| | | | 30th September 2009 | Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds | | Manchester Band On The Wall | The Young Ones star brings his folk take on punk to the city where he studied. The Bad Shepherds feature Mancunian folk regulars Maartin Allcock & Andy Dinan | | |
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| | | | 1st Oct 2009 | Rook & The Ravens | | Manchester Academy 3 | Classic Americana inspired bluesy rock from Glossop that will remind you of Neil Young, The Band and Credence Clearwater Revival. The band are loosely part of the recent wave of tuneful Americana-flavoured indie coming out of Manchester. | |
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| | | | 2nd Oct 2009 | The Cribs (featuring Johnny Marr) | | Manchester Apollo | The Smiths guitar legend Johnny Marr joins the 3 brothers from Wakefield, Yorkshire, who's indie rock hits include 'Men's Needs', 'Hey Scenesters!', 'Mirror Kissers', 'You're Gonna Lose Us' & 'Moving Pictures' | | also see - THE CRIBS - liverpool academy 1 - 26 sep | also see - MORRISSEY - liverpool echo arena - 7 nov |
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| | | | 3rd Oct 2009 | IQ | | Bury Met | With a career spanning twenty seven years IQ are recognised as one of the world's finest progressive rock bands with a reputation for staging dynamic and visually exciting live shows. With material from their new album Frequency. | | |
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| | | | 9th Oct 2009 | The Lancashire Hotpots | | Bury Met | Comedy folk band from St Helens with members Bernard Thresher, Dickie Ticker, Bob Wriggles and Willie Eckerslike. With such classics as 'He's Turned Emo', 'Mek Us A Brew' & 'The Beer Olympics'. Hilarious lyrics with a local slant. Recommended. | | |
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| | | | 10th Oct 2009 | Myles & Chandler | | Bury Met | Kristyna Myles is a Manchester based singer/songwriter who's music is best described as fusion of traditional jazz and modern. Simon Chandler returns to play and sing jazz-inflected acoustic songs with a Brazilian flavour and a dark but mellow edge. | | |
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| | | | 12th Oct 2009 | The Longcut | | Manchester Academy 3 | A Manchester three-piece heralded for their innovation and unlikely frame of reference. Varied, exciting and original, The Longcut have taken a truly experimental approach to indie rock. | |
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| | | | 16th Oct 2009 | The Travelling Band | | Bury Met | A shimmering blend of cosmic-country-pop, folk, and bar band rock. Drawing on influences like Gram Parsons, The Louvin Brothers, CNSY & Nashville Skyline-era Bob Dylan, The Travelling Band have built a loyal cult of followers in Manchester. | |
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| | | | 11th Nov 2009 | Manchester Apollo | probably the most under-rated Manchester band of all time. Had hits 'This Feeling' & 'All I Want' | |
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| | | | | The Complete Stone Roses | | Manchester Academy 1 | The leading tribute act to Manchester legends The Stone Roses and have been described by Mani, who has been known to gig with them, as "they do our songs real justice. At times, they play even better than we did" | | also see - IAN BROWN - men arena - 19 dec |
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| | | | 11th Dec 2009 | The Courteeners | | Buzzcocks | The Whip | Manchester Central (G-Mex) | A Mancunian music fest led by Liam Fray's indie four-piece who create a sound bursting with guitar noise and rasping, energetic vocals, as on hits 'Not Nineteen Forever', 'What Took You So Long', 'No You Didn't No You Don't' & 'That Kiss' | |
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| | 18th Dec 2009 | Doves | | Manchester Central (G-Mex) | Mancunian brothers who rose from the ashes of 90's dance act Sub Sub to become one of the UK's biggest indie acts, scoring hits 'There Goes The Fear', 'Black And White Town', 'Snowden', 'Pounding' & 'Kingdom Of Rust' in the process | |
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David
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Manchester
Apollo |
Intimate
gig from the Mancunian folk rocker who took 8 years
to gain success with his electronica-flavoured acoustic
sound, which has since spawned hits 'Babylon', 'The
One I Love', 'Please Forgive Me' & 'This Year's
Love' & 'Be Mine' |
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