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
In a move that has drawn her away from the dark, powerful and anguished sound of her earlier material, Joan As Policewoman has taken on a slight change of direction, bringing a brighter and more soulful sound to her performance. Whilst still retaining the retro influence in her set last night at Gorilla, she struck…
If there’s such a thing as a natural musician then Joan Wasser, aka Joan As Police Woman, surely is one – vocalist, pianist, violinist and guitarist. Starting piano lessons at the age of six and then learning the violin at the age of eight set Wasser on the way to a career in music, which…
After the incredible Sugarhill Gang gig just two weeks ago, Gorilla is now set to witness Grandmaster Flash DJing on Saturday 2nd August. The legendary American DJ is undoubtedly one of the pioneers of DJing and brought about some of the most innovative styles and techniques which the art has seen – backspin, punch phrasing…
As the British Film Institute (BFI) recently announced a three month long celebration of the Sci-Fi genre in film and television, Film Hub North West Central has announced that it will receive a £51,100 grant from the BFI Programming Development Fund to take part in the BFI Sci-Fi ‘Days of Fear and Wonder’ season which…
It has been 35 years since Rapper’s Delight became the first breakthrough rap song, paving the way for countless acts to follow. In that time The Sugarhill Gang have seen their material become some of the most sampled, a fact which they are acutely aware of. After Peter Parker (aka the DJ from Fingathing) had…
One of the most iconic and legendary rap groups of all time, The Sugarhill Gang, is making its way to Gorilla for a gig on 17th July. The Sugarhill Gang is best known for it’s 1979 hit Rapper’s Delight, a song which has been sampled on countless occassions and was infact the first rap single…
Sheffield’s finest performing at Gorilla. Sheffield’s finest – Slow Club – will be performing at Manchester’s Gorilla on 12th July as part of their UK tour in support of their third album Complete Surrender which is set for release on 14th July. The Sheffield duo formed in 2005 and are made up of Charles Watson…
Bubblegum pop meets experimental hardcore. Pop princess meets hardcore band member in a restaurant, forms band. Sounds like a Disney movie, but it isn’t. Meet Sleigh Bells. Singer Alexis Krauss had a background in theatre and television, was a member of a teen pop group (RubyBlue) from the age of 12 to 16, went to…
We’d heard the tales of the riotous gigs which The Orwells put on, where the rules go out the window, and everybody just cuts loose in a frenzy of raucous fun. Now was the time to put this to the test, to see whether their live gigs were quite as mental as we’d been lead…
Rowdy Chicago indie / garage rockers The Orwells head to Gorilla tonight. The band were signed up in 2011 when they were still in high school, having formed two years earlier when cousins Mario Cuomo (vocals) and Dominic Corso (guitar) joined forces with brothers Grant Brinner (bass), Henry Brinner (drums and their friend Matt O’Keefe…
