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The Manc - 28th January 2020

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John Legend announces MEGA gig in Manchester this year

Thomas Melia

American singer-songwriter John Legend has just announced his huge UK tour and he’s playing a massive show in Manchester.

Legend’s most popular song ‘All Of Me’ has attained a record not many achieve, being fourteen times platinum in the US and seven times platinum in the UK respectively.

The 13-time Grammy Award-winner has certainly earned his stripes and this latest tour sees him paying homage to an album that’s just hit a remarkable milestone.

Named after his debut studio album, ‘Get Lifted 20th Anniversary Tour’ sees Legend taking it back to the very beginning of his impressive career.

Legend’s last tour saw him taking over AO Arena eight years ago and now he’s opted to play in Manchester’s largest indoor music venue, Co-op Live.

John Legend performing back in 2010 in the states.

This album is truly timeless with hits including ‘Used to Love U’, ‘Ordinary People’, So High’ and ‘Number One’.

Since entering the music scene in 2004 he’s attained featured credits with Mary J. Blige, Andre 3000 and more music titans.

In 2017, Legend featured on Disney’s soundtrack for the live action adaptation of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ collaborating with Ariana Grande on the song of the same name.

Over in the states, the superstar has been offering his expertise for the next generation of pop stars on The Voice US, since 2019.

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His last name maybe legendary but the singer himself has gained a title for himself becoming the first black male and second youngest star to achieve EGOT status.

There’s no surprise that this tour will be rusting off his trusty piano and considering this show will celebrate that unforgettable first release.

He’s not the only man with a piano coming to Manchester this year as Stevie Wonder also announced his new tour dates yesterday.

John Legend is bringing the ‘Get Lifted 20th Anniversary Tour’ to Co-op Live in Manchester on Thursday 29 May and tickets can be found HERE.

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Manchester has a new real-life Pac-Man Live experience

Danny Jones The Pac-Man Live experience is now open in Manchester

Manchester already boasts a whole host of interactive games bars and activity destinations to boast, but we feel pretty confident in saying that there are very few places on the planet where you can find a place to play a real-life version of Pac-Man.

First announced back in October and now open in St John’s, the Pac-Man Live Experience is the newest addition to Manchester’s growing entertainment scene and it’s promising to be a popular one too.

This brand-new life-sized immersive experience plunges players into the nostalgic world of the iconic video game we all know and love, only instead of using joysticks on an old-school arcade machine, they’ll physically sprint, dodge, and chomp their way through a maze.

As you race your mates to grab special items and to eat ghosts, you’ll rack up the points to be declared champ.

So how does it work?

Good question: participants can gear up in a PAC vest and step into the role of the instantly recognisable yellow chomper, collecting power pellets, dodging the classic ghost characters – BLINKY, PINKY, INKY, and CLYDE – and racking up points on their way to victory.

Guided through an epic 12-level adventure, players will be led by the ‘PAC-MASTER’: a lively gameshow host who serves as commentator and referee; players will also be accompanied by immersive in-game effects like sound bites, lighting, and haptic (vibration) feedback to elevate the experience. Cool, right?

The striking Arcade Arena will feature two massive PAC-MAN courts projected onto the floor, while dynamic visuals transform the walls, fully immersing participants in the retro arcade universe. There’s no need for headsets either, so players can embark on a multi-sensory adventure, seamlessly blending the real world with augmented reality.

It’s created by Tom Lionetti-Maguire, the CEO and Founder of Little Lion Entertainment – the same team behind The Crystal Maze Live Experience, Tomb Raider, and Chaos Karts (which has now closed in Manchester).

The whole thing has been brought to life in partnership with Bandai Namco Entertainment, lending the proper licensing to make the experience feel both fun and authentic. It’s the real deal.

Tickets for Pac-Man Live Manchester

Standard tickets – from £26
VIP ticket – from £33.50
Private maze (for up to eight) – £26
Family ticket – £23.50
VIP Family ticket – £30.90
Group ticket (for nine or more) – £23.40

If you’re not sold on playing a human-sized, real-life game of Pac-Man in a huge augmented-reality arena right here in Manchester then we don’t know what to tell you, to be honest – all we know is that we’ll be first in line when it arrives.

The Pac-Man Live Experience comes to the Arcade Arena in line with the game’s 40th anniversary, and they’re inviting players of all ages and providing engaging gameplay for younger participants while delivering a nostalgic throwback that parents and grandparents will cherish.