David Beckham seen leaving his son's gig Cruz Beckham and The Breakers gig at The Deaf Institute in Manchester
David Beckham seen leaving his son's gig Cruz Beckham and The Breakers gig at The Deaf Institute in Manchester
David Beckham was seen leaving Manchester venue The Deaf Institute last night after supporting his youngest son The former United star left via the back of the venue alongside Cruz and girlfriend Jackie Apostel, as well as former teammate Nicky Butt.
Inside, Cruz was also supported by his grandad, David's father Ted and his wife Hilary, from the balcony above the stage. Throughout the show, David could be seen beaming at his son on the stage, singing along to the lyrics and at one point Facetiming the gig to someone back home.
Cruz has ventured into the world of music and is currently playing at venues across the UK and Europe with his band, The Breakers, as part of 'The For Your Love Tour. The tour began last week in Birmingham at Mama Roux's before heading to Cardiff's Clwb Ifor Bach and Exchange in Bristol.
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Ahead of his Manchester date, he played Park Book Club in Leeds and Glasgow's King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. After playing The Deaf Institute, on Monday (March 9) he'll play Southampton before heading to Brighton and then European shows in Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin.
He'll wrap the tour with a London show in late March at The Courtyard Theatre. Following this he'll fly to the united States to play shows in San Francisco and Atlanta.
In a series of nods to his family and his father's football roots, a collector's item ticket was handed out to arrivals on entry with a special note on the top. It read: "Manchester, you know this is a special one for me, as I have a lookalike of bass guitar. I love you."
As Cruz came out onto the stage along with his three band members, all wearing Manchester United tops, and David could be seen from the balcony cheering him on. In a further nod to his dad, Cruz's shirt featured the iconic number 7 - paying tribute to his father's highly successful stint at Manchester United from 1997 to 2003.
Cruz also dedicated one of his covers to “those up there” signalling to his family up on the balcony and as he left the stage he reached up to his dad and grabbed his hand in an embrace.
The appearance comes amidst rumours of a division at the heart of the Beckham family that have swirled since Brooklyn, the oldest son of David and wife Victoria, got married to Nicola Peltz, the daughter of American billionaire Nelson Peltz, in 2022.
Brooklyn shared an explosive statement in January full of allegations against his family, notably his parents – David and fashion designer Victoria – where he accused them of putting "Brand Beckham" above all else.
However, Cruz Beckham was seen sending an emotional message to his older brother, Brooklyn, just hours before taking to the stage in Manchester, which he described as being at 'home'. Cruz shared a throwback photo of himself as a baby being held by his older brother, with him simply captioning the post: "I love you."
David Beckham seen leaving his son's gig Cruz Beckham and The Breakers gig at The Deaf Institute in Manchester (Image: Stephen Farrell) 1 of 14
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