The Vaccines return to Manchester Academy to perform an electrifying set of both old and new material

After her historic 4th win for Album of the Year at the Grammys, we take a look back at Taylor Swift’s Midnights (and why it won)

Owing as equally to Joy Division as they do to Maltese poetry, GENN are to arrive in Manchester to showcase their ambitious debut LP

From excessive queuing and crowd arguments to throwing things on stage, it’s clear that concert etiquette is on the decline

Indie-pop musician Nieve Ella plays an incredible sold-out gig at Manchester’s Gorilla on her first headline tour

Yasmin Coe is an artist ready to catch fire, as she sells out bigger and bigger shows in Manchester, so you better get in the know

Lankum’s dissonant, trad-folk aesthetics capture the collective mood, but leaves us feeling both optimistic and introspective

From dodgy vapes to darker music, Banana Undertones are about to make some serious waves. Find out the lowdown before anyone else here

Scottish rockers The View triumph in Manchester with an energetic set of old classics, new releases, and their trademark attitude

Hyperpop pioneer returns to Manchester in support of release of third studio album, Fanfare

Frank Carter and Dean Richardson gush about their upcoming Dark Rainbow World Tour following the success of the album’s release

Trio, to five-piece, to TikTok sensation – Mother Mother are constantly evolving, and that’s something that frontman Ryan Guldemond relishes

Manchester’s infamous Factory Records remains a goldmine of indie musical output, full of often-forgotten masterpieces

NewDad, new album? Atlantic’s hottest new release sees the London-via-Galway outfit successfully dip their toe in several shoegazey pools

Speak-singing is a key part of the current musical landscape. Ten years after they blew up, where do Future Islands now fit in?

Django Django electrify the audience at Manchester’s New Century with anthems of genre-blurring eclecticism

Madness are more than just a band. As they bring their Theatre of the Absurd tour to Manchester, we explore what being a Madness fan really means and how their music has an impact beyond the stage

The New Jersey two piece returned to Manchester after five years to play a setlist packed full of cult classics

Shoegaze, nugaze, nogaze? cruush are here to redefine the sensibilities of their predecessors as they sell out their headline show at YES Basement

In the second year of BBC Radio 6 Music’s Greater Manchester residency, the station has announced an expanded lineup across a wide range of genres