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Contents Contents With sunshine and stages, tents and tinnies in our summer-soundtracked mind, we’ve dedicated this WHOLE issue to everything festival related.

You’ll find a whopping 13-page UK festival guide taking you from June right through to September, plus our top tips on how not to get caught short at festivals this summer.

To keep our regular live music lovers sweet we’ve also got our usual features, plus more gig listings than you could shake a ruddy tambourine at.

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Gallagher fans get ready!

Liam Gallagher is set to star in his own film. The rockumentary, entitled ‘As It Was’, will see Liam tell his life story “in his own words for the first time”. The film will feature footage from some of his biggest live shows over the last year, including an emotional homecoming gig at the O2 Ritz where Liam paid tribute to the 22 who lost their lives in the arena bombing.

Stars In Their Eyes Live Revival l 02.06.18 RNCM | £36.50

Get ready to hear those magic words again... “Tonight Matthew, ‘I’m going to be...” as RNCM revive the iconic Granada Television show ‘Stars In Their Eyes’ with Matthew Kelly himself.

Acting as a follow up to the 2016 hit film Supersonic, the film will premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Manchester Pride | 24-2708.18 | The Village | FRM£18

The evening will catch up with winning contestants from the cult TV show and showcase a new generation of look and sound-alikes, all while raising money for Prevent Breast Cancer.

Rita Ora is set to headline this year’s Manchester Pride weekend.

Other live acts announced for the event include Jake Shears, Sigala, Alexandra Burke, Nadine Coyle and Louise.

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The event will also welcome DJ’s Pete Tong, Paulette and Danny Howard.

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seemed as though The Bluetones were gone for good. That was until a 20th-anniversary reunion tour alongside Happy Mondays, in 2015, suggested they weren’t quite done yet. Under the banner ‘The First Decade: 1995-2005’, the 90s era Britpop heroes make another welcome return to the stage, revisiting tracks from their 1996 debut album ‘Expecting To Fly’ and others from their earlier - and most popular - back catalogue.

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Cabbage

O2 Ritz | £17.50ADV | 5pm

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After heading out on ‘The Healing Brexit Towns Experiment Tour’ last year, anarchic, Manchester, postpunk outfit Cabbage released their

The Bluetones

O2 Ritz | £21ADV | 7:30pm

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debut album, ‘Nihilistic Glamour Shots’ this March, alongside an accompanying run of UK dates.

The neo-nihilistic foursome, with their penchant for political contempt and lyrics packed with irreverent social commentary, are taking to the stage once again this May. The night, curated by the band and titled ‘Glamour at Thee Ritz’, features some of their favourites including The Rhythm Method, PINS, Blinders and more.

29.05.18

Volbeat

O2 Ritz | £23ADV | 7pm

Hailing from Copenhagen, Danish hard rockers Volbeat are known for their distinctive and groovy mix of rock’n’roll, heavy metal, punk and rockabilly. Citing legends such as Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash as their inspiration, the band also draw influence from the likes of AC/ DC, Social Distortion, The Misfits and Metallica. Now a globally recognised outfit, they are back with a bang for 2018, warming up for their appearance at Download Festival.

30.05.18

James Bay

Albert Hall | £29.50ADV | 7pm

Bursting into the British musical sphere with a BRIT Awards Critics’ Choice and a No. 1 debut album that led to a spot on the Pyramid Stage at Glasto and three Grammy Award nominations, singer-songwriter James Bay set his own benchmark high. His second album, ‘Electric

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Light’, boldly challenges his own musical boundaries, experimenting with R&B kicks, flecky guitar-pop jams, and Allen Ginsberg samples.

Expect an immersive quality to these intimate live shows.

her influential fusion of rock and poetry is often spoken about in the same vein as the likes of Bob Dylan.

Still writing and recording, the poet punk laureate’s timeless music is as ambitious, unconventional, and challenging as ever.

04.06.18

Courtney Barnett Manchester Academy £22.50ADV | 7pm

Aussie singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett is known for her witty, rambling lyrics and deadpan dictation.

Her conversational delivery and garage rock-infused folk-pop style has won critical acclaim, and a heavily anticipated first full-length release, ‘Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit’ received cult success, as well as BRIT and Grammy nominations. After duetting with Kurt Vile, Barnett is now touring her new album, ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel’.

05.06.18

Patti Smith And Her Band O2 Apollo | £40ADV | 7pm

One of the most prominent figures in the ‘70s New York punk and art scene, Patti Smith barely needs an introduction. Arguably one of the most respected musicians to come out of America in the 20th century, 12

06.06.18

Rhye

O2 Ritz | £16.50ADV | 7pm

Rhye’s ambiguous music videos first appeared on the internet in a whirlwind of suggestive imagery. A distinctive falsetto sound shrouded in mystery. Two initial singles and debut album ‘Woman’ received high critical praise from the likes of Pitchfork, The Guardian, and the New York Times, and the band have since toured relentlessly across America and further afield in order to establish a global fan base.

Armed with a second full-length album, ‘Blood’, Rhye will bring breathtaking vocals and intimate R&B-influenced, soul-pop beats straight to Manchester.

Combining elements of pop, R&B and dance, his own sound is thought-provoking and musically diverse, gaining endorsements from artists such as A$AP Rocky and London Grammar. Celebrating the release of his latest EP ‘Imaginarium’, Bipolar Sunshine will be hitting up his hometown for a party.

06.06.18

Bipolar Sunshine Band On The Wall £15.50ADV | 7pm

Former Kid British frontman, Adio Marchant is the singer-songwriter now performing as a solo artist under the Bipolar Sunshine alias.

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Thom Yorke

Palace Theatre | FRM£45 | 7pm

As well as fronting one of the biggest acts of the 1990s and 2000s, collaborations with the likes of Flying Lotus, Burial, Four Tet, and SBTRKT, and heading the Afrobeatinspired band Atoms For Peace, elusive Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke counts a pair of low-key solo albums amongst his oeuvre - that is as influential as it is experimental.

Along with a new single, ‘Youwouldn’tlikemewhenI’mangry’, Yorke is set to embark on a run of headline shows performing with Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich and visual artist Tarik Barri, plus special guest, cellist and film score producer Oliver Coates.

Are Gone’ and the group have ‘Something To Tell You’, something of their own. Danielle is the eldest, with Este in the middle, while Alana bags the ‘Baby Haim’ nickname.

The siblings are sassy and soulful, killer musicians, and do matching outfits like only blood could. Let’s face it, there’s not much better than some Haim time.

