Bloc Party and Sounds of the City

East London indie rock/post-punk band led by Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack. Broke through with platinum 2005 debut Silent Alarm (Mercury Prize shortlist), featuring "Banquet." Follow-ups include A Weekend in the City and Intimacy.

Sounds of the City is an annual series of high-profile outdoor concerts held at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester. The series has been running for over 15 years, organized by Manchester-based promoters SJM Concerts. Castlefield Bowl is part of an urban heritage site—the world's first industrial heritage park. To accommodate larger crowds, designers once famously built a 22-meter "floating" stage over a spur of the Bridgewater Canal to maximize space and sightlines.