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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
Joscha Bongard's Babystar is a frightfully realistic satire on social media family channels that bites off more than it can chew
The Grammy winner brings a show-stopping performance to Co-Op Live in celebration of her new album
The Kiwi brothers return to Manchester for their first headline show, bringing an evening of genre-blurring ambition
The beloved festival offers an eclectic and diverse range of performances as it returns for another edition
The forward-thinking DJ and producer 1-800 GIRLS unveils his first album via Epic Records
The beloved Britpop band, James, bring a career-spanning show to Europe’s largest indoor arena
Family, love, and cultlike faith unspool together in this new undersea drama, ‘Divine Wave’
UMDS put an elegant spin on the classic comedy of errors
The scouse-turned-Mancunian DJ and producer brings his euphoric set to Albert Hall’s enchanting interior
Budding popstar brings a spellbinding show to New Century Hall to celebrate the release of her sophomore record
Electro-punk legends bring an exhilarating live performance to Co-Op Live with support from Carl Cox
The Brighton band pack out The Castle Hotel’s eighty-capacity performance space for a night of new music
STARSTRUCK! gives Salford a glimpse of the future in a showcase night of new musical talent
Manchester’s hometown hero Harry Styles performs a special One Night Only show in celebration of ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’
Live music and activism go hand in hand with collective No Band is an Island and their first anniversary showcase with local legends Westside Cowboy triumphed – mostly
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival returns with thrilling sets from Mandy, Indiana and SILVERWINGKILLER
The Icelandic star displays her traditional jazz influences with an exciting special guest at Co-Op Live
underscores’ April Harper Grey comes back for a hat trick with a new album harkening back to the pop of past
Wu-Tang Clan wave farewell to Manchester as part of The Final Chamber tour
Indie duo Sports return to music with an electric album that struggles to find any footing
Holly Humberstone returns with a melancholy yet hopeful second album
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