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SEPTEMBER

* September 1st @ Dry Bar - 7pm Doors - £5 (14+)

Always Awake
ILoveColour
Silent Party
+ more TBA

Always Awake play by their own musical rules. Inventive, emotive and anthemic - a perfect blend of smooth sophistication and Mancunian grit.

* September 2nd @ Dry Bar - 7pm Doors - £5 (14+)
The Versions
Reigning Magpie
The Vu
Rescue The Eskimo
Robot House

Rescue the Eskimo recently opened up Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Sundae in Manchester alongside the likes Of Ocean Colour Scene, Ash and Maximo Park. Their folk pop is infectious

* September 3rd @ The Roadhouse - 7pm Doors - £5 (18+)
Silence Rises
The Madding Crowd
Sam J Smith
Suzie Does It

Huddersfields Silence Rises have just been on a short tour with The Wedding Present. With musical influences as diverse as the Smiths through to Mogwai and Ennio Morricone through to Death Cab for Cutie.

These influences are apparent in the genre crossing musical styles and technically adept live performances.

* September 9th @ The Roadhouse - 7pm Doors - £5 (18+)
Hellbound Hearts (ex Terrorvision)
The Goddamn Electric
Morphine Ghost
Well Kept Secret

Hellbound Hearts feature ex Terrorvision members and deliver a storming heavy rock set. Backed up in Manchester by the high energy set of The Goddamn Electric following their support with Forever August

As Rock Radio in Manchester prepares to change hands we deliver a rocktastic Manchester set

* September 15th @ Dry Bar - 7pm Doors - £5 (14+)
Hora Douse
Disfunktional
Ivy Road
The STB
Joe Banfi (Sex Radio)

Hora Douse are taking a break before recording their debut EP, but before they go into hibernation they've put together a bill of their favourite local bands including Ivy Road and Disfunktional

Previously playing In The City Fringe gigs and our own Xmas gigs Hora Douse deliver energetic punk rock

* September 24th @ Dry Bar - 6.30pm doors - £6 (14+)
The Headstart
Hope.Break.Legend
So Called Friends
Charge Of The 1337 Brigade
+ 1 more TBC

The Headstart last played Manchester at Academy 2 supporting Framing Hanley and My Passion and had 700 people bouncing with their engergetic punk-pop. This Leeds quartet are going to go far so get in early

while you can see them in venues like this

* Sept 29th @ Dry Bar - 7pm doors - £5 (14+)
Jakil + special guests TBC

Back home in Scotland, Jakil have played some massive supports to the likes of Olly Murs and JLS and are fast becoming one of Scotlands biggest bands. Playing sell out shows the band are due to headline the

EH1 Music Festival in September alongside the Dykeenies

“THE BEST YOUNG BAND IN SCOTLAND” – The Scotsman

“This band will sell five million records” – Vic Galloway, BBC Radio 1