London indie-punk trio Happy Accidents have revealed a brand new single and music video for Running ahead of the release of their debut album You Might Be Right, which will be available via Alcopop! Records on 1 July. Rich from the band says “Running is our token existential crisis song. It stemmed from my brief…
Tuesday 28 June – Cristobal and the Sea – The Castle The London based foursome Cristobal And The Sea (Alejandro ‘Ale’ Romero [bass, vocals, Spain], João Seixas [guitar, vocals, Portgual], Leïla Seguin [flute, vocals, Corsica/France] and Joshua Oldershaw [drums, UK] bring together influences from across the continent (and wider) with rhythm and melody inspired by genres as varied as bossa-nova,…
Rizzle Kicks have announced a UK tour for this winter, opening at Manchester Academy. The news comes just after the release of their new tune Always Late, with the tour expected to feature a mixture of new material and some of their biggest hits to date. Jordan and Harley took a sabbatical after the release…
The sharp comic genius of Howard Jacobson is brought to the stage in the world premiere of Simon Bent’s witty adaptation of best-selling novel The Mighty Walzer. This achingly funny coming-of-age story sees Oliver Walzer carry the dreams of his dysfunctional family on his shy and bookish shoulders, that is until he discovers ping-pong and…
Don Henley is set to make perform his first solo shows in the UK since 1989 over the next week, including a show at Manchester Arena on 27 June. Don Henley, both as solo artist and as a member of the Eagles, has received many accolades, including eight Grammy Awards, numerous gold and platinum records and…
Country duo Maddie and Tae have announced a run of UK dates which will find them performing at Manchester Academy 3 in a welcome return for the girls from Sugar Land, Texas and Ada, Oklahoma who make their UK debut earlier in the year with an excellent performance set at London’s C2C Festival, where they received a…
With the number and variety of bands and singers performing at Buckle and Boots country musical festival there’ll be no shortage of high quality music to catch. We’ve picked out a handful of the acts which we think stand out, although to be fair you won’t go wrong with any of the acts performing: Friday: Holloway…
Manchester gets its own taste of a country musical festival this weekend as the Buckle and Boots Festival comes to Whitebottom Farm at Etherow Park from 24 June to 26 June. Buckle & Boots Festival is set to combine some of the brightest talents in country music from the US as well as the thriving…
KT Tunstall has announced a 13 date run of UK shows this autumn which will include a gig at Manchester’s Albert Hall. The tour will follow the release of a new full-length album this September, a record which KT sees in spirit as the follow-up to her classic debut Eye To The Telescope which preceded…
Manchester band performing 17 dates Manchester post-punk five-piece Cabbage have announced their debut headline tour following acclaimed support slots with YAK, The Fall and Blossoms. The tour follows a busy summer of festival appearances including Kendal Calling, Festival No 6 and Manchester’s new festival Neighbourhood Festival. The extensive UK tour will see the band performing…
