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Off The Record 2018


Off The Record is a multiple venue music and conference event, which returns to Manchester's Northern Quarter on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th November with a curated line-up of fresh new music acts.

Line-up

The event features a programme of industry talks and seminars during the day, and in the the evening over 30 emerging names play in the city centre across seven venues all within walking distance.

For the music details please see the line-up page.

Tickets

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A gig pass is priced at £17.50 which gives access across the venues, and an Gig Pass/Conference Package is priced at £40.

More info

Pulled together by the creative heads behind Kendal Calling, Liverpool Sound City and Bluedot Festival, Off The Record is a new concept designed to champion and discover the very best in unsigned and emerging new music, whilst bringing together voices in the industry.

During the day at Methodist Central Buildings, Sound City and Louder Than War will curate a music conference featuring people from the music industry - Label and publishing A&R, agents, bloggers and promoters.

Venues include Night and Day, Band on the Wall, The Castle, Gullivers, Soup Kitchen, Aatma, Jimmy's, Methodist Central Buildings.

There'll be more information here when available.


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