| September |
| 29/09/2006 |  | Circus Girls |
| Dark beats, Motown harmonies and the kitchen sink get thrown in to Circus Girls at the Roadhouse. more... |
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| September |
| 29/09/2006 | | The Second Floor |
| Big Hands straps itself in to delve into the drones and dry ice of The Second Floor. more... |
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| September |
| 29/09/2006 | | Juliette and the Licks |
| A little piece of Hollywood and a lot of rock and roll hits Academy 2 for Juliette and the Licks. more... |
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| September |
| 29/09/2006 | | Like a bolt of lightning |
| A little piece of Hollywood and a lot of rock and roll hits Academy 2 for Juliette and the Licks. more... |
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| September |
| 27/09/2006 | | Kate Rusby |
| The dreamy-voiced girl from Barnsley brings fairy tales, love songs and murder ballads to the Lowry. more... |
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| September |
| 27/09/2006 | | Cerys Matthews |
| The Welsh songmistress delivers a gig of delightful intimacy at Academy 3. more... |
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| September |
| 26/09/2006 | | Cohesion Live - Main stage |
| Badly Drawn Boy, Elbow, half of Doves, John Cooper Clarke, Lou Rhodes and more on the Main stage. more... |
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| September |
| 26/09/2006 | | The Walkmen |
| Australia's Josh Pyke, Austin's Sound Team and New York's The Walkmen entertain Academy 2. more... |
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| September |
| 26/09/2006 | | Get Cape Wear Cape Fly |
| Sam Duckworth’s alter ego brings his folktronica to the ears of the Night and Day. more... |
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| September |
| 26/09/2006 | | Larrikin Love |
| Not quite a love-in at Academy 3, but there's enough to the Larrikin performance to cement a future. more... |
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| September |
| 26/09/2006 | | D.I.L.E. |
| Oxford Road was awash with black, white and anticipation for the arrival of D.I.L.E. at Academy 3. more... |
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| September |
| 26/09/2006 | | The All-American Rejects |
| There's a feeling of having seen it all before as the Rejects hit town with Matchbook Romance. more... |
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| September |
| 26/09/2006 | | Teddy Thompson |
| The Thompson folk dynasty reveals a new generation of stars at the Late Room. more... |
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| September |
| 26/09/2006 | | Flight 602 |
| Aim takes off into a wonderful flight of future hip-hop freedom with his third album proper. more... |
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| September |
| 26/09/2006 | | Rachael Kichenside |
| With a coquettish charm and the voice of a lullaby, Rachael Kichenside woos Night and Day. more... |
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| September |
| 25/09/2006 | | Cohesion Live - FreeDM Tent |
| Bone-Box, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Nine Black Alps and more on Cohesion's FreeDM Tent stage. more... |
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| September |
| 25/09/2006 | | Cohesion Live - FreeDM Stage |
| The Longcut, redcarsgofaster, Bureau, The Sunshine Underground and more on the FreeDM Stage. more... |
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| September |
| 25/09/2006 | | Cohesion Live - The crowd |
| The sights and fun of the Cohesion Live festival at Platt Fields Park. more... |
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| September |
| 25/09/2006 | | Cohesion Live |
| Atmosphere and unity are the true crowd pleasers at Cohesion Live in Platt Fields. more... |
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| September |
| 25/09/2006 | | Sticking together |
| The atmosphere and unity of the occasion are the crowd pleasers at Cohesion Live in Platt Fields. more... |
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| September |
| 21/09/2006 | | Exile Parade |
| Exile Parade splatter the Tuesday blues with a bit of raw, unpredictable music at Star and Garter. more... |
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| September |
| 21/09/2006 | | Nine Black Alps |
| Nine Black Alps return to rock out a secret and very sweaty show at the Roadhouse. more... |
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| September |
| 20/09/2006 | | A Cult Called Karrianna |
| A Cult Called Karrianna take on the audience for a killer show at the Tiger Loune. more... |
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| September |
| 19/09/2006 | | Atreyu |
| Atreyu pile on the heaviness, 36 Crazyfists rock out and 3 fill in for Chiodos at the Academy. more... |
