Belinda Carlisle comes to Manchester Academy with her 'Runaway Horses 30th Anniversary Tour'. An album that reached Number 4 in the UK album charts and went Platinum. Hit singles from Runaway Horses include 'Leave A Light On' and '(We Want) The Same Thing'.

Sebadoh is an indie-rock band originally formed in 1986 in Westfield, Massachusetts, by Dinosaur Jr. bass player Lou Barlow and Eric Gaffney. The band began as a side project, but when Barlow was kicked out of Dinosaur Jr in 1989, Sebadoh became his full-time concern.

Set It Off is a band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 2008. Members include: Cody Carson (vocals, guitar), Zach Dewall (guitar, vocals), Austin Kerr (bass, vocals), Maxx Danziger (drums) and Dan Clermont (synth, vocals). Cody started the band after singing “Coffee Shop Soundtrack” on stage with All Time Low.

Middleton singer/songwriter who has been playing the Manchester circuit since 2012. He eventually hit the big time in 2016, providing vocals to Jonas Blue's hit, 'Perfect Strangers', (streamed over 602 million times so far). His own "September Song" became an international hit single, shifting over 600,000 copies in the UK alone and has so far been streamed 340 million times!

Jon Bellion has announced an extensive 16-city European tour this Autumn titled The Glory Sound Prep Tour, kicking off 18 September at Oslo’s Rockefeller in Norway before taking off through European with stops in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Cologne, Zurich, Milan, Paris, London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, before wrapping on 9th October at Dublin’s Olympia.

Barns Courtney is an English singer who moved with his family to Seattle, USA when he was 4 before returing at age 15. Three of his singles have landed him Top 20 hits on the US Alt chart "Golden Dandelions" #19, "Fire" #18 and in 2018 "99" which reached #7.

Jordan Rakei is a New Zealand - Australian musician currently based in London. Most recent singles include "Say Something", "Mind's Eye" and "Wildfire". He has also released and performed under the name Dan Kye.

Neighbourhood Festival returns to Manchester this October. More details & acts to follow. Venues include - Academy (14+) | O2 Ritz (14+) | Albert Hall (14+) | Deaf Institute (14+) | Gorilla (14+) | Yes The Pink Room (18+) | Yes The Basement (18+) | The Bread Shed (14+) | Refuge (14+) | Night People (18+) | Revolution Oxford Road (14+) | Thirsty Scholar(18+) | Zombie Shack (18+).

Anomalie is the live electronic project of Nicolas Dupuis, a classically trained keyboardist & producer based in Montreal, QC. While Anomalie is an independent artist, his music has grown to international recognition & has set the stage to tour the world as ‘Anomalie Live,’ his 4-piece band recreating his music production on stage with energy-driven arrangements & original interpretations.

Manchester electronic music duo, Lamb, come to Manchester Academy. Andy and Lou achieved commercial success with the singles "Górecki" and "Gabriel".

If the abundance of explosive alt-rock thrillers on Royal Republic’s 3rd album seek to remind us of anything, it’s this: Rock ’n’ Roll was never meant to be clever. That’s why “Uh Huh” speaks caveman, not Latin. That’s why “When I See You Dance With Another” begins with kamikaze drums & a man howling like he’s caught his fingers in a mousetrap. You won’t need a black belt in poetry to appreciate “Kung Fu Lovin’”, either...

Ben Phillips Live Tour 2019 - Ben vs Elliot - The ultimate prank war live on stage...who will win? At Manchester Academy October 27th.

Natalie Mering is professionally known as Weyes Blood, Californian musician whos latest album "Titanic Rising" reached #3 on the US Heat chart.

Matthew Tyler Musto is best known as Blackbear. The 28 year old singer, songwriter and producer. His biggest hit in the US was the 2017 "Do Re Mi" which landed him at #2 on the US R&B chart.

Hailing from Leeds, this mid-80's indie rock band have infuences from the likes of The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four among others. The Wedding Present had numerous hit singles through 90's and beyond. Singles include "Come Play With Me", "Silver Short", "Three" and Love Slave" to name just a handful.

On the global political stage, storm clouds are gathering. In the face of Trump, Brexit, Isis etc, what can a poor boy do…but sing in a rock ‘n’ roll band? Amid these trouser-soiling conditions, antipodean psychedelic rockers POND aren’t so dumb as to try and offer cloud-busting solutions, or even a long-range forecast.

Formed back in 2007, The Heavy are a rock band from Bath in the UK. Their album "Hurt & The Merciless" reached #36 on the UK Album Chart. The band are perhaps best known for their 2009 single "How You Like Me Now?" which has been used widely on various media outlets (TV, Film, Video Games).

Leprous are a progressive metal band from Norway who got together in 2001. Since forming the band have had five Studio albums with their latest being in 2017 "Malina".

As UK Foo Fighters embarked on their 10th Anniversary Tour, they found themselves at the centre of a BBC documentary celebrating Tribute in homage to Glastonbury’s 2017 headliners, Foo Fighters. Another milestone in a long list of epic achievements, placing them firmly amongst tribute’s elite to arguably one of the biggest rock bands of the last two decades.

Billy Bragg, is an English musician known for his blend of folk, punk-rock, and protest music. He has been active for over thirty years since his early career as a regular contributor to anarchic U.K. live rock show The Tube. His music is a combination of poetry and political comment, with a dash of romance.