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Coronation Street Exhibition & Cinema

• Our brand-new cinema features an exclusive compilation of the best moments from 60 years of Coronation Street footage.
• Step into replicas of famous sets like Rovers Return and Roy’s Rolls.
• Discover iconic props and costumes from the show’s rich history.
• Relive classic Corrie moments through our 60-year timeline gallery wall.
• Visit the Coronation Street Gift Shop for a treasure trove of exclusive merchandise, memorabilia, and unique souvenirs.

Coronation Street Tour & Exhibition

Besides Coronation Street Exhibition & Cinema, you can

• Step onto the authentic Coronation Street – the world’s largest single TV production site where the dedicated cast and crew film throughout the week.
• Visit iconic external sets such as the Rovers Return, The Kabin and Platt’s family home.

Star Tours - Meet A Cast Member!

In addition to the Guided Tour & Exhibition, you can

• Meet a surprise member of the Coronation Street cast!
• Have the opportunity to take a photo with the cast and even get your guide book signed!

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Coronation Street Experience & Emmerdale Village Tour Bundle

• Coronation Street Tour, Exhibition & Cinema
• Emmerdale Village Tour. Please note the Emmerdale Village set is located on the outskirts of Leeds.
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Would highly recommend the tour with its new additions including the precinct, police station, exhibition of artefacts and replicas of the interior of the Rovers Return and Roy’s Rolls.

Our guide Sid was excellent – amusing and very informative. All the staff we came across were enthusiastic and friendly.

We had a lovely time, our guide Daniel was brilliant, very informative about the show past and present. We loved our time there had plenty of opportunities for photos, I enjoyed the exhibition at the end seeing all the outfits from characters and the rovers and Roy’s rolls set up. Fantastic would highly recommend.

The Coronation Street tour is great for fans of the show. You get to walk along the famous cobbles and see the outside sets. We chose to go on a star tour and met Andy Whyment who plays Kirk. It was good to see some peices from the set too. Our tour guide Callum was very knowledgeable and made our tour enjoyable. We would definitely recommend this tour.

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The Coronation Street Experience

1 st Apr - 1 st Sep '24

Step into over 60 years of drama

Once the cast and crew head home after a week of filming, we open the doors to the world’s largest single TV working production set, giving fans and visitors the chance to take an exclusive look behind the scenes. Join one of our expert guides and take a tour of Weatherfield and Manchester’s most famous and iconic street. Step into the world of TV and experience Coronation Street like never before!

Experience the laughter, the tears, and the drama as the rich tapestry of Coronation Street’s storytelling comes to life on the big screen . Join expert tour guides for a 90-minute tour around the biggest TV production set of its kind before visiting the brand-new exhibition and see inside replica sets of Roy’s Rolls and The Rovers Return , and discover iconic props. Plus now you can also meet members of your beloved cast with our mystery *Star Tours!

If you are visiting mid-week and can’t get to experience the full tour of The Street, fear not.. for only £7.50pp you can still get your Corrie fix with our brand-new mid-week exhibition.

Coronation Street Tour & Exhibition

Weekends – £35/£38 PP**

• Experience the drama on the big screen – an exclusive compilation of the best moments from 60 years of Coronation Street.
• Step onto the authentic Coronation Street – the world’s largest single TV production site where the dedicated cast and crew film throughout the week.
• Visit iconic locations such as the Rovers Return, The Kabin and Platt’s family home.
• Go inside the interior sets of Prima Doner and Weatherfield police station.
• Step into replicas of famous sets like Rovers Return and Roy’s Rolls in the Coronation Street Exhibition.
• Discover iconic props and costumes from the show’s rich history.

Star Tours – Meet A Cast Member!

Weekends – £55 PP**

• Meet a mystery member of the Coronation Street cast!
• Discover iconic props and costumes from the show’s rich history.  

Coronation Street Exhibition & Cinema

Monday to Friday – £7.50 PP**

• Our brand-new cinema features an exclusive compilation of the best moments from 60 years of Coronation Street footage.
• Step into replicas of famous sets like Rovers Return and Roy’s Rolls.
• Relive classic Corrie moments through our 60-year timeline gallery wall.
• Visit the Coronation Street Gift Shop for a treasure trove of exclusive merchandise, memorabilia, and unique souvenirs.

