{"id":196963,"date":"2025-11-24T03:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T03:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/196963\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T03:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T03:09:12","slug":"primal-scream-pay-tribute-to-late-bassist-mani-at-manchester-warehouse-project-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/196963\/","title":{"rendered":"Primal Scream pay tribute to late bassist Mani at Manchester Warehouse Project gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/primal-scream\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Primal Scream<\/a> paid tribute to their late bassist Gary \u2018Mani\u2019 Mounfield during their Manchester Warehouse Project show last night (November 22).<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-features\/gary-mani-mounfield-stone-roses-primal-scream-obituary-3910703\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gary \u201cMani\u201d Mounfield, 1962-2025: baggy bass hero whose melodies made the Madchester movement<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mani originally found fame as bassist for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/stone-roses\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Stone Roses<\/a>, joining in 1987 and playing on both their iconic albums, until they first disbanded in 1996. He then went on to join Primal Scream and stayed with them until 2011, when The Stone Roses reformed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tributes-paid-after-death-of-stone-roses-icon-mani-age-63-3910631\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News of his passing at the age of 63 was shared earlier this week<\/a> by his brother Greg, who wrote on social media: \u201cIT IS WITH THE HEAVIEST OF HEARTS THAT I HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THE SAD PASSING OF MY BROTHER GARY MANI MOUNFIELD. RIP RKID.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last night, Primal Scream paid tribute to Mani by performing \u2018I\u2019m Losing More Than I\u2019ll Ever Have\u2019 in his hometown. The band also brought up a huge backdrop of their late bassist during the show, which current bassist Simone Butler shared on her Instagram page.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRZz1GeDUmW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRZtcEoCHTs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following his passing earlier this week, Butler paid tribute to Mani writing: \u201cTruly in shock at this. An incredible loss to everyone who knew and loved him. The moment u met Mani u loved him. The most brilliant and wickedly sharp sense of humour and the biggest heart and generosity. The smile in that first pics was so absolutely him. He called me his scorpio bass sister. My heart is breaking for his boys, family and loved ones. Was meant to see him tmro in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA terrible and sad loss. An amazing person, so so loved by everyone all over the world X just heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRSaxXTjR6T\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRUIJ0bDYrE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRSoB2-DS0m\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The band also posted a picture of Mani on their official account when they learned of his death earlier this week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRSgMQqDrNQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/oasis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oasis<\/a> also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-oasis-play-live-forever-in-tribute-to-mani-in-brazil-3911357\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dedicated \u2018Live Forever\u2019 to Mani \u2019 during their concert in Brazil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanna dedicate this to our dear friend, our hero, the one and only Gary \u2018Mani\u2019 Mounfield,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/liam-gallagher\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Gallagher<\/a> said before displaying an image of his face on the screen as they played \u2018Live Forever\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>As the song drew to a close, the frontman sang, \u201cYou\u2019re gonna live forever,\u201d and the band turned to face the image while the stage lights went down. Liam then told the crowd: \u201cAnd he can have this one as well, \u2018Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll Star\u2019,\u201d before launching into the track.<\/p>\n<p>Liam\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/noel-gallagher\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noel Gallagher<\/a>\u00a0had previously shared their own tributes to Mani, with Noel writing: \u201cRIP Brother. It was a pleasure to have known you,\u201d alongside a photo of the late musician on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRUjpgziPG1\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Liam, meanwhile, took to X to write: \u201cIN TOTAL SHOCK AND ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED ON HEARING THE NEWS ABOUT MANI MY HERO RIP RKID LG.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can read these and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tributes-paid-after-death-of-stone-roses-icon-mani-age-63-3910631\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">many more tributes from the likes of Elbow, Richard Ashcroft, Tim Burgees and Peter Hook here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Primal Scream paid tribute to their late bassist Gary \u2018Mani\u2019 Mounfield during their Manchester Warehouse Project show last&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9,10,18,13,14,6,19,17,11,12,15,16,5,6318,7,8],"class_list":{"0":"post-196963","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-breakingnews","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-featured-news","12":"tag-featurednews","13":"tag-headlines","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-latest-news","17":"tag-latestnews","18":"tag-main-news","19":"tag-mainnews","20":"tag-news","21":"tag-rock","22":"tag-top-stories","23":"tag-topstories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115602480355868834","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}