Neon Waltz | YES (Basement) | Mon 25 Oct | 7:30pm | £8.96

Kicking off our week, Now Wave presents…indie four-piece Neon Waltz live at YES Basement this Monday 25 October. Shetland’s favourite sons return to the city with support from local band Little Strange. Tickets are priced at £8.96 (inc. booking fee). Get on this quick!

YES, 38 Charles St, Manchester M1 7DB
The Boo Radleys | Night & Day Café | Mon 25 Oct | 7:30pm | £19.80

“Critically-adored sonic explorers” The Boo Radleys headline Night & Day Café this Monday 25 October. The Manchester date will be part of the first UK tour for the Merseyside-originated band since 1997, so you don’t ‘wanna miss out on this one. You can expect some of your favourite tracks—plus new material from the recently released four-track EP ‘A Full Syringe And Memories Of You’ and latest single ‘I’ve Had Enough I’m Out’. Support comes from Italian-born, London-based artist Alice Pisano.

Night & Day Café, 26 Oldham St, Manchester M1 1JN
Monster Mash | Aatma | Tue 26 Oct | 7:30pm | £5 OTD

Head down to Aatma from 7:30pm this Tuesday 26 October for Monster Mash. Presented by Latex Sounds, the Halloween live music event features a strong line-up including Duvet, Girlcrush, Mothslut and Anyone’s Ghost. Even better.. tickets are just a fiver on the door! Find out more at the link below.

Aatma, 1st Floor, 14-16 Faraday St, Manchester M1 1BE
Dog Daisies + Granfalloon | The Castle Hotel | Wed 27 Oct | 7:30pm | £7.70

This Wednesday 27 October – get your dose of widescreen lo-fi indie pop courtesy of Ste Hudson and his band Dog Daisies at The Castle Hotel. Local support comes from Granfalloon—the musical project of Manchester-based artist Richard Lomax with his hybrid of alt-folk acoustica and lo-fi electronica. Tickets just £7.70 (inc. booking fee).

The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham St, Manchester M4 1LE
Deco Records Presents..Halloween Freakout | The Grafton Arms | Fri 29 Oct | 7pm | Free Entry
Get ready for a spooky spectacular from Deco Records this Friday 29 October with Halloween Freakout. This event includes free entry, prizes for the best fancy dress and a killer line-up featuring The Pagans S.O.H, alongside Ventrelles, The 99 Degree, Girlcrush, The Dolly Shakes and  Elliot Albert Orchard. Get down early doors at 7pm.
The Grafton Arms, 7 Grafton St, Manchester M13 9WU
Kashmere | Gorilla | Sat 30 Oct | 7pm | £11

Hailing from just up the road in sunny Stockport—Kashmere hit Manchester this weekend on Saturday 30 October as part of their Tonight Tour. The electro indie doom pop quartet will be gracing the Gorilla stage, joined by local acts Five Days North and Sugarstone. Doors from 7pm.

Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth St, Manchester M1 5WW
Glass Caves | Manchester Academy 3 | Sat 30 Oct | 7:30pm | £11

Yorkshire’s Glass Caves headline Manchester Academy 3 this Saturday 30 October. Previously a collective, they return stripped back to core members Matt Hallas and Elliott Fletcher fresh from releasing their latest single ‘Wake Up’ last month, the Support from some great local bands UNO MAS and Ives. Tickets priced at £11 (inc. booking fee).

Manchester Academy, Manchester University Students Union, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PR
Carrie Baxter | Gullivers NQ | Sun 31 Oct | 7pm | £8.80

Irish singer-songwriter Carrie Baxter brings her recently released sophomore EP ‘What Now’ to Manchester’s Gullivers NQ this Halloween night Sunday 31 October. With a versatile blend of Motown, 90s club tracks and everything in between – Baxter will be bringing all songs (new and old) on the road! Door from 7pm.

Gullivers NQ, 109 Oldham St, Manchester M4 1LW
Mon 25 Oct - Sun 31 Oct, Photo credit: Niall Lea
Words:
Cat Allan
Published on:
Mon 25 Oct 2021