When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 30 April 2025
Where: The Yard, 11 Bent St, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 8NF

We’re delighted to be working with Bay Bryan for the first time – for our first show at The Yard!

Bay Bryan has spent the past five months writing new songs and jamming them with the band, resulting in a second concept album, BAYARD, to start taking shape. Before the album is officially recorded, Bay’s band invites you into their ‘living room’ (at The Yard) for a single-date hometown performance of the in-progress songs and concept.

Channeling the closeness of an NPR Tiny Desk concert, and brought to life by Bay and brilliant musicians Pete Mitchell (drums), Matthew Campbell (guitar), and Sam Leigh (bass), this experience will be one to remember.

Following the introspective The Meadow, BAYARD introduces new outward energy, with funky grooves and a playful campness more commonly expected from Queen Bayard (Bay’s drag alter ego). Fans of Bay’s recent single Drifting will have an inkling of the new sonic flavour.

Bay’s live shows are an unforgettable mix of stand out vocals, layered songwriting and captivating storytelling with an authentic theatrical flair. If you’ve seen Bay and the band perform before, you know it’s an experience not to miss.

‘Complex songwriting sees arrangements rise and fall with all the drama of the Rockies from whence he came… a deft, fairylike elegance’ – Piccadilly Records

‘Bay’s ability to conjure imaginative, story-led songs… sets them apart from the crowd’ – Fortitude Magazine

Special guest is Ryan Buxton. Ryan Buxton is a Manchester-based singer-songwriter, guitarist, and self-confessed music nerd – makes sense of the world around him through his music. Whether with full band or flying solo, Buxton’s songs often grow from textured folky beginnings into haunting or dreamlike soundscapes to get lost in. He has recently released his EP Other Breaths, which you can check out on all platforms.

The Yard is an accessible and unique creative hub based in a regenerated old school building in North Manchester just a 10-minute speed walk from Shudehill tram stop. They programme an eclectic mix of intimate seated gigs like NQ Jazz, silent film and improvisation nights, dance nights, and more.

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