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Upcoming shows: Federico Albanese... Amelia Coburn... Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble... Jerron Paxton... Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys... Toria Wooff... Sam Amidon... Throwing Muses... Shotgun Jimmie... Jenny Don’t and the Spurs... Lael Neale... Adam Hopper & The Wimps... Niamh Regan... Basia Bulat... AVAWAVES... Beans on Toast... Nick Shoulders... Will Stratton... Joshua Burnside... Lightheaded + Jeanines... Lily Seabird... The Burning Hell... Bremer/McCoy... Blue Bendy... James Yorkston & Nina Persson... The Beths... Natalie Bergman... British Birds... Jolie Holland... Ye Vagabonds... Grant-Lee Phillips... Allo Darlin’... Robert Forster... Martha Tilston... Kathryn Williams... Lilly Hiatt... The Lovely Eggs... Albertine Sarges... Jamie Duffy... Joep Beving... Willy Mason... The Unthanks... BC Camplight... Penguin Cafe... Junior Brother... Will Varley... Jim Moray...

Grant-Lee Phillips

When: 7.30pm on Saturday 11 October 2025 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG We’re excited to welcome Grant-Lee Phillips back to Manchester! This year, Grant-Lee Phillips will release his 12th solo album, the self-produced In the Hour of Dust. It’s a work that doesn’t shy away from the big […]

 

Allo Darlin’

When: 7pm on Saturday 11 October 2025 Where: Band on the Wall, 26 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JZ PLEASE NOTE: Due to exceptional demand, this show has been upgraded to Band on the Wall. Original tickets are valid and all other details remain the same. Additional tickets are now available. We’re excited to be welcoming Allo […]

 

Robert Forster

When: 7.30pm on Monday 13 October 2025 Where: Band on the Wall, 26 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JZ We’re excited to be welcoming Robert Forster back – this time, to Band on the Wall, with His Swedish Band. Robert Forster is a Brisbane based singer-songwriter and author. In 1978, with Queensland University friend Grant McLennan, he […]

 

Martha Tilston

When: 7.30pm on Thursday 16 October 2025 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG We’re excited to welcome Martha Tilston back to Manchester – to St Michael’s this time. With a pure silken voice and lyrics that inspire and captivate, Martha Tilston has developed a successful musical career with a […]

 

Kathryn Williams

When: 7.30pm on Thursday 23 October 2025 Where: The Strines Nightingale, 105 Strines Rd, Strines, Marple, Stockport SK6 7GE We’re excited to welcoming Kathryn Williams to the Strines Nightingale for an intimate show! Kathryn Williams is a British, Mercury Prize-nominated singer-songwriter. With 17 albums under her belt in the last 27 years, her last solo album, […]

 

Lilly Hiatt

When: 7.30pm on Friday 24 October 2025 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to welcome Lilly Hiatt back to Manchester! The last few years have been a little hazy for Lilly Hiatt. ‘I was on the phone with a friend recently who said she wasn’t sure where I’d been,’ Hiatt recalls. ‘I […]

 

The Lovely Eggs

When: 7.30pm on Thursday 30 October 2025 Where: Manchester Academy 2, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR We’re delighted to be helping The Lovely Eggs celebrate 20 years! For the last 20 years, for The Lovely Eggs being in a band is a way of life. It’s about art. It’s about creativity and expression. It’s about following […]

 

Albertine Sarges

When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 5 November 2025 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working with Albertine Sarges for the first time! Albertine Sarges‘ new album, Girl Missing, is the highly anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed 2021 debut, The Sticky Fingers. Set for release on 21 February 2025 via Moshi Moshi, […]

 

Jamie Duffy

When: 7.30pm on Friday 7 November 2025 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG We’re excited to be welcoming Martin Kohlstedt back – this time, to St Michael’s. Irish composer Jamie Duffy is bringing his 2025 tour across the UK! At 23 years old, Jamie Duffy has rapidly emerged as […]

 

Joep Beving

When: 7.30pm on Saturday 8 November 2025 Where: Hallé St Peter’s, 40 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6BF We’re excited to be working with Joep Beving again – for the 10th anniversary tour of his Solipsism album! To mark the 10th anniversary of his debut album Solipsism, Joep Beving will embark on a European tour in […]