Following an incredible year of sold-out arena shows and headline festival appearances, Courteeners today treat fans to a brand-new live version of, ‘Sweet Surrender (Live At Co-op Live, Manchester), the studio version of which features on the album Pink Cactus Café.
Recorded at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena on their hugely acclaimed Pink Cactus Café arena tour, ‘Sweet Surrender (Live At Co-op Live, Manchester)’ captures the euphoric energy of Courteeners and their live crowd as one — a timely release ahead of next summer’s headline show in Wythenshawe Park, a gig that promises to be one of 2026’s biggest and best live shows. The track is available everywhere to stream and download now. Listen here.
Courteeners’ recently announced Wythenshawe Park show takes place on Saturday 29th August 2026 and sees Liam Fray, Conan Moores and Michael Campbell (joined live by Joe Cross and Elina Lin) return to their home city for a landmark celebration of two decades of music, community, and unforgettable live moments.
On the day, they’ll be joined by a stellar supporting line-up that features:
The Vaccines (performing their debut album What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?in full), The Coral, Getdown Services and Girl In The Year Above.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, 24th October 2025 at 10am from here or via GigsAndTours.com and Ticketmaster.
£1 + VAT from every ticket sold will be donated to the newly launched LIVE Trust, a new funding initiative from LIVE that will offer much needed financial support to those working across live music. The LIVE Trust will initially support the grassroots music sector that is such a vital part of the music ecosystem – from venues and artists to festivals and promoters.
Since the release of their debut album St. Jude in 2008, Courteeners have become one of Britain’s most beloved bands — building a community around their euphoric live shows and scoring multiple chart-topping records. Across their two-decade career, they’ve earned BPI Platinum, Gold and Silver certifications and continue to evolve their sound and energy.
Their most recent album, Pink Cactus Café (2024), which peaked at No. 2 on the UK Official Albums Chart received widespread acclaim — hailed as “Anthems” (**** MOJO), “One of their most exciting records to date” (Rolling Stone UK), and “Courteeners have already become stadium rockers. Now they’re stadium popstars, too” (**** Classic Pop).
Listen to Pink Cactus Café here