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Thaiboy Digital and Eurohead
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Thursday 2nd July
Academy 2
Sickboyrari (Black kray) + Goth money records
Friday 3rd July
Academy 2
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Saturday 4th July
Academy
Alana Springsteen
Monday 6th July
Academy 2
Phantogram
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Monday 6th July
Club Academy
American Hi-Fi
+ Don't Panic
Wednesday 8th July
Club Academy
The Sick Fix
+ Inertia + The Staags + Wholegrain
Friday 10th July
Academy 3
Dave Finnegan's The Commitments
Saturday 11th July
Academy 3
Reggae Explosion 3
Saturday 11th July
Academy 2
Boys Like Girls
+ Special Guests
Friday 17th July
Academy
Clubs and Aces
+ Kian Coggins
Saturday 18th July
Academy 3
The RUSH
Summer Party 2026
Saturday 18th July
Club Academy
Lenny Pearce - Toddler Rave World Tour Part 2
+ Special Guests
Sunday 19th July
Academy
Steel Panther
Europe Twenty Twenty SEX Tour
Tuesday 21st July
Academy
Charlie Puth
Whatever's Clever! World Tour
Wednesday 22nd July
Academy
The Chris Stapleton Experience
Friday 24th July
Academy 2
Craft Brew Festival
Saturday 25th July
Academy
A Night of Jagged Little Pill
Performing The 'Jagged Little Pill' Album in Full
Saturday 25th July
Academy 3
Janet Kay & Carroll Thompson
Saturday 25th July
Club Academy
The Queen's of Lovers Rock announce a rare Manchester Concert.
Janet Kay is best known for the Dennis Bovell produced track "Silly games" which went to Number 1 in the National UK charts in 1979. This was the first time a British born black female hit the top of the charts - a feat now immortalised in the Guinness Book of Records.Janet Kay had already had many underground hits on the Reggae charts prior to this with tracks such asd "Loving you", "That's what friends are for", "I do love you" and more. Janet Kay has worked with Fatboy Slim, Jackie Mittoo, Aswad, Omar, Sly & Robbie and more. She has sold more than one million records in Japan alone and tours the country regularly.
Carroll Thompson first found fame with the Reggae Smash "I'm so sorry" and had a slew of hits such as "Hopelessly in Love", "Make it with you", "Love won't let us wait" and "I'm still waiting". Carroll has worked with Sugar Minott, Trevor Walters, Courtney Pine, Aswad & Mad Professor.
+ Lovers Rock Sound System DJ's
The Queen's of Lovers Rock announce a rare Manchester Concert.
Janet Kay is best known for the Dennis Bovell produced track "Silly games" which went to Number 1 in the National UK charts in 1979. This was the first time a British born black female hit the top of the charts - a feat now immortalised in the Guinness Book of Records.Janet Kay had already had many underground hits on the Reggae charts prior to this with tracks such asd "Loving you", "That's what friends are for", "I do love you" and more. Janet Kay has worked with Fatboy Slim, Jackie Mittoo, Aswad, Omar, Sly & Robbie and more. She has sold more than one million records in Japan alone and tours the country regularly.
Carroll Thompson first found fame with the Reggae Smash "I'm so sorry" and had a slew of hits such as "Hopelessly in Love", "Make it with you", "Love won't let us wait" and "I'm still waiting". Carroll has worked with Sugar Minott, Trevor Walters, Courtney Pine, Aswad & Mad Professor.
+ Lovers Rock Sound System DJ's
