Festival Preview: Manchester Psych Fest
Manchester Psych Fest returns on Saturday August 30th to take over the city with a mix of sounds and settings
‘Let God Sort Em Out’: Eclipsing the industry
Clipse and Pharrell Williams return with a new album that has been a decade and a half in the making
The Ballers’ ‘A Day Late and a Dollar Short’: A forgotten fusion of Southern hip-hop and G-funk
After lost classic A Day Late And A Dollar Short has resurfaced, a retrospective glance at the shifting landscape of hip-hop in the late nineties helps understand its timelessness
Oasis Live ’25 – “All I know is you can take me there”
Sixteen years after they parted ways, the Oasis reunion tour comes home to Manchester’s Heaton Park; a triumphant spectacle cementing the group as genuine landmarks of British culture and music
“Being in a band is never straightforward”: hard life’s Murray Matravers on music, lawsuits, and ‘onion’
hard life’s Murray Matravers returns with a new album and opens up on the troubles and triumphs of the past two years
Queens of the Stone Age preview: Rock giants at Rock N Roll Circus
Queens of the Stone Age are due to make their return to Sheffield later this summer and here’s everything you need to know ahead of the event
Live review: Lucy Dacus proves ‘Forever is a Feeling’
Lucy Dacus delivers an engaging performance at Manchester Academy in support of her recent album Forever is a Feeling
Japanese Breakfast live: For melancholy Mancunians
Michelle Zauner’s Japanese Breakfast stun a Manchester crowd on the first night of a UK tour in support of new album For Melancholy Women
Latitude Festival preview: A weekend of great music in Suffolk
The Mancunion takes a look at Latitude Festival’s 2025 lineup ahead of the event due to take place at Suffolk’s Henham Parl in July
Live review: Ichiko Aoba’s ‘Luminescent Creatures’ tour stuns Manchester’s Albert Hall
Ichiko Aoba transformed Manchester’s Albert Hall into a serene dreamscape with a spellbinding, minimalist performance on her Luminescent Creatures tour
Live review: A breath of fresh Eire as Inhaler take on O2 Apollo Manchester
In a much-anticipated return, Dublin quartet Inhaler kick off night two of their Open Wide tour
Live review: Parklife Festival 2025 proves BRAT summer isn’t over
Parklife Festival returns to Manchester for its fifteenth edition with a stellar lineup featuring the world’s best electronic-adjacent acts
bôa live at New Century Hall: Far from their twilight years
Nineties alt-rock outfit and social media darlings charm Manchester in support of their first album in almost two decades
Kesha live at Albert Hall: Seventeen years in and just getting started
Kesha makes her highly anticipated return to a Manchester stage after an eleven year vacancy and brings her array of hits with her
Djo live in Manchester: Taking Trafford to ‘The Crux’
Joe Keery, known on stage as Djo, makes his Manchester debut with a sold-out stop on his ‘Back on You’ tour
Bright Eyes’ solstice show at Albert Hall: Here’s all you need to know
The Mancunion bring you a preview of what to expect at Bright Eyes’ summer solstice show at Manchester’s Albert Hall
Interview: Calum Hood on launching a solo career with order, chaos and a hint of boyband charm
Calum Hood discusses his upcoming solo material, its influences and the differences between being a member of 5 Seconds of Summer and going at it alone
Chloë Wilson: The Mancunion interview
Rising singer-songwriter Chloë Wilson discusses her influences and plans for the future as well as her experience as a woman in music
‘Hey!’ – Pixies live at the O2 Apollo
Alt-rock pioneers Pixies live at Manchester’s O2 Apollo – a night of cult classics, fan favourites, and new offerings.
Live review: BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Liverpool kicks off the north-west’s festival season
BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend brings huge names, secret sets and new artists to four stages across Liverpool’s Sefton Park