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Red Balloon Music is proud to present the return of the amazing Roxanne de Bastion - performing her 2017 album 'Heirlooms & Hearsay' with a full live band - in the intimate surroundings of Gullivers in Manchester!

This has only ever been performed once before - in front of a sold-out crowd at Kings Place in London back in February - so is a rare chance to hear this album in it's entirety!

We are also extremely excited to announce the welcome return of KATIE MAC - performing with a full live band!

With two headline acts of this calibre, this show is sure to sell quickly - don't miss out!

Support comes from THOM MORECROFT.


ROXANNE DE BASTION:
http://www.roxannedebastion.com

Roxanne de Bastion writes emotive, incisive alt-pop and charms audiences with what BBC6 producer Tom Whalley described as 'one of the most perfect voices [he's] ever heard'.

Her debut album Heirlooms & Hearsay is a bold autobiographical concept album which was championed by the likes of Janice Long, Chris Hawkins, Gary Crowley and Tom Robinson.

Since its release, Roxanne has toured extensively across the UK and North America, opening for the Wainwright Sisters, Thea Gilmore and Lambchop, as well as performing at Glastonbury on the legendary Acoustic Stage and Stage 2 at Cambridge Folk Festival.

Roxanne is at the forefront of a new wave of artists breaking with tradition to forge exciting independent careers. As such, Roxanne was invited to join the FAC (Featured Artist Coalition), where she sits on the Board of Directors alongside Imogen Heap, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Katie Melua and Dave Rowntree of Blur. Roxanne also created a music conference specifically from and for artists called FM2U, which aims to empower & educate artists as well as create a strong community of artist entrepreneurs.

Heirlooms & Hearsay is a beautiful masterpiece! She truly is a rising star - If you get a chance to see her live, please do!" (Janice Long, BBC Wales)

Mighty Impressive
(Chris Hawkins, BBC6)

A 'Real Deal' SongwriterFeist with a spark
(Fresh On The Net)

Astonishingly Assured
(The Sunday Times)


KATIE MAC:
https://www.musicglue.com/katiemacmusic

Katie Mac is a singer-songwriter from Huyton, Liverpool.

Taking influence from Laura Marling, Joni Mitchell and Regina Spektor, she has also been compared to the likes of Patti Smith, PJ Harvey and Kate Bush.

Katie took her music to the next level by adding five band members to her solo act, and self-organising two full UK tours in 2016/2017.

She has found great support off Dave Monks of BBC Introducing in Merseyside, and has been opened up towards a national audience with the help of BBC Radio 6 Music.


THOM MORECROFT:
http://thommorecroft.com

Played on BBC 6 Music by Tom Robinson and described by ex-editor of NME, Q, Mojo and Word Paul Du Noyer as cheering and addictive, Thom Morecroft is a British singer-songwriter from Shropshire, living in Liverpool.

Born in Shrewsbury in the early 1990s and moving away to Liverpool where he was a student in the early 2010s, he became part of a vital, healthily populated scene of acoustic singer-songwriters in the north-west. He developed an idiosyncratic live performance and a distinctive vocal style.

Thom has opened for the likes of Robert Vincent, Roxanne de Bastion, Beans on Toast and Will Varley and toured his EP and single releases in the UK and Germany. Last year, he started work on a new album at Elevator Recording Studios in Liverpool with engineer/mixer Tom Roach and producer James Thorne. The album is in the finishing stages of production, and will be released on December 6th.

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Located on Oldham Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, Gullivers is an iconic, lively and bustling bar with a long history dating all the way back to 1865.
Gullivers has had many different guises over the years. It was originally a Wilson’s house called The Albert Hotel, then The Grenadier before J.W. Lees brewery bought the pub in the 1970s. They renamed it Gullivers and it has existed in its current form to this day.
But there’s much more to Gullivers than just the busy bar; it also houses two distinct yet complementary live music and performance spaces; the upstairs Ballroom – a 100 capacity gig venue with a raised stage and the downstairs Lounge – an intimate, 40 capacity space ideal for acoustic or low-key performances.
As well as working with established and longstanding promoters from Manchester and beyond, Gullivers prides itself on being a welcoming, supportive space and a creative hub for the city’s grassroots artistic communities; with many now successful bands, artists, performers and promoters cutting their teeth within its walls.
This rare combination of space, location and ethos allows Gullivers to boast a busy calendar of live music, spoken word, comedy, theatre, film screenings, exhibitions and much more on almost every night of the week.

109 Oldham Street,

Manchester,

Greater Manchester,

England,

M4 1LW.

0161 839 4064