The Met’s regular night showcasing emerging bands is back for autumn 2025.
September’s event features Ramsbottom’s Shoehorn, and Liverpool’s DBA!
Ramsbottom’s Shoehorn play high energy indie rock, with interesting sets featuring their own original songs plus a few smash-hit covers. Winners of both the Manchester and the Bury Battle of the Band competitions in 2024, Shoehorn have played over forty gigs and have a multitude of live performances planned for the remainder of 2025 and 2026.
With a fresh sound drawing on influences like Eels, Beck, and Elastica, Liverpool trio DBA! brilliantly blend vivid, introspective lyricism and anthemic tendencies. Their EP ‘skip! Worried was released in April, featuring five tracks torn from the wreckage of broken relationships, addiction and recovery. DBA! have already snagged significant airtime on BBC 6 Music, championed by Huw Stephens, Craig Charles, Abbie McCarthy and Emily Pilbeam. We’re thrilled to welcome them to The Met.
Related events
- Fri 24 Oct 8:00 PM
Emerging Showcase: Virgins by Nathan Lea
October's Emerging Showcase is an R&D and rehearsed performance of Virgins, a new coming-of-age comedy drama by local actor and playwright Nathan Lea.
- Sun 23 Nov 8:00 PM
Hannah Aldridge
Dark Country singer-songwriter Hannah Aldridge and her band are hitting the road as she records a brand-new live album, capturing the energy and spirit of her performances. Supported by Jason Charles Miller.
- Fri 28 Nov 8:00 PM
Emerging Showcase: Ellen Beth Abdi
November's Emerging Artists showcase features Mancunian music-maker Ellen Beth Abdi, who uses live loops, pokey drums, undulating synths and quietly subversive lyrics to mould her unique sound.