**Prices may be subject to change check the Coronation Street Experience website for the latest pricing details – www.coronationstreetexperience.co.uk

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Calling all Corrie fans! Coronation Street : The Tour has been transformed with the addition of a brand-new exhibition centre, cinematic experience and on-site café. Highlights include original costumes and iconic props, along with replica interiors of the Rovers Return, The Dobbs’ and Roy’s Rolls, giving fans of the show more of an immersive experience than ever before. We also explore the vibrant city of Liverpool on this fantastic two-day trip.

Included Excursions

We begin with an en-route visit to Liverpool. From the impressive Liver Building to the renovated Albert Dock, there are plenty of iconic sights to tick off and stories to discover around every corner. Fans of the Beatles can explore some of the locations frequented by the famous band, such as the Cavern Club or why not indulge in a spot of shopping in Liverpool’s Met Quarter?

Coronation Street Experience

Step onto Britain’s most famous street while listening to fascinating filming secrets from the expert studio guides. Be sure to stroll down the cobbles and take a selfie behind the bar as you head behind the scenes to discover the wonders of the production process and take in the iconic locations that have graced our screens for 60 years!

A city steeped in history, culture and attractions, Liverpool is one of the most popular city break destinations in the UK and makes a great destination for a coach break.

Liverpool's most famous sons “The Beatles” are celebrated across the city; from the exhibition in the Albert Dock to the famous Cavern Club where the lads once played, you can map out their incredible journey amongst the vibrancy and history that radiates throughout this city. 

The Coronation Street Experience

Get in amongst the drama and enjoy a guided tour of Britain’s most famous street at its home in MediaCityUK, Manchester.

The Coronation Street Experience offers fans the chance to take a guided tour of the external sets where this iconic soap is filmed, walking down the cobbles of Coronation Street, past iconic landmarks such as the Rovers Return and The Kabin, Rosamund Street and Victoria Street.

The tour has also enjoyed an exciting expansion and now features an exhibition centre, cinema and café. Don’t miss the chance to see original costumes and props, along with replica interiors of the Rovers Return, The Dobbs’ and Roy’s Rolls.

Listen to stories from yesteryear, hear filming secrets, take a selfie on the street and walk in the footsteps of your favourite characters.

What's Included?

• Return coach travel
• Overnight stay at the Britannia Hotel, Bolton (JG2 rating) with dinner & breakfast
• Admission to The Coronation Street Experience at MediaCityUK, Manchester
• En-route visit to Liverpool

Britannia Hotel, Bolton (JG2 rating) Britannia Hotel, Bolton (JG2 rating)

The Britannia Hotel, Bolton is conveniently located for our tour, two miles from Bolton town centre. The comfortable en-suite bedrooms offer tea and coffee-making facilities, hairdryers, phones and TV. The hotel also features a restaurant and free Wi-Fi in public areas.

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Coronation Street Experience and Emmerdale Village Tour for Two

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Dive into the UK soap universe with The Coronation Street Experience and Emmerdale Village Tour for two.

Join expert guides for a 90-minute tour of Coronation Street’s exterior sets. Enjoy a pre-show cinema experience, step onto the famous cobbles, and explore meticulously crafted replica interior sets of Roy’s Rolls along with the Rovers Return in the new Coronation Street Experience: Exhibition. Discover a treasure trove of classic props and costumes, and immerse yourself in the world of Coronation Street.

Experience the charm of Emmerdale with a behind-the-scenes tour of the stunning outdoor set. Join a 90-minute expert-guided walking tour to explore the village, capturing iconic spots like The Woolpack, Café Mainstreet, and David’s Shop with plenty of photo opportunities.

What's Included

• Coronation Street Experience with guided tour for Two
• 90-minute walking tour with an entertaining guide
• See all of the street’s most recognisable locations
• Explore the brand-new Coronation Street Exhibition
• Discover a treasure trove of props and costumes
• Emmerdale Village Tour for Two
• Gain unique access to the secret location where Emmerdale is filmed
• Fully guided 90-minute walking tour
• Complimentary coach transfer from a designated pick up point (Emmerdale only - due to secret location)
• See filming locations such as The Woolpack, Café Mainstreet and more

What happens on the day?

On arrival for the Coronation Street Experience, the two of you will be warmly welcomed, ready for your 90-minute tour to commence. You’ll meet up with your expert guide and head on an adventure around Coronation Street’s most recognisable locations. Don't forget to stop by the brand-new Coronation Street Exhibition, boasting a treasure trove of props, and costumes that bring Coronation Street to life.

