Ahead of this week’s UK dates, Nashville sensations Striking Matches have announced that they will be returning to the UK in November for an 11-date tour, including a performance at Manchester Academy 2 on 20 November. The news comes as the duo (Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis), who are winning over UK audiences with every…
The Smith Street Band and Gnarwolves – Gorilla – Monday 27 April: Both co-headliners The Smith Street Band and Gnarwolves released albums in later 2014, with Australia’s The Smith Street Band hitting their native top 20 in the album charts with third album Throw Me In The River, and landing a spot in the UK top…
Will Butler – The Deaf Institute – Tuesday 21 April: Arcade Fire member Will Butler comes to Manchester to perform an intimate gig at The Deaf Institute. The multi-instrumentalist performs just weeks after the release of his debut album Policy. Recording without Arcade Fire was clearly a different experience and Butler said of the…
In anticipation of the release of their new album Walk Dance Talk Sing, Crazy P have announced a run of live dates which will see them performing at Manchester Academy 2 on 8th May. On May 11th Walk Don’t Walk and !K7Records present Walk Dance Talk Sing – the seventh album by much-loved Manchester/Nottingham-based trio…
Following the release of their debut album Renegade in March 2014, Toseland have returned with a new EP, Hearts And Bones and a full UK which finds them at Manchester Academy 3 on the 15th April 2015. The release of Renegade (which has sold almost 10,000 copies in the UK alone) and two years of constant…
The Shires – Manchester Academy – Sunday 12 April: The Shires (Crissie Rhodes and Ben Earle) recently became the first country band to chart in the Top 10 of the UK Album Charts with their debut album, Brave, not long after becoming the first UK signing to the re-launched Decca Nashville label. Following stellar Manchester appearances in the…
Grime stalwart Lethal Bizzle has announced a tour for October 2015. The Denchchat Tour will see the Mobo winning MC, actor and entrepeneur perform at Manchester Academy 3 on 3 October 2015. Lethal Bizzle first exploded onto the British music scene in 2003 as part of More Fire Crew, whose debut single, the garage anthem Oi,charted…
There’s a white-hot atmosphere inside Manchester Academy. Volumes and The Amity Affliction have brought an already electric crowd to the brink of bursting with excitement, awaiting Of Mice And Men. As they take to the stage, ripping into Public Service Announcement, there are thunderous cheers, the flashing lights coming from the stage only serve to heighten mood,…
Charli XCX – Manchester Academy 2 – Tuesday 31 March: Having released her second album, Sucker, a few weeks back, the follow up to 2013’s outstanding True Romance, Charli XCX heads to Manchester Academy 2 with a repertoire full of pop anthems and instant sing along classics. Whilst she may have come into most people’s consciousness through…
We pick out some of the top gigs hitting Manchester this week including Amerie, Kristyna Myles, Gun, Ward Thomas and Nile Rodgers.
