Speakeasy is 10!
Friday
October 23rd 2009
Band
on
the
Wall
Swan
Street
Manchester
9.30pm-2am
£6
Door/£5
Concessions
and
Advance
Part
of
Manchester
Literature
Festival
Speakeasy:
where Manchester people
express their soul.
Run
by a collective of musicians,
poets and
singers, Speakeasy’s
legendary open mic events
are an essential part
of Manchester’s
spoken word and club scene.
Come
and celebrate Speakeasy’s
tenth birthday at the
newly re-vamped Band on
the Wall. Showcasing live
art from Lemi Ghariokwu,
inspirational designer
of Fela Kuti's iconic
record covers, alongside
the Speakeasy live band
with the dopest Manchester
poets and
vocalists.
Also
featuring special guest
poet Michelle ‘Mother’ Hubbard’ with
slam-winning wit and
wise words, and DJs Chris
Jam and
Tomlyn McKinley spinning
afrobeat, hiphop, R&B,
neo-soul and
broken beats until the
break of dawn. To book
an open mic slot please
email info@speakeasymcr.org
or call 07850 9259495
A little history...
Speakeasy
started as a monthly open
mike jam session in June
1999 at the Green Room.
The house band soon developed
an intimate relationship
with the regular performers,
which led to the generation
of new material every month.
Speakeasy late night events
have expanded to a variety
of Manchester venues, always
drawing a culturally diverse
audience from Moss Side,
Rusholme, Hulme and other
central Manchester areas.
We have created a platform
for participation and self-
expression:
by breaking down barriers
to performance to create
an 'art form open to everyone'.
If you've attended Speakeasy in the past, as a performer or audience member, please spend a minute filling in our survey and let us know what you'd like to see in the future. Thanks!