February Gig Listings

February might be the shortest month, but it ain’t skimping on the gig front. Hitting our city over 28 inevitably cold days are the hotly-tipped likes of Beach House, The Drums and Twin Atlantic (pictured).

Remember, if you’d like your gigs listed, simply email listings@secondcityuk.com

MONDAY 1^ST

• CLUB ACADEMY – ADAM GREEN. 7.30pm, £10 advance.
• DEAF INSTIUTE – HAMEL + more. 8pm, £7 advance.
• DRY BAR – SCOTT NICHOLAS / GABRIELLE HARPER. 8pm, £4.
• STAR & GARTER – STATIC THOUGHT / GIRLFIXER / JOHN PLAYER SPECIALS / REVENGE OF THE PSYCHOTRONIC MAN. 7.30pm, £5.
  

TUESDAY 2^ND

• ACADEMY 3 – OCEANSIZE / VESSELS / AS I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR. 7.30pm, £11 advance.
• BAND ON THE WALL – MARCONI UNION. 7.30pm, £10.
• DEAF INSTITUTE – THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN / DAG FOR DAG. 7.30pm, £6 advance.
• MEN ARENA – RAMMSTEIN. 7.30pm, £40.
  
• NIGHT & DAY – GOOD IDEA MACHINE + more. 8pm, £5.
• ROADHOUSE – TWENTY TWENTY / THE NEW CITIES / JODY HAS A HITLIST. 6pm, £5.50 advance.
• RUBY LOUNGE – JOHNNY FOREIGNER / SIR YES SIR / PEGASUS BRIDGE. 7.30pm, £7.50 advance.
  

WEDNESDAY 3^RD

• ACADEMY 2 – MIIKE SNOW. 7.30pm, £7 advance.
• DEAF INSTITUTE – THESE NEW PURITANS / TRAILER TRASH TRACYS. 7.30pm, £9 advance.
• DRY BAR – BETTER LEFT ALONE / CALICADE / HOLD THE FORT. 7.30pm, £4.
• MOHO LIVE – DECAPITATED / KATAKLYSM / MAN MUST DIE. 7pm, £12 advance.
  
• NIGHT & DAY – TWIN ATLANTIC + more. 8pm, £6 advance.
• RETRO BAR – WE ARE THE UNION / STAND OUT RIOT / ANTI VIGILANTE / KICKBACK UK. 7.30pm, £5.
• ROADHOUSE – PENNY DROPPERS / SNOWBYRDS / MARCO GALEA. 8pm, £4.

THURSDAY 4^TH

• ACADEMY 1 – ALL TIME LOW / THE BLACKOUT / YOUNG GUNS / MY PASSION. 6.30pm, £15.
• DEAF INSTITUTE – THE EX & BRASS UNBOUND / ZUN ZUN EGUI. 7.30pm, £8 advance.
• DRY BAR – THE TRONIKS / STEPHEN METCALFE / STELLA MARCONI. 7.30pm, £4.
• NIGHT & DAY – THE PABLOS / 21ST CENTURY ONE MAN BAND + more. 8pm, £tbc.
• ROADHOUSE – PARAFIN OIL SHOP / DEVLENCE / NO DRONES FOR LEOPOLD. 8pm, £4.
• RUBY LOUNGE – THE SHAKEY JAKES / GREENFIRE / MY FIRST HELLO. 7.30pm, £5.
• STAR & GARTER – RISE AND FALL / TRAPPED UNDER ICE / HANG THE BASTARD / BROKEN TEETH / BREAKING POINT. 7pm, £7 advance.
  

FRIDAY 5^TH

• ACADEMY 2 – COBRA STARSHIP. 7.30pm, £13 advance.
• ACADEMY 3 – THE QUANGOS / NORTHERN QUARTER / RED OR BLACK / STOLEN PEACE. 7.30pm, £6 advance.
• BAND ON THE WALL – THE BITTERSWEETS. 7pm, £12.50.
• CLUB ACADEMY – THE LOADED DICE / ROUGH TWIST / THE MISSING LINK / COUNTERPOINT. 7.30pm, £6 advance.
• MOHO LIVE – THE LEFTRIGHTS / HANKY PARK / THE ARKANES / GLASSHEADS. 8pm, £5 advance.
• NIGHT & DAY – THE TAMALAS / CASSINI CLUB / THE ESCOBARS / ANISTAR. 8pm, £5.
  
