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25 Swan Street The Northern Quarter 7.30PM DOORS BANDONTHEWALL.ORG 0161 832 1111 Manchester 25 SWAN ST, NORTHERN QUARTER, MANCHESTER M4 5JZ M4 5JZ JANUARY FRI 24 HOME NIGHTCLUB — THE REUNION APRIL HIGHLIGHTS —————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————— JANUARY — APRIL 2017 FRI 06 EDWARD II + JENNIFER REID SAT 25 CRAIG CHARLES FUNK & SOUL CLUB SAT 01 THE SELECTER + THE BEAT FT. RANKING ROGER ——————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————— FT. LEXSOUL DANCEMACHINE LIVE (AT OLD GRANADA STUDIOS, MANCHESTER) We launch our Spring 2017 season with the return of SAT 07 MR SCRUFF KEEP IT UNREAL —————————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— TUE 28 BILL LAURANCE GROUP acclaimed roots outfit Edward II, who will be joined by special FT. GUEST DJ COLLEEN ‘COSMO’ MURPHY SUN 02 SUN RA ARKESTRA DIRECTED BY MARSHALL ALLEN —————————————————————————————————————— (AT SAGE 2, GATESHEAD) —————————————————————————————————————————— guest Jennifer Reid. Other January highlights include a rare THU 12 THE STEVE ROTHERY BAND SOLD OUT —————————————————————————————————————————— screening of the inspirational music documentary Landfill SUN 02 JOHN SMITH GHOSTS AND GARDEN PARTIES + THE DAVE FOSTER BAND MARCH (AT THE GLEE CLUB, BIRMINGHAM) Harmonic, an EP pre-release party for Manchester’s hottest —————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— hip-hop prospect J.Chambers, an intimate show from FRI 13 FILM SCREENING: LANDFILL HARMONIC WED 01 BILL LAURANCE GROUP TUE 04 MANU DELAGO HANDMADE contemporary jazz drums maestro Magnus Öström and two —————————————————————————————————————— (AT O2 ABC 2, GLASGOW) —————————————————————————————————————————— huge nights with the Riot Jazz Brass Band, who are rocking SAT 14 MICHAEL CHAPMAN —————————————————————————————————————————— THU 06 COLIN HAY —————————————————————————————————————— SOLD OUT up to the venue to record a new live album. January also sees SOLD OUT THU 02 DE LA SOUL (AT THE DANCEHOUSE, MANCHESTER) TUE 17 BILLY BRAGG & JOE HENRY (AT ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER) —————————————————————————————————————————— old-skool drum & bass return with a bang as we welcome (AT ST GEORGE’S, BRISTOL) —————————————————————————————————————————— Dillinja behind the decks . —————————————————————————————————————— FRI 07 JOHN SMITH FRI 03 THE ANSWER (AT THE DANCEHOUSE, MANCHESTER) THU 19 LAURA JURD’S DINOSAUR —————————————————————————————————————————— February kicks off with the Abstract Orchestra performing —————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— SAT 04 MR SCRUFF KEEP IT UNREAL SAT 08 CRAIG CHARLES FUNK & SOUL CLUB works by hip-hop luminary J Dilla, before we host Liam FRI 20 J. CHAMBERS EP PRE-RELEASE PARTY —————————————————————————————————————————— Bailey for a full live show — the singer-songwriter known to FT. DANE + SPECIAL GUESTS SUN 05 NEIL COWLEY TRIO FT. HOT 8 BRASS BAND —————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— (AT OLD GRANADA STUDIOS, MANCHESTER) many as the voice behind the Chase & Status hit Blind Faith. —————————————————————————————————————————— As the month rolls on we see the return of MC DRS’ Summit SAT 21 DILLINJA + MC LONGMAN + DEVIOUS D SUN 05 BILL LAURANCE GROUP —————————————————————————————————————— (AT O2 ACADEMY 2, LIVERPOOL) THU 13 CHRIS POTTER & THE INNER CITY ENSEMBLE — a special edition of his new bass music party to celebrate SAT 21 MARTIN CARTHY —————————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— the launch of the new I Will EP. February also sees the return —————————————————————————————————————— TUE 07 LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY + KIOKO + DJ MIKEY DON FRI 14 SUMMIT FT. DRS + SPECIAL GUESTS of A Queer Revue! for A Queer Contact special, a rare TUE 24 PAIGEY CAKEY & SLEAZY F BABY —————————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— performance from deep soul icon Betty Harris and, of —————————————————————————————————————— TUE 07 BILL LAURANCE GROUP FRI 14 CHRIS POTTER & THE INNER CITY ENSEMBLE course, our monthly party with the Craig Charles Funk & TUE 24 THE BREATH + KIRK MCELHINNEY (AT GLEE CLUB, BIRMINGHAM) (AT PYRAMID STUDIO, WARRINGTON) (AT ECHOES, LONDON) —————————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— Soul Club. —————————————————————————————————————— THU 09 MARTIN HARLEY & DANIEL KIMBRO FRI 14 HOT 8 BRASS BAND WED 25 THE BREATH + KIRK MCELHINNEY —————————————————————————————————————————— (AT O2 INSTITUTE 2, BIRMINGHAM) For dub reggae fans, look no further than Band on the Wall in (AT ECHOES, LONDON) THU 09 PROSE —————————————————————————————————————————— March as we bring Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry back to