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Live: White Lies

White Lies play a divine set at the Albert Hall, but their bombast and lack of nuance leaves Ben Lomax looking for a higher power

Live: Bugzy Malone

Bugzy Malone gets a hero’s welcome bringing grime to the Albert Hall, writes Harrison Kersey

Live: KT Tunstall

After a kaleidoscopic performance, KT Tunstall is certainly no shrinking violet, concludes Jeni Lambert

Live: The Kills

The Kills thrill the Albert Hall with an electrifying rock show, writes Mattea Bubalo

Feature: Guide to Manchester’s Music Venues

From sold-out arenas to atmospheric basements, this Freshers’ guide shows what Manchester’s array of venues has to offer

Live: Bloc Party

Bloc Party could be poised for a comeback despite band chemistry being questionable

Live: Half Moon Run

More fun live than on record, showing a flair for the dramatic. Get a better producer, Rebekah Shaw tells Half Moon Run.

Club: Dixon and Âme

Dixon and Âme’s set was brilliantly intense. Rarely is such heavy techno so interesting

Live: Kaluki at Albert Hall

Eats Everything served up a tasty set but the portion was too small, before Joris Voorn concluded with melancholic grooves

Live: Lucy Rose, supporting City and Colour

Distinctively inoffensive yet extremely catchy and relaxed

Live: Chvrches at the Albert Hall

Chvrches graced Manchester’s favourite church. However, their considerable flock of pop disciples seemed to be diminished by an over-18 age limit

Live: Super Furry Animals

Super Furry Animals showed their musical depth

Live: James Bay

The combination of venue with artist could not have been more perfect

Live: The Vaccines

Their raucous, sold-out Albert Hall show was exactly what we expected from The Vaccines

Live: Warpaint

Warpaint’s magical live show is a bubbling cauldron of 2 parts Joy Division, 1 part Foals and a sprinkling of chemical XX…

Live: The Charlatans

Tim Burgess and co. brought a vibrant Madchester party to the Albert Hall

Live: The War On Drugs

Adam Granduciel deliberately sticks pins in the map of American musical history and draws a contorted line to his own music

Live: Metronomy

Metronomy’s live show has come on leaps and bounds

Club: Transmission presents Ram Jam

David Rodigan is a cut above the rest

Live: Angus & Julia Stone

Angus & Julia Stone perform a dully repetitive set