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Barry Manilow in Manchester

(24 Posts)
Ziggy62 Tue 02-Sept-25 09:34:31

TheWeirdoAgain60

I LOVE Barry!

Not sure if I'm allowed to post this but Ticketmaster are selling tickets in next few days for various venues across UK

TheWeirdoAgain60 Tue 02-Sept-25 08:51:06

I LOVE Barry!

keepingquiet Tue 02-Sept-25 08:29:10

Go if you really want- better to try than regret.

Clawdy Tue 02-Sept-25 08:26:26

He's not doing Manchester, sadly. Unless they add a date later.

Ziggy62 Tue 02-Sept-25 08:04:17

Just been mentioned on Chris Evans radio show. Seems he is doing a few gigs in UK for anyone interested tickets on sale soon

Imarocker Tue 02-Sept-25 07:30:16

He’s now doing a Last Last Tour and will be performing at the O2 and in Manchester I think. We have been going to see him for so long that we can’t give him up.

Marmin Tue 02-Sept-25 06:49:37

My wife went to see him live at the Palladium last June. It was his final tour. She thoroughly enjoyed the show.

Jane43 Tue 02-Sept-25 06:43:01

Not one of our favourites but I do like ‘I Write The Songs’, David Cassidy did a nice version. Son and Daughter In Law saw him at LAX when they were going through security, they were quite close to him and said he was tiny.

Calendargirl Tue 02-Sept-25 06:36:24

I like ‘Mandy’ and ‘Could It Be Magic’.

He was of his time.

rafichagran Mon 01-Sept-25 23:19:06

I like the song Mandy, but he is just not my kind of performer.

butterandjam Mon 01-Sept-25 23:10:57

If I ever gave a thought to BM, it would be "Oh, is he still alive?

LadyGracie Mon 01-Sept-25 23:00:03

I saw him a few times years ago in Cardiff, he was an excellent performer then.
I wouldn’t go now, new face, no voice, I still play his old songs though.

Allira Mon 01-Sept-25 22:58:29

Clawdy

Ah, right, just read thread properly, it's not a live concert!

Not for £30!!

Clawdy Mon 01-Sept-25 22:23:54

Ah, right, just read thread properly, it's not a live concert!

Clawdy Mon 01-Sept-25 22:22:42

I looked online and thought he wasn't coming to Manchester? It looked as if Liverpool was the northern venue. Hope I'm wrong, DD and I would love to go!

Mollygo Mon 01-Sept-25 22:18:39

midgey

Didn’t realise he was still alive!

It was a surprise to me as well.

Casdon Mon 01-Sept-25 21:37:35

No. My rule of thumb is if I switch the radio off when they come on, I wouldn’t want to hear more. I think Copacabana is one of the cringiest songs ever, only beaten by Seasons in the Sun.

Allira Mon 01-Sept-25 21:13:14

Only £29.81 a ticket.
The Manly Barrilow himself can't be there for that money.

Actually, I quite like some of his songs.

One memory is of him on TV singing "Can't Smile without You". Four year old DD watched him then announced "Mummy, he's singing that he can't smile - but he is smiling. What a silly man!".

midgey Mon 01-Sept-25 20:53:50

Didn’t realise he was still alive!

benjamina Mon 01-Sept-25 19:43:28

Think it's a night of his music by candlelight. 20th Sept at the stoller Hall. Near Victoria station. Not the man himself. Its about £30.00.

crazyH Mon 01-Sept-25 19:00:30

Never really fancied him or his music (not that he cares 😂 )

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 01-Sept-25 18:56:20

Blimey. A blast from the past. He’s 82 now …
Not for this Mancunian.

RosieandherMaw Mon 01-Sept-25 18:54:13

I actually like Manchester but for me the only thing worse would be Barry Manilow in Wetherspoons

Mollygo Mon 01-Sept-25 18:42:00

Excited phone call about this from my sister. I never knew she liked him. What do you think?