The Ting Tings At Manchester Apollo 26th February 2009

If you missed out on tickets for The Ting Tings Manchester shows this October, fear not. The band have just announced a one-off date next February...

To hear the hype, you might imagine that Jules de Martino and Katie Hill grew up in an achingly cool district of New York, studied at some outlandish art school in Iceland and then sauntered out onto the scene armed with a bagful of tunes bestowed on them by God.

Actually, the pair come from Salford. Yes, Salford. They first started writing tunes together when Katie had just left school and had moderate success with early band Dear Eskimo before that bit the dust. After that they honed their own brand of pop between shifts behind the bar at Islington Mill.

Their sound is poppy and edgy, with the energy of Le Tigre and the style of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and since they hit the big time with Great DJ and That's Not My Name, they've become Manchester's hottest protégés.

Their Manchester dates sold out in record time, and now the duo have announced a single date this February at Manchester Apollo. Grab tickets now because they won’t be around for long!