Nile Rodgers & Chic announce ‘End Of Summer Party’ gigs in London and Manchester

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps claimed there are 'four trains an hour' running between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly. The transport chief had to be corrected as strike action has seen timetables slashed to just one train an hour between the two major cities.

Many students across Greater Manchester picked up exam results today after 'some of the most difficult educational years that have ever been'.

DMA’S have shared their new single ‘I Don’t Need To Hide’ and announced a trio of UK shows for October – you can listen to the track in the below video.After previewing its release last week, the Australian band have now returned with their first new material since 2021’s ‘I Love You Unconditionally, Sure Am Going To Miss You’ EP.Speaking about ‘I Don’t Need To Hide’, which was produced by Konstantin Kersting and Rich Costey, DMA’S guitarist Jonny Took explained: “There’s a confidence you obtain when you find someone who loves you for all your faults, quirks and obscurities.“They make you feel like you don’t need to hide anything from anyone anymore.”The video for DMA’S ‘I Don’t Need To Hide’, directed by Lucy Knox, has been released today (August 17) – you can watch it below.DMA’S have also announced three headline UK shows in October, with dates set in Manchester, London and Glasgow.Tickets for these gigs will go on general sale on Friday (August 19) at 10am from here. You can see DMA’S upcoming tour dates below.October29 – The Roundhouse, London30 – Manchester Academy, Manchester31 – Barrowland Ballroom, GlasgowDMA’S will play at Reading & Leeds Festival next weekend, with the band set to perform on the same day as headliners Halsey and The 1975.The bill also features Run The Jewels, Bastille, Bad Boy Chiller Crew and Pale Waves.

Naman Ramachandran Coldplay and Natalie Imbruglia paid fulsome tribute to Olivia Newton-John, who died last week, at London’s Wembley Stadium on Tuesday evening. Imbruglia sang Newton-John’s part of hit song “Summer Nights” from “Grease,” while Coldplay’s Chris Martin sang John Travolta’s part with Jacob Collier joining him during the chorus. Newton-John had played Sandy and Travolta Danny in the 1978 film.Earlier, Imbruglia and Coldplay also performed “Torn,” Imbruglia’s debut single, which was first recorded in 1993 as “Burned” in Danish by Lis Sørensen, followed in 1994 by Ednaswap, and in 1996 by Trine Rein.It was the third Wembley play date for Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres world tour.

Confidence Man have announced details of their UK and Ireland tour that’s set to take place in November – you can see the dates and find ticket information below.The Brisbane band had previously confirmed shows in London and Manchester in early November, including a pair of gigs at London’s KOKO and a trio of shows at Manchester’s New Century Hall.Confidence Man will now tour the UK and Ireland throughout November, with further gigs set to take place in Glasgow, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, Nottingham and Dublin.Tickets for these newly announced shows are set to go on sale on Friday (August 19) at 9am, and you’ll be able to buy them here.A post shared by Confidence Man (@confidenceman_)You can see Confidence Man’s upcoming UK and Ireland tour schedule below.November1 – KOKO, London3 – Roundhouse, London4 – KOKO, London9 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow10 – New Century, Manchester11 – New Century, Manchester12 – New Century, Manchester15 – O2 Academy, Bristol16 – Tramshed, Cardiff17 – University Stylus, Leeds22 – O2 Academy, Liverpool23 – O2 Institute, Birmingham24 – Rock City, Nottingham25 – National Stadium, DublinBack in April Confidence Man released their second studio album, ‘Tilt’.Speaking about the record, which is the follow-up to their 2018 debut ‘Confident Music For Confident People’, back in March, Confidence Man frontwoman Janet Planet told NME: “I feel like the pop music we’re writing has an edge. It’s weird and it’s wonky.

She may have been dumped from the Love Island villa in emotional scenes on the ITV dating contest, but Antigoni Buxton reflected on a warm welcome she received while in Manchester. The 26-year-old singer-songwriter from London shared fresh photos from her visit up north on her Instagram.

Manchester United players are off today, having been hauled in for an unscheduled training session on Sunday.

Just two games into Erik ten Hag’s reign as manager, and there’s already a familiar sense of foreboding about Manchester United’s season.

Manchester United play Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday evening.

K.J. Yossman It’s official: the Eurovision Song Contest will not be held in London.A shortlist of potential host cities was unveiled on Friday morning and, as had been widely expected, the U.K.’s capital city has been left off.Instead, the seven U.K.

‘Not enough vaccines, test results delayed for days, and people cancelling Pride plans’ - monkeypox fears are building as the number of cases in Greater Manchester are on the rise.

The LGBTQ community is part of the Mancunian identity, according to the co-author of a new book that explores queer history.

A Manchester University graduate who was helping refugees in Lebanon was brutally raped, murdered then dumped at the roadside by an Uber driver on the way home from a night out, an inquest has heard. Rebecca Dykes, 30, who was described as a 'devoted humanitarian', had been travelling back from a night out in the Gemmayzeh district of Beirut when she was picked up by Uber driver Tariq Houshieh in December 2017.

England's Lionesses sent the country wild on Sunday (31 July) evening after beating Germany at the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 final at Wembley.The team's triumphant win marked the nation's first major football trophy since 1966, and the 87,192-strong audience were ecstatic as it was confirmed that England had won. The team wasted no time celebrating their incredible win and after being congratulated by the Queen, they kicked off their wild night of partying at Wembley before heading onto the team coach to continue the celebrations.

long-running ITV soap were out in force as they came together for a party on Thursday (July 28). And they were mobbed by fans as they arrived at celebrity haunt The Ivy.

Manchester City have announced the Etihad Stadium will host the Barclays Women's Super League derby against Manchester United later this year.

Yasmin Finney has said she feels it is “so important” that the younger generation will have representation of “young, black and queer” characters on screen which she did not have growing up. The 18-year-old transgender activist, from Manchester, recently starred in Netflix's hit LGBTQ+ drama series Heartstopper and is also joining the Doctor Who cast to play Rose in the next series.