Manchester, —————————————————————————————————————— (AT HARE & HOUNDS, BIRMINGHAM) SAT 15 CHRIS POTTER & THE INNER CITY ENSEMBLE and jazz heads can feel satisfied too, as the Neil Cowley Trio THU 26 RIOT JAZZ BRASS BAND SOLD OUT —————————————————————————————————————————— (AT MORE MUSIC, MORECAMBE) return, we take Bill Laurance on tour, and the hottest UK —————————————————————————————————————— THU 09 BILL LAURANCE GROUP —————————————————————————————————————————— electronic/jazz crossover project, Yussef Kamaal perform in THU 26 THE BREATH + KIRK MCELHINNEY (AT OLD MARKET, BRIGHTON) SUN 16 THE WATCH PLAYS GENESIS — FOXTROT (AT ST MARY IN THE CASTLE, HASTINGS) —————————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— the venue. Other highlights include a night with soul —————————————————————————————————————— SAT 11 THE EXCITEMENTS + THE SUFFERS SUN 16 CHRIS POTTER & THE INNER CITY ENSEMBLE powerhouse The Excitements, electronic Afro-funk wizards FRI 27 RIOT JAZZ BRASS BAND —————————————————————————————————————————— (AT THE ALHAMBRA STUDIO, BRADFORD) Ibibio Sound Machine and what promises to be a very —————————————————————————————————————— SUN 12 CHALI 2NA (JURASSIC 5) & KRAFTY KUTS + DJ JIM BANE —————————————————————————————————————————— special concert from Los Angeles’ —————————————————————————————————————————— Miles Mosley and the SAT 28 CRAIG CHARLES FUNK & SOUL CLUB TUE 14 AMP FIDDLER TUE 18 JOSÉ JAMES West-Coast Get Down. FT. JACK TYSON CHARLES LIVE —————————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————— THU 16 MOON DUO + SPECIAL GUESTS TUE 18 KESTON COBBLERS CLUB In April we are throwing two huge parties at Old Granada SUN 29 MAGNUS ÖSTRÖM —————————————————————————————————————————— (AT RNCM CONCERT HALL, MANCHESTER) Studios — we’re bringing 2-Tone heavyweights —————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— TUE 31 KATHRYN WILLIAMS & ANTHONY KERR SAT 18 FREESTYLIN PRESENTS RAFTERS WED 19 THE UNTHANKS — HOW WILD THE WIND BLOWS The Selecter and The Beat to Manchester for a massive —————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— double-header, then taking over the venue for the SUN 19 SEUN KUTI & THE EGYPT 80 PERFORMING THE SONGS AND POEMS OF MOLLY DRAKE FEBRUARY —————————————————————————————————————————— (AT RNCM, MANCHESTER) Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club, with a full live set from —————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— New Orleans’ Hot 8 Brass Band. We also welcome the TUE 21 GM MUSIC HUB PRESENTS THE THU 02 ABSTRACT ORCHESTRA DOES DILLA JAZZ ORCHESTRA AND WIGAN YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA WED 19 JOSÉ JAMES return of cosmic jazz luminaries, the Sun Ra Arkestra, under —————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— (AT GLEE CLUB, BIRMINGHAM) the direction of Marshall Allen, plus the second edition of the FRI 03 HIGH HOOPS PRESENTS MOOD II SWING THU 23 DOC BROWN —————————————————————————————————————————— Jazz Directors Series, this time featuring saxophonist and —————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— FRI 21 DREADZONE composer Chris Potter. Other April highlights include a SAT 04 MR SCRUFF KEEP IT UNREAL FRI 24 YUSSEF KAMAAL —————————————————————————————————————————— fascinating performance from sound artist Manu Delago, —————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— SUN 23 ORKESTA MENDOZA SUN 05 LIAM BAILEY SAT 25 TONY ALLEN —————————————————————————————————————————— modern jazz vocalist José James and US/Mexican outfit —————————————————————————————————————— WED 26 THE UNTHANKS — HOW WILD THE WIND BLOWS . (AT THE WARDROBE, LEEDS) Orkesta Mendoza FRI 10 SUMMIT — DRS “I WILL” EP LAUNCH —————————————————————————————————————————— PERFORMING THE SONGS AND POEMS OF MOLLY DRAKE FT. 8 GOLD RINGS LIVE & SPECIAL GUESTS SUN 26 DOC BROWN (AT GLEE CLUB, BIRMINGHAM) —————————————————————————————————————— (AT THE WARDROBE, LEEDS) —————————————————————————————————————————— FRI 17 A QUEER REVUE! QUEER CONTACT FESTIVAL SPECIAL —————————————————————————————————————————— THU 27 SAM BROOKES —————————————————————————————————————— SUN 26 TONY ALLEN —————————————————————————————————————————— SAT 18 BETTY HARRIS —————————————————————————————————————————— SAT 29 CRAIG CHARLES FUNK & SOUL CLUB —————————————————————————————————————— TUE 28 IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE —————————————————————————————————————————— SUN 19 GREATER MANCHESTER MUSIC HUB —————————————————————————————————————————— ROCK & POP SHOWCASE THU 30 MILES MOSLEY & THE WEST COAST GET DOWN TICKETS —————————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————— THU 23 JO HARMAN & COMPANY FRI 31 JENS LEKMAN BANDONTHEWALL.ORG | 0161 832 1111 —————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————