An emerging 5-piece indie-rock band based in Rochdale/Manchester known for high-energy live shows.

Shaking Hand performing their debut album in full.

Eat Your Own Ears presents Danalogue at Club Cheek, with live visuals from Innerstrings. Danalogue, founding member and producer of The Comet is Coming and Soccer96, weaves hypnotic analogue synths, pulsating drum machines, and cosmic textures into an electrifying live experience. The show is 100% live, as Danalogue uses fingers and adrenalin to adjust hardware on the fly, with tunes oscillating between ethereal dream states and high-energy dancefloor propulsion. Live AV by Innerstrings (Overmono, James Holden, Sabres of Paradise etc)

Burner boast an impressive record of performances since their live debut in early 2022, including a full UK tour in support of Employed to Serve in Spring 2022, and again in early 2025, plus a full UK & Ireland tour as main support for UK metal heavyweights Sylosis in Spring 2024. Burner have also had several headline runs of their own across the UK, Scotland & Ireland. On top of these notable runs of shows, Burner have had the privilege of headlining festivals including Love Day 2023 and Southwest Heavy Fest 2024, going on to land slots on some of the UK’s biggest heavy music festivals, including Bloodstock, ArcTanGent, 2000Trees and Incineration, as well as Mystic Festival in Poland. Burner have also been fortunate enough to support the likes of Deicide, Suffocation, Car Bomb, Evile, Portrayal of Guilt, Earthtone9 and Tuskar, amongst others, a testament to the considerable impression they’ve made on some of the scene’s most respected heavy artists. Presented by JOY. 14+ (Under 18s to be accompanied)

Plenty of people come to Los Angeles looking to make their California dreams a reality. But zzzahara has always been here, turning reality into a dream. Born and raised in Highland Park, where they still reside, zzzahara (the solo moniker of Eyedress/Simpsguitarist Zahara Jaime) has witnessed both gang-blighted and gentrified L.A. along the same geographical blocks. Like the transforming city itself, zzzahara has undergone massive personal changes, their characteristic stoicism giving way to a newfound sense of purpose. Liminal Spaces, their debut LP from Lex Records, explores a life hanging in the balance between memory and possibility over frenetic Johnny Marr-esque guitar jangle. This is a 14+ event .

Atmospheric, genre-bending indie-folk duo from London.

Hiding Places formed in the countryside of Athens, Georgia in 2020, but their roots trace back to a shared college radio station in North Carolina. Guitarists/vocalists Audrey Keelin and Nicholas Byrne, bassist Michael Matsakis, and drummer Henry Cutting create a twinkly, raw folk-alternative rock collaboration that blends earnest storytelling with intricate, guitar-driven textures. Now based in Brooklyn’s DIY scene, Hiding Places has carved out a space with their gentle, evocative vocals and lush, layered melodies. Recently, the band self-booked a tour through the South to SXSW, where they debuted their latest record-an intimate, emotional, and gritty reflection of their years of movement, growth, and collaboration. Their 2024 EP Lesson was produced by Colin Miller (MJ Lenderman, Wednesday), engineered by Liam Brand (Mount Kimbie, Jeff Rosenstock, Katy J Pearson) and recorded at Abbey Road’s Angel Studios in London. Lesson was released on March 22nd of that year through independent Brooklyn-based label HATETOQUIT. In April 2025, the band released two songs (set to release as “Bonus Tracks” on their new album) on a split release with two Asheville NC bands, Tombstone Poetry and trust blinks. Presented by JOY.. This is an 18+ event

Emerging from Merced, California, 60juno leads the Central Valley’s post-punk scene with feelings of heavy nostalgia through deep, dreamy melodies. Inspired by the 2016 surge of Southern California’s DIY indie-rock community in conjunction with the synchronous SoundCloud era of underground rap, 60juno came to life in the isolated bedroom of a lonely teen stuck in 2020 quarantine. Upon realizing that creating his own music wasn’t as far out of reach as he once thought, the independent musician became the driving force behind the bass, drums, guitar and vocals that can be heard on each of his tracks. 60juno takes the usual wistful, dreamy aspect of DIY indie-rock a step further into post-punk territory with heightened energy and rough, low vocals thrown on top. This merge has resulted in a blend of his own creation that sets him apart as he continues to establish a notable sound worth remembering. Presented by JOY.. This is an 18+ event

