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Abnormal Sleepz
YES 38 Charles Street, Manchester
£10 – £13
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Masta Ace & Marco Polo / BOTW
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomHailing from Brooklyn, New York, US, Masta Ace, a.k.a Duval Clear, is an American rap artist, originally finding fame as
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B. DOLAN & Mithago Craze
YES 38 Charles Street, Manchester
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Shindigger x Reform Radio Joint 10th Birthday
The Yard Manchester 11 Bent St, Cheetham Hill, ManchesterShinDigger X Reform Radio: A Decade In The Game ShinDigger and Reform Radio celebrate their joint-tenth birthdays with a day festival
£10 – £18
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Blu & Exile + M.E.D. / BOTW
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Black Josh, Lee Scott, Sonnyjim, Sammy B-Side / BOTW
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Stockport Paint Jam
Jay Sharples and Grit Studios present a last minute paint jam! Please spread the word. Celebrating Stockport’s recent Town Of
African Head Charge + Gaudi @ Blues Kitchen
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United Kingdom“One of the most groundbreaking dub acts in history” - Bandcamp African Head Charge are joining us for an evening
Afriquoi @ Blues Kitchen
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United KingdomWe bring Afriquoi to Manchester for an explosive live show combining African traditions with contemporary UK electronics. Fusing Congolese guitar
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Roc Marciano / Canvas
Canvas Unit 5, Building 4, Circle Square, Oxford Rd, Manchester, United Kingdom
£23.70
FLOHIO / Yes
YES 38 Charles Street, ManchesterBlurb: FLOHIO announces a handful of UK live dates, bringing the undeniable energy of her 2022 debut album to a
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Ruby Wood / BOTW
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomRuby is a vocalist, songwriter and DJ hailing from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Her soulful yet distinctive voice has enabled her
Sambroso All Stars: The Buena Vista / BOTW
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomSambroso All Stars return to Band on the Wall to showcase one of the most iconic albums in living memory.
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CavemanM8 – Civilized Habits launch / Blah Cafe
Blah Cafe Withington, Manchester, United KingdomRead more here.
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Skinny Pelembe / Yes
YES 38 Charles Street, ManchesterBio: Skinny Pelembe is a multi-talented wonder, born in Johannesburg and raised in Doncaster, who crafts patchworks of personal and
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Corto.Alto / BOTW
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United Kingdomcorto.alto is the brain-child of award winning multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer Liam Shortall. Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, this genre defying
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Arto Lindsay feat. Melvin Gibbs / Night & Day
Night and Day Cafe 26 Oldham Street, ManchesterArto Lindsay, self-taught corrosive guitar scratcher, might be the closest experimental noise has to a soul man. Since the late
Sheffield: Phonetics x Def Pressé x Group Bracil – Call and Response
Bal Fashions Sheffield 16 Exchange St, Sheffield, United KingdomA Hip Hop 50 special from the legendary Sheffield club night, teaming up with underground labels Def Pressé and Group
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John Carroll Kirby / Yes
YES 38 Charles Street, ManchesterNow Wave presentsJohn Carroll Kirby, live at YES Pink RoomTuesday October 24th 2023£1818+7:30pm
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An Afternoon of DILLA / Low Four Studio
LOW FOUR ManchesterVice Beats and the University of Bristol have set up a Dilla event to fundraise for the James Dewitt Yancey
Free
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Hip Hop Halloween / Freight Island
Escape To Freight Island ManchesterPeter Parker (Fingathing), Danny Drive Thru and I team up with DJ Rasp (doing an AV set) for some Halloween
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MNDSGN / Blues Kitchen
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United Kingdom
£19.25
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DJ Yoda / The Yard
The Yard Manchester 11 Bent St, Cheetham Hill, ManchesterYoda returns to the city with his Hip Hop 50 AV show.
