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When: 7.30pm on Sunday 24 November 2024 Where: Manchester Academy 2, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR We’re delighted to be working with Pokey LaFarge for the first time! After crisscrossing the nation for the last half-decade looking for a home, Pokey LaFarge found himself in Mid-Coast Maine. Upon arriving, the Illinois-born singer/songwriter/actor pursued a major life […]
Admiral Fallow
When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 26 November 2024 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re delighted to be welcoming Admiral Fallow back to Manchester! Admiral Fallow (Louis Abbott, Kevin Brolly, Phil Hague, Sarah Hayes and Joe Rattray) released their much-beloved debut album Boots Met My Face in 2011, its widely acclaimed successor […]
Skinny Lister
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 28 November 2024 Where: Academy 3, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR We’re excited to welcome Skinny Lister back to Manchester – this time, to Academy 3! Plotting another end-of-year bonanza, Skinny Lister will be back for a fresh stretch of UK shows in Winter 2024. Regularly cited as one of the best […]
New Starts
When: 7.30pm on Friday 29 November 2024 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to be working with Darren Hayman’s new band, New Starts, for the first time – plus their new label mates Fightmilk! New Starts are a spikey, fresh-sounding band recalling the poppier ends of new wave and angular […]
The Sheepdogs
When: 7pm on Sunday 1 December 2024 Where: Band on the Wall, 26 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JZ We’re excited to be welcoming The Sheepdogs back – this time, to Band on the Wall! Built on the solid classic rock foundation of three-part harmonies and dual guitar leads, Canada’s Juno Award-winning The Sheepdogs blend Southern rock, […]
The Dead Tongues
When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 4 December 2024 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working with The Dead Tongues for the first time! Across the last 15 years, Ryan Gustafson of The Dead Tongues has emerged as one of modern folk’s most distinct voices. As idiosyncratic and spectral as the songs […]
Svaneborg Kardyb
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 5 December 2024 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG PLEASE NOTE: This show has now sold out! Watch this space for details of future Svaneborg Kardyb shows in Manchester. We’re excited to be working with Svaneborg Kardyb for the first time. New Nordic jazz duo […]
Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres + James Heather
When: 7pm on Friday 6 December 2024 Where: Low Four Studio, Deansgate Mews, Great Northern, Manchester M3 4EN We’re excited to be presenting an intimate double headliner show featuring Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres and James Heather! Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres is an award-winning film composer and multi-instrumentalist. Her critically acclaimed music, with a focus on telling stories, blends recorded sound […]
The Unthanks in Winter
When: 7pm on Sunday 15 December 2024 Where: New Century, Mayes Street, Manchester M60 4ES We’re excited to welcome The Unthanks back – this time, for a seated show at New Century! When December draws near, The Unthanks will release and tour In Winter – a double-album, gatefold, dream-like winter fantasia, embracing both the dark and […]
Jim Moray
When: 7.30pm on Saturday 18 January 2025 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working with Jim Moray for the first time! Should you care to look back over the past two decades of British folk music, one musician in particular stands out for having a singular, idiosyncratic vision that has […]