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Local News
We’ve got some pretty cool stuff in store for you this month, including an exclusive interview with our cover stars, news about their app launch, Tim Burgess has tipped a band for us to look out for and there’s also an updated pull out version of their iconic ‘Tune Map’. Plus 100 copies of this special edition will be signed by The Charlatans for you to find in our Twitter treasure hunt - follow @LiveGuideMCR to find out where they are hidden across Manchester.
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Picks Of The Month
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The Charlatans Interview
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Tune Map Pull Out
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Childhood Interview
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Gig Listings
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#1TweetReview
Emma Baker, Editor-In-Chief
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Tim's Tip Off
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Contributors / Say Hello Words: Emma Baker Simon Robinson Tim Burgess Ida Muhonen
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Local News
Night & Day Birthday Party Part 1 | 24.11.17 | Night & Day Café | £5ADV Confetti at the ready - Night & Day are celebrating 26 years at Number 26 Oldham Street with a birthday bash. Featuring Shaking Chains, Mister Strange and Calvadore the party will continue ‘til late with Electric Jug DJs.
Sound Control plans its last hoorah!
Manchester Music Tours will relaunch in memory of Inspiral Carpets drummer Craig Gill. The late musician’s widow Rose Gill will carry on his legacy, with the first Smiths themed trip planned on the 18th November, to coincide with the launch of Morrissey’s new album ‘Low In High School’. For bookings visit Manchestermusictours.com
Owners of the iconic music venue have announced that it will close its doors for good on the 16th December, eight years to the day since it opened back in 2009. The venue, which is set to be redeveloped into student flats, will have one final blow out in the form of an ‘Oasis Disco’. But it’s not all doom and gloom, as the management are on the look out for a ‘bigger and better’ venue in the city.
Got some hot gossip, tip offs or tantalising teasers about your local music scene? In that case, we’d blooming love to hear it! Send it to news@theliveguidehq.com and it might get featured in the ‘Local News’ next month!
Bob Dylan paintings are to go on display at Castle Fine Art on King Street. ‘The Beaten Path’ series of paintings documents Dylan’s travels across America.
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Picks
Our favourite wolf cubs are back with a new album ‘ Visions Of A Life’ and we cannot wait to hear it live! The alt-rockers always incite pure carnage when they jump on stage as lead-singer Ellie Rowsell morphs from angelic butter-wouldn’t-melt to a pure punk don’t-give-a-fuck. Meet you at the mosh pit.
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Off The Record Various | £15ADV | 6pm Returning for its second year, OTR shines a spotlight on 30+ emerging artists in seven legendary venues, all within 5 minutes walk from each other. With a hotly-tipped lineup curated by the likes of Kendal Calling, BBC 6Music, Radio X,
Our pick of the best shows this month 09.11.17
Wolf Alice O2 Apollo | £19ADV | 7pm
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Sound City, Cabbage, Clint Boon, BBC 1Xtra and many more, Off The Record provides the perfect platform for you to discover your next favourite band. The line-up is kept under wraps until 24 hours before the event, so prepare for lots of surprises! 12.11.17
Julie Byrne Band On The Wall £11ADV | 7:30pm Soothing singer-songwriter Julie Byrne is performing but two dates in the UK this month, one in London (pha!) and another at our very own Band On The Wall. The NY musician released her latest album ‘Not Even Happiness’ in January and sold out her last date in Manchester back in May. Her intricate guitars and pacifying vocal arrangements are sure to have you wide-eyed, open-mouthed and transfixed on the stage.
of folk is starting to gain the traction it deserves. Catch her at these intimate venues before she moves onto much bigger ones. 22.11.17
Childhood The Deaf Institute £9ADV | 7:30pm If you’re fans of Gengahr you’ll probably enjoy Childhood. Their easy-to-enjoy, synth-tinged pop is brilliantly evidenced in their new album ‘Universal High’, released in July. Retro but fresh, this light-hearted band is definitely worth checking out. Read more about Childhood in our exclusive interview on page 30.
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Marika Hackman Gorilla | £11ADV | 7pm Delightful guitars and percussive notions hang in equilibrium with melancholy, bittersweet vocals in Marika Hackman’s latest album offering ‘I’m Not Your Man’. Three albums in, Marika’s brooding brand 11
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Future Islands O2 Apollo | £30.25ADV | 7pm As the ‘Seasons’ change, it seems fitting that Future Islands stop off for a show in Manchester. With a new album ‘The Far Field’, released in April, and plenty of hits already in the bag, the synth-poppers will have plenty of material to draw upon. Plus lead singer Samuel T. Herring is probably the most animated dancer in the history of music, and his moves – from the chest tear to the squats, the hip shakes to the heart thumps, and the generally possessed sidestepping – are worth the ticket price and then some. See you there.
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Tom Walker Night & Day Café | £10ADV | 8pm
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Local lad Tom Walker looks like your average guy - the sort of bloke your best mate could go out with – but when he sings you’ll realise he ain’t no average Joe and the critics don’t think so either. With BBC Radio 1 ‘Brits List’ support, Tom is hotly tipped for the Brit’s Critics Choice next year, and already has a selection of canorous singles at his disposal for his intimate UK tour. Catch him at Night & Day before he goes the same way as Ed Sheeran and you have to shell out tons for tickets.
The Charlatans O2 Apollo | FRM£35 | 7pm As an early Christmas present to us all, our cover stars The Charlatans will take to the stage at the O2 Apollo at the start of December. The Madchester legends are sure to pull a crowd, so early booking is advised. If you do buy tickets you can add a CD copy of their latest album ‘Different Days’ for just £10 to your order, so you can get acquainted with their new record before the show. 12
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The Charlatans The Charlatans burst into the music scene in the early 90’s with the release of their debut album ‘Some Friendly’ and became intrinsically linked to the drugfuelled Madchester scene but now it’s ‘Different Days’ for the band.
in the band’s studio, to discuss The Charlatans’ illustrious career, latest album ‘Different Days’ and their imminent dates.
“When we first started it was just the most fantastic adventure - we lived for the music and did things our own way. Our first album went to No. 1 and we got to travel the world doing what we loved.”
