Cut the Rug x OPTIC

A joint electronic music bill in Manchester pairing Cut the Rug and Optic, staged at Stage and Radio, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in the city.

Cut the Rug x OPTIC brings Cut the Rug and Optic together under one title, placing two names from the electronic genre on the same bill. Electronic music is generally built on synthesisers, drum machines, samples and programmed rhythms rather than on a conventional band line-up of guitar, bass and drums, so the sound rests largely on production and sequencing. Seeing the two names together makes the evening a focused introduction for anyone following the genre.

Stage and Radio is a Manchester venue that hosts concerts and shows, so the night sits within the city's live music calendar. It suits listeners who want electronic music performed live, and those who already follow Cut the Rug or Optic and want to hear them side by side.