As ever Manchester Academy has a wide variety of gigs taking place across the four venues. We take a look at what has already been announced for the next few months. There’s certainly something for everybody … from original punksters The Damned through to country...
After her success at Green Man Rising finals in London and the release of her album There Are No Saints, Siobhan Wilson has announced a UK tour including a Manchester gig at The Castle. Siobhan Wilson has also recently reveleased her latest video for the song Dark...
Manchester based singer songwriter Tom Walker has announced a run of UK and Ireland dates including a gig at Night and Day. The gigs mark his biggest tour to date. The announcement of seven UK and Ireland shows comes in the midst of a highly successful year for the...
Following the release of his new Top 10 EP King of the North, Bugzy Malone has announced his biggest tour to date including a gig at Manchester Apollo. King of the North hit the charts at number 4 – the highest chart position of his career to date. The Manchester...
Grammy Award winning Fantastic Negrito returns to Manchester as the blues singer performs a gig at Band on the Wall next week. The show comes as he announces a new partnership between his imprint Blackball Universe and Cooking Vinyl. The UK label will re-issue...
Betsy has announced details of a European tour in support of her self-titled debut album. The tour will include a Manchester gig at Gorilla. Betsy's debut album is due for release on 29 September via Warner Brothers. Betsy was born on a goose farm in rural Wales,...
Fresh from their support slot with James, Manchester’s Shaking Chains are set to play at Gullivers alongside Sandell’s who launch their album at the gig. The show follows the release of Shaking Chains’ debut single Midnight Oil/Drunk No More earlier this year. ...
Wildwood Kin will release their new single Taking A Hold as well as their debut album Turning Tides ahead of a Manchester gig at Night and Day. Wildwood Kin, a family trio formed in Exeter, borrow heavily from early folk influences. However their debut album delves...
Arcade Fire have announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for 2018 including a Manchester gig at Manchester Arena. The live show will feature songs from the band’s forthcoming album Everything Now, due out on 28 July. Everything Now has spawned the likes of the title...
Cattle and Cane, led by siblings Joe and Helen Hammill, have announced an acoustic tour for September including a Manchester gig at Night and Day. Joe and Helen will be joined by their brother Fran on piano and guitarist Thom Fripp for the stripped-back dates. The...
Ten days of activity, music and theatre comes to Sale’s Waterside Arts Centre with Refract:17 running from Friday 21 until Sunday 30 July. The programme features experiential performance, music and events to challenge visitors of all ages to see things differently...
Manchester pop soul singer songwriter Lily Jo will headline Hulme is Where the Art Is as the annual arts, crafts and music festival returns to Hulme on Saturday 22 July. Hulme is Where the Art Is 2017 is a partnership between Z-arts, Hulme Community Garden Centre,...
Lucie Silvas has announced a return to the UK for a run of dates including a Manchester gig at The Ruby Lounge. The gig follows Lucie Silvas’ excellent show at Manchester’s Deaf Institute in 2016. Mississippi native Charlie Worsham will also return to the UK as main...
Goldfrapp have announced an Autumn UK tour which includes a Manchester gig at Manchester Academy. The dates form part of their Silver Eye World Tour. The announcement comes after a run of festival performances for Goldfrapp including Glastonbury, Bluedot and...
Dermot Kennedy has announced his biggest European headlining tour to date including a gig at Manchester’s Deaf Institute. The tour follows a busy spring and summer that included sold-out shows in London, Dublin, NYC and Los Angeles, as well as his US festival debut at...