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FUNERAL For A Friend hit Manchester Academy on Friday October 28 to celebrate the release of their new EP See You All In Hell.

A HUSKY voice and expertly crafted guitar songs have seen James Morrison win a place in the hearts of thousands of fans.

Sitting pretty with the new album The Awakening having just reached number one, he’ll make his way to the Manchester Apollo on Wednesday February 1, 2012 to perform hits including standout You Give Me Something and latest single I Won’t Let You Go.



Glamour, extravagance and raucous rock will take over the Academy as the Darkness are making their way to Manchester.

The band, who shot to fame with I Believe In A Thing Called Love, will perform on Sunday November 13.



The Rock Sound Impericon Exposure Tour will hit Manchester next April in what is set to be a raucous night of new talent and heavy music.

Bands announced so far include Your Demise, Trapped Under Ice, Man Overboard and Basement, for the gig at Manchester Club Academy on April 11, 2012.



GIGS


Tonight: Black Veil Brides - Academy 1; Brett Anderson - Club Academy; Bugge Wesseltoft - Band On The Wall; Gold Teeth - Deaf Institute; Kyla La Grange - Manchester The Castle Hotel; SKEPTA - Academy 2; The Icarus Line - the Ruby Lounge; Wakey! Wakey! - Night and Day Cafe.



Tomorrow: Chris De Burgh & Band - Bridgewater Hall; David Dondero - Manchester The Castle Hotel; DELS - the Ruby Lounge; Katy B - Apollo Theatre; The Feeling - Academy 2; While She Sleeps - Academy 3.



Thursday: Jake Morley - Manchester The Castle Hotel; James Vincent McMorrow - Manchester St Phillips; Kirsty Almeida - Band On The Wall; Pop Will Eat Itself - Academy 2; Roddy Frame - Deaf Institute - Manchester Joshua Brooks.



Friday: Connie Lush & Blues Shouter - Academy 3; Greg Wilson’s ‘Reels of Steel’ - Band On The Wall; Josh Groban - Bridgewater Hall; Karima Francis - the Ruby Lounge; Son of Dave - Band On The Wall; System Fault - Manchester FAC251 The Factory; The Specials - Apollo Theatre; We Were Promised Jetpacks - Deaf Institute.



Saturday: Benjamin Francis Leftwich - the Ruby Lounge; Denis Jones - Deaf Institute; Noasis - Academy 3; Shake n Bake - Band On The Wall: Sonic Boom Six - Moho Live; The Joy Formidable - Academy 2; The Fallen - Manchester Dry Bar.



Sunday: Eric Roberson - Band On The Wall; Johnny Mathis - Manchester Evening News Arena.



Monday: Cliff Richard - Manchester Evening News Arena;

Ed Sheeran - Academy 2; Mick Wilson - The Voice of 10CC - Band On The Wall; The Wall Street Mash - Deaf Institute.



THIS WEEK
Ed Sheeran won a legion of fans through the influential mix of internet and intimate acoustic gigs that helped him score a hit with debut single the A team and album ‘+’.

Older fans may wish to opt for Cliff Richard however, still going strong after decades of hits and live at the MEN arena.