Band on the Wall listings

THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER • DOORS 7.30PM • EVENT 8PM
FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER • DOORS 7PM • EVENT 7.30PM
FRANCIS DUNNERY’S BRAND NEW IT BITES
NEW PROGRESSIVES UK TOUR 2009
£15 each night

Original It Bites front man and guitar virtuoso Francis Dunnery visits Manchester for a two-night residency with his recently-formed band - Francis Dunnery’s Brand New It Bites. Performing a mixture of original It Bites classics and new songs, The New Progressives UK tour will feature yet-to-be-announced special guests.

FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER • DOORS 11PM – 3AM
SOUL:UTION
£8

Big bass sounds until 3am as DnB godfather Marcus Intalex mixes it up heavy with DJ sets from drum & bass evangelists Lynx, S.P.Y. and Calibre - plus his regular cohorts S.T. Files and DRS.

Part of the 'round midnight' programme.

SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER • DOORS 8PM • EVENT 8.30PM
KAIDI TATHAM BAND
£12.50

Having produced and performed with artists such as 4 Hero, The Herbaliser, IG Culture, and as an integral part of Bugz In The Attic, Kaidi Tatham is instantly recognisable by his signature broken beat grooves, jazzy chords and nu-soul rhythms - here performing with a band featuring some of the most exciting musicians in the UK.

SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER • DOORS 11PM – 3AM
TRUS’ME AND NICK SINNA PRESENTS D3K (DISCO 3000)
£6 (Free with Kaidi Tatham concert ticket)

Official Kaidi Tatham aftershow party. D3K (Disco 3000) is a melting pot for like-minded individuals to think, play and party differently. If forward thinking music with deep roots is your thing then you are sure to hear it at D3K.

Part of the 'round midnight' programme.

FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER • DOORS 9PM • EVENT 9.30PM
YELLOWMAN
£14.50

Reggae rub-a-dub superstar Yellowman has been startling audiences with his subversive lyrics and infectious Jamaican grooves for 30 years. Now recognised as a major influence on hip hop, with artists such as Notorious B.I.G, Tupac Shakur and Blackstar recycling his work, Band on the Wall welcomes this original rude boy of Dancehall to its stage.

SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER • DOORS 7PM • EVENT 8PM
EDWARD II
£12.50

Take a regular English country band, add a reggae rhythm section, sweet vocal harmonies, blistering brass and scattergun melodeon and you have the phenomenon that is Edward II. Throughout the ‘90s they astounded fans with their hyper-active live shows including headlining Glastonbury’s Avalon stage a record four years running. This ‘One Year Only’ tour may very well be your only opportunity to see these pioneers of modern roots music live.

TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER • DOORS 7.30PM • EVENT 8PM
AZYMUTH
£12.50

Azymuth have been making funk jazz fused with samba and other tropical rhythms since the early 70s. Inventors of Samba Doido (Crazy Samba), this Brazilian electric three-piece consistently turn out electrifying performances of sun-drenched funk and hot jazz that sear the soul.

THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER • DOORS 7.30PM • EVENT 8PM
EMPIRICAL
£12.50

Incorporating elements of classical, African and Cuban musical forms, Empirical’s smart post-bop style has won them rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. Their debut recording went on to be voted Jazzwise Album of the Year, and Mojo’s Jazz Album of the Year. One of the hottest tickets in town - catch them while you can.

FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER • SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER • DOORS 8PM • EVENT 8.30PM
SALSA CELTICA
£15 each night

Recording a new live album exclusively over 2 nights at Band on the Wall, Salsa Celtica’s synthesis of Scottish and Irish traditional music with elements of salsa has made them a hit all over the world. Their extended line-up for these special concerts combines some of the most exciting traditional artists with a stellar international group of world, jazz and salsa musicians.