Due to Emmerdale’s closed set location, your journey will begin at a designated meeting point. Here you’ll board the complimentary coach transfer which will transport you to a secret area within the beautiful Harewood Estate. The location and meet up time will be stated on your confirmation email. You’ll then embark on a 90 minute, expertly guided, outside walking tour where you’ll explore the village and see exterior sets of The Woolpack, Café Mainstreet, David’s Shop and many more – with plenty of time to take photos.

Participant guidelines

• Under 16's must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times
• Please be aware this is an outdoor walking tour where guests will do around 5,000 steps.
• Suitable footwear is encouraged
• The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary

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The tour is available on selected Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year.  Exclusions may apply. Dates are finalised with production two months prior.

We recommend you book at least six weeks in advance to ensure that dates are available. All bookings are subject to availability.

Please allow approx 1 hour 30 mins for each tour.

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When: April – September 2024 Where:  The Coronation Street Experience, ITV Studios, Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1FZ

The ITV Coronation Street Experience opened its doors in June 2023 offering Corrie fans more than ever before. Not just the opportunity to visit the cobbles once again, but also a brand-new visitor centre. 

There aren't many things hotter than Betty's hotpot, but fans of the nation's longest running TV show can walk the world-famous cobbles on a Coronation Street Tour. Visitors will have the chance to tread in the footsteps of Corrie greats from past and present, take snaps outside famous landmarks like the Rovers Return. The tour lasts 90-minutes and expert guides take you around the external Coronation Street set.

Afterwards you can explore the visitor centre where you can see inside Roy’s Rolls and The Rovers Return, iconic props, and costumes from the nation’s favourite street

Coronation Street Tours coach breaks  start from just £159 and include admission to Coronation Street – The Experience, return coach travel and one nights' bed and breakfast accommodation.

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‘Coronation Street’ and ‘Emmerdale’ tours back for 2024

Soap fans rejoice – the ‘Emmerdale' and ‘Coronation Street' set tours are back for 2024.

ITV Studios will reopen the doors to both shows for a new season of behind-the-scenes fun across 2024. With both soaps filming almost two feature films a week each, the weekends bring the time to stop and open the doors to give soap fans from all over the world an immersive treat as they step into the ‘real world’ where the shows are filmed.  With set changes and the occasional top secret storyline ‘spoiler’ no two tours are ever the same either giving visitors the occasional unpredictable plot twist visit or sight of something brand new before it hits the nation’s screens.   

Last year’s fantastic reaction to ‘Star Tours’ (by visitors and the cast themselves!) brings more dates for fans to meet their favourite cast members whilst wandering the cobbles of ‘Corrie’ or the lanes of Emmerdale Village.  

Alongside tours, at the ‘Coronation Street' Experience, the team are planning plenty more exciting activities and events including special cinema screenings and after the sell-out introductory screening event  ‘An Evening with Todd Boyce', more ‘Evening with….'  fun will follow throughout the year. 

Last year the ‘Coronation Street' Experience was unveiled including cafe, cinema and exhibition floor which continues to allow fans to experience that little bit of extra ‘telly’ magic from getting up close to legendary props and costumes, or sitting in the Replica Roy’s Rolls before a photo behind the replica ‘Rovers' bar after a walk around the real live set. 

Over in ‘Emmerdale' this year you will join your tour by coach from the beautiful Harewood House estate, home to the UK’s most famous village which is hidden deep within its grounds.  Arriving at the village guests will continue to experience fan favourites including a wander by The Woolpack, a nosy at David’s Shop and of course a walk through the world’s only permanent ‘fake graveyard’!

Guest David commented “It’s such a brilliant experience from start to finish. My wife is a  massive ‘Corrie' fan, she had the best time and so did I!!! Rory, our tour guide was exceptional, full of expertise, humour and knowledge and made the experience all the better. Would 100% recommend this tour to ‘Corrie' lovers and those who aren’t.”

Juliet, an ‘Emmerdale' guest said “Did the ‘Emmerdale' tour on Sunday, brilliant day from start to finish. Our tour guide was Sue, she was very informative with a great sense of humour, friendly and chatty and nothing was too much trouble for her. It was exciting to walk round the village, see all the houses and find out what goes on inside them. There were plenty of photo opportunities as you weren’t rushed round and had time to ask questions.”

