A profoundly eclectic concert bill celebrating different and diverse sounds from the dark alternative underground. From gothic rock, to post-punk doom to industrial noise.
Tag: Post-Punk
Broken Knees Records presents
SWAMPED @soswamped
With
CHOKERS @chokersband
&
HUNG OUT TO DRY @hungouttodry_uk
Eagle & Salmon presents:
Ground Loop 8:20 pm
Marzana Collective 9 pm Marzana Collective are an innovative 4-piece cello group that aims to break the boundaries between classical and metal music. With their reimagined takes on your favourite metal classics, they explore all areas of the cello and its versatile nature. Join Maisie, Tom, Rhys and Ruaraidh for a night of virtuosic playing, extreme sound worlds and head banging!
Moon Before Dawn 9:40 pm Hailing from Manchester, Gothic Metal ensemble Moon Before Dawn began their journey through the macabre at the tail end of 2024, when vocalist Vincent Sterlacchini, guitarist Alex Holt, bassist Lou Tarabay, and a Mysterious Entity on the drums, were brought together through a mutual passion for goth, alternative rock, and various webs of heavy metal. Together, the four piece have developed a dark and unique sound, blending their individual tastes to form a concoction that is as melodic as it is melancholy, and as heavy as it is sincere.
Adv tickets £5. £6 on the door.
Eagle & Salmon presents a Halloween special:
Of The Dead 8:20 pm Manchester’s newest blend of gothic post-punk, featuring influences from the likes of Nick Cave, Bauhaus, and Joy Division
propa/Gan:da 9:10 pm Mixing grunge and shoegaze, the explosive sounds of propa/Gan:da will be shaking the building and swaying bodies.
Ricochet 9 50pm Providing in-your-face rock n roll stage antics with high-energy riffs.
£5 adv ticket. £6 on the door.
50 Look Back Bores fans can’t be wrong!
On the 25th October 2025 The Look Back Bores return performing 25 of The Fall’s Golden Greats at AATMA, Manchester.
The Look Back Bores are Fall fans who play Fall music for Fall fans. No gimmicks. No dressing up! Just classic Fall material played with love.
Tickets available here:
https://www.seetickets.com/…/the-look…/aatma/3402535
Eagle & Salmon presents:
Ambivalence 7:50 pm Classic Manchester indie rock band with influences from Oasis and Catfish and the Bottlemen
Sean Morrell 8:45pm Post-punk indie tales with powerful vocals and melodic hooks.
Black Tooth 9:30 pm Black Tooth are a Manchester based five-piece who sound like The Stooges crashing headlong into Queens of the Stone Age, with twin saxophones twisting their psych-rock grooves into something raw, bluesy, and unpredictable.
Tickets £5 adv, £6 on the door.
We are thrilled to announce we are putting on a show at @aatmamcr on September 11th!!!
This is our first show outwith Scotland so we are super excited for this one.
We have the amazing @thedirtylooksband headlining with support from Wax&Wane with more Acts TBAThe Dirty Looks are an unsigned, DIY femme-led band creating music that defies genre boundaries. Based in Manchester, they blend elements of classic punk, psychedelic, postpunk, and pop into a tight and unique sound that’s distinctly their own, focusing on important topics but having a fun time with it. 💜
Tickets are £8 online and £10 OTD and can be found liked in our bio!
Reliquia
Mourning of the Heretic
Tis with utter elation and joy of the doomiest kind that we present to ye our first ever live rituals! We will be performing four intimate shows in late September 2025, with a very special guest delivering spoken sermons of sorrow; a pioneering gentleman of gothic doom metal – Aaron Stainthorpe. We will be accompanied by our friends Mourning of the Heretic who will bring their unique brand of symphonic black metal to the ritual. Headlining this show will be Manchester’s doom/black metal/post punk artisans Reliquia.
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.
Dots & Loops returns for a one-off 18th anniversary special! Our first club for 6 years, and our first set since supporting Saint Etienne on their Tiger Bay anniversary tour.
Join us on 4th October at Aatma (formally Kraak) from 9pm ‘til 2am for fine sounds, drinks and dancing. Entry is just £2 before 11pm, and £4 after.
Shoegaze, post-punk, kraut rock, power pop, alternative, indie, electronic, psych, low-fi and more from the likes of:
slowdive depechemode thereplacements duster blur m83 pixies air stereolab can kraftwerk r.e.m. lcdsoundsystem spiritualized moonduo bowie teenagefanclub williamonyeabor missionofburma fourtet bjork arthurrussell transam mudhoney thepopgroup neu! wire silverapples harmonia fugazi broadcast johngrant dinosaurjr brokensocialscene aphextwin woodenshjips saintetienne suicide pulp mybloodyvalentine thejesuslizard bushtetras yolatengo felix spacemen3 galaxie500 talkingheads thejesusandmarychain goat spectrum the13thfloorelevators luna thebeachboys peakinglights thecure klausjohanngrobe brianeno interpol nickcave&thebadseeds electrelane theclientelle bedhead sonicyouth mazzystar modernlovers factoryfloor chadvangaalen cocteautwins massiveattack sonicboom superfurryanimals atthedrive-in kingcrimson johncale nirvana quilt robynhitchcock low prince magnoliaelectriccompany gainsbourg pjharvey wilco sharonvanetten thechills thesoftboys nicklowe suede thegobetweens bccamplight cometsonfire theweddingpresent thefall kikagakumoyo damonandnaomi theflyingburritobrothers
huskerdu domakesaythink unwound elliottsmith bigstar angelolsen boardsofcanada animalcollective funkadelic thebyrds buzzcocks jonathanrichman slint petshopboys thecleanersfromvenus codeine thepsychedelicfurs thefieldmice loureed beastieboys modestmouse mogwai tvontheradio neworder thebreeders gangoffour pylon sparklehorse nadasurf kurtvile boris thevelvetunderground alanvega acidmotherstemple purplemountains flamingroovies thedBs love deerhunter arabstrap neilyoung pavement guidedbyvoices loop charlesbradley theshangri-las andyouwillknowsbythetrailofdead
orangejuice reigningsound thebetaband thevaselines television courtneybarnett joydivision thesonics silverjews grinderman mia goldensmog theKLF brittaphillips radiohead sugar mew theramones leonardcohen thesoftboys redhousepainters ride grandaddy martinrev etiennedaho pandabear michaelrother fuxa yeahyeahyeahs portishead felt thestooges rokyerickson theMC5
huskerdu domakesaythink unwound elliottsmith bigstar angelolsen boardsofcanada animalcollective funkadelic thebyrds buzzcocks jonathanrichman slint petshopboys thecleanersfromvenus codeine thepsychedelicfurs thefieldmice loureed beastieboys modestmouse mogwai tvontheradio neworder thebreeders gangoffour pylon sparklehorse nadasurf kurtvile boris thevelvetunderground alanvega acidmotherstemple purplemountains flamingroovies thedBs love deerhunter arabstrap neilyoung pavement guidedbyvoices loop charlesbradley theshangri-las andyouwillknowsbythetrailofdead
orangejuice reigningsound thebetaband thevaselines television courtneybarnett joydivision thesonics silverjews grinderman mia goldensmog theKLF brittaphillips radiohead sugar mew theramones leonardcohen thesoftboys redhousepainters ride grandaddy martinrev etiennedaho pandabear michaelrother fuxa yeahyeahyeahs portishead felt thestooges rokyerickson theMC5