{"id":502540,"date":"2026-03-29T23:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/502540\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T23:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:32:08","slug":"the-coral-continue-to-receive-complaints-from-people-who-think-theyre-the-bookies-coral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/502540\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coral continue to receive complaints from people who think they’re the bookies Coral"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Coral<\/a> have shared messages revealing that they continue to be mistaken for the\u00a0British bookies Coral.<\/p>\n

The Merseyside\u00a0indie\u00a0band took to X today (March 29) to show a series of DMs they had recently received from a member of the public who was taking them to task for not paying out on a bet, under the assumption that\u00a0the band were in fact the well-known gambling company.<\/p>\n

The band\u00a0signalled\u00a0that this has become something of a regular occurrence for them, quipping: \u201cDay #77432 of some angry fella messaging us about not paying out on his bet\u201d.<\/p>\n

In the attached messages, the individual demanded an explanation for why his bet on a football match involving the Guyana national team had not yet been\u00a0paid out. \u201cThis is going everywhere you robbing bastards do you not make enough\u00a0with out\u00a0conning your customers,\u201d the person wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be a time line video going to the gambling commission but all over SM through someone very high up in sport,\u201d the threat continued.<\/p>\n

Day #77432 of some angry fella messaging us about not paying out on his bet \ud83d\ude02 #coral<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9GHSxgDJp8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Coral (@thecoralband) March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Fans of the band asked them why they\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0decide to pay the individual anyway, to which they replied: \u201cGenuinely no idea of what he\u2019s asking\u201d.<\/p>\n

In another reply, they joked: \u201cI\u2019d like to remind you we went double or quits on Liverpool winning the title so I\u2019ll be requesting \u00a340 this coming May.\u201d<\/p>\n

Genuinely no idea of what he\u2019s asking \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n

\u2014 The Coral (@thecoralband) March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to remind you we went double or quits on Liverpool winning the title so I\u2019ll be requesting \u00a340 this coming May<\/p>\n

\u2014 The Coral (@thecoralband) March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The band have\u00a0a number of\u00a0big shows lined up for the summer, including one in August, when\u00a0they will be on the bill as part of Courteeners\u2019 huge outdoor show at Manchester\u2019s Wythenshawe Park<\/a>, with\u00a0The Vaccines<\/a>,\u00a0Getdown\u00a0Services and Girl\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Year\u00a0Above all also\u00a0playing. Find more information\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and buy any remaining tickets\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They will also be playing at\u00a0Electric\u00a0Heart Festival in Surrey on July 12, as well as a homecoming show\u00a0at\u00a0We Are Wirral in Birkenhead Park on July 18 and 19.\u00a0They will also open for Madness<\/a> at Trentham Live in August, and at The Big Feastival later that month.\u00a0Tickets are available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Coral\u2019s last LP was their 11th studio album \u2018Sea Of Mirrors<\/a>\u2019 in 2023. That record included appearances from\u00a0Cillian Murphy<\/a>\u00a0and John Simm, as well as from their former member\u00a0Bill Ryder-Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In September, however,\u00a0the\u00a0band did release\u00a0an 8-bit retro video game version of their self-titled debut album<\/a>, dubbed \u2018The Coral Caves\u00a0Of\u00a0Illusion \u2013 Debut Album Celebration\u2019.<\/p>\n