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Contents Trick or treat? Halloween in Manchester is gonna be sweet, so we’ve compiled a list of the spookiest events happening across the city this hallows eve in our 2019 Halloween Guide.

We’ve also sat down with one of the nations fasting-rising solo stars, Grace Carter, to discuss her impressive career so far, debut album and support slot with Scotland’s most in-demand artist, Lewis Capaldi, on his upcoming UK tour.

And, as always, you’ll find all our usual feats and more gig listings than you’ll find goths at the graveyard at Satans Hollow this Halloween.

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Local News

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Picks Of The Month

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Grace Carter Interview Halloween Guide

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Emerging Sounds

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Acts To Catch At Off The Record 2019

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Gig Listings

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Giveaways

Local News

Expect Things to Get Loud

The Louder Than Words literary and music festival makes a lessthan-quiet return this November as its 7th edition draws in a stellar line-up involved in ‘celebrating words – oral, written and published’. The Principal Hotel will host the event, with the likes of Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Jo Wood, and 6Music’s Steve Lamacq, in conversation and live performance. Word lovers, whether music, written, or both, will not want to miss this. Tickets available via louderthanwordsfest.com

Manchester Podcast Festival Returns

Whatever you’re looking for in the world of podcasts MPF will provide; history, lifestyle, sexuality, music, even time travel! November will see some of the nation’s most successful podcasters take to the stages of a myriad of Manchester venues to bring you live renditions of your favourite podcasts. The likes of Dan Snow, Jordan North and comedian Deborah Frances-White will be in attendance, and you never know who else could show up unexpectedly. Bag tickets via Manchesterpodcastfestival. com

The Boys are Back in Town

Middleton lads Courteeners are back with news of live dates and a sixth studio album, ‘More.

Again. Forever.’. Following their immense 50,000 capacity gig at Heaton Park in June, Liam and co will be performing at Manchester Arena this December 14th, with support from North West neighbour Miles Kane. This promises to be one to remember for every single one of ya’s!

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Picks

on stage at the Royal Northern College of Music.

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Colin Stetson

Gorilla | £18ADV | 6pm

month

Canadian-American saxophonist, multi-reedist, and composer, Colin Stetson, is hot property at the minute. He’s best known as a regular collaborator of indierock acts including Arcade Fire, Bon Iver and The Chemical Brothers, but has recently taken to composing scores for big movies like ‘Hereditary’ and ‘Arrival’. He has an utterly unique sound, principally on his saxophones and clarinets, which is rich with emotional and polyphonic compositions. Catch this impressive soloist doing his thing at Gorilla!

Oct/nov Our pick of the best shows this month 28.10.19

Rickie Lee Jones

RNCM | £30ADV | 7pm

Rickie Lee Jones’ career spans a whopping five decades and she is somewhat of a musical legend.

Her new music is still living up to her impressive standard with her latest album, ‘Kicks’, achieving widespread critical acclaim. At the tender age of 24, she was crowned “the Dutchess of Coolsville” by Rolling Stone after launching her big single ‘Chuck E’s In Love’. Over the course of her illustrious musical journey, she has joined forces with the likes of Randy Newman, Donald Eagen and Michael McDonald. Go see this queen deliver her magic 10

02.11.19

Kiesza

Gorilla | £17.50ADV | 7pm

Kiesza had a rather unusual start to her music career – as part of the Royal Canadian Navy. It was during singalongs with her fellow crew members that she taught herself to play the guitar, which sparked her interest in music. She launched her first single ‘Oops’ back in 2012, but three years later had to put her music on hold after being in a nearfatal car accident. Two years into recovery she is back with full force despite still dealing with ailments from the incident. Go check her out at Gorilla, where she will be playing her new single ‘All For You’, as well as classics like ‘Hideaway’.

tour. The two acts worked together on Deerhunter’s latest album ‘Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?’. On the scene since 2001, Deerhunter’s sound has been influenced by the likes of Stereolab, Sonic Youth and The Breeders, and they remain as experimental today as they were when they first started out. While Le Bon first gained attention back in 2007 when she supported fellow Welsh native, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals. Since then, she has released five solo albums, three EPs and a number of singles. You’ll be in for a treat watching this dream team at the Ritz.

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Deerhunter and Cate Le Bon

O2 Ritz l £19.50ADV | 7pm

American rock band, Deerhunter, and Welsh musician and producer, Cate Le Bon, are making their way to the Ritz as part of their Autumnal

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in their music. Performing at the beautiful Bridgewater Hall, Heap will be showcasing her new music alongside the classics.

17.11.19

Sampa the Great

YES | £12.50ADV | 7:30pm

Zambian singer-songwriter and rapper, Sampa the Great, is bringing her hip-hop beats to YES. First finding fame in 2015 by being featured on the single ‘Beauty’ by future soul singer-songwriter, Wallace she has been taking Australian audiences by storm. She only returned to her roots earlier this year when playing her first show in Zambia – her most challenging audience to date with lots of pressure to impress. With that show under her belt, performing her new album to Mancunians will be a walk in the park. ‘The Return’ looks into themes of home heritage, displacement and freedom, against an encapsulating afrobeat, R&B and neo-soul background.

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Imogen Heap Bridgewater Hall FRM£20 | 7pm

Where to start with Imogen Heap!

