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
After a series of outstanding festival performances at Isle of Wight, Ramsbottom Festival and Tramlines over the summer, fast rising stars of the Manchester music scene The Slow Readers Club are now in the midst of a run of live dates which finds them performing a hometown gig at Gorilla on 28 November. For many,…
Electronic artist and drum and bass legend Netsky is set to bring his incredible live show back to the UK this winter alongside his full band and a host of very special guests. The exclusive five date run will see him playing at Manchester’s Gorilla on 11 December. Netsky’s rise up the ranks has been a…
After his forthcoming London show (at Heaven on 26th November) sold out in less time than it takes to listen to the album it celebrates, Kano has added a second Home Sweet Home revisited date. The newly announced show is at Manchester’s Gorilla on 24th November and marks the 10th anniversary of Kano’s groundbreaking debut,…
Hailing from the town of Gao in north-eastern Mali, Songhoy Blues came together in Bamako naming themselves in celebration of their displaced Songhoy people and culture. Their break came in September 2013 when French music manager Marc-Antoine Moreau was in the city to scout for musical talent on behalf of Africa Express and subsequently the band…
Hinds have announced a run of UK tour dates which will find the Madrid four piece performing at Manchester’s Gorilla on 20 February 2016. Since bursting onto the DIY scene last summer, Hinds (pictured above alongside The Parrots) have mastered a raw and playful sound all their own. The news comes as Hinds offer fans another…
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 they are difficult to label, save for being described as…
Spector are set to perform an intimate set at Manchester’s HMV on Friday 21 August at 5pm before signing copies of their new album Moth Boys for fans. The four piece, lead by frontman and lyricist Fred Macpherson, who have impressed fans and critics with their singles All The Sad Young Men and Bad Boyfriend…
After a decade long hiatus, indie-rockers Luna are back in the midst of their first dates in more than ten years. News of their reunion broke in October 2014 when frontman Dean Wareham announce their return for a short Spanish tour, which has since, well, grown and now sees them taking in the UK, Australia,…
Following the recent release of her new solo album, Red Kite, former Saint Etienne singer Sarah Cracknell is set to perform at Manchester’s Gorilla. Never one to rush things, Sarach Cracknell spent almost two decades over the follow up to her debut album, Lipslide, which was released in 1997. Red Kite was recorded with co…
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 throughout the world and continue to tour to the delight of their…
