From pub crawls to Freshers' events, drinking can feel unavoidable, and sobriety can feel isolating. Here's how to miss out on the hangovers, not the fun
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
Insidious is back with nothing further to say, leaving in the wake of the Lamberts a 'fresh' start only aiming to parrot its ghastly blueprint
The trio instigate a frenzy in the sweatbox of Joshua Brooks
Bestival is like a four day sanctuary from reality
Rae Morris has charming qualities, but her songs are two dimensional
Parallels could be drawn to Jeff Buckley in Sital-Singh’s performance
Garden Festival strikes the perfect balance of holiday tranquillity and festival excitement
In only its second year, the festival was remarkably assured in its organisation and execution
Y Not delivers with a staggeringly diverse bill
The festival hosted an impressive cross-section of musical genres, as well as a varied selection of arts
“For those who never experienced Store Street, you’re in for a treat. For those who were there first time round, you know what’s coming.”
Set amongst Lancashire’s rolling hills over a tropically hot weekend, Beat-Herder was a fantastic and memorable affair
Summer in the City brought music lovers of all ages together
5 days was not nearly enough to explore all the hundreds of hidden gems the festival has to offer
West confidently exhibits all the star qualities that make him one of hip hop’s biggest names
Sankeys stopped a good night becoming a legendary one
Everywhere you stood at Pangaea the party atmosphere remained bubbling
There is something genuinely awe-inspiring about Swans’s ability to completely transform a space through sound
2 labels, 4 headliners
Lo-Fi pull in the big guns
A night of rousing funk and mind-bending techno
The teaming up of Selective Hearing and Hi Ku was highly successful
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