Live music in Manchester this week: 10-16 May

We dive into the listings to bring you this essential guide to gigs in Manchester this week plus the latest news on festivals, tour announcements and more. Think we've missed something? Hit up jess@theskinny.co.uk with the details. 

Wed 10 May

For 14 years, DJ Format and rapper Abdominal have been entertaining crowds from Toronto to the UK. Now the hip-hop stars are back at it with their new album Still Hungry – which you can read our review of here. Gorilla, 7.30pm, £14

Thu 11 May

Enjoy dark and dreamy synth-heavy soundscapes from The Japanese House, the young solo artist less cryptically known as Amber Bain. Gorilla, 7pm, £10

Fri 12 May

New Liverpool fuzz-pop band Clean Cut Kid head out on a UK headline tour in support of debut album, Felt, which is out now - click here to find out more about the tracks that inspired it. Sound Control, 6.30pm, £9

Elsewhere in the same venue, Brighton hard rock trio Gnarwolves will also be busy proving why they've become cult favourites. Sound Control, 7pm, £11

Across town, The Godfather of Funk – er, that'd be George Clinton – takes to the stage with Parliament-Funkadelic (aka P-Funk) for an evening of vibrant soul and funk that's survived the years. O2 Ritz, 6.30pm, £26.50

Manchester-based psych heads W.H. Lung celebrate the release of their debut 10" single Inspiration! / Nothing Is, released on Melodic Records, with a live show at the Burgess Foundation. International Anthony Burgess Foundation, 8pm, £7

Sat 13 May

Fusing layered, heavily affected guitar sounds with the futuristic punk awareness of Vanishing Point and general nonchalance of 70s art rockers Suicide, The Lucid Dream have an incendiary and occasionally visceral take on psychedelia. Catch 'em this weekend at Deaf, with support from Hey Bulldog. The Deaf Institute, 7pm, £10

Sun 14 May

Aussie singer-songwriter who found fame in the greatest soap of all time? Why, it's Natalie Imbruglia, of course! Gorilla, 7.30pm, £sold out