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SUMMARY:Chris Hawkins (BBC 6 Music) Presents  Awesome Friends with CVC
LOCATION:The Deaf Institute
DESCRIPTION:BBC 6 MUSIC’S CHRIS HAWKINS PRESENTS\n\nAWESOME FRIENDS\n\nA 
 NEW MUSIC SHOWCASE IN MANCHESTER\n\nCHAMPIONING NEXT GENERATION OF FUTURE 
 HEADLINERS\n\nCVC\, OFFICE PARTY AND CAMBER\n\nBBC 6 Music’s Chris Hawki
 ns hosts ‘Awesome Friends’\, a night dedicated to finding the freshest
  sounds and championing the acts you need to watch. Since relaunching in M
 anchester in January 2026\, Awesome Friends has already hosted three sold-
 out dates with an array of rising artists.\n\nOn Wednesday 21st October\, 
 Awesome Friends will host CVC\, Office Party and Camber at Manchester’s 
 Deaf Institute.\n\nTickets are available from Friday 11th September at 10a
 m via www.gigsandtours.com.\n\nChris Hawkins says: "Awesome Friends is all
  about discovering the best new acts and supporting them on their journey 
 to main stages. The night is an amazing opportunity for music fans to get 
 up close with incredible emerging artists and fall in love with new favour
 ite bands. Manchester’s music scene is fantastic shape and introducing t
 he next generations on stage is a massive thrill."\n\nAwesome Friends brin
 gs the next wave of future success stories to legendary venues around Manc
 hester. Keep an eye out for further locations and dates.\n\nNo stranger fr
 om finding new talent\, Chris Hawkins has a standout show on BBC 6 Music c
 hampioning alternative anthems and fresh sounds. Chris was an early suppor
 ter of emerging acts Sam Fender\, Wet Leg and The Lathums\, now all headli
 ne performers. Awesome Friends previous line-ups have also included names 
 such as Wunderhorse\, Corella\, The Ks and Lime Garden.\n\nServing as a pl
 atform for the emerging\, grass roots acts and those destined to be our fu
 ture musical heavyweights\, Awesome Friends has the potential to be the ne
 xt Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall in ‘76\, Glasgow’s King Tuts Wah 
 Wah Hut in ‘93 or The Grapes Pub Sheffield in ‘03 – and you’ll be 
 able to say you were there when it all began.\n\nAcclaim for Awesome Frien
 ds:\n\n‘The night was an unforgettable display of how much talent is cir
 cling the music industry at the moment. With so many exciting promises of 
 bands that demand to be heard\, there is much to look forward to in the fu
 ture of music\, and endless reason to tune in to Hawkins’ iconic show on
  BBC Radio 6.’\n\n– Adrenaline Mag\n\n‘With an ear for the next big 
 artists in music\, BBC Radio 6 Music DJ\, Chris Hawkins has established
  a reputation for uncovering talent and providing a huge platform for them
  to be heard. The likes of Sam Fender\, Wet Leg and The Lathums are j
 ust a few of the name Chris tipped very early on in their careers\, so it 
 is no surprise that music fans are always keen to listen to his suggestion
 s.’\n\n– Northern Chorus\n\nBoletos: https://dice.fm/event/7d5r3p-chri
 s-hawkins-bbc-6-music-presents-awesome-friends-with-cvc-21st-oct-the-deaf-
 institute-manchester-tickets
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