Taking over sweaty New York venues and curbside congregations, bloodsports has become an undeniable force with their latest lineup-Sam Murphy (guitar/vocals), Jeremy Mock (guitar), Liv Eriksen (bass/vocals), and Scott Hale (drums)-finding solace in sonic strain where angular sedition collides with economical melodies that ease the weight of self-destruction. Their long-awaited debut album Anything Can Be A Hammer marks a bold evolution, embracing a more dynamic, mature approach as the band balances experimentation and curiosity with rhythmic blows and emotional depth; fragile yet abundant, the record leans into patience and interior tension, with Murphy’s lyricism blurring the line between what we know and what we think we know-it’s an album with blood in its veins and a finger on the pulse. The release quickly caught fire with praise from Stereogum, Vice, Alternative Press, Consequence, and more, leading to a support slot on They Are Gutting A Body of Water’s sold-out album release show and performances alongside Starcleaner Reunion and Brutus VII. In 2026, the Brooklyn four-piece is set to take their hard-hitting live show to SXSW, across the country, and around the world. Presented by JOY. This is an 18+ event

DHP Family Presents Mustbejohn Presented by DHP FAMILY. This is an 18+ event.

Pyncher are a high-energy, genre-blurring quartet from Manchester, quickly establishing themselves as one of the UK's most electrifying acts.

The Love Buzz: Irelands own DIY Scuzz-Pop threesome best known for their high energy shows and hypnotic melodies; blending punk, indie, and power pop. Carne: Brighton based female fronted Grunge powerhouse Kanukai: Sunday Times Culture Magazine featured Grungy Psych Soul Presented by Eternity's Gate LTD. This is an 18+ event

Rowena Wise is a Naarm/Melbourne-based singer-songwriter whose work balances beauty and mess with rare emotional precision, drawing from 60s folk storytelling while grounded in indie rock, garage pop and alt-folk. Raised in Margaret River, Western Australia, by a luthier father and a Chicago-born folk musician mother, Wise moved to Melbourne at 18 to forge her own path. Since debuting in 2018, she has amassed over 10 million streams, earned airplay across triple j, double j and Unearthed, and toured extensively across Australia, the UK, Europe, the USA and Canada, supporting artists including Holy Holy, Ball Park Music, Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey. Her 2024 debut album, Senseless Acts of Beauty, was praised by CLASH Magazine as “carefully etched indie folk” and shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize. Her highly anticipated sophomore album, Bad Things Feel Good★, a tender, point-blank meditation on transformation produced by Rob Muinos (Julia Jacklin, Didirri), is out August 7, 2026 via Beloved.

Los Angeles band fronted by singer-songwriter Lukas Frank specializes in atmospheric and melodramatic indie rock.

As befitting a band who take their name from the Maltese word for frenzy, ĠENN thrive amongst chaos. “Craziness follows us,” laughs lead singer Leona Farrugia, alluding to the quartet’s colourful history, which has so far featured robbery, legal disputes, long-distance collaborations, and three members of the band relocating to Brighton from Malta. Guitarist Janelle Borg concurs. “[ĠENN] could have been a support group, but we decided to make music instead,” she deadpans. Jokes aside, it’s this unique outlook and tight-knit gang mentality that make ĠENN such a thrilling proposition musically, as evidenced on March’s Liminal EP. Released through London-based indie Everything Sucks Music, the six-song collection sees Leona, Janelle and their bandmates Leanne Zammit (bass) and Sofia Rosa Cooper (drums) contrasting searing post-punk missives with more allusive meditations cocooned in psychedelic textures. Key reference points for the record included Baxter Drury, Metronomy, LCD Soundsystem and Captain Beefheart, as well as the band’s most enduring inspirations - Warpaint. Listen closely, and you can practically hear the band shrugging off their Riot Grrrl reputation in real-time, as they move in a more experimental and neo-psychedelic direction.

English indie four-piece band formed in London. The band signed to Sub Pop after only having played one gig in an industrial freezer.

Don't let the name fool you: the members of psych rock group Barbican Estate didn't actually grow up there, the Tokyo act are just big fans of Brutalist architecture. References to titans of art and culture are common for them, and they've cited the Beat Generation, William Blake, Greek mythology, and Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky as influences. We seek to embody an art that is not limited by the concept of music, said guitarist Kazuki Toneri.

Greg Freeman thrives on finding emotional catharsis and present-day resonance in the eccentric ugliness of the past. His songs all have a palpable sense of place thanks to his urgent delivery and evocative lyricism, which mines history for character-driven tales of violence, loss, and epiphany.

Dog Unit are a four-piece instrumental rock band. Purveyors of entrancing drone, tactile texture, slow-mo polyrhythm and skewiff riff.

LA alt-rock and power-pop band.

A multi-instrumentalist who combines original songwriting, guitar, harmonica and electronics.