For most, this classical singer and musician first caught their attention when her song ‘Hide and Seek’ was played on the OC back in 2005. The scene with Heap’s music has since been crowned as the best music moment on the show – no mean feat considering the likes of Jeff Buckley, Placebo and Sufjan Stevens also made it onto the soundtrack. Writing music since she was 13, she has released four studio albums and artists such as Taylor Swift and Jason Derulo have sampled her tracks

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Tegan and Sara

Albert Hall | FRM£31.50 | 7pm

The biggest twins in pop, Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin, will be performing at Manchester’s Albert Hall. The identical sisters 12

bored of that. Instead, they started working on their latest studio album ‘Hey I’m Just Like You’ which was released in September this year, alongside their memoir ‘High School’. Promoting this new album, the twosome is on the road – don’t miss out!

22.11.19

The Joy Formidable

The Bread Shed | £20ADV | 7pm

Hailing from Mold in Wales The Joy Formidable are made up of alt-rockers Rhiannon “Ritzy” Bryan, Rhydian Dafydd and Matthew James Thomas. Childhood friends and then couple Bryan and bassist Dafydd originally played together in Manchester band, Tricky Nixon, which later reformed as Sidecar Kisses. After the latter band split up in 2007, they regrouped to form The Joy Formidable back in their hometown. Since then the threesome has launched five albums and are now on tour with new material. Keep an eye out for traces of Mold as the band play Bread Shed in November.

have been active since 1995 and both are songwriters and multiinstrumentalists. Together they have released nine studio albums and numerous EPs, earning them a Grammy nomination in 2012. In 2016, the Quins were supposed to take a break from music after finishing a tour but soon grew

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“Oh, really? Have you been crying your eyes out?”

poll this year – an honour she still quite can’t get her head around.

The Live Guide has been listening to a lot of Grace Carter recently – and the singer thinks she knows what our reaction to her music might have been.

“Back in the day I saw artists I absolutely adored on that list,” explains Grace – whose bubbly, joyful waking life persona is a far cry from the tortured poet her music suggests.

She’s right, too.

“How did I end up in Japan with all these people singing my songs?”

“So, to come third This young (in the poll) was Londoner’s a real honour.” passionate, personal, piano“This (singing) life powered soulis different for sure pop is delivered – it’s definitely not with the kind something you of glorious learn at school! vocal power But I really enjoy Grace Carter you might hear it. It’s crazy and ringing through exciting that I’m a gospel church during Sunday able to do what I love every day.” service. It’s impossible not to get a little weepy when you listen. “On tour, I’ve had a few moments where I actually realise how far Grace makes music that demands things have come. Like when I was in attention – and she’s getting it. The Asia earlier this year I thought: ‘How twenty-two-year-old has spent did I end up in Japan with all these 2019 performing over the world people singing my songs?! But I’m and attracting millions of listeners not sure I’ll ever think I’ve actually each month on streaming services. ‘made it’. That’s a good thing and She was also selected in BBC a bad thing, I guess. I’ve always got Music’s prestigious “Sound of” so much more I want to achieve.”

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me. It’s the way I process emotion.”

With every note she hits, Grace wears her heart on her sleeve – a practice that’s draining and liberating all-at-once.

Her earnest approach is part of the reason Grace has struck a chord with music fans across the planet. But what also separates her music from other tearjerkers isn’t just its sincerity, but its subject.

“I’m very happy that I share.

But of course, I do get exhausted,” the singer admits.

When Grace asks “Why Her, Not Me” on her eponymous EP, she isn’t talking to an old flame. The ‘one that got away’ is her father.

He’d chosen another family.

“My mum raised me as a single parent – she’s my favourite person in the world and did so much for me,” Grace tells us.

“Sometimes, when I’m on stage I might cry a bit, because there’s a lot of emotion there. It is hard, but it’s also very empowering.”

“I started making music to process all the things I’d felt as a child”

“My songs are about my own experiences, but they’re also about the triggers that “I was in my teens happen when when mum met my you go through Grace Carter stepdad. That was e m o t i o n a l the first male figure things. To me, it’s I properly had in my life, let alone personal, but to someone else, it my house. He bought me a guitar might mean something different. for my thirteenth birthday, and I That’s what it makes it so special.” started making music to process all the things I’d felt as a child.” “My favourite part is actually meeting the fans. This is where “I hadn’t been able to understand I can see the numbers in realwhy I was in that position (with an life and connect with them.” absent father), but I found I could sit in a room and write down my With the Spotify stats climbing feelings in song and I’d feel better. and recording sessions increasing, Music will always be therapeutic for Grace has a very real shot of 17

following in the footsteps of her heroes – musicians who’ve also dedicated themselves to profound song-writing.

“I’ve always loved artists who tell honest stories,” she enthuses.

places to perform by a long way,” Grace says defiantly. “Everyone’s always up for a good time. I’m very excited to come back to the Academy – connecting with the people and the energy in the room.”

“Adele and Alicia Keys were the ones I was drawn to – that was the stuff my mum would listen to at the time. I also really love John Legend.”

“I’m really looking forward to being back on tour. Hopefully, I’ll sell out arenas at some point. But more than anything, I want to drop an amazing album that people connect with.”

