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Live review: Jessie J returns with a Bang (Bang)

Live review: Jessie J returns with a Bang (Bang)

Jessie J brings an acoustic set to Albert Hall showing the power of her voice and the strength of her chat
Live review: Tom’s Earring and Still Life showcase Manchester’s greatest strengths

Live review: Tom’s Earring and Still Life showcase Manchester’s greatest strengths

532 at University of Manchester’s student union bar hosts a night of live music from Tom’s Earring and Still Life
An autumn of music in Manchester: Five first semester gigs you can’t miss

An autumn of music in Manchester: Five first semester gigs you can’t miss

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
Billie Eilish at Co-Op Live: Alt-pop mega-star hits Manchester hard and soft

Billie Eilish at Co-Op Live: Alt-pop mega-star hits Manchester hard and soft

Alt-pop sensation Billie Eilish brings her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour to Manchester’s Co-Op Live in the last of four exceptional performances
Over and Out: Jeff Lynne’s ELO at Co-Op Live

Over and Out: Jeff Lynne’s ELO at Co-Op Live

Jeff Lynne’s ELO play what turned out to be their final show at Manchester’s Co-Op Live as part of the Over and Out farewell tour
Bright Eyes’ solstice show at Albert Hall: Here’s all you need to know

Bright Eyes’ solstice show at Albert Hall: Here’s all you need to know

The Mancunion bring you a preview of what to expect at Bright Eyes’ summer solstice show at Manchester’s Albert Hall
Concert Style Guide #1: Loyle Carner

Concert Style Guide #1: Loyle Carner

Going to a Loyle Carner gig and not sure what to wear? Here are our expert’s tips on how to fit in with the crowd
Live review: Renée Rapp at the O2 Apollo

Live review: Renée Rapp at the O2 Apollo

On the heels of her recent success as Regina George in the Mean Girls reboot, Renée Rapp performed in Manchester for the first time and what a night it was
Young Fathers live in Manchester: Redefining live music

Young Fathers live in Manchester: Redefining live music

Young Fathers blur the lines of live music and performance art, with a transfixing gig at the Manchester Academy
Swans fly into Albert Hall

Swans fly into Albert Hall

American experimental rock band Swans are heading on a European tour, with a stop at the Albert Hall in Manchester.
The Chicks Live: Walking so others can run

The Chicks Live: Walking so others can run

Twenty years after facing perhaps the biggest blacklisting in music history, The (Dixie) Chicks have returned to the UK – and they are bigger, better, and badder than ever before.
Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard Live: A double bill of thrills

Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard Live: A double bill of thrills

Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard headlined the fifth and final day of Lytham Festival – and they went out with a bang!
Kelis Live: An eclectic night of nostalgia

Kelis Live: An eclectic night of nostalgia

Kelis put on an electrifying, nostalgic show at Albert Hall – over three years after the pandemic forced her to cancel her show there
Andrew McMahon leaves the wild for Gorilla

Andrew McMahon leaves the wild for Gorilla

Andrew McMahon is performing at Gorilla as part of a hotly anticipated world tour
Live review: Bonnie Raitt at Bridgewater Hall

Live review: Bonnie Raitt at Bridgewater Hall

Fresh off her shock win at the Grammys, Bonnie Raitt visited the Bridgewater Hall as part of her UK tour
Dope Lemon rides a Rose Pink Cadillac to Albert Hall

Dope Lemon rides a Rose Pink Cadillac to Albert Hall

Dope Lemon, one of Australia’s most exciting indie artists, is stopping by Albert Hall as part of his European tour
Kelis brings all the boys to Albert Hall

Kelis brings all the boys to Albert Hall

Kelis is coming back to Manchester – over three years after the pandemic forced her to cancel her last gig in the city
Live review: Samantha Barks at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Live review: Samantha Barks at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Musical theatre icon Samantha Barks performed a superb solo concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane – where she usually plays Elsa in Frozen
Live review: Carrie Hope Fletcher at The Lowry

Live review: Carrie Hope Fletcher at The Lowry

Carrie Hope Fletcher, the biggest West End star right now, dropped by The Lowry as part of her first ever UK tour
Samantha Barks is on her own at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Samantha Barks is on her own at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Samantha Barks will perform a solo concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane – where she stars in the cast of Frozen