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.
Manchester has always known how to carry feeling through music. A song can bring back a person, a place, or a moment in time, taking us straight into a romance we thought we had left behind. Disney has ca...
Announced on Radio 1’s New Music Show with Jack Saunders, Sam Smith will partner with BBC Introducing and offer 10 up-and-coming artists the opportunity to open for their UK residency shows in Manchester...
A new space combining a record store, coffee shop, and wine bar has opened in the Northern Quarter. Started by two friends, Onsite Records is designed as a hybrid hangout for music lovers, featuring dedic...
With all our heritage in music of years past, Manchester can sometimes be overlooked for the current up-and-coming, and future musicians and bands that are really worth a listen. Now, a new music series i...
Wet Wet Wet will be heading out on a giant tour next year, celebrating 40 years since the release of their monumental debut, Popped In Souled Out. They're doing two main runs – one in February and one in...
Manchester’s music scene has always thrived on innovation, and are adding a completely new glow to it. Set inside some of the city’s most atmospheric spaces, these performances have quickly become some of the best Cand...
If we cast our minds back to this time last year, Oasis were hammering through shows on their giant reunion 'Live 25' tour. If we project forward a year or so, we might have even more of their gigs to look...
Every summer we've come to expect some immense outdoor gigs here in Manchester, whether taking over huge football and cricket grounds, or the many festivals populating our parks. One particularly Manc out...
As a city well-versed in, let's be honest, the best music, we like to think we have fine taste here in Manchester - even when talking about musicians not from our great region - god forbid. One of these e...
Ezra Collective have just announced an extensive set of 'Here Because of Hope' tour dates across Europe, starting in February 2027. They'll kick off in Berlin, then head to Aviva Studios in Manchester bef...