Paul Heaton at Co-op Live, Manchester, 14 November 2026

Paul Heaton plays Co-op Live in Manchester on 14 November 2026, 19:30. He was lead singer and main lyricist of the Housemartins, who released the UK number one "Caravan of Love" in 1986. He then formed the Beautiful South with Dave Hemingway, the Housemartins' drummer. The Beautiful South's debut album, Welcome to the Beautiful South, came out in 1989, and the band disbanded in 2007. In 2014 Heaton released What Have We Become?, a collaboration with former Beautiful South vocalist Jacqui Abbott.