Bookings are now open for both experiences, full details are below. Details of additional ‘super soap’ events will be released throughout 2024. 

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Website:  https://www.coronationstreetexperience.co.uk/

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Downton Abbey and Coronation Street star Joanne Froggatt pregnant with first child at 43

Joanne Froggatt, who is best known for her role in Downton Abbey, has announced her first pregnancy at the age of 43 on the Into Film Awards red carpet

• 13:46, 25 Jun 2024
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Downton Abbey star Joanne Froggatt has revealed she's pregnant with her first child.

The 43-year-old actress debuted her baby bump on the red carpet of the Into Film Awards this afternoon. The actress looked incredible in a red mini dress. She wore matching heels at the event which took place at the Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square, London.

The beaming star cradled her bump as she posed for pictures and looked happier than ever while doing so. Last year, the Downton Abbey star was pictured holding hands with a handsome man called Mark. At the time, insiders claimed that Joenna was "besotted with" the mystery man.

The actress has since kept her romantic life incredibly private and has yet to publicly confirm the the father of her unborn baby.

Joanne has been on our screens for nearly three decades - and her life has changed dramatically during that time. The Golden Globe-winning actress first appeared in The Bill in 1996 and has gone on to star in Coronation Street and Sherwood.

Most recently, she led the cast of ITV 's drama Breathtaking, portraying Dr Abbey Henderson on the frontline as the first wave of Covid hits.

Much has changed in her personal life in recent years too. Joanne tied the knot with IT consultant James Cannon in 2012 and the couple lived in Buckinghamshire. Gushing about her relationship a few years later, she told The Telegraph: "He's passionate about film and theatre, so we have a common interest – and he's not in the business, so it's perfect."

In February 2020, in an interview with the same publication, Joanne announced that she and James had separated and didn't reveal the reasons for their split. "We've actually been separated for a little while," she explained. "I'm looking to the future... I'm just going to embrace this year and see what happens."

In 2021, Joanne admitted her life was in a state of 'flux' after her marriage breakdown - but she still felt so 'grateful' for everything she had. The Downton Abbey actor confirmed they had officially divorced in June 2021 and were no longer working together, but it felt like an 'exciting new chapter' in her career.

It came after the star said she and James had been planning to continue to run their production company, Run After It, together. But Joanne told Red Magazine: "I've taken that over now, so I'm running my own company. I'm excited to move forward with it and get my head around the direction in which I want to take things."

Joanne was previously engaged to DJ Phil Vane when she was 19, and they were together for eight years. When asked what both of those ­relationships have taught her, she said: "I've learned in the past year that you have to be really grateful for the good things", including her friends and family, health and work.

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The UK's best film and TV studio tours

From King's Landing to Diagon Alley, these are some of the country's most impressive sets

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There's something about stepping into the world of a film or TV show that feels strangely familiar. Perhaps it's the local pub in a soap you've watched since you were a kid, or a grand old hotel that served as the backdrop to your favourite movie. Whatever the location, an immersive tour is a great way to take a trip down memory lane. 

You don't have to go very far, either. The UK has its fair share of fascinating movie backdrops. From the cobbled streets of Corrie to Professor Sprout's greenhouse in "Harry Potter", these are some of the best film and TV sets to visit in 2024.

The Making of Harry Potter, London 

The gold standard of film tours in the UK is this behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of Harry Potter at Warner Bros. Studio in Watford (about 20 miles northwest of central London). As the studio where all eight of the iconic films were made, it's home to an array of breathtaking sets spanning everything from the whimsical streets of Diagon Alley to the grand hall at Gringotts Wizarding Bank. 

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During the tour, visitors are given the chance to see countless props and costumes, discover how special effects were used to bring the magic on screen to life, and marvel at the art department's intricate miniature scale model of Hogwarts. Tickets for the standard day tour start at £53.60 and go right up to the £250 Deluxe Tour, which includes a souvenir guide book and a bottle of Butterbeer. 

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The Friends Experience, London

Fans of the much-loved TV series " Friends " will be pleased to hear they don't need to venture across the pond for this next tour. To celebrate the show's 30th birthday, Warner Bros. has teamed up with Original X Productions to create "The Friends Experience: The One in London" (tickets are currently on sale ahead of the opening in August). 

