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The New Mayor: is Bev Craig already sinking in Burnham’s footsteps?

The New Mayor: is Bev Craig already sinking in Burnham’s footsteps?

Only time will tell if Bev Craig will erase the legacy left behind by her predecessor, current PM Andy Burnham, and create a new pathway to expose Manchester’s greatness.
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Preview: The Warehouse Project turns twenty

Preview: The Warehouse Project turns twenty

The club night series celebrates its twentieth anniversary in Manchester. Here’s how it ace its jam-packed autumn/winter programme
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“We are the fucking rain!”: The Prodigy Live From Wythenshawe Park

“We are the fucking rain!”: The Prodigy Live From Wythenshawe Park

The legendary electro-punk group return to a rainy Manchester for their third performance in under two years
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Pushback online as White Hotel site to reopen under new ownership

Pushback online as White Hotel site to reopen under new ownership

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The legacy Salford venue is set to be taken over by the owners of a nightclub next door as BASTION. Users online voiced issue about a supposedly AI launch poster, and a smoothing over of The White Hotel’s diverse gig programming
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Album Review: Westside Cowboy’s ‘It Goes On’ spearheads a new era of UK indie

Album Review: Westside Cowboy’s ‘It Goes On’ spearheads a new era of UK indie

The Manchester quartet’s debut album is heartwarming and deftly imperfect, pioneering a new era of British indie music outside the capital
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Lola Young at O2 Apollo: A triumphant return for a true warrior

Lola Young at O2 Apollo: A triumphant return for a true warrior

The BRIT School alumna re-takes the reins of her narrative across two stunning nights in Manchester
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Pressure from development felt by independent venues in Manchester and Salford

Pressure from development felt by independent venues in Manchester and Salford

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Pressure on Manchester’s nightlife scene builds as two venues, The White Hotel and Stage & Radio, announce closures
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Live review: Audrey Hobert performs to her biggest ever crowd at O2 Victoria Warehouse

Live review: Audrey Hobert performs to her biggest ever crowd at O2 Victoria Warehouse

The beloved DIY alternative pop star performs to a crowd of 3500 in Manchester
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Parklife 2026: Manchester festival’s best year yet?

Parklife 2026: Manchester festival’s best year yet?

The festival makes a triumphant return to its home at Heaton Park
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Finding Emily (2026): Alicia MacDonald’s homage to Manchester and British rom-coms

Finding Emily (2026): Alicia MacDonald’s homage to Manchester and British rom-coms

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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
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Live review: Frame Works festival returns to the Northern Quarter

Live review: Frame Works festival returns to the Northern Quarter

The festival returns with its third annual presentation of some of the best upcoming acts from across the country
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Live review: MLEKO host their glorious homecoming at YES Basement

Live review: MLEKO host their glorious homecoming at YES Basement

The Manchester band thrill a sold-out crowd with tracks from their debut EP
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Live review: The Streets’ ‘A Grand Don’t Come for Free’ at Castlefield Bowl

Live review: The Streets’ ‘A Grand Don’t Come for Free’ at Castlefield Bowl

Mike Skinner and co perform the seminal sophomore album live in its entirety
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Interview: In conversation with Leif, Manchester’s new kids on the block

Interview: In conversation with Leif, Manchester’s new kids on the block

The University of Manchester band performed two recent sets and discussed their formation afterwards
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A Chat with STAT

A Chat with STAT

Will Fisher sits down with STAT magazine’s George Francis Lee to talk about northern identity, and only brings up Thatcher once or twice.
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“If a horror film was a DJ set”: Bad Revue and Inventing the Plow on Manchester’s underground noise scene

“If a horror film was a DJ set”: Bad Revue and Inventing the Plow on Manchester’s underground noise scene

Promoters and artists discuss Manchester’s underground noise scene
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Live review: An Evening With PinkPantheress

Live review: An Evening With PinkPantheress

The internet sensation performs to a sold-out crowd at one of Manchester’s biggest venues
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“You should have that community in the dance”: An interview with sez.

“You should have that community in the dance”: An interview with sez.

The Manchester-and-London-based DJ and promoter discusses her multitude of roles and influences
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Live review: Big Thief bring their ‘Incomprehensible’ live show to Aviva Studios

Live review: Big Thief bring their ‘Incomprehensible’ live show to Aviva Studios

The indie-folk masters celebrate their latest album and preview new material at the first of two sold-out nights
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The best cafés in Manchester to study in this exam season

The best cafés in Manchester to study in this exam season

Cafés can be the ultimate middle ground between hanging out with friends over good food and getting that revision or assignments done. But how do you know where to go?
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