Sunday 15 November - Katzenjammer - Manchester Academy 2 One of the most accomplished, instinctive, charismatic and nonconformist bands around, Katzenjammer are all impressive singers and multi-instrumentalists, sharing lead vocals, instruments, song-writing duties....
Sunday 1 November - Nailed It! - The Castle Ben Williams' excellent monthly Nailed It! returns to The Castle featuring Martin Connor, Paul Bytheway and the outstandingly talented Lily Jo. Tickets £4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TClyrvqSYw Monday 2 November -...
Wednesday 7 October - Johnny Marr - Albert Hall Manchester legend Johnny Marr performs a hometown show at the Albert Hall following a huge summer performing with The Who and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. The Smiths' guitarist continues to enjoy huge solo...
Sum 41 have been announced to headline the Kerrang! Tour 2016. The announcement marks a return for the band who were forced to cancel their headline slot on the 2012 Kerrang! Tour when frontman Deryck Whibley injured his back. The band, completed by Cone McCaslin...
Gabrielle Aplin, who is set to perform a sold-out show at Manchester's Deaf Institute on 28 September has announced a headline 2016 tour which will find her returning to Manchester to perform at the Albert Hall. The news follows the strong reception to her new album...
Grammy Award-winning, Ivor Novello-nominated trio NERO have announced a UK tour for November. NERO released their acclaimed new album Between II Worlds on Friday via MTA / Virgin EMI Records. Between II Worlds is an album that celebrates a sense of love among the...
Sunday 6 September - Nailed It! - The Castle Ben Williams' monthly music night at the Castle features three outstanding acts and the excellent host himself. Acoustic guitar duo The String Beans play a selection of gypsy jazz standards and modern pop/rock with a...
After seeing their latest album Marks To Prove It hit the number one spot, The Maccabees have announced a UK tour which sees them performing at Manchester's Albert Hall on Monday 18 January 2016. The 14-date tour also comes off the back of recent performances at...
Monday 24 August - Deerhoof - Gorilla From their humble beginnings as an obscure San Francisco noise act, they've become one of indie music's most influential bands with their ecstatic and unruly take on pop. Veering between pop, noise, rock and roll and avant garde...
Chvrches have announced a eight date UK tour for November which will see them performing in support of their hotly anticipated second album Every open Eye, which is due for release on 25 September. The tour will see the Brit Award nominated band perform at...
The Cribs, who earlier this year, celebrated their sixth album For All My Sisters with a top ten chart placing, have announced a series of UK tour dates which will see them performing at Manchester's Albert Hall on 21 October. The run of dates follows a series of...
Johnny Marr has announced a new UK tour which will find him performing at Manchester's iconic Albert Hall on 7 October. The news follows two huge outdoor summer shows as a guest to The Who and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. "Getting out on a UK tour is exciting...
Hugely successful US country artist Kacey Musgraves has announced a UK tour for November which will see the Texas native and Grammy Award winner performing at Manchester's Albert Hall on 16 November. The news follows the release of her latest album Pageant Material....
The Moody Blues - O2 Apollo - Tuesday 16 June: The legendary Moody Blues, one of the top-grossing album and touring bands in existence perform at the Apollo. The trio of Justin Hayward, John Lodge and Graeme Edge have achieved remarkable sales of over 55 million...
Murder By Death - Deaf Institute - Monday 18 May: Murder By Death come to Deaf Institute to celebrate the success of new album Big Dark Love – their seventh studio record. For a band who’ve built a formidable 15-year career around a meticulous consideration for the...