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| September |
| 18/09/2006 | | WFANFC |
| Working For A Nuclear Free City produce one of the debuts of the year with their eponymous album. more... |
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| September |
| 18/09/2006 | | Get The Message |
| Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner's Electronic release a Best Of that shows off just how fine they were more... |
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| September |
| 18/09/2006 | | Aiden |
| Fearsome make-up and full-on rock hits the Academy with the arrival of Aiden. more... |
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| September |
| 18/09/2006 | | Nine Black Alps |
| Nine Black Alps return to rock out a secret and very sweaty show at the Roadhouse. more... |
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| September |
| 15/09/2006 | | Scott Matthews |
| There's swooning and serenity in the sold out Late Room for the singer-songwriter Scott Matthews. more... |
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| September |
| 15/09/2006 | | Show Me How The Spectres Dance |
| Liam Frost and his Slowdown Family produce a worthy collection for their debut outing. more... |
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| September |
| 15/09/2006 | | Otra Mano |
| Solid indie pop with none of the brash attitude... Otra Mano make a refreshing change at Jabez Clegg more... |
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| September |
| 13/09/2006 | | Soweto Kinch |
| Sax player Soweto Kinch plays his jazz rap 'like a man possessed' at the Mint Lounge more... |
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| September |
| 12/09/2006 | | Devendra Banhart |
| Forget the hair and the hippiness, Banhart proves his interesting side is his songs at Academy 2. more... |
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| September |
| 12/09/2006 | | Gym Class Heroes |
| There's goofy grins and much love as the hip hop genius of Gym Class Heroes heats up the Roadhouse. more... |
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| September |
| 11/09/2006 | | 2006 Proms in the Park: photos |
| Katie Melua and the BBC Philharmonic are the stars of the classical music event. Photo gallery more... |
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| September |
| 11/09/2006 | | The Needles |
| Aberdeen's finest four piece get over-excited and energetic at the Roadhouse. more... |
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| September |
| 11/09/2006 | | The Subways |
| It's raucous rock and plenty of jumping around for the Subways at Academy 2. more... |
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| September |
| 11/09/2006 | | 2006 Proms in the Park: photos |
| Katie Melua and the BBC Philharmonic entertain 10,000 classical music fans in Heaton Park. more... |
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| September |
| 07/09/2006 | | Cansei De Ser Sexy |
| The Brazilian rockers CSS have plenty of style but are low on substance at the Roadhouse. more... |
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| September |
| 05/09/2006 | | Daisy Goes Green |
| The Stockport power trio make something frenetically hypnotic at the Dry Bar. more... |
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| September |
| 04/09/2006 | | British Sea Power |
| The art rockers try out their new material on a packed Roadhouse, with help from iLiKETRAiNS. more... |
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| September |
| 04/09/2006 | | The Reason |
| A debut gig from The Reason that looks to reignate the flame of Madchester at Academy 4. more... |
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| September |
| 04/09/2006 | | The Chase |
| A re-invigorated Chase prove that a few months off has done them the power of good at Academy 3. more... |
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| September |
| 01/09/2006 | | Leeds thru' a lens |
| Manc photographer Shirlaine Forrest reviews Leeds Festival for the sights instead of the sounds. more... |
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| September |
| 01/09/2006 | | Cohesion |
| The anthems and the enthusiasm roll out of Cohesion as they launch their new EP at Night and Day. more... |
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| August |
| 29/08/2006 | | The Unstaged Garden Party 4 |
| The Permissive Society, Karima Francis and Petty Thief get top marks at the Rampant Lion's mini-fest more... |
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| August |
| 25/08/2006 | | You Say Party! We Say Die! |
| Girls and keyboards dominate an ace show from the Vancouver upstarts and local heroes Performance. more... |
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| August |
