Library Live

Gig: Faint Red Star - LIVE
2026-11-21 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Henry Watson Music Library
On Saturday 21st November, rising electronic duo Faint Red Star will perform an intimate matinee show at the Henry Watson Music Library.
Faint Red Star are a duo born in Manchester, UK. Blending soaring synths with warm, rumbling beats and stirring vocal melodies, their sound is a heady concoction of brooding synth-pop, dark wave, and alternative textures.
Performing live in 2026, the duo draws inspiration from nostalgic sonics, shot thhrough with a sparkle of vintage video games, shimmering synthesisers, and the wondrous wave genres of the 80’s and 90’s.
With songs that explore life’s immersive highs and expose the aching lows of human connection, Faint Red Star’s creations are at turns whimsical, ambient, and drenched in drama.
Their striking music creates a dreamy and reminiscent space for the audience to gently drop their guard, bounce and sink into sound – with the band due to perform cuts from their catalogue to date at the Henry Watson Music Library, Central Library on 21st November.
TICKETS
Tickets are just pay-what-you-like! Available HERE
For multiple tickets, please repeat the eventbrite ordering process until you have the quantitiy you require.
Any donations go to Manchester Libraries to support future activities.
Listen to Faint Red Star here: https://soundcloud.com/faintredstarmusic

Gig: The Blazing Snowmen
2026-12-12 15:00 - 16:00
Manchester quartet The Blazing Snowmen will launch a brand new book and perform live in a special show at the Henry Watson Music Library this Winter.
The history of the Blazing Snowmen goes back to the early 80s alternative scene in Manchester and had associations with Factory Records, Marc Riley & the Creepers, Intape Records, Tools You Can Trust.
The band presents with diverse musical references, as a backdrop to storytelling in forensic detail about our everyday lives.
On 12th December, the Snowmen will launch a brand new book of their song lyrics with a show at the Music Library of Central Library.
Expect lyric dissection and performances of some songs from the book (illustrated by local artist, Helen Mandel).
TICKETS
Tickets are just pay-what-you-like! Available HERE
For multiple tickets, please repeat the eventbrite ordering process until you have the quantitiy you require.
Any donations go to Manchester Libraries to support future activities.
Listen to The Blazing Snowmen on Bandcamp here: Music | The Blazing Snowmen
