Shaun Ryder: Last News

Damon Albarn has revealed that after Gorillaz’ divisive Glastonbury headline set in 2010, Kate Bush phoned to tell him it was “one of the best shows she’d ever seen”.Last night (February 23), Albarn and visual artist Jamie Hewlett sat down for a Q+A session with comedian Alan Carr for Banquet Records, attended by NME.Taking to the stage at former-cinema-turned-nightclub Pryzm in Kingston, Albarn explained that “Glastonbury was very memorable because it was so different to any other performance that had been before us”.“We wanted to just be, and not do the normal schtick of ‘hello Glastonbury, how are you all feeling?’ We wanted to just do our thing,” he continued.Gorillaz were last-minute replacements for U2 who had to postpone their appearance after Bono injured his back. Albarn returned to the iconic festival with Gorillaz one year after topping the bill with Blur.“I realised halfway through the Gorillaz set that the audience had no idea who some of the guests that we were bring onstage were, because I wasn’t introducing them,” he said of the set that included the likes of Bobby Womack, Bootie Brown, De La Soul, Lou Reed, Happy Mondays‘ Shaun Ryder, The Fall‘s Mark E.

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Shaun Ryder has shared details of his first live solo performance in 11 years, with all money raised on the night going to mental health charity Mind.The Happy Mondays star will play a hometown charity gig at Manchester’s Factory 251 on October 7, supported by club night and record label This Feeling – including an appearance from Creation Records founder and former Oasis manager Alan McGee, among other “surprises” promised for the evening.“I’m really looking forward to playing my first solo show in 11 years,” Ryder said in a statement. “It’ll be great to play some songs from my album ‘Visits From Future Technology’ live.”Tickets for the charity show are available to purchase here.Originally recorded in Los Angeles back in 2010, McGee suggested to Ryder that he revisit the sessions, leading to its release in 2021 with re-recorded vocals and additional help from producer Sunny Levine.Describing the album last year – his follow-up to 2003’s ‘Amateur Night In The Big Top’ – Ryder said: “In my delusional ADHD brain it’s my ‘Sgt.

Carol Vorderman and Paul Burrell have been spotted returning from South Africa, after reportedly filming I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’s All Stars special. The juggernaut series will be reaching our screens next year, after hosts by Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly made the exciting announcement last week. The spin-off series sees campmates from previous seasons of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here return to the jungle once again.

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Gillian McKeith, Carol Vorderman and Amir Khan are leading I'm A Celebrity All Stars line-up as it gets set to hit screens next year.

Joe Swash and Phil Tufnell are reportedly among the 15 celebrity contestants for the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! all-star special. Winners and losers of previous series will come together for another chance to become king or queen of the jungle – or even to retain their crowns. ITV did not confirm the famous faces, which have been reported by The Sun, and said more details will be revealed nearer the time.

Happy Mondays legend Bez married his long-term partner earlier this month – see him dance at the altar below.The star, real name Mark Berry, tied the knot with Firouzeh Razavi on September 4 at St Mary’s Church in Kentchurch, Herefordshire.This weekend (September 10) the official Happy Mondays Twitter account shared footage from the wedding, which sees Bez doing his iconic dancing at the altar.“Sing hosanna to the King!!” the tweet reads.See Bez dancing his way down the aisle below.Sing hosanna to the King!! Bez & Frou ❤️ pic.twitter.com/80UgFk7Ci4— Happy Mondays (@Happy_Mondays) September 10, 2022Earlier this summer Happy Mondays released a new EP, ‘Tart Tart’, in tribute to their late bassist Paul Ryder. Ryder passed away on July 15 at the age of 58.In a statement, his surviving bandmates described him as “a true pioneer and legend” who will be “forever missed”.

Gorillaz were the headline act at London festival All Points East on Friday (August 19). They topped a line-up that included appearances from Idles, Pusha-T, Yves Tumor, and Turnstile, all of whom you can imagine working with Damon Albarn in some capacity (if they haven't already).