11.06.18

Haim

O2 Apollo | £32.50ADV | 7pm

Unbelievably, this L.A. sister trio began life as a cover band ‘Rockinhaim’ with their parents in tow, but two albums in those ‘Days

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UK Festival Guide 2018 Field Day

01-02.06.18 | Brockwell Park, London | £89ADV (Weekend)

Erykah Badu / AJ Tracey + Children Of Zeus + Avalon Emerson + Charlotte Gainsbourg + Loyle Carner + Beauty & The Beat + Barely Legal + Daniel Avery + many more Top Tip: Check out the Field Day Official Afterparty at Electric Brixton.

Download Festival

08-10.06.18 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | £200 (Weekend)

Avenged Sevenfold / Guns N’ Roses / Ozzy Osbourne + Bullet For My Valentine + Black Stone Cherry + Marilyn Manson + You Me At Six + Rise Against + Parkway Drive + Neck Deep + Marmozets + Black Veil Brides + Cradle Of Filth + Baby Metal + Dragonforce + many more

Top Tip: The campsites are huge so take only the essentials – a tent, a crate of Trooper, and a change of band tee will suffice.

Isle Of Wight Festival 21-24.06.18 | Seaclose Park, Newport | FRM£65 (Day) - £209 (Weekend)

Kasabian / Depeche Mode / Liam Gallagher / The Killers + Nile Rogers & Chic + Manic Street Preachers + Travis + Soul II Soul + Hurts + Blossoms + The Script + Jessie J + Kodaline + Sigrid + many more Top Tip: Find your sea legs, you’ve a ferry to catch.

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Glasto may be taking a year off but never fear there’s plenty of festivals to get your teeth (and tent!) sunk into this summer. Seen as guides are what we do best - find out which festival is right for you below, get planning, get packing and have a ruddy (or muddy) good time!

Parklife Festival 09-10.06.18 | Heaton Park, Manchester | FRM£65 (Day) - £119.50 (Weekend)

Liam Gallagher / The XX + Skepta + N.E.R.D + Lorde + Giggs + Sampha + Chvrches + Jessie Ware + J Hus + Carl Cox + Annie Mac + Bugzy Malone + Four Tet + Gorgon City + many more Top Tip: All day Metrolink ticket bro. Nuff said.

Truck Festival

20-22.06.18 | Hill Farm, Oxfordshire | £110 (Weekend)

Friendly Fires / George Ezra / Courteeners + Editors + De La Soul + Jake Bugg + Everything Everything + Circa Waves + Peace + Drenge + The Amazons +Rat Boy + Gaz Coombes + The Sherlocks + Fickle Friends + Marika Hackman + many more Top Tip: Truck is now open an extra day, so book Thursday off too.

TRNSMT Festival

29.06-08.07.18 | Glasgow Green | FRM£59.50 (Day) - £260 (5 Days)

Stereophonics / Liam Gallagher / Arctic Monkeys / Queen & Adam Lambert / The Killers + The Script + Interpol + Wolf Alice + Jessie J + James Bay + Blossoms + Miles Kane + Declan McKenna + Chvrches + Krept x Konan + Tom Grennan + Texas + Pale Waves + Marmozets + Dermot Kennedy + many more Top Tip: Book a hotel, there’s no camping at TRNSMT. 17

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Community Festival

01.07.18 | Finsbury Park, London | £40ADV

Two Door Cinema Club + The Vaccines + You Me At Six + Circa Waves + Rat Boy + Sundara Karma + Marmozets + Belako + Tom Grennan + Pale Waves + Sam Fender + Bad Sounds + Yungblud + many more

Top Tip: If you’ve got loadsa friends and you fancy trading them in for a free ticket, some merch and VIP access, check out the official Community Festival Ambassador scheme. Don’t worry, you get your friends back at the end of the event.

Noisily Festival

05-08.07.18 | Noseley Hall, Leicester | FRM£125 (Weekend)

Patrice Baumel / Roni Size (DJ Set) + Tristan + Oliver Koletzki + Stanton Warriors + Black Sun Empire + Logistics + Perfect Stranger + Far Too Loud + Flip Flop + Slug Wife + James Monro + Ed Solo + JFB + Nanoplex + many more

Top Tip: Noisily isn’t just about the music, it’s about you, and your mind, body and soul. So relax, have a massage, do a spot of yoga or chill in one of the festival’s wood fired hot tubs amongst the trees. Bliss.

Wireless Festival

06-08.07.18 | Finsbury Park, London | FRM£55 (Day) - £160 (Weekend)

J. Cole / Stormzy / DJ Khaled + Giggs + Post Malone + Migos + PartyNextDoor + Rae Sremmurd + French Montana + Davido + Big Shaq + many more Top Tip: Don’t get too big for your boots!

Blackpool Festival

06-08.07.18 | Tower Festival Headland, Blackpool | £75 (Weekend) Erick Morillo / Faithless (DJ Set) / Paul Oakenfold + Danny Howard + Roger Sanchez + 2 Funky 2 + Abigail Bailey + Dave Pearce + Endor + Graeme Park + Pirate Copy + many more Top Tip: Head up Blackpool Tower for a birds eye view of the festival.

2000 Trees Festival

12-14.07.18 | Upcote Farm, Cheltenham | FRM£60 (Day ) - £115 (Weekend) At The Drive In / Twin Atlantic / Enter Shikari + Moose Blood + Creeper + Frightened Rabbit + Arcane Roots + Hell Is For Heroes + Sikth + Black Honey + Turbowolf + many more Top Tip: On foot? You can get a Big Green Coach shuttle bus direct from Cheltenham Spa Train Station.

British Summer Time

06-15.07.18 | Hyde Park, London | FRM£65

Roger Waters / The Cure / Eric Clapton / Michael Bublé / Bruno Mars / Paul Simon + many more

Top Tip: Can’t afford a ticket and want a bit of the action? BST will open its doors for free from the 9th - 12th July, with movie nights, live music and entertainment, street food, pop up bars, tennis screenings and much more.

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Latitude Festival

12-15.07.18 | Henham Park, Suffolk | FRM£77.50 (Day) - £197.50 (Weekend) Solange / The Killers / Alt-J + Belle & Sebastian + The Vaccines + Wolf Alice + Rag ‘N’ Bone Man + Mogwai + Jon Hopkins + The Charlatans + many more

Top Tip: Bring your cossie! The Lattitude lake is open for swimmers.

Lovebox

13-14.07.18 | Gunnersbury Park, London | FRM£59.50 (Day) - £115 (2 Days) Childish Gambino / Skepta / N.E.R.D + Diplo + Annie Mac + Wu-Tang Clan + Vince Staples + Mura Masa + Bicep + Jacob Banks + Mabel + many more

Top Tip: Whether your drop some Drake, or go all ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ on us, check out Lovebox’s hip-hop karaoke. Now.

