Oasis star Liam Gallagher voices bulletins on Manchester tram line
Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher is voicing bulletins on Manchester’s tram community this week.
The Mancunian star will present transport data to Metrolink passengers whereas town hosts the Beyond The Music pageant.
More than 100 artists will probably be acting at 17 venues throughout town from Wednesday to Saturday – together with a day of free live shows culminating in a secret gig.
A tram passes by The intu Trafford Centre in Manchester in 2020
Gallagher’s bulletins additionally mark the launch of the Bee Network – the primary domestically managed bus service in practically 40 years.
A spokesman for the musician stated: “Liam’s doing his bit to get behind the pageant and encourage folks to get into town and help new up-and-coming expertise.
“When the request was first made by Bee Network champion Andy Burnham, Liam loved the idea of surprising tram users by doing the announcements, and he was given the chance to choose his favourite line. You’ll have to get onto a tram into the city to find out which it is.”
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham stated: “We are supporting all of it the best way and are assured that it’ll grow to be a fixture within the metropolis’s calendar.
“True to Manchester’s traditions, Beyond The Music is a co-operative endeavour which aims to give all players in the music industry an equal voice and equal say on the change it needs.
“By doing that, our intention is to strengthen certainly one of Manchester’s, and Britain’s, most vital exports.
“There surely can’t be any better way of marking the launch of the Bee Network and the first Beyond The Music than getting one of Manchester’s most famous voices announcing the stops on his favourite Metrolink line.”
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Mr Burnham added: “It means a lot to us that Liam has agreed to do this and show his support for his home city.
“Supporting our music venues and giving folks cheaper and higher public transport to and from our gigs is what we’re all about.
“I am sure that Liam’s dulcet tones will wake up a few early-morning commuters, brighten up many a journey, and produce a lot of smiles along the way.”
The pageant goals to focus on new music and grassroots venues and develop expertise and infrastructure help.