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Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band plays Band on the Wall in Manchester on 16 December 2026, on stage at 19:30. Tickets are sold by the official seller — follow the ticket link on this page.
Set times: Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band due on stage around 19:30.
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. Michael Head is the Liverpool songwriter behind The Pale Fountains and Shack, whose late-career albums with The Red Elastic Band brought overdue acclaim to one of Britain's finest melodists.