Beat-Herder Festival

13-15.07.18 | Dockber Farm, Lancashire | FRM£110 (Weekend)

Django Django / Orbital / Soulwax + Pete Tong + Boney M + David Rodigan + Greg Wilson + Monki + Hookworms + Pins + Ibibio Sound Machine + The Lancashire Hotpots + many more

Top Tip: Get that halo polished and head on down to The Parish Church for the messiest mass you’ve ever witnessed!

Cornbury Festival 13-15.07.18 | The Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire | £180 (Weekend)

UB40 / Alanis Morissette / Squeeze + Zucchero + Jimmy Cliff + Amy Macdonald + Pixie Lott + Stereo MC’s + Deacon Blue + Lissie + many more

Top Tip: Hairy Bikers Si and Dave will host ‘A Pop Up Wood Fired Restaurant Adventure’ at the heart of the festival.

Bluedot Festival

19-22.07.18 | Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire | FRM£65 (Day) - £159 (Weekend)

The Flaming Lips / Future Islands / The Chemical Brothers + Public Service Broadcasting + Gary Numan + Little Dragon + Gilles Peterson + Slowdive + The Orb + Crazy P + Unkle + Alexis Taylor + Booka Shade + many more

Top Tip: Arrive on Thursday to catch The Blue Planet in concert with the Hallé Orchestra. Oh and sample the LovAle Telescope beer.

Tramlines

20-22.07.18 | Hillsborough Park, Sheffield | FRM£59 (Weekend)

Stereophonics / Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds / Craig David presents TS5 + Clean Bandit + Jake Bugg + Milburn + Blossoms + De La Soul + Everything Everything + The Big Moon + Gengahr + Fickle Friends + Ratboy + Tom Grennan + Teleman + Rae Morris + many more Top Tip: It’s Tramline’s 10th birthday this year – so wear a party hat, eat some cake, but no birthday suits, pleassse.

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Deer SheD

20-22.07.18 | Baldersby Park, Yorkshire | £145 (Adult Weekend)

Drenge / Goldfrapp / Field Music + Public Service Broadcasting + This Is The Kit + Goat Girl + Nadine Shah + Blaenavon + Boy Azooga + Gaz Coombes + HMLTD + many more

Top Tip: From soldering with Madlab to making your own slime, check out the incredible science programme the festival has to offer.

Kaleidoscope Festival

21.07.18 | Alexandra Park & Palace, London | FRM£50.75 The Flaming Lips + Ghostpoet + Mystery Jets + The Go! Team + Beth Orton + Beans On Toast + many more

Top Tip: Take a stroll down Gastro Avenue to hunt out the best craft ale, delicious cocktails, and the festival’s own dedicated vegan corner.

Camp Bestival

26-29.07.18 | Lulworth Castle, Dorset | £197.50 (Adult Weekend) Simple Minds / Rick Astley / Clean Bandit / Orbital + Basement Jaxx + Rae Morris + Shed Seven + Declan McKenna + David Rodigan + Jaguar Skills + Dub Pistols + many more Top Tip: Camp Bestival have promised the World’s biggest bouncy castle – we’re sure you won’t miss it!

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Standon Calling

26-29.07.18 | Standon, Hertfordshire | FRM£107 (Weekend)

Paloma Faith / George Ezra / Byran Ferry + Goldfrapp + Django Django + Black Rebel Motorcycle Club + Maribou State + The Horrors + The Amazons + Gaz Coombes + Little Simz + Shame + Gengahr + Tom Walker + Hot Chip + many more Top Tip: Tin foil at the ready - this year’s event has a space theme.

Y Not? Festival

26-29.07.18 | Pikehall, Derbyshire | £119.50 (Weekend)

The Libertines / Catfish And The Bottlemen / Jamiroquai + Manic Street Preachers + Kaiser Chiefs + The Wombats + The Go! Team + Circa Waves + Fickle Friends + Fizzy Blood + Seasick Steve + Superfood + Moose Blood + Buzzcocks + Turbowolf + many more Top Tip: Bring your pac-a-mac.

Kendal Calling 26-29.07.18 | Lowther Deer Park, Cumbria | FRM£149 (Weekend)

Catfish & The Bottlemen / The Libertines / Run DMC + Gorgon City + Basement Jaxx + Idris Elba + James + Ocean Colour Scene + Tom Grennan + The Amazons + Bugzy Malone + Pale Waves + PINS + many more

Top Tip: Check out the Houseparty.

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Bestival

02-05.08.18 | Lulworth Estate, Dorset | £170 (Weekend)

London Grammar / Silk City (Diplo & Mark Ronson) / M.I.A + Plan B + Grace Jones + Chaka Khan + First Aid Kit + Mura Masa + Thundercat + Sundara Karma + Kelela + Django Django + Mabel + NOT3S + Hot Chip (DJ set) + Rudimental (DJ set) + Faithless (DJ set) + Bicep (DJ set) + many more Top Tip: This year’s Feast Collective will be hosted by Fat Gay Vegan, Sean O’Callaghan, with vegan sushi from Happy Maki, Indonesian eats from Makatcha, and coffee from Girls Who Grind.

Neverworld

02-05.08.18 | Hever, Kent | FRM£99 (Weekend) Bastille / Clean Bandit + Declan McKenna + Tom Grennan + My Nu Leng + Sub Focus + Denis Sulta + We Are Scientists + Rae Morris + Keston Cobblers Club + many more

Top Tip: For the ultimate in regression sessions, have a go at glitter wrestling and join the festival’s paint fight.

Wilderness Festival

02-05.08.18 | Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire | FRM£179.50 (Weekend)

Nile Rogers & Chic / Bastille / Jon Hopkins + Baxter Dury + Kamasi Washington + Palace + Findlay + Stereo Honey + Groove Armada + George Fizgerald + !!! (CHK CHK CHK) + many more

Top Tip: Find your inner artist, with screen printing, copper working, and pottery sessions.

Eastern Electrics

04-05.08.18 | Morden Park, London | FRM£20 (Day)

Jamie Jones / David Rodigan + Hot Since 82 + Chris Lorenzo + Alan Fitzpatrick + Eats Everything + Matador + Skream + Ghetts + many more 24

Visions Festival

04.08.18 | Various, London | FRM£25

Idles / HMLTD + Chastity Belt + Nilüfer Yanya + Sampa The Great + Blue Hawaii + Duds + Laura Misch + Carla Dal Forno + Girlhood + many more Top Tip: Enter your pooch into Visions annual dog show.

