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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APRIL 2013

4 – Men’s Adventures – Kraak

5 – Hookworms – Soup Kitchen

6 – A Carefully Planned Birthday (6 acts 4 quid) – The Night & Day Cafe

6 – Teleman – Soup Kitchen

6 – BC Camplight – The Deaf Institute

6 – Mary Epworth – The Castle Hotel

6 – Bob Log III – The Ruby Lounge

7 – Divorce / Sightings NYC (7 band 7 quid) – Kraak

8 – Snowapple / Ivan Campo – Kraak

9 – Melanie Pain (Nouvelle Vague) – The Deaf Institute

10 – Rachel Zeffira – The Deaf Institute

10 – Remote Control Universe – Kraak

10 – James Blake – Academy 2

10 – Steve Mason – Gorilla

10 – Jesca Hoop – Takk

11 – The KVB / The Anxiety Of Love – Kraak

11 – British Sea Power – Gorilla

12 – British Sea Power – Gorilla

12 – Peace – Club Academy

12 – To Kill A King / Spring Offensive / Shauna Mackin – The Ruby Lounge

13 – Cyril Snear (album launch) / The Kites Of San Quentin – The Deaf Institute

13 – Abattoir Blues Label Launch (loads of acts for 2 and a half quid) – The Castle Hotel

14 – Adam Green & Binki Shapiro – The Ruby Lounge

14 – Bats – Kraak

16 – Gramme – Soup Kitchen

16 – Father Sculptor – The Castle Hotel

17 – Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls – Academy 1

17 – Night Beds – Soup Kitchen

17 – The Wave Pictures – ??Secret Loacation??

18 – The Wave Pictures – Q Cavern

18 – Serafina Steer – Soup Kitchen

19 – The Wave Pictures – ??Secret Loacation??

19 – Findlay – The Ruby Lounge

19 – A Hawk and a Hacksaw – Soup Kitchen

19 – Charli XCX – The Deaf Institute

20 – Veronica Falls – The Deaf Institute

20 – A Carefully Planned Alldayer #16 – The Castle Hotel

20 – Record Store Day (7 acts starting midday) – Soup Kitchen

20 – Record Store Day (Piccadilly Records) – Common

20 – Kate Nash – Gorilla

21 – The Leisure Society – The Deaf Institute

22 – The Front Bottoms – The Roadhouse

22 – Laish – The Castle Hotel

23 – The Growlers – Soup Kitchen

23 – Labasheeda – Kraak

24 – Jamie N Commons – The Deaf Institute

25 – Low – Central Methodist Hall

25 – Alessi’s Ark – The Castle Hotel

25 – Matthew E White – Sound Control

26 – Darwin Deez – The Ritz

27 – Monkeys In Love – The Kings Arms

28 – N.Racker / Fieldhead / A-Sun Amissa – The Bay Horse

28 – Washington Irving – The Castle Hotel

28 – Get Cubs – Kraak

28 – King Charles – Sound Control

29 – Minus The Bear – Academy 3

29 – R Stevie Moore – The Night & Day Cafe

29 – Chas and Dave – NQ Live

29 – Electric Guest – The Ruby Lounge