Futuresonic City
April 27th to May 9th - A city wide programme of affiliated events celebrating the current diversity of Manchester’s club and music scene. Including an all night warehouse party with Tribal Gathering and new events that have added a cutting edge to Manchester’s music and club scene, as well as some established leading lights, events at Bridgewater Hall and Contact, an event at FACT in Liverpool to coincide with the festival launch, and a special post-festival event with Burst Couch.
Hive. Blood And Fire. Snazzy Records. Joe Zawinal. Phush and Hippocamp. Club Suicide. Perfect. Beans on Toast Phonic Art. Tribal Gathering. Friends & Family. aLECTRO eCOUSTIC. Valentine Records. Alison Crockett live. The Beards at The Bearbash. Burst Couch
Futuresonic City events are not included in festival pass. Tickets and Info. In association with www.manchestermusic.co.uk
Hive at FACT
Tuesday April 27th, 7pm-11pm
FACT, 88 Wood Street, Liverpool L1. Tel. +44 (0)151 7074450
Special event in Liverpool to coincide with the opening of Futuresonic04, Kaffe Matthews & Riz Maslen play live, plus Futuresonic-commissioned films by Coldcut, Ultra Red, Battery Operated. www.thehivecollective.co.uk. www.fact.co.uk. www.annetteworks.com. www.neotropic.net. www.cocosolidciti.com
£3. Info/Tickets. +44 (0)151 707 4450. www.fact.co.uk
Blood And Fire Sound System
Wednesday April 28th, 9pm-2am
Band On The Wall, 25 Swan Street, Northern Quarter, M4. Tel. +44 (0)161 834 1786
Live from Jamaica, Dancehall DJ Legend U Brown, plus selector Steve Barrow & Dom on dex & fx. www.bloodandfire.co.uk
£4. On the door only
In association with Love Music Hate Racism
Life Begins when You’re Ready to Face it - Snazzy Records Showcase
Thursday April 29th, 8pm-2am
The Tunnel at Legends, 4 Whitworth Street, Manchester. Tel. +44 (0)161 236 5400
Doublejo(H)ngrey, Viva Stereo, Cholo, Testrack vs Protoplasm Daddy, IZU and the A La Mode resident DJs, Dylan, Goon, Betty Botic and Nigel Anlaog. Visuals by Dot matrix, Betty Botic & Rubber Ghandi. www.snazzyrecords.co.uk
£4/£3 advance/£1 with festival pass
Joe Zawinul and Graham Massey’s Toolshed – 7 piece
Friday April 30th, 7.30pm
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley St, Manchester.
Legends of frontier music!
£16 - £19.50. Tickets/Info. +44 (0)161 907 9000. www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk
Phush & Hippocamp - Joint Birthday
Friday April 30th, 8pm-2am
The Font, 11-13 New Wakefield Street, Manchester
Live: Moodsaver, DNCN, Maurofleur, Batfinks, Domestication of the Dog.
DJs: Xander & Neemo.
Phush TV, Artwork and installations by RTFM & friends.
www.hippocamp.net. www.phush.net.
£2 after 11pm. On the door only. All proceeds going to C.A.L.M. and SCOPE charity. www.thecalmzone.net
View flyer.
Club Suicide presents Spektrum
Friday April 30th, 9pm-2am
Charlies, 1 Harter Street, M1. Tel. +44 (0)161 228 0448
With Gabriel Olegavich (Medasyn/Non-Stop/The Sweatshop). pnpr.co.uk/suicide.htm. www.spektrum.co.uk
£4/£5
Perfect
Friday April 30th-Saturday May 15th, 8pm
Contact, Oxford Road, Manchester. Tel. +44 (0)161 274 0600
A New York-Manchester multimedia theatre collaboration by the award winning Contact - a tale of cyber crossed lovers. contact-theatre.org/perfect
£9/£6. Tickets/Info. +44 (0)161 274 0600. reservations@contact-theatre.org.uk
Beans on Toast Phonic Art
Saturday May 1st, 8pm-3am
The Park, 94-96 Grosvenor Street, Manchester
Anomali, Human, Bot, Gate 33, DKD Girl, Formula Ghost. www.beansontoast.net/Bexhibition.htm
£6/£5 advance
Tribal Gathering
*CANCELLED*
Saturday May 1st, 4pm-7am
Secret Warehouse Location!
All night warehouse party with Andy C. Armand Van Helden. DJ Hell. DJ Marky and MC Stamina. DJ Sneak. DJ Yoda. Greg Vickers. Grooverider. Jazzy Jeff. Krafty Kuts Soundsystem. Krysko. Plump DJs. Rahzel Live. Stanton Warriors. Steve Lawler. Todd Terry. Unkle Soundsystem featuring James Lavelle
£29 in advance. £33 from March 26th
Friends & Family
Saturday May 1st, 10pm-3am
Roadhouse, 8 Newton Street, M1. Tel. +44 (0)161 237 9789
Quantic (Tru Thoughts).
£7/£6 members. Tickets: Fat City Records. www.fatcity.co.uk
aLECTRO_eCOUSTIC
Sunday May 2nd, 3pm-5pm
Castlefield Gallery, 2 Hewitt Street, M15. Tel. 44(0)161 832 8034
Daniel Weaver, Lee Patterson and Owl Project
Free. Book to ensure entry: events@castlefieldgallery.co.uk
www.castlefieldgallery.co.uk
Valentine Records present Dark Shores
Sunday May 2nd, 7pm
Cord Bar basement, 8 Dorsey Street, Northern Quarter, M4. Tel. +44 (0)161 832 9494
Helen Lagoe, Triclops, Lynskey and The Roar of the Guns. www.valentinerecords.co.uk
£3/£2 with festival pass. On the door only.
Alison Crockett live
Sunday May 2nd, 7pm
Band On The Wall, 25 Swan Street, Northern Quarter, M4. Tel. +44 (0)161 834 1786
Brooklyn based diva with DJs Kelvin Brown and Jon-K (Eyes Down)
£10/£8 adv, concs
The Official Great British Bearbash Party 2004
Sunday May 2nd, 10pm-6am
The Tunnel at Legends, 4 Whitworth Street, M1. Tel. +44 (0)161 236 5400
The Beards present in The Tunnel - The Beards (Homo Electric) Vs Matt Rothery, Tentative, Jon Shanks Vs Uncle Ben. Visuals by The Beards & Tentative. Electroklash, glitch and micro house at a gay event for large, hirsute, bigger built men, their partners and their admirers by the new queer creatives. www.cybearland.co.uk
£6/£4 members. On the door only
Burst Couch # 11: Lotta Continua Label Showcase.
Sunday May 9th, 7.30pm-10.30pm
Briton's Protection Hotel (Upstairs), 50 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester
Post-festival special event with Illuminati, Unplugboy Meets Disco Operating System, DOS. Visuals by VJ Fusion. lotta-continua.com
£3.00. On the door upstairs.