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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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DMA’S: “All three of us couldn’t be happier to get the guitars back out”

DMA’S: “All three of us couldn’t be happier to get the guitars back out”

After a break from touring, and with a new Sydney studio, Aussie three-piece DMA’S are back. Guitarist Johnny Took discusses Manchester crowds, Australian music, and why his band decided to self-title their fifth album
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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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Review: Slam Dunk Festival at twenty years old

Review: Slam Dunk Festival at twenty years old

Slam Dunk Festival delivers a brilliant twentieth year at Temple Newsam in Leeds after developing an extensive history in the city
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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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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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Green Man 2026: Highlights from this year’s line-up

Green Man 2026: Highlights from this year’s line-up

The festival is due to return to its home at Bannau Brycheiniog in July
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Preview: Boomtown Festival 2026

Preview: Boomtown Festival 2026

Boomtown returns for its fifth chapter this August with its “Radical Redesign” is looking more ambitious than ever
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Preview: Reading Festival 2026

Preview: Reading Festival 2026

The festival returns to Little John’s Farm with one of its strongest line-ups in years
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‘Music, Fashion, Film’: The most misunderstood album of 2026?

‘Music, Fashion, Film’: The most misunderstood album of 2026?

Charli xcx’s latest album divided critics and fans upon its release, but what if the real problem is that listeners aren’t looking deep enough?
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‘Now’s The Time’: Jon Onabowu on going solo and the future of jazz in the UK

‘Now’s The Time’: Jon Onabowu on going solo and the future of jazz in the UK

The jazz artist discusses his solo venture and the future of UK Jazz on the eve of the release of his debut album
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Music from the Margins & Sex Murder Art: Headpress’ 35th anniversary extravaganza

Music from the Margins & Sex Murder Art: Headpress’ 35th anniversary extravaganza

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Two events of the day – obscure, bizarre music and the films of Jörg Buttgereit with Headpress founder David Kerekes
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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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