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Mysterious billboard appears in Manchester teasing big Charli XCX and The 1975 announcement
by Adam Maidment · Manchester Evening NewsA number of mysterious Charli XCX billboards have been popping up across the world - with one in Manchester teasing a big announcement.
The singer, who will kick off her upcoming UK tour at Manchester’s Co-op Live in November, is gearing up to release a remix album later this month which will feature collaborations with the likes of Billie Eilish, Lorde, and Troye Sivan.
But full details regarding which other famous faces could be involved in the project have yet to be unveiled. But posters appearing across the world are now teasing fans on who could just be jumping on a track with the Brat songstress.
Featuring Charli’s now-viral BRAT slime green visuals, a billboard has appeared on Fairfield Street, near Piccadilly Train Station in the city centre, featuring the name of indie-pop outfit The 1975 written backwards - the same style as the album cover for the singer’s upcoming ‘Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat’ remix project.
The band, which features Matty Healey, formed in Wilmslow in Cheshire and started their foundations in Manchester. Since their self-titled debut album in 2013, the band have released a further four albums, including 2022's Being Funny in a Foreign Language. In 2023, the band headlined Parklife.
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More importantly, Charli is engaged to the band’s drummer George Daniel, who is often referenced in tracks in the original Mercury-nominated Brat album, including Sympathy is a Knife and Club Classics.
Sharing a photo of Manchester’s billboard, fan @oceantocity posted on X: “MANCHESTER BRAT WALL IS REAL. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” @lil_leemur added in response: “I KNEWWW THIS WAS COMJNGG YUPPP".
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Other billboards to appear across the world have featured the names of artists including Shygirl, Tinashe and Bon Iver. Other released tracks on the remix project have already included Robyn, yung lean, and Addison Rae.
Charli, who hails from Cambridge, has released six studio albums to date and has also had music featured in films including Barbie and The Fault In Our Stars. The singer went viral earlier this year after American presidential candidate Kamala Harris jumped on the 'Brat summer' aesthetic.