Joy Crookes returns with highly-anticipated sophomore release, Juniper, which proves to have been well-worth the wait

Pop icon Katy Perry brings The Lifetimes Tour to Manchester’s AO Arena for one night only

Australian Grammy-nominated producer and DJ Dom Dolla packed out Depot Mayfield for his only UK headline show outside of London this year

The Last Dinner Party return with a genre-shifting second album twenty months after their debut

Stockport’s Bedroom Vacation celebrate the release of their latest single ‘God Bless’ at Café Blah

The Warehouse Project hosts huge names and newer talents for the anniversary celebration of Josh Baker’s You&Me

FLO delight fans and establish themselves as the UK’s best current girl group with a stellar show at Manchester Academy

Taylor Swift’s twelfth album offers mixed results but ultimately fails to live up to expectations

JoJo Siwa performs to fans of all ages at O2 Ritz Manchester but remains haunted by the online mockery surrounding her name

Sammy Virji’s return to The Warehouse Project with a self-curated lineup proves to be both busy and triumphant

How the shiny suit era made hip hop more successful than ever, yet turned away some of its most ardent followers

Self Esteem brings her powerful and emotive live show to Manchester for three sold-out Academy dates

Melbourne trio Acopia play with themes of introspection and optimism in a moody night of sultry electronica, stripped-back shoegaze, and ethereal dance

The Filipino-Australian social media star takes Manchester into his world of flamboyance for one night only

JADE establishes herself as a popstar in her own right with a debut solo album released three years after Little Mix began their hiatus

Queens of the Stone Age brought a stellar line-up to Sheffield’s Rock N Roll Circus for a rainy day of live music at Don Valley Bowl

The Warehouse Project hosts the Australian producer and hit-maker FISHER for its first multiple-room event of the year

Maruja perform a selection of tracks from their debut album ahead of a huge O2 Ritz headline

Music fans are being treated to a stacked schedule of unmissable gigs this autumn, as a genre-spanning array of artists are due to perform across Manchester’s many venues

Manchester offers a wide range of music venues, regardless of the genre you’re into: here is a guide to five venues you should check out during Freshers