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When: 7.30pm on Sunday 11 November 2012 Where: The Kings Arms, 11 Bloom Street, Salford M3 6AN We’re delighted to welcome back one of the country’s most talented duos, Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell. Delicate, haunting and heartbreaking are just a few of the words that have been used to describe Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell’s music. After […]
Thea Gilmore
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 11 November 2012 Where: The Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, Manchester M2 7DH We’re excited to be welcoming Thea Gilmore back to the Royal Exchange. Oxford-born singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore made her debut album at 18 and has since blazed a fiercely independent path whilst racking up sales, acclaim and admiration from peers such as Bruce Springsteen, […]
Neil Halstead
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 15 November 2012 Where: The Kings Arms, 11 Bloom Street, Salford M3 6AN We’re excited to be bringing Mojave 3 and Slowdive frontman Neil Halstead to the Kings Arms! Over the past 23 years, Neil Halstead has earned an ardent following by making intensely atmospheric music with a near-hypnotic power. Hailed by AllMusic […]
Destroyer
When: 7.30pm on Friday 16 November 2012 Where: Sound Control, 1 New Wakefield Street, Manchester M1 5NP We’re delighted to be promoting a rare Manchester show for Destroyer, one of our favourite bands of the past few years. Dan Bejar started Destroyer as a solo home-recording project in the early to mid-nineties. In 1996, he released his […]
Megafaun
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 2 December 2012 Where: The Kings Arms, 11 Bloom Street, Salford M3 6AN PLEASE NOTE: Megafaun have had to cancel December’s tour due to unforeseen family circumstances. Refunds available from the point of purchase. We’re excited to be bringing Megafaun to the Kings Arms! ‘Megafaun don’t just catalog American musical languages, they breed them’, […]
Oui Love: Jupiter, Juveniles & Yan Wagner
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 22 November 2012 Where: Soup Kitchen, 31-33 Spear Street, Manchester M1 1DF We’re exciting to be promoting the Manchester leg of Oui Love, one of only three UK dates featuring three of the hottest French bands of 2012. Jupiter is a French-English duo based in Paris, who first met in London. The impact of […]
Jens Lekman
When: 7.30pm on Monday 26 November 2012 Where: The Wardrobe, 6 St Peter’s Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS9 8AH When: 7pm on Tuesday 27 November 2012 Where: The Thekla, 40 The Grove, East Mud Dock, Bristol BS1 4RB We’re delighted to be promoting two shows for Jens Lekman, the reason we started Hey! Manchester, in Leeds and Bristol this […]
BC Camplight
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 29 November 2012 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to be promoting the first Manchester show in five years for Philadelphia’s BC Camplight. BC Camplight is the moniker of one of Philadelphia’s most beloved songsmiths, and ex-boxer, Brian Christinzio. BC Camplight has been a critics’ favourite since […]
Great Lake Swimmers
When: 7.30pm on Friday 30 November 2012 Where: Night & Day Cafe, 26 Oldham St, Manchester, M1 1JN We’re delighted to be bringing long-time Hey! Manchester favourites Great Lake Swimmers back to the city. Toronto indie-folk darlings Great Lake Swimmers returned earlier this year with New Wild Everywhere, their fifth studio album and follow up to 2009’s Juno- and Polaris-nominated album Lost Channels. Lead […]
MONO
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 2 December 2012 Where: Sound Control, 1 New Wakefield Street, Manchester M1 5NP We’re delighted to be working with Japan’s MONO. For My Parents is the new album by MONO, the Japanese quartet who – over the course of half a dozen albums in twice as many years – has followed their own […]