About Sounds From The Other City Festival 2024
Regarded by many as the ‘Christmas Day’ of the independent creative scene, the festival will be back to bring colour, imagination and the best in new music and art to the pubs, bars, squares, studios, warehouses and ‘everywhere in between’ spaces of Chapel Street, Salford.
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96Back / Adult DVD / Afroking / Amaka / Annabel Fraser / Arch Femmesis / Artist Lebo / ASJ / Atalaya / Baba Ali / Bee Rosebud / Belek / Bennettiscoming / Blue Ruth / Brown Brogues / Brutal Ruth B2B Half Pint / Butch Kassidy / Caitlin LM / Chandé / China Lilly / Chipped Polish / Colecta / Compass / Cowtown / CURRENTMOODGIRL / Dayzee Chain / DEK / Deptford Northern Soul Club / DJ Club: Open Decks / DJ Dairylea / DJ Toots / ?jè ßýngï Xh’?lu / djlaundrybasket / drowzee / ecolagbohrsac2021 / Eyes Of Others / Fatality / Fatty Acid: Cabaret / FRSR / GOMID / Good Afternoon / Gracie T / Half Pint / Halo Maud / Hold Tight DJs / Honeyglaze / Hosted by Fi / Hur?guf / INA / is33n / Jeff O'Toole / Jelani Blackman / Jenna G B2B Monoko / Jessica Winter / Joey T + Lady Lady (Live) / Judas Darkholme (drag) / Juice Pops / Karis Jade / Katbrownsugar / Kelan / Kid Katharsis / Kiss Me Again / KOOLKID / Ku'umba / Levi Love (DJ) / LINTD / Lucy Locket / Lupini / Mabrak / Max Fulcrum & The Win / MBB b2b Ayse / Me Gusta Collective / Meduulla / Metrodome / Micah Stalgic / Mix-Stress / Monopoly Phonic / Mr Ben & The Bens / Ms Dee / MYNA / Mystique / No Borders : Banner making workshop / Noelle / Not4Many / O’sapien / Partisan Karaoke / Phia Sky / PLUS44KALIGULA / Positively Destructive B2B KHOM / PRNCSS / Problem Patterns / PSK / PVA / Rosé Gold / Rumbi Tauro / Saloon Dion / Sexquisite presents Artists and Activism : A seminar of sex-workers in performance / Shannon From Admin / Shrek666 / Sister Wives / Smooch Soundsystem / Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection / SPIDER / Steadman / Tapir! / TC & The Groove Family / The Early Mornings / The Faux Faux / The Niallist B2B DJ Soyboi / The Umlauts / Third Kulture / Tokky Horror / UNIVERSITY / UT / Vindya / Ziyad Al-Samman
Fat Out & Friends at The Kings Arms:
Mun Sing / Éntha / Luminous Bodies / AJA / Rattle / Mumise Guns / Merlin Nova / Late Night Karaoke Dungeon with Marilyn Misandry / DJ Acid Rephlux / Run Logan Run / Atatat / Godspeed you! Peter Andre
Bad Uncle at The Salford Arms:
Wolf Girl / Nun Habit / Just Blankets / Slumb Party / Personal Best / Crumbs
Eastern Bloc at The New Oxford:
Kerrie / Means&3rd / Yuri / Akaram
OneFiveEight at Bexley Sq:
Otherchannels / Kxngs / Lychee / OneFiveEight presents... Beng! Beng! Beng! / Miasma / OVA
School of Electronic Music presents.... at the School of Electronic Music:
Industries / Monopoly Phonic / Somnia / JP Huzzle / vwls / Liohness / Faded Gold / Devastia / Toúcanplay / Don't Be Cruel / Richard Nhoebra / Notchyy / E11e / Lynch / DJ Hongee
SFTOC x BBC Philharmonic at Salford Cathedral:
Laura Bowler / Rachel Goodyear / BBC Philharmonic Ensemble
Invisible Wind Factory at Islington Mill:
Bitowski / Hesska / The Aleph / Atatat / Bog FM roadshow / Bodies on Everest / Ex-Easter Island Head / Farhood + Tardast / IWFM Radio Roadshow / JC Leisure / MT Hall / Reality Goggles
Now Wave at Unit 5 Regent Trading Estate:
Goat Girl / Sorry / Sir Was / Horsey / Mush
Heavenly Recordings at Unit 2 Regent Trading Estate:
Boy Azooga / Anna Burch / 77:78 / Hatchie / Dan Stock / Heavenly Jukebox DJs
Good Afternoon at Regent Trading Estate Car Park:
Brian Leech / Boys Will Be Boys / Kiss Me Again
Hey! Manchester at St Philips Church:
Spectrum (Sonic Boom/Pete Kember) / Barbarossa / Have You Ever Seen The Jane Fonda Aerobic VHS? / William The Conqueror / Her's
The Beauty Witch at The Angel Centre:
Cattle / Pijn / Hot Bone / Cavalier Song / Ghold / Hey Colossus
Strange Days upstairs at The Pint Pot:
YOWL / Pip Blom / Drahla / W H Lung / Sweaty Palms / White Room
Market downstairs at The Pint Pot Downstairs:
