Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton has confirmed the England vs France game will be show at their gig on Saturday night. Manchester music lovers and football fans were given the difficult decision to pick between the two when it was confirmed the quarter final match between the two nations would be shown on the same night as the Beautiful South gig at the arena.
Earlier this week, Heaton took to Twitter to explain the dilemma but confirmed that the band - which includes bandmate Jacqui Abbott - was working on plans to show the match at the venue. While the match would most likely be wrapped up by 9pm when the act comes on, football fans were concerned about the clash with doors opening half an hour after kick off and the support act Billy Bragg's stage times.
Confirming in a statement posted online this afternoon, Heaton said that they have decided to show the match on the screens after working with the arena - though if it goes to extra time that will not be shown. However, Heaton reassured fans that he and Abbott will keep fans updated.