Boomtown

09-12.08.18 | Matterley Estate, Hampshire | FRM£236 (Weekend) Gorillaz / Die Antwoord / Limp Bizkit + Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals + Jimmy Cliff + Sleaford Mods + Enter Shikari + Soul II Soul + Billy Bragg + Maribou State + many more Top Tip: With ‘mansion’ parties, fine food, summer soirées, flushing loos and perfectly manicured lawns, there’s no reason not to glamp at Boomtown Springs. Other than the price tag of course.

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Green Man

16-19.08.18 | Crickhowell, Wales | £180 (Adult Weekend)

The War On Drugs / Fleet Foxes / King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard + John Grant + Grizzly Bear + Public Service Broadcasting + Cate Le Bon + Teleman + Mount Kimbie + Baxter Dury + HMLTD + Boy Azooga + many more Top Tip: If you just can’t wait til August, take a ride on Green Man Ahoy!

Setting sail on the River Thames on Saturday 16th June, expect beer sipping, cityscape soaking, and a lovingly curated mix of DJs and bands including The Lovely Eggs, Makeness, Audiobooks and more.

Rize Festival

17-18.08.18 | Hylands Park, Chelmsford | FRM£59.50 (Day) - £165 (Weekend)

Liam Gallagher / Stereophonics James Bay + Craig David presents TS5 + Bastille + Years & Years + Rag ‘N’ Bone Man + Rita Ora + Example + Plan B + Miles Kane + Sinead Harnett + many more Top Tip: Don’t loose your way and head to the old Weston Park site. There’s no festival happening there.

Cotton Clouds

18.08.18 | Saddleworth Cricket Club, Oldham | FRM£49.50 Sister Sledge + Starsailor + Toploader + The Orielles + The Allergies + Scarlet + Average Sex + many more

Top Tip: From damn good coffee to secret sets check out Tim Peak’s Diner.

Creamfields

23-26.08.18 | FRM£85 (Day) - £230 (Four Days)

Carl Cox / Eric Prydz / Tiësto / Adam Beyer / Armin van Buuren / Axwell & Ingrosso / Alesso / Giggs / Fatboy Slim / Hardwell / Major Lazer / The Chainsmokers + many more Top Tip: Book the week off work afterwards.

Reading & Leeds

24-26.08.18 | Richfield Avenue, Reading / Bramham Park, Leeds | FRM£69.50 (Day) - £205 (Leeds)

Fall Out Boy / Kendrick Lamar / Kings Of Leon + Panic! At The Disco + Courteeners + Skepta + Diplo + Slaves + The Vaccines + Dua Lipa + J Hus + Krept x Konan + Sum 41 + Lewis Capaldi + Hinds + Kate Nash + Papa Roach + many more Top Tip: Leeds is closer.

End Of The Road

30.08-02.09.18 | Larmer Tree Gardens, Wiltshire | £195 (Weekend)

Vampire Weekend / St Vincent / Feist / Yo La Tengo + Ezra Furman + Fat White Family + Oh Sees + This Is The Kit + Shame + Hookworms + IDLES + Protomartyr + Iceage + Destroyer + The Posies + many more Top Tip: Check out the comedy, literature, and workshops for a whole

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Aug

Fusion Festival

01-02.09.18 | Otterspool Romenade, Liverpool | FRM£52.50 (Day) - £95 (Weekend) David Guetta / Shawn Mendes

+ Years & Years + Jess Glynne + Clean Bandit + Zara Larsson + James Arthur + many more Top Tip: If you listen to Capital FM, you’ll probably like it.

Festival No. 6

06-09.09.18 | Portmeirion, Wales | FRM£180 (Weekend) The The / Friendly Fires / Franz Ferdinand

+ Jessie Ware + The Charlatans + Everthing Everything + Hurts + Django Django + Ride + Gaz Coobes + many more

Top Tip: Don’t miss the Saturday Night Spectacle, just before the headliners.

Shiiine On Festival

08.09.18 | Genting Arena, Birmingham | FRM£66.65 Orbital

+ Shed Seven + Happy Mondays + Embrace + Cast + Glasvegas + Black Grape + The Membranes + many more Top Tip: Can’t make the 1-dayer? Never fear, Shiiine On Weekender will be back in November.

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SEP

Fusion Festival ARTIFICIAL PLEASURE

JON DEE GRAHAM W/ 01-02.09.18 | Otterspool Romenade, Liverpool 16.05 // 7pm // £8 WILLIAM HARRIES GRAHAM | FRM£52.50 (Day) - £95 (Weekend) STRANGE BONES David Guetta / Shawn Mendes 17.05 // 7pm // £8 RAINTOWN + Years & Years + Jess Glynne + Clean Bandit + Zara JESSICA LYNN JAMES WALSH Larsson + James Arthur + many more 13.06 // 7:30pm // £20 + THE CHARLATANS FILM SCREENING Top Tip: If you listen to Capital FM, you’ll probably like it.

12.06 // 8pm // £8

18.05 // 7pm // £8

‘Best For Hopping On A Train’

JOEL SARAKULA

THE MILK

15.06 // 7:30pm // £8

Festival No. 6 NOW, NOW

16.06 // 7:30pm // £7

19.05 // 7pm // £15

CARNIVAL CLUB

21.05 // 7pm // £11 06-09.09.18 | Portmeirion, Wales | FRM£180GREASE (Weekend)

40TH ANNIVERSARY DISCO

MINT / RED RUM The The /W Friendly Fires /CLUB Franz,Ferdinand 16.06 // 11pm // £6 JON COLEY + Jessie Ware +BAND The Charlatans + Everthing Everything + Hurts 22.05 // 7pm // £6 MOUTH IN THE + Django Django + Ride + Gaz Coobes + many more

SOUTH

PVMNTS Top Tip: Don’t miss the Saturday Night Spectacle, just before the headliners.

21.06 // 7pm // £6

23.05 // 7pm // £7

GIRLS NAMES

‘Best For People With An Insane Fancy Dress Closet’ 22.06

THE CLAUSE, THE REZNER + SLACK ALICES

THE DUNTS

W/

// 7pm // £8

Shiiine On Festival

IVORY WAVE LA FONDAS

26.05 // 7:30pm // £7

SLY ANTICS +

25.05 // 7:30pm // £5

THE ELEPHANT TREES 08.09.18 | Genting Arena, Birmingham | FRM£66.65

23.06 // 7:30pm // £7

Orbital 29.06 // 7pm // £8 TWISTED CLUB + Shed Seven +WHEEL Happy Mondays + Embrace + Cast + Glasvegas // Grape 10.06 //+24.06 // 3pm // £5 + many more SHED SEVEN +27.05 Black The Membranes

GUESTS

OFFICIAL MCR AFTERSHOW

SPIKE ISLAND Top Tip: Can’t make the REUNION 1-dayer? Never fear, Shiiine 29.06 WITH DAVE BOOTH On Weekender will be back in November.

