Independent Venue Week in Manchester ft. Riot Jazz & Horsebeach

Independent venues are a vital part of every band’s beginnings, and this is a notion strongly supported by Tim Burgess of The Charlatans. He’s the ambassador for this year’s Independent Venue Week and he’s curated his own Tim Peaks tour to showcase new artists, which includes local favourite Horsebeach (pictured) at Soup Kitchen as part of his O Genesis label shows on Sunday 29 January. The tour takes place alongside gigs at 130+ participating venues across the UK. Manchester’s Band on the Wall, Soup Kitchen, Night & Day Cafe and Jimmy’s NQ will be taking part in Independent Venue Week. For more details of the shows in Manchester, and further afield, check out the full listings below.

Band On The Wall
Tue 24 Jan: Paigey Cakey & Sleazy F Baby
Thu 26 Jan: Riot Jazz Brass Band
Sun 29 Jan: Magnus Öström

Soup Kitchen
Wed 25 Jan: Young War + Shoa + Tobi Sunmola + Spxken
Thu 26 Jan: LowRise + Victors + Fez + Templars
Sat 28 Jan: A Very Bon All-Dayer: Duds+Irma Veps+ Rapid Tan+ The Foetals+ Girl Sweat
Sun 29 Jan: Tim Peaks and Independent Venue Week present: Horsebeach + Documenta + Yucatan

Night & Day Cafe
Tue 24 Jan: Dream Wife
Thu 26 Jan: Aaron Watson

Jimmy’s NQ
Sat 28 Jan: Riding The Low

Mon 23 – Sun 29 Jan, Various Venues and times, www.independentvenueweek.com