As always, there are many shows to get excited about headed to Manchester.
This week, Ferne Cotton has announced a second wave of guests at the upcoming festival in Knutsford, founding member of Mumford and Sons, Marcus Mumford, announced he'll be playing at the Albert Hall, Maverick Sabre brings his national tour to town, and much, much more.
Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place
Knutsford, Cheshire - September 3 and 4, 2022
Ellie Goulding, Matt Willis, Holly Tucker MBE, Dr Alex and George and Tom Walker join the happy place line up, and festival workshops on offer include breathwork, astrology, guided meditation, sleep, happy flow yoga, mindful embroidery and much more!
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The Scratch
The Star and Garter - December 9, 2022
Started as a fun experiment in the kitchen of a house in Perrystown, The Scratch are a four-piece acoustic act from Dublin.
Born from a shared love of acoustic guitar, metal and traditional Irish music, The Scratch have moulded triumphant melodies with the groove and intensity of metal.
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Joey Bada$$
Manchester Albert Hall - December 15, 2022
Brooklyn comes to Manchester! His 2017 album, All-Amerikkkan Badass, showed his chops as a political writer with a gift for melody, translating his world-wearied observations into unifying anthems.
Due to set off on a country-wide tour of the US in support of ‘2000’, Joey Bada$$ will follow this with the UK leg of his world tour hitting the likes of London, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol.
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Marcus Mumford
Manchester Albert Hall - November 23, 2022
Marcus is a founding member of Mumford & Sons, who have topped the Billboard 200 with three of their four studio albums and sold 3.7 million albums in the UK.
The band has won numerous awards, including two BRITs, an Ivor Novello award and two GRAMMY’s including Album of the Year. See him come to Manchester on the link below.
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Richard Ashcroft
AO Arena - November 14, 2022
Richard Ashcroft is a two-time Ivor Novello winner (Songwriter of the Year in 1998 and Outstanding Contribution to British Music in 2019) who has released five Top 5 solo albums, including the number one debut ‘Alone With Everybody’.
He first came to attention with The Verve, with who he released one of the biggest albums of the era in the shape of ‘Urban Hymns’ (the UK’s 18th biggest selling album of all-time) as well as a succession of anthems which remain staples of his live set today, including ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’, ‘Bittersweet Symphony’, ‘Lucky Man’ and ‘Sonnet’.
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Maverick Sabre
Manchester Albert Hall - December 6, 2022
Maverick Sabre announces a 4-date national tour to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of his seminal genre-blending debut Lonely Are The Brave.
Performing the album in full for the first time, the platinum, number two release catapulted the Irish artist to prominence, leading to a BRIT-nomination and countless industry accolades.
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Working Mens Club
Manchester Academy - November 26, 2022
Finally, after this spring’s debut shows in America and a triumphant appearance at this year’s Great Escape and Primavera festivals, the band recently announced a series of intimate shows, in conjunction with some of the best independent record stores in the UK on album release week.
The band have a summer of festivals before major tours to the UK, Europe and the US in the autumn.
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