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She's aiming for pop domination this year.
Hannah Starkie -14th May 2021
Manchester pop princess Lucy Deakin dropped her first single of 2021 today – and it has an important message.
The new track, titled “acting like you’re famous”, draws attention to the negative effects of social media, living a false online life and how people are so easily fixated on the number of followers and likes.Things were all probably too guilty of falling into the trap of.
On the release, Lucy said: “We wrote this track back in January and we had so much fun writing this song, it just had to be my first single back. I tried to not take myself too seriously, injecting a bit of personality into the track. It calls out people with a big ego and makes light of reality show culture, like who do you think you are?”
Lucy and her producer, Karl Ziegler, are currently on a mission to create waves in the pop scene. And with their bedroom production studio set up, they’ve caught the attention of industry top dogs.
Releasing on the Manchester indie label Scruff of the Neck, Lucy had an incredible 2020. And that was before she was tipped in the NME 100 back in January.
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With more than 10,000 monthly listeners on Spotify – and close to one million total streams – she’s on her way to becoming the UK’s next big thing in pop music.
Her bold and unapologetic90s aesthetic has amassed a cool 8K following on Instagram and she’s caught the attention of her idol and ultimate pop princess Miley Cyrus before now.
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Earlier this month, the singer also announced a six-track EP “in your head,i’mprobably crying” which is due for release on 17 September. But fresh off the back of her last EP “i got bored” last year,Lucy has gone for a bit more of an indie edge in this one.
‘in your head, I’m probably crying’ is OUT THIS SEPTEMBER 💚 gooo go go pre-order at the link in my bio 📹🧝🏼♀️ order here: https://t.co/TMBR6s3Q40 pic.twitter.com/w1P8BiSMbh
— Lucy Deakin (@lucydeakinmusic) May 7, 2021
Now with Lucy on board too, Scruff of the Neck has gone from strength to strength in recent years, winning awards like Best Small Label at the Independent Music Awards in 2019, as well as signing countless deals with new bands and artists.
It’s an exciting time for the label and this track has shown their adaptability and versatility across genres. This is just taster of what’s to come from the SOTN team this year.
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The single is out today – listen on our new Manchester music releases Spotify playlist here.
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Manic Street Preachers and Suede at Sounds of the City 2024 – tickets, stage times, setlist and moreDanny Jones
With the penultimate performance on the horizon and this year’s Sounds of the City festival drawing to a close, a pair of legendary British bands are set to see us out in style, as Manic Street Preachers and Suede prepare to play Castlefield Bowl this weekend.
Two of the most revered veterans of the UK’s alternative rock with careers spanning the best part of four decades, the Manics and Suede are up there with the biggest names to have ever played Manchester much loved outdoor arena, and this crowd will be full of people who’ve been there since day one.
With the former flying the flag for the Welsh and the latter keeping the glam side of the genre alive,
So, for any of you going along to see the Manic Street Preachers and Suede double bill at Sounds of the City 2024, here’s everything you need to know about the gig on Friday, 12 July.
Tickets for Suede and Manic Street Preachers in Manchester
Now, the question is are there tickets left for Manic Street Preachers and Suede? And the very simple answer is technically yes, but only a few and they are via resale.
Unfortunately, when you get two big acts with a reputation and long-lasting following as loyal as these guys command, tickets tend to sell out very quickly – that’s just the way the cookie crumbles.
If you do want to spring for the resales available on Ticketmaster, they’ll cost you £77.85 each before fees and, as always, you can also keep an eye out for spares through other trusted resellers like Twickets and TicketSwap.
Sounds of the City stage times
It looks as though Suede will play first as the two co-headliners have been taking turns when it comes to opening up for each other on this tour.
As for when you’ll see everyone taking the stage, you can expect them to take the stage around 7:25pm before Manic Street Preachers follow them at 9:15pm.
Gates to the venue itself, as they have throughout SOTC 2024, will be open from 5:30pm onwards and we all know the early birds get first crack at those seats below the canopy.
What tracks are they likely to play?
Speaking of previous performances, the last date also gives us a good idea of what we can expect from both bands on Friday night.
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Suede’s predicted Sounds of the City setlist
- Turn Off Your Brain and Yell
- Trash
- Animal Nitrate
- The Drowners
- It Starts and Ends With You
- Pantomime Horse
- To the Birds
- Filmstar
- Antidepressants
- Sometimes I Feel I’ll Float Away
- She Still Leads Me On
- Shadow Self
- Personality Disorder
- The 2 of Us
- The Wild Ones (acoustic)
- So Young
- Metal Mickey
- Beautiful Ones
Manic Street Preachers predicted setlist for Castlefield Bowl
- You Love Us
- Everything Must Go
- Motorcycle Emptiness
- Suicide Is Painless (Theme From MASH – Johnny Mandel cover)
- You Stole the Sun From My Heart
- To Repel Ghosts
- Little Baby Nothing (withThe Anchoress)
- Your Love Alone Is Not Enough (withThe Anchoress)
- Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool (Richey Edwards dedication)
- A Design for Life
- La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
- Walk Me to the Bridge
- Tsunami
- Orwellian
- From Despair to Where
- No Surface All Feeling
- Today (The Smashing Pumpkinscover – would this be a treat!)
