Liam Gallagher played Hull on the same evening, but the DIY festival was making more noise

After Janelle Monae’s MIF show received national media attention before it even began over issues with accessibility, the performer worked to undo the bad press by making inclusion and love the centre of her wacky, wonderful show

Despite the rain, wind and mud, Parklife manages to pull off an incredible weekend of dancing, visual wonder and musical excellence, writes Jake Oliver

Kayleigh Crawford reviews RAGS, reimagined by Stephen Schwartz and David Thompson, a story of immigration, identity and hope

A quick roundup of all book-related events coming up this term in and around Manchester

Louise Avey reviews Trial by Laughter at the Lowry Theatre, which may go on to become a hit with seasoned theatre-goers

“Think Jorja Smith vocals meeting Goat Girl bass lines meeting Idles’ punk energy”, writes Bella Fleming.

John Wray’s Godsend works best on a big picture level, and because of that, doesn’t fall flat like most American fiction about the ‘War on Terror’

A film for women, about women, An Impossible Love is a powerful reminder of the dangers of toxic masculinity

The story lends itself it to the ardent DC fan, not the casual cinema-goer

Jay Darcy reviews the touring company’s Rocky Horror Show on their visit to the Manchester Opera House

Saoirse Akhtar-Farren reviews Venture Arts’ PERSPECTIVES at The Whitworth: a show to open the discussion of ‘outsider’ art and its relevance in contemporary culture

Evie Appleson reviews ‘First Time’, Nathaniel Hall’s solo performance that tackles a difficult subject

Carl Fitzgerald reviews a disappointing The Possession of Hannah Grace

We take a retrospective look at Dead Cells after the game won Indie Game of the Year at the Golden Joysticks

‘ETHAWH’ charts the course of European history over the past 120 years and is like nothing you’ve ever seen before

BoJack Horseman season 5 still keeps the witty, original ideas, and maintains the marriage of sincerity with character development

With barely two weeks since the release of their critically acclaimed second album Joy As An Act Of Resistance, Bristol-based five-piece IDLES descend upon the basement of Manchester record store Fopp to a crowd of avid fans for an hour of sweat-laden carnage

Django Django have been riding high of late, a successful album and a series of sold-out shows – Ethan Davies found that their live performances are just as impressive

How Reddit posts are shaping our perception of games before we’ve even picked them up