GIG GUIDE

TONIGHT: Iron and Wine — Academy 2; Woods — Deaf Institute; Mulatu Astatke — Band on the Wall; O Children, The Chapman Family — Ruby Lounge; Mark Thomas Extreme Rambling — Dancehouse Theatre; Gold Teeth — Deaf Institute

TOMORROW: Cherry Ghost — Manchester Cathedral; Polar Bear — Sound Control

THURSDAY: Manchester Camerata Folk Project — Band on the Wall; D:Ream — Moho Live; Toploader — Deaf Institute; Whiplash — Academy 3; Raekwon — Sound Control; Stand Up — Comedy Store

FRIDAY: The Chariot — Moho Live; Shayne Ward — Apollo; Hercules and Love Affair — Fac251; The Script — Arena; Levellers — Academy; Steve Luther — Club Academy; Does It Offend You Yeah — Academy 3; Alabama 3 — Sound Control; Seefeel — Islington Mill, Salford; Crystal Fighters — Ruby Lounge; Stand Up — Comedy Store; The Abyssinians — Band on the Wall; Garuda — Sankeys

SATURDAY: Jaya the Cat — Night and Day; The Red Jumpsuit Aparatus — Moho Live; Chase and Status — Academy; Silverstein — Academy 3; Skepta — Sound Control; Academy Live — Club Academy; Hannah Peel — Cross Street Chapel; Primal Scream — Apollo; Dele Sosimi Orchestra — Band on the Wall; Disco Electronica — Sankeys; Stand Up — Comedy Store

SUNDAY: Holy Grail, Revoker — Roadhouse; Justin Bieber — Arena; Primal Scream — Apollo; The Twilight Singers — Moho Live; Picturehouse Choir Performance — Band on the Wall; Arbouretum — Deaf Institute; An Evening with Barbara Dickson — Bridgewater Hall

MONDAY: Justin Bieber — Arena; Katy Perry — Apollo; The Primitives — Moho Live