St Paul and the Broken Bones are set to perform at Manchester Academy 2 in the run up to the release of their new album Sea of Noise, the follow up to their 2013 debut Half The City which sold over 115,000 copies. The rock and soul octet are due to release Sea Of...
James Blake has announced a six date tour of the UK and Ireland for October/November 2016 where he will be showcasing tracks from his third album The Colour In Anything. The brief tour will round off at Manchester Academy. He won a Mercury Prize for...
Monday 13 June - Ladyhawke - Gorilla Ladyhawke returns to the UK, performing material from her new album Wild Things at Manchester's Gorilla as part of her six date tour. The tour comes just a couple of weeks after the release of her latest album, the '80s-influenced...
It’s set to be quite the summer for Caravan Palace who have sold out a show at Somerset House (14 July) and will be performing on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage at midday and then Shangri-La stage at midnight on 26 June. The electro-pioneers, who fuse hedonistic house...
Touring in support of new album Divides Macclesfield’s Virginmarys are set to perform at Manchester Academy 2 in support of their latest album Divides. The album is the highly-anticipated follow up to their 2013 debut LP, King of Conflict, which garnered attention...
Glass Animals have announced a Manchester gig, to take place at Manchester Academy 2 on 26 October 2016. The news comes just over two months ahead of the release of their latest album How To Be A Human Being, set for release via Caroline International/Wolf Tone on 26...
Gun are releasing an exclusive live video of featuring their current line-up, which includes original guitarist Alex Dickinson, today, as a taster of what to expect on the upcoming run of shows which takes in Manchester Academy 3 on 12 October. Teasing fans, they are...
Their last tour until at least 2018 After recently wowing 250,000 people across Europe's arenas as the hand-picked main support act for Jeff Lynne’s ELO, the band have confirmed a run of dates including Manchester's Club Academy before a tour finale at London's...
Legendary saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington is set to appear at Manchester Academy 2 as part of his UK tour, performing material from his critically acclaimed album The Epic with his phenomenal band, The Next Step. The most talked about US Jazz artist of the...
New York based trio Against The Current have announced a return to the UK this autumn as part of their full world tour. The tour also marks a return to Manchester Academy for the band which sold out Club Academy in an outstanding and hugely energetic show at the end...
As the Gigantic Indie All Dayer Volume 3 approaches, we take a look at which acts are on each stage. Headlined by The Wonder Stuff, it's set to be a great event, with a festival atmosphere, food and drink stands and DJs keeping fans busy between the acts sharing the...
With its reputation as a riotous first fixture in the festival calendar and an un-missable event for the connoisseur of indie, the annual music marathon proudly returns to kick-start the season once again with an almighty bang. The headliners for the 2016 Gigantic...
The Hunna have announced a run of tour dates for September and October 2016 which will see one of the hottest emerging bands in the UK performing at Manchester Academy 2. Since bursting out the blocks in October 2015, with their debut single Bonfire/She’s Casual, The...
G-Eazy, who has collaborated with the likes of Lil’ Wayne, Chris Brown and Big Sean and is set to headline Radio 1Xtra’s stage at this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals is set to appear at Manchester Academy 2 on 23 May. The appearance comes in support of his...
Thursday 12 May - The Travelling Band - The Deaf Institute Manchester based folk-rockers The Travelling Band, just back from tour with Lissie, are set to perform a home-town gig at Manchester's Deaf Institute before they launch into festival season. After the...