One of the UK’s most enduring and best-loved bands; The Charlatans have today announced their return to Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl for the first time in 10 years. Taking place on Thursday 3rd July the major show headline show will also feature special guests, Embrace and The Coral.
In a history now stretching 35 years, The Charlatans have crafted a back catalogue of enviable depth and variety, taking in three UK #1 albums (‘Some Friendly’, ‘The Charlatans’, ‘Tellin’ Stories’) and another seven Top 10 records. They’re an albums band with numerous iconic hits, with the classic Top 10 singles ‘The Only One I Know’, ‘One To Another’, ‘North Country Boy’ and ‘How High’ plus another eighteen Top 40 hits to their name. Many of those moments are captured in their ‘Melting Pot’ hits collection, one of two of their albums to have been certified Platinum.
The band’s frontman Tim Burgess speaks on the upcoming Manchester date: “Castlefield Bowl is such a brilliant venue - our previous show there was one of my favourite Charlatans gigs ever. Can’t wait to play again in July.”
So many instantly recognisable songs really benefits their live experience, whether they’re headlining the O2 Academy Brixton and The Royal Albert Hall, or hitting festivals such as Glastonbury, Reading and the Isle of Wight, or striding into stadiums as guests to the likes of Liam Gallagher and The Rolling Stones.
Their journey hasn’t been without immense challenges, notably the tragic losses of keyboardist Rob Collins in 1996 and drummer Jon Brookes in 2013. Yet the band - Tim Burgess (vocals), Martin Blunt (bass), Mark Collins (guitar) and Tony Rogers (keys) - have continued their storied legacy. Their previous album, 2017’s ‘A Different Days’, achieved their highest chart position since 2001, and was hailed by The Guardian as “their best album in 20 years.”
2024 saw The Charlatans start the year with a North American co-headline tour with Ride, before playing a selection of UK festivals. Tim Burgess was also presented with the inaugural Northern Music Award by members of New Order, adding to the band’s previous accolades which include two NME Awards.
EMBRACE join The Charlatans following the 20th anniversary of their massive selling album Out Of Nothing and a huge sold out tour. Embrace have scored three number 1 albums, and six Top 10 singles in their career to date, selling over two million albums in the process. The band’s eighth studio album ‘How To Be A Person Like Other People’ was released in 2022 and became the band’s eighth Top 10 charting album in succession.
Also joining the line up on 3rd July are The Coral. While restlessly moving forward album-by-album, Wirral 5-piece The Coral’s legendary status in British music is already assured by their run of hit singles including Dreaming Of You (now on over 180 million streams globally and certified UK Platinum status), Pass It On, Don’t Think You’re The First andIn The Morning. With twelve albums to their name to date, seven of those have reached the Top 10 including their Mercury Music Prize nominated debut The Coral, the most recent Sea Of Mirrors and 2003’s No.1 chart success, Magic and Medicine which saw the band nominated for Best Group at the Brit Awards.
Tickets for The Charlatans at Castlefield Bowl go on sale Friday 28th February at 10am via https://tix.to/TCsotc.
THE CHARLATANS
MANCHESTERS CASTLEFIELD BOWL
THURSDAY 03 JULY 2025
PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS EMBRACE AND THE CORAL