27.05 // 9pm // £5

‘For People Who Miss The Haçienda’

CARL NORTH & THE LONELY HEARTS 01.06 // 7pm // £7

MELTING WAX ALL DAY W/ URF // WHITE FLOWERS //

THE GOA EXPRESS // SLOW KNIFE // SLACK ALICES 09.06 // 4pm // £7

WORLD CUP 2018

// 11pm // £12

STACY MITCHHART’S FOURTH JULY BBQ

04.07 // 7pm // £TBC

CONTROL OF THE GOING

13.07 // 7pm // £6

CHARLEY CROCKETT

17.07 // 7pm // £13

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Small Packs Of Tissues:

Drink Water:

Take handy packs of tissues, the ones that come in waterproof packaging and fit in your pocket. Loo roll often ends up getting wet somehow, especially if it’s chucking it down and your bag or tent isn’t very waterproof. Also, if you’re a boy, and you take toilet roll with you to a portaloo, everyone pretty much knows you’re going for a poo. It’s obvs.

Wellies: Even if the weather is lovely, always try to wear your wellies when off to the loos at a festival. You do not know what you might be stepping in and what looks like mud, probably isn’t mud.

Drink lots of water. I’ve heard it’s good for you? It might balance out all the booze and burger van food, and prevent the need to chuck up - no one wants to be sick in a portaloo.

Festival Toilet Tips The toilet situation is the most off-putting thing about music festivals. Let’s face it; it’s never going to be a pleasurable experience spending a penny (and often losing a wallet!) down the toilet. Late nights, burger vans, and drinking whole crates of beer can culminate in very disgusting toilets, so we thought we’d share our tips for happy crapping!

Camping Distance: From experience, never camp right next to the toilets! It may seem like a good idea for handy access during the night and early mornings but trust me if it pours it down with rain, the toilets will become flooded, and the filth that rises up from the loos, will join up with the puddles of mud surrounding your tent. It is, however, a good idea to camp near enough so you can see the toilets, then you are less likely to get lost after a late night, drunken trip to them.

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Wake Up: The early bird catches the worm. So, if you’re an early riser, try and get to the toilet as soon as you wake up. Usually they will have been cleaned first thing and if you beat everyone else from their pits, you might have a more pleasant experience.

Anti-bacterial Hand Gel: Resign yourself to the fact you’re not going to be able to wash your hands for a few days. Instead, take antibacterial hand gel with you. Apply it once you have left the toilet, so your hands don’t have to touch the dirty toilet doors. Anti-bacterial gel is also great for giving the seat a quick wipe before you sit down. You can also get anti-bacterial wipes to do this job, which you can buy in pocket-size packets!

It is cruel that they even serve spicy food at festivals but do not be tempted!

Small Torch: Take a small torch with you for night time toilet trips - you don’t want to sit on something nasty!

Main Stage Loos: Toilets by the Main Stage get more of a hammering, and because of this they do tend to be cleaned more often.

Whilst you’re watching your favourite bands keep an eye out for when the cleaners arrive, then take this as your opportunity to pounce!

Long Drops: Try to avoid long drops at all cost! Instead, opt for the normal portaloos. Long drops have marked the end for many a mobile phone, wallet and packets of cigarettes.

Trust me you won’t want to retrieve them once they have dropped in (although many have tried)! Once you have pulled your trousers down, anything in your back pocket could come a cropper (or a crapper)!

VIPee Loos: If your feeling flushed (pardon the pun!) you can pay for VIPee loos at most festivals. It’s usually a oneoff fee for the weekend, most of them have sinks and there's guaranteed loo roll. Whoopee!

No Currys!:

Take A Walk: People are lazy, and the further away the toilet is, the least it will be used, and therefore it will be the cleanest. Simple.

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gig listings Monday - 14.05.18

Wednesday - 16.05.18

Jazz Jam Led By Johnny Hunter Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm

Stuart McCallum Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm

Acid Dad Jimmy’s | £6ADV | 7:30pm

Boy Harsher The White Hotel | £8ADV | 8pm

Carmody Soup Kitchen | £10ADV | 7pm

Ian Moss Night and Day Café | £12ADV | 8pm

Carmody The Castle Hotel | £8ADV | 7pm

Bitchin Bajas Soup Kitchen | £8ADV | 7:30pm

Tuesday - 15.05.18

Chad Valley The Castle Hotel | £7ADV | 7:30pm

The Peas Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm Grey Hairs The Peer Hat | £6ADV | 8pm RA The Rugged Man Gorilla | £14ADV | 7:30pm Durand Jones & The Indications Gullivers | £5ADV | 7:30pm I’m With Her Band On The Wall £17.50ADV | 7:30pm Simon McBride The Ruby Lounge | £17.50ADV | 7pm Circuit des Yeux Soup Kitchen | £8ADV | 7pm Rita Ora Manchester Academy £29.50ADV | 7pm

Ari Roar The Eagle Inn | £7ADV | 7:30pm Canshaker Pi Jimmy’s | £7ADV | 7:30pm Too Many Zooz Gorilla | £18.50ADV | 7pm INK. The Star and Garter | £8ADV | 7pm Artificial Pleasure Night People | £8ADV | 7pm Thursday - 17.05.18 Tom Townsend Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm The Night & Day Showcase Featuring Little Strange + The Indica Gallery + Late Bus Night and Day Café | £6OTD | 8pm

For tickets visit ticketmaster.co.uk or call 0844 844 0444

May 2018 Kitty, Daisy & Lewis Gorilla | £16ADV | 7:30pm

The Mouse Outfit O2 Ritz | £15ADV | 7pm

Island The Ruby Lounge | £12ADV | 7:30pm

TG Lee & The Rago Band The Castle Hotel | £5ADV | 7pm

Swervedriver Band On The Wall | FRM£14 | 7:30pm

Radio Moscow Rebellion | £8ADV | 7pm

Father Murphy The Eagle Inn | £7ADV | 7:30pm

James Walsh Night People | £8ADV | 7pm

The Bluetones + The Gallerys + Jordan Allen O2 Ritz | £21ADV | 7:30pm

Jess Kemp + Dave Gorman The Deaf Institute | £6ADV | 7pm

Oshun Soup Kitchen | £10ADV | 7pm Scuorn + Necronautical + Völniir + Disturbia The Star and Garter | £3ADV | 7pm Babybird The Deaf Institute | £15ADV | 7pm Friday - 18.05.18 The Big Easy Matt & Phreds | £5OTD | 9:30pm Gerry Cinnamon Night and Day Café | £10ADV | 8pm

