and Tina have added extra dates to meet demand, after multiple dates sold out.
S Club 7 will play extra gigs in Manchester and Birmingham, plus a new matinee show at The O2 in London this October.
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They’ll now be at the AO Arena on 12 October (the opening night of the tour) and 21 October 2023.
S Club 7. Credit: David Hogan
The Reach singers said in a statement: “It’s so good to be back!! We have all been so overwhelmed by the response following the tour announcement.
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“Thanks again for all the lovely messages and support, it means the world to us. It’s such fun seeing ourselves back on TV, on the radio and on the front pages of newspapers and being added to playlists…
S Club 7 amassed four UK number on singles with Bring It All Back, Never Had a Dream Come True, Don’t Stop Movin’ and Have You Ever.
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They released four studio albums and sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, as well as scooping up two BRIT Awards.
Tickets for S Club 7 Reunited’s extra dates go on sale at 10am on Friday 24 February via See Tickets.
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Deep Purple announce huge Manchester show at the iconic AO Arena
Daisy Jackson
Rock royalty Deep Purple have just announced a huge Manchester gig at the AO Arena.
These pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock will be heading out on a tour next year that includes shows in Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham and London.
And Deep Purple will be performing on the most iconic stage in Manchester, with a gig at the AO Arena next winter.
Even five decades on, the group remain one of the world’s most revered live acts, with 50 years’ worth of chart-topping albums, sold-out tours, and induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Perhaps best known for their legendary hit Smoke On The Water, along with songs like Highway Star and Child In Time, the group are listed as one of the genre’s most influential bands of all time.
Child In Time was reworked to soundtrack Netflix’s smash-hit series Stranger Things, capturing Deep Purple’s timeless and lasting influence.
The British rockers show no sign of slowing down, releasing a critically-acclaimed album in 2024.
They’ll be supported by Mammoth, fronted by Grammy Award-winning ssongwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Wolfgang Van Halen.
Also joining Deep Purple for their AO Arena gig in Manchester will be Jayler, fast-rising UK rockers.
Deep Purple will play at the AO Arena in Manchester on Sunday 22 November, 2026 – tickets go on sale from 10am on Friday 21 November and you can get yours HERE.
Deep Purple 2026 UK tour dates
Wednesday 18 November – Newcastle Utilita Arena
Thursday 19 November – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Saturday 21 November – BP Pulse Arena, Birmingham
Sunday 22 November – AO Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 24 November – Eventim Apollo, London
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Kings of Leon announce Manchester arena show on short run of UK dates
Daisy Jackson
Kings of Leon have just announced a short run of UK shows for next year, which includes an arena gig here in Manchester.
The multi-Grammy Award-winning rock band will be performing at the Co-op Live arena, along with two other British dates in Leeds and Glasgow.
Kings of Leon are one of the biggest alternative rock bands in the world, and never fail to sell out arenas in Manchester when they perform here.
The group of brothers (plus one cousin) have headlined some of the world’s most iconic festivals, including Glastonbury, Coachella, and Lollapalooza, as well as reclaiming an all-time attendance record with a fifth night at Hyde Park in London last year.
Kings of Leon have been dominating charts for more than 20 years, ever since the release of their debut album Youth & Young Manhood in 2003.
They now have nine studio albums, including last year’s Can We Please Have Fun, which (as with all their albums so far) comfortably reached the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart.
The band is made up of Caleb, Nathan, Jared and Matthew Followill, and just last week they dropped an EP with four new songs.
Now, it’s another brief run of live shows for the UK, with Kings of Leon performing at Co-op Live in Manchester on Saturday 4 July 2026.
Tickets for Kings of Leon in Manchester will go on sale from 9am on Friday 21 November, and you can get yours HERE.
Daisy Jackson -
22nd February 2023 
