Beyond The Music (BTM) will once again take over Manchester later this year for the second year of the new music festival and conferenceand the full lineup has now been released.
Providing a spotlight for up-and-coming artists as well as addressing some of the most demanding issues in the music and content industry today, it’s much more than just a live festival.
BTM has announced the second wave of artists for their lineup this Fall and it’s looking incredible. From DJs to solo artists and bands, this festival has it all with a huge selection of genres to choose from,
Some of the new artists set to play across the Northern Quarter this October feature Aussie indie rock band The Vanns, Riya, Alien Chicks, Zola Courtney, Coults, Jaws the Shark, Human Interest, local singer-songwriter Renee Stormz and more. There’s something for everyone
Credit: Beyond The Music (supplied)
One thing that sets this festival apart from the rest is that the organisers prioritise curating a line-up with new talent, as opposed to huge headliners. This provides a platform for the artists to be seen and get the recognition they deserve.
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Over 200 artists have been announced across the jam-packed three nights, with performances spread across thirteen venues around Manchester around NQ.
This year’s venues include:
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Off The Square.
33 Oldham St
Peer Hat
Aatma.
Castle.
Gullivers
Band On The Wall Bar
Soup
Disorder
Matt ans Phreds
Night and Day Cafe
Stage and Radio.
Ramona
You can view the full Beyond The Music lineup for 2024, a complete list of festival partners and more down below:
As the name would suggest, it’s about much more than just the tunes.
Beyond The Music will open up the floor for honest and revealing conversations about the experiences of marginalisation within the music industry.
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The festival will be holding a conference at Aviva Studios – home of Factory International – including talks with the likes of the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess.
This isn’t just a celebration of the Manc music scene: these figures are hoping to come together and discuss important matters within the industry and wider entertainment culture.
A slate of expert speakers also help make up the eye-catching Beyond The Music 2024 lineup.
Better still, access to the festival is now more affordable than ever. A standard Delegate Pass (including conference and festival access) is priced at £170, a single-day ticket is only £20, and a full three-day pass can be purchased from just £40.
Set to take place from 9-12 October, you can purchase yours HERE.
We can’t wait to discover some new talent – see you there!
Embrace announce intimate live show in beloved Bury music venue
Danny Jones
British alternative veterans Embrace have announced another intimate show here in Greater Manchester, only this time it’s over in Bury at a stunning small-cap arts venue.
It’s not often you get to see such a long-standing band play outside of the city centre so far into their career, especially in gorgeous grassroots spaces like this one.
A fellow Northern outfit, they’ve often been lumped in with that ‘post-Britpop’ era of music, and plenty throw around the so-called ‘dad rock’ label, but honestly, we couldn’t care either way: they remain among the UK’s perennially underappreciated underdogs that never get old, as far as we’re concerned.
Revealing a handful of new live dates for their album launch this summer, they’ll be making just two appearances in the North West on the run.
Writing in the post, the group said: “We’ve lined up a run of exclusive UK dates in venues that are some of the smallest we’ve played in years. It’s going to be special, but capacity is extremely limited.”
As you can see, besides the Jacaranda Baltic in Liverpool, the only other place in this region where they’re set to play for this mini tour is The Met over in Bury.
One of the most beautiful gig spots, not just in the town but in all the 10 boroughs, for our money, the room only holds around 400 standing and roughly 250 seats.
For seasoned artists like this lot, who are more used to playing big festival stages and big domestic headline tours – which they’re also doing later this year – it’s sure to be a special night.
Toasting the release of their ninth studio LP, Avalanche, this spin-off on the tried and tested in-store format wouldn’t be possible without the help of local record store, Wax and Beans, who are promoting and hosting the show.
But we can’t lie, there’s something about the idea of seeing them decades on from when they first tightly-packed out crowds of this size.
If you want to be part of the Embrace album launch tour, you can get ready to grab your tickets at 10am this Friday, 27 March, right HERE. And speaking of great record shops…
Niall Horan is heading back to Manchester with a massive arena show just announced
Daisy Jackson
Niall Horan will be back in Manchester this year on a huge newly-announced European arena tour.
The former One Direction star (and chart-topper in his own right) has just announced his Dinner Party Live On Tour tour.
The tour comes in support of his upcoming fourth solo studio album, Dinner Party, which promises to be ‘cinematic and organic’.
Niall Horan will be performing at the Co-op Live in Manchester this September, along with gigs in other UK cities including Sheffield, Glasgow, and Newcastle.
He’ll then head right across Europe, playing music from his multi-Platinum-selling songbook.
Niall first shot to fame as one-fifth of One Direction, but has one of the group’s strongest solo careers, with three chart-topping albums and massive hits like Slow Hands, Heaven, and Our Song.
Niall Horan is heading back to Manchester with a massive arena show just announced
He’s also worked on some exciting collaborations with the likes of Anne-Marie, and most recently Myles Smith.
£1 from every ticket sold for Niall Horan’s Dinner Party tour will be donated to the LIVE Trust, which is dedicated to protecting, expanding, and supporting grassroots music across the UK.
Niall Horan will be at the Co-op Live in Manchester on Friday 25 September.
Tickets will go on sale from 10am on Thursday 2 April HERE.
Emily Johnson -
9th August 2024 
