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Upcoming shows: Anna McLuckie... Lily Seabird... The Burning Hell... Jolie Holland... Bremer/McCoy... Daddy Long Legs... Blue Bendy... James Yorkston & Nina Persson... The Beths... Natalie Bergman... Rowena Wise... British Birds... Erin Rae... Ye Vagabonds... The Cords + Josie... Frankie Archer... Chloe Foy... Grant-Lee Phillips... Allo Darlin’... Robert Forster... Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage... Martha Tilston... Vega Trails... Gwenifer Raymond... Kathryn Williams... Lilly Hiatt... Constant Follower... The Lovely Eggs... Albertine Sarges... Jamie Duffy... Joep Beving... Admiral Fallow... Willy Mason... The Unthanks... BC Camplight... Holysseus Fly... Penguin Cafe... Junior Brother... Will Varley... Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet... Jesca Hoop... Jim Moray... The Dream Syndicate... The Besnard Lakes...

John Craigie

When: 7.30pm on Sunday 26 January 2025 Where: Night & Day Cafe, 26 Oldham St, Manchester, M1 1JN We’re delighted to be welcome John Craigie back to Manchester! John Craigie has mastered the art of creating live shows that feel more like intimate conversations than performances. Infusing humour, wit, and poignant storytelling, his shows are a space where […]

 

Julian Taylor

When: 7.30pm on Thursday 30 January 2025 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working with Julian Taylor for the first time! After 25 years in music, building an unimpeachable reputation as a truly independent artist and entrepreneur, Julian Taylor now owns his legacy. It’s rare in this era to see […]

 

Emily Barker

When: 7pm on Friday 31 January 2025 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE PLEASE NOTE: Doors open at 7pm, with Liz Stringer on at 7.30pm and Emily Barker at 8.30pm (curfew 10pm). We’re delighted to be welcoming Emily Barker back to Manchester! ‘”Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches […]

 

Gratis: Sophie Jamieson

When: 7pm on Friday 7 February 2025 Where: Low Four Studio, Deansgate Mews, Great Northern, Manchester M3 4EN Gratis – our series of free entry shows – returns, with Sophie Jamieson, celebrating the release of her second album! Sophie Jamieson is a London-based singer-songwriter, known for delivering uncomfortably honest songs direct to the heart. Her career […]

 

Anna B Savage

When: 7.30pm on Thursday 13 February 2025 Where: Night & Day Cafe, 26 Oldham St, Manchester, M1 1JN PLEASE NOTE: This show has sold out! Watch this space for details of future Anna B Savage shows. Doors open at 7.30pm, with Cub Zoa on at 8pm and Anna and band at 9pm. We’re delighted to be welcome Anna […]

 

C Duncan

When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 19 February 2025 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW PLEASE NOTE: This show has now sold out! Watch this space for details of future C Duncan shows. We’re delighted to be working with C Duncan once again! Born and raised in Glasgow by two classical musicians, Chris Duncan – aka […]

 

Dustin O’Halloran

When: 7.30pm on Friday 21 February 2025 Where: Hallé St Peter’s, 40 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6BF  We’re delighted to welcome Dustin O’Halloran back to Manchester! Dustin O’Halloran is an American pianist and composer with six acclaimed solo albums under his own name, and is a member of the band A Winged Victory for the […]

 

Chuck Prophet

When: 7pm on Friday 21 February 2025 Where: YES Pink Room, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB PLEASE NOTE: This show has sold out! Watch this space for details of future Chuck Prophet shows. Note the early show times: doors 7pm, Our Man In The Field is on at 7.30pm and Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia […]

 

The Ocelots

When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 5 March 2025 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to be working with The Ocelots for the first time! The Ocelots are twin brothers Ashley and Brandon Watson from Wexford, Ireland. Building on the folk-rock essence of their debut, the duo are excited to announce […]

 

Sean Rowe

When: 7.30pm on Thursday 6 March 2025 Where: YES Pink Room, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB When: 7.30pm on Saturday 8 March 2025 Where: The Lending Room, 229 Woodhouse Ln, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 3AP We’re excited to welcome Sean Rowe back – this time, to Manchester and Leeds! Though he grew up in the generally frozen […]