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Tom Odell live in Manchester: A triumphant return to the O2 Apollo

Tom Odell live in Manchester: A triumphant return to the O2 Apollo

Armed with a newfound sense of freedom, ‘Another Love’ star Tom Odell returns to Manchester with an electric display of his latest album Black Friday
Live review: Renée Rapp at the O2 Apollo

Live review: Renée Rapp at the O2 Apollo

On the heels of her recent success as Regina George in the Mean Girls reboot, Renée Rapp performed in Manchester for the first time and what a night it was
Live Review: Gladys Knight at O2 Apollo

Live Review: Gladys Knight at O2 Apollo

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Gladys Knight at O2 Apollo, where she sang music from her solo career and her time with the Pips – with support from Mark Kingswood
A moment’s happiness: Under the influence of Wolf Alice

A moment’s happiness: Under the influence of Wolf Alice

Lucy Turner reviews Wolf Alice at Manchester Apollo on their Blue Weekend tour
Don’t miss the Melanie Martinez livestream show tonight

Don’t miss the Melanie Martinez livestream show tonight

Melanie Martinez is following her K-12 Tour – which played Manchester in 2019 – with a worldwide livestream, titled ‘Can’t Wait Till I’m Out of K-12’
Live review: Dido at O2 Apollo

Live review: Dido at O2 Apollo

Noughties pop star Dido returned to Manchester’s O2 Apollo after a 15 year hiatus to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of her award-winning debut album No Angel
Live Review: Melanie Martinez at the O2 Apollo

Live Review: Melanie Martinez at the O2 Apollo

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Melanie Martinez’s K-12 Tour, a theatrical concert experience, at the O2 Apollo
Live Review: Emeli Sandé at the O2 Apollo

Live Review: Emeli Sandé at the O2 Apollo

The pop singer’s warm show included all the songs that made her famous, Jay Darcy writes
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: Blossoms

Live Review: Blossoms

Blossoms rock a new-found 80s flare, in more ways than one
Live review: The Charlatans

Live review: The Charlatans

The Charlatans come back to Madchester, entering their second golden age
Live review: Kodaline

Live review: Kodaline

Kodaline brought the Irish folk to Manchester

Live Review: PVRIS

Pvris came to the Apollo Manchester to play the biggest show of their career so far.

Live review: Marilyn Manson

The godfather of goth puts on an extremely underwhelming and borderline insulting show at O2 Apollo

Live: Kwabs

Kwabs’s support slot is rather too mysterious for impatient fans

Live: Sam Smith

The Grammy winning star’s show mixes his own hits with pop classics, with spine-tingling results

Live: Clean Bandit

The ‘Rather Be’ hitmakers’ live set shows they have talent in abundance

Live: Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

The Beautiful South singers celebrate their long and winding back catalogue of hits

Live: Erasure

Erasure treat their sold-out crowd to a night of camp nostalgic fun

Live: Deer Tick

Deer Tick’s set is full of character, laughter and ear-busting rock