6th July
ALL DAY - FREE MANCHESTERS MONSTERS
City Centre
Conjure up your own monsters using text messages and set them free on the streets of Manchester. Look for flyers around the city or click on the link to find out how.
ALL DAY - MEMORY
On the Interweb
The Spinneyhead blog team have been working on a video serial. The first episode will debut on 29th June and there will be a new episode every friday for the next four weeks.
11AM - 11PM - MARK KING EXHIBITION
COST : £0
Taurus
1 Canal St, M1 3HE
Mark King displays his art on the walls of one of our hub venues.
11AM - 11PM - SALFORD ART STUDENTS EXHIBITION
COST : £0
The Castle
66 Oldham St, Northern Quarter, M4 1LE
A pro-active group of Salford art students get their art up at another of our hub venues.
10AM - 6PM - EMEK RETROSPECTIVE
COST : £0
59 Thomas St, Northern Quarter, M4 1NA
Winner of the prestigious Pollstar poster of the year award 3 years running, the music industries award for all rock and concert posters. Emeks politically charged intricate posters have made him the leader of the new generation of rock poster artist. The Emek art show will provide a rare opportunity to see old long sold out and unavailable posters and original drawings, along with variants from emeks own personal collection. There will also be a number of Emek original paintings available. He has designed posters for everyone from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flaming Lips, Radiohead, The Verve, Tool, Nick Cave and many more. In Emeks posters, psychedelic 60s imagery collides with 90s post-industrial iconography. To this collision of the organic vs. the mechanical worlds he adds humour, social commentary and fantasy. Even in the smallest details there are messages.
11AM - 4PM - LAST ORDERS
COST : £0
Dale St, Northern Quarter, M1 1JW
A look at mcr's nightlife ranging from the deterioration & loss of the traditional Mcr pub to the decadence and glamour of a night out on the town. The venue itself will be transformed into a chronologically ordered installation of a nite out in mcr which will house work including sketches, photography, film, sculpture, jewellery and several planned live events which will happen during the course of the exhibition.
The majority of the artists involved are from Manchester or NW based and include; Kolyn Amor, Catherine Camp, Martyn Mills AKA The Starvin Artist, Mark Page, Lauren Roberts, Tomoko Takahashi AKA Anti-cool & Georgina Vinsun. The installation design and build is by Bex Melvin & Emma Dibb.
11AM - 6PM - IAN TILTON AT STROON
COST : £0
40 Thomas St, Northern Quarter, M4 1ER
From his world famous photo of Kurt Cobain's tearful release of energy backstage in 1990, Iggy Pop well near booting the camera out of Tilton's hands, to images of Manchester's pop and rock glitterati, Tilton's pictures ooze warmth, beauty and the visceral power of great Rock 'n' Roll. Now at Stroon Gallery in Manchester's Northern Quarter, Tilton is opening his vast archive of Stone Roses photos to public view, alongside Nirvana and never-before-seen photos of a youthful Oasis. It's an archive that chronicles an amazing period in music's history; 'Madchester', Grunge, Brit-Pop and all those bits in-between when genres nibbled at each other. Professional yet maverick, Tilton is widely recognised as one of the best on the scene.
7PM - LADY BOYS OF BANGKOK
COST : £19(plus fee's) Quay Tickets
Sabai Pavilion
M.U.F.C, Car Park N2, Old Trafford M16 0RA
The Lady Boys of Bangkok are in champagne-sparkling form with more than 200 specially designed lavish costumes – everything from fabulous feathers to barely-there from funky to frontier…. you won’t believe your eyes! More songs and production numbers than ever before.
It’s more than just a show – it is a total experience. It is a party night like no other! From the moment the audience enters the luxuriously appointed and carpeted foyer of the Sabai Pavilion, the everyday humdrum world is left behind. They can enjoy a drink - alcoholic or not - sample authentic Thai cuisine, or browse the delights of the Boudoir retail outlet.
7.30PM - BARREL OF LAUGHS
COST : £12/£6
96 - 102 Oldham St, M4 1LJ
MC Mick Ferry presents Steve Hughes, Vince Atta and Marty Mclean. Show starts at 8.30pm. Followed by a disco by DJ Sam the Man till 2am.
8PM - POUNDING NAILS IN THE FLOOR WITH MY FOREHEAD
COST : £3
Taurus
1 Canal St, M1 3HE
A brash solo show aiming scorching social commentary at the contemporary urban and surburban scene of America.
9pm - LIVE AT THE LASS
COST : £0
Lass O'Gowrie
30 Charles St, M1 7DB
Live music at the Lass. Acts to be confirmed. Watch this space.
9.15PM - LADY BOYS OF BANGKOK
COST : £19(plus fee's) Quay Tickets
Sabai Pavilion
M.U.F.C, Car Park N2, Old Trafford M16 0RA
The Lady Boys of Bangkok are in champagne-sparkling form with more than 200 specially designed lavish costumes – everything from fabulous feathers to barely-there from funky to frontier…. you won’t believe your eyes! More songs and production numbers than ever before.
It’s more than just a show – it is a total experience. It is a party night like no other! From the moment the audience enters the luxuriously appointed and carpeted foyer of the Sabai Pavilion, the everyday humdrum world is left behind. They can enjoy a drink - alcoholic or not - sample authentic Thai cuisine, or browse the delights of the Boudoir retail outlet.
10PM - INVEST IN PROPERTY
COST : £3
Joshua Brooks
106 Princess St, M1 6NG
Two Floors/Two Bars/Seven DJs/Loads of Records Its a fun and laid-back party atmosphere, the door price is low, the bar stupendously cheap and everyone is welcome. However, the DJ's are scummy f**kers that steal all their records. If you're happy to take advantage of their theft then tickets will be available soon.
10PM - ANOTHER PLANET
COST : £5 or £1 before 11pm if you quote "I'm not part of Manchester International Festival"
4a South King St, M2 6DQ
A great night with resident DJs Dave Haslam (XFM) and Ben Livingstone playing cool indie and random tunes of inspired genius. 10pm til 2.30am
***Please note all events are subject to change***
