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Artists who've played Manchester Academy 2, University of Manchester Students' Union

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SikTh

SikTh

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Collateral

Collateral

2 appearances

Diana Vickers

Diana Vickers

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bar italia

bar italia

1 appearance

Heriot

Heriot

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ENNY

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Evangelic Girl is a Gun
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An American Warehouse in London
Spector
03
Doctor
Arkayla
04
Soul Smile
Yellow Days
05
Backseat
Balu Brigada
06
At the Fortress Gate
Heriot
07
Song 29
Jack Garratt
08
The Test
Billy Nomates
09
Ken Doll
Duckwrth
10
The Question
Balu Brigada
11
For A Sec
Aitch
12
Summer Song
Remy Bond
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eighteen
daine
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The Odds
Dave Hause
15
Had Enough
Duckwrth
16
Catch You On The Way Back In
Spector
17
omni shambles
bar italia
18
Hunter
Searows
19
Rodeo Clown (Reimagined)
flipturn
20
Moviestar
Remy Bond
21
Where'd It Go Wrong?
Celeste
22
Off We Go Into The Wild Pale Yonder
Sea Power
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M40
Aitch
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Dudu
yeule
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Lioness
bar italia
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Blossom
Lake Malice
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The Curse (feat. Mac DeMarco)
Yellow Days
28
Look Alive
Dave Hause
29
Commander of Pain
Heriot
30
Choose the latter
Finn Wolfhard
31
when my wings are cut off
daine
32
Anchor
Nxdia
33
Thicc Feelings
Jack Garratt
34
Precinct 41 Major Crime Unit
Sea Power
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In Violet
Searows
36
Weepy Woman
flipturn
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I'll Let You Finish
Finn Wolfhard
38
Germany - demo
Sports Team
39
Silver Spoon
Erin LeCount
40
Dog Country - demo
Sports Team
41
Balance Beam
Nxdia
42
Suspend
The Kairos
43
Suspend
The Kairos
44
Time Will Tell
Celeste
45
I BELIEVE
Erin LeCount
46
Everything I Wanted
NewDad
47
Waste of Time
Arkayla
48
Emergency Telephone
Billy Nomates
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Other Side
NewDad
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Nobody Wants To Be You
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