12 studio albums on and everevolving with the times, The Charlatans have continued to remain relevant to their increasingly growing throng of fans, both new and old. Between rehearsals for their upcoming UK tour, we sit down with lead singer Tim Burgess
The 90’s were exciting times for the newly formed band. They released 6 studio albums, 3 of which went to No. 1, had 16 Top 40 singles and performed huge support 14
slots to Oasis at Knebworth during the decade. “I’ve got a pretty good memory so it’s all in there somewhere. I can look back but I’m more excited about the future than I am about reliving anything. I’m happy the past is in the past.”
Unfortunately, that period of time was also peppered with sadness for The Charlatans, as keyboardist Rob Collins was killed in a car crash in July of 1996, during the recording of the band’s fifth album ‘Tellin’ Stories’. When asked if he would go back and do anything differently Tim explains,
To go back and do things differently might just knock that delicate matrix and send things spinning in the wrong direction.
“I drank way too much and took a few too many drugs - the me now doesn’t do that but if the kid back then stopped before I chose to it might have fallen apart. I was pretty shy and did those things to help me face the crazy world I was in - I was OK a few years down the line and didn’t need them anymore, I had enough confidence to stand on my own two feet. I’d tell Rob not to go into that shop, not to drive that car - but other than that I’d keep it pretty much the same.”
of songs with contributions from Johnny Marr, Sharon Horgan, Stephen Morris, Ian Rankin, Gillian Gilbert, Kurt Wagner, Nik Void, Donald Johnson, Pete Salisbury and Anton Newcombe - I think that covers everyone. We loved the results so, we thought it’d be cool if everyone got the chance to hear it.”
“I’d tell Rob not to go into that shop, not to drive that car - but other than that I’d keep it pretty much the same.”
Back in the present day, the band are in a positive place, having released their latest album ‘Different Days’ in May of this year, with a number of notable musicians getting involved.
The album charted at No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart and No. 1 in the Indie Chart, the band’s highest chart position since releasing ‘Wonderland’ in 2001.
When asked what they attribute to its commercial success, Tim discloses, “That’s always a tough one as when you are recording an album in a studio, you’re in a bit of a bubble. It’s never our intention to release a record that just gets as high in the chart as possible but it’s great to think that lots of people are giving it their seal of approval by heading out and buying it, or downloading it.”
“It’s our 13th studio album and the follow up to ‘Modern Nature’. When we started recording, we thought it might be interesting to ask some friends to get involved. So a few months later we had an album full 16
“We headed to Manchester on the day the album came out and put together a day of events - we showed a film, played a gig in an old shoe shop, had a pop up coffee shop and pub and there was a signing at Piccadilly Records - we
had fans who had first come to see us in 1990 and 16-year-old kids who got into us when they heard ‘Come Home Baby’.” The group are also set to release their new single ‘Over Again’ on
“There are quite a few Charlotte Annes that come to see us and tell us their parents named them after our band.”
coloured green vinyl on the 1st December. “It’s the third single from the album, the first was yellow, second was blue - green comes next in that sequence but I’m not sure why. There’s a new song called ‘I Like You’ on the B-side too. And A Certain Ratio have remixed ‘Over Again’ too, we can’t wait for everyone to hear it.” With new material at their disposal, the indie-rockers are set to embark on a UK tour, with a date at Manchester Apollo on the 2nd December. “Expect a big night out. Turn up and we’ll do the rest. I love the escapism of going to see a band I love play live. That’s what I hope we can be for our fans, or people seeing us for the first time. As much as we love spending time in the studio, we’ve always been about playing live. Yeah, expect a great night, some of your favourite songs and maybe even a singalong at times.” Recalling stories from his crazy times on tour, Tim adds, “Crazy times now are different to crazy times back then. Driving from Liverpool to Southend for a Fad Gadget album - then getting to Brixton on time for a sound-check is maybe a bit more reserved than what we used to get up to but it’s as
far as I like to go these days. I wrote ‘Telling Stories’ a while back to cover the wildest times. The wildest of which involves a deal with the reader to never talk to me about it if we meet.” “We got up to some capers but we were five young lads living our dream. There was that time I got locked in Ronnie Wood’s fridge, you’re allowed to ask me about that if we end up meeting somewhere.” With such an extensive backcatalogue built up over some 30 years, it must be difficult for a band like The Charlatans to choose a set-list. “It’s a tough one as people have favourites and there’s well over about a hundred and fifty songs to choose from - there’s about 45 singles and we like to dig deep with a couple of lesserknown tracks too. I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say we’ll play ‘Sproston Green’ at the end. We pretty much decide on the day of a gig - shuffle things around so it stays as exciting as possible.” Mixing it up is something The Charlatans are accustomed to, with 10 acts – from Average Sex to Tom Mouse Smith - joining them on their latest stint of shows.
“That’s one of my favourite parts of a tour - you get to see some of your favourite bands play, and then when they get to the end of their set you kind of realise you’re on next.”
Pit’ by The Wu-Tang Clan, The Charlatans go down well too, The Supremes, De La Soul. It’s all in there.” And what’s next for The Charlatans? Tim suggests, “Maybe we’ll work on some new ideas in the soundchecks on tour, maybe not though. We don’t really look at plans beyond the end of the year but I suppose at some point we might sit down and talk about album number fourteen.”
On the day of their Manchester show, Tim will be doing an intimate pre-show talk at the Frog and Bucket. “The follow up to ‘Telling Stories’, ‘Tim Book Two’, came out a couple of years ago. It was based around a challenge to track down records recommended by people like Johnny Marr, Iggy Pop and Sharon Horgan. Bob Stanley from St Etienne recommended one of the albums and he’s in Manchester that day, playing a gig at The Ritz. Brix Smith wrote a really good book too so the three of us are getting together and we’ll be talking about music, records and whatever other subjects come up.”
It may be ‘Different Days’ for The Charlatans but unlike most they have managed to successfully navigate 3 consecutive decades, remaining current and topping the charts throughout. With a glimmer in the distance marked ‘album number fourteen’, the prolific quintet show no signs of slowing down now.
“Bands come and go but we hopefully maintain our relevance while putting out decent songs and being a band that people want to come and see. When it all comes down to it, without good songs a band are sunk.”
