FutureEverything - winner of the Lever Prize 2010

The FutureEverything Music Hub - Thursday

The FutureEverything Music Hub at Kro 2 is the place to hear some of the city’s finest rising talents. Kro 2’s Secret Garden Stage plays host to live sets and sounds by Manchester’s best emerging artists shot straight from the hip. The place to kick back and catch some great acts.

5.00- 6.30 Bring on the Dancing Horses

Kicking off the festivities are Bring on the Dancing Horses DJs, taking time off from their clubnight-cum-art exhibition to spin a mix of indie, alternative and electro tunes on sexy black vinyl.

6.30-7.00 The Switch (Live)

Hotly-tipped new trip-hop act have picked up plaudits from the BBC and XFM and comparisons to Bat for Lashes, Portishead and Massive Attack

7.00-8.00 Stop Making Sense

They say: "Punk-funk and wobbly disco with flashes of techno, weird pop and genius" (Northern Nights), “A boon for the musically curious, taking in everything from punk-funk to cosmic disco.” (The Guardian). We say: ace.

8.00-9.00 Contort Yourself

One of the most exciting and forward-thinking clubnights in Manchester, the mighty Contort Yourself DJs polish off the night with the best in cosmic house, jackin' disco, wonky techno and 8-bit baleria.