Glasgow dark-wave outfit Mercy Girl have earned their cult following as their music soundtracked dark scene club nights everywhere from Los Angeles to Berlin. Aiming for the feeling of both the solace of a dark empty highway, and the surrender of a neon-hazed dancefloor, the band are a rising light in the gothic scenes of the UK. They embark on their first headline tour in April with a stop in Leeds Presented by Super Friendz. This is an 14+ event

London instrumental quartet Dog Unit's reverb-drenched post-rock and electronica leans just as heavily on the tune-first, purist pop qualities of Burt Bacharach or The Strokes as much as it does the groove and ambiance of their post-rock forebears like Tortoise or Stereolab. Championed from the outset by the likes of Steve Lamacq on 6Music and John Kennedy on RadioX, Dog Unit's forthcoming second album Runners was made over the first four months of 2026 at the band's studio in Limehouse, East London, and saw them work alongside producer Mark Estall, as well as a string quartet and reappointed experimental bass clarinetist Heather Roche. "A different type of musical texture, and a very pretty and moving thing it is too" - Steve Lamacq, BBC 6Music "Propulsive and mesmerising... makes you wish more bands explored music without vocals" - Dan Cairns, The Sunday Times Presented by Sneaks Events. This is a 14+ event

Hollow Ship - is a four-piece psychedelic rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden, known for their dynamic fusion of early British psych sounds, afro-rock rhythms, and jazz-infused improvisation. Formed by multi-instrumentalist and producer Thomas E. Frank and guitarist Vincent Vensal, the band solidified its lineup with drummer Mårten Magnefors and bassist Donovan von Martens. Their music is characterized by intricate instrumental storytelling, an organic live energy, and a willingness to push genre boundaries. Artists: We are always interested in hearing from talented artists. If you’d like to play at our future events, please get in touch at [email protected]. Presented by Real Sounds This is an 18+ event

Manchester based duo - Another Country $$$$. Live electronic music and visual art.

London-based Alt-folk alchemist Seamus Fogarty is delighted to announce the release of his new album Ships on Scottish label Lost Map Records , in partnership with Swedish label Sing A Song Fighter. Packed with poignant and funny slice-of-life vignettes touching on everything from Geoffrey Chaucer to DIY coffins, and existing in a wonderful new sonic realm where songs and stories coexist peacefully with fragmentary electronics, drones and field recordings, Ships is his most expansive and uplifting collection of music to date. The first single from the album I Passed Your House has already made waves since its release, getting picked up by BBC 6 Music presenters Huw Stephens and Gideon Coe, and Radio 2s Marc Radcliffe. It also spent 2 weeks on RTE Radio 1s Recommends list in Ireland.

The Gulls play their final Brighton gig of 2026. Expect raucous rock and roll with a few suprises and special guests.

Initially coming from the DIY hardcore scene, Coilguns have crafted since then their very own blend of pissed-off punk and extatic noise-rock. The history of the band is deeply bound to the development of guitarist Jona Nido’s own label – Hummus Records – that now gathers up to 150 releases from Swiss artists of all sonic horizons. Though their last two albums were 100% self-produced, engineered and mixed by the band members, Coilguns drove in the summer of 2022 to end-of-the-world’s Oceansound Recordings in Norway with producer Scott Evans to track their 4th studio album which was then mixed by grammy nominated producer Tom Dalgety. The band is known for its raw, uncompromising and euphoric live performances, proudly serving the dancing freaks and the crowd-surfing weirdos.

Jayler is a hard-hitting, energetic 4-piece rock and roll band from the West Midlands, England, inspired by classic and modern rock acts like Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, and Greta Van Fleet.

There’s a new name stalking the shadows of the UK alternative scene and she’s not asking for permission. Harpy is the rising goth-rock provocateur fusing industrial bite, femme-fatale attitude, and alt-pop precision into something entirely her own. Dubbed the “Goth Metal Mommy” by an obsessive online following, Harpy’s sound is both seductive and confrontational: a collision of beauty and brutality that feels born for the chaos of now. Herself-styled “femme fatale goth rock” doesn’t just flirt with danger; it wields it.

We go again! Mumfest returns for a fourth year on December 4th and 5th! Line-up and venue information coming soon...

Walt Disco is a vibrant and talented 5-piece band based in Glasgow. They have quickly established themselves as one of the ‘go to see’ acts on the Glasgow music scene and regularly play venues such as King Tut’s and Stereo. The music is loosely described as Indie/New Wave and certainly the music has a compelling drive and rhythm that you will find exciting, but the array of music they play does not readily fit within one genre. Come and see and hear for yourselves.