Doors 7.30pm

Having constantly toured throughout the UK in 2011 with Ocean Colour Scene, James and Simple Minds, The Rainband play their first date of 2012 at Academy 2. Their two singles "She's a Rainbow" and "The Prodigal" (feat Rowetta), led to Manchester icons Johnny Marr, Peter Hook and Liam Gallagher hailing The Rainband as the ones in line to be the next great Manchester band. With their debut album out in May, this is set to be one of the academy gigs of the year.