Not content with a rest, Tim will also be doing post-show DJ sets throughout the tour. “I love DJing after a gig, otherwise it’s midnight and you’re kind of hyped from playing so it’s a great way to spend some time with people who were at the show. I love a bit of Northern Soul so a few classics might get a spin, Bowie, Beastie Boys, ‘Gravel
The Charlatans perform at Manchester Apollo on the 2nd December. 20
“At some point we might sit down and talk about album number fourteen.�
The Charlatans Launch Mobile App With 13 studio albums, 44 singles, and a back catalogue extending back some 30 years, there aren’t many bands as prolific as The Charlatans.
their extensive musical archive. It started with The Periodic Table, then the covers of vintage books and manuals, and most recently The London Underground Map, which the band have exclusively updated for us to contain ‘stops’ from their latest album ‘Different Days’ - find it on page 26.
Over the last few years, Tim Burgess and co have dreamt up ever more innovative ways to showcase
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Tim explains; “We’d enjoyed representing our albums in different ways. We come up with the ideas and work with designers to bring them to life.”
“With The Tune Map we made a reallife fold up version in a Charlatans Oyster card style wallet. We took 200 with us and travelled on the underground on Harry Beck’s birthday (Beck designed the first Tube Map). Buskers, Transport for London staff and even Ladyhawke joined in helping us to give them out to fans who were following the whole thing on Twitter.” But it doesn’t stop there, as the band are set to release their latest creative offering; 49 singles and EPs represented by app icons. Cutting edge, Manchester-based tech firm Modern English are big Charlatans fans, and when they saw the app icons they offered to bring them to life in a real mobile app celebrating the bands’ bountiful archive. Tim adds: “We made our 45 singles into app icons and made them into postcards that we gave away at our ‘Different Day’ in Manchester on
the day the album came out.” “I’d worked with a Manchesterbased tech company called Modern English, on a project about five years ago people could download the parts to a song and remix it and upload it for everyone to listen to. We always said we should work on something else - they got busy working for Robert Plant and Foo Fighters but when they saw the app icons they got back in touch and said: “we’ve got an idea”. “Each icon links to videos, new footage of us talking about the songs and all sorts of other tech amazingness. It’s all free too. Well worth tracking down.” Follow @tim_burgess and / or @thecharlatans for more details.
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Dear Tim, I lost my somewhat ‘Fickle Friends’ at the show, and you kindly let me hang out with you. We shared a sneaky smooch. Now, ‘I think I’m getting stuck. I think I’m getting hooked on you’ ‘Because our lips are like glue’. I’m going to see Childhood this month if you fancy smooch session part 2? Smoochy Sophie, 23, at the Fickle Friends gig
We crossed paths at the Stranger Things 80’s Halloween night - I was wearing a blooddrenched shell suit and you were donning a leotard and looking mighty fine. I’d love to sink my fangs into you. Just wondering if you fancy doing it ‘All Night Long’ Lionel style or is it more Human League and ‘Don’t You Want Me Baby’? Creepy Chris, 21, at the Stranger Things Halloween Party
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Hey Katie, I’ve wanted to take you out for what seems like a lifetime. ‘Cause I’ve been waiting on you’ for an answer and I know you’re a big Future Islands fan, so I’ve bought us tickets to go see them next month. They cost me a small fortune - please say yes this time. Hopeful George, 29
Julius, you caught my eye at a Gorillaz gig back in 2005, and we’ve been inseparable ever since. Love you forever. Harriet, Gorillaz gig circa 2005
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The Charlatans Pull Out Tune Map
Exclusively updated for The Live Guide to include ‘stops’ from their latest album ‘Different Days’.
The Charlatans Pull Out Tune Map
Originally released in 2016 to mark the birthday of Harry Beck, the designer of the original London Underground tube map.
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Childhood Come Out Of Hibernation In 2014 Arctic Monkeys’ frontman Alex Turner declared rock’n’roll wasn’t going away; “It might hibernate from time to time and sink back into the swamp... But it’s always waiting there, just around the corner, ready to make its way back through the sludge, and smash through the glass ceiling, looking better than ever.” That’s exactly what Childhood did.
Marr, and the tastemakers were raving about them but just when the future started to look bright the band decided to take a break. Hopcraft explains, “The reason for the hiatus - I mean we can be in a band for a reason to service some level of hype, or we can be in a band for the reason of trying to discover more things about ourselves and we chose the latter option.”
That same year Childhood - made up of Ben Romans-Hopcraft, Leo Dobsen, Jonny Williams, Max Danieli-Fantin and Thomas Tomaski - released their dreamy, guitar lead, psych-indie debut ‘Lacuna’, toured with Johnny
Instead of riding on the hype of their first album and push the second album out straight away, Childhood needed some time to reflect and discover more about themselves, which started the journey of ‘Universal High’. 30
with a certain style and aesthetic of music they’re doing. But then you can hear that same beat in a northern soul tune and they have a completely different feeling. It’s eye-opening that those two different styles have a relation to each other even though on the face of it they don’t seem to. So, I started getting into that idea of embracing other genres within your own way.”
Even though the band ended the journey on a high with recording taking them to Atlanta, it took them three years to get there. When it comes to the ‘Second Album Syndrome’ many bands want to repeat the trick of the first album, for Childhood it was vice versa. For Hopcraft, the predominant songwriter, things needed to change and after asking himself why he was making music he realised, “I need to make something that sounds like it’s from a place in my heart that is actually true to myself rather than sounds like something I want to put on the radio and hopefully make a bit of cash. “ Forcing himself to take a second look at where his life was heading, Hopcraft found inspiration from his parents’ old soul records, like Gil Scott-Heron and Al Green, which resulted in a soul-infused, sundrenched second album. Although his love for soul had always existed, Hopcraft explains; “(this time around) I started seeing a lot of ties within the soul music my parents used to listen to” adding, “rock, soul or pop - to me there’re so many similarities. Like if I hear a drum beat on a Stone Roses or Rolling Stones song that would be synonymous 31
a party on stage. We try and make sure that people are dancing.”
Despite the blissful melodies embodied in Childhood’s sound, there’s an underlying melancholy within the lyrics. Ben admits, “I guess I always had this feeling regardless of how good the times can be there’s a hollow temporary feeling to a lot of things - there’s going to be a preparation for something to end more prematurely than you thought.”
So yes, Childhood went through hibernation, smashed through the glass ceiling with their return and are now looking better than ever! When music is the ultimate sense of self there’s no other option than to keep going. “I think the idea of music is so personal - it’s cool when people appreciate and understand the effort that people go to, to please themselves in a world where it seems better or more appropriate to please the masses or others.”
