Manchester Popfest

18/06/2026

Manchester lo-fi noisemaker Black Brunswicker’s songs are more like dreamscapes that weave with reverb soaked guitar melodies and tape loops, bringing to mind Ducktails, Lucky dragons and the delicate psychedelic folk of Nagisa Ne Te. We’re delighted that they’ll be returning to play the festival (sadly Gala are no longer able to play), on Sunday 28th June at Fuel.

17/06/2026

Glasgow’s Supersun came to our attention following recent support slots with the BMX Bandits/ the Cords. Formed from a shared love of 60’s groups like the Velvet Underground, the Byrds and Donovan, as well as Teenage Fanclub and Jesus and the Jesus and Mary chain, they organise their own DIY night called the Cabbage and are part of an exciting new scene. Led by Adam Graham, Supersun craft infectiously melodic and harmonious tunes that meld all of their influences into a sound which is very much their own. We’re so happy to be bringing them to Manchester for the first time. They are playing on Sunday 28th June at Fuel.

16/06/2026

15/06/2026

Hank Bee is the musical alias of Liverpool musician Hannah Brown. On her new e.p. ‘A sudden Hankering’ she shows her roots in folk songs of the north east, as well as in alternative rock and an ability to write songs that show a real knack to write great lyrics wrapped around an intricate melody that have a similarly intuitive and reflective approach to artists like Daniel Johnson, Dear Nora or Cat Power. She will be playing on Sunday June 28th at Fuel.

14/06/2026

Manchester Popfest présents a mini zine pop up fair hosted by Stockport Zine festival 🙂

13/06/2026

A couple of exciting announcements regarding the festival, firstly there will be an after-party on Saturday 27th June at Overdraught in Levenshulme, from 10pm hosted by the brilliant Supercrush fanzine, who will be spinning some indie pop classics 🙂

13/06/2026

Just to correct a previous post, as Nicholas Grant Band will be playing on Sunday 28th June 🙂

13/06/2026

Cardiff band Enabling Behaviour blend psych, post rock, slowcore and shoegaze, drawing comparisons to bands like Slint, Mogwai and the Swirlies. Since forming in 2021 they have been making waves and we”re delighted that they will be making their debut at the festival. They’ll be playing on Sunday 28th June at Withington Public Hall.