{"id":170424,"date":"2025-06-09T14:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T14:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/170424\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T14:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T14:13:10","slug":"music-fans-share-mixed-reaction-to-brits-departure-from-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/170424\/","title":{"rendered":"Music fans share mixed reaction to BRITs departure from London"},"content":{"rendered":"

Music fans<\/a> have weighed in following today\u2019s big announcement that the BRIT Awards will take place in Manchester<\/a> for the first time in 2026. <\/p>\n

The organisers of the UK\u2019s biggest music awards<\/a> have announced that, for the first time ever, the BRIT Awards will not be held in London<\/a>. Starting next year, the honour will go to the country\u2019s northern powerhouse \u2014 Manchester. <\/p>\n

“We’ve had a fantastic history in London for nearly 50 years, and we just feel that now is the time to make a bold leap into other parts of the UK to the fans,” the CEO of the British Phonographic Industry, Dr Jo Twist, said. <\/p>\n

“Manchester has such a rich musical heritage, and it has a fantastic ecosystem of support there on the ground, including lots of amazing grassroots venues,” Twist told the BBC.<\/p>\n

Jason Isley, CEO of Sony Music U.K. & Ireland added: \u201cMoving to Manchester, the home of some of the most iconic and defining artists of our lifetime, will invigorate the show and build on the BRITs<\/a> legacy of celebrating and reinvesting in world-class music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Known for its thriving music and cultural scene, as well as famous artists like Oasis and The Stone Roses, Mancunians are seemingly thrilled at the news that the coveted event is heading north. <\/p>\n

\u201cCelebrating the Brit Awards right here in the home of 24 hour party people is the next chapter in its story and you can be sure that we will help them do it in style,\u201d said Manchester mayor Andy Burnham. <\/p>\n

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AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

But the news has been met with a mixed response online, with some expressing happiness about the move, while other social media users are seemingly frustrated that the coveted event will no longer be held in the capital. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is absolutely BRILLIANT news!!!! I\u2019m so happy that the Brits are moving from London and SPREADING the music scene across the nation!!\u201d wrote a cheerful social media user. <\/p>\n

Another wrote: \u201cWe\u2019re buzzing for this!\u201d But not everyone seemed pleased. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s such a downgrade. Why have you moved? It was in London for a reason. It\u2019s the capital. Big artists are simply not going to go now,\u201d fumed one Twitter user, while another questioned: \u201cDo you really want to go to Manchester?\u201d<\/p>\n

So what do we know about the upcoming BRIT Awards?<\/p>\n

The BRIT Awards, sometimes referred to as the BRITs, are an annual music award event hosted by the British Phonographic Industry, which celebrates all things music in the UK. <\/p>\n

First hosted in 1977, the BRITs have now become the country\u2019s highest-profile music event, usually taking place around March in various London venues. <\/p>\n

A number of well-known musicians have earned themselves multiple BRIT Awards, including Adele and Coldplay. Robbie Williams reportedly holds the record for the most BRIT Award accolades, having been awarded 13 awards for his solo work and five awards with Take That. <\/p>\n

Not only does it showcase the very best music, but it also helps introduce fans to new and emerging talent and a new generation of music.<\/p>\n

The next BRIT Awards will take place on Saturday, 28th February 2026. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s understood that the award ceremony will be streamed on TV alongside the live event, so people can tune in to watch the show. <\/p>\n

Until 2025, the BRIT Awards had been held at London\u2019s O2 arena, but that\u2019s about to change. <\/p>\n

The 2026 BRIT Awards will be taking place at the Co-op Live venue. <\/p>\n

No details have been shared yet about what to expect from next year\u2019s show, but more infromation is expected to be released in the coming months. <\/p>\n

How to get tickets for the BRIT Awards<\/p>\n

Music fans do have the chance to get their hands on tickets for next year\u2019s event, but no details have been released just yet. <\/p>\n

According to Co-op Live, music fans should sign up to be notified<\/a> when more details about the tickets are released. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Music fans have weighed in following today\u2019s big announcement that the BRIT Awards will take place in Manchester…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":170425,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,71018,393,4502,4884,257,2465,71019,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-170424","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-brits","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-fans","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-london","14":"tag-manchester","15":"tag-music-awards","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}