It’s not just the impermanent feeling of issues in life, like love, but also the bittersweetness of society which is being homogenised by the internet. “It’s almost like everyone has the same problem. There’s almost weird sadness, this feeling that when something goes wrong there’s universal depression because they’re felt so immediately and collectively now. And it’s kinda bittersweet because there are good things about that but in a way, there’s a loss of identity there also. That’s the idea ‘Universal High’ is touching.”
“People do music for different reasons and that’s totally fine but it’s an art form not to be messed with. Obviously, you want to be vindicated financially so you can continue to do it but I think music shouldn’t be greedy, it should be the reason why you live and that should be reflected in the music. If the reason why you live is wanting to be a rock star then good luck to you.”
But it’s not all doom and gloom. Right now Childhood are getting ready to hit the road with horns added to the live lineup. “It adds a new dynamic to the sound and makes it a little more powerful in a different way. Also, it’s a bit more of
Put on those dancing shoes Childhood will be performing at The Deaf Institute on the 22nd November, with support from Sorry and JW Ridley.
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Now Wave Presents
+ Sorry + JW Ridley The Deaf Institute Wednesday 22 November
£9 | 14+ | 7:30 Tickets From See / Dice Social: @nowwave
Full gig listings Friday - 10.11.17 The Warehouse Project - Featuring Marcel Dettmann + Robert Hood + Fatima Yamaha + Palms Trax + Tom Trago + Call Super + More Store Street | £35ADV | 9pm Kat & Roman Kostrzewski Club Academy | £25ADV | 7:30pm
The Bloodlines + Tonight We Ride + General Of The Dark Army + Vice Satans Hollow | £8ADV | 6pm Off The Record 2017 Various | £15ADV | 6pm Saturday - 11.11.17 Sundown Hounds The Eagle Inn | £5ADV | 8pm
Our Last Night + The Color Morale + New Volume Manchester Academy 3 £15ADV | 7:30pm
Ghostpoet Manchester Academy 2 £15ADV | 7:30pm
Joanne Shaw Taylor Bridgewater Hall | FRM£22 | 7:30pm
The Magic Band Band On The Wall £22.50ADV | 7:30pm
Trombone Shorty Gorilla | £17.50ADV | 7pm
Blondie O2 Apollo | FRM£65 | 6pm
Low Island + Demons Of Ruby Mae + Young Monarch The Deaf Institute | £8ADV | 7pm
Sylvan Esso + Bayonne Gorilla | £15ADV | 7pm
Sampa The Great Sound Control | £8ADV | 7pm
Alex Lahey The Deaf Institute | £8ADV | 7pm
J Hus Manchester Academy £17.50ADV | 7pm
Eighteen Visions Sound Control | £22.50ADV | 7pm
Wretch (USA) + Monolith Cult + Mower + Oily Toys The Eagle Inn | £6.66ADV | 7pm The Lemon Twigs + Flyte O2 Ritz | £15ADV | 6:30pm Unleash The Archers + Cleanse
Kagoule + Catholic Action Soup Kitchen | £8ADV | 7pm Milburn Manchester Academy £20ADV | 7pm Will Black The King’s Arms | £20ADV | 6:30pm
For tickets visit ticketline.co.uk or call 0844 888 9991
November BBC Radio 1Xtra Live - Featuring Travis Scott + Bryson Tiller + Bugzy Malone + Donae’o + J Hus + More Manchester Arena | £15ADV | 7pm
Dan Baird & Homemade Sin + Otis Gibbs Manchester Academy 3 £17ADV | 7pm
Milky Chance O2 Ritz | £16ADV | 6pm
Thomas Rhett + Old Dominion Manchester Academy £22ADV | 7pm
People’s Concert - Featuring British Sea Power + Field Music + Mr Scruff + Dutch Uncles + More Albert Hall | £25ADV | 5pm The Warehouse Project - Featuring Jamie XX and Friends Store Street | £35ADV | 2pm Sunday - 12.11.17
Tyketto Club Academy | £18.50ADV | 7pm Joe Dolman + Ben Fenner + Matthew Lynch + Sean Waring The King’s Arms | £6ADV | 7pm Monday - 13.11.17 Nerina Pallot The Deaf Institute £18.50ADV | 7:30pm
Left Lane Cruiser The Deaf Institute £12.50ADV | 7:30pm Captain Wilberforce Gullivers | £5ADV | 7:30pm Andrew Hung (Fuck Buttons) Soup Kitchen | £8ADV | 7:30pm Foxglove + The Head + Gathering Of Strangers The Castle Hotel | £4ADV | 7:30pm Julie Byrne Band On The Wall | £11ADV | 7:30pm Gareth Malone The Lowry | FRM£23.50 | 7:30pm The War On Drugs O2 Apollo | £25ADV | 7pm
Angelo De Augustine The Castle Hotel | £7ADV | 7:30pm The War On Drugs O2 Apollo | £25ADV | 7pm Benjamin Booker Gorilla | £12.50ADV | 7pm Andrew W.K. O2 Ritz | £23.50ADV | 7pm Gurr Gullivers | £7ADV | 7pm Mahalia Soup Kitchen | £7ADV | 7pm The Killers Manchester Arena | FRM£45 | 7pm
In partnership with
Full gig listings Tuesday - 14.11.17 Ezra Collective + Shunya + Better Days DJs Night and Day Café | £11ADV | 7:30pm Moon Hooch Band On The Wall £12.50ADV | 7:30pm Trudy and the Romance Gullivers | £7ADV | 7pm John Joseph Brill Soup Kitchen | £8ADV | 7pm Airbourne Manchester Academy | £21ADV | 7pm Goldie (with a full orchestra) Bridgewater Hall | FRM£22 | 7pm The Killers Manchester Arena | FRM£45 | 7pm Wednesday - 15.11.17 Protomartyr The Deaf Institute | £10ADV | 7:30pm Soulfully Yours - Featuring Camera Soul + Kenya + Gwendolyn Collins + Arthur Miles Night and Day Café £20ADV | 7:30pm