Ellis Davies Duo The Patron | FREE | 7pm Saturday - 19.05.18 Soul Grenades Matt & Phreds | £5OTD | 9:30pm Lo Moon + Boniface Night and Day Café | £10ADV | 8pm Incognito Band On The Wall £28.50ADV | 7:45pm The Sex Pissed Dolls The Ruby Lounge | £21ADV | 7:30pm

U.S. Girls Soup Kitchen | £11ADV | 7:30pm

Tamsyn + Cellar Door Moon Crow + The Ruby Tuesdays Gullivers | £6ADV | 7:30pm

Nick Mulvey Albert Hall | £18.50ADV | 7pm

Fuzzy Sun Soup Kitchen | £7ADV | 7:30pm

From The Jam Gorilla | £25ADV | 7pm

From The Jam Gorilla | £25ADV | 7pm

In partnership with

gig listings Swanhunters The Castle Hotel | £5ADV | 7:30pm The Milk Night People | £15ADV | 7pm Urban Theory The Deaf Institute | £8ADV | 7pm Italian Job Quartet The Patron | FREE | 7pm Vomit The Star & Garter | £5ADV | 5:30pm Cabbage Presents: Glamour at Thee Ritz - Featuring Cabbage + The Rhythm Method + PINS + Blinders + Lady Bird + Witch Fever + Sports Team O2 Ritz | £17.50ADV | 5pm Sunday - 20.05.18 Sarah Munro Night and Day Café | £15ADV | 8pm Snail Mail Gullivers | £8ADV | 7:30pm House of Waters Band On The Wall | £8ADV | 7:30pm Marcus Corbett & Nitin Gaikwad The Eagle Inn | £6ADV | 7:30pm Nilüfer Yanya The Deaf Institute £8.50ADV | 7:30pm Josh T. Pearson Gorilla | £18.50ADV | 7pm

Monday - 21.05.18 The Night Creatures Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm Rolling Blackouts Coastal Gorilla | £12ADV | 7:30pm Screaming Females Soup Kitchen | £8ADV | 7:30pm The Once The Castle Hotel | £8ADV | 7:30pm Os Mutantes Band On The Wall l FRM£22 | 7:30pm Cavetown The Deaf Institute | £8ADV | 7pm Tuesday - 22.05.18 Bury Youth Big Band Band On The Wall l £10ADV | 7:30pm Japanese Breakfast The Deaf Institute £10ADV | 7:30pm Radar Men From The Moon + Stupid Cosmonaut + Schoolhouse The Star and Garter £7ADV | 7pm Mint Night People | £6ADV | 7pm Wednesday - 23.05.18 Jeffrey Hewer Trio Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm

For tickets visit ticketmaster.co.uk or call 0844 844 0444

May 2018 City Calm Down The Deaf Institute £8.50ADV | 7:30pm

Awate Soup Kitchen | £8.50ADV | 7pm The Breath The Deaf Institute | £12ADV | 7pm

Spector Gorilla | £12ADV | 7pm PVMNTS Night People | £7ADV | 7pm Thursday - 24.05.18 Jamie Brownfield Quartet Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm The Dunts Night People | £5ADV | 8pm Fantastic Negrito Night and Day Café £12.50ADV | 8pm

Bryan Adams Manchester Arena | FRM£37.50 | 6pm Ed Sheeran + Jamie Lawson Etihad Stadium | FRM£45 | 5pm Friday - 25.05.18 Back Chat Brass Matt & Phreds | £5OTD | 9:30pm Machine Head Manchester Academy £27.50ADV | 7pm

Spear Of Destiny The Ruby Lounge | £17ADV | 7:30pm

Aidan Moffat and RM Hubbert + Siobhan Wilson The Deaf Institute | £14ADV | 7pm

Jizzy Pearl Gullivers | £15ADV | 7:30pm

Italian Job The Patron | FREE | 7pm

Wussy The Castle Hotel | £10ADV | 7:30pm

Ed Sheeran + Jamie Lawson Etihad Stadium | FRM£45 | 5pm

Bob Reynolds Group Band On The Wall FRM£13 | 7:30pm

Dot To Dot Festival - Featuring The Horrors, Dermot Kennedy, Pale Waves & Many More Various | £13ADV | 11am

Fruit & Flowers The Eagle Inn | £8ADV | 7:30pm TV Smith Aatma | £8ADV | 7:30pm

Saturday - 26.05.18 The Swing Commanders Matt & Phreds | £5OTD | 9:30pm

In partnership with

gig listings The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club - Featuring Lack Of Afro Band On The Wall | £19.50ADV | 9pm The Night & Day Showcase Featuring Maines + Zac Curran Night and Day Café | £6ADV | 8pm The Elephant Trees Night People | £7ADV | 7:30pm

Ezra Furman Albert Hall | £18ADV | 7pm Rosey Pm The Castle Hotel | £4ADV | 7pm Cameo Manchester Academy £27.50ADV | 7pm

Ho99o9 Soup Kitchen | £5ADV | 7pm

Stillia Band On The Wall £27.50ADV | 7pm

Church of the Cosmic Skull Rebellion | £8ADV | 7pm

Alex Luke Jimmy’s | £4.50ADV | 7pm

Janet Gardner Factory | £15ADV | 7pm

Baked A La Ska The Patron | FREE | 7pm

Saint Jimmy And The Jams The Patron | FREE | 7pm

Brooke Candy Gorilla | £20ADV | 6:30pm

Strange Waves Festival - Featuring Unknown Mortal Orchestra + Deerhunter + Sam Evian + Boy Azooga Albert Hall | £25ADV | 5pm

Ed Sheeran + Jamie Lawson Etihad Stadium | FRM£45 | 7pm

Ed Sheeran + Jamie Lawson Etihad Stadium | FRM£45 | 5pm Sunday - 27.05.18 BassJam - Featuring Dizzee Rascal + Charlie Sloth & Many More Victoria Warehouse | FEM£20 | 9pm Dave Luvin Presents The Jazz Singers Matt & Phreds | FREE | 8pm The Bonnevilles The Eagle Inn | £8ADV | 7:30pm

Monday - 28.05.18 Dreamer Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm Thee Dagger Debs Night and Day Café | £6ADV | 8pm Crows Jimmy’s | £5ADV | 7:30pm Frankie Cosmos Gorilla | £11ADV | 7pm Emma Stevens The Castle Hotel | £12ADV | 7pm

