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Courteeners have announced details of a one-off playback of ‘St Jude’, as well as a Q&A session with frontman Liam Fray. Find ticket details below.The indie giants announced the news on X/Twitter earlier today (April 9), confirming that they will be holding an exclusive event in Manchester later this month, which will see them play the ‘St.

Fatboy Slim and Snow Patrol will be co-headlining the Friday night of the festival, with Jamie T and Biffy Clyro topping the bill on the Saturday and Sunday, respectively.Fatboy Slim’s appearance at the festival had previously been teased with a sign that had appeared on the Southsea seafront, which read ‘Praise You’ in reference to his hit of the same name.They will be joined by acts including Wet Leg, Becky Hill, Pixies, Courteeners, IDLES, Jess Glynne, Arlo Parks, Louis Tomlinson and Natasha Bedingfield.Also set to perform are Soft Play, the Lightning Seeds, Maximo Park, The Snuts, Yard Act, The Lottery Winners, The Pigeon Detectives, Holly Humberstone, The Amazons, The Lathums, Red Rum Club, Brooke Combe, Personal Trainer, Sea Power, Peace, The Murder Capital, Do Nothing and more.Early bird weekend camping tickets are now on sale from £180, while day tickets are priced at £65 each – you can buy yours here.‘‘This is the first year we’ve released all our headliners at once and we’re thrilled to be able to announce the acts after months of planning,” Victorious’ lead booker Andy Marsh said in a press release. “Victorious 2024 is going to be bigger than ever and it’s not just the headliners people need to look out for, we have booked hundreds of acts across the weekend spanning multiple genres.

Hozier, Courteeners, Madness and more.Announced today (November 27), the new line-up reveals a range of the headliners and support acts set to appear at next year’s instalment. The 2024 edition will take place on Lytham Green from Wednesday, July 3 to Sunday, July 7.So far, all of the headliners and special guests for the upcoming edition of the festival – which is the biggest in the North West – have been announced, barring those performing on Thursday, July 4.

Courteeners have announced that they will head to Lytham Festival in 2024 for their one and only North of England show of the summer.The Manchester-based band – comprised of Liam Fray, Michael Campbell and Daniel Moores – are the first headlining act to be announced as part of the five-night festival, with their set slated to take place on Friday, July 5.The Kooks and indie pop singer Nieve Ella have been announced as opening support for the show date. Tickets for the festival date are set to go on general sale on Friday, November 24 at 9:30am local time.

Courteneers‘ Liam Fray has revealed a one-off Christmas acoustic gig to be held in Manchester – details and tickets are below.Fray last played at Heaton Park in June to a sold-out crowd. 50,000 fans came to celebrate the 15th anniversary reissue of the band’s debut album ‘St. Jude’, which shot to number one on the charts.

Foals and DJ Rowena have been announced to join the line-up of the return of Club NME – which will be headlined by Courteeners next month.The return of the iconic club night was revealed last week, with news that Manchester indie veterans Courteeners will be taking to the stage for the first instalment. It will be held at EartH Hall in Hackney, London on Friday September 15.Now, it has been confirmed that the night will also feature two very special guest DJ sets from both DJ Rowena and British indie rock icons Foals.Known as a prolific broadcaster, presenter and DJ, Rowena’s can currently be heard on BBC Three Counties Radio, as well as indie DJ duties at Propaganda and her own show on London’s Boogaloo Radio.Indie giants Foals will also be taking to the decks for the opening night of Club NME, with the members set to deliver their own DJ set.

Club NME is back, with the first of its live shows set to be headlined by indie legends Courteeners. Find out more about the upcoming event below.Since its first live gig in 2004 and subsequent launch the following year, Club NME is back for 2023 and set to kick off next month.The first of the iconic club nights will take place at EartH Hall, Hackney, on September 15 and include a live set from Manchester indie veterans Courteeners.

Courteeners‘ Liam Fray debuted the new Manchester United away shirt for the new season during a festival set this weekend.The Manchester band were headlining Sheffield’s Tramlines on Saturday night (July 22) and Fray emerged on stage in the white and green kit.“Fantastic night tonight,” Fray wrote on Instagram after the show. Headlining Tramlines whilst being asked to debut the new United shirt. Crowd were incredible, from start to finish…always have been here.”He added: “We’re off for a bit to do some new music.

