Manchester: 8th - 14th July

Killing Fantasy party with Brontez Purnell and The Younger Lovers, Holy Ghost! bring a bit of DFA cool and Manchester's best DJs play all the hits. Know of a brilliant (or secret) event in Manchester? Let us know at sian@neumagazine.co.uk

Thursday 8th July

Killing Fantasy presents The Younger Lovers Chaps and ste mccabe
Saki Club, Rusholme, Manchester
£5 8pm

Featuring Brontez Purnell from Gravy Train!!! (Kill Rock Stars), the Younger Lovers sound like the bastard love children of Joey Ramone, Ronnie Spector and Kathleen Hanna. Based in San Francisco, they play poppy riot grrrl-inspired punk that’s so infectious it’ll get stuck in your head for days. Don’t believe me? Just take a look at ‘Danny’ and ‘Sha-boo-bee’ on YouTube.

Now Wave & Tramp! present Holy Ghost {Live} SBTRKT Sampha
The Deaf Institute 135 Grosvenor Street
£9.50 adv 9pm - 2am

DFA band Holy Ghost! bring electronic space disco to Manchester for the very first time. They'll be playing tracks from their forthcoming 'Static On The Wire' EP as well as old favourites like DFA classic 'Hold On'. A must for fans of LCD Soundsystem.

Fresh Produce (With Pasta Paul) at The Norther Quarter
8 Thomas St
Free 8pm

The freshest cuts, the ripest produce from the man in Piccadilly Records... Manchester Legend in the making; Pasta Paul, owner of the cities deepest and most diverse record bag.

Friday 9th July

Heavy Petting at the Northern Quarter
8 Thomas St
£1 after 10pm

A place to kick the jams with pop, soul music, rock 'n' roll, disco, fun ska and fortified funk. It's the best fun you can have whilst drunk without having to take your undercrackers off. Late finish!

Groovement present... IN THE LOOP
The Corner 254 Wilmslow Road
9pm till 3am £3

IN THE LOOP returns after a triumphant BBQ to the dark yet inviting recesses of the Corner for a monthly emcee throwdown together with DJs and live band backing from the MOUSE OUTFIT.

Saturday 10th July

Atomic
The Northern Quarter 8 Thomas St
£1 after 10pm

Jane Weaver from Guilty Pleasures and her squad of pop picking awesome dudes present a night of hair metal, power pop, stadium rock, R n B and all that's fun and unpretentious. Leave your cool at the door and forget about about getting out of bed on Sunday.

Sunday 11th July

Monday 12th July

Tuesday 13th July

Postcards From Manchester presents The Lovely Eggs, This Many Boyfriends and Hotpants Romance
The Saki Bar
£5

David and Holly are lovely eggs. They like to play music together and share a drink. Hotpants Romance are 3 girls! 3 years! 3 chords! They're both playing at The Saki Bar in Manchester this week.

Wednesday 14th July

Now Wave
The Deaf Institute
135 Grosvenor Street
Free 11pm - 2am

Non stop new music from the capital letter loving boys at NOW WAVE.