{"id":32085,"date":"2022-12-10T17:10:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T17:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/10\/courteeners-liam-fray-joins-blossoms-on-stage-in-manchester\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T17:10:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T17:10:26","slug":"courteeners-liam-fray-joins-blossoms-on-stage-in-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/10\/courteeners-liam-fray-joins-blossoms-on-stage-in-manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"Courteeners&#8217; Liam Fray joins Blossoms on stage in Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/blossoms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blossoms<\/a> have been joined by Courteeners\u2019 Liam Fray at their Manchester Apollo present on Friday night time (December 9) \u2013 see footage under.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/big-reads\/blossoms-cover-interview-2022-ribbon-around-the-bomb-3200842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0Big Read \u2013 Blossoms: \u201cWe don\u2019t see a limit to what we can achieve\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The band performed the penultimate date of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/blossoms-unveil-details-of-21-date-uk-and-ireland-tour-3281200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their big UK and Ireland tour<\/a> on the venue, and Fray joined them in the course of the encore for 2 Courteeners favourites.<\/p>\n<p>Blossoms\u2019 fourth studio album,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/blossoms-ribbon-around-the-bomb-3213618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Ribbon Around The Bomb\u2019<\/a>, got here out this April, whereas 2020 noticed them launch their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/blossoms-are-releasing-an-album-of-their-isolation-covers-2659062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Isolation Covers\u2019<\/a> album, that includes new variations of songs by the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/frank-ocean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Ocean<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-coral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Coral<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tame-impala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tame Impala<\/a>\u00a0that the band had recorded within the first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID<\/a>\u00a0lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>During the Apollo present, Fray joined the band on stage for renditions of \u2018Please Don\u2019t\u2019 and \u2018Not Nineteen Forever\u2019. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7jKMGnAx1ro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lined the previous collectively throughout lockdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch footage of the performances under. Blossoms end their tour with a 3rd Apollo gig tonight (December 10).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl_WPspMJR8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u4eca\u65e5\u306eO2Apollo\u516c\u6f14\u306fThe Courteeners\u306e\u30ea\u30a2\u30e0\u51fa\u3066\u304d\u3066\u5927\u76db\u308a\u4e0a\u304c\u308a<br \/>Please don\u2019t \u2013 The Courteeners <br \/>\u305d\u3046\u3044\u3048\u3070\u30ed\u30c3\u30af\u30c0\u30a6\u30f3\u4e2d\u306b\u30ab\u30d0\u30fc\u3057\u3066\u305f\u306d\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vd7ZH7Symg\">pic.twitter.com\/Vd7ZH7Symg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blossoms Japan (@blossomsbandJPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blossomsbandJPN\/status\/1601372515674116098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cl-4b7oD7vK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Blossoms bringing on Liam Fray singing Not Nineteen Forever and Please Don&#8217;t, died and got here again to life <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1mItYXD3qA\">pic.twitter.com\/1mItYXD3qA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mais (@maisie_beddow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maisie_beddow\/status\/1601357888370675712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl_EDjmKcYn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Blossoms performed:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u2018At Most A Kiss\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Honey Sweet\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Oh No (I Think I\u2019m In Love)\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018The Keeper\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Blown Rose\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Ode To NYC\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018The Sulking Poet\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Care For\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018I Can\u2019t Stand It\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018If You Think This Is Real Life\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018How Long Will This Last?\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Getaway\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Your Girlfriend\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Big Word\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018My Swimming Brain\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018My Favourite Room\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Please Don\u2019t\u2019 (with Liam Fray)<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Not Nineteen Forever\u2019 (with Liam Fray)<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018There\u2019s A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Charlemagne\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the London date of their tour final week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/blossoms-team-up-with-mel-c-and-rick-astley-at-triumphant-london-show-3360162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blossoms\u00a0teamed up with\u00a0Mel C,\u00a0Rick Astley\u00a0and\u00a0Miles Kane<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The band carried out successful packed set on the O2 Brixton Academy, which additionally noticed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/mel-c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mel C<\/a>\u00a0be part of them for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/spice-girls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spice Girls<\/a>\u00a0cowl \u2018Spice Up Your Life\u2019 whereas Astley performed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-smiths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smiths<\/a> hits \u2018This Charming Man\u2019 and \u2018There Is A Light That Never Goes Out\u2019 later within the present. The gig culminated in Kane teaming up with Blossoms for his or her hit \u2018Charlemagne\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Blossoms beforehand<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/mel-c-blossoms-glastonbury-spice-girls-watch-here-3255118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> teamed up with Mel C for \u2018Spice Up Your Life\u2019 at Glastonbury over the summer season<\/a>, whereas Astley toured<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/see-footage-from-first-night-of-blossoms-and-rick-astleys-smiths-cover-shows-3066376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0with the band performing Smiths covers final 12 months<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibits<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/morrissey-thanks-blossoms-rick-astley-live-the-smiths-covers-shows-3067370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0earned reward from Morrissey<\/a>\u00a0whereas\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/johnny-marr-gives-his-verdict-on-blossoms-and-rick-astleys-smiths-covers-band-3048563\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his former bandmate Johnny Marr appeared much less impressed when the gigs have been first introduced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/johnny-marr-puts-blossoms-and-rick-astley-smiths-covers-row-to-bed-ive-dealt-with-it-3054333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marr later advised\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0that the problem had been \u201cdealt with\u201d<\/a>, including of his grievances: \u201cThere was an M.O. there that just wasn\u2019t very cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '2300206660218433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Blossoms have been joined by Courteeners\u2019 Liam Fray at their Manchester Apollo present on Friday night time (December 9) \u2013 see footage under. 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