Welcome to the first Manchester Punk Festival!
We hope that you have an amazing couple of days across our five venues. We have
tried to bring you a wide selection of the bands that are making the UK punk scene,
in all its guises, great at the moment. We could have booked this festival many times
over. Well, there is always next year…
For those of you not aware MPF is brought to you by three Manchester promoters
joining forces. Following their 10th Birthday all-dayer last year TNSrecords sat down
with Moving North and Anarchistic Undertones to start plotting for MPF. This is the
result. Our aim is to bring exciting bands from many different strands of the punk
scene all together for one big party.
Manchester is in our opinion the perfect location for this event. There are many more
Manchester promoters putting on exciting bands who you should also check out.
Please support all the bands playing over the weekend. With 47 acts playing we
hope that you will find something new that blows you away, whilst also getting the
chance to watch the bands you already love. Don’t forget to check out the MPF
bandcamp when you’re home to listen to a track from all the bands playing.
We would like to thank you all for joining us, especially those of you that have
travelled from far and wide, your support is really appreciated.
Manchester Punk Festival is a not-for-profit event entirely run by volunteers. It
couldn’t exist without the help of many people. We couldn’t possibly thank everyone
who has helped here, but you know who you are and we really appreciate all the
work that has gone into this event.
facebook/manchesterpunkfestival
manchesterpunkfestival.co.uk
movingnorth.co.uk
facebook/anarchisticundertones
tnsrecords.co.uk
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the bands
2 SICK MONKEYS (Swindon)
Loud and fast punk rock two-piece. How
drum and bass should be done.
facebook/2sickmonkeys
2sickmonkeys.bandcamp.com
Stage: Ducie Bridge
Time: Friday at 23.15
ACID DROP (Leeds)
Skate/street punk for fans of Street Dogs,
The Briggs and 90s Fat Wreck Chords
bands.
facebook.com/aciddroppunkrock
pierace.co.uk/aciddrop
Stage: Joshua Brooks
Time: Saturday at 22.45
ALMEIDA (Hampshire)
Progressive thrash influenced by A
Wilhelm Scream and Dillinger Escape
Plan.
facebook/almeidaband
Stage: Downstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 16.30
APOLOGIES, I HAVE NONE (London)
Anthemic sing-a-long punk rock on
Household Name Records.
facebook/apologiesihavenone
apologiesihavenone.co.uk
Stage: Downstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 20.45
BEAR TRADE (Sunderland)
Gruff punk featuring members of The
Mingers, Mercury League, and Pure Graft.
facebook/beartradeband
beartrade.wordpress.com
Stage: Downstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 12.25
(Also playing at Retro Bar as The
Replacements at 23.00)
BEAT THE RED LIGHT
(High Wycombe)
Imagine The Slackers meets Slayer!
Metal/thrash/ska-core.
facebook/beattheredlight
Stage: Joshua Brooks
Time: Saturday at 01.00
GILES BIDDER (London)
Great Cynics frontman playing a solo set
of anthemic acoustic punk rock.
facebook/greatcynics
greatcynics.com
Stage: The Thirsty Scholar
Time: Saturday at 17.10
BOSTON MANOR (Blackpool)
Emo/pop-punk for fans of The Story So
Far, Title Fight, Citizen, Basement.
facebook/bostonmanoruk
bostonmanor.bandcamp.com
Stage: Sound Control
Time: Friday at 19.45
CRAZY ARM (Plymouth)
Punk/rock/roots/country/folk/Americana on
Xtra Mile Records.
facebook/thecrazyarm crazyarm.bandcamp.com
Stage: Downstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 19.50
CREEPER (Southampton)
Ex- Our Time Down Here and Hang The
Bastard guys playing dark punk rock.
facebook/creepercult
creepercult.com
Stage: Sound Control
Time: Friday at 21.15
DARKO (Guildford)
Fast, melodic and technical hardcore punk
rock, for fans of Propagandhi and Thrice.
facebook/darkoband
darkoband.co.uk
Stage: Upstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 19.25
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DEAD NECK (North West)
Melodic punk/hardcore fresh off their
European tour.
