Maddie Zahm

Idaho-born singer and songwriter Maddie Zahm brings her intimate, indie-leaning pop to YES in Manchester on 14 September 2026. First noticed after an American Idol audition covering New Rules, she followed with the 11-track People Pleaser in 2020. A shelved label project pushed her toward even more personal writing: songs about body image, religious trauma and sexuality shaped the EP You Might Not Like Her (2022), home to Fat Funny Friend, If It’s Not God and the title track. On stage, Zahm keeps the focus on voice and songcraft. Piano-led ballads meet clean, contemporary pop, with stripped arrangements that leave room for lyrics that read like journal entries. The set moves between quiet confession and direct, catchy hooks, tracing the path that has taken her from small rooms to tours across the US, Canada and the UK. In Manchester, she brings that candid storytelling and a clear melodic sense to a show rooted in emotion, restraint and the steady pulse of indie-tinged pop.