Don Broco

Don Broco hit Manchester Academy, Oxford Road, Manchester, on 2 October 2026. Formed in Bedford in 2008, the quartet of Rob Damiani, Simon Delaney, Tom Doyle and Matt Donnelly forge an agile strain of alternative rock where post-hardcore bite meets pop-leaning hooks, funk-shaded grooves and crisp electronic layers. The balance is clear: heavy, mobile guitars and tight drums under melodic vocal lines, a direction honed from early EPs through Priorities (2012) and Automatic (2015) to the more angular, tech-edged writing of Technology (2018) and Amazing Things (2021).

On stage, the band shifts gear with ease, sliding from modern rock and alternative metal riffing to calmer, atmospheric breaks without dropping the pulse. Sets draw across their catalogue, mixing standout singles with newer material and rhythmic detours that keep the energy up. A concise snapshot of the current British rock landscape, their show connects immediacy with detail, structure with bounce, and melodies that stick without losing the grit.