Jack McManus Latest News

Charity Concert - 3rd July '09

Jack is set to play a one-off charity concert at The Stables in Milton Keynes on Friday 3rd July. Billed as 'Jack McManus & Friends' the concert will raise money for Renaissance, a charity supporting adults with mental health issues. Tickets for the show cost �20 and are on sale here.

Watch Jack's Amsterdam gig

You can now watch Jack's performance at The Paradiso in Amsterdam online at FabChannel.com

V Photos

Check out The Jack Blog for photos from Jack's V Festival performance.

V Festival Stage Times (UPDATE)

Jack will now be playing at 2:30 (not 3:20pm as previously advertised) at V Festival this weekend: Sat 16th, Union Arena, Weston Park, Staffs at 2:30pm. Sun 17th, Union Arena, Hylands Park, Chelmsford at 2:30pm.

Amsterdam Photos

Check out photos from Jack's recent trip to the Netherlands over on The Jack Blog.

Dutch Show Webcast Tomorrow!

Jack plays his first ever live show in the Netherlands tomorrow at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. The show is set to be webcast live on the internet, so head over to Fabchannel at 7:30pm (UK time) tomorrow to watch the show live!
Click here to watch Jack live in Amsterdam!

Buy tickets for Jack's Amsterdam show here.

Festival Photos

Head on over to the Jack Blog to see photos Jack has sent in from his appearances at Oxygen and T In The Park last weekend!

'You Think I Don't Care' out now!

Jack's new single 'You Think I Don't Care' is available today from iTunes. Along with the studio version of the song there is also a live version available that was recorded during Jack's recent Virgin Radio live session. Get the single from iTunes.

GMTV Performance

Jack will return to GMTV on Wednesday 16th July for a live performance of 'You Think I Don't Care' - tune in early to catch him.

TITP Site

Jack plays T In The Park in Scotland this weekend and the BBC have created a profile page for him on their T In The Park website. Check it out here and leave a comment if you catch Jack performing this weekend!

Making Of The Video

Watch the making of the video for 'You Think I Don't Care' over at the Jack blog.

Amsterdam show

Jack will be playing at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on July 24th. See the live page for further details.

Introducing the Jack blog

Here at Jack HQ we've been slaving away over the latest addition to the website - 'The Jack Blog'. The blog will be bringing you updates from Jack himself, along with all the latest photos, videos, and links to Jack related content from across the internet. Check out the Jack Blog here, and if you spot anything you think we should post, you can email us. Don't forget to let us know your thoughts in the blog comments! You can subscribe to blog updates via RSS here or get posts delivered to your inbox via email here.

Video message from Jack

Check out Jack's latest video message.

Album out in Belgium!

Jack's debut album 'Either Side Of Midnight' is now out in Belgium - keep your ears open for 'Bang On The Piano' on the radio.

Watch Jack's MTV Session

You can watch a live acoustic session that Jack recorded for MTV's Brand Spanking New Live Sessions online. Jack performs three songs including upcoming single 'You Think I Don't Care' - check it out here.

'You Think I Don't Care' video

Watch the video for Jack's new single 'You Think I Don't Care' (released July 14th) here.

Virgin Radio Session

Listen to Jack's Virgin Radio session online here.

Breathing Life Awards

Jack's performance at yesterday's 'Breathing Life Awards' is due to be broadcast on Sky Real Lives (Sky channel 253) at 9:30pm on Sunday 1st June.
Tune in to catch Jack and his band performing 'Bang On The Piano'.

Video Shoot

Jack is currently shooting the video for his next single 'You Think I Don't Care' which is set for release on 14th July.
Check out the gallery for a couple of photos of Jack in action - more coming soon!

Birmingham Cancellation

Apologies to those who turned up to see Jack in Birmingham last night.
Unfortunately the headliner Sam Sparro pulled the gig at the last minute due to technical problems at the venue, which meant Jack was unable to perform.
Those lucky enough to have tickets already can catch Jack supporting John Mayer at Birmingham Academy on June 24th (the show is sold out), and Jack will be back in Birmingham in the not too distant future.

Jack supports John Mayer

Jack will be supporting John Mayer on his UK tour in June. The tour stops in Birmingham, Manchester & London and all of the shows are close to selling out, so book tickets now to avoid disappointment.
Jack has also been confirmed to play at the Oxygen Festival in Ireland on 12th July.

European release dates

Jack's album 'Either Side Of Midnight' is released today in The Netherlands and Switzerland.
The album also is also released in Denmark on Monday 26th May and in Belgium on 13th June.

