Fresh from Friday night’s gig at Gorilla, Manchester band The Blinders have announced a second headline tour for 2018. The 22-date tour will open with a hometown show at Manchester Academy 2. The trio (Thomas Haywood – guitar, vocals, word; Charlie McGough- bass; and Matthew Neale – drums, backing vocals) were originally inspired by Arctic…
Albert Hammond Jr has shared the video for his new track Far Away Truths ahead of a September gig at Manchester Club Academy. Far Away Truths comes from Albert Hammond Jr’s fourth solo studio album, Francis Trouble, which was released earlier this year. The video for Far Away Truths was directed by Hammond Jr’s wife…
Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and producer Janelle Monae has announced two UK dates including a gig at Manchester Academy. The tour comes in support of her third album Dirty Computer. The album, released in April, has spawned the singles Make Me Feel, Django Jane and PYNK. 2016 saw Monáe embark on her film acting career with…
Sunflower Bean have announced a return to the UK for a 12-date run including a Manchester gig at Manchester Academy 2 in November. The new run of dates mark a return to the city where Sunflower Bean performed at Gorilla in March. The New York trio recently completed a rapturously received month long UK and…
Rising star Emma Blackery has announced a UK tour this autumn opening with a Manchester gig at Manchester Academy 2. The tour will see the singer perform five UK shows. To mark the announcement the Essex-born singer has released an acoustic version of her huge new single Dirt. The new version is a more mellow…
White Ring have revealed the first single Leprosy from their debut album Gate of Grief ahead of a Manchester Academy gig supporting God Is An Astronaut. Dark and brooding, Leprosy was the first track which White Ring penned for the album, with Bryan Kurkimilis commenting, “This song was the first time we really wanted to…
Boyzlife, made up of two members of two of the huge boybands Boyzone and Westlife, are hitting the road to perform a run of gigs including a Manchester show at Manchester Club Academy. The duo of former Boyzone member Keith Duffy and former Westlifer Brian McFadden came together in 2016 and have performed to more…
Frank Turner comes to Manchester Academy for a gig following the release of latest track Make America Great Again from upcoming 7th album Be More Kind. Be More Kind is due for release on 4 May and was represents something new for the 36-year-old. Speaking about the album, Turner commented, “I wanted to try and…
Leon Bridges has announced a full UK and European tour in support of his second album Good Thing including a Manchester gig at Manchester Academy. The young Fort Worth R&B artist will head out in October and November for seventeen dates, kicking off at Neue Theaterfabrik in Munich on the 23 October and concluding at…
The Dead Daisies are coming to Manchester Academy 2 with a current incarnation boasting Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio), charismatic singer John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, The Scream), bassist extraordinaire Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake), monster drummer Deen Castronovo (Journey, Bad English, Hardline), and Australian rhythm guitarist David Lowy (Red Phoenix, Mink). Influenced by 70’s and early…