“I’ve toured with some amazing artists, too, which has been very cool: Dua Lipa, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, HAIM, Mabel. They’ve been really important in my development.

In this world, I’m constantly learning on-the-job, so it’s really special to have people there helping me along the way.”

And how will that sound? We can’t say, just yet. The singer is keeping the cards close to her chest on this one.

“You’ll have to wait and see!” Grace quips, her voice rising an octave.

“I’ve shared so much of my childhood already, so I wanted to go back to the studio and establish how I felt as a twenty-two-year-old.

This music is going to be about where I’m at in my life right now.”

“I started off as a support act, and suddenly it got crazy when it became my show and my tour.

I was like: “Ohh! These people are actually here to see me!”

Indeed, there’ll be thousands coming to watch Grace in the coming weeks. She’s tag-teaming with fellow heartstring-puller Lewis Capaldi on her upcoming tour – and it’s a good bet there won’t be a single dry eye in the Academy on 23 November.

“It’s kind of like a step on – I’m growing up. But I don’t want to give away too much. There’s stuff coming in the next few weeks, that’s all I’ll say.”

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Carter opens for Capaldi on Saturday November 2019 Manchester Academy.

“I want to drop an amazing album that people can connect with!”

Grace Carter

“I want to drop an amazing album that people connect with.”

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Halloween Guide 2019

Trick or treat? Halloween in Manchester is gonna be sweet

Annie Mac Presents Halloween Spectacular WHP

Halloween Ghost Hunt

31.10.19 | Antwerp Mansion FRM£25 | 9pm - 2am

We’ve all seen at least 8 horror films where they search for ghosts in a rickety old house.

Well, why not do it for real?

Antwerp Mansion ticks all the boxes. Rumours of a freak accident many moons ago that killed a young boy, a missing staircase and a butcher’s block in the basement. Perfect for a vigil and a poltergeist hunt.

02.11.19 | Mayfield Depot £28.50 | 3pm – 2am

Heeeeeere’s Annie. Okay, so Annie Mac isn’t anywhere near as terrifying as Jack Nicholson in The Shining, but the line-up she’s curated for The Warehouse Project is frighteningly good.

Get your techno fix from the likes of Denis Sulta and Mella Dee, eclectic electronic from Nightmares on Wax, a dollop of groove from Folamour or venture across the globe with O’Flynn.

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MVSON Presents A Nightmare At Victoria Warehouse

Halloween All-Nighter

31.10.19 | 42nd Street FRM£5 | 10.30pm – 6am

01.11.19 | O2 Victoria Warehouse | FRM£32 9pm – 5am

We all know that 42s is a Manchester institution. And their annual Halloween all-night extravaganza is equally as legendary. With prizes for the best costume and all your favourite indie tunes blasting until everyone else is getting up for work, there’s no better way to get into the spirit of this weird and wonderful time of year.

Manchester’s very own Mason Collective are pulling out all the stops to make this Halloween one to remember. They’re transforming the Victoria Warehouse into a fully-immersive spooky wonderland and inviting some of the best local DJs to play you out. The party will be going on from 9pm right through to 5am, so whatever you do, don’t...fall...asleep.

Element.

Halloween

90s Baby Halloween

31.10.19 | Hidden £9ADV | 11pm – 3.30am

Element’s infamous monthly Thursday nights at Hidden are where you want to be if you like your underground music in an abandoned mill. Luckily for you, Halloween falls on a Thursday and Element are in charge of raising your hair and sending shivers down your spine. This has sold out for the past 4 years. Do yourself a favour and don’t miss out.

02.11.19 | Albert Hall FRM£35 | 11pm – 5am

Halloween doesn’t have to make you scream like a maniac and change your soiled underwear.

Instead you could head to one of Manchester’s most beautiful gig venues, enjoy some of the best dance acts from the 90s and have the nostalgia trip of your life. The bill includes none other than Corona, N Trance, Sonique, K Klass and loads more.

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Twisted Circus Halloween Festival

Ultimate Power Bat Out Of Helloween

01.11.19 | Playground FRM£15 | 11pm – 4am

Billed as the UK’s most scary Halloween festival, the Twisted Circus is one for those who love nothing more than getting sh*t up. Expect death-defying performances, eerie characters and plenty more to make you jump. Not forgetting a mind-blowing bunch of tunes to keep those toes tapping when your heart isn’t racing.

01.11.19 | O2 Ritz £10ADV | 10:30pm – 3am

We challenge anyone not to have a blast at an Ultimate Power night. Big ballads, bigger smiles and on their Halloween special, the most chilling cheesy classics you know and love. Think the Ghostbusters theme tune, a slice of Meatloaf and obviously plenty of Journey and Aerosmith.

Mungo’s Hi Fi

01.11.19 | Manchester Academy 2 | FRM£12 11pm – 4am

Motherfunkers: The Nightmare Before Brexit

It’s everything you know and love about Mungo’s Hi Fi with an added spooky surprise thrown in here and there. Fancy dress is encouraged as long as you promise to lose it to the best that your dub, reggae and jungle selectors will throw at you.

31.10.19 | The Bread Shed FRM£5 | 11pm – 3am

If you want the thrill of the Halloween dress-up but don’t want to sacrifice your beloved funk, soul and disco tunes, stop reading and book your tickets for Motherfunkers. We’re not quite sure why it’s called The Nightmare Before Brexit. But, we agree that it’s all a bit of a horror show.