Gorillaz headlined London’s All Points East last night (August 19) and debuted a new collaboration with Tame Impala and Bootie Brown – watch them play ‘New Gold’ below.The band played the Victoria Park festival to kick off the second part of their 2022 European tour, and were supported by IDLES, Turnstile, Yves Tumor, Self Esteem, Femi Kuti, Obongjayar, NewDad, Remi Wolf, Gabriels, Ibeyi, Nia Archives and Willow Kayne.During their headline set, they brought out a bounty of special guests including De La Soul, Happy Mondays‘ Shaun Ryder, Popcaan, Moonchild Sanelly and Mos Def.Half way through the set, they then debuted a brand new song called ‘New Gold’, featuring Tame Impala and Bootie Brown.

Echo and The Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch has sung at Happy Mondays’ Paul Ryder’s funeral.Ryder, who was the bassist of the Happy Mondays and brother of frontman Shaun, died last month at the age of 58.Posting the news on social media, the band wrote: “The Ryder family and Happy Mondays band members are deeply saddened and shocked to say that Paul Ryder passed away this morning. A true pioneer and legend. He will be forever missed.”Alan McGee, who was in attendance at the service, described it as an “amazing send off” and recalled how he spoke at the beginning of the funeral, which took place in Manchester yesterday (August 4).

Some of the biggest names in Manchester’s music scene were amongst those in attendance at the funeral of Happy Mondays ’ guitarist Paul Ryder today.

Happy Mondays singer Paul Ryder was laid to rest at a funeral service in Manchester today. The musician, who played bass in the English rock band, died on July 15 at the age of 58 just hours before the group were due to perform a gig. A cause of death has not been revealed but his brother Shaun Ryder said Paul had complained of headaches in the hours before he died. On Thursday, Shaun and other loved ones gathered at St Charles Church in Swinton to pay their final respects to Paul. Shaun, who is also a member of Happy Mondays, led the mourners and was seen carrying Paul’s casket into the church alongside five other pallbearers. At one point, the 59-year-old singer looked overwhelmed with emotion as he spoke to other mourners but also flashed a smile as he walked to the service.

Happy Mondays have released a new EP, ‘Tart Tart’, in tribute to their late bassist Paul Ryder.Ryder passed away on July 15 at the age of 58. In a statement, his surviving bandmates described him as “a true pioneer and legend” who will be “forever missed”.

Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder has revealed how his brother Paul Ryder felt unwell in the hours before his sudden death this month. Bass player Paul died on July 15 at the age of 58 on the same day the popular rock band were due to perform at the Kubix Festival in Sunderland. The musician was a founding member of Happy Mondays alongside his brother Shaun, and tributes from the music industry poured in after news of his death broke. Shaun, 59, has now opened up about the death of his brother for the first time, and said their mother Linda discovered Paul in his bed after he had complained of feeling ill following his return from the US. ‘It’s a mad one as he does that flight all the time from LA to here,’ the singer explained to The Sun. ‘He lands and starts complaining about this headache. It was murdering him.

Celebrity Gogglebox fan-favourite Shaun Ryder has paid tribute to his brother and Happy Mondays bandmate Paul, who sadly passed away at age 58. An announcement was made on the band's Facebook page on Friday (July 15), calling Paul a "true pioneer and legend". Alongside a photo of Paul, the caption read: "The Ryder family and Happy Mondays band members are deeply saddened and shocked to say that Paul Ryder passed away this morning.

Paul Ryder's family have announced that the Happy Mondays' co-founder has passed away. A statement shared on the group's official Facebook read: "The Ryder family and Happy Mondays band members are deeply saddened and shocked to say that Paul Ryder passed away this morning. "A true pioneer and legend.

K.J. Yossman “Heartstopper’s” Kit Connor, Joe Locke, Yasmin Finney and William Gao are set to appear in a Pride-themed episode of “Celebrity Gogglebox.”“Gogglebox” is the long-running Channel 4 unscripted series that sees regular people and their family and friends reacting to television shows that aired the previous week.