| 25/08/2006 | | The Spinto Band |
| It's joy, joy, joy as the Spinto Band bring their jerky Devo-esque robotics to Academy 3. more... |
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| August |
| 24/08/2006 | | Eagles of Death Metal |
| It's death by sexy, even without Josh Homme, as Eagles of Death Metal hit the Academy 2. more... |
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| August |
| 24/08/2006 | | My Morning Jacket |
| The psychedelic country rockers thrill a packed Academy 2, with help from Richard Swift. more... |
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| August |
| 18/08/2006 | | Captain |
| Captain celebrate their new album and a birthday with the chattering classes at the Roadhouse. more... |
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| August |
| 18/08/2006 | | Josephine Oniyama |
| Josephine headlines a bill that was heavy on talent and light on audience at the Music Box. more... |
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| August |
| 18/08/2006 | | Sealed With A Loving Flick |
| Switchflicker put together a compilation that, but for one hideous bump in the road, is a belter. more... |
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| August |
| 17/08/2006 | | Howling Bells |
| The heat and humidity threatens the make-up but not the brilliance of Howling Bells at Night and Day more... |
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| August |
| 03/08/2006 | | Bright Lights |
| The Kooks-endorsed Keane-a-likes turn in a good show in the heat of the Night and Day. more... |
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| August |
| 03/08/2006 | | Ernest |
| The completely undefinable enormity of Ernest hits a hot and sweaty Dry Bar. more... |
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| August |
| 03/08/2006 | | Ernest |
| The undefinable enormity of Ernest hits a hot and sweaty Dry Bar. more... |
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| August |
| 02/08/2006 | | Roddy Woomble |
| The Idlewild frontman brings his epic folk and myriad of friends for an excellent show at the Lowry. more... |
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| August |
| 02/08/2006 | | Roddy Woomble |
| The Idlewild front man brings a stage full of friends to play epic folk at the Lowry. more... |
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| July |
| 31/07/2006 | | George Clinton |
| Multi-colured dreads, fancy costumes and a man in a nappy hit the Academy for some funk fun. more... |
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| July |
| 31/07/2006 | | Gossip |
| From the first beats to the third encore, Gossip's infectious electro blues rocks Night and Day. more... |
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| July |
| 27/07/2006 | | Richard Hawley |
| The potty-mouthed Sheffield lad creates sumptuously wonderful music at the Lowry. more... |
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| July |
| 27/07/2006 | | The Pedestrians |
| The reality falls far short of the hype as the Pedestrians fail to make a mark at the Tiger Lounge. more... |
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| July |
| 25/07/2006 | | Stazi |
| The electro duo headline at Kro Piccadilly, with help from WFANFC, The Lovers and Dipoleman. more... |
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| July |
| 25/07/2006 | | Hayseed Dixie |
| A top night as Tennessee's good ol' boys cover the rock classics with a whole lotta banjo. more... |
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| July |
| 25/07/2006 | | Regina Spektor |
| With a voice that's one minute Björk, the next Freddie Mercury, Regina Spektor stuns the Lowry. more... |
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| July |
| 24/07/2006 | | She Wants Revenge |
| The darkness of Joy Division rules the Roadhouse for the arrival of She Wants Revenge. more... |
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| July |
| 24/07/2006 | | Gear |
| It's killer punk twisted with manic pop and brain-hooking riffs from Gear at the Thirsty Scholar. more... |
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| July |
| 24/07/2006 | | Gear |
| We capture the mic-fighting, guitar-drilling, shape-throwing punksters at the Thirsty Scholar. more... |
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| July |
| 24/07/2006 | | Blendaholics |
| The newest hip-hop experiment in the city impresses the Roadhouse, with help from two 12 year olds! more... |
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| July |
| 24/07/2006 | | Beats for Beginners + Shmoo |
| Shmoo shine but Beats for Beginners are below par at the Futuresonic Lounge. more... |
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| July |
| 24/07/2006 | | Battles |
| warp's bleep-tastic supergroup take on the Academy 2, with help from soundscaper Fennesz. more... |
