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When: 7.30pm on Friday 27 November 2026 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be helping Adam Hopper & the Wimps launch their debut album! Forged in the box room of a Ladybarn terrace house and honed in the pub back rooms, rehearsal spaces and grassroots venues of the North of England, […]
Jack Wyllie
When: 7.30pm on Monday 30 October 2026 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG We’re delighted to be promoting Jack Wyllie for the first time! Portico Quartet co-founder Jack Wyllie presents the first project under his own name and introduces a new band featuring Hinako Omori on keyboards, Milo Fitzpatrick […]
Amelia Coburn
When: 7pm on Friday 4 December 2026 Where: YES Basement, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB We’re excited to welcome Amelia Coburn back to YES! Amelia Coburn has a knack for making the unusual sound timeless. Her honest, occasionally hilarious and quintessentially north-eastern persona disarms and beguiles in equal measure. Drawing inspiration from gothic literature and […]
James Yorkston
When: 7.30pm on Friday 11 December 2026 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG We’re delighted to welcome James Yorkston back – this time, to St Michael’s! James Yorkston is a singer-songwriter and author from the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Since 2001, he has released a series of acclaimed […]
The Unthanks In Winter
When: 7pm on Wednesday 16 December 2026 Where: Albert Hall, 27 Peter Street, Manchester M2 5QR We’re delighted to welcome The Unthanks’ ‘In Winter’ show back to Albert Hall! Described as ‘the gold standard’ of all winter records alongside Frost and Fire by The Watersons in a five star review from The Times, The Unthanks In […]
Bella Hardy
When: 7.30pm on Saturday 19 December 2026 Where: New Mills Art Theatre, Jodrell St, New Mills, High Peak SK22 3HJ We’re delighted to welcome Bella Hardy to the Art Theatre in New Mills! Don’t miss your chance to experience one of the most celebrated voices in modern folk live on stage, as daughter of the […]
Cat Clyde
When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 26 January 2027 Where: New Century Locker, Mayes Street, Manchester M60 4ES We’re excited to present Cat Clyde in New Century’s new venue, Locker! “Where is my love?” Cat Clyde howls, opening her new album ‘Mud Blood Bone’ with abandon. Can’t find my love? It’s not the somber lament of a longing […]
Hayden Thorpe
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 4 February 2027 Where: New Century Locker, Mayes Street, Manchester M60 4ES We’re excited to welcome Hayden Thorpe back – this time, to perform the songs of Wild Beasts! Hayden Thorpe performs the Wild Beasts songbook for the first time in almost nine years. Playing entirely solo, the shows will be an […]
Pokey LaFarge
When: 7.15pm on Saturday 13 March 2027 Where: Band on the Wall, 26 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JZ We’re excited to be welcoming Pokey Lafarge back – this time, to Band on the Wall as part of Manchester Folk Festival! For two decades, Pokey LaFarge has walked his own effortlessly cool road as an exceptionally iconoclastic […]
Lindisfarne
When: 7pm on Saturday 29 May 2027 Where: Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD We’re excited to work with Lindisfarne for the first time! We are delighted to welcome to Manchester’s Royal College of Music the legendary 70’s folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne, with a classic five-piece line-up of long-time members fronted by […]