facebook/deadneckhc
soundcloud/deadneckhc
Stage: Downstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 12.50
CAPTAIN HOTKNIVES (Bradford)
Genius comedy punk rock tackling
subject matter such as racist animals
and hating babies.
facebook/captainhotknives
Stage: The Thirsty Scholar
Time: Saturday at 13.45
THE DOMESTICS (Ipswich)
Angry hardcore punk for fans of Circle
Jerks, Black Flag, Poison Idea and
Discharge.
facebook/thedomestics
thedomestics.bandcamp.com
Stage: Ducie Bridge
Time: Friday at 22.25
DAVE HOUSE
(Kingston Upon Thames)
Pacer guitarist, formerly of The Steal,
playing acoustic punk.
facebook/iknowdavehouse
iknowdavehouse.co.uk
Stage: The Thirsty Scholar
Time: Saturday at 14.25
FAIR DO’S (Lancashire)
Fast and technical hardcore punk for
fans of Strung Out, Bigwig and Death By
Stereo.
facebook/fairdosband
Stage: Downstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 17.20
THE HUMAN PROJECT (Leeds)
Politically charged tech punk, thrash and
melodic hardcore.
facebook/thehumanprojectuk
thehumanproject.bandcamp.com
Stage: Downstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 14.55
THE FILAMENTS (Essex)
Legendary 2000s UK punk/ska/
hardcore. For fans of Rancid and
Operation Ivy.
facebook/thefilaments
thefilaments.com
Stage: Upstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 21.10
JENKEM (Warrington)
Hardcore punk/metal/thrash formed from
the ashes of Hated Til Proven.
facebook/jenkemhc
Stage: Joshua Brooks
Time: Saturday at 23.30
HINDSIGHTS (Berkshire)
Awesome alternative rock band on
many ‘Bands To Look Out For In 2015’
lists.
facebook/hindsightsuk
hindsights.bandcamp.com
Stage: Sound Control
Time: Friday at 20.30
HOLIDAY (Manchester)
Local anthemic punk rock on Pumpkin
Records.
facebook/sunshinemyass
holiday.bandcamp.com
Stage: Ducie Bridge
Time: Friday at 21.35
JUST PANIC (Southport)
Reuniting especially for MPF. This folky
punk rock combo are playing their first
Manchester gig in years.
facebook/just-panic
Stage: Upstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 14.30
(Also playing at Retro Bar as Against Me
at 23.45)
LARRAKIA (York/Leeds)
A melodic skate punk band consisting of
ex-members of The Fear and Mr Dogg.
facebook/larrakia
Stage: The Ducie Bridge
Time: Friday at 19.55
LEAGUES APART (Manchester)
Lawrence Arms/Hot Water Music/
Latterman style punk rock.
facebook/leaguesapart
leaguesapart.bandcamp.com
Stage: Upstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 13.15
(Also playing at Retro Bar as
Rancid at 00.30)
THE MURDERBURGERS (Scotland)
Asian Man Records band playing poppunk the way it should be played.
facebook/burgercore
themurderburgers.co.uk
Stage: Upstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 13.40
TIM LOUD (Leeds)
Bootscraper fella playing acoustic
country/folk/blues with a punk edge.
facebook/loudtim
timloud.bandcamp.com
Stage: The Thirsty Scholar
Time: Saturday at 17.50
THE RESTARTS (London)
Socially aware fast punk rock. For fans of
Poison Idea, DOA, Subhumans.
facebook/therestarts
restarts.co.uk
Stage: Upstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 20.15
BILLY LIAR (Edinburgh)
Fast, energetic and angry acoustic punk
poetry.
facebook/official.billy.liar
billyliarmusic.com
Stage: The Thirsty Scholar
Time: Saturday at 15.05
REVENGE OF THE
PSYCHOTRONIC MAN (Manchester)
Ridiculously fast punk with an Alan
Partridge fetish.
facebook/
revengeofthepsychotronicman
revengeofthepsychotronicman.com
Stage: Downstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 19.00
JOE MCMAHON (USA)
Acoustic folk rock from the Smoke Or
Fire frontman.