• ROADHOUSE – THE ODDS + more. 8pm, £4.
• SOUND CONTROL – THE HIDDEN REVOLUTION / THE IRONWEED PROJECT / THE DECEIVED. 8pm, £6.
  

SATURDAY 6^TH

• ACADEMY 1 – THE MACCABEES / BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB / THE BIG PINK / THE DRUMS. 7pm, £16.
• ACADEMY 3 – GREEN VIGO. 7.30pm, £6 advance.
• APOLLO – JLS. 7pm, £22.50-26.50.
• ISLINGTON MILL – THE HEEBIE JEEBIES / MONKEYS IN LOVE / HEY SHOLAY / THE GREAT EASTERN. 8.30pm, £3 advance.
• ROADHOUSE – THE AFTERPARTY / THE ZETLANDS / VENUS AS A BOY / THE RUNNINS. 7.30pm, £6.
• RUBY LOUNGE – THE VORTEX / JOHN MACKIE / MODERN FACES / THE HYPE / LAST ORDERS. 8pm, £6 advance.
  
• SATAN’S HOLLOW – ACID DROP / THE DISTRAKTED / GLUE EAR / THE EMOS / EVER THE JOKER / BID ED & THE STINK / PUSH THE GHOST / I AM THREE / THE MARDIGRAS BOMBERS. 3pm, £5.
• SOUND CONTROL – THE DRUMS / SURFER BLOOD / THE HEARTBREAKS. 8pm, £8 advance.

SUNDAY 7^TH

• ACADEMY 1 – IMOGEN HEAP. 7pm, £17.50.
  
• ACADEMY 3 – EVILE. 7pm, £10 advance.
• APOLLO – KELLY CLARKSON. 7pm, £28.50.
• MOHO LIVE – MARDUK / ANAAL NATHRAKH + more. 7pm, £15 advance.
  

MONDAY 8^TH

• ACADEMY 3 – BRETT ANDERSON / KID HARPOON. 7.30pm, £15 advance.
• APOLLO – VAMPIRE WEEKEND. 7pm, £15.
• BAND ON THE WALL – IAN KING. 7.30pm, £8.
• DRY BAR – SWITCHBOARD SPECTACULAR / NO FLASH / LAZYTWO. 8pm, £4.
• THE CORNER, F’FIELD – DAN FRIEL / PLANK! / IRMA VEP / A MIDDLE SEX.  7.30pm, £4/5.
  

TUESDAY 9^TH

• ACADEMY 2 – THE LOW ANTHEM. 7.30pm, £11 advance.
• APOLLO – AIRBOURNE. 7pm, £15.
  
• BAND ON THE WALL – YASMIN LEVY. 7.30pm, £15.
• MOHO LIVE – INME / CONQUER THE MASSES / CADENCES / HALT UNDER HEAVY FIRE / THIS MONTH’S CONFESSION + more. 8pm, £10 advance.
  
• ROADHOUSE – BREATH CAROLINA + more. 6pm, £7.
• RUBY LOUNGE – BAND OF SKULLS / THE BLACK KNIGHTS. 7.30pm, £6 advance.
  

WEDNESDAY 10^TH

• DRY BAR – MOLOTOV REVIVAL / THE KULL VAN KILLS / THE BIZMARX. 7.30pm, £4.
• RETRO BAR – 7YEARSBADLUCK / THE 255S / SPECIAL AGENT SET / GET SERIOUS. 7.30pm, £3.
• RUBY LOUNGE – DOLL & THE KICKS + more. 7.30pm, £6 advance.
  

THURSDAY 11^TH

• ACADEMY 1 – TINCHY STRYDER. 7pm, £14.
• ACADEMY 2 – XAVIER RUDD. 7.30pm, £13 advance.
• ACADEMY 3 – THE RUBERLARIS / BLACK AND WHITE TANGO / HOME GROWN HEROES / THE AFTERSHOCK. 7.30pm, £5 advance.
• BAND ON THE WALL – KIT DOWNES TRIO / TROYKA. 7.30pm, £12.50.
• DEAF INSTITUTE – SIAN ALICE GROUP / ESBEN AND THE WITCH / CHAPEL CLUB / GYRATORY SYSTEM / KITES OF SAN QUENTIN. 7.30pm, £6 advance.
• ISLINGTON MILL – BEACH HOUSE / LAWRENCE ARABIA. 8pm, £9 advance.
  
