Four new bands take the Aatma stage for a special showcase gig sponsored by WeAre8.
Stage times:
Any Ideas 8:00 pm
Retroview 8:45 pm
Caiman 9:30 pm
Petrichord 10:10 pm
Tickets £5 or £6 on the door.
Tag: pop
A veritable haberdashery of all things heavy and weird, join us in ritual headbanging and general tom-foolery.
LLLAMA LLAMA – Two-piece Psycadelic-Dance-Punk, bringing an equal amount of sock-knockoff-able heavy riffs, and knee high dance beats, all under a generous sprinkling of the fantastical. Don the googly eyes and prepare the primal screams.
SLACKRR – SLACKRR are easily one of the most talked-about bands to have emerged from the UK underground scene in recent years. The pop punk trio are armed with huge sing-along choruses combined with big danceable riffs and heartfelt, relatable lyrics covering day-to-day life, mental health awareness whilst echoing their message of hope for the future and an energetic, chaotic and fun live show. High profile festival appearances such as Isle of Wight Festival, The Fest (USA) Rebellion Punk Festival, SBAM Fest and Punk Rock Holiday has lead to high praise from the likes of BBC Radio One, Kerrang! Rock Sound and a feature on Sony Playstation video game VR Skater. This is a party you don’t want to miss.
FFO: Neck Deep, Taking Back Sunday, The Story So Far.
Frank & The Beats – Frank & The Beats, formed in Manchester, are rising on the Manchester scene. Mixing post-punk with elements of blues, folk and psychedelia, the band’s songs combine deep mystical lyricism with infectious hooks, leaving listeners wanting more. After forming in late 2024, the band has some exciting gigs booked in and around Manchester’s finest grassroots venues and aims to spread its wings further to the rest of the UK throughout the year.
All tickets purchased go DIRECTLY to the BANDS, not a single penny spent on promoters.
Get Ready for a Festive Night of Pop Punk Fun with the Forever Pop Punk Community!
Join the Forever Pop Punk community for a night of epic tunes, headlined by Manchester’s very own Stay Safe, who will bring their infectious hooks and blinding breakdowns to Aatma. This is your last chance to catch them live in Manchester in 2024, so don’t miss out!
The night will also feature A Night In November—an electrifying mix of pop punk and easycore—and WNSDY AT 7, bringing a fresh twist on that nostalgic neon-era pop punk we all love.
Kicking off the event is Sheffield’s x2 Fast, serving up classic, old-school pop punk energy.
Curfew: 10:30 PM
Be there for an unforgettable night of music and good vibes!
Lineup:
Phantasm, Saska, Lipgloss, Doghearts, Sparrows, Kwxji, Imyzuli, Station44
Damned and Condemned is an upcoming alternative show hosted by Lil Liar & PDTHESAINT.
This show will now take place in The Peer Hat, which is on the ground floor below Aatma.
Watch emzae’s BBC Introducing Live Session, filmed in 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DROdFvTNVEs
To celebrate the release of her acclaimed debut album ‘All Those Things I Thought I Knew’, singer-songwriter and producer emzae visits Manchester for her debut headline gig with support from the wonderful Factory Acts and The Junta.
A one-woman pop powerhouse, emzae’s live show balances an energy that is both intimate and laced with anecdotes, with songs that transcend the capacity of the venues she loves to call home.
Utilising live samples, looping, captivating vocals and plenty of sparkles to tell the epic story behind a project 6 years in the making and entirely written, produced, mixed and released by herself, this is not one to be missed.
“TO HAVE THIS ALBUM AT ALL IS A COMPLETE TRIUMPH, BUT FOR IT TO BE THIS EXCELLENT IS DAMN NEAR A MIRACLE” – NEW MUSIC WEEKLY
“ALWAYS EXCITING TO KNOW WHAT’S COMING NEXT FROM EMZAE” — DEAN JACKSON, BBC INTRODUCING
Even The Stars (Manchester-based music blog) – Track of the Day Feature https://www.eventhestars.co.uk/…/track-of-day-emzae-i…
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Factory Acts are a Salford-based post-punk, dark-electro duo at the edge of the analogue-digital divide, sometimes dreaming, always dancing. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YdFctSLIdN3meK55ZlvVN
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THE JUNTA, otherwise known as John “Monty” Montague, is a Salford-based electronica artist with musical influences ranging from New Order and Orbital to Soulwax and Kraftwerk. He also hosts a regular show on Salform City FM.
Factory Acts are a Salford-based post-punk, dark-electro duo at the edge of the analogue-digital divide, sometimes dreaming, always dancing. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YdFctSLIdN3meK55ZlvVN
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THE JUNTA, otherwise known as John “Monty” Montague, is a Salford-based electronica artist with musical influences ranging from New Order and Orbital to Soulwax and Kraftwerk. He also hosts a regular show on Salform City FM.
