This is an 18+ event

Now Wave

Cut Worms

Song of the Highest Tower

John Myrtle

Gigs

Manchester

YES Basement

The Dare

Girls

Sunfruits

GEORGIAN 

This event is for 18 and over - No refunds will be issued for under 18s.

Outbreak Fest

Upchuck at YES

Upchuck

Coco

The South to the stars tour: Saiming + Zuko Rosemeid 

WOOF MEOW

Saiming - Woof Meow

Saiming

ZUKO ROSEMEID 

TEBI TV

DJXHNWAV

Fievel is Glauque

Fievel Is Glauque - Decoy

Featuring members of Deli Girls, Murderpact, The Beak Trio and more, NYC’s most transgressive and mysterious supergroup, Nu Jazz, synthesizes a decade plus of six unique, yet naturally interconnected musical journeys. Some members have spent years in New York City’s experimental electronic scene, while others have dedicated the bulk of their musical lives pursuing what we call “Jazz”. Despite disparate influences, all are bound by a profound appreciation for musical frontiers that have yet to be explored, creating that which defies the limitations of genre.

Nu Jazz

Nu Jazz - All Stars

Teethe

Leeds-based guitar collective Drahla make their long-awaited return to Manchester in support of the release of their much-anticipated second album.

Support comes from Jerome.

Drahla

Drahla - Lip Sync

Jerome

Katy Kirby

Cool Dry Place

This is an 18+ event.

Scuba

Forgive Me

Ebbb

Lewsberg from Rotterdam are a four-piece rock group, named after writer and fellow Rotterdammer Robert Loesberg, famous for his dangerous novel Enige Defecten from 1974. This is one of the band’s main sources of inspiration: the counterculture and big-city cynicism of the 1960s and 1970s. Yet there is also a softer side to Lewsberg’s music and lyrics. On their upcoming, fourth album Out And About (to be released on September 15th), this side is more present than ever. Rudimentary pop and rock songs are deliberately kept bare, only occasionally embellished with a violin or organ part. In the lyrics, the tendency towards existentialism and black humour is nuanced with an almost naive openness and engagement. Lewsberg are: Shalita Dietrich (vocals, bass guitar), Michiel Klein (guitar, keys), Marrit Meinema (vocals, drums) and Arie van Vliet (vocals, guitar, violin).

Lewsberg

Cold Light of Day

Lewsberg - Terrible

Leeds DIY punk stalwarts Cowtown are back! Celebrating 20 years as a band in the best way possible: with new album Fear Of... coming out on Gringo Records this spring, they make their headlining return to Manchester with support from local art rock group Mumbles.

Cowtown

Cowtown - Thru Being Zuul

Mumbles

Chicago experimental metal band METH. make their Manchester headlining debut following the release of new LP SHAME on Prosthetic Records.

METH.

meth.

SJM Concert Present

Big Wett

Plus Support

BIG WETT

EAT MY ASS

BIG WETT - EAT MY ASS

Now Wave presents

Section 25 + Kevin Hewick

Section 25 + Kevin Hewick

Section 25 Kevin Hewick

NOW WAVE PRESENTS HOT TAKE:

DEAFDEAFDEAF

Westside Cowboy

Zdenka

A brand new monthly night from promoters Now Wave, bringing you the freshest new sounds from Manchester.

HOT TAKE: DEAFDEAFDEAF, Westside Cowboy, Zdenka

DEAFDEAFDEAF - Nothingness

DEAFDEAFDEAF

Westside Cowboy

Zdenka

Squirrel Flower

What Kind Of Dream Is This?

Maripool

NOW WAVE PRESENTS HOT TAKE:

Bedroom Vacation

Everything Else

Worm School

A brand new monthly night from promoters Now Wave, bringing you the freshest new sounds from Manchester.

HOT TAKE: Bedroom Vacation + Everything Else + WormSchool

Everything Else

WormSchool

Bedroom Vacation

NOW WAVE PRESENTS HOT TAKE:

Idle Hours

Dove Ellis

Bleep Test

A brand new monthly night from promoters Now Wave, bringing you the freshest new sounds from Manchester.

Hot Take: Idle Hours, Dove Ellis, Bleep test 

Scream In Stereo

Idle Hours

Dove Ellis

Bleep test 

CLAMM

CLAMM - Liar

Lifeguard

NOW WAVE PRESENTS HOT TAKE:

Adam Hopper & The Wimps

Sinead Una

Kitty

A brand new monthly night from promoters Now Wave, bringing you the freshest new sounds from Manchester.

HOT TAKE: Adam Hopper & The Wimps, Sinead Una, Kitty

4 Days 4 Nights

Sinead Una

Kitty

Adam Hopper & The Wimps

LAIR (pronounced “lah-eer,” a local dialect for the Indonesian word of ‘lahir’, meaning ‘birth’ or, roughly ‘being born’) is a 6-piece psych-soul/funk outfit hailing from Jatiwangi, West Java, Indonesia.

Formed in 2018, LAIR’s music, lyrics, and its presentation are vivid, inherently gaudy (in a good way), and honest, taking a sizeable chunk of inspiration from classical/traditional Panturan Tarling, a form of now-grassroot musical/performance art popular amongst the people of a certain areas in the northern coast of West and Central Java.

Taken outside of the group’s narratives, the music and lyrics speak for themselves, describing in detail, through aural means, how it is to live on the northern shores of the island of Java. The feeling of salt in the humid air; The tiniest drop of sweat as it runs down the neck of truckers zooming down the hectic roads of Pantura; Posters of the coming election candidates plastered throughout the villages; The lingering smell of burnt fuel in the air; The garish set of stickers decorating the windshield of rundown public transports, braving every pothole with their dangerously-rickety wheels; And, most of all, the scorching heat. All lovingly communicated through the charming perspective of the locals.

Lair at Yes 6th August 

LAIR - Tatalu

MS Paint at YES + Supports

Presented by Outbreak Fest and Out of Step

16+ Under 18's accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over. 

MS Paint at YES + Supports

MSPAINT - Delete It

MS PAINT

Wombo

Dreamsickle

Night Tapes

drifting

Jadasea is a crucial fixture in the local hip hop scene of South London - where he was born and raised. He first gained attention as a member of Sub Luna City, alongside his bandmates King Krule, Jesse James Solomon, Rago Foot, and Black Mack. Jadasea is an important bridge between London and New York City through his collaborations with rappers such as Wiki and MIKE (both of whom he has toured with). He has released a collaborative project with MIKE titled Old Earth, and more recently released The Corner: Vol. 1, a collaborative project with NYC producer Laron.

Through a steady stream of solo releases, such as half-life (entirely produced by King Krule), LOOKALIVE!, and time will tell, Jadasea has carved a unique sonic lane for himself. He has an impeccable ear for a kind of murky production that melds seamlessly with his ultra laid back cadence, making it so the beat and vocals on his tracks weave in and out of each other.

Jadasea

days

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