Your guide to the arts in Manchester: exhibitions, plays and musicals, and concerts and gigs. Plus, discover what’s on at galleries, museums and cinemas across the city.
Fancy an arts and culture reawakening? Well you’re in luck, because some of the biggest theatre shows in the world are set to grace the Manchester stages this spring – and that front row seat most definitely...
Dust off your Thriller dance, because the world premiere production of 13 Going on 30 – The Musical is opening at Manchester Opera House for a limited season from September 21, 2025. The musical is based on the 20...
Diwali is a major religious festival mainly celebrated in Hinduism but is also popular within many other religions including Jainism and Sikhism, and with Manchester being such a richly multi-cultural place, it’s...
Returning after huge success last year, the Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) will be showcasing some of the finest animation work in person, with sessions taking place across the city. Kicking off this November with...
Despite there being millions of places to see Oasis next summer, having a ticket to see them still manages to be like gold dust. So congratulations if you have one: you now know that the support acts along the way will...
Ahead of the release of their forthcoming new album Come Ahead, Primal Scream have announced a headline tour for 2025, with 14 huge shows across the UK and Ireland, including a gig in Manchester. The Come Ahead Tour mar...
A number of game-changing inventions that we can’t live without were founded in Manchester over the years including the NHS, the football league, atomic theory, railways, canals, votes for women and Vimto. However...
It’s neither Secret nor in Manchester, but try to stop me from talking about Primavera Sound. It was already arguably the best festival in the world, even better than that one, but now it’s lined up the most exciting, 2...
With MTV confirming that the 2024 MTV European Music Awards (EMAs) will take place in Manchester, the rumour mill has been going crazy with which global music stars could be in attendance. Now, MTV has done us a favour&...
North East superstar Sam Fender has just announced a huge arena tour this December, his first UK tour since spring 2022, hitting Manchester’s Co-op Live along the way. The seven-date run commences in Dublin in six...