It’s set to be quite an evening at the Bridgewater Hall on Monday 3rd November as Pink Martini take to the stage with their original vocalist China Forbes with sublime vocalists The von Trapps opening. Described as ‘somewhere between a 1930s Cuban dance orchestra, a classical chamber music ensemble, a Brazilian marching street band and…
Stockholm based electro-pop trio Kate Akhurst, Hampus Nordgren and Markus Dextegen, collectively known as Kate Boy, are set to perform at Soup Kitchen on 6th November. The band, which came together in 2012, has been making waves across the globe, with their electronic beats and vocal hooks striking a chord with listeners, who have been…
London siblings Kitty, Daisy and Lewis have announced a UK tour to take place just a few weeks after their third album Kitty, Daisy and Lewis the Third, which will see them performing at Manchester’s Gorilla on 17th February 2015. The band, who deliver an eclectic mix of pop, r’n’b, blues, psychadelic rock, soul, country,…
Following the previous announcements that the Kerrang Tour 2015 would be headlined by Don Broco and We Are The In Crowd, a further announcement has now been made that the tour, which comes to Manchester Academy on Saturday 14th February 2015, will also feature Bury Tomorrow and Beartooth. Hampshire five-piece metalcore band Bury Tomorrow recently…
After spending a large part of the year supporting Lana Del Rey, KT Tunstall and Birdy on their hugely successful tours, Billy Lockett is set to bring his biggest headlining tour to date to a close over the next few days, with the penultimate show at Manchester’s Deaf Institute on 30th October. It’s been quite…
Katherine Jenkins has announced a full 21 date UK tour for 2015 which sees her return to the live arena following the release of her new classical album Home Sweet Home (17th November). The tour will see her perform at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on 3rd March 2015. The Welsh mezzo soprano has become one of…
Placebo have announced an 18 date tour of the UK and Ireland which will see them performing at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on 12th March 2015. This marks the most extensive run of shows for the band in the UK and Ireland since 2006. The announcement has come as the band is currently on the road…
The legendary Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons have announced a UK tour which will see them performing at the Manchester Arena on 26th June 2015. Since coming to fame in 1962 Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons have sold a remarkable 100 million records worldwide with hits including Walk Like A Man, Can’t Take…
Internationally acclaimed blue-rock hero Simon McBridge is set to round off his year with a short UK Tour which is seeing him stop off in Manchester at Band On The Wall on 28th October. It marks the end of what has been quite a year for the former Young Guitarist of the Year who has…
It’s a decade since Sebastien Grainger (drums and vocals) and Jessie Keeler (bass and synth), collectively known as Death From Above 1979, burst on to the scene with an aggressive dance-punk which saw them propelled quickly on to tours with Nine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age. But almost as quickly as their…
