Skip to main content

alexcooper
28th September 2023

Alive Festival: All you need to know

Alive Festival is back for its bigger, better-than-ever second edition – here’s all that you need to know
Categories:
TLDR
Alive Festival: All you need to know
Alive! Festival Poster

Manchester is the city of revolution, and this extends to student events. Following in the footsteps of the 12-year reign of Pangaea Festival and Mad Ferret Festival, the predecessor of Parklife, Alive Festival is an event run by students, for students, and is back for its second edition on Monday October 9th.

The first edition saw a plethora of amazing local talent perform in familiar surroundings, in an event tailored to the needs of a student night out: cheap tickets, cheap drinks, and good music. Highlight sets included local acts Fruit and DIEKAIDIE, and a packed silent disco at Club Academy, both declaring the festival a success. As students are more consistently being priced out of going to events and actively enjoying them without worrying about money, Alive Festival will provide a carefree, inclusive night out.

Alive Festival promises to put on a mix of student bands across all genres, taking over the Students’ Union to fill as much space as possible with music. Club Academy will feature DJ sets from Kanvas and Anthro collectives, as well as a Societies’ Silent Disco.

The Main Stage, now outside, will feature Rixy b2b Sharkey Sounds, as well as Lick the Moon, Dove Ellis, Fire In a Petshop, and Half Priced Dream. Situated by 532, students will be able to move between the stages at the SU seamlessly, constructing their bespoke night out.

The Exhibition Space will feature Bestey B, Rachel Burnett, Lolita, and Mleko, and the Exchange will become an arts hub, with spoken word performances, as well as talks, politics, theatre, comedy, and food.

The Mancunion will be doing live text updates throughout the night and providing coverage. If you are a student and you would like to join the coverage team, message @themancunionmusic on Instagram.

General release tickets are available now and are only £5.

Alex Cooper

Alex Cooper

Head Music Editor and Writer for the Mancunion. Once walked past Nick Cave in Zagreb. Enquiries: [email protected]

More Coverage

Truck Festival proved itself to be one of the country’s best, appealing to all audiences by bringing something for everyone and showcasing a variation of exciting new music
With small venues in trouble and social media taking charge, how hard is it for small, up and coming bands to survive in the modern grass-roots music scene? Hungry sit down with The Mancunion to help shed some light on the lives of young creatives
The Last Dinner Party return to Manchester as part of their Prelude to Ecstasy tour, showcasing their talent, aptitude and ability live
Joined by Radiohead’s Phillip Selway, the Mercury-nominated group delivered a cathartic spectacle and once again demonstrated why they are one of the UK’s most noteworthy acts