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Upcoming shows: Anna B Savage... Joshua Burnside... His Lordship... The Courettes... Unthank : Smith... Nina Nastasia... William Crighton... Ailbhe Reddy... Shannon Lay... Withered Hand... Neil Cowley... Lichen Slow... Cindy... Sounds From The Other City 2023... Mock Tudors + Jim E Brown + Sydney Herds... Roddy Woomble... The Breath... Freya Beer... Lael Neale... Kate Davis... Sun June... Robbie Cavanagh... SBT (Sarabeth Tucek)... Eric Bibb... A.A. Williams... Daddy Long Legs... Siv Jakobsen... The Beths... The Burning Hell... Andy Shauf... Samana... Jen Cloher... The Chills... The Minus 5 + The No Ones... Jeanines... System Exclusive... Erland Cooper & Ensemble... Someone... BC Camplight... Holy Moly & The Crackers...

When: 7.00pm on Thursday 14 May
Where: Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD

Celebrating the genres of contemporary classical and minimalist electronica, the high-profile opening event of the Futuresonic 2009 festival features stunning live A/V performances from the world-renowned Mexican electronica artist Murcof, a rare UK performance from Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson and the Iskra String Quartet, with support from Mancunian Denis Jones.

Support between all live sets from the Last.fm DJ team.

Tickets are £16 advance, £14 concessions from Skiddle.com.



All shows are 18+ unless otherwise stated.