EVERY WEEK A WHOLE NEW BATCH OF EXCITING GIGS GO ON SALE, SO LEENA SIDAT HAS PICKED OUT HER HOT TICKETS AND HIGHLIGHTS
FROM Stereophonics guitarist Kelly Jones to Scottish breakout star Dylan John Thomas, read on for the full line-up of shows and tickets you can snap up this Easter and beyond.
KELLY JONES - THE HALL AT AVIVA STUDIOS, MANCHESTER MAY 18, 2024
Due to overwhelming demand, Kelly Jones has added an extra Manchester date to his UK tour this May.
The performances will coincide with the release of his brand-new studio album ‘Inevitable Incredible’, set for release on May 3, with the latest single ‘Turn Bad Into Good’ out now.
The shows will see the singersongwriter perform the eponymous forthcoming album in its entirety, with two performances per evening.
This will be the fans’ first time to experience the album in a live setting following its release.
DYLAN JOHN THOMAS - O2 RITZ, MANCHESTER DECEMBER 13, 2024
After hitting number two on the Official Independent Album Chart, #21 in the Official Albums Chart, and with over 16 million streams with his self-titled debut, Dylan John Thomas has now announced details of his biggest UK and Ireland headline tour to date.
Music was Dylan’s escape during a childhood in which he was raised in a foster home and classic songs by the likes of Johnny Cash, Simon & Garfunkel and The Beatles soon inspired him to pick up a guitar and write his own songs too.
All these years later, his songs echo such timeless influence and often explore the stories of those on the outskirts of society.
MAXIMO PARK - NEW CENTURY, MANCHESTER OCTOBER 12, 2024
Maximo Park have shared a brand new single, ‘Favourite Songs’, alongside news of an upcoming UK tour this autumn.
‘Favourite Songs’ is the band’s own salute to the potency of pop music in its ability to provide solace in times of need and a place to retreat into with like minds. Jerky riffs, shimmering synths and a driving chorus propel ‘Favourite Songs’ to a place of collective joy, while singer Paul Smith’s reassures that ‘all of our troubles will fade
away’ ring out in elation.
MAX COOPER - O2 RITZ, MANCHESTER OCTOBER 10, 2024
Max Cooper has announced a UK headline tour this October, with shows in Brighton, Manchester and Glasgow.
Max Cooper has carved a unique space as an audio-visual artist with a science PhD and an international reputation as a leading electronic musician.
His work carries an emotional resonance and sensory immersion, often focusing on humanity’s place in the world.
He merges electronic music and visual art with scientific enquiry through installations, live performance, immersive audio-visual experiences, a range of digital media and award-winning music videos.
SEB LOWE - O2 RITZ, MANCHESTER APRIL 12, 2024 Rising British artist Seb Lowe is heading out on a 2024 UK tour this April, bringing his incredible live show to more cities across England, including Manchester - with support from Keyside, Alex Spencer, Villanelle, Andrew Goodwin, Mxdia and Felix Hill on selected dates.
Seb played shows across the UK for his first-ever headline tour last year and performed recent support slots with acclaimed artists Blossoms and Inhaler.
In September, Seb released his new single ‘Billionaire Extraordinaire’ - a euphoric indie pop song exploring the theme of the pressures young people face in modern life but also the uplifting message of facing these struggles together.
RIANNE DOWNEY - GORILLA, MANCHESTER APRIL 26, 2024 Singer-songwriter Rianne Downey is heading out on a 15-date UK and Ireland tour next month.
Without wasting a second of her own romantic traumas and tussles with self-doubt and documenting the seemingly inevitable victories that her art, pride and belief achieve over any obstacle thrown in her way, her recent EP release ‘Method To My Madness’, is courageously autobiographical, yet a gift to anyone experiencing the same.
Having opened her 2023 festival account at Liverpool’s city centrewide Sound City and The Great Escape in Brighton, Rianne Downey has recently revealed she’ll be joining Paul Heaton at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.