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.
On 24th October, The Maple State will be celebrating the release of their new album ‘Don’t take forever’ with a small hometown show at Aatma on Faraday Street.
The band will be playing music from their early years, alongside songs from the new record.
While ‘Don’t take forever’ won’t be released until the 7th of November, advanced vinyl copies will be available for purchase at the show.
Joining them will be The Latchkey Kids.
Eagle & Salmon presents
Kudos 8:20 pm Kudos are a new student band from Manchester, playing guitar-driven indie music. Inspirations include groups such as The Strokes, Wunderhorse and Franz Ferdinand.
Red Wine Bed Time 9:10 pm Red Wine Bed Time is an R&B 5-piece band formed in Salford. Having been formed as part of an assessed group performance module, the band, whose origins range from Harrogate and Leeds to Blackpool and North Wales, were incredibly fortunate to be grouped with one another. Now with over a year’s worth of experience under their belt, having gigged around the North of England and as far south as Norfolk, Red Wine Bed Time are now ready to hit Aatma by storm!
Still Life 9:50 pm A fresh indie rock band influenced by the likes of Jeff Buckley and Elliot Smith. They play covers and originals within the indie/alt-rock style.
Eagle and Salmon presents:
Citrines 8:30 pm – a grunge rock sound, with a moody attitude and loud presence.
Swamped 9:10 pm – a post hardcore band from Manchester with emo/pop-punk vibes.
Barbarism 9:50 pm – a rock five-piece building a reputation on the underground scene for their political lyricism and blistering live shows.
£5 adv ticket or £6 on the door.
Eagle & Salmon presents 3 bands on the Aatma stage.
Flok 8:30 pm “Flok is a four-piece indie rock band based in Manchester, who specialise in combining catchy, emotional songwriting with new wave sounds.”
Stepover 9:10 pm “4-piece alt shoegaze band inspired by bands like Julie and Nothing, combining heavy guitars with dynamic vocals and melody.”
Banistr. 9:50 pm “Banistr. crafts a dreamy moody soundscape, with lush guitar leads blending alternative rhythms with rich reverberated vocals to create a unique sound.”
Join us for the return of The Jack Off, an unforgettable night of musical mayhem raising money for The Christie’s charity which supports the development of cancer prevention, treatment, research and education.
The all-star line-up includes:
Sea Breeze
False Indigo
Swamp Chicken
Beggars Bliss
SaySeaMake
Storm Xero
Heavy Jeff
Manic Shamanic
In honour of the great unsung hero of the early Manchester punk scene, Steve ‘ShyTalk’ Burke; and as showcased on Craig Charles’ daytime show on BBC Radio 6 Music in June 2024 (thanks, Craig!), SHY FEST is now presented across TWO of Manchester’s finest grassroots venues! We’re also dedicating this years’ event to our wonderful resident DJ Ste Doyle, and Paul ‘WAGS’ Wagstaff – both of whom passed away recently, having contrubuted so much to the events and will each be missed immensely.
PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE: The Peer Hat on Faraday Street, and neighbouring venue Aaatma (just down the back alley and up the stairs) will be the places to find all the bands, poetry, spoken word, comedy and anything else.
Playing into the small hours for a proper Dirty Jam session, and if there’s any time left, this will be followed by a ShyFest Disco (DJs TBA) in honour of our great resident DJ, Steve ‘SonicDiary’ Doyle, who passed away at Christmas.
HERE’S YOUR LINEUP! —>>>
Thick Richard
The Ian Fourcandles Experience
Poppycock
Indian Pale Male
Naomi Kalu
Djinn Dharma & band
The Whys
Mark Corrin
Miss Airedale
Summat Not Right
Roza Violet
Keith’s Brother
The Tao of Gino
Mark Quinn
Tamra Smith
Lisa Moore
Poetry Innit
David Talty
I’m also very excited to confirm Expression Manchester are joining us again to lead a dirty jam grand finale after their surprise appearance last year! Venue change means we are able to continue this magical end of night anarchy right into the small hours!
XXX HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED XXX
Eagle & Salmon presents:
9:50 pm. 3 piece Dirty Work will be driving up from London to bring their rock n roll to the Aatma stage.
9:10 pm. Ricochet will also be providing in-your-face rock n roll stage antics with high-energy riffs.
8:30 pm. Mixing grunge and shoegaze, the explosive sounds of Propaganda will be shaking the building and swaying bodies.
7:50 pm. Recovery Park make a return to Aatma following their previous show in February. Read about them in this recent review by Exposed Magazine:
“Recovery Park hit the stage next, not to be fooled by their shy youth. They delivered a monstrous set, a drastic yet not unwelcome change from the somber tones of our introduction. There was real, excellent skill to behold with charged aggressive scissored riffs that chopped underneath their subtle frontman’s sewn vocals. The room became swollen with a sense of force – welcoming. Something that’ll knock you off your feet if you don’t fall in line with their patterned chaos.
Their music is evocative of a tamed, matured rage. Bearing all its teeth but with an intricacy that it demands to be considered with a more attentive and speculative gaze. These aren’t just a loud rock outfit, and there aren’t just loud drones. At times it is patient and melodic. Sometimes it is feverish but never off-road without intent, and a determination to drag us all back onto the road.
They start and they end. And leave us wanting more from the ride.
£6 advance tickets. £7 on the door.
Eagle & Salmon presents:
Box Wine 8:20 pm
Four mates bringing massive energy and even bigger riffs.
The Infinite Noise Machine 9:05 pm
Epic, heavy-as-hell, riff-based, blues-rock power-trio. Inspired by Hendrix, Audioslave, Black Sabbath, The Black Keys and more.
Earthworks 9:50 pm
Unashamadly steeped in 90s alt rock with a nod to psychedelica and the odd powerballad, Earthwork’s songs are at times intimate and melodic and then punchy and anthemic thanks to atmospheric guitars, powerful emotive vocals and formidable back line.
UPGRADE presents
Valentyne
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Friday 23 May 2025 | Aatma, Manchester
With support from BÖHMEN, Lia Rye & Girl Like That
18+ | £10 Adv | Doors 19:30
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