RELEASE ROUNDUP: PICCADILLY RECORDS Well, we’ve got another release week of heavy hitters, this time sees modern post-punk take a front seat, and some more mellow sun-dappled melodies to relax with afterwards. A summer selection box, if you will. Enjoy! – Barry, Piccadilly Records. Jon Hopkins – Piano Versions If Nils Frahm’s ‘Felt’ was more … Continued
RELEASE ROUNDUP: PICCADILLY RECORDS It’s the second in our weekly installment of the best new album releases courtesy of Barry from Piccadilly Records. In the record bag this week is a return after 6 years for Manchester’s LoneLady, a fantastic compilation from Soul Jazz Records, and Albert Hall favourite John Grant’s new one to name … Continued
RELEASE ROUNDUP: PICCADILLY RECORDS Welcome to the inaugural ‘Piccadilly Recommends’ selection, where i’ll be taking you through a few of our favourite records released every week. We’re a varied bunch when it comes to genre preferences, so there will be a wide variety of styles represented and there are TONS of new releases every week, … Continued
We’ve had a busy morning today, with three fantastic live shows, from different ends of the musical spectrum, going on sale. You’ll be able to catch Macy Gray, Aldous Harding, and An Evening With Halestorm, on our stage in 2022! Grammy award winners Halestorm will kick-start their UK tour with us at The Albert … Continued
We have many measures in place to keep you safe during your visit including enhanced cleaning schedules, carefully placed furniture and knowledgeable staff. In order to assist with keeping everyone safe we do need to ask a few things from you: · When moving around the venue please wear a face covering unless medically exempt … Continued
A star-studded cast touched down at the Albert Hall on February 29th for the first Manchester date for 2020. Bringing their unique combination of disco’s finest disc spinners, glamourous dancers and as much confetti and glitter that you can shake a tail feather at. There were too many fabulous photos to choose from so this … Continued
We were delighted to welcome back DJ Shadow to Albert Hall after two amazing shows in the space, the first a romp through Afrika Bambaataa’s record collection with Cut Chemist on the turntables too, and the second, a live album and DVD of his previous tour ‘The Mountain Has Fallen. This time he performed from … Continued
The Growlers joined us at Albert’s Hall for an eagerly anticipated return to Manchester as part of their latest tour. Everyone swooned over Brooks Nielson as he delivered his gruff vocals over the band’s unique brand of garage rock, effortlessly entertaining the crowd and maintaining the buzz throughout. Opening with ‘Night Ride’ and returning for … Continued
Goo Goo Dolls returned to the UK this Autumn for the first time since 2013, to tour their 11th studio album Boxes. The band was formed by vocalist and guitarist John Rezeznik and vocalist and bassist Robby Tabac and hit superstardom with the release of the song Iris written for the City of Angels soundtrack. Here are the … Continued
To celebrate the release of their most recent studio album ‘More, again Forever’ Middleton sweethearts played intimate shows throughout the UK. They concluded with four sold-out gigs over two days in Albert Hall. Considering it’s only been a couple of months since their sell-out show at Manchester Arena the atmosphere was electric, to say the … Continued