BRITs Week 2026: YES hosts Rossi. in support of War Child
Breakthrough DJ Rossi. performs at YES for the 2026 edition of BRITs Week in what may well be his final intimate set in Manchester
Live review: beaux brings the love to Deaf Institute on Valentine’s Day
beaux rounds off his UK tour by showcasing the quiet confidence of an artist shaped as much by persistence as by support online
Eraserhead Xiu Xiu at Gorilla: Out-Lynching Lynch
Xiu Xiu reimagine a Lynchian masterpiece as performance art that unsettles long after the lights go up
Album review: Kim Gordon shakes off her Sonic Youth reputation on ‘PLAY ME’
Cultural icon Kim Gordon returns with a solo album that refuses to be palatable
“We had to take things with a pinch of salt”: Simon Webbe and Duncan James of Blue
Simon Webbe and Duncan James discuss everything Blue ahead of a tour celebrating their 25th anniversary
BRITs Week 2026: Gorilla hosts The K’s in support of War Child
The K’s perform an electrifying intimate show supporting War Child and thrilling their crowd in the process
Live review: Oklou brings the ‘choke enough’ tour to Manchester
Oklou performs her first Manchester headline performance in support of her latest album
Live review: mark william lewis at The White Hotel
The A24 Music signee brings his brand of bleak-pop to Salford. It’s strange, beguiling, beautiful – and heavier than you might expect
Album review: Mitski – ‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me’
Mitski’s latest record melds the rock sound of her earlier work with model storytelling
Preview: MiNT Festival 2026
MiNT Festival is due to bring a stellar line-up for 2026 to its home at Newsam Green Farm in Leeds
‘Now Would Be a Good Time’: An interview with Folk Bitch Trio
The Melbourne band discuss their record and its origins ahead of a Manchester headline at Deaf Institute
“Anything good for you hurts first”: An interview with Jehnny Beth
Ex-Savages frontperson Jehnny Beth discusses her new record and its influences ahead of her headline show at YES in March
Dear Manchester, Count them In: All Time Low’s pop-punk spectacle
All Time Low bring energy and nostalgia to Manchester’s Co-op Live for their ‘Everyone’s Talking’ world tour
Album review: Searows’ ‘Death in the Business of Whaling’
The multi-instrumentalist carves out an existentially charged portrait of the world at sea
Album review: Dry Cleaning’s ‘Secret Love’
The third studio album by South London’s spoken word masters should be kept anything but secret as the quartet explore unchartered genres, humour, and musicianship whilst maintaining their long-loved lyricism: “Onions, carrots, celery” anyone?
Live review: Superheaven at O2 Ritz
The grunge revivalist four-piece return to Manchester after a recent surge in popularity
Live review: Neck Deep bring ‘Life’s Not Out to Get You’ to Manchester Academy
Wrexham pop-punk heroes deliver a show in celebration of the tenth anniversary of their debut album
BRIT Awards 2026: Nominations announced for the event’s move to Manchester
The BRIT Awards have announced their nominations for the first event to have Manchester as its new home
Live review: Insecure Men display their lush exotica and psychedelia at YES
Saul Adamczewski’s Insecure Men perform a short but sweet set at YES Pink Room
MOBO Awards 2026: Nominees announced for thirtieth anniversary edition in Manchester
The MOBO Awards are due to make their Manchester debut in March and have recently announced their nominees