The National to headline Sounds of the City 2024 show at Castlefield Bowl

American rock band The National have announced plans to headline a huge show at Castlefield Bowl next summer as part of Sound of the City 2024.

Formed in New York in 1999, the band have the top achievement of having their last five albums all chart in the top five of the UK album charts. Earlier this year, the band released two critically-acclaimed albums, First Two Pages of Frankenstein and Laugh Track.

Fresh from a UK tour which included two sold out nights at London’s Alexandra Palace, The National have now unveiled details of their Manchester gig in July 2024 - with tickets on sale this Friday.

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The five-piece will perform at the Castlefield Bowl on Thursday, July 4 as part of Sound of the City 2024. Other artists fronting their own shows during the city music festival include Fatboy Slim, Tom Grennan, Jungle and a co-headlining gig from the Manic Street Preachers and Suede.

In 2017, The National received a Grammy award for their seventh studio album Sleep Well Beast. They were also nominated for International Breakthrough Act at the 2011 BRIT Awards. Band member Aaron Dessner also collaborated with Taylor Swift on her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore, with the singer later making an appearance on the band's 2023 track The Alcot.

Ahead of their gig at Castlefield Bowl, The National will also play the Eden Project’s Eden Sessions on July 2 and Cardiff Castle on July 3.

Tickets for the Manchester show on July 4 will be available from Friday (November 17) at 10am via Ticketmaster and See Tickets.