| Academy Unsigned | + |
| http://www.manchesteracademy.net | |
| Venue | |
| Manchester Academy | |
| About | |
| Unsigned bands play at the Manchester Academy | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Arcadia Music Promotions | + |
| http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-United-Kingdom/The-Thirsty-Scholar-Live-Bands-on-Wednesdays/105478932843638?ref=sgm | |
| Venue | |
| The Thirsty Scholar | |
| About | |
| Currently runs every 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month at one of Manchester city-centre's most well known venues for unsigned bands; if interested get in touch at thirstyscholarbookings@hotmail.com | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Blowout | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/blowoutmusic | |
| Venue | |
| Chorlton Irish Club | |
| About | |
| Band night with DJs | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Chips with Everything | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/chipswitheverything | |
| Venue | |
| The Deaf Institute | |
| About | |
| Eclectic and anarchic band night | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Club Clique | + |
| http://www.clubclique.co.uk | |
| Venue | |
| Mint Lounge | |
| About | |
| A night of dressed up alternative-dance-pop-electro. Clique's joyous - technicolourful club-goers and hysterical atmosphere have attracted the attention of both the national style magazines and the biggest dance press in the world. Named one of the best 10 clubs in the country by mixmag in 2008 - tagged 'the hottest club in the city' by the manchester evening news - and manchester's best club by attitude magazine - clique brings its party to the mint lounge every 2nd and 4th friday of the month. | |
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| Click here to see map | |
| Club Fandango | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/clubfandangomanchester | |
| Venue | |
| Night & Day Cafe | |
| About | |
| Band night | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Club Powwow | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/clubpowwow | |
| Venue | |
| Retro Bar | |
| About | |
| Unsigned band night with DJs | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Designer Magazine | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/designermagazine | |
| Venue | |
| Various | |
| About | |
| Designer Magazine have promoted gigs in Manchester for over 6 years and had on bands such as The Ting Tings, Kids In Glass House, Bombay Bicycle Club and many more. We are also one of the main promoters of Hungry Pigeon and In The City Fringe Festival Our gigs have had major features in NME, XFM, Radio 1, Observer Music Monthly, The Telegraph, Independent On Sunday, Manchester Evening News and many more. | |
| Fiction non Fiction | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/fictionnonfiction | |
| Venue | |
| Tiger Lounge | |
| About | |
| Unsigned bands | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Funkademia | + |
| http://www.funkademia.net | |
| Venue | |
| Mint Lounge | |
| About | |
| Funkademia is Manchesters longest running weekly clubnight, celebrating 15 years in November 2010. Funkademia takes place every Saturday night in Manchester to a consistently full house. We bill our night as a 'chronological history of soul' with our dj collective taking you on a journey through soul, funk, disco and hip-hop with a touch of smooth r&b and some big house classics. The night takes place every Saturday at Mint Lounge, a sexy two room club space with loads of atmosphere and a different vibe happening in each room. The venue is located on Oldham Street right in the heart of the Manchester's coolest night time scene, the Northern Quarter. | |
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| Click here to see map | |
| Glasswerk | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/glasswerkmanchester | |
| Venue | |
| Various | |
| About | |
| Promoters who put on bands around the UK | |
| Hairy Wolf Records | + |
| http://www.hairywolfrecords.co.uk | |
| Venue | |
| Various | |
| About | |
| We are an independent label based in Manchester specializing in small releases, gig nights and management. | |
| Invention Manchester | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/inventionmanchester | |
| Venue | |
| Moho Live | |
| About | |
| New promotions company established 5 months, putting on the best club nights and gigs in town... Putting on the bigger bands at smaller venues with local support... Already had The Enemy, Reverend and the makers, Sunshine Undergound and Ocean Colour Scene, and many many more top acts to follow.. Clint Boon XFM is our resident DJ | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Leaf Promotions | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/leafpromotions | |
| Venue | |
| Retro Bar | |
| About | |
| Unsigned bands | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Loveless | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/lovelessmanchester | |
| Venue | |
| The Roadhouse | |
| About | |
| Band night | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Manc-Union Promotions | + |
| http://manc-union.webs.com | |
| Venue | |
| Various | |
| About | |
| Manc-Union Promotions are a new company promoting unsigned local talent at first then hopefully adding signed bands as we expand. Our genres are metal/hardcore/emo/rock/hip hop. | |
| Manchester Bands Union | + |
| http://www.manchesterbandsunion.org.uk | |
| Venue | |
| Retro Bar | |
| About | |
| A non-profit organisation scrupilous on the quaity of bands looking out for bands. | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Manchester Sound | + |