NME caught up with Courteeners‘ Liam Fray backstage at Glastonbury 2023, where the frontman told us about the impact of playing the festival and what to expect from the two new albums on the way.The Manchester indie veterans were up against Foo Fighters’ secret Pyramid Stage set as The Churnups, but still pulled an impressive crowd to their early evening set on Woodsies – formerly known as The John Peel Tent.“Eighth time lucky, it was pretty special,” Fray told NME after their set. “That was the most nervous I’ve ever been for a show.

Courteeeners performed one of their biggest hometown shows to date at Heaton Park, Manchester last night (June 9) to celebrate 15 years of their debut album ‘St.Jude’.The Mancunian indie veterans performed in front of a 50,000 strong crowd with a two-hour set that saw the band perform their 2008 debut LP in its entirety, along with choice cuts from across their catalogue.On the same day that ‘St Jude’ hit platinum status – following it finally hitting Number One upon re-release back in January – the band kicked off proceedings with ‘Aftershow’, before launching into a flurry from the celebrated debut including ‘Cavorting’  ‘Bide Your Time’ and ‘Fallowfield Hillbilly’.Courteeners Heaton Park tonight pic.twitter.com/VzaAiEtL9U— Neil (@Harryhatch) June 9, 2023Speaking to NME moments after coming offstage at the end of the night, frontman Liam Fray attempted to process the palpable sense of occasion. “That was really, really special, I’ll tell you next week how it was because it won’t sink in for a while,” he said.“I don’t know whether it’s because we’re getting older but we’re enjoying these moments more,” he continued.

Courteeners have announced two intimate warm-up shows in Scotland ahead of their huge hometown show at Manchester’s Heaton Park.The band will be playing the O2 Academy Edinburgh on June 4 and O2 Academy Glasgow on June 5. Tickets will go on sale on Friday (March 24) at 9:30am – you can buy yours here.Later this week, Courteeners will play London’s Royal Albert Hall as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust gig series in London, where they will perform their debut album ‘St Jude’ in full alongside a selection of greatest hits.The band will be playing Heaton Park in celebration of the 15th anniversary of ‘St Jude’. The announcement of the gig was accompanied by a re-issue of the album alongside B-sides, non-album singles and demos.The reissue ended up debuting at Number One, three places higher than the original album’s chart peak.“It’s just mad, fingers crossed but it’s hard to know how to feel,” Fray told NME of the chart placing.

Courteeners have shared an “unearthed” track from the ‘St. Jude’ sessions – listen to ‘It’ll Take More Than A Weekend Away To Fix This Mess’ below.The song will appear on the Manchester band’s 15th anniversary reissue of their debut studio album, which is due for release on January 13, 2023 (pre-order here).“NEW(ish) TUNE,” frontman Liam Fray wrote on social media to announce ‘It’ll Take More…’, a reflective, laid-back number.“We unearthed this little gem whilst going through the vaults for ‘St.

Courteeners have projected the artwork of their debut album ‘St Jude’ across Manchester in honour of the album’s upcoming anniversary. View the photos below.The projections follow the band’s announcement earlier this week that they would be celebrating the record’s 15th anniversary with a deluxe reissue followed by a massive homecoming gig at Manchester’s Heaton Park.The band previously performed at the venue in 2015 and 2019, and will now return for the anniversary headline show on June 9, 2023 where they’ll play ‘St. Jude’ in full, alongside hits from across their back catalogue.

Courteeners have announced celebrations for the 15th anniversary of debut album ‘St. Jude’, by confirming a deluxe reissue as well as a massive homecoming gig at Manchester’s Heaton Park – get ticket details below.After performing at Heaton Park in 2015 and 2019, Courteeners will be returning to the venue for a headline show on June 9, 2023 where they’ll play ‘St. Jude’ in full, alongside hits from across their back catalogue.Tickets for the show go on sale Friday 2 September at 9am BST and will be available here.The band have also announced details of a 15th-anniversary reissue of their debut album, featuring the original album plus b-sides, non-album singles and demos.

Courteeners debuted a new song titled ‘Lie Back And Think Of England’.According to Setlist.fm, the Middleton trio delivered a set of 17 songs for their performance – a warm-up show ahead of their headlining set at the Y Not? festival tonight (July 30) – treating 1,500 fans at the Electric Ballroom to cuts from all six of their studio albums. It was mostly a throwback affair, though, as 2020’s ‘More.