And the next single is...

The next single to be released from Jack's album 'Either Side Of Midnight' will be 'You Think I Don't Care'. The single is set for release on 14th July and Jack will be shooting the video shortly - keep your eyes peeled for a behind the scenes sneak peak. Watch Jack performing a live acoustic version of the song here.

V Festival details confirmed

Details of Jack's V Festival performances have now been confirmed. You can catch him in the Union Arena on Sat 16th August at Weston Park, Staffordshire and Sunday 17th August at Hylands Park, Chelmsford.

Video message from Jack

Check out Jack's latest update filmed on his tour bus here.

Album released today!

Jack's debut album 'Either Side Of Midnight' is released in the UK today. You can buy the album in shops, as well as from iTunes (with a bonus track & digital booklet), or order the CD from Amazon and HMV. Watch an exclusive interview with Jack where he talks about the recording of 'Either Side Of Midnight' and each of the tracks here.

Newcastle Gig Cancelled

Sam Sparro has cancelled tomorrow's gig in Newcastle due to illness, therefore Jack won't be appearing either. Apologies to those who were planning to attend.

Napster Live Session

Jack and his band recently recorded an exclusive live acoustic session for Napster. The session includes alternate versions of 'Bang On The Piano', 'You Can Make It Happen', a cover of Adele's 'Chasing Pavements', and 'You Think I Don't Care'. Non-Napster subscribers can still get their hands on the session tracks by buying them using Napster Light. Visit www.napster.co.uk for more info.

Bang On The Piano out on now!

Jack's debut single 'Bang On The Piano' is available now on CD and as a digital download. Buy the single from iTunes here for 79p. Buy the single and 'acoustic rio version' of 'Bang On The Piano' from iTunes here for �1.49. The CD single includes new b-side 'Fly Around The Room', and available from HMV and Amazon.

Welcome to the new website!

Welcome to Jack's brand new official website. We're still tweaking a few things, but we wanted to get the site live in time for the release of Jack's debut single 'Bang On The Piano'. You may come across a missing page or two, but fear not - everything will be ship shape very soon! In the mean time, head over to the forum and register to begin talking about all things Jack.

Watch 'the making of' the video

Discover how Jack's misbehaving piano was created by watching the making of the 'Bang On The Piano' video here.

New Facebook game

Are you a Keyboard Wizard? Can you keep up with Jack? Play along to Jack's debut single 'Bang On The Piano' in our new Facebook game to be entered into the competition to win an iPod Nano. Get playing here!

Live acoustic performance

Watch Jack and his guitarist Chris perform a live version of 'Bang On The Piano' here.

Revue Bar show SOLD OUT!

Jack's first ever headline gig (at the Soho Revue Bar in London) is now completely sold out - enjoy the show those of you who got tickets!

Tour dates and Festivals

Jack is now confirmed for T In The Park and V Festival 2008 and will also be supporting Sam Sparro at O2 Wireless gigs in Newcastle, Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham. Visit the live page for further details.

Catch up with Jack no.2

We check in with Jack for the second installement of our regular 'Catch up with Jack' blog. Check it out here.

Watch Jack on GMTV

Watch Jack's debut TV performance here!

Jack to appear on Loose Women

Jack will appear on ITV show Loose Women on April 25th at 12:30pm - tune in for an interview and performance.

Headline show announced

We are pleased to announce that Jack will be playing his first ever headline gig at London Soho Revue Bar on April 23rd. Tickets for the show cost �8 (+ fees) and are on sale now.

Follow Jack at Twitter.com

You can now follow Jack as he updates live from his mobile phone on the road. Visit Jack's Twitter page to find out more.

'You Think I Don't Care' out now!

Jack's new single 'You Think I Don't Care' is available today from iTunes. As well as the studio version of the single you can buy a live version of the track recorded for Jack's recent Virgin Radio session. Get the single from iTunes.

'You Think I Don't Care' out now!

Introducing the Jack blog

Here at Jack HQ we've been slaving away over the latest addition to the website - 'The Jack Blog'. The blog will be bringing you updates from Jack himself, along with all the latest photos, videos, and links to Jack related content from across the internet.. Check out the Jack Blog here, and if you spot anything you think we should post, email it to us on info@jackmcmanus.co.uk. Don't forget to let us know your thoughts in the blog comment!

Watch Jack's recent Amsterdam gig

You can now watch Jack's recent gig at Amsterdam's Paradiso venue online. Click to herewatch the webcast!