The Faim, Hot Milk, Cemetery Sun @ Academy 3, Manchester

Tiny Moving Parts, Microwave @ Academy 3, Manchester

LIVE: Hands Like Houses / Normandie / Jule Vera @ Academy 3, Manchester

In what’s become a fairly regular churn of Manchester venues over the years, the university’s Academy 3– hidden away on the top floor of the Student Union building– has stood strong. Fortunately, it’s also long been one of the best, and tonight this small room is playing host to a pleasingly

Rise Against – Manchester Academy 3

Right. The circumstances which lead to Rise Against playing Academy 3 rather than anything larger need mentioning, before we go any further. The gig sold out weeks and weeks ago, but Nizlopi (yep, the band that became ‘famous’ for singing about earthmoving equipment?) were booked into Academy 2