A huge autumn of incredible, genre-spanning live music has kicked off at Band on the Wall, as one of the city’s most famed venues continues its comeback year in supreme style.
Take a look through a few of our own highlights that’ll be happening over the next couple of months.
Dance punk royals !!! have been dropping big, in-your-face music for 25 years now and their latest record, Let It Be Blue, has been dreamt up with futuristic dancefloors in mind. Stick around after the gig for the official afterparty with DJ Huey Morgan.
As part of Band on the Wall’s series of free-entry gigs, The Hiding Magpies stop by with their Tom Petty-inspired rock and roll sounds. Hailing from North Manchester, the group has already earned a wave of plaudits thanks to their impressive live show.
Two-time Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer and educator, Bob Reynolds, is rightfully renowned as one of jazz’s most exciting, prolific names. Along with his own work with Snarky, Reynolds has teamed up with the likes of Michael Bublé, The 1975, Idina Menzel, Josh Groban and Usher.
Ready to feel old? Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly’s ultimate coming of age record, The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager turned 15 last September. In a fitting celebration, Sam Duckworth is bringing the album back in its original form, complete with rhythm and horn section.
UK reggae royalty, Black Roots, bring their uncompromising message, one that saw them become pioneering figures against injustice and alienation throughout the 80s and beyond, to Band on the Wall this October. Still as vital as ever, this is one not to be missed.
Enigmatically described as “a take on tradition that flips so effortlessly between jazz, classical, ambient and post-rock, it makes any attempt to put a label on them a waste of time” — The Unthanks will squeeze their 11-piece band into Band on the Wall for a show that promises to be as fascinating as it is impressive.
One of the most recorded jazz composers in history, Thelonious Monk revolutionised the genre, and The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall is one of the most famed recordings of all time.
Under the direction of Tony Kofi, another jazz icon, NYJO celebrates that powerful performance alongside a staggering collection of emerging UK talent.
Wed 21 Sep - Thu 27 Oct, Band on the Wall, 25 Swan St, Manchester M4 5JZ
- Words:
- Bradley Lengden
- Published on:
- Thu 15 Sep 2022
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