University of Manchester student Henry Nicholls performs his first ever headline show and opens up about his influences and songwriting

The virtual band fronted by Damon Albarn bring a live show packed with hits and special guests

Genre-bending artist on the front-lines of Australia’s underground EDM scene proves anything truly is possible with fingers, eyes, a mouse, and a screen

Breakthrough DJ Rossi. performs at YES for the 2026 edition of BRITs Week in what may well be his final intimate set in Manchester

Returning with its 20th series, Channel 4’s flagship comedy show Taskmaster is still living up to its well-earned reputation as one of the UK’s best current panel shows. Celebrating a landmark ten years on screen, Series 20 delivers all the eccentric, chaotic and hilarious moments an audience could hope for.

Cultural icon Kim Gordon returns with a solo album that refuses to be palatable

Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women remains one of the most enduring examinations of gender, identity, and societal expectation in nineteenth‑century America.

The A24 Music signee brings his brand of bleak-pop to Salford. It’s strange, beguiling, beautiful – and heavier than you might expect

The third studio album by South London’s spoken word masters should be kept anything but secret as the quartet explore unchartered genres, humour, and musicianship whilst maintaining their long-loved lyricism: “Onions, carrots, celery” anyone?

The grunge revivalist four-piece return to Manchester after a recent surge in popularity

Wrexham pop-punk heroes deliver a show in celebration of the tenth anniversary of their debut album

Queer history is usually told through court cases and Acts of Parliament. A Queer Scrapbook: Britain and Ireland since 1945 asks what happens if we start instead with photocopied flyers and creased photographs. Editors Justin Bengry, Matt Cook, Rebecca Jennings, and E. J. Scott assemble a tactile, visual record of post‑war queer life that feels […]

The Cut and Craft, a bank-turned-restaurant, might be the ideal spot for a boujee Christmas meal

In Start Swimming, its final Autumn Fringe show, UMDS proves that it is not going anywhere

Playback brings sibling conflict and a deeply haunted house to UMDS’ Autumn Fringe

Daniel Grady and Maisy Nichols’ It Speaks in American is a striking take on quintessential Americana

In The Candidates, Harry Petts and Dan Greenwood deliver a strong satire that drips with both farce and melancholy

Iconic film score composer Hans Zimmer performs a selection of his most recognisable suites at Co-Op Live

The Norwegian duo perform an enrapturing show in support of their latest album

The local icon showcases her shoegaze and grunge influences at a phenomenal show