The Courteeners announce warm-ups for Old Trafford gig

The Courteeners will be in Yorkshire later this month to warm-up for their outdoor UK gig at Manchester’s Old Trafford cricket ground on May 27th.

Prior to that show, the band have arranged gigs at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax and Sheffield’s O2 Academy on May 23rd and 24th to get themselves in shape for the hometown concert which comes after the release of their latest album Mapping The Rendezvous.

In the midst of the 50,000 or so people there will be a 67-strong wedding party who can expect something a little extra special from the band. “We’re definitely gonna do something special, we’re not sure yet,” Liam Fray told NME.

“We’re definitely gonna do something privately for them, not draw attention to them in a middle of a cricket ground field or whatever – that might not be ideal at 8pm on a Bank Holiday weekend.”