Deep Sea Diver II
After Extensive tours at home Finnish Alt Metal outfit Stoned Statues come to the UK for a debut tour to headline an all dayer at Aatma in Manchester
Support comes from
Tales of Time
Square Wild
Heroes Of The Gauntlet
Crescent Halo
Sigils
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A once in a lifetime listening party with Grandmaster Max & Friends.
A Real Destiny Debut.
Grandmaster Max is set to release his long anticipated music video for “It’s Been A Minute” on the 10th July. Celebrate with us. Tap into his story, read our BTS mag and dive into some of the raw sounds yet to come.
Accompanied by two of Manchester’s finest: Migraine Mowgli and Grim.
MIGRAINE MOWGLI : Manchester-born rapper whose music blends introspective penmanship with drill-influenced grit and soulful jazz textures. His writing moves between raw vulnerability and razor-sharp conviction, grounded deeply in his local community and culture
GRIMM: A master of turning nothing into something by alchemizing life experiences into magic.
DJS : DON B
CAMERON FR
LIMITED EDITION MERCH
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Manchester it’s time to bring rap back to its roots!
For too long underground rappers turn up to open mics full of indie bands and singers, with no place to showcase their talent.
That’s why we’ve decided to Raise The Bar!
Rappers have got 9 minutes to shell it on the mic, impress the crowd and gain the chance to win a paid champion set at our next event.
You lot in the crowd, we haven’t forgot about you!
The first 10 people who turn up on the night will be offered the important role of being our judges and play an important part of selecting our next champion!
JYellowL headlines RTB and will bring his exceptional vibe to the stage! We’re excited to see what he has in store for us!
And we can’t forget, last months winner Rakz will be in the champion slot for his paid set after shutting down the open mic last month 🎤
And let’s not forget, the rap scene would not be the same without our producers so we gotta put them on.
We’ll have some on Manny’s top producers sending in some of their hardest beats to be used for the late night cypher with Diligent Fingers where anyone can pick up the mic and spray.
£5 on the door!
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@RaiseTheBarMCR
After tour and festival appearances home and abroad in 2025 – Goblinsmoker bring together their biggest tour yet in 2026 taking in an appearance at Aatma in Manchester with support from Under, Old Painless and The Bear Around Your Neck.
Calling all Babooshkas, Army Dreamers and Rubberband Girls! Put on your Red Shoes, saddle up the Hounds Of Love and get Running Up That Hill back to the Top Of The City (aka Aatma in Manchester) for a night dedicated to the genius of the iconic Kate Bush! And we’re counting it as a sort of “Happy Birthday Kate” party, as her birthday is on 30th July, so it’s near as dammit! • HEADS WE’RE DANCING: We’ll be doing the Jig Of Life and Moving around the dancefloor to all of Kate’s best singles, album tracks and collaborations, all interspersed with Moments Of Pleasure from complimentary artists such as Tori Amos, Fleetwood Mac, Florence + The Machine, Eurythmics & Annie Lennox, David Bowie, Bjork, Pet Shop Boys and more! • CLOUDBUSTING: We’ll be creating an authentic atmosphere for Them Heavy People through an overuse of smoke machines to accompany the free Kate face masks, Kate lyric posters and Kate capes (yes, CAPES!) that we’ll be giving away on a first come, first served basis on the night! • WOW: Dressing up is positively encouraged as we’ll be having ‘Bush-offs’ during the night, where lucky contestants will be invited onto our stage to lip-sync for their lives to selected songs from the Bush back catalogue, with prizes for the ultimate King Of The Mountain! • EAT THE MUSIC: And we’ll be playing Kate’s iconic debut single Wuthering Heights on the hour, every hour (alternating both versions)!
Britpop Curious? returns on Saturday 25th July, back at its spiritual home of Aatma in Manchester! And it’s an early doors event! We’ll be kicking off from 6pm, with free Britpop face masks + lyric posters for early attendees. Cheaper advance entry tickets (including cheaper ‘4 for 3’ reduced entry group tickets) available now. Expect to dance to the likes of… Pulp / Blur / Suede / Oasis / Elastica / Sleeper / Placebo / Garbage / Manic Street Preachers / Catatonia / Shed Seven / Supergrass / Longpigs / James / Super Furry Animals / Ash / Space / The Charlatans / The Cardigans / Gene / Cast / Radiohead / Echobelly / Rialto / The Seahorses / Lush / Babybird / Kula Shaker / Republica / The Divine Comedy / Idlewild / Kenickie / Bis / Saint Etienne / Happy Mondays / JJ72 / The Wannadies / Skunk Anansie / Menswe@r / David Devant and His Spirit Wife / The Verve / Ocean Colour Scene / Dubstar / The Boo Radleys / Embrace / Dodgy / My Life Story / The Auteurs / Reef / Stereophonics / Catch / Ultrasound / Lightning Seeds / etc
All night DJ set from Christopher Dresden Styles (@iamdresden)
BLKOUT lands at Aatma Manchester for a night of UKG, garage and bassline featuring a lineup of upcoming local DJs and producers.
Expect heavy basslines, fast paced sets and underground club energy running from 11pm through to 4am.
MRFX — 11PM–12AM
FREDDO — 12AM–2AM
DDOT — 2AM–4AM
24.07.26
Aatma, Manchester
11PM – 4AM
18+
Eagle & Salmon presents:
R I C ʘ C H E T 9:50 pm Providing in-your-face rock n roll stage antics with high-energy riffs.
Skeezebag 9:10 pm
Rose Parade 8:20pm Rose Parade are a four-piece alternative rock band formed in Cheshire by brothers Elliott and Lewis Stanley alongside longtime friend Blake Grimshaw. After years spent developing their sound through various musical projects, the band solidified their line-up in 2026 with the addition of drummer Reeve Brown and a renewed creative focus centred around a strong new collection of original material. Blending alternative rock, folk, and power pop, Rose Parade craft melodic, guitar-driven songs with an emphasis on strong songwriting, dynamic arrangements, and rich vocal harmony. Influenced by artists such as XTC, Big Star, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, the band combine shimmering hooks, layered instrumentation, and understated intensity into a sound that feels both classic and refreshingly modern.
Tickets: £6 advance / £7 on the door.
This club night starts at 12:15am
Acts to be announced