Cellar Darling are a Swiss three-piece founded in 2016. The band have describe their sound as "confidently fusing heavy alternative rock with strong folk influences and poetic lyrical tales, creating what you may very well call a New Wave Of Folk Rock".

Alma needn’t worry about clichés: with her long, electric-neon hair, baggy goth attire and magnetic punk attitude she is everything but the stereotypical pop princess. “She looks like a cybergoth reimagining of a young Adele and sounds likeBeth Ditto had she been raised on tropical house,” The Observer wrote recently - they hit the nail on the head.

Ziggy Alberts is an independent singer/songwriter, free-surfer & environmental enthusiast from the East Coast of Australia.

Keywest are an award winning multi-platinum selling act from Ireland. They began performing on the cold streets of Dublin to make ends meet and quickly built a loyal following. Now Keywest are selling out nationwide tours after multiple radio hits in Ireland. Now expanding in to the UK this is band not to be missed! Catch Keywest Live in the UK 2017 and be warned Keywest’s 2016 UK tour sold out months in advance.

Michael Stafford is better known as Maverick Sabre. He is an English-Irish singer, songwriter and rapper. Maverick Sabre had two Top 20 singles in 2011 with "Let Me Go" and "I Need" both from the album "Lonely Are The Brave" which reached #2 on the UK Album Chart.

Fresh from their maiden world tour, which has included sold-out nights from Sydney to New York, The Hunna have now announced a string of residency shows in some of the UK’s most famous venues and cities, including three nights at the Manchester Academy.

On September 1, 2012, Long Beach Dub Allstars played their first show in 11 years at the Queen Mary Events Park next to the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, where they opened for The Wailers and played alongside Tribal Seeds.

Texan singer, songwriter, model and actress, Chrysta Bell comes to Manchester Academy this April. She met and later worked on two albums with composer David Lynch producing dream pop. She also played FBI Agent Tammy Preston in the revival of Twin Peaks.

Singer/songwriter Nina Nesbitt was only 16 years old when she emerged on the British music scene in 2011, thanks to a handful of beautifully conceived cover versions made available on her YouTube page. Half Swedish, half Scottish and endowed with a voice boasting technical agility and a searching passion that cut straight to the emotional core of her chosen material, through word of mouth Nesbitt quickly began to garner a passionate following for her well chosen covers.

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.

Mott The Hoople have announced a UK tour for April 2019. With a set based around the 1974 albums The Hoople and Live, plus the non-album greatest hits, ladies and gentle-men, please welcome the “Golden Age Of Rock ’n’ Roll”, as Ian Hunter, Ariel Bender and Morgan Fisher, regroup once more for seven shows across the UK.

The alternative-rock quartet Papa Roach announces their highly-anticipated 10th studio album, Who Do You Trust? out on January 18. The album will be supported by a tour including a stop at Manchester Academy this coming April.

Monster Truck have announced they will be returning in April-May 2019 for a 26 date headline European tour. Theywill becalling through the UK, Luxembourg, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

John Power is best known as the lead singer of Liverpool based bands Cast and The La's as well as a successful solo career. He will be touring the UK with a stop at Manchester Academy this April for an Acoustic set.

Dropkick Murphys have announced a return to the UK for a run of shows in April 2019, following an incredibly successful run of European shows and festivals throughout 2018.

With an authenticity and provenance that’s hard to beat The Smiths Ltd are the ultimate tribute. If you never saw The Smiths then this is your chance to experience the thrill of those great songs played live. If you were lucky enough to see them first time around then prepare to relive that excitement again.

Boyce Avenue was formed in 2004 in Florida, an American pop and rock band who started out releasing original music and covering songs on YouTube. Their latest single was released in 2017 "Just Say No".

Born in Los Angeles, Brian Todd Collins is best known by the stage name Kid Ink. In 2013 his single "Show Me" went Gold in the UK and reached #23 in the UK.

American country music band, LANCO come to Manchester Academy this May. The bands name is short for Lancaster and Company after their lead singer Brandon Lancaster. The bands biggest single to date went 2 x Platinum in the United States Country chart "Greatest Love Story".

American rapper and singer, Angel Haze comes to Manchester Academy this May. She had had two singles reach #12 in the UK R&B Charts "New York" and "Battle Cry".

Chris Young is the American country music singer and songwriter who won the TV show Nashville Star in 2006, a US singing competiton. His biggest singles include "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)" and "The Man I Want To Be" to name just two.

Under The Apple Tree - Live On Tour With Wildwood Kin + Robbie Cavanagh

Lower Than Atlantis are a Watford, UK based band, started in 2007 by Mike Duce and Ben. They have since released their debut CD ‘Bretton’ via Thirty Days Of Night Records. Their full length, titled ‘Far Q’ was released in March 2010. In April 2011, their 2nd full length “World Record” was released via Wolf At Your Door Records.

Merseyside hero Ian Prowse has formed two successful bands Pele and Amsterdam. Pele released 3 albums on Polydor/M&G Records. Six singles troubled the lower ends of the UK charts but abroad they scored hits in Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Holland and most notably a Number One in South Africa with 'Megalomania'. Pele were a noted live act completing nine tours of the U.K.. Ian then formed Amsterdam and their first single for Beat Crazy Records 'The Journey' was a UK top 40 single in February 2005. Follow up single 'Does this train stop on Merseyside' also hit the UK Charts.

When it comes to Hip Hop, no one is as consistent and influential as KRS-One. It is impossible to discuss Hip Hop’s history without discussing KRS-One. His reputation as both a live performer and as Hip Hop’s resident “Teacha” has reached mythic proportions...

GIGANTIC VOL.5 - Echo & The Bunnymen / The Wonder Stuff The Bluetones / Juliana Hatfield / Jesus Jones.

Kip Moore’s current Top 20 single “Last Shot” is the 2nd taken from his revered third studio album SLOWHEART & follows his fourth No. One hit “More Girls Like You.” “SLOWHEART,” garnered instant praise from critics as Moore’s “most complete, cohesive declaration of his artistic sensibilities yet” (NPR,) as well landing on multiple “Best Of” lists including Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, UpRoxx, Bobby Bones Show and many more.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'.

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...

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.

Six-price American rock band whos style infuses elements of "garage, disco, punk rock, new wave, and metal". The band are perhaps best known for their hit UK singles "Danger! High Voltage" and "Gay Bar", singles that reached #2 & #5 respectively.

Bury Tomorrow are a British metalcore band who formed in Southampton back in 2006. With 5 studio albums under their belt their latest, Black Flame, was released in 2018. Recent singles include "Black Flame" and "Knife of Gold".