Chat with Matt Goss ahead of Manchester gig

Iconic performer Matt Goss chats to our celebrity reporter Aimee Seddon ahead of his gig in Manchester.

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00:00kicking off your latest tour in March. Can I ask you how you're feeling ahead of that?

00:05I'm feeling excited. I want to ask everyone to like come and you know come and support it because

00:12you know I've been in the States for quite a while and I just feel like this is a good

00:17rock and roll setup where my band are sounding better than ever, probably the best band I've

00:23ever worked with in my life and we're just creating some brilliant arrangements. I just

00:27just really really want to see everyone turn up and where I can really just you know do what I do

00:32best. Yeah and what can people expect from the show then? Describe it. It's um well it's obviously

00:40it's as the title says Hits and More. I'm going to play all my hits, mine, Ross, what I've also

00:45but also what I've learned in Vegas. I don't want to compartmentalise it anymore. I don't want to

00:50put it into little boxes. I want it just to be like listen guys this is what I do, this is what

00:54I've done. We're going to do the whole lot on stage and just get get it out and just really do

00:59beautiful musical arrangements where people have moved musically and not just you know just because

01:05of the songs but because also because of the arrangements and anyone that's seen my show

01:11knows I'm a community kid. I communicate well with the audience and it's fun and it's

01:16but yeah I just I just really am excited because I don't I just get to do everything I've learned

01:22and put it on one stage. You're coming to Manchester, how are you feeling about that?

01:27Yeah well Manchester's got a little soft spot in my heart. I mean like definitely I've been there

01:32many many times. I think I'm going there next Sunday actually but um yeah I mean the restaurants

01:41I was getting we was getting a lot of I have a lot of fun wearing Manchester

01:45you know so I remember we went out for about about 40 of us went out for a curry and

01:50it was just the best best time so yeah. Do you perhaps name drop any businesses you like in

01:55Manchester? I went to the Ivy, they were really nice to me and had the most gorgeous dinner,

02:05met some great people yeah so that's the last time I was in the Ivy. People reading this,

02:11why should they get those last remaining tickets to see you Matt? I just feel like you know we

02:17have a lot of history like firstly the people that have stuck by me all these years that come

02:23out and keep this journey going like I want to keep I want to see everyone in the venue and the

02:30energy that the big audience creates is the most joyous thing you could ever experience so I want

02:36I want a lot to create a lot of joy and I want to see people around the country. I've been away for

02:39a long time and I just want to connect with everybody and you know I really believe it'll

02:44be one of the best nights out of the year and people that don't know me or haven't seen me

02:49if you're a music lover then come and witness just a brilliant band and brilliant songs and just

02:56let yourself be prepared to meet new people and

03:00make new friends and just have the time of your life. I mean I really mean that.