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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! Gondwana Records is delighted to release still, there is the sea – the debut album from Canadian composer and singer Ambre Ciel. Ambre Ciel […]
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 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 2022’s House Without a View, she explored her […]
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! New Zealand–raised, Manchester-based songwriter Nadia Reid returns with a special Record Store Day release: Nadia Reid with NZ Trio – Live at […]
MEMORIALS
When: 7.30pm on Friday 1 May 2026 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to be working with MEMORIALS for the first time! MEMORIALS draw inspiration from folk, dub, post punk, experimental tape music, 60s soul, garage rock and 70s spiritual jazz, twisting these influences into their own unmistakable sound. […]
Cat Clyde
When: 7.30pm on Friday 1 May 2026 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW PLEASE NOTE: This show has now sold out! We’re excited to welcome Cat Clyde back – this time, to Gullivers! Cat Clyde is a singer/songwriter based out of rural Ontario, Canada. A combination of driven, soulful blues and sweet, folk- tinged, […]
Sounds From The Other City 2026
When: 2pm until late on Sunday 3 May 2026 Where: St Philip’s Church, Encombe Place, Salford, M3 6FJ Hey! Manchester teams up with Strange Days to curate a stage at this year’s Sounds From The Other City! Celebrating the best emerging artists and genres from across the UK, SFTOC returns with an eclectic lineup curated by […]
Chris Brain
When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 6 May 2026 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re excited to welcome Chris Brain back to Gullivers! Chris Brain is a Yorkshire-based folk singer-songwriter whose work sits firmly in the British pastoral tradition, shaped by close attention to place, memory and emotional nuance. His fourth album, Red Sun Rising […]
Gustaffson
When: 7.30pm on Friday 8 May 2026 Where: The Eagle Inn, 19 Collier Street, Salford, M3 7DW PLEASE NOTE: This show has already sold out! But watch this space for a big follow-up show, to be announced soon. We’re delighted to be working with Gustaffson again! Gustaffson host an intimate live show at The Eagle Inn, […]