Opeth + Enslaved O2 Ritz | £32.75ADV | 7pm The Lafontaines Sound Control | £7.50ADV | 7pm Alice Cooper Manchester Arena | FRM£40 | 7pm Thursday - 16.11.17 The Barr Brothers The Deaf Institute | £12ADV | 7:30pm Abstract Orchestra Sound Control | £12.50ADV | 7:30pm Daniel Romano Gullivers | £12ADV | 7:30pm Teebs Soup Kitchen | £12ADV | 7:30pm Bugzy Malone O2 Apollo | £20.50ADV | 7pm Marika Hackman Gorilla | £11.50ADV | 7pm BADBADNOTGOOD + Rex Orange County O2 Ritz | £17.50ADV | 7pm Horse Band On The Wall | £17.50ADV | 7pm
The Burning Hell + Seazoo The Eagle Inn | £10ADV | 7:30pm
Royal Blood Manchester Arena | FRM£20 | 7pm
Thundercat Albert Hall | £22.50ADV | 7pm
Rachael Yamagata + Brandon Jenner The Eagle Inn | £10.50ADV | 7pm
For tickets visit ticketline.co.uk or call 0844 888 9991
November Venom Prison The Star and Garter | £10ADV | 7pm
The Travelling Band The Deaf Institute | £12ADV | 7pm
Friday - 17.11.17
Morbid Angel Sound Control | £18ADV | 7pm
The Warehouse Project - Featuring Jamie Jones + Maceo Plex + Green Velvet + Richy Ahmed + Italojohnson + Detlef + More Store Street | £45ADV | 9pm The KVB Night and Day Café | £9ADV | 8pm Chelou Gullivers | £7ADV | 7:30pm Perturbator Club Academy | £16ADV | 7:30pm
Stu Larsen Soup Kitchen | £10ADV | 7pm OMD Manchester Academy | £35ADV | 7pm Brian Kennedy Band On The Wall | £20ADV | 7pm Depeche Mode Manchester Arena | FRM£50 | 7pm Saturday - 18.11.17 Pure House & Garage Tour Featuring Artful Dodger + The Wideboys + George Kwali + More Gorilla | FRM£8 | 11pm
The Eden House Manchester Academy 3 £15ADV | 7:30pm Yungen Manchester Academy 2 £12.50ADV | 7:30pm
Trevor Nelson’s Soul Nation Band On The Wall | £20ADV | 11pm
Weaves The Eagle Inn | £9ADV | 7:30pm
Yves + The Assist + Mint Jimmy’s | £6ADV | 8:30pm
Bananarama O2 Apollo | £45ADV | 7pm
The Warehouse Project - Featuring Bicep + Carl Craig + Moodymann + Rødhåd + Kink + Kyle Hall +Avalon Emerson + More Store Street | £35ADV | 8pm
Fink Gorilla | £16ADV | 7pm Insane Clown Posse + Mushroomhead + Death Blooms O2 Ritz | £26.25ADV | 7pm
Gorilla Riot + Bones Shake Night and Day Café | £5ADV | 8pm Tops The Deaf Institute | £10ADV | 7:30pm
In partnership with
Full gig listings Polar States + The Covasettes + The Empire Police Soup Kitchen | £7ADV | 7:30pm Lower Slaughter Fallow Café | £6.50ADV | 7:30pm Precint + Dear Friends + Jade Mannion + Sally Caitlin The Eagle Inn | £7ADV | 7:30pm Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra O2 Apollo | £47.50ADV | 7pm Heaven 17 + Blancmange Manchester Academy 2 £25ADV | 7pm The Cadillac Three + Brothers Osborne Manchester Academy £18.50ADV | 7pm Deep Purple Manchester Arena | FRM£49.50 | 7pm
Aldous Harding Gorilla | £10ADV | 7:30pm Dodgy + One Sided Horse Band On The Wall £14.50ADV | 7:30pm Paper Tiger + Hunrosa The Eagle Inn | £6ADV | 7:30pm Rhys Lewis Soup Kitchen | £9ADV | 7pm Winter Mountain The Castle Hotel | £8ADV | 7pm Queens Of The Stone Age Manchester Arena | FRM£25 | 7pm Cigarettes After Sex O2 Ritz | £20ADV | 6pm Monday - 20.11.17 Pussy Riot Gorilla | £15ADV | 7:30pm
Single Mothers The Star and Garter | £8.50ADV | 7pm
Jim White The Deaf Institute £18.50ADV | 7:30pm
The Big Peach Aatma | £7ADV | 7pm
Walter Giardino Sound Control | £18.50ADV | 7:30pm
From the Jam O2 Ritz | £26.25ADV | 6:30pm
Amusement Parks On Fire + Misty Coast Gullivers | £10ADV | 7:30pm
Cockney Rejects Sound Control | £17.50ADV | 6pm Sunday - 19.11.17
Hazel O’Connor The Lowry | £27.50ADV | 7:30pm
For tickets visit ticketline.co.uk or call 0844 888 9991
November Rag’n’Bone Man O2 Apollo | £22.50ADV | 7pm
Little Mix Manchester Arena | FRM£25 | 7pm
Maren Morris O2 Ritz | £21.50ADV | 7pm
Mr. Big + The Answer + Faster Pussycat Manchester Academy £27.50ADV | 6:30pm
Tuesday - 21.11.17 John Mayall + The Buddy Whittington Band Bridgewater Hall | £32.50ADV | 8pm Childcare The Castle Hotel | £5ADV | 7:30pm The Movielife Manchester Academy 3 £14ADV | 7:30pm Rag’n’Bone Man O2 Apollo | £22.50ADV | 7pm Wolf Parade Gorilla | £15ADV | 7pm The Moonlandingz + The Black Lips + PINS O2 Ritz | £17.50ADV | 7pm Enter Shikari Victoria Warehouse £27.50ADV | 7pm
Nina Nesbitt Sound Control | £10ADV | 6pm Wednesday - 22.11.17 Ian Felice + Gill Landry Night and Day Café £14.50ADV | 8pm Childhood The Deaf Institute | £9ADV | 7:30pm Jinjer Gullivers | £10ADV | 7:30pm Algiers Soup Kitchen | £9ADV | 7:30pm The Burning Hell The Eagle Inn | £10ADV | 7:30pm Blaenavon Gorilla | £10ADV | 7pm