To celebrate the Pet Shop Boys extending their Dreamworld Greatest Hits tour, Electropop Curious? returns to Aatma in Manchester’s Northern Quarter!
Expect to dance to all the Boys’ best singles, album tracks and fan favourites, all mixed in with complimentary hits from the likes of Human League, Depeche Mode, Eurythmics, New Order, Soft Cell and more, with free PSB pop star face masks for early attendees.
DJs Phil Perry & Christopher Dresden Styles.
Advance tickets are in the link.
“Greetings from Himerous…”
Calling all Mary Jane Hollands, Gypsies, Donatellas and Swine!
Get yourself a Manicure, dress up in your best Fashion (but leave your Jewels n’ Drugs at home) and join us this November to celebrate 10 years of Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP!
“I live for the applause, applause, applause…”
We’ll be playing all of ARTPOP (obvs with the Xtina version of ‘Do What U Want’ replacing the original), plus all of her best singles and album tracks from throughout her career! Yes, it’s all your Sexxx Dreams come true!
“Venus!”
We’ve got hosting and performance from the iconic Vin Dicktiv, with early attendees getting their pick of our LG pop star face masks, PLUS we have a life-size cut out of Gaga to pose with for selfies!
“My ARTPOP could mean anything…”
Cheaper advance tickets available now for those with a good Aura – it’s gonna be Dope!
LOCATION
Aatma, M1 1BE
Doors open at 6:30 pm. Music from 7 pm until 9:30 pm. Meet-n-Greet until 10:30.
BUYING TICKETS
No physical or Digital Tickets will be provided. All Tickets are will-call — we have your name and the number of tickets you purchased. If you can remember your name and you show up with the right number of people, you’ll be fine! If your preferred name does not match the billing information on your card, please put your preferred name in the order notes.
Check your junk mail for the order confirmation, and make sure to add bug@bughunterbug.com to your contact list so no additional instructions/emails get lost!
Tickets are not transferable after purchase. Please email bug@bughunterbug.com if you need a refund before the day of the show.
AGE REQUIREMENTS
You must be 14 to attend this show. If you are under 18, you must bring an adult guardian with you. This will be enforced strictly by the venue. For those under 18, We won’t be censoring any of our lyrics or stage banter. Make sure you familiarize yourself with our music before bringing kids to the show!
ACCESSIBILITY
See this page for remarks about accessibility at AATMA.
You must be fully vaccinated (bring your vaccine card to the show!) and please bring a mask and wear it if you’d like to.
MERCH & MEET-N-GREET
Finally, we will have merch for sale at the show! We will stay and meet with everyone who wishes to meet us / say hi after the performances!
Ticket Assistance
We wish we could play music for everyone for free, but there are very real costs associated with touring and putting on these shows that we cover by selling tickets. Having said that, we understand that not everyone is in a financial position to afford tickets to our shows. We have a few systems in place for fans to get reduced or free tickets to the shows. If the ONLY thing stopping you from coming to this show is the cost, please fill out the form below to be considered for these tickets.
https://forms.gle/4K1SRMERq1rUnqwJ6
Filling out this form does not guarantee entry to the show, and we may not be able to confirm your tickets until a few days leading up to the show, but we’ll do our best to work something out with you!
Are you interested in sponsoring tickets for someone else? Shoot me an email at bug@bughunterbug.com for more info OR purchase tickets here and leave the note: “SPONSORED TICKETS” in the order notes. We will use those tickets to grant entry to people in our ticket assistance queue
Calling all Beautiful Strangers, Bad Girls, Gamblers, Lucky Stars… basically Everybody!
It’s no Secret that our Ray Of Light, the ultimate queen of pop MADONNA is touring her greatest hits right now in London, and we’re Burning Up with excitement!
Since she’s only used Manchester as a rehearsal space, we’ll be Causing A Commotion by hosting a night dedicated to her this Saturday 21st October at Aatma in Manchester – Sorry ’bout it!
???? YOU CAN DANCE: We’ll be playing all our Material Girl’s best Music, including singles, album tracks, collaborations and the occasional Deeper And Deeper cut. It’s a 100% pure Celebration of Madonna, so that’s all you’ll be dancing to all night!
???? FOR INSPIRATION: Why not Express Yourself with our free Madonna cardboard pop star face masks for early attendees! However don’t get Hung Up if we run out – they’re all first come, first served, so Don’t Tell Me you weren’t warned!
???? COME ON: We’ve even got a Vogue competition where the best dancer can win a prize of a framed photo of Madonna herself!
???? I’M WAITING: Tickets on sale now!
LOCATION
Aatma, M1 1BE