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Nightmare on Jacksons Row

Festevil

31.10.19 | The Venue FRM£4 | 10.30pm – 6am

02.11.19 | Burrs Country Park | FRM£15 | 2pm – Late

The Venue is good at the best of times. Those nights when you fancy a cheap drink and a boogie to your favourite indie and dance classics. Well, it’s even better on a Thursday night at the end of October when it’s been decked out in all your typical Halloween wares and everyone is in fancy dress.

It’s a bit of a no-brainer getting the most gruesome and thrilling metal and rock tribute acts to play together in a creepy park on Halloween weekend. There’ll be bands dedicated to all your favourites including Slipknot, Nirvana, Iron Maiden and more.

Get your best screams ready.

Baked A La Ska Halloween Special

Halloween-Land: Manchester’s Halloween Festival

31.10.19 | Band On The Wall FRM£13 | 7.30pm – 11pm

We reckon the 31st October isn’t that bad of a time to launch an album of re-imagined spooky classics with a ska twist. Get down to Band on the Wall on the big night, watch Baked A La Ska take an axe to the Halloween tunes you thought you knew and get your skank on.

02.11.19 | BEC Arena FRM£28 | 7pm – 3am

Everything you love about Halloween under one roof.

That’s the only way we can describe a 5000 capacity venue hosting a haunted house, circus acts, immersive photo booths, fairground rides, a zombie run, horror-movie screenings, a witch’s grotto and loads of creepy characters knocking about. And that’s before we’ve got to the bar and food stalls...

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LAZY DAY

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FOY VANCE: THE TOUR

ATTILA

+ JUNODREAM

+ BEOGA

+ VEIL OF MAYA + SYLAR

MONDAY 25TH NOVEMBER NIGHT & DAY CAFÉ

TUESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER CLUB ACADEMY

FRIDAY 29TH NOVEMBER O2 RITZ

+ GRAVE PLEASURES + THE NIGHTMARES

+ THE K’S

TUESDAY 3RD DECEMBER NIGHT PEOPLE

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LAST DINOSAURS

SATURDAY 30TH NOVEMBER CLUB ACADEMY

GWAR

+ VOIVOD + CHILDRAIN

MONDAY 9TH DECEMBER REBELLION

TIGER ARMY

DUNE RATS

FRIDAY 13TH DECEMBER SOUP KITCHEN

THE BLUETONES

BAND OF SKULLS + HIGHER PEAKS

THURSDAY 9TH JANUARY DEAF INSTITUTE

MEMPHIS MAY FIRE KING KONG COMPANY MICHAEL MALARKEY

WEDNESDAY 29TH JANUARY GORILLA

THE FELICE BROTHERS

MONDAY 3RD FEBRUARY REBELLION

3TEETH

SUNDAY 23RD FEBRUARY GORILLA

X AMBASSADORS THE ORION TOUR

TUESDAY 4TH FEBRUARY DEAF INSTITUTE

WEDNESDAY 5TH FEBRUARY CLUB ACADEMY

TUESDAY 11TH FEBRUARY ACADEMY 2

THURSDAY 13TH FEBRUARY JIMMY’S

FRIDAY 21ST FEBRUARY CLUB ACADEMY

SATURDAY 22ND FEBRUARY O2 RITZ

SATURDAY 22ND FEBRUARY BRIDGEWATER HALL

SATURDAY 14TH MARCH ACADEMY

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+ TANYA MCCOLE

YOUNG FOR ETERNITY

AMIGO THE DEVIL

EMILY CAPELL

ANTI-FLAG

DUBIOZA KOLEKTIV

STARSET

DUB FX

+ JOE SLATER + KATIE OWEN (DJ)

JOHN PRINE

THE SUBWAYS + ART BRUT

TARJA

+ TEMPERANCE + BENEATH THE EMBERS

our pick of the best emerging acts performing across manchester this October and November.

Lewis James 28.10.19

Gullivers

£4ADV | 7:30pm

Genre: Spoken Word // Rap // Lo-Fi Hip-Hop Hometown: Manchester For Fans Of: Knxwledge // Nymano Keep Your Ears Out For: ‘Medicine’ Facebook: LewwisJames Twitter: @LewwisJames

Polar States

16.11.19

Night & Day £7ADV | 7:30pm

Genre: Pop Hometown: Liverpool For Fans Of: Corella // The Covasettes Keep Your Ears Out For: ‘Roads’ Facebook: PolarStates Twitter: @PolarStates 27

Top 10 Acts to Catch at Off The Record 2019 Live music festival and conference Off The Record returns stronger and more exciting than ever this November 14th-15th, and for music lovers it’s the local event of the year. A perfect mix of trusted music industry experts, such as Joy Division and New Order manager Rebecca Boulton, and emerging unsigned talent merges to create unmissable discussion panels and the freshest performances from every corner of every genre. Indie trailblazers Sundara Karma and Fickle Friends will be around, and we’ve put together the top 10 acts worth a watch.

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Abbie Ozard

Manchester-based Abbie Ozard brings with her a dreamlike vibe and heart-breaking lyrics, creating a name for herself wherever she goes. This female powerhouse really is one to watch and Off The Record is where you can hear her most recent single ‘Heartbreak Radio’ live and in concert.