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| July |
| 24/07/2006 | | Lach |
| A bespectacled balding bloke with a stream of incise, cutting invective entertains the Rampant Lion. more... |
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| July |
| 24/07/2006 | | Cobra Killer |
| The Bierkeller is treated to some great electro, a Russ Meyer dress sense and far too much chatting! more... |
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| July |
| 21/07/2006 | | Shiny Toy Guns |
| The latest and hottest band from LA hit the Roadhouse for a night you'll be sorry you missed. more... |
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| July |
| 21/07/2006 | | The Cardinals |
| A debut single launch at the Sacred Trinity Church? It sounds odd, but the Cardinals pull it off. more... |
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| July |
| 20/07/2006 | | Plan B |
| The future is here as the acoustic-rap prophet Plan B makes the Academy 3 crowd forget the heat. more... |
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| July |
| 19/07/2006 | | George Clinton |
| The godfather of funk lands his mighty mothership on the Academy for a night of sweaty dancing. more... |
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| July |
| 19/07/2006 | | Friends Of Mine SWAP Special |
| Gideon Conn, Kathryn Edwards and Stuart Avery provide the entertainment at the Rampant Lion. more... |
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| July |
| 18/07/2006 | | SWAP on Sunday |
| Gillan Edgar, I Am Kloot, Rachael Kichenside and Ghostly Man all impress on the last day of SWAP. more... |
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| July |
| 18/07/2006 | | Sunday Sounds Outdoors |
| Emma Farrer captures the sun and the sounds of SWAP's central event at Cathedral Gardens. more... |
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| July |
| 18/07/2006 | | Sunday Sounds Outdoors 2 |
| See what happened at SWAP's Cathedral Gardens all-dayer as the afternoon rolled into the evening. more... |
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| July |
| 17/07/2006 | | King Creosote |
| Kenny Anderson thrills SWAP with a performance of fine tunes and much laughter at Academy 3. more... |
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| July |
| 17/07/2006 | | The Unstaged Garden Party |
| It's SWAP, sun, fun and straw Stetsons followed by a sweaty pit of rock and roll at the Rampant Lion more... |
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| July |
| 17/07/2006 | | Stephen Fretwell |
| The bard of Oldham Street brings Cherry Ghost and Carol Batton with him for a night at the RNCM. more... |
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| July |
| 12/07/2006 | | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| The Arena turns into a sweaty suburb of California for the arrival of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. more... |
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| July |
| 12/07/2006 | | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| On the wrong side of 40, but still bouncy and fresh, RHCP prove they still have it at the Arena. more... |
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| July |
| 12/07/2006 | | Deftones |
| It's visceral, flailing and haunting from Deftones at the Academy - just don't mention nu-metal. more... |
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| July |
| 10/07/2006 | | 40 Miles |
| Indigo Jones show a different side to Mancunian acoustica with their third album, 40 Miles. more... |
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| July |
| 06/07/2006 | | Daywalkers and Polytechnic |
| Daywalkers + Polytechnic showed why they’re making waves in Manchester and beyond at the Bridgewater more... |
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| July |
| 06/07/2006 | | The Brian Jonestown Massacre |
| An unusually slick performance leads the BJM on to brighter things at the Academy 2. more... |
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| July |
| 05/07/2006 | | Gogol Bordello |
| The craziness of the gypsy punk New Yorkers, Gogol Bordello, hits a super-hot Academy 2. more... |
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| July |
| 05/07/2006 | | The Maccabees |
| There's suitably spiky sounds from the new-wavers at the Night and Day, with help from Jack Penate. more... |
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| July |
| 04/07/2006 | | Lostprophets |
| The valleys-born nu-metal sensations rock the Apollo, with The Blackout and Kids In Glass Houses. more... |
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| July |
| 03/07/2006 | | Selfish **** |
| The rollicking glam punks thrill the Night and Day, with help from The Permissive Society and WFANFC more... |
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