Blossoms announce ‘Five Nights In Manchester’ residency for November

Blossoms have announced their ‘Five Nights In Manchester’ residency which is set to take place later this year.

The indie rock quintet – comprised of Tom Ogden, Charlie Salt, Josh Dewhurst, Joe Donovan and Myles Kellock – have announced the details of their five-night residency set to take place in their hometown of Manchester.

The gigs will kick off at Manchester Academy on November 19. From there, Blossoms will take over the O2 Ritz, Albert Hall, O2 Victoria Warehouse and O2 Apollo that same week. The shows are in support of their fifth studio album ‘Gary’ which is set for release this Friday (September 20). You can pre-order it here.

The likes of Neon Waltz, The K’s and The Lottery Winners will serve as opening support on select dates. Tickets for the residency will go on sale this Friday (September 20) at 9:30am local time. Visit here to purchase tickets and check out a full list of tour dates below.

Blossoms 2024 Manchester residency dates. Credit: PRESS
Blossoms 2024 Manchester residency dates. Credit: PRESS

Blossoms’ ‘Five Nights In Manchester’ 2024 residency dates are: 

NOVEMBER 
19 – Manchester – Academy
20 – Manchester – O2 Ritz 
21 – Manchester – Albert Hall
22 – Manchester – O2 Victoria Warehouse 
23 – Manchester – O2 Apollo

Speaking about the residency in a press release, Blossoms shared: “We wanted to do something special with the Manchester shows for this run of gigs. We played each one of these venues on our way up, so it’s great after our Wythenshawe Park show to go and do these venues and remember where everything started for us. It’s a love letter of shows to the city! We can’t wait x.”

The new dates come after the band’s announcement of their headline UK tour which is set to commence next month. Check out a full list of tour dates here and visit here to purchase any remaining tickets.

The band announced ‘Gary’ back in June, with the forthcoming LP marking their fifth studio album, and the long-awaited follow-up to 2022’s ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’.

‘Gary’ was produced by the frequent collaborator James Skelly of The Coral, alongside Jungle’s Josh-Lloyd Watson. The latter also produced with the band on both ‘What Can I Say After I’m Sorry?’ and ‘Nightclub’.

The new album will also see Tom Odden and co. join forces with BRIT-nominated singer-songwriter CMAT, who has co-written two tracks, titled ‘I Like Your Look’ and ‘Why Do I Give You The Worst Of Me?’, on the record.

In other news, the band recently addressed rumours they could be opening for Oasis on their 2025 reunion tour.

Vocalist and guitarist Ogden and guitarist and percussionist Donovan have spoken about the rumours on an appearance on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch and said: “No. I don’t even think they’ve sorted it out yet. There’s been no conversation or anything else. I think they’ll probably sort it out next year.”

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