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More brilliant gigs appear on the horizon as we inch further into 2023.
New this month, Irish post punks The Murder Capital head to Manchester armed with their long-awaited second record, Gigi’s Recovery. Leftfield pop artist Jessica Smyth AKA Biig Piig hits up Gorilla ahead of what will no doubt be an explosive year for her, beginning with the release of debut album, Bubblegum.
Richard Dawson, one of Britain’s best, most humane songwriters, returns to Manchester for the first time since the release of his celebrated seventh album, The Ruby Cord. And Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters continues his This Is Not A Drill tour at Manchester’s AO Arena, bringing both solo and Pink Floyd material to the city for the first time in five years.
Also on our radar, Noise experimenter turned folk pop songstress Weyes Blood brings her transcendent fifth album And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow to The Ritz, France’s Gojira stop off in Manchester for the first time since their huge 2021 album, Fortitude, and Caroline Polachek showcases her massively anticipated album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You.
Read about all this and more below.
Here are our picks
Gojira at Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, 14 February 2023, from £39.30 - Book now
Gojira, France’s biggest metal export, head to Manchester this February – the band’s first headline show in the city since their acclaimed 2021 album, Fortitude.
Caroline Polachek at Albert Hall, City Centre, 15 February 2023, from £25.00 - Book now
One of those rare artists who makes treading the line between the experimental and the mainstream sound easy, Caroline Polachek’s massively anticipated new album drops on Valentine’s Day. Watch her in the majestic surrounds of Albert Hall the day after.
The Murder Capital at Albert Hall, City Centre, 16 February 2023, from £17.50 - Book now
Irish post punks The Murder Capital are back with their long-awaited second record, Gigi’s Recovery – the follow-up to their brilliant 2019 debut album When I Have Fears.
Richard Dawson at New Century, Manchester, 25 April 2023, from £18.00 - Book now
Richard Dawson, one of Britain’s best, most humane songwriters, returns to Manchester for the first time since the release of his celebrated seventh album, The Ruby Cord.
Roger Waters at Manchester Arena, Manchester, 10 June 2023, from £98.50 - Book now
Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters continues his This Is Not A Drill tour at Manchester’s AO Arena, bringing both solo and Pink Floyd material to the city for the first time in five years.
Turn It Up: The Power of Music at Science and Industry Museum, Castlefield, Until 21 May 2023, from £6.00 - Book now
Prepare to get hands-on at the Museum of Science and Industry’s new major exhibition exploring the science of music’s mysterious hold over us and how it drives us to create, perform, feel and share.
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