| http://www.manchestersound.org | |
| Venue | |
| Various | |
| About | |
| Manchester Sound actively works with artists, bands and venues to design, create and maximise their potential using paper-based media, the internet, word of mouth and gig organisation. They deal with all aspects of music, ranging from organising band nights to distributing music online or coming up with a brand to get the client's name out there. The company provides services to bands, artists and venues with a professional, friendly attitude and has everything a client may need. The expert staff allow clients to achieve their goals within the industry. The services are set up to satisfy every time. With a small staff of 4 experienced advisers, sound techs and distributors, Manchester Sound has a young team, qualified to many different levels. | |
| MyOhMy Promotions | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/myohmypromotions | |
| Venue | |
| Retro Bar | |
| About | |
| Unsigned band night with DJs | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Night n Day Presents | + |
| http://www.nightnday.org | |
| Venue | |
| Night & Day Cafe | |
| About | |
| New and established band night | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Now Wave | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/nowwave | |
| Venue | |
| The Deaf Institute | |
| About | |
| Now Wave is focused only on what is new and exciting in music | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Playtime Music | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/playtimemusic | |
| Venue | |
| The Royal Oak | |
| About | |
| Chorlton's longest running live music night hits the Manchester music scene with the cream of the North West's most talented bands and artists. | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Rock n Roll HellKat | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/rocknrollhellkat | |
| Venue | |
| Retro Bar | |
| About | |
| Live bands and DJ's. Punk Rockabilly and Rock n Roll | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| SA Promotions | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/sapromotions | |
| Venue | |
| Jabez Clegg | |
| About | |
| Promotions company who put bands on around Manchester | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| The Aftershow | + |
| http://www.theaftershow.net | |
| Venue | |
| Moho Live | |
| About | |
| Band night run by Danny of Embrace. Called the best unsigned night outside of London | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| The Roadhouse Presents | + |
| http://www.theroadhouselive.co.uk | |
| Venue | |
| The Roadhouse | |
| About | |
| Unsigned bands | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| TJE Promotions | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/tjevents | |
| Venue | |
| Various | |
| About | |
| TJE is a brand new promotions company launched in August 2008 in Manchester. After years in the music industry - Ben Taylor and Matt Johnson have teamed together to focus their contacts and expertise in bringing the best events of all types and sizes to Manchester. Ben Taylor has years working in promotions - from running infamous venues such as Night & Day and Roadhouse - through to running his own promotions. Matt Johnson works as a music manager - and also ran tcblive.co.uk which has for the last 5 years successfully hosted shows for XFM - Club Fandango - as well as involvement at festivals and other industry events. We offer expert knowledge of the local industry - strong contacts across the board and can handle events of any size - from 100 to 10 - 000 capacity venues. TJE shows so far include: SAM BEETON - ADEM - LADYHAWKE - THE BEEP SEALS - THE JESSIE ROSE TRIP - THE DURUTTI COLUMN - GLASVEGAS - JIM NOIR - THE RUBY SUNS - WORKING FOR A NUCLEAR FREE CITY - A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS - PEOPLE IN PLANES - THE ALL NEW ADVENTURES OF US - iLiKETRAiNS - EXIT CALM - UGLY DUCKLING - ASOBI SEKSU - TUNNG with TINARIWEN - THE VEILS - CAMERA OBSCURA - 65 DAYS OF STATIC - PURESSENCE - JOHNNY FOREIGNER - THE HANDSOME FAMILY - TEITUR... | |
| Up The Racket | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/uptheracket | |
| Venue | |
| Retro Bar | |
| About | |
| Live bands | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Vman Events | + |
| http://www.vmanevents.co.uk | |
| Venue | |
| Jabez Clegg | |
| About | |
| Promotions company who put bands on around Manchester | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Wicked Pickle Promotions | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/el_derbo | |
| Venue | |
| Various | |
| About | |
| Promoting in and around Manchester with unsigned bands and established acts. Working with bands from The United States. Promoting and raising the profile of bands on Manchester Radio Online. Aiming to provide quality gigs and support for bands. | |
| Wotgodforgot | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/wotgodforgot | |
| Venue | |
| Retro Bar | |
| About | |
| Band night with DJS | |
| Find on map | |
| Click here to see map | |
| Yeah!! | + |
| http://www.myspace.com/yeah_manchester | |
| Venue | |
| Various | |
| About | |
| We are a collective of friends who like putting on gigs. We like to treat bands we put on really niceley! We believe that if they have traveled to play for us - then we should give them something towards petrol money. We think it's nice to be given some hot food after a long journey. We wouldn't make a band sleep in thier car - we'd give them a hard floor in our flat to sleep on instead! (but hey - central heating and many brews are provided) | |
