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Altered Images plays Band on the Wall in Manchester on 15 September 2026, on stage at 19:30, with Gifthorse in support. Tickets start from £30 and are sold by the official seller — follow the ticket link on this page.
Set times: Altered Images due on stage around 19:30. Full stage times for the rest of the bill are usually posted by Band on the Wall closer to the date.
A Manchester institution named for the stage once bolted halfway up its wall — jazz, punk and world music have run through it since the 1930s. Altered Images are a Glasgow new-wave band fronted by Clare Grogan, whose 1981 hit Happy Birthday made them one of the era's brightest pop exports.
