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When: 7pm on Thursday 12 March 2026 Where: The Yard, 11 Bent St, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 8NF We’re delighted to welcome Seamus Fogarty to The Yard! London-based alt-folk alchemist Seamus Fogarty is delighted to announce the release of his new album Ships on Scottish label Lost Map Records, in partnership with Swedish label Sing […]
Eric Bibb
When: 7pm on Thursday 12 March 2026 Where: The Stoller Hall, Hunts Bank, Manchester M3 1DA PLEASE NOTE: This show has now sold out! Doors open at 7pm, with Janileigh Cohen on at 7.30pm and Eric Bibb at 8.30pm. We’re delighted to welcome Eric Bibb back to the Stoller Hall – with special guest Janileigh Cohen! Three-time […]
Jens Lekman
When: 7pm on Friday 13 March 2026 Where: Howard Assembly Room, 32 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NU We’re delighted to welcome Jens Lekman back to Leeds! Jens Lekman is an accidental wedding singer. But he’s also a wedding singer for a reason. Ever since his 2004 song If You Ever Need a Stranger (To Sing at […]
Beans on Toast
When: 7pm on Saturday 14 March 2026 Where: Band on the Wall, 26 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JZ PLEASE NOTE: Doors open 7pm, Bassie Gracie is on at 7.15pm, Ruth Lyon at 7.30pm and Beans on Toast and his band at 8.30pm (curfew 10pm). We’re excited to be welcoming Beans on Toast back – this time, […]
Svaneborg Kardyb
When: 7pm on Saturday 14 March 2026 Where: YES Pink Room, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB PLEASE NOTE: doors open 7pm, Rory A. Green is on at 7.30pm and Svaneborg Kardyb at 8.30pm (curfew 10pm). We’re excited to be welcoming Svaneborg Kardyb back to Manchester! When Nikolaj Svaneborg and Jonas Kardyb first met in Aalborg […]
Heavenly
When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 18 March 2026 Where: YES Pink Room, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB We’re excited to be working with Heavenly for the first time – plus Tulpa! Heavenly are an indie pop band who released four critically acclaimed albums between 1991-1996, becoming key figures in the independent music scenes of both the […]
Ambre Ciel
When: 7pm on Wednesday 8 April 2026 Where: Low Four Studio, Deansgate Mews, Great Northern, Manchester M3 4EN We’re delighted to be working with Ambre Ciel (Gondwana Records) for the first time – plus Run Remedy! Gondwana Records is delighted to release still, there is the sea – the debut album from Canadian composer and singer […]
Sunflower Thieves
When: 7pm on Thursday 23 April 2026 Where: Low Four Studio, Deansgate Mews, Great Northern, Manchester M3 4EN Gratis – our series of free entry shows – continues with Sunflower Thieves! Rooted in sisterhood, childhood friends Amy Illingworth and Lily Sturt-Bolshaw found their feet in Leeds to form Sunflower Thieves. Gathering plaudits from BBC Radio 1, […]
Lande Hekt
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 23 April 2026 Where: Kamera at Lloyd & Platt, 617 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M219AN PLEASE NOTE: This show has now sold out! We’re delighted to welcome Lande Hekt to Kamera! Lande Hekt has quietly become one of the UK’s best underground songwriters. On her 2021 debut full-length Going To Hell and […]
Nadia Reid
When: 7.30pm on Saturday 25 April 2025 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG We’re delighted to be hosting Nadia Reid – Live With Strings at St Michael’s – plus Juni Habel! New Zealand–raised, Manchester-based songwriter Nadia Reid returns with a special Record Store Day release: Nadia Reid with NZ […]