Welcome to the first blog of Salford Happenings, where you’ll find details of theatre, music and local events in Salford
Large venues like The Lowry have a lot of publicity , w’ell be concentrating on events in local pubs,schools etcetera, anything community based .
Helmets for Men is a gig night at islington mill on Friday 23 rd October with the planets plus others with djs from Salford City Radio
£4.00 On The door
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Girl Peculiar plays the lounge sessions at the Hope – Eccles Old Road ,Salford .following her recent Academy gig Jenny returns to Salford. Free
Taylor and The Masons – Lounge sessions – The Hope Eccles New Road – Salford. September 10 th 20:30
Local bands play the lounge at the Hope . free
Went to a great night at the Academy .
Girl Peculiar did Cocaine Angel Girl ,followed by a short set by Ed Blaney followed by a well on form Fall .Mark E Smith did one song from the dressing room which was interesting and the oldie Psychic Dancehall and a good mix of recent and newies pleased the crowd who left before the band came on for a third oncore to do Reformation . MES Still outplays most of his contempories if not all of them ,fantastic .
Heres Girl Peculiar doing Angel Groupie Girl
EVERY SECOND THURSDAY NEW ACTS WILL BE PLAYING LIVE AT THE HOPE ECCLES OLD ROAD DOWNSTAIRS
ADMISSION IS £3
THE FIRST NIGHT HAD GIRL PECULIAR AND MASBO ED BLANEYS NEW BAND
Ed Blaney is interviewed ,about the recent gig with Mark E Smith of the Fall at Pendleton Church Salford
HERES FIVE FANTASTIC SONGS SEND ME YOUR FIVE FANTASTIC SONGS .
1 THE CHAMELEONS
2 JOHNNY CASH – HURT
3 JONI MITCHELL – THE CIRCLE GAME
4 THE SMITHS- WILLIAM IT WAS REALLY NOTHING
5 ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN – NOCTURNAL ME
Every second Thursday the Hope Pub ,Eccles Old Road has an acoustic night,
anyone can come along and play to a cosy audience .
The March date is the 19th,
and then on April 2nd, 16 [th and 30th.
I made a film of the first night so here it is .
KEVIN ECCLESTON
Im currently editing a film about the acoustic night at the Hope pub it should be on the blog soon
theres also a piece on Mark E Smith and Ed Blaney.I Filmed their gig at
Pendleton Church Salford .
Live Music – cheap beer
Uncle Rotter - Sunday 15 th February
Hare of the Dog - Sunday 22 nd February
Blue Sickers - Sunday 1st March
Vera Cruz - Sunday 8 th March
Treadstone - Sunday 15 th March
Lazzy Band - Sunday 22 March
Free Spirit - Sunday 29 th March
Charlie Dont Surf - Sunday 5th April
On the Edge - Sunday 12 th April
Dyehouse - Sunday 19 th April
Blues and Beyond - Sunday 26 th April
TFL - Sunday 3rd May
Raynemakers - Sunday 10 th May
Mothers Ruin - Sunday 17 th May
Truth - Sunday 24 th May
Rock Doctors – Sunday 31 st May
Click here for a Calendar of Events