£13.75
Space Cassette
Canvas Unit 5, Building 4, Circle Square, Oxford Rd, Manchester, United Kingdom
Stu Allan Festival 2023
Bowlers Longbridge Rd,, Trafford Park, Stretford,, United Kingdom
Pete Rock & The Soul Brothers / Blues Kitchen
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United KingdomThe New York godfather of boom-bap, slick beats and smooth flow is in Manchester for a live show, showcasing one
£33
Ice Cube / Cypress Hill / The Game @ Manchester Arena
In need of no introduction, rap icon Ice Cube makes his long-overdue return to British and Irish shores as he
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Raye / O2 Apollo
O2 Apollo Stockport Rd, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Reno Collective / Band On The Wall
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomReno Collective is a creative platform showcasing artists from diverse backgrounds in the UK and beyond. Paying homage to the
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Jeru The Damaja / The Blues Kitchen
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United KingdomConcert Hall: Jeru The Damaja East Coast hip-hop royalty, and Brooklyn’s finest returns. Join us as we celebrate 30 years
£17.60
Heatwave / The Blues Kitchen
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United KingdomDisco legends Heatwave take over the Blues Kitchen this January with an entire set of party anthems. Globally known for
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Rumbi Tauro + R’Monah / Band On The Wall
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United Kingdom
£8.80
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WORKINONIT / The Hip Hop Chip Shop
The Hip Hop Chip Shop 44 Blossom St, Manchester, United KingdomWORKINONIT SUNDAY 21ST JANUARY 2PM-6PM2024! We're back at @thehiphopchipshop , and as promised, we have a line up of massively talented beat
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OMAR + JAMIE GROOVEMENT / THE BLUES KITCHEN
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United KingdomOmar Lyefook MBE is without doubt, one of the greatest soul music talents the United Kingdom has produced. If anyone
£19.80
Werkha / Ramona Live
Ramona 40 Swan Street, Manchester
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R.A.P. Ferreira & AJ Suede … G’s US / Deaf Institute
The Deaf Institute 135 Grosvenor St, ManchesterThe Ruby Yacht captain returns to the port of Manchester with G's US partner AJ Suede. We had a good
£20.18
Fatoumata Diawara / New Century Hall
New Century Hall 34 Hanover St, ManchesterA big favourite here at Band on the Wall, we’ve brought Fatoumata over to the UK several times. We hope
Orchestra Mambo International – Tito Puente Tribute / Band On The Wall
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomAfter a great and packed debut show at the venue back in July 2023, we just had to bring back
£15.60
É SOUL CULTURA: David Holmes, Paula Tape, Luke Una / Hidden
Hidden DownTex Mill 16_18 Mary Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, United Kingdom
£17.50
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Noname / Manchester Academy
Manchester Academy University Of Manchester Students' Union, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Mungo’s Hi-Fi / Ramona
Ramona 40 Swan Street, ManchesterTo launch the new Ramona Radio Rave series, we welcome Scotland's No. 1 Reggae / Dub Crew for a special
Charlie Boy Manson & Friends / Band On The Wall
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomCharlie Boy Manson entered the musical realm around 2018 in Manchester. He has become well known for his undeniably poetic
£5.50 – £7.70
Bakey & Capo Lee – AM to PM Tour
Canvas Unit 5, Building 4, Circle Square, Oxford Rd, Manchester, United KingdomBakey & Capo Lee bring their AM to PM tour to town, expect big special guests for this madness.
£14.36
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Keep It Unreal: Tarsza, Mr Scruff & MC Kwasi
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomJoin Mr. Scruff & MC Kwasi with very special guest Tarzsa for a 6 hour B2B DJ session. Both DJs
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Sampha / Aviva Studios
Aviva Studios The Warehouse, Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester
£38.50
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GZA & The Phunky Nomads / Liquid Swords Live / The Blues Kitchen
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United KingdomTWO PERFORMANCES PERFORMANCE ONE - 7PM - SOLD OUT PERFORMANCE TWO - 9.30PM - TICKETS BELOW
£38.85
GZA (second date) / Blues Kitchen
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United KingdomView this post on Instagram A post shared by @morebouncemcr //www.instagram.com/embed.js GZA (second date) / Blues Kitchen
£37.10
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Masego / O2 Apollo
Manchester Academy University Of Manchester Students' Union, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
£42.15
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Space Afrika / Rainy Miller / Iceboy Violet
The White Hotel Dickinson St,, Salford
£16.60
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History of Mancunian Black Music
Discover the stories behind iconic artists, influential genres, and groundbreaking movements that have left an indelible mark on Manchester music.
£22.25
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Homoelectric: Krystal Klear, Gina Breeze, Jamie Bull, Lukas, Will TRAMP! / Hidden
Hidden DownTex Mill 16_18 Mary Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, United KingdomHomoelectric, Back in the Gutter, back where we belong at Hidden on 23.2.24 for a Friday night special. Krystal Klear
£17.50
LOWD SOUND SYSTEM: Jenna G, J Chambers, OneDa, Chimpo, Chunky, Renee Stormz, Coldcut + more / Factory Int
Aviva Studios The Warehouse, Aviva Studios, Water Street, ManchesterLOWD brings their revolutionary sound system to the South Warehouse for a huge free show – featuring Chimpo, Jenna G,
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La Discothèque: Kenny Dope
Albert Hall 27 Peter St, Manchester
£25.75 – £31.25
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Adekunle Gold / Albert Hall
Albert Hall 27 Peter St, Manchester
£24 – £45
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Wiley + Abnormal Sleepz + Niftz + P1 CAPS & K.I.M.E.
