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Months before his tragic death, Mani's musical heritage was honoured by another indie hero at a huge gig.

Taking to the stage on the first night of Oasis' massive Heaton Park shows, Richard Ashcroft took time out of his support set to honour the legendary bassist.

Having appeared just before 7pm, Ashcroft found time during his set of solo and The Verve hits to mention The Stone Roses. Mani was thought to be in the crowd.

Dedicating Space and Time, released in 2021 as part of the Acoustic Hymns Vol 1 album, Wiganer Ashcroft said the track owed a lot to the Roses. As Ashcroft performed the track at Heaton Park, dedicating it to Mani and the band, Richard said: “If it hadn’t been for that band I wouldn’t be here”. View 2 Images

Despite only releasing two albums during

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