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Stevie Wonder dines at Cafe Continental in Stalybridge after Manchester show

After his Sunday night gig at Co-op Live in Manchester, Stevie Wonder and his band dined at Cafe Continental in Stalybridge and left a £1,000 tip shared among staff.

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Stevie Wonder's team asked whether they could all come to the Cafe Continental restaurant in Stalybridge at 11pm on a Sunday, and Ryan Robinson said yes. Wonder's daughter Aisha was among the late-night diners.

Wonder, 76, was in Manchester with his band for the Sunday night gig at Co-op Live on his Songs in the Key of Life 50th anniversary tour. The Manchester show was the penultimate night of a 13-date European leg of the tour, in which Wonder performed all 21 songs from Songs in the Key of Life.

Wonder and his musicians dined on steak and seafood and gave a £1,000 tip, which was shared among staff. Staff at the Cafe Continental shared the £1,000 tip hours after Wonder's visit.

Wonder wrote Isn't She Lovely for Aisha when she was a newborn. Cafe Continental describes itself as a neighbourhood restaurant in the heart of Stalybridge, offering a modern, day to night dining experience.

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