We have trawled through the forthcoming gigs in and around Manchester so you don’t have to. We believe that if we are going to recommend a gig to you, then it should be exactly that, a recommendation.

There are many other sites out here on the internet that have a gig guide, but how many of them can say they have actually listened to every single band/act they have listed? Well to be honest we don’t know the answer to that, but we’d guess not many, if any at all. Anyway, this is exactly what we do and hopefully the result is the best Manchester gig guide available. We shall let you be the judge.

This page is updated on a regular basis, so please check back often.

Also please feel free to plug any gigs in the comments box at the bottom of this page.

Click on the events for tickets/info

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DECEMBER 2012

1 – Brown Brogues / The Bell Peppers – Secret Location

1 – Petite Noir – Soup Kitchen

1 – Marika Hackman – The Castle Hotel

1 – Orbital – The Warehouse Project

2 – Willy Mason – The Ruby Lounge

2 – Matthew Dear – The Deaf Institute

3 – Yeasayer – Academy 2

4 – Scroobius Pip (spoken word) – The Ruby Lounge

4 – Martha Wainwright – The Ritz

5 – Boris – Islington Mill

6 – Fidlar – Soup Kitchen

6 – James Blake – Gorilla

7 – Ultraista – The Deaf Institute

7 – The Other Tribe – Soup Kitchen

7 – The Wave Pictures – The Night & Day Cafe

8 – ManchFESTer 2.5 (12 acts £7) – Kraak

8 – Stealing Sheep – The Deaf Institute

8 – U.S. Girls – The Castle Hotel

10 – Freedom From Torture feat. Denis Jones / Jason Singh / Jake Mattison – Band On The Wall

10 – My Brightest Diamond – Islington Mill

11 – Luke Sital-Singh – The Castle Hotel

11 – Seasfire – Soup Kitchen

12 – Natalie Duncan – Gorilla

12 – Lower Dens – The Deaf Institute

14 – Cloud Sounds Xmas Bash with Y Niwl/Laura J Martin & more – The Night & Day Cafe

15 – Jessie Rose Trip / The Minx – Academy 3

15 – Frank Sidebottom’s Fantastic Fundraiser – The Night & Day Cafe

15 – Slow Club – Gorilla

15 – The Hives – Academy 1

16 – Shebeen Festival – Various Venues Fallowfield/Withington

17 – New Manchester Review ft. Cheap Cuts, We Are Willow (free entry) – Band On The Wall

19 – Ren Harvieu & Friends Christmas Show – The Ruby Lounge

19 – Emmy The Great and Tim Wheeler Present This Is Christmas – The Deaf Institute

20 – Hookworms / Kult Country – Soup Kitchen

21 – Danny Mahon – The Ruby Lounge