John Craigie + Jobi Riccio

John Craigie plays YES (The Pink Room) on Wednesday 14 October, with Jobi Riccio opening the night. The Manchester date is presented by Hey! Manchester.

Craigie has been making music for over a decade, and he describes it as drawing people in not with spectacle but with sincerity, with songs that feel like conversations. That's a good way to frame what he does: it's songwriting that puts the words and the storytelling at the front, rather than the production around them. If you've followed him for a while, you'll know that's where he's always sat.

The set will draw from his latest album, I Swam Here, which came out on 6 February 2026 on Zabriskie Point Records. He wrote and produced the record himself, so it's his own work from the ground up. With Jobi Riccio on the bill as well, there's two acts to get through before the night wraps up.

Doors are at 19:00 at YES (The Pink Room), 38 Charles Street, Manchester M1 7DB. It's an 18+ event, and entry is free.