Set within the waterside ExCeL centre in east London, the experience will be packed with full-scale re-created sets, costumes and props. Among the highlights is the chance to play foosball at Joey and Chandler's; take a photo behind Rachel and Monica's purple door; and sink into the orange couch at the show's iconic coffee house, Central Perk.

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The Paddington Bear Experience, London

Set across a series of rooms at County Hall on the South Bank in central London, this activity-packed "multi-sensory" experience takes guests on an adventure to help the Brown family prepare for the Marmalade Day Festival. 

Written by Katie Lyons and directed by creative collective Immersive Octopus, the experience was crafted to celebrate the 66th anniversary of Michael Bond's first Paddington book. 

Kicking off at Paddington Station, you'll jump aboard a "full size train carriage" and journey through the capital to the Brown's house at No. 32 Windsor Gardens. Here, you'll explore multiple rooms before being transported to the jungle of Peru. The experience ends with a party at Windsor Gardens with Paddington himself where you'll be treated to, you guessed it, a delicious marmalade sandwich.

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Coronation Street, Manchester

For dedicated Corrie fans, this 90-minute tour of the set in Manchester is a real treat. An expert guide will take you through the cobbled streets of Weatherfield – the biggest single TV production site on the planet. 

Tickets also give you access to the permanent exhibition, which includes a collection of intricately designed replica sets (including the much-loved Rovers Return and Roy's Rolls), props and costumes from the show. There's plenty of opportunities to take selfies along the way, too. 

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Game of Thrones, Belfast 

Located in an old linen mill from the 1900s that went on to become the studio behind "Game of Thrones" , this tour gives a remarkable insight into the making of the hit HBO series. The studio is a half-hour drive from Belfast and around 90 minutes from Dublin. 

Over 150 costumes are on display from Emmy-winning costume designer Michele Clapton, including Daenerys's white fur coat and Cersei's coronation gown. Other highlights include early sketches by the art department detailing the meticulous scenery, and an expansive collection of studio sets (including the interiors of King's Landing), props and weapons (don't miss the dragon eggs).

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TRIC Awards 2024's most glamorous gowns as Coronation Street and GMB stars walk the red carpet

The tric awards is one of the most important dates in the entertainment calendar - and the stars of television, radio and online pulled out all the stops as they walked the red carpet.

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Stars of screen and radio turned out in force for this year's TRIC Awards (Television and Radio Industries Club), with the likes of Coronation Street actors and GMB hosts taking their turn on the red carpet (or rather, blue carpet).

The annual event recognises the best of the best talent from the world of television, radio and also online. With OK! as its official media partner, the glitzy Award ceremony is celebrating 55 years today (Tuesday, 25 June) at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.

This year's president is former Capital Radio DJ and Celebrity Gogglebox star Roman Kemp - who won the 2023 gong for Radio Personality - taking over from previous TRIC Presidents including Kate Garraway , Eamonn Holmes and Lorraine Kelly .

Scroll down to see some of the most glamourous gowns from the red carpet...

Strictly Come Dancing legend Shirley Ballas opted for a bright green wide-leg trouser suit which she accessorized perfectly with a string of white pearls and lace vest.

The BBC dance competition was nominated in the Entertainment category alongside Gogglebox, Race Across The World, and ITV's I'm A Celebrity.

TV personality Chantelle Houghton showed off her long blonde locks and incredibly figure in a one-shoulder floor-length white gown.

Former EastEnders star Danielle Harold looked a world away from her appearance on last years I'm A Celebrity. The actress played Lola in the BBC soap and won a multitude of awards for her emotional brain tumour scenes, including her final scenes portraying Lola's tragic death.

The Good Morning Britain family were out in force, with Sean Fletcher, Charlotte Hawkins , Ed Balls and Laura Tobin posing together on the red carpet.

The daily show was nominated in the best News show category, up against BBC Breakfast, BBC News at Six, and GB News Breakfast . Ed and Sean wore smart blue suits with unbutton shirts, while Charlotte stood out in a silk green dress. Weatherwoman Laura opted for a pretty light-pink floral tea dress.

Coronation Street actress Tina O'Brien stood out in a smart but playful shorts and blazer suit in lipstick red, with black cropped vest underneath and simple black sandals.

Coronation Street icons David Neilson and Maureen Lipman stepped onto the red carpet together, looking very different to their on-screen characters Roy Cropper and Evelyn Plummer.