- If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Again, we’re not soothsayers, so please take all of this with a pinch of salt and just trust we did our best to give you a rough average at the very least.
How to get to Castlefield Bowl
Castlefield Bowl (M3 4JR) is on Rice Street just down Liverpool Road which cuts off the main Deansgate strip in thecity centreand you can enter Manchester’s much-loved outdoor amphitheatre via Duke or Castle Street.
It’s just a short walk from Deansgate train station or the Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop, where you’ll find regular trams running all over Greater Manchester.
If you’re driving there, Great Northern Warehouse’s (M3 4EE) car park, as well as two other NCPs near Bridgewater Hall and on Quay Street in Spinningfields.
Read more:
- Mayor Andy Burnham to play special indie DJ set at Band on the Wall
- The Lottery Winners surprise Mancs with a pop-up set and ticket giveaway at The Castle Hotel
- Courteeners announce seventh studio album along with lead single and new music video
That should be just about all you need to know but do keep an eye out on socials for updates on the event night and we’ll do our best to keep you in the loop on our end too.
Last but not least, please feel free to read our reviews of Avril Lavigne’s opening night at Sounds of the City as well as Loyle Carner’s Castlefield Bowl chiller earlier this week.
The venue is as great as ever and we’ve been thoroughly enjoying ourselves this year:
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Loyle Carner at Castlefield Bowl, Manchester – rapper wows and proves ‘Ain’t Nothing Changed’Clementine Hall
In another instalment of Sounds of the City 2024, British rapper Loyle Carner delivered an electrifying performance to a sea of dedicated fans.
And they had to be dedicated in order to miss England make it through to the Euros final. The odds before the gig weren’t in Loyle’s favour, it has to be said…
Manchester was doing what it does best, raining, whilst the Three Lions were kicking off in the semi-final just moments before he was due to come on.
But still, Loyle Carner made it all worthwhile and reminded us all why he’s one of the biggest hip-hop artists in the UK at the moment.
The British rapper, who has carved out a sizeable space for himself in the overlapping jazz-fuelled and neo-soul spaces, has been on the scene for over 10 years now.
The London-born lyricist bounded onto the stage to ‘Hate’, a song off his latest album hugo.
Immediately, murmurs of the England score were forgotten and all eyes were on Loyle Carner, whose real name is Benjamin Coyle Larner, but found his stage name due to his own dyslexia.
“The love I feel for this city is unparalleled” he proclaims, before playing all-time fan favourite ‘Ain’t Nothing Changed’ which had the crowd pulsating to the heavy beat and shouting to the poignant anthem.
The opening of his set was emotional, intense and deeply moving, which felt rather atmospheric as the grey clouds above continued to shower over Castlefield Bowl.
And, of course, it wouldn’t be a Loyle Carner show without a few tracks featuring guitarist and producer Tom Misch, both ‘Angel’ and ‘Damselfly’ had the crowd joyfully singing along and dancing to the groovy beats.
Dedicating ‘Homerton’ to his three-year-old son, Loyle told us to “F*ck that toxic masculinity bullsh*t” to which was met with roaring waves of applause.
Other highlights included ‘Loose Ends’ featuring Jorja Smith and ‘Still’, a very personal song which had the audience encapsulated by Loyle’s words as we melted into his mellow voice.
‘Ottolenghi’ wrapped up the sensational show, or so we thought…but just as Loyle started to thank his band audience members jumped and screamed in glee as England scored against the Netherlands making it a 2-1 victory.
So, in true British fashion, a curveball was added to the setlist and we all heroically sang together ‘It’s Coming Home’ in a joy-filled chorus. Absolutely class.
What a way to end the evening, and what a talent Loyle Carner truly is. It wasn’t the only gig where England’s Euro 2024 victory made for a nice backdrop either.
— The Manc (@TheMancUK) July 11, 2024Here's the moment the @KingsOfLeon crowd got word of the England score mid-gig at @TheCoopLive last night. ❤️
Quality stuff. 😅👏#EURO2024 #ThreeLions #NEDENG pic.twitter.com/4elCO8P3K8
Read more:
- Mayor Andy Burnham to play special indie DJ set at Band on the Wall
- Tesco to close all Express stores early this Sunday so staff can watch England in Euros final
- The Lottery Winners surprise Mancs with a pop-up set and ticket giveaway at The Castle Hotel
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