• MOHO LIVE – LIAM FROST & BAND / JESSE ROSE TRIP / ORCHIDS / REVERES + more. 7pm, £7 advance.
  
• RETRO BAR – DISCO NASTIES / TROJAN HORSE / ROMANOV. 9pm, £3.
• ROADHOUSE – CYBERCIDE / SYSTEM:FX / THE LADDER. 8pm, £6 advance.
• RUBY LOUNGE – ESCOBARS / TRAMP WITH A PLAN / HOIPOLLOI / THIS IS TURIN. 7.30pm, £5.
  

FRIDAY 12^TH

• ACADEMY 1 – LAMB OF GOD / JOB FOR A COWBOY / AUGUST BURNS RED / BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME. 7pm, £16.50 advance.
• ACADEMY 2 – TWISTED WHEEL + more. 7.30pm, £8 advance.
• ACADEMY 3 – THE ILLUSION OF THE BANANA MINDS / SUBLIMINAL MOVEMENTS / RUBAKAI / LIFE SENTENCE. 7.30pm, £5 advance.
• BAND ON THE WALL – NEARLY DAN. 8pm, £12.
• ISLINGTON MILL – MV & EE / THE DOOZER / A WAKE + more. 7.30pm, £7 advance.
• MOHO LIVE – EXILE PARADE / ORPHAN BOY / MANYANAS / HANS ISLAND + more. 8pm, £5 advance.
• SATAN’S HOLLOW – THE EDEN PROJECT + more. 7pm, £tbc.

SATURDAY 13^TH

• ACADEMY 1 – MUSIQ SOULCHILD / AVANT / DONELL JONES. 7pm, £35.
• ACADEMY 2 – WHISKY CATS + more. 7.30pm, £10 advance.
• BAND ON THE WALL – DICK GAUGHAN. 7.30pm, £12.50.
• MEN ARENA – NE-YO. 7.30pm, £35.
• NIGHT & DAY – DIRE WOLFE + more. 8pm, £6.
• ROADHOUSE – NOCEBO / AUDIT CONTROL. 8pm, £5.
• RUBY LOUNGE – TUNE-YARDS + more. 7.30pm, £7 advance.
  
• SATAN’S HOLLOW – EMPIRES FADE / THE DISTANCE / THE FINAL CRISIS. 6.30pm, £tbc.
  

SUNDAY 14^TH

• ACADEMY 3 – I AM KLOOT + more. 7pm, £12.50 advance.
• NIGHT & DAY – GYPSY LIPS / OCCAMS RAZOR / NURSING HOME / CARGO CULTE. 8pm, £5.
• ROADHOUSE – FORTH WORTH / SWORN TO OATH / SUICIDLE PIGEONS / UTOXATOR. 8pm, £4.

MONDAY 15^TH

• ACADEMY 3 – SPOON / FRIGHTENED RABBIT. 7.30pm, £15 advance.
• DEAF INSTITUTE – HOT CLUB DE PARIS / TROJAN HORSE / SPOKES + High Voltage DJs. 7.30pm, £7 advance.
• DRY BAR – ODIN’S BLOOD + more. 7.30pm, £4.
• RUBY LOUNGE – EVERYBODY WAS IN THE FRENCH RESISTANCE… NOW! / VIOLET YOUTH. 7.30pm, £8 advance.
• SATAN’S HOLLOW – CRASH OF RHINOS / WOODERSON / WELL WISHER / NASDAQ. 8pm, £5.
  

TUESDAY 16^TH

• ACADEMY 2 – FEAR FACTORY. 7.30pm, £15 advance.
• BAND ON THE WALL – STORNOWAY / BETH JEANS HOUGHTON. 7.30pm, £10.
• MOHO LIVE – IGLU & HARTLEY / POLITICS / THE CIRCUS ELECTRIC / SKINLESS FINGER / SECRET MOVES + more. 7pm, £8 advance.
• RETRO BAR – TBC.

