Manchester International Festival <\/a>2017 in June.<\/p>\nThe festival, which consists of multiple events at venues across the city and runs between 29 June and 16 July, released its full programme at an event at Mayfield Depot on Thursday. The artists announced today will join Arcade Fire who were already revealed to be performing at Castlefield Bowl as part of the festival last month.<\/p>\n
Tickets go on sale to the public on 10 March (today).<\/p>\n
The highlight of this year’s festival is a series of five performances by New Order who are returning to Old Granada Studios and where they will be backed by an orchestra of synthesizers. At the Mayfield Depot launch event, frontman and guitarist Bernard Sumner told the crowd: “We’re going to smash the songs we don’t usually play down into their molecular components.”<\/p>\n
The programme also includes a Bonobo live performance in Manchester Cathedral. Bonobo brought his show to a sell-out gig at Manchester’s O2 Apollo just last week and got a rave reception from both fans and critics alike. A chance to see him playing in a more intimate setting is surely not one to be missed.<\/p>\n
Mary Anne-Hobbs has curated eight shows at venues Gorilla and the HMV Ritz as part of MIF. Her mini-series, named Dark Matter, will combine visual art from lighting designer Stuart Bailes and experimental music from the likes of Holly Herndon, The Haxan Cloak and Clark.<\/p>\n
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