Lytham Festival 2023 is headlined by Jamiroquai, George Ezra, Sting, Lionel Richie, and Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe, with special guests including Blondie, Gabrielle and Kim Wilde

As the Fab Four’s debut turns 60, Jake Rowley proposes an alternative ‘Please Please Me’ comprising the best of their early material.

Lyra’s concert in Canvas was a reminder of the power of live music to bring people together and to create unforgettable moments

Fall Out Boy play a special intimate warm-up show at Manchester’s Band on the Wall, making for a night we’ll remember for centuries

Kali Uchis’ new single ‘I Wish You Roses’ arrives in time for Valentine’s Day

What does a Greggs Sausage Roll have in common with raw meat and indie pop? Matty Healy of course. Check out The Mancunion’s review of the 1975 ‘At Their Very Best’ here.

The Manchester band bring a night of pop-punk tunes to their hometown following the release of their third album Unwanted

CMAT charmed every audience member in Gorilla, with her playful but often heart-wrenching country infused pop

Grace Ives graces YES Basement with a set of alt-pop instant classics and support from Greysha

Despite illness, James Bay plays a show-stopping set to a sold-out Manchester Academy

Australian singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly plays an empowering set at Band on the Wall

After releasing her fifth record in just over two years, has Taylor Swift reached her peak?

Beautiful has rock ‘n’ rolled its way to Palace Theatre Manchester

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical returns to the Palace Theatre as part of its UK tour

Legendary singer Kim Wilde’s The Greatest Hits Tour played at Bridgewater Hall – where she was joined by China Crisis.

Alex reviews Beyonce’s latest album, RENAISSANCE – an album filled with dance hits left, right and centre.

Sarah Taylor reviews HAIM at their second Manchester stop on their One More HAIM Tour.

Jessica Hamilton reviews Paloma Faith’s breath-taking summer set at Haydock Racecourse on her Age of Optimism Tour.

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy chats to Roy Stride, the lead singer of Scouting for Girls, about the band’s surprise success and incredible longevity

A review of the funky new Harry Styles record, Harry’s House, by Owen Scott.