Nana Grizol Gullivers | £6.60ADV | 7pm Lost Horizons + Dog In The Snow Soup Kitchen | £12.50ADV | 7pm Morgan James Band On The Wall | £15ADV | 7pm
Beans on Toast + Skinny Lister O2 Ritz | £17.50ADV | 7pm Back To Africa Roots Tour Featuring Randy Valentine + J Boog + Sevana + Black Am I Sound Control | £10ADV | 7pm Little Mix Manchester Arena | FRM£25 | 7pm
In partnership with
Full gig listings Alison Moyet + Hannah Peel Bridgewater Hall | FRM£27 | 7pm Thursday - 23.11.17
And So I Watch You from Afar + Gallops Manchester Academy 2 £14ADV | 7:30pm
Tom Walker Night and Day Café | £10ADV | 8pm
Future Islands + Zack Mexico O2 Apollo | £30.25ADV | 7pm
Richard Strange The Castle Hotel | £9ADV | 7:30pm
The Darkness + Blackfoot Gypsies Manchester Academy £27.50ADV | 7pm
Bry Manchester Academy 3 £10ADV | 7:30pm
Emily Barker + Pete Roe Band On The Wall | £14.50ADV | 7pm
Soft Machine Band On The Wall | £16ADV | 7:30pm
Howard Jones + Men Without Hats O2 Ritz | FRM£30 | 6:30pm
Alasdair Roberts + Chrissy Barnacle + Tekla + Marcus Doo The Eagle Inn | £9ADV | 7:30pm
The Slow Readers Club Albert Hall | £15ADV | 6pm
Fleet Foxes O2 Apollo | £32.50ADV | 7pm Model Aeroplanes Soup Kitchen | £7ADV | 7pm Rhiannon Giddens + Kaia Kater Bridgewater Hall | £24.50ADV | 7pm Friday - 24.11.17
Saturday - 25.11.17 The Warehouse Project - Featuring Hot Since 82 + Kölsch + Ellen Allien + Apollonia + Dyed Soundorom + Dan Ghenacia + Shonky + More Store Street | £35ADV | 9:30pm Dead Of Night Aatma | TBC | 9pm
The Warehouse Project - Featuring Chase & Status + My Nu Leng + Shy Fx + Friction + Redlight + Dimension + DJ Zinc + More Store Street | £35ADV | 9pm
Tom Speight The Castle Hotel | £8.50ADV | 7:30pm
Six60 + Nico & Vinz Club Academy | £15ADV | 7:30pm
Hacienda Classical O2 Apollo | £63.25ADV | 7pm
Mac Demarco Manchester Academy £19.50ADV | 7:30pm
For tickets visit ticketline.co.uk or call 0844 888 9991
November Bryson Tiller featuring SZA Victoria Warehouse | £30ADV | 7pm
Kelela Gorilla | £11.50ADV | 7:30pm
Quicksand Sound Control | £17.50ADV | 7pm
We Were Promised Jetpacks Soup Kitchen | £12ADV | 7:30pm
Hellkrusher + Vitriolic Response + Jotnarr + Gorehead + Tout Suite The Eagle Inn | £6ADV | 7pm
Nelly + + Sir The Baptist Manchester Academy | £27.50ADV | 7pm
Tom Clarke (from The Enemy) O2 Ritz | £21ADV | 6pm
Tuesday - 28.11.17
Sunday - 26.11.17
Kerri Watt Night and Day Café | £7ADV | 8pm
Thom Morecroft + Chris Tavener The Castle Hotel | £5ADV | 8pm
Mammút + Broen Gullivers | £8ADV | 7:30pm
Kim Churchill The Deaf Institute £12.50ADV | 7:30pm
Lowly The Castle Hotel | £8ADV | 7:30pm
Status Quo O2 Apollo | £52.35ADV | 7pm Spencer And Percy Wiggins Band On The Wall | £22.50ADV | 7pm Courage My Love + Chapter And Verse Aatma | £8ADV | 7pm
The Divine Comedy O2 Ritz | £34.25ADV | 7pm Mighty Oaks The Deaf Institute | £11.50ADV | 7pm City Calm Down Soup Kitchen | £7ADV | 7pm
Northlane + Erra + Invent Animate + Ocean Grove Manchester Academy 2 £12ADV | 6:30pm Wonk Unit + Knock Off + Mick O Toole The Star and Garter | £7.50ADV | 5:30pm Monday - 27.11.17
PVRIS O2 Apollo | £22.70ADV | 7pm
Every Time I Die + Comeback Kid + Knocked Loose + Higher Power Manchester Academy 2 £16ADV | 7pm Blackbeard’s Tea Party + Felix Hagen & The Family Band On The Wall | £12ADV | 7pm
In partnership with
Full gig listings Wednesday - 29.11.17 Mr Eazi O2 Ritz | £20ADV | 11pm Alfa Mist Soup Kitchen | £8ADV | 7:30pm Songhoy Blues Manchester Academy 2 £14ADV | 7:30pm
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott Albert Hall | £28.50ADV | 7pm Robert Plant + Seth Lakeman O2 Apollo | FRM£35 | 7pm Jane Weaver O2 Ritz | £16ADV | 7pm Jacob Collier Band On The Wall | £18ADV | 7pm
Eivør Night and Day Café £14ADV | 7:30pm
Collabro + Philippa Hanna + Carly Paoli Bridgewater Hall | FRM£21.50 | 7pm
Betsy Gorilla | £10ADV | 7pm
Kasabian Manchester Arena | FRM£29.50 | 7pm
Stick To Your Guns + Being As An Ocean + Silent Planet Club Academy | £15ADV | 7pm
Friday - 01.12.17
Phil Collins Manchester Arena | FRM£65 | 7pm Cadet Sound Control | £10ADV | 6:30pm Thursday - 30.11.17 Faust Gorilla | £18ADV | 7:30pm Nahko + Sound Of The Sirens Manchester Academy 3 £20ADV | 7:30pm The Kar-Pets + The Tom Hingley Band Night and Day Café £10ADV | 7:30pm
Steve Davis + Kavus Torabi The Deaf Institute | FRM£8 | 11pm The Warehouse Project - Featuring + Sasha & John Digweed + Nic Fanciulli + Ejeca + Dusky + Cristoph + Lauren Lo Sung + More Store Street | £35ADV | 9:30pm DBH + Dead Rat Orchestra Gullivers | £5ADV | 8pm The Real McCoy Lovers Night and Day Café | £6ADV | 8pm Wolves In the Throne Room + Aluk Todolo Rebellion | £16ADV | 7:30pm Only Shadows The Eagle Inn | £7ADV | 7:30pm
For tickets visit ticketline.co.uk or call 0844 888 9991