Secluded Sea

This nostalgic duo takes dreampop to the next level, blending cinematic sounds with an array of genre influences to create something truly unique. Having met at Manchester’s Deaf Institute at a show put on by half of the duo, Angela Hazeldine, the two have worked tirelessly to establish their sound, and it’s not a sound you want to miss.

Dirty Laces

Veterans of festival life, having performed at the likes of Liverpool Sound City, Kendal Calling and Manchester’s own Neighbourhood, Dirty Laces return to their hometown with a bang. Their live power and contemporary edge takes 60s and 70s pop influences to an unprecedented level and definitely makes Dirty Laces one to watch both at Off The Record and in the future.

Nina Cobham

Inspired by Manchester’s sense of inclusion, 17-year-old Nina Cobham brings an extremely youthful feel to this year’s Off The Record. Praised by Children of Zeus and boasting a soulful bilingual sound she creates something very special that we don’t see often enough.

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HMD

Somalian born HMD draws from an array of influences to establish his own hip-hop, R&B sound.

Born into a clan renowned for its poets, storytelling is in his blood.

HMD moved from Somalia to Manchester via Denmark, where he went to school, learnt to play the drums and made his first steps into music. At OTR he is set to infiltrate the industry with a very rare mix of influences that you won’t hear anywhere else.

The C33s

North West trio C33s boast a wide range of genre influences which they incorporate into their alternative punk-rock sound, including elements of surf, garage and even tribal styles.

Having released their debut EP in 2018, and debuting live soon after at indie-rock favourite Jimmy’s, its seems almost impossible for them to have produced the kind of nostalgic 70s sound that they have – you’ll only know if you see it live!

Ellysse Mason

Moving from folk roots into atmospheric electronica, Ellysse Mason has been compared to the likes of Joni Mitchell, Billie Eilish and Massive Attack, showcasing an otherworldly, almost haunting sound. Having racked up a whopping 1.5 million streams of debut EP ‘Hunt Me Down’ and sold-out shows at Manchester’s Deaf Institute and Academy 3, this in-demand artist is worth ticking off the list while you can!

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Bethlehem Casuals Seven-piece DIY ensemble Bethlehem Casuals bring a fresh, lively sound to the scene, with an eclectic mix of Welsh folk cello, jazz klezmer sax and Bulgarian percussion. The so-called ‘groove gremlins’ are no strangers to the festival scene, having played a litany of festivals including Glastonbury, and they also have even curated their own biannual festival ‘Keep It Casual Fest’! If there’s one act you must see, make it this bunch of groovers!

Nile Marr

Namely touring the world with renowned musician and cinematic composer Hans Zimmer, Nile Marr has accomplished a fair amount for a spritely 27-year-old musician.

An advocate for getting his audience to leave their house, Marr seems to emit respect for music lovers and listeners and has a true love for the industry, as well as making acclaimed, wonderful guitar pop coupled with unrivalled song-writing.

Grimm Twins

Forming around twins Harry and Joe Ward, Grimm Twins have come a long way from playing at Manchester School of Art to raise money for a degree show. The band have since opened for the like of Tim Burgess (of Charlatans fame) and modern political punkrockers Cabbage. Meanwhile, their debut single ‘I Don’t Care’ is making waves with airtime on Steve Lamacq’s 6Music show and Radio X’s ‘X-POSURE Big One’ by John Kennedy. Catch the Macclesfield five-piece as they climb the music industry ladder.

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gig listings Friday - 25.10.19 The Selecter O2 Ritz | £25ADV | 6:30pm The Bouncing Souls Gorilla | £20ADV | 7pm Midge Ure Albert Hall | £27.50ADV | 7pm Kris Barras Band Manchester Academy 3 £18.50ADV | 7:30pm

Black Star Riders O2 Ritz | £29.50ADV | 7pm Sunn O))) Albert Hall | £25ADV | 7pm Birds Of Chicago Night and Day | £15ADV | 7:30pm Monday - 28.10.19 Everyone You Know Soup Kitchen | £10ADV | 7pm

Saturday - 26.10.19

Rickie Lee Jones RNCM | £30ADV | 7pm

The Macc Lads O2 Ritz | £21.50ADV | 6:30pm

Battles Gorilla | £18.50ADV | 7pm

Airways The Deaf Institute | £8ADV | 7pm

Jim Lockey And The Solemn Sun Star And Garter | £8ADV | 7pm

Little Simz Manchester Academy 3 £12.50ADV | 7pm

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

The Chords Night and Day | £12.50ADV | 7pm

The Mauskovic Dance Band YES | £10ADV | 7:30pm

Royal Republic Manchester Academy £15ADV | 7:30pm

Dream State Club Academy | £12ADV | 7:30pm

Sunday - 27.10.19 Andrea Bocelli Manchester Arena £50ADV | 6:30pm The Detroit Cobras Gorilla | £25ADV | 7pm

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Tuesday - 29.10.19 Willie Watson The Deaf Institute £15.50ADV | 7pm Picture This Albert Hall | £15ADV | 7pm Wednesday - 30.10.19

oct / nov 2019 Beyond The Black Rebellion | £12ADV | 7pm

Cattle Decapitation The Bread Shed | £15ADV | 7pm

Blackbear Manchester Academy £22.50ADV | 7pm

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark O2 Apollo | £37.50ADV | 7pm

