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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...

Ruth Lyon

When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 26 March 2025 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to welcome Ruth Lyon to the Castle Hotel! Newcastle’s Ruth Lyon celebrates strength in vulnerability and the allure of imperfection, challenging societal norms and igniting a journey towards self-acceptance and empowerment – all unravelling through offbeat […]

 

The Delines

When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 26 March 2025 Where: Band on the Wall, 26 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JZ We’re excited to be welcoming The Delines back – this time, to Band on the Wall. The Delines will return to Manchester in support of their fourth album, scheduled for release in February 2025. Willy Vlautin and his […]

 

Helena Deland

When: 7pm on Friday 28 March 2025 Where: Low Four Studio, Deansgate Mews, Great Northern, Manchester M3 4EN We’re delighted to present this intimate show with Helena Deland Helena Deland is interested in how songs can hold what eludes everyday language. Her music draws inspiration from reading and walking around. Her debut album Someone New was […]

 

Chris Brain

When: 7.30pm on Friday 28 March 2025 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be welcoming Chris Brain back – this time, to Gullivers! Yorkshire’s Chris Brain has carved his place firmly into the contemporary folk scene following his highly-regarded first two albums, Bound to Rise (2022) and Steady Away (2023). Garnering […]

 

Index for Working Musik

When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 8 April 2025 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to be working with Index for Working Musik for the first time! Index for Working Musik emerged from the depths of an East End bunker in 2023 with Dragging the Needlework for the Kids at Uphole (Tough […]

 

Heather Nova

When: 7.30pm on Thursday 10 April 2025 Where: Hallé St Peter’s, 40 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6BF PLEASE NOTE: Due to exceptional demand, this show has been upgraded to Hallé St Peter’s. All other details are the same and original tickets remain valid. We’re excited to be working with Heather Nova for the first time! […]

 

Mark Eitzel

When: 7.30pm on Saturday 26 April 2025 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG PLEASE NOTE: This show is sold out! Note that there is no support act – with doors opening at 7.30pm and Mark’s set beginning at 8pm. We’re excited to welcome Mark Eitzel back to Manchester! Mark […]

 

Bay Bryan

When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 30 April 2025 Where: The Yard, 11 Bent St, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 8NF We’re delighted to be working with Bay Bryan for the first time – for our first show at The Yard! Bay Bryan has spent the past five months writing new songs and jamming them with the band, […]

 

Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band

When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 30 April 2025 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working with Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band for the first time! At the frayed bottom-edge of Indiana – just a moderate bike ride north of Louisville, Kentucky – multi-instrumentalist, artist and songwriter Ryan Davis’ Americana-noir soundwaves […]

 

Jeffrey Martin

When: 7.30pm on Thursday 1 May 2025 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to welcome Jeffrey Martin to Gullivers! As a babe Jeffrey Martin sought out solitude as often as he could find it. He’s always been that way, and he has never understood the whole phenomenon of smiling in pictures, although […]