Live Music Articles

Live Review: The Chats

Live Review: The Chats

The young Australian rockers are good, but their crowds are better
Live Review: Tom Odell

Live Review: Tom Odell

Jasmine Bennett takes a trip to see singer-songwriter Tom Odell fill the Manchester O2 Apollo with piano-led ballads.
Live Review: Mitski at Gorilla

Live Review: Mitski at Gorilla

Mitski brings an uncompromising energy to Manchester’s Gorilla, writes contributor Theo Bennett
Live Review – LAUREL

Live Review – LAUREL

An evening at Soup Kitchen with LAUREL leaves an audience privileged to have witnessed a singer destined to play far bigger venues, writes Alex Corns
Welcome back to Manchester: autumn 2018’s newest bars and restaurants

Welcome back to Manchester: autumn 2018’s newest bars and restaurants

The newest venues to wine and dine
Q and A: Tom Zanetti

Q and A: Tom Zanetti

Tom Zanetti answered some quick-fire questions ahead of his show at the O2 Ritz
Live Review: Tramlines Festival 2018

Live Review: Tramlines Festival 2018

Contributor Georgina Davidson reports from Tramlines 2018, giving us the lowdown on music offerings and the reasoning behind the event’s message to “Be More Nulty”
Live Review: Idles at FOPP

Live Review: Idles at FOPP

With barely two weeks since the release of their critically acclaimed second album Joy As An Act Of Resistance, Bristol-based five-piece IDLES descend upon the basement of Manchester record store Fopp to a crowd of avid fans for an hour of sweat-laden carnage
Album Review: Idles – Joy as an Act of Resistance

Album Review: Idles – Joy as an Act of Resistance

Frenetic, essential and virtuous are the three words that capture both Idles and their second monumental album Joy as an Act Of Resistance
Live Review: Arctic Monkeys

Live Review: Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys take to the Manchester Arena stage for a superlative show
Live Review: Sofar Sounds Manchester

Live Review: Sofar Sounds Manchester

Sofar Sounds’ unique style of event production and their talented surprise guests captivate an intimate crowd, writes Rona McCann
Review: TRUCK Festival

Review: TRUCK Festival

TRUCK Festival’s celebration of female-fronted bands is refreshing and welcome — in doing so, the small indie-focused festival has become a leader in furthering the cause for feminism in music.
Preview: Humber Street Sesh 2018

Preview: Humber Street Sesh 2018

Ethan Davies previews Hull’s premiere metropolitan music festival, Humber Street Sesh, which is the perfect getaway for those of you needing new music, cheap drinks, and thoroughly lovely locals
Live Review: The Orielles

Live Review: The Orielles

Missed out on Arctic Monkeys tickets? Don’t worry, there’s a new Yorkshire band who’ll have your hips moving in no time
Live Review: Django Django at the Ritz

Live Review: Django Django at the Ritz

Django Django have been riding high of late, a successful album and a series of sold-out shows – Ethan Davies found that their live performances are just as impressive

Live Review: Joey Bada$$

There’s something intrinsically hip-hop about a rapper wearing a bright orange sweatshirt, cargo pants and military boots, holding a glass of white wine whilst rapping a nursery rhyme

Live: Loyle Carner

Loyle Carner returns to Manchester with his new album Yesterday’s Gone

Review: 2000 Trees Festival 2017

Did I mention you can bring your own alcohol into the arena?!

Live: The Orielles

“Despite their young age they are all really making ripples in the music world”

Interview: Lizzie Nunnery

The Mancunion’s Theatre editor Brogen Campbell talks to writer Lizzie Nunnery about her play ‘Narvik’

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