Hey! Manchester promotes gigs by folk, Americana, experimental bands from around the world in Manchester, England. Read more here, scroll down for our latest shows, check out our previous shows, contact us, or join our mailing list, above.
Hey! Manchester was established in February 2006 to promote alternative gigs in Manchester. We started up because Jens Lekman wasn’t going to play here and we really wanted him to. The show sold out and everybody was very happy at the end of the night.
Since then we’ve promoted shows big and small, and everywhere in between. We strive to offer something different: we use unusual, high-quality venues where possible – our favourites are places like The Deaf Institute, Dulcimer and The Kings Arms.
In fact, we’re not completely sure but we reckon we’ve debuted the likes of Jens Lekman, Final Fantasy, Espers, Edith Frost, Vetiver, Band of Horses, The Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit, Menomena, Mark Kozelek/Sun Kil Moon, Efterklang, Akron/Family, Johann Johannsson, Murcof, Horse Feathers, Telekinesis, Alaska in Winter, Bowerbirds, Grouper, William Fitzsimmons, Fruit Bats, Choir of Young Believers and Emanuel & The Fear so far.
We put on bands we love, not just anyone, and we hope that you’ll love them too. If you’re a fan of some of the bands we’ve already put on, chances are you’ll enjoy our nights – so join our mailing list, above, to stay up to date.
Bands:
If you’re interested in playing at one of our nights, contact us using the form below or through our Myspace. We try to listen to everyone but if you play punk/hardcore/r’n'b/trance/hip hop/death metal/dadrock, chances are we aren’t interested. We get roughly a dozen requests a week so apologies if we take ages to respond.
