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 I don’t know the answer to that, but I’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 like.

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OCTOBER 2011

 1 – Wilko Johnson – Academy 3

 1 – Beth Jeans Houghton/Stealing Sheep – The Deaf Institute

2 – Fink – The Deaf Institute

3 – Cloud Control/Big Deal – The Deaf Institute

 4 – Mazes / Milk Maid – The Kings Arms

4 – Johnny Marr and The Healers – The Deaf Institute

4 – Ruins Alone – Islington Mill

5 – Nedry – The Castle Hotel

 5 – Manchester Orchestra – Academy 2

 6 – Death From Above 1979 – Academy 1

4 – Johnny Marr and The Healers – The Deaf Institute

7 – Noah & The Whale – Academy 1

 7 – Gruff Rhys – Central Methodist Hall

 7 – Calvin Harris – The Warehouse Project

 7 – Bomaby Bicycle Club – The Apollo Theatre

8 – Emerge NME Radar (Wolf Gang/S.C.U.M) – Club Academy

9 – Ghostpoet – The Deaf Institute

 10 – Chapel Club – Sound Control

 10 – Emmy The Great – The Deaf Institute

 11 – Brett Anderson – Club Academy

 13 – Roddy Frame – The Deaf Institute

 13 – Pop Will Eat Itself – Academy 2

14 – We Were Promised Jetpacks – The Deaf Institute

14 – Karima Francis – The Ruby Lounge

14 – Osunlade – Islington Mill

14 – The Specials – Apollo

 15 – The Specials – Apollo

15 – Denis Jones – The Deaf Institute

15 – The Horrors – The Warehouse Project

 15 – Herman Dune – Islington Mill

 17 – Ed Sheeran – Academy 2

 17 – Tindersticks – The Bridgewater Hall

18 – Apparat – The Ruby Lounge

19 – Zun Zun Egui – The Ruby Lounge

19 – Jens Lekman – Band On The Wall

 20 – Young Knives – The Deaf Institute

21 – Carl Cox / Sven Vath – The Warehouse Project

21 – David’s Lyre – The Deaf Institute

22 – Electrification Of Salford II (The Louche FC/Post War Glamour Girls/Victories At Sea) – Kings Arms

22 – Norman Jay’s Good Times 30th Anniversary Tour – The Deaf Institute

22 – Misty In Roots – Band On The Wall

 24 – Laura Marling/The Leisure Society  – Manchester Cathedral

24 – Real Estate/Spectrals/Alt-J – Islington Mill

25 – DZ Deathrays – The Castle Hotel

25 – Wilco – Academy 1

26 – Nightingales – Gullivers

26 – Cut Copy – The Warehouse Project  Club Academy

27 – Thomas Truax – Night & Day Cafe

28 – Airship – The Deaf Institute

30 – Other Lives/Young Galaxy – The Deaf Institute

 30 – F*cked Up – Sound Control

30 – Young Galaxy / Other Lives – The Deaf Institute

 31 – DANANANANAYKROYD – The Deaf Institute

 31 – Lykki Li – Adademy 2

 31 – James – The Bridgewater Hall

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If there are any gigs that you think should be included, please feel free to leave them in the comments box below.