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When: 7.30pm on Friday 2 May 2025 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to be working with Austin Stambaugh for the first time – with special guest Ben de la Cour! Ohio balladeer and story writer Austin Stambaugh is enriched with an authenticity that is magnetically keen. A modern pioneer of […]
Sounds From The Other City 2025
When: 2pm until late on Sunday 4 May 2025 Where: In the cafe at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Crescent, Salford M5 4WU Hey! Manchester collaborates with Red Deer Club to curate a stage at this year’s Sounds From The Other City! Celebrating two decades of programming the best emerging artists and genres from across the […]
Federico Albanese
When: 7pm on Thursday 8 May 2025 Where: Low Four Studio, Deansgate Mews, Great Northern, Manchester M3 4EN PLEASE NOTE: There is no support act – with doors opening at 7pm and Federico’s set beginning at 8pm. We’re delighted to present this intimate show with Federico Albanese! XXIM Records is proud to announce the release of […]
Amelia Coburn
When: 7pm on Friday 9 May 2025 Where: YES Basement, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB PLEASE NOTE: This show has early stage times: 7.30pm for His His and 8.30pm for Amelia Coburn (10pm curfew). We’re delighted to be working with Amelia Coburn again – plus special guests His His! Amelia Coburn is darkness and light. […]
Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble
When: 7.30pm on Friday 9 May 2025 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG PLEASE NOTE: This show has now sold out! We’re excited to be working with Hayden Thorpe and Propellor Ensemble – plus Helen Gayna! Hayden Thorpe is best known as the former frontman and chief songwriter for […]
Jerron Paxton
When: 7pm on Sunday 11 May 2025 Where: The Met, Market Street, Bury BL9 0BW We’re excited to welcome Jerron Paxton back – this time, to The Met in Bury! Growing up in Los Angeles, Jerron Paxton would sit with an ear by the radio, eagerly absorbing the nuances and history of Black American traditional music that connect […]
Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 22 May 2025 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working with Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys for the first time – with special guests The 7:45s and Later Youth! Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys are bringing their ‘Raisin’ The Vibe Tour’ to intimate UK venues […]
Toria Wooff
When: 7pm on Friday 23 May 2025 Where: YES Basement, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB PLEASE NOTE: We have early show times tonight: doors are 7pm with Creepy Crawly on at 7.30pm and Toria Wooff at 8.30pm (curfew 10pm). We’re delighted to be working with Toria Wooff for the first time! Finding splendour in shadows, […]
Sam Amidon
When: 7.30pm on Saturday 24 May 2025 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG We’re excited to be welcoming Sam Amidon back – this time, to St Michael’s – with special guest Yoshika Colwell. When Sam Amidon flew to Los Angeles late in the winter of 2024 to collaborate with […]
Throwing Muses
When: 7.30pm on Saturday 24 May 2025 Where: Manchester Academy 2, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR We’re delighted to be working with Throwing Muses for the first time! Kristin Hersh brings the Throwing Muses live show to Europe in Spring 2025. Their first tour since 2011, the ‘Muses will embark on a 2025 European tour as […]