# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Laura Veirs + Karl Blau
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 14 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter Laura Veirs blends the poetic sensibilities of folk with the rough edges of indie rock. Her career has seen her collaborate with luminaries such as kd lang, Neko Case, Sufjan Stevens, Jim James, The Decemberists, Bill Frisell and many more.

2026 sees Laura return with her new album, Temple Songs— her first in four years and the first she has written, recorded, arranged, produced and performed entirely on her own. It captures a songwriter in peak form. The album is intimate, dreamy, brave and quietly defiant, built around Veirs’ intricate fingerstyle nylon-string guitar, vulnerable vocals and bold electric guitar embellishments. The new songs lend themselves perfectly to being performed live in a stripped-back form, with Laura accompanied only by Karl Blau on electric guitar.

Karl Blau will also support. The croon of Karl Blau’s voice hits the ear like baritone Hazelwood, Cohen or Cave, especially in his albums since he found his “country voice” in the past 10 years. Blau’s staggering number of solo albums added up to 54 for the ironically entitled Introducing album, his first on London’s Bella Union in 2016, and his first foray into singing country. Not afraid to keep expanding his frontier, 2025 saw Blau’s Vultures of Love – a loose homage to psychedelia – come out on eccentric Los Angeles label Otherly Love. With thirty years of songwriting, recording and touring behind him, Karl Blau hits the road with long time collaborator and friend, Laura Veirs. As they celebrate Laura’s Temple Songs album they also mark over twenty years of making music together.

This concert takes place in Hallé at St Michael’s – a former Roman Catholic church, which was founded in 1859 and became the heart of the Little Italy Community in Ancoats.

This is a 14+ show. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Price: £22.50 adv
Info/tickets: https://www.heymanchester.com/laura-veirs#info
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/laura-veirs-karl-blau/200030254169741
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.heymanchester.com/laura-veirs?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=manchester-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Manchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: St Michael's Ancoats
- **lat**: 53.484793
- **long**: -2.229657
- **full address**: St Michael's Ancoats, 34 George Leigh Street, Manchester, M4 5DG, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Laura Veirs + Karl Blau being held?
  - **A:** Laura Veirs + Karl Blau takes place on Mon, 14 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Mon, 14 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm at St Michael's Ancoats, 34 George Leigh Street, Manchester, M4 5DG, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Laura Veirs + Karl Blau is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Manchester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Laura Veirs + Karl Blau sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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