The Streets

Mike Skinner – aka The Streets – returns for a full UK tour, playing his 2004 set A Grand Don’t Come For Free in full, as part of the annual Sounds of the City festival – playing two dates at Castlefield Bowl. So we’re talking bangers like Fit But You Know It and Blinded By The Lights, and Dry Your Eyes Mate to get you in the feels. Summer, Skinner, Castlefield Bowl. We’re there.

“A Grand Don’t Come For Free was a moment in time — for me, and for everyone who grew up with it,” says Skinner. “I wrote it as a story from beginning to end, even studying screenwriting to shape it and without the faintest idea how people would react. We’ve been looking for something bold to do with the live show, and we landed here: some tracks have never been played live, others haven’t surfaced in years. It’s a new challenge to bring the whole journey to life on stage, but I have an incredible band and we always give everything every night. So I’m certain we’ll make finding out what happened to that thousand quid a party every night.”