Spanish, Sangre de Muerdago stands on the wild side, on top of the cliffs, at the depths of the woods.... Galician Folk songs to heal and roam, to dance and love.

Rock ’n’ roll music has always been a reflection of the times, and the new Gov’t Mule album, Revolution Come… Revolution Go, is no exception. See them at the Academy this June.

The Flamin' Groovies story goes all the way back to 1965 when the band began as the Chosen Few in their hometown of San Francisco, California. After a name change and a self-released 10 inch album called “Sneakers”, which sold amazingly well, the band caught the attention of Columbia who signed them up and sent them into the studio with a big budget to record their first real album, “Supersnazz”, on the Epic label.

South Korean boy band Bursters make their way to the UK with a stop at Manchester Arena. The group released their first album in 2017, Live In Hope on Evermore Music.

Taking Back Sunday embark on their 20th Anniversary Tour with a stop at the Manchester Academy. In the UK the bands biggest single was "MakeDamnSure" from their top 20 Album "Louder Now" in 2006.

“It’s beyond my personal demons, and extremely honest,” says LaPlegua of the fifth Combichrist album Making Monsters. With five albums, thousands of shows, and four full months in Europe touring with Rammstein (in front of hundreds of thousands of people), Combichrist has become a purely visceral creature, driven by instinct and emotion; stripped of all pretension. Its urgency - most evident in the raw and uncompromising new album – is fueled by expressions of lust, anger, pain and hate.

Living Colour are a funk metal group formed in New York city in 1984. Stylistically their music is a creative fusion influenced by guitar-based rock such as hardcore punk and heavy metal, and traditional African-American music such as jazz, funk, and hip-hop.

American supergroup consisting of members from Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill. This rap rock group got together back in 2016 and have since had two Top 20 hits in the United States with "Prophets of Rage" and "Living on the 110".

Skunk Anansie is a rock band, led by vocalist/guitarist Deborah Anne Dyer (aka Skin). Other members included Richard Lewis (bass - aka Cass), Martin Kent (guitar - aka Ace), Mark Richardson (drums). They débuted with the track Little Baby Swastikkka (1994, One Little Indian). The group broke up in 2001 & reformed in 2009.

Duff McKagan is best known for the 12 years he spent with the band Guns N' Roses. His first solo album "Tenderness" will be released at the end of May.

The Flaming Lips performing The Soft Bulletin. Formed in 1983, The Flaming Lips have released 16 albums with 1999s The Solf Bulletin being one of the best loved, an album that went Gold in the UK.

Join Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy as they join forces for a UK tour, formerly of the huge bands Westlife and Boyzone, the pair are now Boyzlife.

Bodyposipanda's Never Say Diet Club Live at Manchester Academy - Join Promoting body positivity, eating disorder recovery and feminism. Lover of dogs and belly roll appreciation.

Touche Amore & Deafheaven + special guests: Portrayal of Guilt. Touché Amoréare an American post-hardcore band from LA who formed in 2007.

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'.