Big thank you to everyone at Manchester City for letting
us loose in their stadium for an Umbro shoot.

So, yes, the City gig is tomorrow night.

The big question is: Will JT be there?

The second biggest question is: who won the Umbro competition?

Well we won’t keep you in suspense any longer.

The judges picked three winners.

In no particular order:

Ben Prescott

Richard Connolly:

and Rob Scott:

Congratulations to those three, and commiserations to the others who entered. On the plus side, it seemed that most of the people who entered were City fans, so they’ve got no real reason for being upset at the moment. Also, Richard, if you’re reading this, please check your email. There’s a good fella.

Manchester is famous for its football.

Manchester is also famous for its music.

This isn’t something that has gone unnoticed by the good people at Umbro, so in celebration of Manchester’s great cultural heritage, they are promoting Manchester City’s new kit using record sleeve visuals across the internet and across town. You’ve got the chance to design some of these sleeves. Here are a few examples of what we’re talking about…

The competition is open for anyone to enter and whilst there are no runner-up prizes, there will up to 10 winners who will have their artwork reproduced onto sleeves, posters and flyers.

They will also receive tickets to ‘Live For City’ at the City of Manchester Stadium on the 17th of July. If you’re sat there in your shiny red shirt thinking “That sounds rubbish”, you’d be wrong as it’s actually an exclusive gig with sets from the Doves, DJ Mike Pickering, The Twisted Wheel, Kid British and The Answering Machine. And you don’t even have to like City to appreciate that kind of line up. More details here and here.

Artwork should be “square” (according to one helpful designer here) and sent to hello@lovecreative.com before midnight on Sunday 12th July. A panel from Umbro, Anomaly and LOVE will be judging the designs, and winners will be announced on Monday 13th July. Sorry for the lack of time. Any questions, feel free to ask.

It’s music.

It’s football.

It’s a competition.

What’s not to like?