LOOKING AHEAD: BEYOND THE MUSIC FESTIVAL. 9 – 12TH OCTOBER 2024. VARIOUS MANCHESTER VENUES

Want to understand more about the current issues affecting the music industry and see tons of bands too? Then the second Beyond The Music Festival is the place to be between 9th – 12th October.  During the day there’s discussions on a wide range of music industry based topics with a host of renowned artists, […]
10 / 11 / 23 The Wonder Years – The Ritz Celebrating ten years of their acclaimed album ‘The Greatest Generation’ a pop punk emo slab that inspired a whole generation of artists. Dealing with themes such as politics, grief and working class struggles, they bring their feisty celebration to The Ritz. Mock Media – […]

PREVIEWS – PLAYING IN MANCHESTER THIS WEEK

PREVIEWS:GIG HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS WEEK – SQUID, UNDERTONES, THE BREATH AND MORE

18  Paris, Texas – Yes Pink Room This LA duo bring their hop hop influenced rock sounds to Yes hot on the heels of recent debut album ‘Mid Air’. A fusion of bouncing beats, angsty guitars, and flowing melodic rhymes have seen them tipped as one of the most exciting new musical prospects around. Squid […]
1 Alasdair Roberts – Band On The Wall The delicate folk of brilliant Scots songwriter Alastair Roberts is an absolute joy to the eardrums. Based in a traditional folk sound, Roberts weaves tales of forlorn characters, happiness found in the simplest of pastimes and stories of travels near and far.  1 Cinematic Orchestra – New […]

PREVIEWS: OCTOBER 2023. PART 1

PREVIEWS: AUGUST GIGS NOT TO MISS

Swans: Albert Halls: 12th August  Legendary US noise rockers make a triumphant return to Manchester in support of brilliant new album ‘The Beggar’. The NYC guitar band first formed in 1982 and were part of the explosion of experimental guitar bands from NY which included Sonic Youth, Suicide and The Bush Tetras.  Mannequin Death Squad […]
The effervescent Scots band return to our city following the release of their recent couple of astounding albums, 2022’s ‘A Bit Of Previous’ and this year’s ‘Late Developers’. This hugely anticipated re-scheduled gig will undoubtedly see the band drawing on not only the recent songs but utilising their brilliant back catalogue of work from 1996’s […]

PREVIEW: BELLE AND SEBASTIAN – MANCHESTER ACADEMY 21/07/2023

PREVIEW: MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL RETURNS

Manchester International Festival has made a welcome return to the city, running from 29th June to 16th July, across various venues with music, theatre, art, and many free events taking place at Festival Square, the hub of the MIF. This year Festival Square is located in Aviva Studios, a new purpose built home for the festival […]
6 Thumper : Night People  Thumper are a Dublin six piece, who have recently released their first album ‘Delusions Of Grandeur’, a triumphant, moody, indie rock debut. Alongside Fontaines DC and The Murder Capital they’re one of the brightest new bands to emerge from Ireland in recent times.     8 The Lemonheads: The Ritz […]

MON 3RD OCTOBER – THIS WEEK’S GIG PREVIEWS: THUMPER, LEMONHEADS, SOAK