Gig Guide

TONIGHT: Beverley Knight — Bridgewater Hall; Lily Allen — Apollo; 65 Days of Static — Academy 2; Michael Wollny — Band on the Wall; Alison Moyet — Lowry, Salford; Shred Yr Face — Academy 3; Exit Clam — Deaf Institute; Joe Lally — Roadhouse; Cymbals Eat Guitars — Night and Day.

TOMORROW: Lily Allen — Apollo; Beyonce — Arena; Elliot Minor — Academy 2; The Fall of Troy — Academy 3; The Antlers — Deaf Institute; Codeine Velvet Club — Ruby Lounge; Noxagt — Retro Bar; Alice Russell — Band on the Wall.

THURSDAY: Rise Against — Apollo; Boo Hewerdine — Academy 3; Helge Lien Trio — Band on the Wall; Mariachi El Bronx — Club Academy; Klashnekoff — Moho Live; Field Music — Deaf Institute; Sean Hughes — Dancehouse Theatre.

FRIDAY: Erik Mongrain — Band on the Wall; Jools Holland — Apollo; Detachments — Ruby Lounge; Bert Jansch — Manchester Cathedral; Alabama 3 — Academy 2; Kasabian — Arena; Bell XI — Club Academy; Slayer — Academy; Shanty Town — Academy 3; Cocoon — Warehouse Project; Go Hard or Funk Off — Club Alter Ego; Breakestra — Band on the Wall; Bugged Out — Sankeys.

SATURDAY: Ware After — Club Alter Ego; Motorhead — Apollo; Chris Wood’s Handmade Life — Band on the Wall; Alec Empire — Club Academy; The Duke and The King — Ruby Lounge; Gary Numan — Academy; Gong — Academy 2; Ian McNabb — Academy 3; Arctic Monkeys — Arena; Ingrid Michaelson — Night and Day; Mitch Benn — Dancehouse Theatre; Cougarlicious — Tiger Tiger; La Roux — Warehouse Project; Disco Electronica: Guy Gerber — Sankeys; Step Up — Band on the Wall.

SUNDAY: Ware After — Club Alter Ego; An Unholy Trinity with Gnod — Islington Mill, Salford; Jackie Leven — Academy 3; Jonas Brothers — Arena; Yes — Apollo; Datarock — Moho Live; The Magic Numbers — Band on the Wall.

MONDAY: Bass Day UK presents The Poogie Bell Band — Band on the Wall; An Evening With Jack Jones — Bridgewater Hall; The Sounds — Club Academy; The Butterfly Effect — Academy 3.