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 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. The band plan to play hits from across their catalogue,…
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 moment, jazz fusion figurehead, saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington will perform…
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 of 2015. Formed in 2011…
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 three stages. THE FULL MAIN STAGE…
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 Indie All-Dayer 3 at Manchester Academy are The Wonder Stuff. As the…
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 Hunna’s rise has been phenomenal. With a collection of guitar-driven…
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 sophomore album, When It’s Dark Out, which…
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 excellent reviews of their 2014 release The Big Defreeze, the band have been hard at…
Having celebrated the Jam’s musical legacy by touring the classic albums All Mod Cons, Setting Sons and Sound Affects, Bruce Foxton and co are back with a set that will feature all of the greatest hits, alongside rare B sides that Bruce says will give “the most ardent fans what they want”. The new tour…
Having rocked last year’s C2C Festival at The O2 in London last year, hard-hitting country outlier Brantley Gilbert will return to the UK this May as part of his international Blackout tour. Gilbert is a force to be reckoned with. He’s notched six number one singles, including Jason Aldean’s “My Kind of Party” and the…
