Courteeners are, indisputably, one of the biggest bands of their generation. Indisputably, at least, inside the M60. 

The four-piece’s Manchester shows have reached supernova proportions. Frontman Liam Fray’s words are bellowed back by huge legions of worshippers - an unencumbered city-wide chorus, unanimous in melody, civic pride and whatever night-time treat’s fuelling their primal expression.

These hedonistic congregations reached a noisy apex last July when Courteeners hosted their own mini-festival at Castlefield Bowl, for which 16,000 tickets sold out ...