Hey! Manchester promotes gigs by folk, Americana and experimental bands from around the world in Manchester, England. Read more here, see below for our latest shows, check out our previous shows, contact us, or join our mailing list, above.
When: 7pm on Saturday 15 December 2018 Where: YES (The Pink Room), 38 Charles Street, Manchester M1 7DB We’re delighted to be promoting The Traveling Band’s show at new venue, YES! Indie rockers The Travelling Band return to their hometown on Saturday 15 December, playing a special one-off homecoming show at Manchester’s exciting new music venue venue YES. This end […]
Chew Magna
When: 7.30pm on Friday 18 January 2019 Where: The Eagle Inn, 19 Collier Street, Salford, M3 7DW We’re delighted to be helping Chew Magna launch their new EP! Last year, something stirred over Salford. A popic beast set free from sonic slumber, Learning How To Swim seemingly surfaced from nowhere. Little was known about the song’s origins; it […]
The Once
When: 7.30pm on Saturday 19 January 2019 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to be working with The Once again! Newfoundland has a storied history of stunning songwriters, poets and players. Over the course of the last decade The Once have writ and knit themselves into that story. Within the nine […]
Irma Vep & Band
When: 7.30pm on Saturday 26 January 2019 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working with Irma Vep again – this time, with his band – plus guests Handle! Irma Vep is a loner, a joker, a roamer, a ribald construct riddled with both earnest anxiety and mercurial songwriting talent birthed by […]
Odetta Hartman
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 31 January 2019 Where: YES (Basement), 38 Charles Street, Manchester M1 7DB We’re delighted to be working with Odetta Hartman for the first time! Odetta Hartman’s second album Old Rockhounds Never Die is a bonanza of beautiful contradictions: intimate yet fiercely internationalist, spiritual and yet tangible, sweet and also sexy. It convenes with the ghosts […]
The Wave Pictures
When: 7pm on Friday 1 February 2019 Where: Soup Kitchen, 31-33 Spear Street, Manchester M1 1DF PLEASE NOTE: This show has now sold out! Join our mailing list, at the top of the page, for updates about future Wave Pictures shows. We’re delighted to be bringing The Wave Pictures back to Soup Kitchen! The Wave Pictures return with […]
John Metcalfe
When: 7.30pm on Friday 1 February 2019 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working with John Metcalfe for the first time – plus special guest Stuart McCallum! Producer and arranger to the likes of U2, Coldplay, Peter Gabriel and Blur, New Zealander John Metcalfe is one of the most sought after […]
Beans on Toast
When: 7pm on Wednesday 13 February 2019 Where: Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth Street West, Manchester M1 5WW We’re delighted to be bringing Beans on Toast back to Gorilla! Cult folk legend Beans on Toast is coming to town to promote his new album A Bird in The Hand and he’s bringing a full band with him. His 10th studio […]
Poppy Ackroyd
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 14 February 2019 Where: St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 5DG PLEASE NOTE: There will be no support act for this show – so timings are 7.30pm doors and 8.30pm for Poppy’s set. The venue has unreserved seating and the show is sold out, so please arrive early for the […]
Advance Base
When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 26 February 2019 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be promoting Advance Base’s first Manchester show in six years! Advance Base is the electronic solo project of Chicago, IL singer/songwriter Owen Ashworth (formerly of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone). Using a two-handed arsenal of electric pianos, autoharps, Omnichords, […]