WEDNESDAY 17^TH

• ACADEMY 1 – CHIPMUNK / DAISY DARES YOU / TINIE TEMPAH / SKEPTA. 6pm, £11 advance.
• ACADEMY 2 – MIDLAKE. 7.30pm, £15 advance.
• ACADEMY 3 – FIONN REGAN. 7.30pm, £8 advance.
• DEAF INSTITUTE – ERLAND & THE CARNIVAL + more. 7.30pm, £7 advance.
• NIGHT & DAY – MANEL + more. 8pm, £5.
• ROADHOUSE – THE BACILLUS / THE MAVERICATS. 8pm, £4.
  

THURSDAY 18^TH

• BAND ON THE WALL – GWILYM SIMCOCK TRIO / GERARD PRESENCER. 7.30pm, £15.
• THE BAY HORSE – WITH THAT KNIFE / HYACINTH GIRL / MOUNTAINS BECAME MACHINES. 8pm, £free.
• DEAF INSTITUTE – JESCA HOOP + more. 7.30pm, £6 advance.
  
• DRY BAR – AMANDA NG + more. 7.30pm, £4.
• MEN ARENA – LADY GAGA. 7.30pm, £27.50-35.
  
• NIGHT & DAY – HOLY COVES / JEALOUS / I AM MECHANICAL / DAN CROPPER. 8pm, £tbc.
• RETRO BAR – EUREKA MACHINES / SCAR + more. 7.30pm, £5.
• RUBY LOUNGE – FLY WITH VAMPIRES / TIDY HOOKER / PICK UP THE GUN / GYPSY LIPS. 7.30pm, £5.
  
• SATAN’S HOLLOW – STATE KUBAN + more. 7pm, £tbc.
  

FRIDAY 19^TH

• ACADEMY 1 – HOT CHIP. 7.30pm, £17 advance.
• ACADEMY 3 – CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES. 7.30pm, £11 advance.
• APOLLO – MIKA. 7pm, £25.
• DEAF INSTITUTE – JESCA HOOP + more. 7.30pm, £6 advance.
• RUBY LOUNGE – THE  SOFT PACK + more. 7pm, £7 advance.
  

SATURDAY 20^TH

• BAND ON THE WALL – JONATHA BROOKE & BAND. 7pm, £14.50.
• CLUB ACADEMY – NIK KERSHAW. 7.30pm, £16 advance.
• DEAF INSTITUTE – SO SO MODERN / HYACINTH GIRL. 7.30pm, £6.
• MEN ARENA – THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS. 7.30pm, £20.
  
• NIGHT & DAY – THE CELADORS / CULPRIT / TOM LEE MANN + more. 8pm, £6.
• RETRO BAR – THE HIP PRIESTS + more. 9pm, £5 advance.
• RUBY LOUNGE – SHANTY TOWN / 12 DIRTY BULLETS / WHERE’S STRUTTER / RUM DIAMOND / KNOXY. 8pm, £5.
• SATAN’S HOLLOW – THE RADIACS / TASMANIAN DEVILS / COSMIC RAZORS. 9pm, £tbc.
  

SUNDAY 21^ST

• ACADEMY 3 – YEASAYER. 7.30pm, £10 advance.
• DEAF INSTITUTE – MARINA & THE DIAMONDS + more. 7.30pm, £8.50 advance.
• ISLINGTON MILL – GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT. 7.30pm, £7 advance.
  
• RETRO BAR – CROOKED ROOKS / CUDDLY SHARK / PANCHO BALLARD & THE BANDITOS + more. 7pm, £2 advance.
• STAR & GARTER – ZOUNDS / EASTFIELD / AUTONOMADS / HARIJAN / BLACK STAR DUB COLLECTIVE + more. Details TBA.
  

MONDAY 22^ND

• ACADEMY 1 – OWL CITY / LIGHTS. 7.30pm, £10 advance.
• ACADEMY 3 – THE RUMBLESTRIPS. 7.30pm, £9 advance.
• APOLLO – JLS. 7pm, £22.50-26.50.
• BAND ON THE WALL – SWING OUT SISTER. 7.30pm, £16.50.
• MOHO LIVE – FUTURES / THE CAPE RACE / DROVES / MYNAMEISHERO / I SAID THE SPY + more. 7pm, £6 advance.
  
