An Afternoon Of Indie

A DJ-led afternoon of indie classics at The Deaf Institute in Manchester, covering decades of guitar-based music from 1970s punk and 1980s new wave to 1990s Britpop and early 2000s indie.

An Afternoon Of Indie is a DJ event built around indie music, put on by the promoters Old School Indie, Feeling Gloomy and Age Against The Machine. The sets draw on several decades, from punk and new wave to Britpop and early 2000s indie, and the records named in the programme include tracks by David Bowie, Pulp, The Clash, Joy Division, The Stone Roses, The Smiths, New Order, The Strokes, Radiohead and Pixies. Rock and roll, soul, northern soul and ska are also part of the mix.

The music is played by DJs rather than by a band, so the afternoon centres on records rather than a live stage performance. The promoters have also run indie nights at festivals including Glastonbury, Latitude and Green Man, and they describe the event as aimed at listeners who followed these scenes when they first emerged.

The Deaf Institute hosts concerts and shows in Manchester.