Tom Kerswill

Hey hey!

The gig tonight at Manchester’s Night and Day is starting 8pm - would be great to see you there. Here are some fliers to print out, which will save you a pound off the door price!

See ya later…

Flier - jpg
Flier - pdf

Hey, I’m playing at Manchester’s Night and Day Café from 8pm this Saturday (25th March). Also on the bill:

• THE SEARCHMAP
• BLUE THATCHER
• ZEPHYR
• THE LOGICALS

Entry is £6, but if you have one of my promo CDs, or a flyer, it’s cheaper. Check back here tomorrow and I’ll put some flyers up on the site too!
Tom

Tune into QT radio via superchannel.org to listen to my latest show, 2-3pm GMT, and repeated later in the day.

Playing loads of local and national artists including Native State, Trimorphous, Obedientbone, G the P, Lear… and we’ve got a brief interview with Rush to the Yukon.

It’s the easiest way to get into some of the best new Manchester bands… without the effort of tracking them down!

 I’ll get some podcasts up on the site before long too. Will keep ya posted!

For more open mics in Manchester, go here:manchester open mics

Joshua Brookes holds an open mic in the top area every Wednesday. Acts play leisurely, longer sets, of a few songs of 15-20 minutes. You’ll find an array of excellent musicians here.

The night is run by two gentlemen Dan and Lee. Dan is himself an outstanding guitarist. Arrive early and you might hear him play.

Joshua Brookes 106 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6NG

Sorry - Pleasure Bar in Withington has closed its doors… So no more open mic on Mondays :-(….

There’s more open mics in manchester elsewhere on the blog!

Every Monday, Pleasure hosts an open mic. There’s a huge mix of musicians. People usually play 2 or 3 songs. Get down there early, because it fills up very quickly… Probably best to arrive before 8.30pm

Towards 11pm, it turns into a bit of a jam, with some great musicians usually taking part.

489, Wilmslow Rd, Withington, Manchester, M20 4AN

Tel: 0161 434 4300

Current open mics in Manchester (updated January 2008)

Here’s a list of many of the open mic nights happening in and around Manchester, UK. Please drop us a comment if you spot any ones not on this list, or ones that are no longer operating. Goes without saying, but do remember to always phone the venue before heading out to make sure it’s on - and make sure you’ve got the right venue (there are two different Trof venues listed below, for example!)

• Open Mic: Castle, Oldham St Every Monday. Small, friendly night, with a leaking roof!
• Open Mic: M19 bar, Levenshulme Every Monday evening
• Open mic - original: Blue Cat Café Mondays 8pm
• Open mic: The Bank Sale (each Monday, we think!)
• Jam night: Bar 480, Chorlton from 8pm every Tuesday - 1 song each
• Open mic: Iguanna Bar, Chorlton Tuesdays
• Open mic: Trof, Fallowfield Tuesdays
• Open mic: Bay Horse, Northern Quarter Tuesdays (haven’t heard of this one for a while… we think it might no longer be operational).
• Open mic: The Nelson - Occasional Tuesdays (last Tue of month??)
• Open mic: RVP, Liverpool Road, Irlam - every Wednesday from 8.30pm
• Open mic:Thirsty Scholar, Oxford Rd Thursdays - a slightly bluesy open mic 9pm till 2am. Run by local institution Rory McGee.
• Open mic:The Cavendish, Hulme Thursdays - sadly they’ve stopped running the open mic
• Open mic: Fuel, Withington Wednesdays
• Open mic: Town Hall pub, Eccles Every Wednesday
• open mic: Chill factor, Manchester - Thursdays - inside Chillfactor, the indoor ski centre. Thanks Rox for letting us know about this one!
• Open mic: Glass, Fallowfield Saturdays
• Open Mic: Station Pub, Warrington Street, Ashton-u-Lyne. This is a monthly event on a Saturday Night Everyone is very welcome. Check out www.myspace.com/christinaacoustic for dates.
• Open mic: Trof in the Northern Quarter Every Sunday - a good audience and room for 3 songs.. from 8pm.
• Open mic:Sunday afternoon / evening - One Lounge, Chorlton. Also hosting an acoustic competition right now.
• Sunday afternoon, 3pm-6pm Revise Bar, Chorlton This has moved later, to Sunday evening (8pm onwards). Not sure if it’s still hapenning, after a bit of juggling round at the venue, so definitely call before traveling
• Songwriter night Astley Arms, Dukinfield last Sunday of each month

Please check with the venue before making the trip, to make sure the night is actually on…. and drop me a line or a comment if you discover that a night has changed before I do!

Open Mics in Bury, Greater Manchester, Lancaster, Lancashire and further afield

• The Bury Winelight Club at the Met, in Bury, also does occasional open mic nights - check out their myspace.
• The Gregson, 35 Moorgate, Lancaster, LA1 3PY runs an open mic every Monday - their myspace has more details…

Other good music events in Manchester

I’ve also got a guide on other non open-mics and acoustic nights in manchester

Come along to Glass in Fallowfield tonight (Thursday 9th March) for an open-mic night organised by the Stop Aids campaign. Loads of musicians playing. Should be a good one!