She Drew The Gun Manchester Academy 2 £12ADV | 7:30pm Thursday - 31.10.19 Cassia Manchester Cathedral £15ADV | 7pm James Morrison O2 Apollo | £22.50ADV | 7pm Martha Hill Jimmy’s | £8ADV | 7:30pm Baked A La Ska Band On The Wall £12.50ADV | 8pm

Ishmael Ensemble Soup Kitchen | £8ADV | 7pm Honeyblood Manchester Academy 3 £12.50ADV | 7pm Ada Lea The Castle Hote | £8ADV | 7:30pm MVSON Presents: A Nightmare At Victoria Warehouse O2 Victoria Warehouse £24.25ADV | 9pm Saturday - 02.11.19 Friendly Fires Albert Hall | £20ADV | 6pm

Friday - 01.11.19

Creature Satans Hollow | £6ADV | 6pm

FEET YES | £7.50ADV | 7pm

Swamp Chicken Bar 21 | £7ADV | 6:30pm

Injury Reserve Fairfield Social Club | £10ADV | 7pm

80s Invasion with Sister Sledge O2 Apollo | £44.50ADV | 6:30pm

Of Monsters And Men Manchester Academy £27.50ADV | 7pm

Reignwolf Night People | £11ADV | 7pm

Izzie Walsh The Deaf Institute £8.50ADV | 7:30pm

Kiesza Gorilla | £17.50ADV | 7:30pm Worry Dolls Retro | £12ADV | 7pm In partnership with

gig listings Low Island YES | £8ADV | 7pm

American Football Gorilla | £25ADV | 7pm

Oscar Jerome The Deaf Institute | £9ADV | 7pm

Empath Star And Garter | £7ADV | 7pm

Ultimate Stone Roses Factory | £10ADV | 7pm

Machine Head O2 Victoria Warehouse £32.50ADV | 7pm

Holodrum Soup Kitchen | £6ADV | 7pm Girl Band Manchester Academy 2 £13ADV | 7:30pm The Warehouse Project: Annie Mac’s Halloween Spectacular Mayfield Depot | £28ADV | 9pm Sunday - 03.11.19 Amanda Palmer Albert Hall | £23.50ADV | 6:30pm Fever 333 Manchester Academy 2 £16.50ADV | 7pm Loving Soup Kitchen | £8ADV | 7pm Juan Wauters The Castle Hotel | £7.50ADV | 7pm Wicca Phase Springs Eternal YES | £10ADV | 7:30pm Azymuth Band On The Wall £18.50ADV | 7:30pm Monday - 04.11.19

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Sheer Mag YES | £12.50ADV | 7:30pm Pond Manchester Academy 2 £17.50ADV | 7:30pm Being As An Ocean Club Academy | £15ADV | 7:30pm Dustbowl Revival Night and Day | £14ADV | 8pm Tuesday - 05.11.19 Aurora Albert Hall | £18ADV | 7pm One True Pairing YES | £12ADV | 7pm Jvck James YES | £10ADV | 7pm Stef Chura Gullivers | £7ADV | 7pm Big Business Soup Kitchen | £12.50ADV | 7:30pm Okilly Dokilly Manchester Academy 3 £17ADV | 7:30pm

nov 2019 Dragonforce Manchester Academy 2 £18ADV | 7:30pm Dawes Gorilla | £18.50ADV | 7:30pm Wednesday - 06.11.19 Charlie Cunningham The Stoller Hall £18.50ADV | 6:30pm Deerhunter O2 Ritz | £19.50ADV | 7pm Welshly Arms The Deaf Institute £16.50ADV | 7pm Tropical Fuck Storm Soup Kitchen | £12ADV | 7pm Burna Boy Albert Hall | £26.50ADV | 7pm Loyle Carner Manchester Academy £22.50ADV | 7:30pm Cautious Clay YES | £10ADV | 7:30pm Sinkane Band On The Wall £12ADV | 7:30pm Sam Amidon Gullivers | £12ADV | 7:30pm Portico Quartet Gorilla | £17.50ADV | 7:30pm

Shambolics Night People | £7ADV | 7:30pm Harrison Storm The Castle Hotel | £8ADV | 7:30pm The Heavy Manchester Academy 2 £18.50ADV | 7:30pm Thursday - 07.11.19 10000 Russos The Peer Hat | £8ADV | 7pm Melt Yourself Down YES | £7ADV | 7:30pm The Midnight Albert Hall | £17.50ADV | 7:30pm Charly Bliss The Deaf Institute | £12ADV | 7pm Palace Manchester Academy 2 £12.50ADV | 7:30pm The Slow Show Gorilla | £16ADV | 7:30pm Blodau Papur YES | £5ADV | 7:30pm Marianas Trench YES | £15ADV | 7:30pm Sisteray The Castle Hotel | £8ADV | 7:30pm Fatherson Night and Day | £10ADV | 8pm

In partnership with

gig listings Friday - 08.11.19 The Rifles O2 Ritz | £24ADV | 7pm Vampire Weekend O2 Victoria Warehouse £32.50ADV | 7pm

