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Album review: NewDad invite listeners to the ‘Altar’ to share their love for Galway

Album review: NewDad invite listeners to the ‘Altar’ to share their love for Galway

NewDad’s latest album ‘Altar’ presents itself as an ode to Galway, showcasing the shoegaze sounds the trio have become renowned for

Live review: The Warehouse Project returns with Annie Mac’s Before Midnight

Live review: The Warehouse Project returns with Annie Mac’s Before Midnight

Annie Mac’s Before Midnight opens The Warehouse Project’s 2025 season in style and ushers in a no-phones policy for concourse-only shows

Billie Eilish at Co-Op Live: Alt-pop mega-star hits Manchester hard and soft

Billie Eilish at Co-Op Live: Alt-pop mega-star hits Manchester hard and soft

Alt-pop sensation Billie Eilish brings her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour to Manchester’s Co-Op Live in the last of four exceptional performances

Album Review: Viagra Boys look inward with near self-titled viagr aboys

Album Review: Viagra Boys look inward with near self-titled viagr aboys

The latest album from punk rock titans Viagra Boys doesn’t fail to impress despite the presence of lyrical missteps

Over and Out: Jeff Lynne’s ELO at Co-Op Live

Over and Out: Jeff Lynne’s ELO at Co-Op Live

Jeff Lynne’s ELO play what turned out to be their final show at Manchester’s Co-Op Live as part of the Over and Out farewell tour

Album Review: ‘Addison’ by Addison Rae

Album Review: ‘Addison’ by Addison Rae

Addison Rae stuns with her self-titled debut album, Addison

Kylie Minogue at AO Arena: Breaking records and smashing expectations

Kylie Minogue at AO Arena: Breaking records and smashing expectations

Australia’s finest pop-star brings a career-spanning live set to Manchester in her 33rd show at AO Arena

Mooncalf: UMDS’ absurd comedy is a promising pick for London showcase

Mooncalf: UMDS’ absurd comedy is a promising pick for London showcase

UMDS’ campy, farcical comedy still knows exactly when to twist the knife

‘Pirouette’: Model/Actriz turn things up to eleven

‘Pirouette’: Model/Actriz turn things up to eleven

Model/Actriz deliver an impressive, expressive, experimental follow up to their 2023 debut album, innovating with every step forward

Words on the dancefloor: The Read Room

Words on the dancefloor: The Read Room

Welcome to your new favourite bookclub, where literature meets the dancefloor and connection takes centre stage

Squid live in Manchester: Invigorating innovation proves the band aren’t ‘Cowards’

Squid live in Manchester: Invigorating innovation proves the band aren’t ‘Cowards’

Squid deliver another electrifying performance and exhibit invention along the way at Manchester’s O2 Ritz

Live review: Kelly Lee Owens brings “pure euphoria” to Manchester’s New Century Hall

Live review: Kelly Lee Owens brings “pure euphoria” to Manchester’s New Century Hall

Kelly Lee Owens performs songs from Dreamstate and Inner Song in a brilliantly escapist live show

From Fallowfield to the front row: My first London Fashion Week experience

From Fallowfield to the front row: My first London Fashion Week experience

From scrambling through the streets of Manchester to talking our way into a front-row seat at London Fashion Week, this was a chaotic but unforgettable introduction to the fashion world

UMMTS’ Hilda’s Haven: A journey of self-discovery

UMMTS’ Hilda’s Haven: A journey of self-discovery

UMMTS’ Hilda’s Haven makes for a touching story of community

Saturday Night Live at 50: Nostalgia, new comedy, and the sketches that defined generations

Saturday Night Live at 50: Nostalgia, new comedy, and the sketches that defined generations

To celebrate 50 years of the beloved sketch comedy show, Saturday Night Live stars past and present gathered to deliver a spectacular one-off episode

The Traitors series 3 review: How a change of rules changed the game

The Traitors series 3 review: How a change of rules changed the game

A surprising twist flipped The Traitors on its head and led to an unmissable finale

Squid – Cowards: innovative post-punk quintet’s third album lays its claim as their best work yet

Squid – Cowards: innovative post-punk quintet’s third album lays its claim as their best work yet

Brighton art-rockers Squid return with an album marked by experimentation that simultaneously unsettles, startles and satisfies

Defiance: Fighting the Far Right review: Powerful lessons for a battle still being fought

Defiance: Fighting the Far Right review: Powerful lessons for a battle still being fought

Channel 4’s compelling documentary series revisits pivotal moments in Britain’s fight against racism and fascism, drawing parallels to today’s ongoing struggles

UMMTS Into The Woods review: A delightfully comic revival of a timeless treasure

UMMTS Into The Woods review: A delightfully comic revival of a timeless treasure

In classic UMMTS fashion, the first full-length musical production of the year is one to remember

Magdalena Bay cast a spell at Manchester Academy

Magdalena Bay cast a spell at Manchester Academy

Synth-pop duo Magdalena Bay take over Manchester Academy, delivering an enchanting performance that left the audience spellbound