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Alica MacDonald's 'Finding Emily' provides an inventive spin on the rom-com for a modern audience thanks to a strong sense of place – and UoM's campus
Joscha Bongard's Babystar is a frightfully realistic satire on social media family channels that bites off more than it can chew
Emerging Manchester band Bleach showcase their various influences and capabilities at Aatma
Multi-instrumentalist talent Dev Hynes returns to the stage after a six-year hiatus
Softcult perform another loud yet equally tender show in Manchester
Nia Archives makes a stellar return to the Warehouse Project with her electrifying curation of Up Ya Archives
Shoegaze pioneers return to Manchester during their first tour in ten years
Transatlantic trio Sunday (1994) return to the stage and the city of Manchester in style
shame perform a predictably chaotic show to a crowd who did not need inciting
Irish post-punk titans Fontaines D.C. returned to Manchester last November for a three-night residency at Aviva Studios
Alt-pop megastar Lorde opens her ULTRASOUND with a mesmerising show spanning her hits and new tracks
Jazz-house act berlioz brings a new sound to The Warehouse Project with a sell-out show named after one of his biggest hits
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard try their hand at a rave-style DJ set after releasing 27 studio albums
hard life debut new album material and triumph on their first headline tour since 2023
Sports Team bring their indie-rock and post-punk to Academy 2 for a night characterised by chaos and crowd interaction
The synth experimentalist performs to his captivated cult following at the most unassuming of Manchester’s Academy venues
The critically-adored alternative musician returns to Manchester with an uncompromising surge of artistic expression in support of his seventh studio album
Confidence Man make a triumphant return to Manchester with a curation of The Warehouse Project
Celeste brings her new album ‘Woman Of Faces’ to Academy 2
NewDad open a tour in support of ‘Altar’ with a breathtaking show
The Psychedelic Furs make their return to Manchester with an atmospheric and mesmerising live show at Albert Hall
YHWH Nailgun bring their abrasive and experimental noise-rock to The White Hotel
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