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United Kingdom
£16.15
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Ultramagnetic MCs + Agent J (Groovement) / Band On The Wall
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomThe Ultramagnetic MC’s is an American hip hop group based in the Bronx, New York.Originally founded by Kool Keith in
£22.75
Eek a Mouse + Doctor C / Band On The Wall
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomLudicrous, bizarre and uniquely original, few entertainers have had such a profound effect on the reggae dancehall scene as Eek
£28.25
Shanti Celeste / Hidden
Hidden DownTex Mill 16_18 Mary Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, United KingdomShanti Celeste is joining us in march taking us on a special journey from open til close!
£20
Lady Leshurr & Special Guests
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United Kingdom
£26.88
6Music Festival: Young Fathers/ Hak Baker/ SHERELLE
O2 Victoria Warehouse Trafford Park, Stretford,, Manchester, United KingdomINFO HERE
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The Four Owls + Jazz T / Blues Kitchen
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United Kingdom
£24.75
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CASISDEAD / Canvas
Canvas Unit 5, Building 4, Circle Square, Oxford Rd, Manchester, United Kingdom
£22.55
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6Music Festival: Jamz Supernova, Konny Kon / Ramona
Ramona 40 Swan Street, Manchester13:00PM–17:00PMBBC Radio 6 Music live broadcast with Jamz Supernova and ‘The Morning After Mix’ live DJ set from Children of
6Music Festival / Femi Koleoso of Ezra Collective DJ set / Ramona
Ramona 40 Swan Street, Manchester
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Gilles Peterson Day Party / YES
YES 38 Charles Street, Manchester
SAY SHE SHE + JAMIE GROOVEMENT / O2 Ritz
O2 Ritz Whitworth St West, Manchester, United KingdomUpdate: upgraded to Ritz. Original tickets for Gorilla still valid. Deservedly blowing up and just having had new single Astral
SOLD OUT
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Master Peace / Night & Day
Night and Day Cafe 26 Oldham Street, ManchesterAmbitious in both scope and sound, Master Peace’s new material reflects this goal of making music that stands the test
£10
Baby Rock Sampler: Honeyfeet, DJAY ANA MAY & Agent J / Band On The Wall
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomA mid afternoon treat this Saturday - My daughter DJAY ANA MAY and I are super excited to join Honeyfeet
£11.75
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The Pharcyde & Lords Of The Underground / Ritz
O2 Ritz Whitworth St West, Manchester, United Kingdom
£32.55
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Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness / Ramona
Ramona 40 Swan Street, ManchesterBantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness are a six/ seven member band from Soweto, South Africa. Their music has been described as
Ghetts / New Century
New Century Hall 34 Hanover St, Manchester
£29.07
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Daudi Matsiko & Marco Woolf / Gullivers
Gullivers 109 Oldham St, Manchester, United KingdomNottingham based, British-Ugandan singer-songwriter Daudi Matsiko carefully crafts modern albeit reverent folk. Deft, melancholic picking reminiscent of Nick Drake is
£12.50
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The Bluntskins / Ramona
Ramona 40 Swan Street, Manchester
Free
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Sly5thAve + Kemani Anderson + Jamie Groovement / Band On The Wall
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomSly tours new LP, LIberation.
£14.30
Huey Morgan, Jenna G, DJAY ANA MAY, Agent J / Freight Island
Escape To Freight Island ManchesterHuey returns to Freight playing sounds across the board, as heard on his weekly 6Music radio show. We're joined for
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Mahalia Presents: Akemi Fox, Victoria Jane and James Vickery / Deaf Institute
The Deaf Institute 135 Grosvenor St, Manchester'Mahalia Presents' visits Manchester for the first time with a strong local line up and South London soul singer James
£14.25
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Madvillainy Re:Imagined with Dani Deodato & Nicola Guida / Blues Kitchen
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United KingdomThe amazing Dani Deodato (of Arlo Parks' band and Pyjaen) and Nicola Guida do this stuff really well (see their
£16.50
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Lord Apex / Band On The Wall (new date)
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomNEW DATE, ORIGINAL TICKETS STILL VALID https://lawdapex.bandcamp.com/music They often say that if you truly want to understand how your favourite
£18.69
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Nia Archives: Emotional Junglist / Hidden
Hidden DownTex Mill 16_18 Mary Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, United KingdomRough Trade & The Warehouse Project are excited to present Nia Archives - Emotional Junglist at Hidden Manchester. This unique
£18.50
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HIP HOP @ 50 / Contact Theatre
Contact Theatre Oxford Rd,, Manchester, United KingdomHIP HOP PAINT PARTY. This will be delivered by Hip Hop visual artist Sal Freckles + Jay the Creator from Seduced by Art - who are
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Slum Village / Blues Kitchen
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United KingdomOne of the most famous hip hop outfits of all time bring that Detroit heat over to Manchester this April.