For tickets visit ticketmaster.co.uk or call 0844 844 0444

May / June 2018 Echo & The Bunnymen Bridgewater Hall | £22ADV | 7pm

G-Eazy + Yung Pinch Victoria Warehouse | £30ADV | 7pm

Tuesday - 29.05.18

The Shades The Deaf Institute £12.50ADV | 7pm

Volbeat O2 Ritz | £23ADV | 7pm Anderson East Night and Day Café | £10ADV | 8pm Gospelbeach Gullivers | £10ADV | 7:30pm Femi Kuti Band On The Wall £23.50ADV | 7:30pm Danny Wright The Eagle Inn | £6ADV | 7:30pm The Hunna Albert Hall | £35ADV | 7pm Wednesday - 30.05.18 Victor Brox Dream Team Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm Wildwood Kin Night and Day Café £15ADV | 8pm James Bay Albert Hall | £29.50ADV | 7pm Why Don’t We O2 Ritz | £20.50ADV | 7pm Author & Punisher Rebellion | £10ADV | 7pm

Thursday- 31.05.18 Asaxual Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm Blue Orchids + St. Christopher + Bingo Harry The Peer Hat | £10ADV | 8pm Jerry Loves - Featuring Bards + Threads + Working Mens Club + Pleasures Night and Day Café | £6ADV | 8pm Monster Magnet + ¡Pendejo!

Gorilla | £22ADV | 7:30pm Hallouminati Gullivers | £8ADV | 7:30pm Smoove & Turrell + Buffalo Brothers Band On The Wall £15ADV | 7:30pm Charles Watson Soup Kitchen | £10ADV | 7pm Rudy Francisco The Deaf Institute | £12ADV | 7pm Friday - 01.06.18 Oxide & Neutrino Rebellion | £10ADV | 11pm

In partnership with

gig listings Alligator Gumbo Matt & Phreds | £5OTD | 9:30pm

Kieran Dobson The Peer Hat | £7ADV | 7:30pm

The Night & Day Showcase Featuring - Stray Scene + Rocket And Moss + The One Eyed General’s Bandit Night and Day Café | £6ADV | 8pm

Andrea Gibson The Deaf Institute | £15ADV | 7pm

Ash Mountain The Eagle Inn | £3ADV | 8pm Curse Of Lono + Kerri Watt Gullivers | £6ADV | 7pm Twisted Wheel + The Darlies + Jack Fletcher Band On The Wall | £10ADV | 7pm Carl North & The Lonely Hearts Night People | £7ADV | 7pm Zhu Gorilla | £17.50ADV | 630pm Dantevilles Soup Kitchen | £6.50ADV | 6pm Saturday - 02.06.18

Dorcha Adrena Adrena + Godspeed you! Peter Andre Soup Kitchen | £5ADV | 7:30pm Sick N’ Beautiful Aatma | £11ADV | 7pm The Skids O2 Ritz | £22.50ADV | 6:30pm Sunday - 03.06.18 Loma + Adam Torres Gullivers | £9ADV | 7:30pm Roy Wood$ Gorilla | £15ADV | 7pm Saint Raymond The Deaf Institute £12.50ADV | 7pm

James Brown is Annie Matt & Phreds | £5ADV | 9:30pm

LUMP Band On The Wall £20ADV | 7630pm

Michigan Gullivers | £7ADV | 7:30pm

Fabric Bear Jimmy’s | £6ADV | 7pm

The Maitlands + The Jungfraus + Blanketman The Castle Hotel | £6ADV | 7:30pm

Monday - 04.06.18

Neptune Valley + DMS + The Guidance Night and Day Café | £7ADV | 7:30pm

Franny Eubank Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm Necronomidol + Screaming Sixties Night and Day Café | £11ADV | 8pm

For tickets visit ticketmaster.co.uk or call 0844 844 0444

june 2018 Black Map Gullivers | £10ADV | 7:30pm

The Rolling Stones + Richard Ashcroft Old Trafford | FRM£55.95 | 4pm

Flat Worms Soup Kitchen | £10ADV | 7:30pm

Wednesday - 06.06.18

Yemi Bolatiwa The Eagle Inn | £6ADV | 7:30pm Courtney Barnett Manchester Academy £22.50ADV | 7pm NB&TWC Jimmy’s | £3ADV | 8pm Tuesday - 05.06.18 The Hanson + Smith Duo Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm Ty Segall and The Freedom Band + Mike Donovan Gorilla | £19ADV | 7:30pm

Chris Rands Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm The Night & Day Showcase Featuring Espedairs Night and Day Café | £6ADV | 8pm Laura Veirs The Deaf Institute £18.50ADV | 7:30pm LCD Soundsystem + Shit Robot O2 Apollo | £39.50ADV | 7:30pm Wavves Gorilla | £15ADV | 7pm Rhye O2 Ritz | £16.50ADV | 7pm

Warmduscher Gullivers | £9ADV | 7:30pm

Jonathan Davis Club Academy | £30ADV | 7pm

Femi And The InRhythms Band On The Wall £12.50ADV | 7:30pm

Bipolar Sunshine Band On The Wall £15.50ADV | 7pm

Patti Smith and Her Band O2 Apollo | £40ADV | 7pm

The Shires Bridgewater Hall | £26ADV | 7:30pm

Matt Maltese The Deaf Institute | £8.50ADV | 7pm

Heroine The Eagle Inn | FREE | 7pm

Slim Cessna’s Auto Club Soup Kitchen | £12.50ADV | 7pm

Team Picture Jimmy’s | FREE | 7:30pm

In partnership with

gig listings Thursday - 07.06.18 Inner Space Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm The Maine The Deaf Institute £13.50ADV | 7:30pm Free Vibes - Featuring Hayes &Y + Deja Vega + Haarm + Tonica + Dj Shell Zenner Band On The Wall | FREE | 7:30pm Courtney Act O2 Ritz | £23.50ADV | 7pm Tony Wright and Ryan Hamilton Gullivers | £12ADV | 7pm Avagrace + No Braver The Castle Hotel | £6ADV | 7pm

DJ Food The Deaf Institute | FRM£10 | 7pm Born Ruffians Soup Kitchen | £10ADV | 7pm The Barstool Preachers The Star and Garter | £5ADV | 7pm The Blinders Gorilla | £8ADV | 6:30pm K. Michelle O2 Ritz | £30ADV | 6pm Saturday - 09.06.18 Dreamer Matt & Phreds | £5ADV | 9:30pm Viva Morrissey Gullivers | £9ADV | 8pm

Stalagmites The Eagle Inn | £4ADV | 7pm

Dandelion Rose The Ruby Lounge | £7ADV | 7:30pm

Little Music Live - Featuring Record Street + Kid Luna + Purple Merlin + More Jimmy’s | £5ADV | 7pm

