Music Live MANCHESTER - Artists

This will be a showcase for Manchester's community of fantastic artists, and the artists who come to visit our little town


It's a work in progress, so please bear with us as we build something special. As ever, please get in touch to contribute.

Mezzotint

Stories and songs for humans of all description

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David Woodcock & The Fixtures

Songs steeped in the classic British song-writing tradition

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Styrofoam Winos

Song voltron from Nashville, TN

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Melt-Banana

Some people say their music is like a roller coaster in an amusement park...

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The Brothers Gillespie

Soaring sibling harmony, inspired guitar playing and a rich array of acoustic instruments

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Red Nettle

Slinging riffs out of Essex for mad time

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Annie Maguire

Singer/songwriter

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Nadia Reid

Singer-songwriter and guitarist from Port Chalmers, New Zealand

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Rick Parfitt Junior

Singer and former racing driver

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The Wedding Present

Shimmering, high-speed guitars and honest, conversational lyrics

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Eloise Carter

Sharing my music journey with everyone who's interested. Singer and instrumentalist

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Au Pairs

Seminal British post-punk band from Birmingham

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The Motley Crew

Sea shanty crew with unique harmonies, wide repertoire and more than a little humour

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Mogwai

Scottish rock band formed in 1995 in Glasgow

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AOB

Rock, pop and indie covers band based in Essex

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Florence Black

Rock trio from The Valleys

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Hedgehog

Rock covers band

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Attila the Stockbroker

Punk poet, dub ranter, singer-songwriter, early music punk pioneer, writer and social commentator

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Katie Spencer

Progressive folk artist from East Yorkshire known for intricate fingerstyle guitar and dreamlike vocals

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C Joynes

Ploughing a singular furrow through solo guitar

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Belle Chen

Pianist, composer, musical chameleon

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The ABBA Sisters

Performing all the classic hits from ABBA

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Carl Larusso

Passion, groove, and grit

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Rekovered

Party covers band that has been together for over 15 years

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Osmium Guillotine

Osmium Guillotine are a traditional heavy metal band from Essex

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Clive Carroll

One of the world’s premier acoustic guitar players

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The Magic Numbers

One of the nation’s best-loved bands

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Paul Carrack

One of the most revered voices in music

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Eliza Carthy

One of the most recognisable faces of the English folk revival

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Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys

One of the most exciting bands to have entered the UK folk scene in the past twenty years

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Steve Tilston

One of our most celebrated songsmiths

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Robert Brown

Of the Smouldering Sons

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Lemondaze

North-London based shoegaze band with a dark, grungy, 90s-inspired sound

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Mr B & The Wolf

Music, lots and lots of music, from all and anyone who’s has joined the pack!

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Jon Wilks

Much admired finger-picking folk guitarist and singer

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The John Otway Big Band

Making the Microstar sound good since 1993

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The King Blues

London punk rock band known for their unique fusion of punk, hip-hop, ska, and spoken word

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David Preston

London based guitarist and composer

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Toots & The Maytals

Legendary Jamaican musical group and cornerstone of the reggae genre

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Letz Zep

Led Zeppelin tribute band

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Laurence Jones

Laurence Jones is ‘The Next Eric Clapton’ - Buddy Guy

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Seckou Keita

Kora virtuoso who stands as a luminary amongst African traditional musicians

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Inspiral Carpets

Keeping the Madchester sound alive with an iconic Farfisa groove

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British Lion

Iron Maiden founder Steve Harris’ first-ever side project

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Erin's Grove

Irish and Scottish traditional music, based in Essex, UK

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Aldous Harding

Indie folk singer-songwriter from Lyttelton, New Zealand

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De’Lour

If you like 2000s sad/nu metal/heavy grooves with big choruses, you’re in the right place

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Chestburster

Horror-obsessed thrash/grind from Braintree, Essex

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