With characteristic effortless, Kamaal Williams’ trippy musical visions will weave a Manchester audience in and out of broken beat, hip hop, funk and drum and bass. Don’t miss your chance to watch the young virtuoso do his thing.
From £15
On the 21 October, a black cloud will hang over Manchester’s Albert Hall, as John Carpenter – Mr Halloween himself – pays the city a special visit.
From £37.50
With a new album just around the corner, Kiran Leonard leads a fundraiser at Manchester’s wonderful Partisan, where the gifted songwriter will be joined by Cult Party and The Birthmarks.
From £11
Now is an exciting time to watch partners in crime, Four Tet and Daniel Avery, perform live. Having both released strong new albums, the pair will demonstrate their powers at The Invisible Wind Factory in Liverpool on the 5 October.
From £15
Partisan is a Manchester-based collective and volunteer-run space for independent, community led, DIY and cultural based projects. They have two floors for events, meetings, office space, live music, club nights, and art.
Featuring Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam, Loserpalooza is an all-dayer of indie, rock and metal split across two stages at Manchester’s The Peer Hat and Aatma.
From £10
Having sold out London’s Royal Albert Hall earlier this year, Nick will head out on an 18-date run at much more intimate spaces across the UK and Ireland, including towns that Nick has never previously performed at.
From £20
A wonderful concert featuring some of Richard Wagner and Sergei Prokofiev’s most original works. All before the concept of ‘originality’ is turned on its head, with Ravel’s incredible arrangement of Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’, as well as a brand new response from RNCM composer Aaron Breeze.
From £5
Featuring some of Puccini’s most famous arias, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi are beautifully linked by a common thread – a tragic opera about death, followed by a witty farce that explores the same theme.
From £21
Intimate, immersive and utterly thrilling, Manchester Collective’s concerts consistently bowl audiences over. At RNCM they will deconstruct Pierrot Lunaire and delve deeper into the inner world of the female protagonist.
From £18
RNCM students leave the confines of their concert hall and head across the road to MMU’s new venue, the Union, to unleash brand new arrangements of Zappa’s genre-defying instrumental works.
From £12
Starring the inimitable Harold Lloyd, ‘Safety Last!’ features one of the most enduring images in all of cinema. With a live improvised piano score and an additional screening of Buster Keaton’s short ‘One Week’, this is going to be a real treat!
From £15
