September's live music in Manchester with DICE
Our DICE guide to some of September's best gigs in Manchester, featuring shows from Eleanor Friedberger, the start of Warehouse Project 2016, and the debut of Stay Fresh festival
Eleanor Friedberger
Friedberger returns to the Northwest after a mesmerising, five-star show in Salford earlier this year – expect tracks from her excellent third album New View to take centre stage at the Soup Kitchen. 7 Sep, Soup Kitchen, £12.50
Strange Waves: King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard
Now Wave and Strange Days' Strange Waves festival returns, topped by the improbably-titled Melbourne psych outfit. Able support comes from Brighton-based trio The Wytches and Madrid outfit The Parrots. 9 Sep, O2 Ritz, £20
WHP16 Opening Party: M.I.A & more
This year's Warehouse Project series kicks off with a bang, as M.I.A headlines night one at Store Street. Elsewhere on the bill you'll find live sets from SG Lewis and hyped-up hip-hop crew Section Boys, plus Mura Masa, Novelist, Goldlink and more. 23 Sep, Store Street Warehouse, £33.50
Stay Fresh: Cowtown, Catholic Action, Francis Lung and more
The inaugural Stay Fresh fest at Deaf Institute promises to be an all-dayer par excellence. Pink Kink, Catholic Action and Peaness are all on the bill, alongside former Wu Lyf bassist Francis Lung and Leeds post-punks Cowtown. 24 Sep, Deaf Institute, £6
Dead Meadow
The DC stoner rockers bring their sludgey psych slabs to the confines of Soup Kitchen. Expect ear-splitting riffs aplenty. 28 Sep, Soup Kitchen, £12