November / DEcember Karl Blau Low Four Studio | £10ADV | 7:30pm Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott Albert Hall | £28.50ADV | 7pm Orbital O2 Apollo | FRM£25 | 7pm Pumarosa Gorilla | £9ADV | 7pm
LP Manchester Academy 2 £16.50ADV | 7:30pm SikTh + Devil Sold His Soul + Press to MECO Manchester Academy 3 £15ADV | 7:30pm White Room The Eagle Inn | £5ADV | 7:30pm
Bryson Tiller + SZA Victoria Warehouse £27.50ADV | 7pm
Nick Murphy fka Chet Faker Albert Hall | £20ADV | 7pm
Rocket From The Crypt Sound Control | £20ADV | 7pm
The Charlatans + Average Sex + Brix & The Extricated O2 Apollo | FRM£35 | 7pm
The Wytches Soup Kitchen | £10ADV | 7pm The Twang O2 Ritz | £21.25ADV | 6pm Gorillaz + Little Simz Manchester Arena | FRM£30 | 6pm Saturday - 02.12.17 Mr. Scruff Band On The Wall | £12ADV | 10pm Femme + ELLE EXXE Soup Kitchen | £7ADV | 8pm Chase Rice The Deaf Institute £12.50ADV | 7:30pm
The Warehouse Project - Featuring + Larry Heard AKA Mr Fingers Live + Laurent Garnier + Crazy P + Joy Orbison + Midland + More Store Street | £35ADV | 6:30pm St. Etienne O2 Ritz | £22.50ADV | 6:30pm Steps + Vengaboys Manchester Arena FRM£33 | 6:30pm Good Charlotte + Milk Teeth Manchester Academy £27.50ADV | 6pm Sunday - 03.12.17
The New Coast The Castle Hotel | £6ADV | 7:30pm
Son Little + Nia Wyn Soup Kitchen | £10ADV | 8pm
In partnership with
Full gig listings Chris Rea + C.Macleod O2 Apollo | FRM£45 | 7:30pm
Benjamin Clementine O2 Ritz | £18.50ADV | 7pm
Low Cut Connie + Curse Of Lono Gullivers | £12ADV | 7:30pm
Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown The Ruby Lounge | £14ADV | 7pm
Dan + Shay + Catherine McGrath Manchester Academy 2 £15ADV | 7:30pm
Kid Congo And The Pink Monkey Birds Soup Kitchen | £12.50ADV | 7pm
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes + Basement + Ecca Vandal O2 Ritz | £16.50ADV | 7pm Ajam Manchester Academy 3 £25ADV | 7pm
Tuesday - 05.12.17 Touch My Secret Night and Day Café | £11ADV | 8pm Ski Mask The Slump God Gorilla | £14ADV | 7:30pm
Ray BLK Band On The Wall | £16.50ADV | 7pm
Hermitage Green Manchester Academy 3 £18ADV | 7:30pm
The Overtones Bridgewater Hall | FRM£22.50 | 7pm
Moulettes Band On The Wall | £14ADV | 7:30pm
Steps + Vengaboys Manchester Arena FRM£33 | 6:30pm
Scouting for Girls + Ben Mckelvey O2 Ritz | FRM£22.50 | 7pm
Monday - 04.12.17 Jack Lukeman Night and Day Café | £12ADV | 8pm Destroyer + Nicholas Krgovich The Deaf Institute | £15ADV | 7:30pm The Wild Things Aatma | £7ADV | 7:30pm Marilyn Manson O2 Apollo | £32.50ADV | 7pm
Confidence Man The Deaf Institute | £10ADV | 7pm Wednesday - 06.12.17 Alex Cameron The Deaf Institute | £10ADV | 7:30pm Lail Arad + JF Robitaille Gullivers | £6ADV | 7:30pm The King Blues Manchester Academy 2 £14ADV | 7:30pm
For tickets visit ticketline.co.uk or call 0844 888 9991
December Amine Manchester Academy 3 £15ADV | 7:30pm
Lewis Capaldi Sound Control | £8ADV | 6pm
Bananarama O2 Apollo | FRM£39.50 | 7pm Thursday - 07.12.17 Cloud Nothings + The Hotelier Gorilla | £15ADV | 7:30pm David Thomas Broughton Gullivers | £9ADV | 7:30pm Abattoir Blues The Castle Hotel | £6ADV | 7:30pm Bayside Manchester Academy 3 £14ADV | 7:30pm Boyzlife Club Academy | FRM£28.50 | 7:30pm The Mouse Outfit Band On The Wall £12.50ADV | 7:30pm
Friday - 08.12.17 The Warehouse Project - Featuring + Jeff Mills + Nina Kraviz + Clark + Bjarki + Jus Ed + Fred P + More Store Street | £25ADV | 9:30pm Oliver Heldens Albert Hall | FRM£19.50 | 9pm The Gallery Gullivers | £6ADV | 7:30pm Blanco White + Malena Zavala The Castle Hotel | £8ADV | 7:30pm The Brand New Heavies Manchester Academy 2 £25ADV | 7:30pm Kodaline O2 Apollo | £25ADV | 7pm Broken Witt Rebels + Sonia Leigh The Ruby Lounge | £12ADV | 7pm
Fast Car To Florence Fallow Café | £5ADV | 7:30pm
The Orielles + Boy Azooga The Deaf Institute | £7.50ADV | 7pm
Ryan McMullan The Deaf Institute | £11ADV | 7pm
GUN + InMe Club Academy | £21.50ADV | 7pm
Findlay Soup Kitchen | £8ADV | 7pm
Acid Reign Rebellion | £15ADV | 7pm
Michael Ball & Alfie Boe Manchester Arena | FRM£35 | 7pm
Boston Manor + The Amity Affliction + Vukovi O2 Ritz | £17.50ADV | 6:30pm
In partnership with
Full gig listings Kerrang! Tour 2017 - Featuring CREEPER + Can’t Swim + Microwave + Nervus O2 Ritz | £20.50ADV | 6:30pm Saturday - 09.12.17 The Warehouse Project - Featuring + The Chemical Brothers + Daniel Avery + Paul Woolford + Andrew Weatherall + More Store Street | £35ADV | 8:30pm
Towers Of London Night People | £10ADV | 7pm InVisions + Death Remains Satans Hollow | £6ADV | 7pm The Cribs + Demob Happy Gorilla | £25ADV | 6:30pm Fish O2 Ritz | £27.50ADV | 6:30pm Sunday - 10.12.17
Stillia The Deaf Institute | £6ADV | 7:30pm
The Cribs + PAWS | £25ADV | 7pm
