Manchester-based King Mob headline Oldham Street’s Night & Day this Wed 4 May from 7pm. Playing new material including their upcoming second single All There Is (release Thu 5 May), the alt five-piece will be accompanied by Tigers & Flies, Odyssea and Evie Eve on support.
Scruff of the Neck present new rock outfit Bathtub in a headline gig at 33 Oldham St this Fri 6 May. Joining the two-piece are fellow Stoke band Jupiters Beard and ‘indie pilgrim’ Peak Low. Tickets are priced at £9 (inc. booking fee) and are scarce for this intimate date. Get on it!
Hyperbolic bop duo Push Baby hit Manchester’s Night People this Fri 6 May. Jake Roche and Charley Bagnall promise the best pop show in town plus they’re bringing some pals with them! Get down from 7.30pm to catch sets from Eden Hunter, Nikki & The Waves and Bad Nana before the main event! Don’t miss out.
This Sat 7 May head down to Withington’s Fuel Cafe for Evil Things. The LGBT+ led series aims to provide a true creative and social outlet for female, non-binary and queer artists in Manchester and beyond. Brought to you by legends Flowers of Evil—the line-up for this event includes acts DieKaiDie, Rachel Kerry and Lewis James. Doors from 7pm.
This Sun 8 May, Step Ladder Records welcome us back to The Old Abbey Taphouse. This second instalment of their Psychedelic, Jazz & Funk series features a debut performance from new outfit Roundhouse bringing hypnotic grooves and heavy synth plus Leeds afro-jazz 8-piece The Goddess Collective. To headline, beloved local act Bethlehem Casuals take the stage. Tickets are priced at £4 (inc. booking fee) in advance or pay a fiver on the door.
- Words:
- Cat Allan
- Published on:
- Mon 2 May 2022
Kicking off our week (and all throughout this week!)—Retro Manchester welcomes 100 bands across seven days for R-Fest Summer 2022. From Mon 2-Sun 8 May you can catch performances from Bile, The Sukis, Tom Taylor and The Human Bodies, College Elite, Vandalis, Alien Chicks and many many more. Check out the full week’s line-up at the Facebook event and grab your ticket (only a tenner inc. booking fee) from the link below!