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Following a sold out gig at The Castle in January 2024 Punk Pioneer TV Smith returns to Manchester in September to play Gullivers, with The Harveys also returning to provide support.
As lead singer, songwriter and frontman of the legendary Adverts TV Smith was at the heart of the first wave of British Punk Rock along with other bands such as The Clash, The Damned, and The Sex Pistols. The Adverts achieved chart success with classic singles Gary Gilmores Eyes and No Time To Be 21, as well as producing 2 of the greatest Punk albums (Crossing The Red Sea with The Adverts and Cast Of Thousands); performing live regularly at venues such as the Roxy and touring with Iggy Pop before splitting in 1979. TV went on to further success with TV Smith?s Explorers, another hit single, Tomahawk Cruise and another classic album ?The Last Words Of The great Explorer? before embarking on a solo career which continues to this day. During the last 2 years TV Smith has performed on tours with Stiff Little Little Fingers; The Damned and Ruts DC; played solo tours in the UK; Europe; and the USA; and has established himself as a favourite at the annual Rebellion festival whether performing solo or with his band The Bored Teenagers. With a new album ?Handwriting? (Recorded in collaboration with renowned folk producer and multi-instrumentalist Gerry Diver, the pair promise a record that creates a thrilling totally new musical landscape using no conventional rock instruments) TV heads to Manchester as part of a full UK tour.
The Harveys also return to start the evening off. So far in 2024 the band have released 2 storming singles ?Danny and Me? and ?Sometimes the World? on Salford label Half Edge Records. In a previous life the Manchester band went by the name of Harveys Rabbit and achieved some notoriety with their single ?Is This what You Call Change?? as well other single and album releases on indie label Rotator; a John Peel session, and live performances with bands such as The Fall. Since re-emerging as The Harveys their reputation has been growing again with releases on German Shepherd and Half Edge labels, and storming gigs with the likes of The Monochrome Set, The Doctors of Madness, The Distractions and TV Smith

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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