The Weatherfield soap is nominated for Best Soap - against the BBC's EastEnders, ITV's Emmerdale and BBC Radio 4's farming drama The Archers.

A Place in the Sun's Jasmine Harman looked glowing and happy with her tan and floaty midi dress. The presenter has had a difficult year, admitting that she has struggled following the death of her colleague Jonnie Irwin, who died in February after being given a terminal lung cancer diagnosis.

Former Love Islander Patsy Field stood out in a daring white cut-out top which showed off her toned midriff, and dramatic black maxi skirt.

The stunning reality star took part in this year's summer series, and told OK! afterwards that she wanted to be confident and raise awareness of her disability, Erb's Palsy.

Manchester-born actress Julia Goulding flew the flag for Coronation Street , wearing a tailored black mini dress with high neck.

The 39 year old has played Shona Platt on the ITV soap since 2016.

Former IT girl Lady Victoria Hervey wore a brightly-coloured mesh-and-tulle purple dress with tight metallic leggings underneath. She topped it off with metallic silver stiletto shoes.

There was nothing Governess-like for The Chase's Anne Hegerty , who brightened up the carpet with a long floaty floral maxi dress. The former I'm A Celeb star has been a regular on the Bradley Walsh-fronted show for the last 14 years and is a favourite with viewers.

Anne's fellow Chaser Jenny Ryan was photographed wearing a comfy pair of white trainers with a black midi shirt dress. The pair were there to represent the ITV quiz show, which was competing with 1% Club, Dragons Den and The Traitors in the best Game Show category.

Another Love Islander, Lucinda Strafford , took the glam stakes up a notch in an incredible strapless monochrome gown.

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80s music heavyweight announces new album and UK tour ahead of Glastonbury performance

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The Beautiful South and The Housemartins hitmaker Paul Heaton has announced a brand new album and mammoth UK tour.

The chart-topping musician, 62 , is set to release his 10th studio album as a solo artist, titled The Mighty Several, on October 11.

To celebrate, the Fish ‘N’ Chip Supper artist is set to embark on a UK tour with shows in London , Leeds, Glasgow, Wolverhampton, Liverpool, Nottingham, Brighton , Bridlington, and Newcastle.

The tour will see the artist perform tracks from the new album as well as hits from across his career, with support from indie rockers The Zutons .

It comes ahead of the singer’s Glastonbury Festival performance, with Heaton hitting the legendary Pyramid Stage alongside the likes of Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA .

The Mighty Several is the follow-up to his 2022 LP, N.K-Pop, which he made alongside former The Beautiful South bandmate Jacqui Abbott.

Speaking on Chris Evans’ Virgin Radio breakfast show , Heaton expressed his excitement to hit the road this many years into his music career.

‘I definitely enjoy it now more than ever, without a doubt,’ he said. ‘I remember more now. You know what the 90s was like; it was a bit harum-scarum and there was a period where all of us were a little bit worse for wear, or just took things in our stride.’

Heaton has made an enormous contribution to the world of music since the 1980s, first fronting UK pop band The Housemartins since their formation in 1983 alongside Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim .

They achieved mainstream success with the singles Happy Hour and number one hit Caravan of Love in 1986 before they split in 1988.

Heaton alongside Housemartins bandmate Dave Hemingway formed the Beautiful South in 1988 alongside former Housemartins roadie Sean Welch, Dave Stead, and Dave Rotheray.

The group frequently recorded with female vocalists, including Briana Corrigan, Jacqui Abbott, and Alison Wheeler.

They released a number of hits including Song for Whoever, Rotterdam, I’ll Said This Ship Alone, and number one single A Little Time.

After the band split in 2007, Heaton went on to release a number of solo albums with his first, Fat Chance, hitting shelves under the stage name Biscuit Boy.

He followed the debut up with 2008 album The Cross-Eyed Rambler, Acid Country in 2010, and The 8th a year later.

Paul & the band featuring guest singer @riannedowney_ will be performing on the Pyramid Stage at this year’s @Glastonbury Festival which takes place 26th – 30th June 2024. For more info visit https://t.co/Xl3noR1q0f pic.twitter.com/j634G0CAmC — Paul Heaton (@PaulHeatonSolo) March 14, 2024

In 2013 he reunited with Abbott to record new material, telling Clash Magazine : ‘Working with Jacqui again was like going into your garage and discovering a beautiful, covered-up Rolls-Royce that hadn’t been started in years.