Team Picture / Hotel Lux / Footshooter / The Foetals / Mold / The Bear Around Your Neck / Jade Mannion / Vacuus otiosus / Punctured Disco DJ / Exhibitions from Hoversquid & Jasmine Jones
Grey Lantern at Hotbed Press:
Happy Meals / Cong Burn / Lorenzo Senni / Not Waving / Virginia Wing/XAM Duo / Kayla Painter / She The Throne / Cong Burn (Hotbed Press Yard Party)
Bound Art Book Fair present Bound x Sounds upstairs at Hotbed Press:
DUDS / OYL / Luxury Death / Yammerer
Band on the Wall at Five Four Studio 1:
Suzi Wu / XamVolo / Werkha / Alxdr London / Rosebud
Tru Luv at Five Four Studio 2:
Pearl City / Chrystal / Sleazy F presents: DRIPSET LIVE / Burgundy Blood / [ K S R ]
Comfortable on a Tightrope at Five Four Loft Space:
Cucina Povera / Ed Schrader’s Music Beat / Anni Rossi / Sarah Mary Chadwick / Mur Mur
Regal Disco afterparty at The Kings Arms:
Out Of Quiet / Sunny Wray / De Rumba DJs / King Bongos
Night Fantasy afterparty at The Pint Pot:
FYI Chris / Boredom (Live) / Night Fantasy DJs
Sounds From The Other City Festival information & FAQs
How much are Sounds From The Other City Festival tickets?
Tickets are not yet on sale but you can be the first to know when tickets do go on sale by signing up to a reminder above.
What happens If I bought a ticket and cannot attend?
Unfortunately we can’t issue you with a refund if you can’t make the event due to work commitments or your mates have dropped out. In these circumstances, we advise passing on your tickets privately to avoid losing out on the money spent.
Refunds can only be offered if the event is cancelled or postponed, as agreed upon purchase.
How can I access my tickets?
You can access your RapidScan tickets at any time by heading to www.skiddle.com/orders or the 'my tickets' section of the Skiddle app.
Sounds From The Other City takes place Sunday 5th May 2024.
Unfortunately we can’t issue you with a refund if you can’t make the event due to work commitments or your mates have dropped out. In these circumstances, we advise passing on your tickets privately to avoid losing out on the money spent. Refunds can only be offered if the event is cancelled or postponed, as agreed upon purchase.
Yes you can. Please email info@soundsfromtheothercity.com under the heading ‘personal assistant ticket’ with proof of your ticket purchase and eligibility.
Below are a few of the types of proof of eligibility that are accepted, but please do email with your individual circumstances and they will do their very best to accommodate:
Middle or Higher rate DLA for care and/or mobility
Receipt of Enhanced Rate Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Or Registered Deaf or Blind
You can get to Chapel Street by:
Train: Arrive at Salford Central (11 minutes to wristband exchange) or Salford Crescent (15 minutes) stations.
Foot: Chapel Street is a 10 min walk from Central Manchester via Bridge Steet, Quay Street or Chapel Street.
Cycle: Transport for Greater Manchester, has launched Greater Manchester’s first publicly operated, self-service, 24/7 cycle hire scheme. There are bike hubs located right in the heart of the festival, at the Ainscow Hotel, Islington Way Oldfield Road/Barrow St, The Old Pint PotBike. Pick up hubs are located across Manchester City Centre, Salford Quays and Salford Crescent. You can can see a map of the full network here. We use these bikes all the time and highly recommend them as the premium way of getting right to the heart of the action, quickly and cheaply.
All hires can be managed via the Beryl app, which you can download for free to any smart phone. For more information about active travel and Greater Manchester’s Bee Network visit the TFGM cycle hire website
Bus: From Manchester City Centre: You can get a number of buses from Piccadilly Gardens and Shudehill interchange. These buses run frequently even on Bank Holiday Sundays. You will need to ask for a ticket for Chapel St, near Salford Cathedral. Journey should take no more than 10 minutes.
Please plan your journey in advance, using the TFGM travel planner.
