Indie pop royalty Dodie, Orla Gartland, Greta Issac, and Martin Luke Brown debut as supergroup FIZZ, putting the charm into existential dread

Pretenders delight 02 Ritz with an energetic assertion of new material, fan-favourites, and passion for The Smiths

Join Dimitra Ananiadou and her ensemble on November 8th for a musical soirée that’s bound to make your heartstrings sing, all while supporting our four-legged friends in need

The Mancunion explores Beyond The Music Festival, a weekend full of tantalising shows, conferences and real change in the music industry

Young Fathers blur the lines of live music and performance art, with a transfixing gig at the Manchester Academy

Oscar from Sundara Karma talks experimentation, genre conventions, returning to indie beginnings, and his hesitations about doing so

Fresh off the back of a US tour, Maisie Peters returned to Manchester to play her sophomore album The Good Witch to a packed-out crowd

Taking place at Manchester’s Soup, artists Irfan Rainy and KISA pay tribute to the late Fela Kuti through both traditional and contemporaneous anthems

Brighton-based five-piece Squid bring their tetchy disposition up to Manchester, but does it pay off?

Scouse duo Camelphat brought an unbelievable line-up to Manchester and dazzled on their return to The Warehouse Project, but is Depot Mayfield in need of an upgrade? 

The Mancunion sets out its autumnal playlist for the coming semester at the University of Manchester

Ellie Goulding entertained fans with a selection of both old and new tracks at Manchester’s Academy One

In lieu of a Manchester date, The Mancunion travels across to Liverpool to watch iconic bassist Peter Hook perform Joy Division and New Order’s Substance albums in full

British music legend John Power demonstrated his skill and experience at Academy 3 in a blistering solo set spanning his entire career

90s Baby POP returns to AO Arena with its best line-up yet, headlined by Blue and Peter Andre

Returning to Manchester for their last gig of the year, The Mysterines marked the International Day of the Girl with a style and swagger befitting the occasion

The Mancunion sit down with The Mysterines to discuss War Child’s Day of the Girl event, Arctic Monkeys, and new material

Live at Manchester’s Albert Hall, the 62-year-old indie veteran continues to inspire with a wholesome ode to his career’s back-catalogue

The experimental dubstep artist Hannibal Rex, returns to Manchester, but falls short of the mark at YES

From Nina Simone to SOPHIE, all manner of music gets a fair hearing at Manchester’s premier album book-club, and this year’s committee are looking to expand the weekly music discussion group even further