Gorilla Manchester is a bar, club and gig venue located at 54-56 Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 5WW. It is a 600 capacity gig venues based in the railway arches below Manchester’s Oxford Road train station.
Gorilla opened in 2012 taking over previous venue The Green Room and has hosted artists including Tame Impala, The 1975, Sam Smith and Ward Thomas.
Contact details:
Address: 54-56 Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 5WW
Telephone: 0161 826 2998
Web: www.thisisgorilla.com
Leeds band The Pigeon Detectives have revealed their new song Sounding The Alarm in the run up to their forthcoming tour which sees the band performing at Manchester’s Gorilla on 11 March. Formed in 2002 The Pigeon Detectives are Matt Bowman on lead vocals, Oliver Main and Ryan Wilson on guitars, Dave Best on Bass,…
The Orwells have announced a run of UK tour dates which see them returning to Manchester’s Gorilla. The tour in support of their third studio album Terrible Human Beings (due for release on 17 February 2017) sees The Orwells returning to the venue which they had an electric show in 2014. The band has also unveiled a…
The Japanese House has announced a UK and Europe tour for Spring 2017, which will call in at Manchester’s Gorilla along the way. The news comes as The Japanese House, who is set to support The 1975 at their Manchester Arena date on 13 December, was added to the BBC Sound of 2017 longlist. The…
HMLTD Sunday 27 November – The Castle After astonishing fans around London over the summer, HMLTD hit the road in support of debut double A side Stained / Is This What You Wanted, a first portal into their strange and fascinating world –moving with possessed purpose between the savage, hypnotic, poised and avant-garde. The Manchester…
Beans on Toast is back with his 8th studio album, A Spanner In The Works (released 1 December 2016) and to celebrate he’s on the road, calling in at Manchester’s Gorilla on 26 November. The album was recorded over a single weekend with long time collaborator and friend Scampi Dan, with the DIY ethos firmly…
Melanie Martinez Wednesday 23 November – O2 Ritz New York singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez has quickly become the voice of the teen generation since her run on the US version of The Voice, racking up huge fan support since releasing her debut EP Dollhouse in 2014 quickly following by first album Cry Baby in 2015. The angst-ridden…
We pick out the best gigs to hit Manchester this week including Slow Readers Club, Thomas Rhett and Manchester’s own False Advertising.
After announcing that her debut album, Things I’ve Never Said, will be released on 17 March, Berkshire-born songwriter and multi award nominated vocalist Frances has announce her biggest European tour to date, which includes a performance at Manchester’s Gorilla. Collaborating with the likes of Greg Kurstin (Adele), Jimmy Napes (Sam Smith, Alicia Keys) and Howard…
Will Varley is set to perform at Manchester’s Gorilla, just days after the release of his fourth album Kingsdown Sundown (out 4 November). With the follow-up to the stellar Postcards From Ursa Minor, an album that propelled Will into unexplored territory, return tours with The Proclaimers and unbelievable summer festival sets, he continues to build…
Glen Matlock Tuesday 1 November – Gorilla An Evening With Glen Matlock finds the punk pioneer at Manchester’s Gorilla. But whilst his involvement with the Sex Pistols is well documented, there’s far more to him that that – accoustic sets around the world, DJing in Brazil and Italy, solo albums … his CV has it all….
