Manchester tower block allowed to sell booze from vending machine

Ocean Colour Scene, John Power of Cast and The La’s, Mark Chadwick of Levellers, Mark Morriss of The Bluetones and Saffron of Republica will join forces for an orchestral celebration of Britpop and are set to perform a selection of their hits and other iconic tracks from that era.The one-off run of shows will kick off on June 7 at the Eventim Apollo in London followed by the Symphony Hall in Birmingham on June 8 and will wrap up on June 9 at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.The general ticket sale will take place on Friday, October 20 at 10am. Visit here for ticketsSpeaking of the upcoming event in a press release, Fowler said: “Really looking forward to playing some of our hit songs with an orchestra at some of the country’s most beautiful venues and meeting up with faces from the past that we had great fun with”.Morriss added: “To have the opportunity to perform The Bluetones songs in this style, in these venues, is not something I ever dreamt would be possible.

Mitski has shared details of an upcoming tour of the UK and Europe in 2024 – find ticket details below.The new live shows come in support of the American artist’s latest album ‘The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We’. Released via Dead Oceans, the LP marks her seventh studio album and hears the singer return to more analogue and organic roots.Since the release Mitski has gone on to play various acoustic performances of the record in cities across North America, the UK and Europe.

Sea Power have announced a series of UK tour dates to celebrate the 15th anniversary of ‘Do You Like Rock Music?’. Find ticket details below.The Brighton band announced the news on Instagram earlier today (October 16), confirming that they will be hitting the road for a series of live shows in 2024.Kicking off in February, the tour will comprise of six shows across the UK and run throughout the month.

A huge new affordable housing development will be built in Wigan despite concerns over road congestion near the site.

Ray Quinn and Emily Fletcher said their 'I Do's' at Cheshire's incredible Grade-1 listed Peckforton Castle - which has already seen a host of celebrity A-listers take their vows in its incredible grounds.The 35-year-old X Factor finalist and his dance teacher bride Emily, 31, recited their personal vows to each other in the castle's Great Hall, complete with its incredible 10m-high vaulted ceilings and stained glass windows. "We'd been to so many different venues but this place just stood out for us, it really felt like a bit of us,” nto tears," Ray told us a few days after the ceremony on Monday 2 October, which was covered exclusively by OK!.

Eric Cantona has described his newly launched music career as being the “closest thing” that comes to his time on the football pitch.The retired Manchester United legend first teased a career in music earlier this year via a post on Instagram, which shared a preview of the music video for his lead single, ‘The Friends We Lost’. The clip showed him in a Shakespearean pose, holding a model of his own head and singing: “Watch yourself in the mirror – someone you hate, someone you love.”Now, he has described the new venture as the next best thing from being on the football pitch.“If you have a dream it should be a big dream.

The huge fight between Tommy Fury and KSI is quickly coming around the corner but there are a few events in the build up to the Saturday night event including today's press conference.

The huge fight between Tommy Fury and KSI is quickly coming around the corner but there are a few events in the build up to the Saturday night event.

The The have announced details of a new UK headline tour, set to take place in 2024. Find ticket details below.Kicking off next September, the live shows will mark the band’s first since their hugely successful ‘The Comeback Special’ world tour in 2018.

Manchester City Council are the latest authority in Greater Manchester to approve the Places for Everyone plan to build 175,000 homes in the wider region over the next two decades.

Declan McKenna has announced a 2024 UK and Ireland tour in support of his upcoming album ‘What Happened To The Beach?‘.The 14-date run will kick off on March 23, 2024, at the Great Hall in Cardiff. From there, the ‘Brazil’ singer will make stops in Norwich, Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Belfast, Dublin, Manchester, Leicester, Bristol, Wolverhampton, London and Brighton.

The Reytons have shared details of a huge homecoming show next year set to celebrate the release of their forthcoming album ‘Ballad Of A Bystander’. Find ticket details below.The outdoor gig will take place in the indie band’s Rotherham hometown in summer 2024 at the Clifton Park venue, which has a capacity of 20,000 people.

