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Electric Callboy Bring the TANZNEID World Tour to Co-op Live in Manchester on January 23

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4 days ago

November 11, 2026

Electric Callboy performing live. Photo by AAT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The biggest room in British live music gets the loudest party in metal when Electric Callboy bring the TANZNEID World Tour to Co-op Live in Manchester on Saturday, January 23, 2027, with India’s Bloodywood opening a night built on confetti, breakdowns and pure release.

The Manchester date opens the UK leg of the TANZNEID World Tour, the German band’s run behind their album Tanzneid, released August 7, 2026. The tour’s UK and Europe leg runs from Dublin’s 3Arena on January 21 to March 4, 2027, and after Manchester it rolls on to Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena on January 24, Bournemouth International Centre on January 26 and Cardiff’s Utilita Arena on January 27.

Electric Callboy’s rise has been built on a live show that refuses to sit still, part metalcore, part techno rave, part comedy sketch, all of it delivered at arena scale. Co-op Live is the room for it: the UK’s largest indoor arena, holding 23,500 people on the Etihad Campus, opened in May 2024 and built music first.

Special guests Bloodywood, the New Delhi band who fuse Indian folk instruments with rap metal, are the perfect storm front for the night, and the pairing has been one of the most talked about support bills of the year.

The show is Saturday, January 23, 2027 at Co-op Live, Etihad Campus, 1 Sportcity Way, Manchester, M11 3DL, with doors at 6:00 PM. Tickets are on sale now.

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Murderdolls Reunite for 25th Anniversary Shows at Download and Graspop in Tribute to Joey Jordison and Ben Graves

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17 hours ago

November 14, 2026

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The classic Murderdolls line-up in 2002, five members in black and red stage gear with Wednesday 13 at the microphone

Twenty-five years after Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls first landed, the Murderdolls are reuniting. Wednesday 13, Eric Griffin and Acey Slade will return to the stage in June 2027 at Download Festival and Graspop Metal Meeting, in tribute to Joey Jordison and Ben Graves.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of their debut album, Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls, Murderdolls will reunite for their first live performances at Download Festival and Graspop Metal Meeting in June 2027.

The shows will feature Wednesday 13, Eric Griffin and Acey Slade, and will be a fitting tribute to Joey Jordison and Ben Graves. They will be joined by Jack Tankersley (Wednesday 13, Bullets And Octane) on guitar and Mike Dupke (Wednesday 13, W.A.S.P., Dee Snider) on drums.

Wednesday 13 comments: “After nearly 25 years, I couldn’t be more thrilled to reunite the Murderdolls for these two festival shows. This is long overdue for the fans. It’s going to be a bloody good time celebrating the life of Joey Jordison and Ben Graves. I’ll see you all in June, and remember — in the Valley of the Murderdolls, the ghouls are still running wild.”

Acey Slade adds: “We never could have predicted the impact that the Murderdolls would have. It was just five idiots with Alice Cooper and Mötley Crüe posters on our walls, jumping in a van and trying to make as much noise and trouble as possible. And here we are 25 years later, doing it again. We miss Ben and Joey every day, and we’re gonna do our best to honour their memory.”

Eric Griffin says: “We did a lot of really stupid things 25 years ago, and we hope to do a lot more stupid things again next summer. All for our brothers in blood, Ben Graves and Joey Jordison.”

Tickets for Download Festival are on sale now, with more information at downloadfestival.co.uk. Graspop Metal Meeting ticket information is at graspop.be.

Joey’s sister, Katie Riekena, said: “This tribute will be an amazing time for the fans and will help keep Joey’s legacy alive. The surviving members of the band are extremely talented and I know that the guys, including Joey’s replacement on drums, will do a great job of keeping his spirit alive on the stage.”