• RUBY LOUNGE – KASSIDY / THOSE LITTLE ANODYNES / GHOST OUTFIT / THE YELLHOUNDS. 7.30pm, £5 advance.

TUESDAY 23^RD

• ACADEMY 3 – BIG ELF / PRIESTESS. 7.30pm, £8 advance.
• BAND ON THE WALL – SWING OUT SISTER. 7.30pm, £16.50.
• CLUB ACADEMY – REAMONN. 7.30pm, £7 advance.
• DEAF INSTITUTE – FIRST AID KIT + more. 7.30pm, £8 advance.
• ISLINGTON MILL – XIU XIU + more. 7.30pm, £8 advance.
  
• RETRO BAR – NOTHINGTON / CROCODILE GOD / OFFSHORE RADIO / THE BETTER END. 7.30pm, £6.
• RUBY LOUNGE – THE HEAVY / JANICE GRAHAM BAND / THE KILL VAN KULLS. 7.30pm, £6.50 advance.
  

WEDNESDAY 24^TH

• NIGHT & DAY – THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT + more. 8pm, £5 advance.
• RETRO BAR – TROJAN HORSE / THE HORN THE HUNT / SATELLITES / VOLUNTARY WOGAN. 8pm, £tbc.
• ROADHOUSE – FORGOTTEN ANGELS + more. 8pm, £4.
• RUBY LOUNGE – SHEARWATER / DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON. 7.30pm, £9 advance.
• SOUND CONTROL – HATCHAM SOCIAL / DRIVE LIKE I DO / BICYCLE THIEVES / VAGNER LOVE. 7.30pm, £4/5.
  

THURSDAY 25^TH

• ACADEMY 2 – HOCKEY. 7.30pm, £10 advance.
• APOLLO – LOSTPROPHETS. 7pm, £22.50.
• BAND ON THE WALL – NILS PETTER MOLVAER. 8pm, £15.
• CLUB ACADEMY – GLENN TILBROOK. 7.30pm, £15 advance.
• DEAF INSTITUTE – JAPANDROIDS + more. 8pm, £6 advance.
• MOHO LIVE – THE COMPLETE STONE ROSES + more. 7.30pm, £15 advance.
  
• NIGHT & DAY – THE KARTELL / THE GIFT / OPULENT VIEW + more. 8pm, £5.
• ROADHOUSE – GIGGS + more. 6pm, £8 advance.

FRIDAY 26^TH

• ACADEMY 2 – EUROPE / DIAMOND HEAD. 7.30pm, £17 advance.
• ACADEMY 3 – CHANTEL MCGREGOR. 7.30pm, £8 advance.
• APOLLO – MACHINE HEAD. 7pm, £26.
• BAND ON THE WALL – SPIRO. 7pm, £10.
• CLUB ACADEMY – MUGISON. 7.30pm, £8 advance.
• ISLINGTON MILL – FIELD MUSIC + more. 8pm, £8 advance.
• NIGHT & DAY – THE STICKS + more. 8pm, £5.
  

SATURDAY 27^TH

• CLUB ACADEMY – TOM MCRAE. 7.30pm, £14 advance.
• NIGHT & DAY – STRAIGHTLINES / SPRUNGLOADED / THE EMPIRE STATE / TIM ALLEN. 8pm, £5.
• ROADHOUSE – EIGHT LEGS / THE SHADY ELAINES. 7pm, £5 advance.
• RUBY LOUNGE – MENTALLICA + more. 7.30pm, £9 advance.
  

SUNDAY 28^TH

• BAND ON THE WALL – BUFFALO COLLISION / TRIOVD. 7pm, £15.
• RETRO BAR – BEAT THE RED LIGHT / THE JUNK / CHUKIN / AWARAGAINSTSOUND / SKAPOCALYPSE NOW + more. 4pm, £4.
  
• RUBY LOUNGE – KONG / CASTROVALVA / TROJAN HORSE / APES FIGHT BACK. 7.30pm, £6 advance.