Courteeners

Courteeners

at The AO Arena, Manchester
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St Jude 10th Anniversary Show

Courteeners will mark the 10th anniversary of their debut album with a new, fully re-recorded acoustic version of the seminal record and two massive shows in London and Manchester.

Liam Fray: 'We were looking for a way to mark the 10 year anniversary of the release of St. Jude… we thought it might be worth at least raising a little glass to celebrate the fact that we’re still here. I’d been out on an acoustic tour this autumn, re-working and revisiting tunes from the back catalogue, stripping them back, bigging them up and experimenting with some different interpretations. The string section were incredible and unknowingly nudged me into unlocking something special. I loved revisiting all the old songs and putting a new twist on them. So, the day after the final date of the tour, I gingerly prised myself out of bed, booked a studio, rang the band, brought in some string-players and we ‘re-did’ St. Jude in a few days. And it sounds f*cking brilliant.'

Originally released in April 2008, St. Jude charted at no 4 in its first week and went on to win the inaugural Guardian First British Album award, beating albums by Duffy, Adele and Glasvegas. The record saw Courteeners present to the world outside a first set of songs that perfectly soundtracked modern life in the UK. Lead track Not Nineteen Forever has amassed over 20 million streams on Spotify alone.

The band will play two very special St. Jude shows in 2018: a Teenage Cancer Trust show at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall (23rd March) and Manchester Arena (7th April).

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Manchester's Courteeners both look and sound as though they've come straight out of another time and place, and yet, somehow, are bang up to date…

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The AO Arena

Victoria Station
Manchester
M3 1AR

Disabled Booking:
0161 950 5229

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The AO Arena

Victoria Station
Manchester
M3 1AR

Disabled Booking:
0161 950 5229

See all events at The AO Arena