£24.75
Jalen Ngonda (sold out) / Band On The Wall
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomBrit Daptonian Jalen has sold out two nights at BOTW. Here's a brief clip from his support slot at Oddisee
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Women Of Hip Hop: Akua Naru & DJ Lashimba, hosted by OneDa / The Blues Kitchen
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United KingdomThis April, we’re teaming up with HERchester to showcase the best contemporary hip-hop around the globe, with an exclusive all-female
£17.60
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Priya Ragu + Chandé / Night & Day
Night and Day Cafe 26 Oldham Street, ManchesterPriya Ragu’s debut mixtape damnshestamil, was alight with music so vibrant, fluid and musically broad that it transcended the artist
£15
Craig Charles: Heather Small, The Real Thing, Loose Ends
Albert Hall 27 Peter St, Manchester
£33 – £39
Erick the Architect / Gorilla
Gorilla 54-56 Whitworth St W, ManchesterErick the Architect is a passionate and ambitious artist, rapper, producer, songwriter, andmusician that hails from the Flatbush area of Brooklyn,
£23.40
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Rakim (reschedule) / Ritz
O2 Ritz Whitworth St West, Manchester, United KingdomCelebrating his near four-decade hip hop career, the legendary rapper Rakim, aka William Griffin Jr, formed the blueprint for the
£31.88
Blah Records presents: Lee Scott, Bill Shakes & Sumgii / Stage & Radio
stage and radio 43 Port Street, Manchester, United KingdomThere'll be exclusive unheard and never before seen ultra-rare vinyl, CD's, cassettes and much much more... Don't sleep, this is gonna
£14.79
Nubiyan Twist / Band On The Wall
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomNine-piece powerhouse Nubiyan Twist have announced their vibrant fourth album 'Find Your Flame’, upcoming on Strut Records. Over 12 tracks,
KEEP IT UNREAL x Manchester Jazz Festival – Mr Scruff x NU GENEA DJ + KEYS + Me Gusta DJs + Lena C
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomJoin Mr. Scruff for a Manchester Jazz Festival 2 room special with Nu Genea (DJ + Keys) playing for 2
£25.58
Courtney Pine
Band On The Wall 27 Swan St, Manchester, United KingdomCourtney Pine marks his 60th birthday year with a special edition of his award winning project House of Legends that
£26 – £28
Puerto Candelaria
Band On The WallPuerto Candelaria Latin Grammy winners 2019 (Best Cumbia Album) is an innovative and passionate Colombian band that for the last
£13 – £15
The Beatnuts / Blues Kitchen
The Blues Kitchen 13 Quay St, Manchester, United KingdomThe legendary American hip-hop group are routinely acknowledged by Q-Tip as being members of Native Tongues. Duo members, JuJu and
£22
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Cancelled: R.A.P. Ferreira & AJ Suede … G’s US / Deaf Institute
The Deaf Institute 135 Grosvenor St, ManchesterUnfortunately this gig has been cancelled: see Twitter. You can buy tickets for the Liverpool show which replaces it here.
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Parklife 2024 – Doja Cat, J Hus, Children Of Zeus, Nia Archives, Jyoty, Four Tet
Heaton Park Sheepfoot Ln, ManchesterUsual high impact line up from the WHP crew. Amazing to see MCR names Sparkz, Chaise, T-Man, Fox up there
£79.50 – £129.50
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Chromeo / New Century
New Century Hall 34 Hanover St, ManchesterSelf-described "Funklordz" Chromeo brought their analog synth-funk to the bloghouse era of the noughties with their debut album She’s in
£32.24
Vince Staples / Ritz
O2 Ritz Whitworth St West, Manchester, United Kingdom
£29.75
Hieroglyphics Crew / VENUE CHANGE: GORILLA
O2 Ritz Whitworth St West, Manchester, United KingdomGORILLA LINK HERE Great work from Threesixty, Spreadlove and More Bounce for this in Manchester... READ MORE HERE Artwork by
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Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed / Club Academy
Manchester Academy University Of Manchester Students' Union, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
£24.20