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When: 7pm on Saturday 22 November 2025 Where: Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD We’re delighted to be working with Penguin Cafe again, as they perform music from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra! 2025 sees Penguin Cafe bringing the music of the legendary Penguin Cafe Orchestra back to life, with UK dates […]
Junior Brother
When: 7.30pm on Saturday 29 November 2025 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working with Junior Brother again! Carefully pushing the boundaries of what modern Irish folk can look and sound like, Junior Brother is an idiosyncratic, challenging, and richly lyrical singer/songwriter from County Kerry. His much-anticipated third album, The […]
Will Varley
When: 8pm on Wednesday 3 December 2025 Where: Night & Day Cafe, 26 Oldham St, Manchester, M1 1JN We’re delighted to working with Will Varley once again! Will Varley returns with his seventh album, Machines Will Never Learn To Make Mistakes Like Me, to be released 30 May 2025 on MNRK Music Group, home to the likes of […]
Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet
When: 7.30pm on Friday 5 December 2025 Where: Manchester Academy 2, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR We’re delighted to be working with Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet once again! Ríoghnach Connolly and Honeyfeet return in 2025 with Honeyfeet Presents: The Heads, Hearts and Hooves Tour, a bold and celebratory chapter in the journey of one of the […]
Jesca Hoop
When: 7.30pm on Saturday 13 December 2025 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG We’re excited to be working with Jesca Hoop again – this time, at St Michael’s! Six critically acclaimed albums in, Jesca Hoop’s most recent offering Order of Romance is her most intricate and finely balanced album to […]
Jim Moray
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 22 January 2026 Where: The Strines Nightingale, 105 Strines Rd, Strines, Marple, Stockport SK6 7GE We’re excited to welcoming Jim Moray to the Strines Nightingale for an intimate show! Jim Moray is an English folk musician, singer, and producer known for his innovative approach to traditional folk music. First gaining notice in […]
The Dream Syndicate
When: 6.30pm on Sunday 1 February 2026 Where: Band on the Wall, 26 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JZ We’re excited to welcome The Dream Syndicate back as they present Medicine Show in its entirety! The Dream Syndicate will perform their visceral 1984 album Medicine Show on tour in the US and Europe beginning in November 2025 […]