mxdwn.co.uk » zuzu https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:12:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Courteeners To Headline Manchester Show In September with Johnny Marr, Blossoms, The Big Moon and Zuzu https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/courteeners-to-headline-manchester-show-in-september-with-johnny-marr-blossoms-the-big-moon-and-zuzu/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/courteeners-to-headline-manchester-show-in-september-with-johnny-marr-blossoms-the-big-moon-and-zuzu/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:32:16 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=36248 Rock group Courteeners have announced their return to playing live with a massive gig at Machester Emirates Old Trafford on the 25th of September.
The Middleton band will share the stage with some of the biggest names in Manchester’s music scene: Johnny Marr, Blossoms, The Big Moon and Zuzu.
Courteeners played a gig at the same venue back in 2017, shortly after Manchester Arena Bombing. The show promoted their fifth album from 2016, “Mapping The Rendezvous” and easily sold out 50,000 tickets.
Tickets to the forthcoming gig will go on sale Friday the 11th of June at 9 am and can be purchase from here.


Courteeners who formed in 2006 quickly became popular and from starting off playing in small clubs, they now selling out big arenas. They debuted in 2008 with the album “St Jude” that peaked at No.4 in UK Charts. After that they have released six more studio albums, where the last one “More.Again.Forever.” from 2020 reached No.2 on the Charts.
The latest album received great reviews, with NME award it four stars and calling it: “their most focussed and adventurous work to date” and The Guardian described it: “a solid and dependable, rather than a source of head-spinning shocks and thrills: it knows its audience, and it knows better than to confound them if you want to keep bucking trends and filling arenas”.
Meanwhile, Liam Fray has partnered with The Smithfield Social and opened a new restaurant on 12th April in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. He partnered up with friends – Jobe Ferguson of the Liar’s Group and TNQ, and Anthony Fielden also of TNQ. Fielden commented on the project: “We’ve all had a huge input in all elements of the project, Liam and Jobe have got really involved in the food side. We’ve basically done everything together.”

This year Courtneeners will also play at the TRNSMT festival on the 10th of September alongside Little Simz, The Ninth Wave and more. Tickets to that show can be purchased here.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/courteeners-to-headline-manchester-show-in-september-with-johnny-marr-blossoms-the-big-moon-and-zuzu/feed/ 0 Post Covid-19 Pilot Gig at Sefton Park Liverpool with Headliners Blossoms Turns Out to be a Huge Success https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/post-covid-19-pilot-gig-at-sefton-park-liverpool-with-headliners-blossoms-turns-out-to-be-a-huge-success/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/post-covid-19-pilot-gig-at-sefton-park-liverpool-with-headliners-blossoms-turns-out-to-be-a-huge-success/#comments Mon, 03 May 2021 10:36:13 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=34901 The first post lockdown mini festival took place last weekend, Sunday the 2nd May and has been a great success. Around five thousand music fans gathered in Sefton Park in Liverpool to be part of the first no mask, no social distancing gig. It’s been over one year since the last time a large number of people have crammed in one space.

Liverpool’s Sefton Park usually holds 7,500 people. The only condition of entry this time was a negative lateral flow test and the participants all had to agree to take part in the Government Research Programme studying safety of mass events. As per BBC: “Scientists are also studying other factors like audience movement and interaction, ventilation, duration, catering and alcohol consumption. Mysterious people with clipboards wandered around making notes”. It has to be done before the summer festivals go ahead after 21st June when the UK will enter stage four on the road map.

Headlining last night’s festival was indie band Blossoms performed at a giant tent looking like a circus. The band’s last gig was on 15th March 2020, just before lockdown. Liverpool reporter Jess Flaherty said about their show: “When Blossoms took to the stage, the crowd was united in its joy and excitement”. She added: “After a few songs, lead singer Tom Ogden spoke to the crowd and said: “Good evening, you beautiful, beautiful people. These things are meant to be spontaneous… you’re going to have the best night you’ve had for a very, very long time.” 


The concert also featured The Lathums and Zuzu. Melvin Benn, boss of  Festival Republic, a company which organised and promoted this gig said: “The punters will just be able to behave as though COVID had never happened. The whole world will be looking at it. You know how many gigs I’ve been involved in, but this is the most historic. I’m just so excited by it.” 

Footages shared online shows music lovers dancing and singing along. Last Sunday event gave a taste of what life was pre Covid-19 and also what might come this summer.

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