facebook/joe-mcmahon
Stage: The Thirsty Scholar
Time: Saturday at 16.25
JOE MCCORRISTON (Morcambe)
Folky, punky acoustic pop music
facebook/joemccorristonmusic
Stage: The Thirsty Scholar
Time: Saturday at 12.35
MUNCIE GIRLS (Exeter)
Catchy and melodic punk rock, on
Specialist Subject Records.
facebook/munciegirls
munciegirls.co.uk
Stage: Upstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 18.35
ROUGHNECK RIOT (Warrington)
Folk/punk for fans of The Clash, The
Pogues, Dropkick Murphys.
facebook/theroughneckriot
roughneckriot.co.uk
Stage: Upstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 16.55
SIMMER (Cheshire)
Self-proclaimed ‘Ambient-Punk’ from just
up the road.
facebook/simmercheshire
simmeruk.tumblr.com
Stage: Sound Control
Time: Friday at 19.00
SOMBULANCE (Portsmouth)
Epitaph-style punk rock for fans of
Propagandhi, The Flatliners and
Lagwagon.
facebook/sombulance
Stage: Upstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 14.05
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SPEED DINOSAURS (Leeds)
Ukulele-driven covers of Beastie Boys,
Bad Religion and Rancid songs.
facebook/speeddinosaurs
Stage: The Thirsty Scholar
Time: Saturday at 15.45
STAND OUT RIOT (Manchester)
Gypsy influenced ska punk for fans
of Streetlight Manifesto and Gogol
Bordello.
facebook/standoutriot
soundcloud.com/standoutriot
Stage: Upstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 16.05
SAMMY H. STEPHENS (Chesire)
Acoustic punk/folk/blues fresh from
touring all over mainland Europe.
facebook/sammystephensmusic
sammyhstephens.co.uk
Stage: The Thirsty Scholar
Time: Saturday at 12.00
THROWING STUFF (Manchester)
‘Too punk for hardcore.
Too hardcore for punk.’
facebook/throwingstuff
throwingstuff.bigcartel.com
Stage: Upstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 15.15
THAT FUCKING TANK (Bradford)
Two-piece instrumental classic/noise
rock for dancing.
facebook/landsandbody
thatfuckingtank.co.uk
Stage: Upstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 17.45
TOSSERLAD (Leeds)
Hardcore, thrash, D-beat and a good
dose of Motorhead style rock’n’roll.
facebook/tosserlad
Stage: Ducie Bridge
Time: Friday at 20.45
VANILLA POD (Kings Lynn)
Formed in the glory days of 90s UK
punk. For fans of Goober Patrol and
Consumed.
facebook/Vanilla-Pod
Stage: Downstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 18.10
WADEYE (Manchester)
Six piece ska band ‘who like alcohol
and don’t like cops.’
facebook/wadeyeuk
wadeye.co.uk
Stage: Joshua Brooks
Time: Saturday at 00.15
WONK UNIT (London)
Infectiously catchy punk rock with an
awesome array of t-shirts.
facebook/wonkunitband
wonkunit.com
Stage: Downstairs at Sound Control
Time: Saturday at 15.40
THE X RAY CAT (Leeds)
Acoustic rock n roll from the X Ray Cat
Trio vocalist/guitarist.
facebook/xraycattrio
Stage: The Thirsty Scholar
Time: Saturday at 18.25
JOE YORKE (Wigan)
Acoustic folk/punk/ska/reggae from
Liberation front-man.
facebook/joeyorkemusic
Stage: The Thirsty Scholar
Time: Saturday at 13.10
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location
Sound Control and The Thirsty Scholar
(M1 5NP) are next door to each other. The
aftershows at Retro Bar (M1 3NJ) and
Joshua Brooks (M1 6NG) are a five minute
walk from Sound Control. All are right next to
Oxford Road train station.
The Ducie Bridge (M4 4DU) is further away.
It is next to Victoria train/tram station.
venue capacities
The venues we are using do have limited
capacity. This should not be an issue at
Sound Control on Saturday, but for the other
gigs it has to be run on a first come, first
served basis. To guarantee entry, please
arrive at your chosen Friday night gig/
aftershow gig as early as possible to avoid
disappointment. We do not recommend
trying to move between the Friday/aftershow
venues as if they are full re-admittance may
not be possible.
