Glamourous, glittery, flamboyant, feathery, ostentatious and Rock 'n' Roll, H.O.G. plays only the best music from the 70s and beyond every last Saturday of the month: Glam / Punk / Art Rock / New Wave / Post Punk

Cosmic Earth Audio proudly presents an epic night of music from four mighty merchants of the riff! Join us for what's guaranteed to be a superb gig with absolutely zero filler. Four great bands for 10!

If you like New Wave, Synthpop, Italo and/or Hi-NRG we'll have we got just the night for you. We'll be giving you all the Retro Electro sounds like it's 1985 or something. Expect to hear the likes of ABC / A Flock Of Seagulls / Alexander Robotnick / Bobby Orlando / Bronski Beat / Cabaret Voltaire / Cerrone / Chromatics / Daft Punk / Dead Or Alive / Depeche Mode / Desire / Divine / Duran Duran / Erasure / Eurythmics / Fad Gadget / The Faint / Fischerspooner / Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Frankie Knuckles / Gary Numan / Giorgio Moroder / Glass Candy / Grace Jones / Hazell Dean / Heaven 17 / Hot Chip / Human League / Japan / Kavinsky / Ken Laszlo / Kim Wilde / The KLF / Kraftwerk / Ladytron / Laura Branigan / LCD Soundsystem / Male Tears / Miss Kittin & The Hacker / New Order / Nuovo Testamento / Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark / Patrick Cowley / Pet Shop Boys / The Rapture / SExpress / Sally Shapiro / Section 25 / Shannon / Simple Minds / Soft Cell / Spandau Ballet / Sparks / Sylvester / Telex / Todd Terje / Vicious Pink / Visage / Yazoo

Inkubus Sukkubus is a British pagan goth rock band, formed in the summer of 1989, with 27 studio albums and performances in Mexico, USA, Australia, Russia, Turkey, Scandinavia, UK and most of Europe under their belts. The subject matter of their music tends to veer towards the dark and supernatural, exploring witchcraft, magick, folklore, death rites and more. In 2026, theyre releasing their 28th studio album entitled 'Eternal Monsters' and will be doing a series of gigs to promote and celebrate 37 years of making witchcraft and wonder! They are joined at The Peer Hat by Manchester-based dark wave electronic trio Luna Cult Club. Early bird tickets on sale until January 31st.

Warrington based The Lower Angel Band bring their unique folk rock sounds on tour, following their recent SOLD OUT album launch.

UTB Manchester proudly presents... Pro Wrestling The Band + Dealbreaker Two of Canada's finest indie punk rock n roll exports arrive in Manchester this May for a co-headline extravaganza. + support to be announced. Pro Wrestlling The Band - https://prowrestlingtheband.bandcamp.com/ Four piece swinging power-pop/punk/rock and roll with a twang from London Ontario Canada. Dealbreaker - https://1800dealbreaker.bandcamp.com/ Dealbreaker is, in the best sense of the word, a garage band through and through - longtime friends convening on weekends to churn out brash songs with constant momentum, one foot in the 90s, and shout-along choruses written with the audience in mind. - Adam White (Some Party)

A stacked Saturday night in the Northern Quarter four rising bands bringing indie grit, alt-rock drive and proper live energy to one of Manchesters most loved grassroots rooms. The Fairway Sharp, melodic indie-rock with punchy hooks and confident momentum. The Broken Frame Gritty alt-rock with edge, urgency and a tight live presence. The Panel Driving rhythms, jangly guitars and modern indie bite. Vortex High-energy rock with raw intensity and big, bold dynamics. The Peer Hat: underground, intimate, loud built for breakthrough nights. 10 ADV // 12 OTD Doors 7PM

Noble Gas proudly lowers expectations and raises the volume at The Peer Hat in Manchester on Friday April 10th. Lorenzo "SURFER JOE" Valdambrini Officially recognised (by himself and several customs officials) as the International Surf Guitar Ambassador. SURFER JOE brings sun-bleached tremolo and splashy reverb all the way from Livorno, Italy to Manchester. Joe spends much of his life on the road - continuing his tireless campaign to prove surf music works perfectly fine indoors, at night, and in cities with no coastline and no need for one. This campaign has seen him release more than 8 LPs and play shows worldwide, most recently in Japan. A stalwart of the scene since the 90s, Joe has played with some of the greats of the genre. SUN BURNS A surf / garage trio operating even further inland in downtown Stockport. Expect garage grit and burnt tones. What the Trashmen would have sounded like if they'd rehearsed next to a Greggs. THE WHALLEYS A local gang of Rhythm & Booze enthusiasts. The Whalleys continue their more than unexpected return to the scene, 61 years after their last show when the band perished on Snake's Pass.

Heavy sound, groovy rhythms, intense bass playing. All together with a lot of catchy melodies and the power of Argy’s vocals are the secret of the music of Nightstalker. Raw rock ‘n roll simplicity, stunning riffs and electric haze are what have kept the band going for more than 30 years.

