Courteeners announce details of intimate hometown gig in Manchester

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Happy Mondays have announced their first tour in three years – see dates for October and November 2022 shows below.The Manchester band will start the tour at Cambridge’s Corn Exchange on October 7 and conclude it at Glasgow’s Barrowlands on November 27.Frontman Shaun Ryder will be joined by vocalist Rowetta, Paul Ryder (bass), Mark Day (guitar), Gary Whelan (drums), Dan Broad (guitar/keys) and the band’s celebrated percussionist and dancer Mark “Bez” Berry for the shows.Tickets go on general

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Only two months after their spectacular homecoming concert in front of 50,000 fans at Old Trafford, the Courteeners returned to Manchester to bring their UK tour to its end.

Courteeners have shared their huge Heaton Park homecoming gig in its entirety.Liam Fray and co. played in front of 50,000 fans at the outdoor Manchester show on June 15, 2019.

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