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When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 4 February 2026 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working with Dominie Hooper again! Dominie Hooper is a London-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist crafting spellbinding music rooted in folklore, ritual, and emotional transformation. Her songs simmer with raw intensity and lyrical barbs, blending growling cello, textured […]
Simeon Walker
When: 7pm on Thursday 5 February 2026 Where: Low Four Studio, Deansgate Mews, Great Northern, Manchester M3 4EN We’re delighted to welcome Simeon Walker back to Manchester! Versatile and prolific Leeds-based pianist and composer Simeon Walker has quickly emerged as a leading light in the burgeoning modern classical scene. Alongside a busy performance and touring schedule […]
The Besnard Lakes
When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 18 February 2026 Where: YES Pink Room, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB We’re excited to be welcoming The Besnard Lakes back to Manchester! The Besnard Lakes return with their seventh album The Besnard Lakes Are the Ghost Nation. In doing so confirming their status as one of the most peerlessly consistent […]
The Dears
When: 7pm on Friday 20 February 2026 Where: Night & Day Cafe, 26 Oldham St, Manchester, M1 1JN We’re delighted to welcome The Dears back to Manchester! Formed in 1995, The Dears released their first, ultra lo-fi album, End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, in 2000. The orchestral, dark pop sound and dramatic live shows cemented The Dears […]
Eydís Evensen
When: 7pm on Friday 27 February 2026 Where: Low Four Studio, Deansgate Mews, Great Northern, Manchester M3 4EN We’re delighted to welcome Iceland’s Eydís Evensen to Manchester! Eydís Evensen is one of Iceland’s most remarkable musical exports — a composer and pianist whose deeply emotive soundscapes have quietly captivated audiences around the world. Classically trained, but […]
The Wave Pictures
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 5 March 2026 Where: YES Pink Room, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB We’re excited to be welcoming The Wave Pictures back to Manchester! Emerging from the quiet village of Wymeswold, nestled on the border between Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, The Wave Pictures formed in the late 1990s as a group of school […]
Martin + Eliza Carthy
When: 7.30pm on Friday 6 March 2025 Where: New Mills Art Theatre, Jodrell St, New Mills, High Peak SK22 3HJ We’re delighted to welcome Martin and Eliza Carthy to the Art Theatre in New Mills! For 60 years, Martin Carthy has been one of folk music’s greatest innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic […]
Eric Bibb
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 12 March 2026 Where: The Stoller Hall, Hunts Bank, Manchester M3 1DA We’re delighted to welcome Eric Bibb back to the Stoller Hall! Three-time Grammy nominee and blues legend Eric Bibb returns to the stage in 2026 with his brand-new album, One Mississippi – his most musically adventurous and ambitious work to date. […]
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 We’re excited to be welcoming Beans on Toast back – this time, with the Beans on Toast band! Beans on Toast hits the road with his full band and new album Kill Them with Kindness. Expect songs, stories, […]