Primal Scream paid tribute to their late bassist Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield during their Manchester Warehouse Project show last night (November 22).
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Mani originally found fame as bassist for The Stone Roses, joining in 1987 and playing on both their iconic albums, until they first disbanded in 1996. He then went on to join Primal Scream and stayed with them until 2011, when the Stone Roses reformed.
News of his passing at the age of 63 was shared earlier this week by his brother Greg, who wrote: “IT IS WITH THE HEAVIEST OF HEARTS THAT I HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THE SAD PASSING OF MY BROTHER GARY MANI MOUNFIELD,” he posted on social media, as Manchester Evening News reports. “RIP RKID.”
Last night, Primal Scream paid tribute to Mani by performing ‘I’m Losing More Than I’ll Ever Have’ in his hometown. The band also brought up a huge backdrop of their late bassist during the show, which current bassist Simone Butler shared on her Instagram page.
Following his passing earlier this week, Butler paid tribute to Mani writing: “Truly in shock at this. An incredible loss to everyone who knew and loved him. The moment u met Mani u loved him. The most brilliant and wickedly sharp sense of humour and the biggest heart and generosity. The smile in that first pics was so absolutely him. He called me his scorpio bass sister. My heart is breaking for his boys, family and loved ones. Was meant to see him tmro in Manchester.
“A terrible and sad loss. An amazing person, so so loved by everyone all over the world X just heartbreaking.”
The band also posted a picture of Mani on their official account when they learned of his death earlier this week.
Last night, Oasis also dedicated ‘Live Forever’ to Mani ’ during their concert in Brazil.
“We wanna dedicate this to our dear friend, our hero, the one and only Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield,” Liam Gallagher said before displaying an image of his face on the screen as they played ‘Live Forever’.
As the song drew to a close, Liam sang, “You’re gonna live forever,” and the band turned to face the image while the stage lights went down. Liam then told the crowd: “And he can have this one as well, ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Star’,” before launching into the track.
Liam and Noel Gallagher had previously shared their own tributes to Mani, with Noel writing: “RIP Brother. It was a pleasure to have known you,” alongside a photo of the late musician on Instagram.
Liam, meanwhile, took to X to write: “IN TOTAL SHOCK AND ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED ON HEARING THE NEWS ABOUT MANI MY HERO RIP RKID LG.”
You can read these and many more tributes from the likes of Elbow, Richard Ashcroft, Tim Burgees and Peter Hook here.
