Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles musician Thundercat returns to Manchester to perform music from his acclaimed album Drunk, which features contributions from the likes of Pharrell, Kendrick Lamar and Flying Lotus.
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Local promoters Strange Days and Now Wave collaborate again for Strange Wave’s second outing at the Ritz – featuring New York rockers Parquet Courts and Beach Fossils, plus an energetic supporting bill of some of this year’s most exciting new bands.
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Following last year’s collaborative record with Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam, Jesca Hoop has signed to Sub Pop Records to release her latest solo album, Memories Are Now. Chetham’s Stoller Hall should provide an ideal space to experience her breath-taking, intimate country-folk music.
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Psychedelic singer-songwriter and guitarist Jane Weaver plays a hometown show in support of recent album, Modern Kosmology. With a bill that also features She Drew The Gun and Pictish Trail performing live, plus DJs, it promises to be an action-packed evening at The Ritz.
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New Mills Art Theatre is a unique, 500 seater theatre for the entire community, by the community.
Featuring music, poetry, film, talks, walks, exhibitions and more, New Mills Festival provides something for everyone in the heart of the Peak District. Highlights this year include concerts by Dutch Uncles and Holy Moly & The Crackers, which book-end this 16-day-long celebration.
Free entry
Soulful Salford singer Ren Harvieu has drawn comparisons to Dusty Springfield and Ella Fitzgerald. With a second album currently in the making, she performs at Sale’s Waterside Arts Centre.
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Manchester Camerata’s popular, intimate performances at Common continue with this night of minimalism, featuring works by Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt and Michael Nyman. We recommend arriving early for what will be a packed pop-up performance.
Free entry
Featuring Snoop Dogg’s producer, a live video artist, plus a gospel choir and re-interpretations of Muse and Metallica, the 2017/18 season by ‘probably Britain’s most adventurous orchestra’ is as diverse and inspiring as ever.
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Hugo Ticciati combines Vivaldi Concertos with arrangements of music by Muse, Metallica and Dream Theatre – demonstrating that the Baroque composer’s work was just as raucous during his lifetime as anything today’s rock stars can offer.
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Manchester Camerata’s Manchester Festive Happening takes a gospel turn this year, with the AMC Gospel Choir joining the orchestra at the Albert Hall. Expect carols and hymns both traditional and with a gospel turn for a festive concert that should warm hearts.
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Longsight-born guitarist Aziz Ibrahim has worked with the likes of The Stone Roses, Simply Red and Paul Weller – but his own album, Lahore to Longsight, is the focus of this concert, which charts the journey of Aziz’s father from a divided India to Pakistan to Manchester, recording Aziz’s own path to self-identity and cultural acceptance in the process.
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