Happy Mondays - Live at The Beacon, Bristol - 3rd April 2026

Who better to celebrate a long weekend with than the 24-Hour Party People?

After a buoyant opening set from The Farm, who bring all the late-80’s/early 90’s energy required, Happy Mondays drift onstage (characteristically late, not that anyone cares), ready to bring said party.

Fittingly, what follows is a celebration of their legacy and the chaos that always seems to surround it.

Gaz Whelan, Mark Day and Dan Broad enter the stage first, followed by Firouzeh Berry, who has recently stepped in for Rowetta, and the band kick into ‘Kinky Afro’.

Berry immediately stamps her authority, singing with confidence and flair. Taking on such an iconic role could feel daunting, but Berry rises to the role effortlessly, bringing both cordial respect to what went before and her own energy.

It’s a swaggering start, but the room erupts as Shaun Ryder and Bez enter the fray, and everything is as it should be.

Bez is already in constant motion, a blur of maracas and limbs, while Ryder delivers his unmistakable vocals with trademark offhand brilliance.

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