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Cult Shows
‘I Saw David Bowie at Stretford B&Q.’ Before there was hardware... there was Hardrock.
Bowie at B&Q... Fats Domino at a DIY store... the strange story of the Hardrock in Stretford.
2 days ago
Cult event of the month: November. Cult Manchester X Manchester Central Library.
Weird films. Extreme metal. Twilight art projects. Ian Curtis' records. Girls Aloud. Join us to celebrate all things cult at Central Library.
5 days ago
Cult comedy pick of the month: November. Christopher Macarthur-Boyd - Fairfield Social Club.
Neurodivergence, sexuality and lunacy... the comedy of Christopher Macarthur-Boyd.
Nov 3
Cult gig of the month - November: The Bunny Suit at Café Blah, Withington, Manchester.
Free gig? The Bunny Suit have got you covered...
Oct 28
'I know when certain things are coming and I still jump…'
It Walks Around the House at Night. Its a scary play and it's coming to the Lowry. That's all we're allowed to say? Come on, we're Cult Manchester...
Oct 27
Love at first riff: welcome to Damnation... in Trafford Park.
Damnation comes to Trafford park for the biggest indoor metal festival in the world.
Oct 21
Cult gig of the month - October: Glisten Trick, Gullivers, Manchester.
Neo-psyche. Cult drone. Garage. The multi-genre sound of Glisten Trick.
Sep 29
Cult comedy pick of the month: October. Stuart Goldsmith - Fairfield Social Club.
Climate comedy? Stuart Goldsmith is the ultimate warm-up man.
Sep 22
‘I can’t think of anyone better to show me around Manchester than Funky Si…’
Funky Si shows us the way with his walking tours of Manchester... but mind the cobbles.
Sep 15
‘When you tell people the story it still sounds unreal…’
The return of Joanna - you couldn't make it up, as they say.
Sep 7
Cult gig of the month. Mahogany at Café Blah, Wilmslow Road, Manchester.
US duo Mahogany are now a trio - so that's 33.3 per cent more Mahogany for your money at their upcoming gig.
Sep 6
Cult comedy pick of the month: Sam Nicoresti - XS Malarkey, Manchester.
'I used to worry more about being accessible, but then I realised accessibility is defined in relation to straightness.'
Sep 5
Hallé-lujah! Hanley on the Free Trade Hall.
'The very ground the Free Trade Hall is built on is woven into the fabric of Manchester history.' Paul Hanley on the Free Trade Hall.
Sep 5
‘Mark and Una - in matching mascara - were exploring Manchester's cultural underbelly and heading elsewhere…’
A profile of co-founder of The Fall Una Baines. Plus a nice bit of breakfast.
Aug 15
Cult comedy pick of the month: Molly & Paul Try Heron Foods. Various venues - Manchester and Edinburgh.
Molly & Paul. Off their trolleys, aisle have a bit of that etc etc...
Aug 12
‘Whenever I see things that have got a cult following, I look around at the audience and I'm like… oh, I think you'd like my stand-up.'
Manchester-based comic Hannah Platt's new show is called Cult Classic. With a title like that we had to speak to her about it.
Aug 8
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