Lucy Dacus delivers an engaging performance at Manchester Academy in support of her recent album Forever is a Feeling

Michelle Zauner’s Japanese Breakfast stun a Manchester crowd on the first night of a UK tour in support of new album For Melancholy Women

The Mancunion takes a look at Latitude Festival’s 2025 lineup ahead of the event due to take place at Suffolk’s Henham Parl in July

BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend brings huge names, secret sets and new artists to four stages across Liverpool’s Sefton Park

Sophie Allison, better known as Soccer Mommy, returns to Manchester to promote herlatest album ‘Evergreen’

Ugly’s live show at YES Pink Room marks them out as an exciting new prospect in the world of folk-rock

Viagra Boys brought an energetic show to Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse that barely left a moment of respite

From Fallowfield to Parklife, Antony Szmierek is rewriting what it means to sound like Manchester.

Sorry bring their indie-rock experimentalism to Band on the Wall in a live show previewing new material

Gabriel Blake of The Murder Capital sits discusses the creative process behind ‘Blindness’ and gives advice for young creatives

The Murder Capital’s second night at beloved Leeds venue Brudenell Social Club juxtaposes vigorous catharsis with melancholic introspection

Co-vocalist and guitarist of breakout indie band Divorce speaks during the interlude between the release of the band’s new album and the start of their 2025 headline tour

Divorce’s first Manchester show since the release of their debut album testifies to their excellence, entrancing a crowd at Gorilla

Men I Trust return with a stellar album which showcases their capabilities as a band and solidifies their signature indie–driven sound

English Teacher and Mogwai entrance audiences at the second night of BBC Radio 6 Music Festival’s 2025 edition

The indie-rock deity returns to Manchester to profoundly explore trauma through music and community in support of her career-defining new album

Nordoff & Robbins’ second annual Northern Music Awards look set to provide a brilliant night of celebrating the best musicians, venues and industry experts in the region

Always promising a day of discovery, Live at Leeds in the City returns, bringing local and international acts to venues across the city centre

Sam Fender returns with a highly impressive third album and proves his generational talent after a long wait of almost four years