A punky reggae party is just what the doctor ordered in 2017, with The Wailers bringing classic Jamaican fun to rainy Manchester in an entertaining night at The Academy, writes Alex Corns

On the back of their thus-far strongest album, Enter Shikari confidently deliver a show providing fans with all that they would expect – plus more

Morris Seifert examines whether a roller disco in academy one works

The University of Manchester Students’ Union is to use the former-RBS building next to Academy 1 as an environmentally friendly charity shop

Hawkwind perform truly bonkers psychedelia with a punk edge

Miles Kane storms Academy 1.

The Oxford quintet are set to bring Holy Fire to Manchester

The stateside sensations do things the old-fashioned way at the Academy

The veteran 90s rockers return to Manchester in support of latest release ‘Generation Freakshow’

Alabama’s finest exports shook the Academy to its foundations at their biggest Manchester show to date

Manchester Academy 1 3rd October 2012 7/10

Manchester Academy 25th September 4/5 stars Charlie Boydell-Smith

The Cribs can be anthemic without needing to have the audience jumping and screaming as one.

Steel Panther’s Balls Out tour was possibly the best gig I’ve ever been to – and I’ve seen Meatloaf live.

Rizzle Kicks’ live show can be fairly described as harmless fun.

It’s impossible not to raise questions about how ‘live’ a performance from 2 men with computers and decks really is.