THE DUCIE BRIDGE 120
SOUND CONTROL (Friday) 150
SOUND CONTROL (Upstairs) 450
SOUND CONTROL (Downstairs) 350
THE THIRSTY SCHOLAR 150
JOSHUA BROOKS 250
RETRO BAR 140
djs
Dave ‘Grampa Hands’ Bolter and
Mikey Wong will be playing tunes in the
merchandise area at Sound Control during
the day on Saturday.
There will be Refuse To Lose DJs at Retro
Bar until the early hours and punk DJs at
Joshua Brooks until 4am for those who don’t
want the party to end.
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venue opening times
THE DUCIE BRIDGE: Friday 7.30 - 00.00
SOUND CONTROL: Friday 6.00 - 10.00
SOUND CONTROL: Saturday 12.00 - 10.00
THE THIRSTY SCHOLAR:
Saturday 12.00 - 7.00
RETRO BAR: Saturday 10.30 - 03.00
JOSHUA BROOKS: Saturday 10.30 - 04.00
places to eat
If anyone wants great vegan food,
V-Revolution on Oldham Street is open
Saturday day time until 6pm.
The Thirsty Scholar will be serving
vegetarian/vegan food during the day on
Friday and Saturday.
Font has 25% off food if you show your
wristband.
There are also plenty of fast food places/
supermarkets on Oxford Road.
places to drink
Friday night: There are lots of alternative bars
near Sound Control. The Thirsty Scholar,
The Salisbury and Grand Central are
all open late and within two minutes walk.
Upstairs at Retro Bar is also open late
both nights. You could also visit Idle Hands
Coffee on Piccadilly Approach outside of
Piccadilly station.
Saturday night:
Satan’s Hollow (Sackville Street)
If you feel you have seen enough bands and
want a dance, or your aftershow of choice is
already full, your MPF wrist band gets you
free entry to the rock/punk/emo club, which is
open until the early hours.
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SOUND CONTROL
THE DUCIE BRIDGE
CREEPER 21.15
HINDSIGHTS 20.30
BOSTON MANOR 19.45
SIMMER 19.00
2 SICK MONKEYS 23.15
THE DOMESTICS 22.25
HOLIDAY 21.35
TOSSERLAD 20.45
LARRAKIA 19.55
FRIDAY 17 APRIL
SOUND CONTROL
SATURDAY 18 APRIL
UPSTAIRS
FRIDAY 17 APRIL
SOUND CONTROL
SATURDAY 18 APRIL
DOWNSTAIRS
THE FILAMENTS 21.10
THE RESTARTS 20.15
DARKO 19.25
MUNCIE GIRLS 18.35
THAT FUCKING TANK 17.45
ROUGHNECK RIOT 16.55
STAND OUT RIOT 16.05
THROWING STUFF 15.15
JUST PANIC 14.30
THE MURDERBURGERS 13.40
DEAD NECK 12.50
APOLOGIES, I HAVE NONE 20.45
CRAZY ARM 19.50
REVENGE OF THE
PSYCHOTRONIC MAN 19.00
VANILLA POD 18.10
FAIR DO’S 17.20
ALMEIDA 16.30
WONK UNIT 15.40
THE HUMAN PROJECT 14.55
SOMBULANCE 14.05
LEAGUES APART 13.15
BEAR TRADE 12.25
RETRO BAR
THE THIRSTY SCHOLAR
LEAGUES APART AS RANCID 00.30
JUST PANIC AS AGAINST ME! 23.45
BEAR TRADE AS
THE REPLACEMENTS 23.00
THE X RAY CAT 18.25
TIM LOUD 17.50
GILES BIDDER 17.10
JOE MCMAHON 16.25
SPEED DINOSAURS 15.45
BILLY LIAR 15.05
DAVE HOUSE 14.25
CAPTAIN HOTKNIVES 13.45
JOE YORK 13.10
JOE MCCORRISTON 12.35
SAMMY H. STEPHENS 12.00
SATURDAY 18 APRIL
JOSHUA BROOKS
SATURDAY 18 APRIL
BEAT THE RED LIGHT 01.00
WADEYE 00.15
JENKEM 23.30
ACID DROP 22.45
SATURDAY 18 APRIL