Primal Scream make surprise appearance at Chanel Metiers d’Art show afterparty as they bring the house down at Victoria Baths

Primal Scream made a surprise appearance at the afterparty of the Chanel Metiers d'Art show at Victoria Baths in Manchester.

The Scottish band brought the house down during their performance at the star-studded event.

The group has existed since 1982 and is known for hits such as Rocks and Country Girl.

Singer Bobby Gillespie wore a silver blazer and matching pants, along with a black shirt.

Famous faces descended on Manchester's Thomas Street as Chanel brought its Métiers d'Art show to the north of England, despite an uproar from locals who ignored police orders not to disrupt the event.

Primal Scream made a surprise appearance at the Chanel Metiers d'Art show afterparty at Victoria Baths in Manchester

The Scottish band brought the house down during their performance at the star-studded event

Participants at the event included Hugh Grant, Kristen Stewart, Lucy Boynton and Jenna Coleman.

Manchester locals defied police orders not to disrupt the highly anticipated Chanel catwalk by holding a pro-Palestine rally outside and blasting karaoke from nearby pubs.

Residents of Thomas Street were asked by the French fashion house to dim their lights so they wouldn't walk on their balconies as models paraded down the catwalk.

But as celebrities gathered under the temporary canopy for the glitzy event, protesters just meters away chanted “Free Palestine” and waved flags as they called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Just a stone's throw away, punters also gathered at the nearby Millstone Pub, donning Santa hats and shooting the Lady in Red as they pushed back pints.

Others mocked the show for choosing Britain's rainiest city for the Métiers d'Art Christmas show, with one writing on social media: 'Manchester inevitably also experiences a Biblical rain during the event.'

Another added: 'Glad to see the weather in Manchester bringing the real deal for Chanel: p***ing rain.' Even though it's December, it's not surprising.'

As the afterparty started at the Victoria Baths on the other side of town, neighbors gathered in the street, with a woman in a dressing gown reportedly shouting: “What the hell is going on?”

The group has existed since 1982 and is known for hits such as Rocks and Country Girl

Some of the looks featured during the fashion show included a silver strapless top with a sparkling black skirt and a multi-colored mini dress with a beaded belt

The council previously announced that a number of roads, including the main street between Copperas Street and Nicholas Croft, would be closed for most of the night 'for an event in the Northern Quarter'.

The Chanel show, which has previously been held in fashion capitals such as London and Paris, was held in Manchester this year due to its cultural ties.

The Chanel website describes the northwest city as “one of pop culture's most vibrant cities and an avant-garde city, where bands, spanning all genres, have changed music history.”

Previous events have taken place in cities such as Paris and Rome, but last year's edition took place in Dakar, Senegal.

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