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Manchester Psych Fest announces Baxter Dury, The Horrors, Temples, NewDad, Mdou Moctar, Juniore and more in the first wave of its bands for their 2024 edition which will take place on 31 August 2024 in venues across the city. Following on from its 10th birthday earlier this year, Manchester Psych Fest 2024 will bring Baxter Dury and The …

The UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest was back for its 10th edition, and BSM was privileged to be part of the 15 hour spectacle. The festival announced its biggest and most ambitious line up to date, with venues scattered across the length of Oxford Road. It also added more holistic pursuits …

The year’s Manchester Psych Fest hub will see Oxford Road’s ‘Circle Square’ transformed into ‘Cactus Square’, providing a gateway to the festival and featuring an array of activities for all attendees including screen printing workshops alongside delicious street food, meet & greets with top festival acts and much more. North Tap Room in ‘Cactus Square’ will be home to meet …

Manchester Psych fest has added yet more bands to its huge line up for the 10th edition of the UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival which will take place on 2 September. Hotly-tipped Liverpool grunge outfit The Mysterines, Melbourne rockers The Murlocs, MPF electro-pop favourites Stealing Sheep, psychedelic AV masters TVAM, and 60s-inspired psych four-piece The Dream Machine are just …

Manchester Psych Fest has announced the second wave of acts for its 10th and biggest edition of the one-day event to date, taking place on 2nd September 2023, including headline sets from art pop innovator Ezra Furman and psych heroes The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Joining them at this year’s edition, MPF welcomes Irish post-punks The …

The UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest has announced the first wave of acts for its 10th edition and biggest edition of the one-day event to date, with over 60 live acts taking place on 2nd September 2023. With headliners still to be announced in the new year, Manchester Psych Fest …

The UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest returned this year for its 9th and biggest event to date. After some problems with logistics last year, largely due to COVID-19 restrictions being in place, this years event had a lot of weight on its shoulders.  The day starts for me with Winsford’s Déjà Vega. …

The UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest has announced a huge line up for its ninth and biggest edition of the one-day event to date, taking place on 3rd September 2022 and BSM will be there on the day to take it all in. Joining the likes of Tinariwen, Warmduscher and Jane Weaver, Manchester Psych …

Manchester Psych Fest has today revealed the full line up for its return on 4 September 2021. It includes Malian rebel rockers Tinariwen as co-headliners with Stereolab, feted post-punk outfit Dry Cleaning, afrobeat eight-piece Kokoroko and Japanese psych veterans Kikagaku Moyo. Elsewhere on the bill Billy Nomates, Porridge Radio, Jadu Heart, Crack Cloud, Pins, Los Bitchos and The Mysterines join a mighty bill that already features Stealing Sheep, …

Critically acclaimed Australian rocker Courtney Barnett and psych rock outfit Temples are among the first wave of acts announced for the seventh edition of Manchester Psych Fest on 30 August 2019. The festival will also bring London post-punkers Goat Girl back to Manchester, along with much-loved lo-fi duo The Lovely Eggs, fuzzy outfit The Cult …