Roxy Music to play Manchester in first tour for 11 years
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRoxy Music are heading to Manchester as part of the iconic band’s first tour together in 11 years. Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson will be back together on stage for the first time since their 2011 For Your Pleasure tour.
They will play the AO Arena on October 12, one of just three dates in the UK, with the others being the OVO Hydro Arena in Glasgow on October 10, and the O2 in London on October 14.
Tickets will go on sale at 9am on March 31 via Gigs and Tours, though a pre-sale for fans starts on March 29 from 9am, with VIP packages available, via the Roxy Music website.
The tour will mark 50 years since the band’s groundbreaking debut album, the eponymous Roxy Music, released in June 1972. They will also take on a host of dates across the US, including stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Philadelphia and New York, where they’ll play Madison Square Garden. READ MORE: One of the most iconic art-rock bands of all time, Roxy Music released their debut single Virginia Plain in the summer of 1972, with the original line-up joined by producer and keyboard player Brian Eno.
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