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Original Creation Records legends The Loft tour the UK in March in support of their forthcoming ?debut? album.

The band plays Gullivers on Thursday 13 March ? their first Manchester show since playing the legendary Hacienda club with Terry Hall?s Colourfield back in May 1985.

The original line up of Pete Astor, Dave Morgan, Bill Prince and Andy Strickland embark on their first ever UK club tour, 40 years after the classic Up The Hill And Down The Slope topped the indie singles chart.

Since their infamous onstage split at London?s Hammersmith Palais in 1985, their status as one of the UK?s most influential guitar bands of the 1980s continues to grow and to influence a host of younger artists.

?We have great memories of Manchester and the Hacienda ? you could get your hair cut in the club,? says guitarist Andy Strickland. ?We also made our only TV appearance from the old BBC studios on Oxford Road and went back to do a Marc Riley 6 Music session there in 2011.?

?It?s incredibly exciting to not only be setting out on tour again, but now with a brand new set of songs to play alongside some of our, ahem, ?greatest hits?,? says drummer Dave Morgan. ?The Loft has always been just the same four people and it?s a real thrill to be playing across the UK with the band again. We?re sounding better than ever??

Don?t take their word for it. Get your tickets now.

?Seminally seminal? ? Steve Lamacq

Local support comes from Autocamper. Autocamper effortlessly retrofits the jangle pop sounds of the ?80s without the C86 revisionism. Think Sarah Records-era The Wake fused with the shambling, melodic impulse of McCarthy and The Close Lobsters, but with one foot always firmly in the present.

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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