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Craig Charles: Heather Small, The Real Thing, Loose Ends
2024-05-04 12:00 (Europe/London) | Albert Hall, 27 Peter St, Manchester, M2 5QR
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Erick the Architect / Gorilla
2024-05-08 19:00 | Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth St W, Manchester, M1 5WW
Erick the Architect is a passionate and ambitious artist, rapper, producer, songwriter, andmusician that hails from the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York. Erick is a celebrated artistand sought after collaborator. From being 1/3 of the Flatbush Zombies and releasing 3 soloEPs, he has accomplished some incredible feats such as 900 million streams across allplatforms, Billboard 200 debuts and having played some of the world’s most prestigiousfestivals including Coachella and Lollapalooza. With supergroup Beast Coast, Erick hasperformed on Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

In 2021, Erick released his debut solo EP “Future Proof EP” and has garnered 130M streams onjust Apple Music and Spotify. Erick also released a remix EP of the song “Let It Go” ft. LoyleCarner & FARR. He is currently finishing his debut album, scoring a film, and is featured ontracks with artists such as Alison Wonderland (Whyte Fang), Jungle, Kimbra and more.

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Rakim (reschedule) / Ritz
2024-05-15 19:00 | O2 Ritz, Whitworth St West, Manchester, M1 5NQ, United Kingdom
Celebrating his near four-decade hip hop career, the legendary rapper Rakim, aka William Griffin Jr, formed the blueprint for the future of hip hop. Famed for hits such as “I Ain’t No Joke” and “Paid In Full”, the Long Island native is known as a lyrical master and was one half of the influential duo, Eric B. and Rakim, to make one of the genre’s most celebrated DJ and MC collaborations of all time.

So you know, this show has been rescheduled from Monday 12 September 2022. If you’ve already got tickets, they’ll still be valid, so hang on to them; your ticket agent will be in touch to tell you more.

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Nubiyan Twist / Band On The Wall
2024-05-23 19:30 | Band On The Wall, 27 Swan St, Manchester, M4 5JZ, United Kingdom
Nine-piece powerhouse Nubiyan Twist have announced their vibrant fourth album ‘Find Your Flame’, upcoming on Strut Records. Over 12 tracks, the band seamlessly weave together global grooves, soul and jazz; expertly intertwined with electronic elements, horn-led melodies and spontaneous improvisation.

The heady, sun-drenched release is peppered with impressive collaborations, including the iconic Nile Rodgers who brings his trademark disco mastery to new single ‘Lights Out’, released today.

Find Your Flame by Nubiyan Twist, Nile Rodgers

‘Find Your Flame’ marks a significant evolution for the group as they welcome Sheffield- based vocalist Aziza Jaye to the forefront, adding a fresh dimension of Patois and RnB to their sound.

Peppered with impressive collaborations, including musical legends Nile Rodgers, Seun Kuti, corto.alto, Ria Moran and more…

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Courtney Pine
2024-05-26 20:00 | Band On The Wall, 27 Swan St, Manchester, M4 5JZ, United Kingdom
Courtney Pine marks his 60th birthday year with a special edition of his award winning project House of Legends that celebrates the influence and contributions to the UK from the many varied people of the Caribbean ands re-release of his ground breaking debut album Journey To The Urge Within.

Courtney Pine – Saxophone

Robert Fordjour – Drums

Rio Kai – Bass

Deschanel Gordon – Piano

Dominic Grant – Guitar

Chris Cobbson – Guitar

Samuel Dubois – Steelpans

10+ Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. ID required for 16+

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Lady Wray + Brainstory / The Blues Kitchen
2024-05-28 19:00

Puerto Candelaria
2024-05-28 19:30 | Band On The Wall
Puerto Candelaria Latin Grammy winners 2019 (Best Cumbia Album) is an innovative and passionate Colombian band that for the last two decades and more, has been an essential element in the movement that redefined the music industry of recent times in Latin America.

Under the direction of Latin Grammy Award winner and genius musician Juancho Valencia, Puerto Candelaria proposes a bold journey of sounds through cumbia, rock, ska, chucu chucu, world music, and its own genres: “Colombian jazz” and “cumbia underground”.

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The Beatnuts / Blues Kitchen
2024-05-29 19:00 | The Blues Kitchen, 13 Quay St, Manchester, M3 3HN, United Kingdom
The legendary American hip-hop group are routinely acknowledged by Q-Tip as being members of Native Tongues.

Duo members, JuJu and Psycho Les, are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut album, The Beatnuts: Street Level.

The group have produced for Stereo MCs, Common, Pete Nice, DJ Richie Rich, Kurious, and Chi-Ali. They’ve also collaborated with the likes of Fat Joe, Suprême NTM and Da Youngsta’s.

Their single ‘Off the Books’ charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and featured a standout performance by Big Pun, and more recently went viral on TikTok for their song ‘Se Acabo (Remix ft. Method Man)’.​

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