Vic Godard & Subway Sect Gullivers | £11ADV | 7:30pm
Hanson O2 Ritz | £26.50ADV | 7pm
The Lancashire Hotpots Manchester Academy 2 £14ADV | 7:30pm
Ho99o9 The Deaf Institute | £13ADV | 7pm
Roland Gift Club Academy | £22.50ADV | 7:30pm
Nothing More Sound Control | £10ADV | 7pm
Queen + Adam Lambert Manchester Arena | FRM£69 | 7:30pm
Yawning Man + Blown Out + Stupid Cosmonaut Soup Kitchen | £9.50ADV | 7pm
CREEPER + Can’t Swim + Microwave + Nervus Albert Hall | £15ADV | 7pm
Mariah Carey Manchester Arena | FRM£45 | 7pm
Hurts O2 Apollo | £22.50ADV | 7pm ABSOLVA Sound Control | £10ADV | 7pm Mastodon Manchester Academy £27.50ADV | 7pm
Monday - 11.12.17 The Cribs + PINS Gorilla | £25ADV | 7pm ROAM + Stand Atlantic The Deaf Institute | £10ADV | 7pm Tuesday - 12.12.17
For tickets visit ticketline.co.uk or call 0844 888 9991
December ONE OK ROCK + Crown the Empire Manchester Academy 2 £26.50ADV | 7:30pm
Happy Mondays + Jon Dasilva Manchester Academy £32.50ADV | 7pm
Santa Cruz Manchester Academy 3 £12ADV | 7:30pm
Thursday - 14.12.17
Knuckle Puck + Tiny Moving Parts + Have Mercy + Movements Club Academy | £11.50ADV | 7:30pm Jacob Banks + Joy Crookes Sound Control | £12.50ADV | 7pm Gogol Bordello + Lucky Chops Manchester Academy £23.50ADV | 7pm Joe Dolman + Ben Fenner + Matthew Lynch + Sean Waring The King’s Arms | £6ADV | 7pm Wednesday - 13.12.17 Yung Lean + Sad Boys Albert Hall | £15ADV | 7:30pm Jaykae The Deaf Institute | £10ADV | 7:30pm Grumble Bee + Normandie Sound Control | £8ADV | 7:30pm Swedish Death Candy The Castle Hotel | £6ADV | 7:30pm
Dinosaur Jr. Gorilla | £23.50ADV | 7:30pm Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer Gullivers | £10ADV | 7:30pm King Krule Manchester Academy 2 £13.50ADV | 7:30pm Pete Tong Manchester Arena | FRM£35 | 7:30pm The Prodigy O2 Apollo | £42.50ADV | 7pm Plastic House + Larkins + Glass Caves + Bright Black O2 Ritz | £11ADV | 7pm Majestic The Deaf Institute | £12ADV | 7pm Silverstein Sound Control | £14ADV | 7pm
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LANY O2 Ritz | £12.50ADV | 7pm RedFaces Soup Kitchen | £7.50ADV | 7pm
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Tim’s Tip Off
As the owner of record label O Genesis, The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess is always listening out for new bands. Here he gives us the heads up of an act to look out for. My top tip for a band for everyone to listen to? It’s got to be Average Sex, the band whose record I’m playing the most at the moment. Maybe time for some full disclosure here, but the record is the latest release from O Genesis, a record label that I run with three friends - but that means I love it even more than just a band I might have heard on the radio, right? I played them to the other Charlatans and they loved them too, so Average Sex are coming on tour with us.
and when she met Sam who is from Tottenham, they wrote some songs together and they were absolute power pop gems. I heard them and was smitten, Sean from Rough Trade heard them and said: “the indie kids will lose their anoraks to this”. So yeah, look them up and have a listen. Best that you Google ‘Average Sex band’ though, not sure what’ll happen if you just look up ‘average sex’.
Listen to Average Sex | @AverageSexBand Soundcloud.com/averagesex
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Saturday 18 November Liverpool O2 Academy
Thursday 30 November Deaf Institute
+ Black Foxxes + Deacade
MY NAME IS BEAR
DEAF HAVANA NAHKO Tuesday 21 November Academy
MR. BIG + The Answer + Faster Pussycat
Thursday 23 November The Bridgewater Hall
RHIANNON GIDDENS + Kaia Kater
Thursday 23 November Ruby Lounge
+ Sound of the Sirens
Sunday 03 December Soup Kitchen
SON LITTLE + Nia Wyn
Thursday 07 December Deaf Institute
RYAN McMULLAN Thursday 25 January O2 Apollo
JIM JEFFERIES Tuesday 30 January Band on the Wall
ROYAL THUNDER THE OH HELLOS + The Last Internationale + Fire Red Empress
Sunday 26 November Deaf Institute
Friday 09 February Albert Hall
+ Tamu Massif
+ The Smith Street Band + Brick + Mortar
KIM CHURCHILL THE FRONT BOTTOMS
Saturday 10 February O2 Ritz
Thursday 01 March Academy 3
WHILE SHE CARNIFEX SLEEPS THE DUNWELLS ARCH ENEMY CANNIBAL CORPSE DON BROCO Thursday 01 March Gullivers
Tuesday 13 February O2 Ritz
Wednesday 14 March O2 Ritz
+ Wintersun + Tribulation
Friday 16 February Academy
+ The Black Dahlia Murder + In Arkadia
Friday 30 March O2 Ritz
Tuesday 20 February O2 Apollo
MARKIPLIER’S YOU’RE WELCOME TOUR
Sunday 25 February Club Academy
STONE BROKEN
+ Jared James Nichols + The Bad Flowers
TESTAMENT + Annihilator + Vader
Thursday 12 April O2 Ritz
EPICA Friday 20 April O2 Ritz
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