The Warehouse Project: Patrick Topping Mayfield Depot | £29.50ADV | 8pm Saturday - 09.11.19 Half Moon Run O2 Ritz | £17.50ADV | 6pm

The Brand New Heavies Gorilla | £25ADV | 7pm

Big Country Gorilla | £22.50ADV | 7pm

Wildwood Kin Night and Day | £15ADV | 7pm

The Tallest Man On Earth Albert Hall | £27.50ADV | 7pm

Swimming Tapes Soup Kitchen | £10ADV | 7pm

The Warehouse Project: Homoelectric Presents Homobloc Mayfield Depot | £39.50ADV | 2pm

Swedish Death Candy YES | £8ADV | 7pm The Smiths Presumably Factory | £12.50ADV | 7pm Aiden Hatfield Fuel Cafe Bar | £5ADV | 7pm Beverly Glenn-Copeland YES | £15ADV | 7:30pm Lazy Day Jimmy’s | £8ADV | 7:30pm Quaker City Night Hawks The Deaf Institute | £14ADV | 7:30pm Pearl Jam UK Club Academy | £17ADV | 7:30pm Dub Pistols Manchester Academy 3 £15ADV | 7:30pm

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Mad Dog Mcrae The Deaf Institute | £14ADV | 7pm Vampire Weekend O2 Victoria Warehouse £32.50ADV | 7pm Metronomy Manchester Academy £23.50ADV | 7pm Willie J Healey YES | £10ADV | 7pm Toy Band On The Wall | £13ADV | 7pm Crush YES | £4ADV | 7pm False Advertising Fairfield Social Club £8.50ADV | 7pm

nov 2019 Leprous Manchester Academy 2 £18ADV | 7:30pm The Extons Jimmy’s | £6ADV | 7:30pm BARDS Gullivers | £7ADV | 7:30pm Bridges The Castle Hotel | £8ADV | 7:30pm Circus Wolves Night People | £7ADV | 7:30pm Sunday - 10.11.19 Martha Gorilla | £10ADV | 7pm Reel Big Fish O2 Ritz | £18.50ADV | 7pm Kate Tempest O2 Ritz | £20ADV | 7pm Jamila Woods Band On The Wall £12.50ADV | 7:30pm Monday - 11.11.19 Earth Gorilla | £15.50ADV | 7pm Lizzo O2 Victoria Warehouse £32.50ADV | 7pm Lovelytheband Club Academy | £12ADV | 7pm

Declan Welsh & The Decadent West Jimmy’s | £8ADV | 7pm Marc Rebillet Albert Hall | £17.50ADV | 7pm Lauren Daigle O2 Ritz | £20ADV | 7pm Dashboard Confessional The Deaf Institute £25ADV | 7:30pm Billy Bragg Manchester Academy 2 £25ADV | 7:30pm Mega Bog Gullivers | £8ADV | 7:30pm Tuesday - 12.11.19 Crystal Lake Club Academy | £15ADV | 5:30pm Tom Walker O2 Victoria Warehouse £25ADV | 7pm Ezra Furman Albert Hall | £18ADV | 7pm Mat Kearney YES | £15ADV | 7pm Imogen Heap The Bridgewater Hall £20ADV | 7pm Christina Aguilera Manchester Arena £50ADV | 6:30pm

In partnership with

gig listings Lacuna Coil O2 Ritz | £22.50ADV | 7pm

WIVES The Eagle Inn | £8ADV | 7:30pm

The Band Camino The Deaf Institute | £8ADV | 7pm

Alfie Neale The Castle Hotel | £8ADV | 7:30pm

Maverick Sabre Manchester Cathedral £20ADV | 7pm

As It Is Manchester Academy 3 £13ADV | 7:30pm

The Hooten Hallers Gullivers | £10ADV | 7:30pm

Carla Dal Forno YES | £10ADV | 7:30pm

Sebastian Plano Band On The Wall | £12ADV | 7:30pm

Billy Bragg Manchester Academy 2 £25ADV | 7:30pm

Billy Bragg Manchester Academy 2 £25ADV | 7:30pm Wednesday - 13.11.19 Coilguns Satans Hollow | £12ADV | 6pm The Regrettes The Deaf Institute | £13ADV | 7pm Kathryn Joseph Band On The Wall | £12ADV | 7pm Mr Eazi O2 Ritz | £20ADV | 7pm Tinariwen Manchester Cathedral £25ADV | 7pm Flume Mayfield Depot | £25ADV | 7:30pm JGrrey YES | £12ADV | 7:30pm

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Thursday - 14.11.19 Little Mix Manchester Arena £29.50ADV | 6:30pm Half Alive Gorilla | £12ADV | 7pm The Ninth Wave Soup Kitchen | £9ADV | 7pm Freya Ridings O2 Apollo | £18.50ADV | 7pm Sam Tompkins The Deaf Institute | £7.50ADV | 7pm Periphery O2 Ritz | £19.50ADV | 7pm Orla Gartland Manchester Academy 3 £10ADV | 7:30pm Friday - 15.11.19

nov 2019 Off The Record 2019 Northern Quarter | £17.50ADV | 7pm Little Mix Manchester Arena £29.50ADV | 6pm Lynchs The Deaf Institute | £7ADV | 7:30pm Hawkwind Albert Hall | £24.50ADV | 7pm Elder Island Gorilla | £13ADV | 7pm The Amazons Manchester Academy £17.50ADV | 7pm Twisted Wheel O2 Ritz | £15ADV | 7pm Max Rad YES | £8ADV | 7:30pm Wolfgang Flür YES | £17.50ADV | 7:30pm Jagged Little Pill Manchester Academy 3 £7ADV | 7:30pm Toucan Night People | £12.50ADV | 7:30pm Rainbreakers Retro | £10ADV | 7:30pm Sonny Fodera O2 Victoria Warehouse £19.50ADV | 9:30pm

