Manchester music and football stars gather for funeral of Stone Roses’ Mani

Liam Gallagher, Paul Weller, David Beckham and former bandmates among the mourners at Manchester cathedral

The Stone Roses singer, Ian Brown, has remembered his bandmate Gary “Mani” Mounfield as a “true musical comrade” and “always a beautiful soul and spirit” as hundreds gathered for the charismatic bassist’s funeral.

Paul Weller, Liam Gallagher, Peter Hook, Tim Burgess, Bez, David Beckham and Gary Neville were among the mourners at the service at Manchester Cathedral on Monday morning. Outside, fans packed the street.

Mounfield was the Stone Roses’ much-admired bassist and later a member of Primal Scream. He died at his home in Stockport on 20 November, aged 63.

His coffin, resembling the cover of the first Stone Roses album, was carried out of the cathedral by Brown, Gallagher, Primal Scream’s frontman, Bobby Gillespie, the band’s guitarist, Andrew Innes, and his Stone Roses bandmates John Squire and Alan “Reni” Wren.