Both stars have agreed to be honorary patrons of the £5.5m project to create an enlarged Band On The Wall, which will have education and training facilities.
Mica is a huge fan of the Northern Quarter venue, naming it as her "favourite part of Manchester".
And composer and broadcaster Julian says: "It has been vital to the bloodstream of the music scene in Manchester and all of Britain.
"This kind of venue is one we must fight to preserve if we value the talent that exists in British and international music."
Project
Band On The Wall project director Ian Croal says: "It is great news that Mica and Julian are so enthusiastically endorsing our project. They are hugely respected performers, who also have a deep sense of their wider role as musicians in supporting the development of talent."
Mica and Julian join trumpeter Kevin Davy and DJ Mr Scruff in backing the project, along with Manchester MP, Tony Lloyd, and leader of Manchester city council, Richard Leese.
The venue, which has hosted the likes of Gabrielle, Courtney Pine and Annie Lennox, closed last January due to the deteriorating condition of the property.
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Certainly this landmark should re open, not only for the music lovers in the North West, but also for the businesses and residents inthe immediate locality of the Northern Quarter. this venue ticks the boxes for so many priority issues within the regeneration agenda that I cant believe it hasnt already happened. Best of luck to the team
In a word..... YES!
I've been to so many cool gigs at Band On The Wall, rescueing me from pop music for a lot of the eighties. Please do not let this venue remain closed, we need the underground venues like this.
Visiting my hometown last summer I was extremely disappointed to see closed and decaying building that was once the most important live music venue (of its size)in the north of England. From the mid seventies for more than twenty years it was a vital part of my musical and social life. I know that many others must feel the same. I have played there, partied there, even woken up there on occasion. Although I now live on the south coast, if there is anything I can do to assist in the refurbishment and re-opening of the Band on the Wall please let me know.