Manchester’s Radar Festival is three full days of experimental, intricate, diverse music, which take place this year between July 26 -28 at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse. Having grown up in Guildford before expanding and making the move up north, Radar has plenty to offer over the last weekend in July. Not only has it grown in size, but also in its offerings, now hosting multiple masterclasses daily, an arcade gaming and tabletop games area, music market with plentiful merch and gear, and on-site food and drink.
It’s everything a music nerd could ever want or need, all under the huge roof of the Warehouse. Of course, what we’re all here for is the festival’s lineup, and we’ve put together five of the most unmissable acts that you’d be a fool to skip out on. If you’ve been searching your whole life for a proggy, poppy, deeply remastered version of Michael Jackson’s , make sure to watch Dirty Loops subheadline the main stage on Saturday July 27.
Having played at Radar in 2022, Dirty Loops remain one of the most recommended acts from the weekend, with the entire venue jumping, singing, and enjoying the Swedish band. Henrik Linder will be running a bass masterclass over the weekend too, so you can grab some groovy techniques to take home. transcend the confines of genres entirely, mixing elements of metal, jazz, funk, and even classical music into their sound.
The basslines will reverberate throughout your entire body, and the complex riffs are a sight to beho.