Ben is one of Manchester’s most respected musicians, having worked with Grammy award winning producers and supporting the likes of Nile Rodgers and Chic, Mick Hucknall, Will Young and Lisa Stansfield live. In 2015 he went solo, receiving airplay on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Introducing Manchester. A new acoustic album – Minimum of Fuss – is set for release soon.

www.benpwilliams.com

Forged in the heat of Stoke-on-Trent’s bottle kilns, Fibrestream are an iconic rock band with a massive local following and over 500 UK-wide performances under their belt. Adrenalized pop punk glam rock (influences include Queen, Bowie, Adam & the Ants, ACDC, Queens of the Stone Age, The Sex Pistols, Hendrix and Led Zeppelin), with an infusion of classic and stoner rock thrown in for good measure, their live performances are legendary.

‘Railing against a world that offers only square holes for rounded women’, Genevieve offers a ‘unique brand of punk poetry that embraces weirdness, rhythm and honesty’. Sticking ‘two fingers in the face of pretence,’ she’s ‘highly likeable and conveys her gothic bittersweet poems with a knowing wit.’ and ‘spit-your-merlot-out humour.’ ‘A natural performer who will tease out your inner weirdo….’

www.genevievelwalsh.com

We welcome back the hyper talented and inimitable Peter Slater to the La! Which crazed alter ego will he be bringing with? Neily Diamond? Which comedic oddballs will he be treating us to? Rudolph Tempest? Zombie Shithouse? Who knows? But you can sure he will be very very funny.