Self Esteem and Bimini Bon Boulash will appear on this week’s episode of Celebrity Gogglebox, it’s been announced.The fourth season of the TV commentary show’s celebrity edition is currently airing on Channel 4, with Melanie C, Shaun Ryder and Bez, and Eurovision runner-up Sam Ryder among those to have appeared so far.Today (June 30), it’s been confirmed that Self Esteem (aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor) will share the sofa with RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Bimini on tomorrow’s episode of the programme (July 1).“I’m on telly watching telly with my spirit animal [Self Esteem] tomorrow night on gogglebox!” the latter wrote on Twitter alongside an official promo image.Retweeting the post, Taylor wrote: “Quite honestly the pinnacle of my personal and professional life.”Self Esteem later shared a polaroid picture of herself and her fellow Goggleboxer, writing: “I knew one day me and [Bimini] would collab on something and I am so glad that the collective internet brain breaking our power combined would have has ended up being saved for us doing [Celebrity Gogglebox].”Check out those posts below.quite honestly the pinnacle of my personal and professional life https://t.co/QpBe2A02nT— Rebecca Lucy Taylor (@SELFESTEEM___) June 30, 2022I knew one day me and @biminibabes would collab on something and I am so glad that the collective internet brain breaking our power combined would have has ended up being saved for us doing @C4Gogglebox pic.twitter.com/tioG0DQENu— Rebecca Lucy Taylor (@SELFESTEEM___) June 30, 2022You can tune into episode four of Celebrity Gogglebox season four on Channel 4 at 9pm BST tomorrow, or catch up on-demand via All4.Last weekend saw Self Esteem perform a set on Glastonbury’s John Peel Stage while donning an outfit

Aitch and Bakar have shared their new collaborative single, ‘In Disguise’ – you can listen to the track below.The Manchester rapper and the London-based singer/songwriter have teamed up for the song, which will feature on the former’s forthcoming debut album ‘Close To Home’.‘In Disguise’ follows on from Aitch’s previous album previews ‘1989’ (which samples The Stones Roses’ ‘Fools Gold’) and the Ashanti-featuring ‘Baby’.You can listen to Aitch and Bakar’s ‘In Disguise’ below.Aitch will head out on a UK and Ireland tour in October in support of ‘Close To Home’, which will be released on August 19 via Capitol.Due to kick off in Dublin on October 3, the ‘Close To Home’ tour will then visit cities including Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bristol and London.Tickets for the ‘Close To Home’ tour are on sale now from here, and you can see Aitch’s upcoming tour dates below.October3 – Olympia Theatre, Dublin6 – O2 Academy, Glasgow8 – O2 Academy, Leeds9 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle11 – O2 Academy 1, Liverpool12 – O2 Academy 1, Sheffield14 – Rock City, Nottingham16 – O2 Academy 1, Leicester17 – O2 Academy, Birmingham19 – The Great Hall, Cardiff20 – O2 Academy 1, Bournemouth21 – O2 Academy 1, Bristol22 – Alexandra Palace, London24 – O2 Victoria Warehouse, ManchesterAitch, who will also host a pool party at this year’s Ibiza Rocks in August, said in a recent interview that Shaun Ryder agreed to come to the studio to work on his new album in exchange for “four cans of Guinness”.According to The Face, the Happy Mondays vocalist can be heard on the record saying: “I’ve [had] loads of nights out involving drugs, sex, fucking – you name it.

Aitch has announced a pool party that will take place at this year’s Ibiza Rocks.The Manchester rapper will hold the party, deemed ‘Aitch20’, on August 9 from 2-10pm.You can see the full details of the event, and view ticket packages, here:A post shared by Ibiza Rocks (@ibizarocks)Last month, Aitch shared his latest single ‘1989’, featuring Shaun Ryder.The track sees Aitch rapping over a sample of The Stone Roses‘ ‘Fools Gold’.It is taken from Aitch’s forthcoming debut album ‘Close To Home’, which will be released on August 19 via Capitol. The record has been described as “a love letter to the city which shaped him”.Speaking to NME earlier this year, Aitch said he was “a proud Mancunian” and that his upcoming album will be “100,000 per cent a proper Manchester album,” that leans into the city’s proud musical heritage.Meanwhile, he recently said that he would pay £7million to Liam Gallagher if he would feature on his next album.Aitch also reiterated his plans to NME on the red carpet of the BRIT Awards 2022, where he told us of his plans to meet Gallagher at the ceremony and talk him into a collaboration.Asked how he’d go about starting up a conversation with the former Oasis frontman, the 22-year-old replied: “I’ll just say, ‘Why are [you] not on my album yet?’ See how it goes from there.”Speaking to NME recently, Gallagher responded saying that he won’t be appearing on his album, adding: “He ain’t got seven million fucking quid – he ain’t got fucking seven fucking quid, never mind fucking seven million.”He continued: “Listen, I don’t do that – that’s not for me, man.