Courteeners
Alternative
The next Courteeners concert is scheduled for Sunday, June 29, 2025 at Blackweir Live in Cardiff, United Kingdom. See all 5 upcoming concerts
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About Courteeners
Hometown
Manchester, England
Formed
2006
Genre
Alternative
After seeing English indie outfit Courteeners perform, legendary producer Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur) agreed to helm their debut album, 2008’s St. Jude.
∙ Courteneers frontman Liam Fray dropped out of university and formed the band after a successful string of acoustic solo gigs at bars and open-mic nights around Manchester.
∙ Prior to joining the group, drummer Michael Campbell had never played the instrument before.
∙ St. Jude cracked the Top 10 of the UK album charts, a feat that Courteeners have repeated with all five of their subsequent LPs.
∙ In 2013, Manchester United named Courteeners’ “Not Nineteen Forever” the official celebration song of their 20th Premier League victory.
∙ “Winter Wonderland,” their first Christmas single, was written by Fray on Norah Jones’ piano at her home in New York City.
∙ Author Emma Jane Unsworth wrote a short story called Better specifically for Courteeners, who made it into a film comprising three music videos.
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