Overview

• Andy Whyment has played Kirk Sutherland on Coronation Street since 2000 after earlier appearances in 1990 and 1997.
• A TikTok clip of his rendition of Kings Of Leon’s “Use Somebody” has gone viral and prompted astonished reactions from viewers.
• Audience members and co-stars praised Whyment’s powerful vocals and called for more off-screen singing appearances.
• Whyment secured VIP passes to Oasis’s Heaton Park residency on July 11–12 through his friendship with Shaun Ryder and met Noel Gallagher backstage.
• Oasis’s five-night Manchester run continues until July 20 and is expected to draw around 340,000 fans, sustaining strong social media coverage.