Isn’t it wonderful now that the sun is out, and summer is getting into full swing? With the temperature rising, you’re bound to need a break from the sunlight, and getting inside a dark venue in Manchester is the perfect way to do that!
Here is what is going on in Manchester this April.
April 3rd
Divorce – Gorilla.
With the long-anticipated debut album finally releasing last month, the Nottingham quartet are wasting no time to get out on the road and show off their amazing skills. ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’ released in the first week of March to extremely positive reviews from the likes of RollingStone, the NME and of course Silent Radio.
The Alt/country/grunge four piece will take the stage in Manchester’s Gorilla on the 3rd of April, be there at 7:15, its gonna be a big one, make sure you don’t miss it!
Jools – Gulliver’s
Kids Return – Band on the Wall
The Nightmares – Star & Garter
April 4th
Olly Alexander – Aviva Studios
You may know Olly Alexander as the lead singer of Years & Years. With the band he accumulated two number 1 albums and a number 1 single. However, it has been over a year since the band parted, and now Olly Alexander is back under his own name.
His latest album ‘Polari’ released at the start of February, and he is kicking off his tour in Birmingham and Glasgow before heading to Manchester.
Olly Alexander will be on stage at Aviva Studios, and doors are at 7pm.
Skunk Anansie – Apollo
Better Joy – Night and Day
April 5th
Pheobe Green – Deaf Institute
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls – Academy
April 9th
Pale Blue eyes – Gorilla
April 10th
Lambrini Girls – Gorilla
April 11th
Primal Scream – Aviva Studios
Another gig taking place at the Aviva Studios this month is Primal Scream, after forming in Scotland in 1982, Primal Scream have done it all! And released their latest album “Come Ahead” in November of last year, now the five-piece band are taking their new album on tour.
Fans can expect new tracks such as ‘Circus of life’ which NME state as an ‘album highlight’ as well as old classics such as ‘Movin’ on Up.’
Be there at 7pm for a night of classic rock and indie anthems.
Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs – New Century Hall
If you’re looking for something heavier, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs are taking the stage at New Century Hall. Their newest album, releases on the 4th of April, and the Newcastle Stoner metal band have released 3 singles, that have fans full of excitement for the release of the new album.
If this is something that sounds like your kind of night, be at New Century Hall at 7pm.
Carmel Smickersgill – Sacred Trinity Church
April 12th
Porches – Yes
April 13th
DeWolff – Deaf Institute
This month, DeWolff are bringing their mix of psychedelic rock, fused with blues rock tour to Manchester. The Dutch trio are famed for their live performances, and their mixture of hard guitar that blasts your eardrums, and the sudden shift to something more blues-like and softer.
DeWolff will play at the Deaf Institute and music is set to start from 7pm.
Father John Misty – Apollo
April 18th
Caity Baser – Factory 251
April 19th
Peter Hook & The Light – Victoria Warehouse
Peter Hook has had nothing short of an incredible career, from his beginnings in the post-punk gritty Manchester band Joy Division, to the more upbeat, still powerful, and still amazing, New Order, Hook’s latest tour, features one hell of a setlist!
Playing New Order’s 2001 album ‘Get Ready’ in its entirety, accompanied by a setlist featuring the best of New Order and the best of Joy Division, fans of both bands are in for something special.
Hook takes the stage at Victoria Warehouse for an unmissable night, and somehow there are still tickets available!
April 21st
Black Spiders – Rebellion
April 23
Richard Dawson – Stoller Hall (23rd & 24th)
Kuunatic – Yes Basement
False Heads – Soup
April 26th
Bambara – White Hotel
27th April
Hail To The Thief – Factory International
Let me just set the scene with this one, one of the greatest bands of the 21st century, Radiohead, mixed with one of the greatest English writers of all time, William Shakespeare.
At first it doesn’t sound right, but I assure you it is, the collaboration between these two giants, is something unmissable. The tragic, shocking and dramatic spectacle that is Shakespeare’s Hamlet, is fused perfectly with Radiohead’s seminal album ‘Hail To The Thief’
Reworked by Thom Yorke specifically for this.
There is plenty of time to see this event, as it runs until 18th May, but don’t miss out!
29th April
Dean Johnson – The Lodge
30th April
Clara Mann – Castle Hotel
Mien – Yes Basement
Anika – Yes Pink Room
Charlie Cunningham – Stoller Hall
