Elbow will play their final live date of 2009 in their hometown of Manchester, it’s been announced.

The Mercury Prize winners will play the MEN Arena on September 18.

The concert will mark the band’s last public performance before they return to the studio to record the follow-up to 2008’s ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’.

In a statement, singer Guy Garvey said: “It's been a brilliant couple of years if, at times, a bit frantic and occasionally bizarre.

“To finish with a home town show is the perfect end to a perfect year."

(by Jason Gregory)