Roadhouse
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Born in September 1993 and beginning life as a blues club, The Roadhouse is now firmly established both as a major touring venue for bands on the up, and as an integral part of the Manchester music scene. Championing Manchester's home grown talent (we even give them jobs behind the bar!) and nurturing it alongside national and international acts, many bands that are now massive made their Manchester debut at The Roadhouse.
Reviewed Events
The Music at Manchester Roadhouse, Thu 12 Jul
This Leeds-based foursome, The Music, exploded onto the indie scene in May, in some style, with their limited edition debut single, “Take The Long Road And Walk It”, of which only one thousand 7” vinyl copies were released on Fierce Panda Records, and which sold out within days. This live performa»
Ed Harcourt at Manchester Roadhouse, Mon 23 Jul
While it's always amusing to remind yourself that Ed Harcourt used to be bassist in bratpop, Symposium-lite band Snug, it really does the man an unjust disservice to mention. Mr Harcourt has thankfully removed himself from such propstrousness and can currently be found creating some rather beautiful compo»
Athlete at Manchester Roadhouse, Mon 28 Jan
Sometimes your best just isn’t going to appeal. Take new Regal Records signings Athlete for instance; things just aren’t going to plan. The drummer has bust his hi-hat and nobody is particularly bothered. The jaggedly soulful merchant that Athlete are trying to flog sounds interesting enough, but the shambles »
Minor Planet at Manchester Roadhouse, Thu 02 May
Headlining the Roadhouse above a number of similar electro-fused bands tonight, Minor Planet are aiming to prove to the healthy turn-out that their take on electronica, pop and percussive beats is the best thing since Nylon Pylon first assaulted the ‘in’ music crowd in Manchester last year. And jud»
Oceansize, Amplifier, Fi-Lo Radio, TV Babies at Manchester Roadhouse, Fri 24 May
It’s a buzz night in Manchester tonight: The Roadhouse is crammed – it’s buzzing. Tonight some of the hottest bands around are going to be playing. Manchester Music has supported them all over the years and this gig is the cul»
Hooker at Manchester Roadhouse, Wed 05 Feb
Picture it: you're at one of the upcoming DiS gigs. You find yourself stuck at the bar with a Kinesis fan; uncomfortable silences ensue. What better way to strike up conversation than a discussion on modern philosophy. A bit rusty? We're here to help. There was this Nietzsche bloke. An all round smar»
Oceansize, Cave In at Manchester Roadhouse, Sun 09 Feb
I have heard too much good and too much bad to go in expecting nothing. I have to hit the edge of the spectra tonight. Which end? The end that propels me to an infinity; the end that makes my skull throb; my scalp reverberate. My eyes are numb. My teeth shatter. It is bliss. Shamefully this lasts only so »
Shadows Fall at Manchester Roadhouse, Tue 04 Mar
My God his hair is long! Can it really all be his? He could sell it for a fortune, to wig makers and rope sellers and the like. Wow! Now he’s swinging it about! EVERYWHERE! Check it out! Is this guy Medusa? He’s about 6ft 3, so they must be… 6ft ginger dreadlocks! Shadows Fall have all the aggression, exp»
Six By Seven, Groucho, The Favours at Manchester Roadhouse, Sun 19 Oct
At the Manchester Roadhouse the drinks are expensive, although the bands are usually pretty cheap. Perhaps that's why no one has really bothered to come tonight, leaving the venue fairly sparsely populated. More than likely though, band nights with a higher than average residue of northern soul and indie britpop circa 1991 just don't sell so well as they used to. It's freshness, it's vibrancy - well, it just doesn't exist within the genre anymore. That's why perhaps we should just leave it alone, let it die, and walk on to bigger and better things.»
The Holiday Plan, Billy Talent at Manchester Roadhouse, Sun 02 Nov
It’s one for the kids. In what seems to be a home town opportunity to repeat the crazy hedonistic days of this year’s Reading and Leed’s festivals, a Mothercare-sized bag load of knee high, prepubes, cider swilling rock and roll tykes have turned up at the Roadhouse...»
Winnebago Deal at Manchester Roadhouse, Thu 12 Feb
'Wyld Stallyns rule!' Well, it's not quite Bill and Ted; it's Ben and Ben and they're from Oxford, not some sleepy Californian college town.»
Amplifier, Drive Like You Stole It at Manchester Roadhouse, Thu 12 Feb
Two of the bands for 2004. Drive Like You Stole It and Amplifier have been honing their talents to the max, releasing their debut albums in the coming weeks. They are at the top of their games and there's a girl in one of the bands!»
Young Heart Attack, Viking Skull at Manchester Roadhouse, Mon 12 Apr
Currently touring the UK to promote their superlative debut album, 'Mouthful Of Love', the six-piece band from Texas, Young Heart Attack stopped at Manchester to celebrate their 150th gig; and confirmed that there're already true rock 'n' roll professionals.»
The Icarus Line at Manchester Roadhouse, Tue 04 May
The striking black shirt and blood-red tie uniform which became The Icarus Line’s image first time around has noticeably been replaced by a nothingness of style. This is not a problem in itself, but the loss of the something that set the band apart from their peers does characterise The Icarus Line’s live performance this evening.»
Liars, The Blood Brothers at Manchester Roadhouse, Wed 05 May
The Blood Brothers' post-punk operatic screamo balances an exceptionally theatrical performance with the succinct vocal delivery you would expect from classically trained musicians.»
Winnebago Deal at Manchester Roadhouse, Mon 04 Oct
Let this be your route to rock oblivion: rock out to Winnebago Deal. The Deal has returned and this time they brought some songs with them.»
Seafood at Manchester Roadhouse, Mon 11 Oct
Seafood are a difficult band to get your head round. They’ve been floating around on the scene for years and yet they never seem to go anywhere. Watching them tonight in the sweaty armpit of Manchester that is the Roadhouse, they seem to encapsulate a time from six years ago when there were so many exciting young British bands doing the toilet circuit. It wasn’t a life-changing time, and it’s never going to be heralded as any kind of influential era, but for teenagers going to their first gigs it was something special. Where bands like Cable disappeared off the planet and others like Snow Patrol have rocketed to ridiculous levels, Seafood have just been hanging around on the outskirts, kicking their scruffy Converse-d heels. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. There is something endearing about a band who continue to keep their head above water (just) despite all odds.»
El-P at Manchester Roadhouse, Tue 02 Oct
If EL-P was a dog he'ed be a jack russell going for the throat! I didn't go really but I like the imagery»
Efterklang, Peter Broderick at Manchester Roadhouse, Fri 30 Nov
By far the most creative people i've ever seen live. the most beautiful and incredible gig I think I'll ever go to. 11/10 easily»
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