As the summer sun recedes, Lightpool Festival prepares to take over, lighting up October’s half-term with an array of live performances, unique collaborations, and light-based art installations. Its launch event, ‘Light Odyssey’, features a special collaboration with the BBC Philharmonic.
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PRiSM presents ‘The Music of the Primes’, a truly illuminating event from which you will gain an insight into the fascinating and often surprising links between music and maths. Don’t fear if it’s been a while since you’ve practiced your equations – you don’t need to be Pythagoras to take something interesting away from the evening!
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Part of Get It Loud In Libraries, an exciting project which puts on music events in beautiful libraries across the UK, Eleanor Friedberger’s gig at Lancaster Library is definitely one for the diary!
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Sitting in the heart of Lancaster is the Lancaster Library. When not serving its usual function, this beautiful space is occasionally transformed into an unlikely gig venue.
Following up on his beautiful debut ‘The Swimmer’, Gondwana Records’ Phil France is about to release his second album, ‘Circle’. Catch him in the basement of YES this October.
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Former WU LYF frontman Ellery Roberts and visual artist Ebony Hoorn make intensely passionate music which tries to make sense of the modern dystopia in which we live. Catch Lost Under Heaven at The Deaf Institute on 29 September.
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New York quartet Parquet Courts return to Leeds after the release of their acclaimed new album ‘Wide Awake’. Catch them at Church on the 7 November.
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Along with a brand new album, instrumental folktronica trio Haiku Salut bring their wondrous lamp show to Manchester’s Deaf Institute later this month.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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