Dive into Manchester’s live music scene, with a rich array of intimate gigs, major festivals, and giant headline concerts. There’s a sound for any music fan.
If you’ve been walking around Manchester in the past week or so, you may have noticed some new posters plastered around the place, depicting a neon cowboy hat and the question “Manchester, ya’ll ready?...
Manchester’s nights are softening, and so is the city’s soundtrack. Candlelight Spring arrives with intimate tribute concerts bathed in a sea of candles, dressed for the season with graceful blooms and a brighter palett...
Aiming to promote and preserve iconic global World Heritage sites through immersive shows combining digital and live performances, Luminiscence is finally illuminating Manchester. But it’s more than just your typi...
Global pop icons The Pussycat Dolls are set to bring their PCD Forever tour to Co-op Live this autumn, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘PCD‘. The multi-platinum group will deliver an el...
Manchester has quickly become the go-to city for this year’s biggest music awards. Fresh off hosting a hugely successful the BRITs Awards ceremony — the first time the event was held outside the capital &mda...
In a city that has repeatedly redefined the sounds of generations — from the raw euphoria of Madchester to the global swagger of Britpop — music in Manchester has always been more complex than beats and melodies. It has...
The West End Girl is finally here. After seven years away from touring, brit nominated Lily Allen is officially back in Manchester tonight with one of the most talked-about albums of the past six months — maybe th...
Last night (March 6), Harry Styles finally debuted his brand new studio album, ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally‘, live at Manchester’s Co-op Live. On the day of its release Harry performed the a...
The best Candlelight concerts in Manchester hint at a gentle reset for 2026: soft glow, strings drifting through vaulted halls, and a hush that reads as quiet luxury. Fresh programmes and intimate editions surface throu...
With three weeks to go until the 2026 MOBO Awards takes over Manchester, Europe’s biggest celebration of Black music and culture has announced two more star performers for the show. Manchester’s own rap star...