Courteeners have announced that ahead of their headline performance at Y Not Festival next month, they’ll play a warm-up gig in London – get tickets here.Liam Fray and co. will headline the Derbyshire festival – held in the heart of the Peak District in Pikehall – on July 30, joining other headliners Stereophonics and Blossoms, who will perform on July 29 and 31 respectively.But before Courteeners headline Y Not, the band will hit the stage for a warm-up gig at Electric Ballroom in Camden, London on July 29.Announced today (June 29), tickets go on sale on Friday (July 1) at 9am BST – get tickets here.Courteeners will head across the pond this November for a string of US tour dates, marking the first time the band will have played there since Coachella in 2009.The US tour kicks off at Boston’s Brighton Music Hall on November 10, with the band heading to New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles ahead of their recently announced Corona Capital Festival appearance in Mexico City on November 18.

Courteeners have announced a string of US tour dates for this November, marking the first time the band have played the US since Coachella in 2009.The US tour kicks off at Boston’s Brighton Music Hall on November 10, with the band heading to New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles ahead of their recently announced Corona Capital Festival appearance in Mexico City on November 18.Tickets for the tour go on sale at 10am local time in each city on June 17. Find tickets for the shows here and for the LA date, head here.Courteeners’ latest studio album, ‘More.

Courteeners have announced a one-off show in Middlesbrough set to take place later this month – get tickets here.Set to take place at Middlesbrough Empire on May 27, the show – which is the band’s first of 2022 – is being billed as a warm-up gig ahead of their headline set at Neighbourhood Weekender 2022 the following day (May 28).“UP THE FUCKIN’ BORO,” frontman Liam Fray wrote, announcing the gig on Twitter. “Little warm up.

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.

Courteeners have added a final date to their intimate ‘Whites Of Their Eyes’ UK tour, with a hometown gig in Manchester.The group will play a hometown show at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse on November 27.

Courteeners, Blossoms and Nothing But Thieves set to headline.The Derbyshire festival was forced to cancel both its 2020 and 2021 editions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Courteeners have shared the stage times for their huge Manchester Emirates Old Trafford cricket stadium show this Saturday (September 25).The gig will wrap up their short recent tour of the UK and will feature support from Johnny Marr, Blossoms and The Big Moon. The show sold out in just 90 minutes.“50k in hour and half,” Fray wrote on Instagram in response to the sell-out at the time.

Courteeners have announced a new UK tour, dubbed ‘The Whites Of Their Eyes’ tour, to mark 15 years since their first gig.The band first played live at Manchester Roadhouse in October 2006 and they will hit the road a month after the anniversary of that show to mark the milestone.“So in 2006, Taylor Swift arrived on the scene, Gnarls Barkley was ‘Crazy’, Guy Goma accidentally introduced himself to the world… and so did we,” Liam Fray said in a press release.“We played our first gig at Manchester

Courteeners have announced they’ll be performing a short run of new warm-up gigs ahead of their massive Old Trafford homecoming show.The Manchester band will play Leicester’s O2 Academy, Stoke-on-Trent’s Victoria Hall, and Halifax’s Victoria Theatre this coming September, with support coming from Zuzu.The gigs will precede Courteeners’ huge hometown show at Manchester’s Emirates Old Trafford cricket stadium on September 25, which sold out in just 90 minutes.

Courteeners have announced they’ll be performing a concert at Scarborough Open Air Theatre set to take place later this year.The Manchester band will play the 8,000-capacity North Yorkshire venue on September 8, with support coming from The Coral.The show will precede two huge shows Courteeners have planned for later in the same month: Glasgow’s TRNSMT Festival on September 10, and a huge hometown show at Manchester’s Emirates Old Trafford cricket stadium on September 25 – which sold out in just

Courteeners have announced their live return with a huge homecoming gig at Manchester Emirates Old Trafford this September.The hometown heroes, who last played the 50,000 capacity home of the Lancashire County Cricket Club back in 2017 for a triumphant show shortly after the Manchester Arena bombing, will be back again on September 25 – joined by special guests Johnny Marr, Blossoms and Zuzu.Tickets are on sale from 9am on Friday June 11 and will be available here.COURTEENERS @EmiratesOT

The Courteeners in his victory speech after winning a second term – watch footage below.Burnham won 67.3 per cent of the vote in the city as votes from this week’s elections came in yesterday (May 8).When giving his victory speech, the Mayor took time to quote The Courteeners’ most famous lyric, from their hit ‘Not Nineteen Forever’.“God bless the band,” he told the crowd and cameras, adding: “If you know, you know…”See footage below:Big shout out to Andy Burnham