“God bless the fans”: Courteeners sell out 50,000 capacity Old Trafford show in 90 minutes

nme.com:

Courteeners managed to sell out their huge homecoming Old Trafford show this morning, shifting 50,000 tickets in just 90 minutes.The Manchester band, who last played the 50,000 capacity home of the Lancashire County Cricket Club back in 2017 for a triumphant show shortly after the Manchester Arena bombing, announced details of the new September 25 show earlier this week.

The gig will see them joined by special guests Johnny Marr, Blossoms and Zuzu.Shortly after going on sale, frontman Liam Fray took to social media to share the news that the show was sold out.“50k in hour and half,” he wrote on Instragram.

Absolutely blown away by you guys. This will be really fucking special. God Bless the fans.”A post shared by Liam Fray (@what_liam_saw)A.