The second phase of a mammoth masterplan to transform the centre of Ashton-under-Lyne has been agreed – but there’s no money to pay for it.

Holly Humberstone has announced her biggest UK and European headline tour to date for 2024 – find all the details below.The singer-songwriter is due to hit the road early next year in support of her debut album ‘Paint My Bedroom Black’, which will be released on October 19 via Polydor/Darkroom/Geffen (pre-order here).Kicking off in Paris on February 13, the run of shows will see Humberstone make further stop-offs in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Berlin and other European throughout the month.The artist is set to begin the UK and Ireland leg of the tour at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh on March 8.

Black Grape have announced a run of UK headline shows for later this year – find all the details below.The duo – comprised of Manchester veterans Shaun Ryder and Paul Leveridge (aka Kermit) – are set to hit the road in support of their fourth studio album ‘Orange Head’, which is out on November 3 (pre-order here).Ryder and Kermit will kick off their 2023 UK tour at The Mill in Birmingham on November 23.Further gigs are scheduled at the Albert Hall in Manchester (November 24), the Tramshed in Cardiff (30), the Electric Ballroom in London (December 1) and the Engine Rooms in Southampton (2).Support at the upcoming concerts will come from former Inspiral Carpets frontman Tom Hingley and his band The Kar-Pets.

A new bar and restaurant has been given permission to sell booze to punters despite residents’ fears it could turn out like its 'nightmare' predecessor.

Thundercat has announced the details of his upcoming 2024 UK and Ireland tour.The two-time Grammy Award-winning artist will kick off the tour at the O2 Academy in Glasgow on March 25. From there, he will make stops in Dublin, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol and Wolverhampton.

Stretford Public Hall is to get vital repairs as part of a huge funding drive from the government to 'secure' the future of pubs, museums and sports clubs across the UK.

PJ Harvey played her first gig in six years in Dublin last night (September 23) – check out the setlist and footage below.The artist started the evening by playing her new album, ‘I Inside The Old Year Dying’, in full before digging further into her back catalogue, dusting off a few songs she hadn’t played live in some time.Harvey performed ‘Angelene’, from her 1998 LP ‘Is This Desire?’, for the first time since 2012, while ‘The Desperate Kingdom Of Love’, ‘Dress’ and ‘Man-Size’ also got their first live airings for a decade.The artist wrapped up the show with classics ‘Down By The Water’ and ‘To Bring You My Love’ before returning for an encore of ‘C’mon Billy’ and ‘White Chalk’.The setlist for PJ Harvey’s Dublin show is as follows:‘Prayer At The Gate’‘Autumn Term’‘Lwonesome Tonight’‘Seem An I’‘The Nether-edge’‘I Inside The Old Year Dying’‘All Souls’‘A Child’s Question, August’‘I Inside The Old I Dying’‘August’‘A Child’s Question, July’‘A Noiseless Noise’‘The Color Of The Earth’‘The Glorious Land’‘The Words That Maketh Murder’‘Angelene’‘Send His Love To Me’‘The Garden’‘The Desperate Kingdom Of Love’‘Man-Size’‘Dress’‘Down By The Water’‘To Bring You My Love’‘C’mon Billy’‘White Chalk’Harvey is on tour across the UK and Europe until the end of October – you can check out the dates below and purchase tickets here.SEPTEMBER25 – Barrowland, Glasgow26 – Barrowland, Glasgow28 – Roundhouse, London29 – Roundhouse, LondonOCTOBER2 – Albert Hall, Manchester3 – Albert Hall, Manchester6 – Paradiso, Amsterdam7 – Paradiso, Amsterdam9 – Cirque Royal, Brussels10 – Cirque Royal, Brussels12 – Olympia, Paris13 – Olympia, Paris15 – Volkshaus, Zurich16 – Volkshaus, Zurich18 – Velký sál Lucerna, Prague19 – Velký sál Lucerna, Prague21 –

More than 100 people gathered near Wigan Town Hall last night to oppose the decision to house asylum seekers in a Standish hotel.