When: 7.30pm on Monday 23 April 2012 Where: Band on the Wall, 26 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JZ We’re excited to be presenting a headline show for Hey! Manchester favourite Gabriel Minnikin, with his band the Fast Country. Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Gabriel Minnikin is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer. His voice […]

When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 24 April 2012 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re excited to welcome Portland’s AU to the Castle! Portland, Oregon duo AU have never sounded more alive, more vibrant and more human than on their new album Both Lights. Luke Wyland and Dana Valatka have channeled their need for […]

When: 7.30pm on Sunday 29 April 2012 Where: The Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, Manchester M2 7DH We’re proud to be bringing Irish singer-songwriter legend Paul Brady to the Royal Exchange, with Eleanor McEvoy joining as special guest. Paul Brady, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is one of Ireland’s most highly regarded and successful artists. He crosses musical […]

When: 3pm until late on Sunday 6 May 2012 Where: St Philip’s Church, Encombe Place, Salford, Lancashire, M3 6FJ Hey! Manchester has been invited to curate a stage at this year’s Sounds From The Other City! SFTOC is a one-day music festival that celebrates the diversity of Greater Manchester’s ‘other city’. The 12-hour event places many of the […]

When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 8 May 2012 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re excited to be working with ahab for the first time. Following the release of their 2009 CD a.h.a.b., Callum Adamson and Dave Burn were invited to play a residency at the famous Tootsies Orchid Lounge during the Country Music […]

When: 7.00pm on Saturday 19 May 2012 Where: St Ann’s Church, St Ann Street, Manchester, M2 7LF We’re delighted to be welcoming Ireland’s Gemma Hayes to one of Manchester’s few Grade I listed buildings: St Ann’s Church! It was sheer force of will, and no little talent, that brought Irish singer/songwriter Gemma Hayes her first record deal with French label Source […]

When: 7pm on Monday 21 May 2012 Where: Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD We’re delighted to be promoting this triple-header of ‘post-classical’ artists from the FatCat imprint 130701. Formed on 13 July 2001 (hence the superficially cryptic name), FatCat’s 130701 imprint was initially intended as a home for Montreal’s Set Fire To Flames and their non-traditionalist, […]

When: 7.30pm on Monday 28 May 2012 Where: The Ruby Lounge, 28-34 High Street, Manchester M4 1QB We’re excited to be presenting Johnny Dowd’s first Manchester show in over five years. Texan guitar-slinger and dark, musical visionary Johnny Dowd is set to release his new studio album No Regrets, a record about ‘girls and women’, on 2 April […]

When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 30 May 2012 Where: Moho Live, Tib Street, Manchester M4 1SH We’re delighted to be presenting the The Melvins, who are making their first visit to Manchester since 2008. The Melvins formed in Aberdeen/Montesano, WA in 1983 the founding members were Buzz, Mike Dillard (drums), and ex-Mudhoney bassist Matt Lukin. Buzz, Mike, and […]

When: 7.30pm on Saturday 2 June 2012 Where: The Ruby Lounge, 28-34 High Street, Manchester M4 1QB We’re excited to be bringing Anaïs Mitchell to Manchester for the first time, with her Young Man Band. In case you haven’t met her, Anaïs Mitchell is not a man. She’s a woman, quick to laugh and to cry, a fan […]