Mishka Shubaly The Castle Hotel | £10ADV | 7:30pm

Friday - 08.06.18

Proud Mary Academy | £14ADV | 7:30pm Head Above The Clouds - Featuring The Luka State + More Jimmy’s | £5ADV | 7:30pm

New York Brass Band Matt & Phreds | £5OTD | 9:30pm The Mallisons Club Academy | £8ADV | 9:30pm Witch Fever + The Slumdogs The Peer Hat | £5ADV | 9:30pm

Bouquet Of Dead Crows Aatma | TBC | 7:30pm Mt. Desolation + Tom Williams The Deaf Institute | £12.50ADV | 7pm

For tickets visit ticketmaster.co.uk or call 0844 844 0444

June 2018 Freeda + Bines + Cleargreen Soup Kitchen | £7ADV | 7pm

Lindi Ortega + Josh Okeefe Gorilla | £15ADV | 7:30pm

New York Tourists + Pacemaker Djs Band On The Wall | £8ADV | 7pm

El Goodo Gullivers | £8ADV | 7:30pm

De Profundis + Formicarius The Star and Garter | £7ADV | 7pm

Zach Said Soup Kitchen | £8.50ADV | 7:30pm

Taylor Swift + Charli XCX + Camila Cabello Etihad Stadium | FRM£55 | 7pm

Palm The Castle Hotel | £8ADV | 7:30pm

FM and Dare + Toby Jepson O2 Ritz | £22.50ADV | 7:30pm The Bronx Gorilla | £17ADV | 6pm

Haim O2 Apollo | £32ADV | 7pm Tuesday - 12.06.18 The Nightcreatures Duo Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm

Sunday - 10.06.18 Laura Farrow Jimmy’s | £6ADV | 8pm Bloodhound + Celladoor + The Last Scout The Castle Hotel | £4ADV | 7:30pm Paul Mccandless And Charged Particles Band On The Wall FRM£15.50 | 7:30pm

Jon Dee Graham With William Harries Graham Night People | £15ADV | 8pm A Perfect Circle O2 Apollo | £32.50ADV | 7:30pm Jay Som The Deaf Institute | £8ADV | 7:30pm Belly O2 Ritz | £20ADV | 7pm

Thom Yorke Palace Theatre | FRM£45 | 7pm Monday - 11.06.18 Johnny Hunter Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm

YOTA (Youth of the Apocalypse) Soup Kitchen | £11ADV | 7pm Wednesday - 13.06.18 Omni The Deaf Institute | £11ADV | 7:30pm

In partnership with

gig listings Waxahatchee + Ex-vöid Band On The Wall £13.50ADV | 7:30pm Raintown & Jessica Lynn Night People | £20ADV | 7:30pm Brother Firetribe Factory | £15ADV | 7pm Beyoncé and Jay-Z Etihad Stadium | FRM£85 | 6pm Thursday - 14.06.18 Shyfinger Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm Tenderlonious + DJ Dennis Ayler Soup Kitchen | £9ADV | 8pm The Hodgetwins Manchester Academy £27.50ADV | 8pm The Night & Day Showcase - Featuring Deadset Night and Day Café | £6ADV | 8pm Drahla The Castle Hotel | £6ADV | 7:30pm Ghostface Killah Club Academy | £22.50ADV | 7:30pm Friday - 15.06.18 Dat Brass Matt & Phreds | £5OTD | 9:30pm Portico Quartet Gorilla | £16.50OTD | 7pm

The Night & Day Showcase Featuring Acid Marko + Vwls + 10 O’clock Chemical Night and Day Café | £6ADV | 8pm Misty’s Big Adventure The Deaf Institute | £10ADV | 7pm Dinosaur + DJ Barefoot Boy Band On The Wall | £15.50 | 7:30pm Grumble Bee Rebellion | £6.50ADV | 7pm Joel Sarakula Night People | £8ADV | 7pm Saturday - 16.06.18 Black Sheikhs Matt & Phreds | £5ADV | 9:30pm The Night & Day Showcase - Featuring The Malthusian Trap + Suburban Symphony + The Rezner + Redrooms Night and Day Café | £6ADV | 8pm Luxury Stranger + Y-Key Operators Gullivers | £4ADV | 7:30pm Cape Cub + Llovers The Castle Hotel | £8ADV | 7:30pm Canter Semper Club Academy | £9ADV | 7:30pm Carnival Club Night People | £7ADV | 7:30pm ILL The Deaf Institute | £5ADV | 7pm

For tickets visit ticketmaster.co.uk or call 0844 844 0444

June 2018 An Orchestral Rendition Of Dr Dre: 2001 Gorilla | £17ADV | 630pm

The Hollywood Vampires Manchester Arena £45ADV | 7:30pm

Demi Lovato Manchester Arena £37.50ADV | 6:30pm

The Outcasts + The Kingcrows + Drongos For Europe + One Man Stand The Star and Garter | £11ADV | 3pm

Public Image Ltd O2 Ritz | £26.50ADV | 6pm

Monday - 18.06.18

Headsticks + Heavy Drapes + The Crash Landings The Star and Garter | £6ADV | 5:30pm Billy Joel Old Trafford Cricket Ground FRM£40 | 5:30pm Sunday - 17.06.18 Airto Moreira Band On The Wall | £20ADV | 8:30pm Stone Sour + Nothing More O2 Apollo | £35ADV | 7pm The Wave Pictures The Deaf Institute | £12ADV | 7pm Saint Phnx Gullivers | £7ADV | 7pm

The Night Creatures Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm Indigo Husk Jimmy’s | £7ADV | 7:30pm David Byrne + Laura Mvula O2 Apollo | FRM£33 | 7pm D’Angelo O2 Ritz | £28.50ADV | 7pm Tuesday - 19.06.18 Dave Luvin Presents The Jazz Singers Matt & Phreds | FREE | 9pm Daedelus Soup Kitchen | £11ADV | 7:30pm Blaylock Band On The Wall | £10ADV | 7:30pm

Grimm Grimm The Castle Hotel | £8ADV | 7pm Victor Brox & The All Stars Jimmy’s | TBC | 7pm Zornheym Aatma | £10ADV | 7:30pm

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PVMNTS 23.05.18

Night People £7ADV | 7pm

Genre: Pop-Punk Hometown: Los Angeles, California For Fans Of: Yellowcard // Blink-182 Keep Your Ears Out For: ‘Jumping Stairsets’ Facebook: Pvmntsband Twitter: @Pvmntsband

Loma

03.06.18

Gullivers

£9ADV | 7:30pm

Genre: Alternative Hometown: Dripping Springs / NYC For Fans Of: The Moonlandingz // The Orielles Keep Your Ears Out For: ‘Relay Runner’ Facebook: Lomatheband Twitter: @Lomatheband

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