Paul Young is coming to Manchester

Following the passing of Paul’s wife Stacey last week our Manchester Academy date has been rescheduled to Tuesday the 20th of March. All current tickets remain valid and please do contact us if you require any further information. We thank you for your understanding. – statement by Manchester Academy 2

Paul Young is coming to Manchester this coming Spring with special guest support band China Crisis.

Paul Young  really came into his own with a formidably accomplished solo debut album, “NO PARLEZ” released in 83’ and including the number one single “Wherever I Lay My Hat” which maintained the number 1 spot for most of that summer followed by “Come Back And Stay” which maintained Paul’s presence at the top of the charts.

China Crisis are known for their string of hit singles, including African & White, Christian, Working with Fire and Steel, Black Man Ray and Wishful Thinking.

To win two tickets to the appearance in Manchester please answer this question:

What song did Paul sing in the 1989 “Nelson Mandela Tribute Concert” ? Please send your answers to Saddleworth News *

Paul continues to write, record and play live. He is breaking new ground each year. In 2009 he toured Israel, New Zealand and Croatia for the first time, amongst the many other countries he regularly visits. These dates were in support of the “No Parlez 25th Anniversary Edition” re-release of his first solo album.

2012 saw Paul release his first published Cookbook, featuring his favourite recipes gathered from the many places his career has taken him to.

The latter part of 2014 found Paul in discussions with Producer Arthur Baker, which led to the idea of making an album of their favourite & neglected Soul tunes. In the early part of 2015,  Arthur brought on to the project as co-producer James Hallawell, and work on the record continued throughout the year subject to Paul’s live diary. Towards the end of 2015, Paul was contacted by Gary Barlow (Take That) and asked to consider recording a song for a soundtrack that Gary was producing for a movie based around the story of Eddie The Eagle (which was released in March 2016) The song in question “People Like Us” was a perfect fit for Paul.

2016, saw Paul Young release his brand new album “Good Thing”. Paul has recorded a collection of Memphis Soul tunes and this will be Paul’s first soul album in 20 years.

Tickets go on sale today :

Friday 20th March
MANCHESTER – Academy 2
Box Office No: 0161 832 1111
Website – www.manchesteracademy.net/
Doors – 7.00pm
Ticket Price – £25.00

*The competition runs until Saturday14th 12pm. Any answers after this time are invalid. Only one answer per email address. The final winner will be decided by random draw if there is more than one entrant will the correct answer. Family, team members or anyone connected with Saddleworth News may not enter. The winner will be asked to pick up their own tickets from the Manchester Academy box office on the evening of the show and take with them their winning confirmation. No one under the age of 18 may enter. Saddleworth News holds no responsibility as to the conduct of the persons winning the tickets during the concert. The tickets are non-refundable and may not be sold on to another party.

Author: Jude Gidney - Editor

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