Saturday - 16.11.19 Little Mix Manchester Arena £29.50ADV | 6pm Hot Water Music O2 Ritz | £20.50ADV | 7pm Feeder Albert Hall | £25ADV | 7pm Style Councillors Gorilla | £17.50ADV | 7pm Rae Morris St Philips Church | £15ADV | 7pm Declan Mckenna Band On The Wall | £15ADV | 7pm The Elephant Trees The Deaf Institute | £8ADV | 7pm Kodaline O2 Victoria Warehouse £27.50ADV | 7pm LOAstate YES | £6ADV | 7pm Biffy McClyro Factory | £8ADV | 7pm Rodents Star And Garter | £5ADV | 7pm Absolute Bowie Club Academy | £15ADV | 7:30pm Glass Caves Fairfield Social Club | £10ADV | 7pm

In partnership with

gig listings Airbourne Manchester Academy £25ADV | 7:30pm

Sabrina Claudio Manchester Academy 2 £13.50ADV | 7pm

Polar States Night and Day | £7ADV | 7:30pm

Sampa The Great YES | £12.50ADV | 7:30pm

Pyx Lax Manchester Academy 2 £23.50ADV | 7:30pm

Honeymoan The Castle Hotel £8.50ADV | 7:30pm

The Marley Revival Manchester Academy 3 £16.50ADV | 7:30pm

Lankum Band On The Wall £20.50ADV | 7:30pm

Vida Night People | £7ADV | 7:30pm

Monday - 18.11.19

Sara Cox Just Can’t Get Enough 80’s BEC Arena | £17.50ADV | 8pm Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club Band On The Wall | £16ADV | 11pm Sunday - 17.11.19 Rachel Sermanni Rose And Monkey | £12ADV | 3pm Fink O2 Ritz | £17.50ADV | 6pm Clowns Star And Garter | £10ADV | 7pm Pixx YES | £10ADV | 7pm Feeder Albert Hall | £25ADV | 7pm Little Comets Gorilla | £17ADV | 7pm

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Badflower The Deaf Institute | £12ADV | 7pm D Block Europe Manchester Academy £20ADV | 7pm Shura O2 Ritz | £16ADV | 7pm Goldlink Albert Hall | £20ADV | 7pm Lighthouse Family The Bridgewater Hall £25ADV | 7pm Sorry YES | £10ADV | 7:30pm Dana Gavanski Gullivers | £8.50ADV | 7:30pm The Golden Dregs The Castle Hotel £6.50ADV | 7:30pm

nov 2019 Bros Landreth Night and Day | £17ADV | 7:30pm Tuesday - 19.11.19 Behind Blue Eyes Satans Hollow | £5ADV | 6pm Tegan & Sara Albert Hall | £31.50ADV | 7pm Joesef Soup Kitchen | £12.50ADV | 7:30pm Scarlxrd Gorilla | £15ADV | 7pm Blanco White The Deaf Institute | £12ADV | 7pm Jack Savoretti The Bridgewater Hall | £25ADV | 7pm Fontaines D.C. O2 Ritz | £15ADV | 7pm Meggie Brown The Castle Hotel | £7ADV | 7:30pm Alaskalaska YES | £8ADV | 7:30pm Luna Bay Jimmy’s | £7ADV | 7:30pm David Thomas Broughton Gullivers | £10ADV | 7:30pm Theory Manchester Academy 2 £20ADV | 7:30pm

Liam Gallagher Manchester Arena | £39ADV | 6pm Jake Bugg Manchester Academy £25ADV | 7pm New Luna YES | £8ADV | 7pm Blood Red Shoes Gorilla | £13ADV | 7pm Emeli Sande O2 Apollo | £35ADV | 7pm Yungblud O2 Ritz | £17.50ADV | 7pm Electric Six Club Academy | £15ADV | 7pm Thursday - 21.11.19 Happy Mondays Manchester Academy £35ADV | 7:30pm Lucky Chops Club Academy | £18ADV | 7pm Mahalia Albert Hall | £17.50ADV | 7pm

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Wednesday - 20.11.19

In partnership with

The Slow Readers Club In celebration of being our September cover stars The Slow Readers Club are giving away a pair of tickets to one very lucky Live Guide reader to their SOLD OUT O2 Ritz shows on 20th and 21st December 2019. Enter now, for your chance to get on the guestlist to see one of Manchester’s hottest bands.

G I V E A W A Y S

Off The Record We’ve teamed up with Off The Record to offer one lucky Live Guide reader a pair of tickets to this years multi-venue live music event and conference, which is set to return to Manchester’s Northern Quarter from 14th-15th November. The event offers up music industry knowledge alongside fresh talent and is the perfect place for aspiring musicians to find out how to make it in the music business.

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