After a successful launch in 2023, Swinton Sounds is back with an even bigger weekend of FREE pop-up music, performance and fun, taking audiences on a journey spanning the park, the pub, the precinct, and for this year… the town’s Grand Palais. Across three days from Friday 31 May to Monday 2 June, some of the region’s most vibrant cultural creators will all be in town - with an opening evening show from The Untold Orchestra band at the Grand Palais ballroom, Sounds From The Other City festival bringing brand new music artists to Victoria Park’s historic bandstand, and an exclusive premiere performance of the BBC Philharmonic’s latest CBeebies Musical Story The Enormous Turnip in Swinton Square shopping centre. Local bars House of Hops and The Wobbly Stool will host live music evenings with performers including Gideon Conn and Séamus Óg, and Walk the Plank’s giant roaming magpie ‘Collector’ puppet will be popping up across the weekend. Artist Lowri Evans invites people to time travel through key moments in Swinton Square’s history, Salford Mad Pride and the Lowry Show Selectors will present a very special Citizens Assembly on Climate Change, and there will be arts and crafts from Swinton-based Arts Let Loose, along with much more. Councillor John Merry, Chair of the Swinton Project Board, said: “It’s great to see Swinton Sounds returning, building on the relationships it developed in the local community last year, and once again bringing a really diverse range of music and entertainment across the town. "Swinton has plenty to celebrate and has the potential to be one of the best places to live in Greater Manchester. Local people have told us they want to see a more vibrant Swinton, with more going on - and more reasons for people to visit and spend their leisure time in the area. This exciting weekend of music is part of a programme of events developed in response to that community ambition - and is a great opportunity for people to explore the town and experience something new.” Schedule: Friday 31 May, 7pm to 10pm The Grand Palais, 11A Station Road, Swinton, Manchester M27 6AH The Untold Orchestra band Join us for the opening night at Swinton’s majestic Grand Palais as a six-piece band from The Untold Orchestra perform dance themed songs from across the eras. Whether you’re a dance master or a casual shuffler, there won’t be a better way to spend your Friday evening. Free but tickets must be booked: https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/Swinton-Grand-Palais/The-Untold-Orchestra-at-the-Grand-Palais/39067221/ Doors: 7pm Performance starts: 7.30pm Saturday 1 June, 12pm to 3pm Swinton Square Shopping Precinct (by Asda), Chorley Road Swinton, Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester M27 4BH BBC Philharmonic’s ‘Musical Storyland’ - ‘The Enormous Turnip’ R’Monah Shezelle Mix-Stress (DJ) Reece Williams (host) Walk the Plank’s ‘The Collector’ (giant puppet) Lowri Evans presents Swinton Time Travel Agency Arts and Crafts at Arts Let Loose House of Hops, 6pm to 9pm 1 Pendlebury Road, Swinton, Manchester M27 4AG Gideon Conn Beck Pocket is33n The Wobbly Stool, 6pm to 9pm 233 Manchester Road, Swinton, Manchester M27 4TT Séamus Óg Roukaya B TBC Sunday 2 June, 1pm to 5pm Victoria Park Swinton Hall Rd, Swinton, Manchester M27 4UR Big Society Good Grief Meduulla Me Gusta (DJs + dance) Pops Roberts (host) The Lowry Show Selectors Marquee Walk the Plank’s ‘The Collector’ (giant puppet) Salford Mad Pride Community Picnic Clay workshop from Clay Life Mcr Pop-up bar from House of Hops and street food by Dim Sum Su
