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Liverpool was a Sound City – Festival Review

Liverpool was a Sound City – Festival Review

Serena Jemmett reviews Sound City, including performances from The Lathums, Self Esteem, The Royston Club, and Oliver Malcolm.
Preview: Liverpool Sound City

Preview: Liverpool Sound City

Serena previews Liverpool Sound City, kicking off this Saturday 30th April as it celebrates it’s 15th anniversary.
Sounds of the City 2022: Manchester’s outdoor summer concert series

Sounds of the City 2022: Manchester’s outdoor summer concert series

Previewing the summer series of concerts – Sounds of the City – at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl in 2022.
MANIFF 2022: We’re All in This Together

MANIFF 2022: We’re All in This Together

MANIFF 2022: Katie Boland acts in, directs, writes, and produces her directorial debut We’re All in This Together
A Month in Film: Our editor’s top picks

A Month in Film: Our editor’s top picks

Lacking that fix of cinema? Here’s a cohesive list of the most exciting things going on in Manchester and across the film world for the next month
KINOFILM: Festival Preview

KINOFILM: Festival Preview

Welcome to Kinofilm, the most exciting short film festival coming to Manchester this week!
Gloriously Horrifying: Grimmfest Preview

Gloriously Horrifying: Grimmfest Preview

Be prepared to be horrified, disturbed and spooked at this year’s Grimmfest.
Hide and Seek: Finding its feet

Hide and Seek: Finding its feet

Music writer Izzy Langhamer covers hide and seek festivals sophomore year, its joys and its kinks.
Review: Boney M. featuring Maizie Williams at Hale Barns Carnival

Review: Boney M. featuring Maizie Williams at Hale Barns Carnival

Head Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Boney M. featuring Maizie Williams at Hale Barns Carnival
Preview: Hale Barns Carnival

Preview: Hale Barns Carnival

Hale Barns Carnival returns with a full-scale show but a 50% capacity – headlined by Katrina and the Waves and Boney M
Hide and Seek Festival: Dance the day away this summer

Hide and Seek Festival: Dance the day away this summer

More good news for festival-lovers this summer! Hide & Seek Festival is set to return on Saturday 4th September. A day (and night!) of underground House, Techno and Dance music. Set in the gorgeous grounds of the Capesthorne Hall Estate, the festival overlooks three lakes and is surrounded by lush countryside. It’s Bridgerton, if the […]
MACFEST: The power of community over isolation

MACFEST: The power of community over isolation

What to expect from this year’s MACFEST, the festival of Islamic art and culture
Reading and Leeds festival 2021: An option or opportunity for change?

Reading and Leeds festival 2021: An option or opportunity for change?

Music contributor Gabriel Barnett gives his thoughts on the recent controversy surrounding the line-up announcement of Reading & Leed’s festival. Covering who he thinks should be featured and why there is no excuse for the current gender imbalance.
Congleton Jazz and Blues festival documentary

Congleton Jazz and Blues festival documentary

Georgina Davidson discusses locally curated culture of The Congleton Jazz and Blues Festival with Documentary Director Callum Hilditch-Crimes
Review: Kinofilm Spanish Shorts

Review: Kinofilm Spanish Shorts

Ahead of the 16th Edition of Kinofilm Festival Manchester, head film editor Tobias Soar attended the Spanish Shorts screening
MANIFF 2020: Traumfabrik

MANIFF 2020: Traumfabrik

Manchester International Film Festival opens with Traumfabrik, a romantic love story that forms part of the festival’s German Film section, writes Zofia Gryf-Lowczowska
Line ups, Locations and Living it Up: A 2020 Festival Guide

Line ups, Locations and Living it Up: A 2020 Festival Guide

Our contributors outline the must-see festivals of the summer
Preview: ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2020

Preview: ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2020

In its 26th year running, ¡Viva! is back at HOME, bringing with it a selection of 31 films from Spain and Latin America
Chinese New Year celebrations cancelled due to coronavirus concerns

Chinese New Year celebrations cancelled due to coronavirus concerns

The Manchester Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) have instead been fundraising for medical supplies for affected areas
MACfest: The festival we need in a divided Britain

MACfest: The festival we need in a divided Britain

MACfest, the first UK festival celebrating Islam, returns in 2020