We have trawled through the forthcoming gigs in and around Manchester so you don’t have to. We believe that if we are going to recommend a gig to you, then it should be exactly that, a recommendation. Our gig guide is handpicked and every act has been listened to before making it onto the list. It has been compiled by the ears of our editors and not by any promoters, band’s management or PR’s.

If we’ve missed anything please feel free to plug any gigs in the comments box.

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JANUARY 2018

1 – Warm Drag – Night People

4 – The Liars Club – The Night and Day Cafe

5 – Francis Lung – Gullivers

9 – Elis Derby – The Night and Day Cafe

10 – Lorelle Meets the Obsolete – Soup Kitchen

10 – Lonely The Brave – The Deaf Institute

11 – Over The Road Fest ’19 – Gullivers / The Castle Hotel

12 – Radkey – Night People

17 – Adrianne Lenker – Yes

17 – Faye Webster – Yes

18 – Chew Magna – The Eagle Inn

20 – Fucked Up – The Deaf Institute

22 – Silent K – Night People

22 – Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats – Gorilla

22 – Joe Russell-Brown – The Night and Day Cafe

23 – Young Fathers – Albert Hall

23 – J Mascis – Gorilla

23 – Songhoy Blues – Band On The Wall

23 – Slothrust – The Deaf Institute

24 – The Streets – The Apollo

24 – Old Sea Brigade – The Castle Hotel

25 – The One Eyed General’s Bandit – Gullivers

25 – Death Cab For Cutie – Albert Hall

25 – The Streets – The Apollo

25 – This Feeling: Big In 2019 (5 acts – £6) – The Night and Day Cafe

25 – Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls – Victoria Warehouse

26 – Black Midi – Yes

26 – Spring King – The Ritz

26 – The Streets – The Apollo

26 – Stay Fresh Fest (9 acts – £10) – The Deaf Institute

26 – Irma Vep – Gullivers

26 – Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls – Victoria Warehouse

27 – Cloud Nothings – Band On The Wall

28 – John Paul White (The Civil Wars) – The Night and Day Cafe

30 – Blood Red Shoes – Soup Kitchen

30 – Jarrod Dickenson – The Deaf Institute

31 – Swearin’ – Yes

31 – Odetta Hartman – Yes

31 – The Dandy Warhols – Albert Hall

31 – White Room – Soup Kitchen

31 – Phobophobes – The Night and Day Cafe

31 – Heavy Lungs – The Castle Hotel