Focusing on grassroot venues and bands as well as, music conferences surrounding important issues like misogyny and mental health in the music industry, Beyond The Music is ready to take over Manchester from 9th-12th October.
Putting smaller artists and important modern issues in the spotlight, this festival is one of such importance. Over 200 incredible artists will be performing at Manchester’s Northern Quarters iconic venues such as 33 Oldham Street and Night and Day Café. This includes upcoming names The Manatees, Coach Party, Bandit and many more.
Furthermore, Aviva Studios will host a multitude of conferences across the dates including one hosted by rapper Aitch and Dotty (apple music) discussing Manchester’s music scene, challenges in the industry and Rap in relation to London. Other conferences will take place tackling equality/misogyny, mental health, growing grassroots venues etc.
Full Line-up here: https://beyondthemusic.co.uk/
Beyond The Music 2023
Photo Credit: Ella Peck
Festival founder Oli Wilson has said, “Our festival is all about supporting the new wave of music talent. We haven’t booked headliners, we’ve selected this lineup with an amazing range of curators and also from several thousand new artists that applied to play this year.”
Artists I recommend checking out at the festival:
- The Manatees – Thursday – 6pm – Soup
- Campfire Social – Thursday – 8pm – 33 Oldham street
- Hannah Mazey – Friday – 6pm – Soup
- Better Joy – Friday – 8pm – 33 Oldham Street
- Coach Party – Friday – 9pm – Night and Day
- Daisy Veacock – Saturday – 10pm – 33 Oldham Street
- Bandit – Saturday – 3pm – Night and Day
Tickets: https://beyondthemusic.co.uk/tickets/
More Info: https://beyondthemusic.co.uk/