Join us in Manchester for a fundraiser special for MVT Hi, I'm Charlie Smith, an Alternative Acoustic artist from Hampshire, UK. In April, I will be embarking on my spring tour fundraising for the Music Venue Trust. This will include six different grassroots music venues around England. Join us at the Peer Hat in Manchester for a celebration of grassroots music. With all profits going to the music venue trust, come along and support independent music. Charlie Smith My name might be common, but my style is alternative. I'm Charlie Smith, a fiercely independent artist from Southampton, UK. Not only do I record and perform my own music, but I also play a part in the local grassroots music scene by regularly hosting my own music events. It's a real privilege to be able to organise my April tour, which raises funds for The Music Venue Trust and supports the vital work they do. As I always say, support independent music and use your local venues before you lose them. Rebecca Spooner Rebecca Spooner is a 20-year-old English singer-songwriter and producer. Combining elements of folk-infused pop and acoustic indie, she writes and performs raw and honest songs, embedding themes of love and loss, fears and futures, and suchlike human experiences. Her unique songwriting style intertwines emotive vocals and poignant lyricism, and has often been compared to the likes of Joni Mitchell and Laura Marling, with hints of Jeff Buckley. Rebecca released her first single All My Mates Are Sad in January 2025 and her second single If I Had a Daughter which was shortlisted for the Tune Into Nature Music Prize 2025 and featured on BBC Radio 3. Rebeccas self-produced, debut album Miss Belief released in September 2025, showcasing seven songs of varying styles, soundtracking late-night drives, whimsical walks through the park or 6 oclock morning showers. Now based in Manchester / Calderdale, Rebecca Spooner continues to expand her discography. Catch her on Instagram to find out about the latest updates and gigs. Oliver Louis Self-recording from his home studio, Oliver first released music with radical expression, under the name A Polar Rose, where he first experienced the catharsis of sharing music. Emerging as Oliver Louis, he took to the Manchester live music scene, combining nave lyricism with mature acoustic fingerpicking; all the while, expanding his recording techniques behind closed doors. Here he was able to combine non-traditional percussion with modern technology, transporting folk music into the realm of psychedelia. Mary Bolt Singer-songwriter based in the Peak District and local to Manchester. Acoustic pop sound with inspiration from artists such as Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Adele, Paramore and Lewis Capaldi. I released my Debut single the Understudy and EP Taking Chances in August 2025, and I have new music coming soon - spring/summer 2026.

We're bringing our dark, foot-stomping, junkyard blues to The Peer Hat - raw, loud, and real as hell. Expect the full force of our self-built instruments, deep grooves, swamp-soaked riffs and that immersive, shamanic live energy weve become known for. Right up close. No polish. Nominated for Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2025 UK Blues Awards. It's incredible They blew me away Si Pink (Poppyland Radio) Infuriatingly talented inventive, organic, and great fun Devil's Gate Music

MYLES BULLEN mylesbullen.bandcamp.com [https://mylesbullen.bandcamp.com/] Covered in glitter, Myles Bullen is a genre- fluid, art-poet, ukulele- punk rapper, from Portland, Maine USA. Myles has toured nearly every state in the US, Japan and many European countries performing packed DIY shows at music venues, colleges, recovery centers, prisons, festivals, and libraries. As a person in long term recovery, Myles sings and screams songs about grief, mental health, addiction, navigating identity, relationships, and cartoon lore. Their sound has been described as grief core, whimsical devastation, and upbeat sadness that leaves listeners feeling better somehow Myles has acquired a small dedicated fan base of patch sewing folk punks, dramatic poets who write by candlelight, newly sober folks who drink coffee at night, hip hop heads who stand in the back of the club nodding in approval, anti fascists baristas and coop cashiers, queer zine makers, and moms. Albums out on Fake Four Inc. and Back on the Grind Records. Myles has played shows w/ Sage Francis, Kimya Dawson, billy woods, Codefendants, and Apes of the State RAIN MCMEY rainmcmey.bandcamp.com [https://rainmcmey.bandcamp.com/] Rain McMey is an angry, queer, hippie drop-out writing songs about the end of the world. Described as charmingly sardonic, life-affirming nihilism and poppy meditation about life on a doomed planet, they bring late-capitalist despair and punk defiance from their bedroom to the stage.

If you like New Wave, Synthpop, Italo, Hi-NRG and all things Retro Electro, come to The Peer Hat where Dinsdale Godfrey and Liam Moody will be taking you through the night playing anything from ABC to ZYX. Expect to hear the likes of ABC / A Flock Of Seagulls / Alexander Robotnick / Bobby Orlando / Bronski Beat / Cabaret Voltaire / Cerrone / Chromatics / Daft Punk / Dead Or Alive / Depeche Mode / Desire / Divine / Duran Duran / Erasure / Eurythmics / Fad Gadget / The Faint / Fischerspooner / Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Frankie Knuckles / Gary Numan / Giorgio Moroder / Glass Candy / Grace Jones / Hazell Dean / Heaven 17 / Hot Chip / Human League / Japan / Kavinsky / Ken Laszlo / Kim Wilde / The KLF / Kraftwerk / Ladytron / Laura Branigan / LCD Soundsystem / Male Tears / Miss Kittin & The Hacker / New Order / Nuovo Testamento / Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark / Patrick Cowley / Pet Shop Boys / The Rapture / S'Express / Sally Shapiro / Section 25 / Shannon / Simple Minds / Soft Cell / Spandau Ballet / Sparks / Sylvester / Telex / Todd Terje / Vicious Pink / Visage / Yazoo / !!! and MORE Get around town. GET AROUND TOWN.

Homunculus Label is back with Risen, a post Easter celebration of Manchester's Electronic and Experimental scene featuring Iplu, Bodyroot, Hometones, BedIsOnFire, Bik3chain, Xerxze and arrowfive. An event not to be missed from the Homunculus Label lot. :)

Join Shy Culture, James Brock and TBA for a night of indie rock originals and covers. It doesnt matter what you enjoy you will be sure to find something new!