Manchester Academy
Concert venue in Manchester, EnglandWikipedia
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Sep 28, 2026
KylePANELIST
Yeah.
BirchHOST
He said, I saw them play the Manchester Academy in my top three gigs ever.
BirchHOST
We also wanted the rushy white noises from dance music.
BirchHOST
You can hear this at the end of the choruses and the so long backing vocals.
Alex KennedyHOST
And we'll get to those basically as, as we chat through it.
Alex KennedyHOST
Um, With that said, the Manchester Academy is a very cool venue, Bruce.
Alex KennedyHOST
It is essentially, from what I understand, kind of a student union with the classic student union performance, like big room for performance.
Alex KennedyHOST
What I didn't even know, Bruce, is that there is still a larger associated space that apparently AFI was playing at next door over the course of the weekend.
Alex KennedyHOST
yeah, it is one of those things where I was like, man.
Alex KennedyHOST
When you
Bruce LordHOST
graduate from Manchester Academy, you know, punk emo version up to, you know, Manchester Academy, you know, got industrial rivet head, you know, as so many people have from AFI into our things.
Alex KennedyHOST
Yeah, real transitional.
Clint BoonGUEST
And we got down to the university.
Clint BoonGUEST
It's what is now the Academy 2 at Manchester Academy.
Clint BoonGUEST
And I parked the van up round the back and I went inside the venue ready to start getting ready for sound check.
Clint BoonGUEST
And I got hold of Nathan McGough.