‘Jacqui is one of the best singers I’ve worked with and is also part of my past. It was only a matter of time before I asked her.’

Their collaboration saw both artists enter the top 10 again, with their second and third albums – Wisdom, Laughter and Lines and Crooked Calypso – both dominating the UK albums chart.

Their fourth release in 2020, Manchetser Calling, became their first UK number one album in more than 20 years.

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Play inspired by Windrush Scandal brings UK tour to Manchester

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• Saturday 22 June 2024 at 1:32pm

ITV News' Sam Taylor went to meet the cast and crew as they prepare for the final stop of their tour.

A play that tells the story of the Windrush Scandal from the perspective of a group of pensioners is being staged in Manchester .

The Windrush Warriors, which was written by and stars Coronation Street actor Nicola Gardner, is a "multi-ethnic comedy drama" that has toured the country telling the story of the Windrush generation.

Nicola said: "It’s an affectionate story about people in the autumn of their lives. The show is a life-affirming view of survivors; children of the Windrush generation. The Windrush scandal and its attendant hypocrisy is laid bare in this show.

"The show exposes the unfair predicament of people who having lived and worked in the UK for decades, are now heartlessly being shown that they are undesirable."

The Windrush generation are those who arrived in the UK from Caribbean countries between 1948 and 1973.

Many took up jobs in the NHS and other sectors affected by Britain’s post-war labour shortage.

It is called Windrush because a ship called The Empire Windrush brought one of the first large groups of Caribbean people to the UK on June 22, 1948.

At the time, the Caribbean was a part of the British commonwealth which meant those who arrived were automatically British subjects and free to permanently live and work in the UK.

But, the scandal began to surface in 2018 after it emerged, due to changes in the immigration system, thousands of Commonwealth citizens, many of whom were from the Windrush generation, were wrongly detained, deported and denied legal rights.

It was through talking to the people whose lives were upturned by the scandal that Nicola was inspired to write The Windrush Warriors.

Nicola said: "I spoke to them first hand and got their accounts, and that made me sit down and write this play."

The show's director, John Klark, added: "It’s been a real honour to bring those real life stories to the stage - this has happened to real people and it’s important to keep those stories alive and in the forefront of people’s minds."

The show features a diverse cast and crew, including Jewish, Irish, and Afro-Caribbean actors who all bring their lived experiences to the role.

Lukeland Chambers plays Brother Leroy, a "boisterous but fun" pensioner who arrived in the UK on the HMT Empire Windrush.

Lukeland said: "His job really is to rally the troops, keep everyone focused but also have fun while also supplying a lot of rum."

As the son of two members of the Windrush generation, Lukeland was able to draw on the experiences of his parents for the role.

He said: "They are the Windrush generation so I’ve often heard stories of how they were treated when they first arrived - so when I got the role it was a great reason to delve into that and use it for my character."

His fellow actor, Tommy C. Carey, was able to draw on his Irish heritage to relate to members of the Windrush generation.

He said: "As an Irish person, when we arrived in the 80s we weren’t really welcome… so for that reason I could really relate to the Windrush Generation."

The Windrush scandal and compensation scheme was introduced in April 2019, but five years on many have struggled to get the money they are entitled to.

Anthony Brown is a lawyer that represents and supports members of the Windrush Generation, and is also a founding member of Windrush Legal Defenders CIC in Moss Side .

He said: "A lot of trauma has taken place... The compensation scheme has been introduced but it's very confusing and a lot of people don't trust them."

However, Anthony Brown feels real progress is being made to right the wrongs of the Windrush scandal.

He said: "We’ve made a number of recommendations, but we’ve also realised that the community has faced detrimental factors in other areas such as education, health, art, and they all widen the disparity and add to the trauma.

"And we’ve found the Home Office is listening to that - and they are willing to work with communities up and down the country."

One of the recommendations the Windrush Legal Defenders CIC made to the Home Office involved encouraging art and theatre to help bring communities together and provide funding for projects like the Windrush Warriors.

Anthony said: "These communities have their own art, like Caribbean Carnival or sound systems, and that can bring people together. But we should also encourage things like plays and theatre to help tell our story both in and out of our communities."

The Windrush Warriors ends its UK tour at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester with five performances between 25 - 29 June.

Windrush Day has been held on 22 June every year since 2018, to celebrate the contribution Caribbean migrants and their families have made to the UK

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