Strange Day – all dayer & Strange Manchester after party.£15 adv £20 door including after party Live:j:dead Strange Futures (Bristol)KK Verkefni (Wrexham)Trianglecuts (Manchester)Mother Suspiria (Manchester) £5 adv after party onlyStrange Manchester DJs:Medusa (The Ravens Nest)Strange DJsMark Walker (Strange Manchester)
Strange events presents: Blaklight (Los Angeles) + Spire Circle £12 adv £15 door7pm until late Fuel Cafe Bar, 448 Wilmslow Road, Withington, M20 3BW(nearest tram stop is West Didsbury or Burton Road) Blaklight:Los Angeles based dark synthpop trio Adam Collier, Brian Belknap & Omar Quiñones. Spire Circle:Manchester based electronic post-punk & dark wave band.
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Apparitions present their first ever weekend event. Expect goth rock, dark alternative, EBM, industrial, darkwave, gothic metal, italo, ethereal wave and more. 7pm-11pm Bands11pm-3am Nightclub
Communion One Presents: The Twilight Sad + deary
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Manchester’s IST IST return with their fifth studio album ‘DAGGER’ – the follow-up to 2024’s ‘Light A Bigger Fire’ which charted at number 25 in the UK, breaking them into the Top 40 for the first time. Once again collaborating with producer Joseph Cross (Hurts, Lana Del Rey, Courteeners) the record finds the band returning to their electronic-infused post-punk roots after making a leap into more mainstream sensibilities last time out. Over their decade as a band so far, IST IST have forged a formidable reputation on word of mouth excitement, amassing a dedicated cult following in the process. Operating
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Stigmata Presents The Black Swan UK Tour 2026 PINK TURNS BLUEPlus Special GuestsTHE SNAKE CORPS German Post-Punk Legends Pink Turns Blue on Tour in Support of New Album “Black Swan” Since forming in 1985, German post-punk stalwarts Pink Turns Blue have refined their sound into something unmistakably their own—elegant in its minimalism, emotive in its delivery, and enduring in its relevance. From their early breakthrough with If Two Worlds Kiss to their newest release, Black Swan, the Berlin-based trio has remained a vital force in the international post-punk community, shaping and reshaping the genre across decades. Black Swan, the band’s
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Stigmata Presents The Nosferatu + Special Guests TBA Thursday 23 April 2026 Early Bird: £15 until 31/12/25 Advance: £20 until 23/4/26 WeGotTickets: https://wegottickets.com/event/684570 Fatsoma: https://www.fatsoma.com/e/3xoy6qi9/the-nosferatu-uk-tour-manchester Skiddle: https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/Rebellion-Manchester./Stigmata-Presents-Nosferatu/41642796/ Age Restrictions: 14+ (Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult) The Nosferatu are a UK gothic rock band formed from the ashes of the original Rise era Nosferatu formed in 1987, playing rousing rock anthems, with thunderous guitars and exquisite symphonic orchestration, combined with booming baritone vocals. Since reforming in 2019 The Nosferatu have played many festivals including Wave Gothic Treffen (DE), Castle Party (PL), Amphi (DE), NCN (DE), Stella Nomine (DE), Tomorrows
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Creeper will tour the UK and Ireland with a special run of intimate shows focused entirely on their ’Sanguivore’ era, performing songs from volumes I and II in small rooms for the first time.
Mercy Girl is sensory euphoria and contemplation. Formed in 2024 by members Daisy Miles, Davey Purdie, Craig Harkness and Kylie MacNaughton, the Glasgow based electronic outfit explore themes of love, despair and the uncertainty of the human experience. Taking inspiration from EBM, Darkwave and Electro-Pop, Mercy Girl invokes both the solace of a dark empty highway, and the surrender of a neon-hazed dancefloor. Since launching in November 2024, the band have amassed a global audience and a cult online following. Having their music regularly played at, and being used to promote dark scene club nights everywhere from Los Angeles to
