Overview
- Events run March 25–28 at Band on the Wall, YES, and first-time host Eccles Town Hall Ballroom.
- The line-up includes Bloc Party, Courtney Barnett, The Horrors, Yard Act, Jacob Alon, and DJ sets from Kelly Lee Owens, Beth Ditto, Nick Grimshaw, and Steve Lamacq.
- Partnerships add showcases with promoters FaT OuT and Homobloc, including a closing party featuring Olof Dreijer.
- An Artist in Residence radio series spans February to March with episodes from Bloc Party, Courtney Barnett, Kelly Lee Owens, The Horrors, Jacob Alon, and Yard Act.
- A new eight-part BBC Sounds podcast, The Rise and Fall of Madchester hosted by Steve Lamacq and Alison Bell, launches March 16, with tickets for individual events on sale at 10am on February 12 via the festival site.