Gorilla, 4 Jun 2026
Jon Spencer has been innovative force in the independent music scene since the mid-80s. An acclaimed live performer, he has toured all the continents except Antarctica and has amassed a dizzying discography as the leader of Pussy Galore, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Heavy Trash, and Jon Spencer & the HITmakers, as well as with Boss Hog, The Honeymoon Killers, The Gibson Brothers, and Taxi Girls.
His collaborations include (but are not to) working with Steve Albini, Add N To X, Beastie Boys, Beck, Bomb The Bass, R.L. Burnside, James Chance, Coldcut, Chuck D, Dan The Automator, DJ Shadow, Einsturzende Neubauten, Guitar Wolf, GZA, David Holmes, Dr. John, Calvin Johnson, Steve Jordan, Khan, Moby, Money Mark, The Muffs, The North Mississippi All Stars, Puffy AmiYumi, The Sadies, Nancy Sinatra, Solex, Solomon Burke, UNKLE, Unloved, Andre Williams, The Bobby Lees, and Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton.
Live music venue, bar, restaurant and club under the railway arches in Manchester city centre
54–56 Whitworth Street West, Manchester, M1 5WW
0161 425 0870 / info@thisisgorilla.com