The Bootleg Beatles
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 7 September 2025
The world's Premier Beatles band continues to draw critical acclaim with their flawless recreation of the greatest songbook in history. Tracing the Fab Four's journey through the swinging 60s, every tiny detail is forensically observed fro...Bremer/McCoy
Low Four Studio, Manchester
Saturday 13 September 2025
We?re delighted to present the Manchester debut by Danish duo Bremer/McCoy!With 400,000 monthly listeners, Bremer/McCoy have, against all odds, created their own subdued cosmos in a noisy era. Appropriately, Kosmos is the title of the duo?s...Kofi Stone
New Century Hall, Manchester
Monday 22 September 2025
Inspired by his Grandad's poetry, Birmingham rapper Kofi has had an advanced taste from as early as he can remember, freestyling and writing whenever he had the chance. A musical diet of Lupe Fiasco, Common, Kano and Sway further sparked hi...MADAME CLAUDE
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
The most exciting and original ska band in years! Not our words... the words of Pauline Black, the legendary front woman of the Selecter. Meet Madame Claude, a 5 piece band from Saddleworth, mixing ska, rocksteady, reggae and even disco t...Florence Black
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Three piece rock band from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. ...
SHADE
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 4 October 2025
'SHADE' are a brand new, exciting alt-rock band hailing from the UK's most vibrant music hub: Manchester ...Lera Lynn
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Monday 6 October 2025
Lera Lynn has spent a decade blurring the boundaries between genres, carving out a sound inspired by art-pop, indie folk, and the outer edges of American roots music. She's a singer. She?s a songwriter. A road warrior. A multi instrumentali...Chloe Qisha
Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Chloe Qisha is a singer, songwriter and self-taught multi-instrumentalist who makes alternative pop. Born in Malaysia but educated mostly in Britain, Chloe is well traveled, considered and sophisticated but under the chic exterior there is ...Cloudbusting - The Music of Kate Bush
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
'If you missed seeing Kate herself, Cloudbusting are the next best thing!' Simon Mayo, BBC Radio 2Cloudbusting have been championed by BBC ONE as one of the most authentic tributes in the world. Their passion for Kate's music has won over s...
Pete Roth Trio Feat. Bill Bruford
The Stranglers
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
One of the UK's most exciting, credible and influential British groups, The Stranglers, are set for an extensive, full production tour - the last time they play together in this format! Covering tracks from their mighty, 45-year catalogue, ...
ZED BIAS - ALL NIGHT LONG
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 18 October 2025
Now Wave presents Zed Bias - All Night Long at YES Basement...Ten
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Mancunian melodic hard rock band Ten were formed in 1994 by frontman Gary Hughes following a prolific solo career. ...The Springsteen Sessions
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 1 November 2025
Glasgow-based Dougie Robertson's Springsteen Sessions are without doubt the most authentic, honest, hard hitting, hard working and accurate sound of the Boss in the UK. From the time The Springsteen Sessions hit the stage, they take you ...Lack of Afro
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 5 November 2025
A colossus of the funk & soul world, Adam Gibbons (aka Lack of Afro) has been releasing music for 17 years and continues to go from strength to strength with the release of Square One in 2023, his eighth album under the Lack of Afro mo...Albertine Sarges
Gullivers, Manchester
Wednesday 5 - Friday 14 November 2025
Albertine Sarges? new album, Girl Missing, is the highly anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed 2021 debut, The Sticky Fingers. Set for release on 21 February 2025 via Moshi Moshi, the album explores sisterhood, resilience, and healing from...
Nemo
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 15 November 2025
The winner of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, Swiss singer/songwriter Nemo Mettler heads out across the continent to say hi to their hoards of new fans. The Biel/Bienne singer-rapper, who also plays the violin, piano and drums,...The Orchestra (For Now)
Yes, Manchester
Sunday 16 November 2025
Now Wave presents The Orchestra (For Now) at YES Basement on 16th November 2025...Nouvelle Vague
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 21 November 2025
15 years Anniversary Tour. Bossa Nova = Nouvelle Vague = New Wave. This transliteration was the starting point for Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux's unique project, which, by appropriating the punk and post-punk cannon and running it thr...
Penguin Cafe
