SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA
Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 12 May 2026
Since their inception in 2009, the genre-defying Submotion Orchestra have moved seamlessly between deep electronica, jazz, soul and ambient downtempo, mesmerising audiences from Iceland to India. Their unique music is at once delicate and...
Billy Lockett
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Northampton piano man has been playlisted on Radio 1, supported Lewis Capaldi, Electric Light Orchestra, Birdy, Lana del Rey and KT Tunstall, and performed on Made In Chelsea, James Corden's Late Late Show. He has written, recorded, perform...Heavy Wild
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Now Wave presents Heavy Wild at The Castle Hotel on 13th May 2026...The Bug Club
Eagle Inn, Salford
Thursday 14 - Friday 15 May 2026
"If you ever wondered what Tiny Tim might might have sounded like fronting AC/DC, have a listen. It's 100% fun." - Dusted. The Monmouthshire duo deliver a beefy slab of signature Modern-Lovers-meets-Nuggets garage rock, featuring B-52's ca...
Fcukers
New Century, Manchester
Thursday 21 May 2026
New York electronic duo Fcukers - producer Jackson Walker Lewis and vocalist Shanny Wise, the former frontwoman of The Shacks - have been described by Insomniac as paying "homage to parties gone before them but moreso to the maestros who su...Warmduscher
The White Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 21 May 2026
The salaciously groovy and expertly grimey Warmduscher have never taken to the term "supergroup", but it's safe to say that their unique, potent blend of raw musicianship, down 'n' dirty rock riffs and devil-may-care party attitude was birt...
Yellowjackets
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 21 May 2026
As a tight, longstanding jazz ensemble, Yellowjackets has explored a universe all its own of electroacoustic soundscapes in its nearly four-decade history. Since the band's eponymous 1981 debut album, Yellowjackets has consistently forged a...Tinariwen
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 22 May 2026
Tinariwen is a collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region of northern Mali. Considered pioneers of desert blues, the group's guitar-driven style combines traditional Tuareg and African music with Western rock music. ...Lily Moore
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 22 May 2026
Despite only just turning 21, the daughter of rock star royalty - the late Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore - has already been making giant steps as an artist. She made her TV debut featuring on the New Year's editions of BBC Top of the Pops...
Ribbon Skirt
The Rat & Pigeon, Manchester
Friday 22 May 2026
Now Wave presentsRibbon Skirt, Live at Rat & Pigeon?...Ultimate Power
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 23 May - Saturday 27 June 2026
Why go anywhere else when you can go to a place where everyone has a sole aim: to embrace the greatest power ballads ever written, all night long. The Ultimate Power DJs will take you on a ride through the very best of the genre: from forgo...Plini
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 23 May 2026
Described by Steve Vai as "one of the finest, forward thinking, melodic, rhythmically and harmonically deep, evolution of rock/metal instrumental guitarist I have ever heard," Australian guitarist and songwriter Plini Roessler-Holgate was n...Sarah Kinsley
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 23 May 2026
New York based Sarah Kinsley's music evokes all the feelings. A schooled but intuitive musician/singer/producer, she expresses and explores doubts and dreams in her captivating and sometimes ironic alt-pop songs. Distinctive and atmospheric...