We strongly encourage you to arrive by cycle or public transport and make the remaining way by foot. the event is very close to major transport hubs and these really are the quickest and most efficient ways to get around. If you have no other option…
??Car: Oldfield Road is just off the A6 Chapel Street and is accessible via the A56 and A57 and Mancunian Way. Parking is extremely limited around the area. The nearest car parks to Chapel Street are on Adelphi St (M5 4JN) and Farmer Norton (Peru St, M3 6FS). They are uncovered pay and display car parks.
Sounds From The Other City is located at Salford's historic Chapel Street.
There are 3 ticket tiers this year, each with limited availability.
There is no difference in the festival access for each of these tiers – all ticket holders and guests get the same access, there is no such thing as a VIP section at Sounds!
For 2023 all tickets are online at the same time, so that those who could afford to can opt to pay slightly more for their ticket. Sounds From The Other City are amazed and humbled at the amount of people who have taken the decision to do just this – thank you, to all of you!
This means there are more of the lower price tickets available for those who have more limited financial means, meaning better access for more people.
However, the lower tiers are not available forever so please don’t put off buying your ticket!
Check the ticket page for more information and latest availability.
Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian (25 or over). Please note some of the venues are licensed premises with individual rules that prohibit people under the age of 18 after certain hours so access may be restricted. If there are specific acts or parts of the programme you wish to see please email info@soundsfromtheothercity.com who will deal with your query specifically.
The Sounds from the Other City wristband exchange is located at Regent Trading Estate, Oldfield Rd, M5 4DE. You’ll need to visit here first to exchange your ticket for a wristband that will gain you access to the individual venues, including afterparty venues. It opens at 2pm on the day of the festival, Sunday May 1st and closes at 9pm.
Children aged 13 and under are admitted free when accompanied by a ticket-holding adult. It’s worth bringing some ID if they look older than 13.
Everyone aged 14 or over on Sunday April 30th 2023 (the day of the event ), must have bought a full ticket.
Anyone under the age of 18 wishing to attend the festival MUST be accompanied by a parent/guardian over the age of 25.
Please note that a lot of the venues at SFTOC are temporary or non-standard venue spaces and do not have baby changing facilities. We advise that all children wear ear defenders when inside venues with live music and djs.
Sounds From The Other City aren’t able to provide welfare provisions for animals (water bowls, poop bins etc) so we don’t encourage people to bring dogs, however there are open air areas of the site that are open to any four legged friends under the supervision and care of ticket holders. The event organisers expect the same level of behaviour as they would from their human guests though so any fighting, biting or pooping will result in you being asked to leave.
No, there is only one ticket to Sounds From The Other City. The festival firmly believe in championing new artists and ideas and want everyone to step into their melting pot of discovery as equals. Your wristband will grant entry to all daytime and afterparty venues, subject to capacity
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Access scheme
For this event, we're using the Skiddle Access Scheme by offering Personal Assistant tickets for customers who need to be accompanied. A Personal Assistant ticket is to be offered for free or discounted when somebody with a disability requires a carer to be in attendance with them. To automatically be eligible, please provide a copy of one of the following pieces of documentation listed below.
>Front page of DLA / PIP (no specific rate)
>Front page of Attendance Allowance letter (no specific rate)
>Evidence that registered severely sight impaired (blind)
>Recognised Assistance Dog ID card
>Credability's Access Card
If this applies to you then, please book the tickets you require (not including the Personal Assistant ticket) and contact the Skiddle Customer Care team with your documentation along with your 16-digit order reference number by submitting a support request here: https://help.skiddle.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
How do I get to Sounds From The Other City Festival?
By Car - It is recommended to use public transport due to limited parking.
By Bus - Various bus services run from Manchester City Centre to the festival site. Pick-up locations and running times are yet to be announced.
By Rail - Northern and Salford Central have regular services throughout the day and evening.
Sounds from the Other City is an independent festival of brand new music. Launched in 2005, the event was conceived by Maurice and Mark Carlin who wanted to create a platform for the best young independent promoters presenting the most exciting new music from Manchester and beyond. While running a record label and recording studio at Salford’s Islington Mill, they were enchanted by underused spaces like the Salford Arms and the Albert Vaults, and the one-day event continues to work with new and unusual venues each year in the Chapel Street area.
Growing in capacity each year, highlights include the first ever gig by the Ting Tings (2007) and career-making sets by Marina and The Diamonds (2009) and The Whip (2006). Taking in pavement sets by David Thomas Broughton, performances on station platforms, concerts-for-one in phone booths, groundbreaking visuals, live shows and DJ sets, Sounds is a magical and unique festival experience.
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