RIBA Competitions and the Hallé Concerts Society are pleased to announce that the competition to extend its Hallé St Peter’s facility in Ancoats (Manchester) has been won by a design team led by Stephenson Studio. This proposed new-build extension will form the second phase of the project to transform the Grade II listed former church…
With Manchester International Film Festival just around the corner, we take a look at some of the films which will be shown at venues across the city including Home, AMC and the Odeon. Full Feature Film line-Up A Beautiful Now – International Premiere (United States) Directed by Daniela Amavia Starring- Abigail Spencer (Mad Men, Suits,…
There is a very good possibility that you may have seen or heard of the terrific musical collective known as Postmodern Jukebox on an array of social media platforms. These clever and talented performances have likely shown up on Facebook walls, twitter pages and more, no doubt captioned with glowing praises for their uncanny ability…
Richard Ashcroft has announced a performance at Manchester’s Albert Hall to support the release of his new album, These People, his first release in six years. ‘These People’, the fourth solo album from Richard Ashcroft, will be released on his new Righteous Phonographic Association label via Cooking Vinyl Records on 20th May. The first single…
Following on from a couple of busy London performances in 2015 and the announcement of her first full length record Hold On Dreamer, Frøkedal is taking to the road with her band Familien for a run of European dates which will see the singer perform four UK gigs including one at Manchester’s The Castle before…
Monday 22 February – Savages – Albert Hall Post-punk quartet Savages are back with a new album, Adore life, and a tour to boot, which seems them performing at Manchester’s Albert Hall. Bold, loud and intense. Support comes from Bo Ningen. Tickets £15. Tuesday 23 February – Upclose: Trumpet, Jazz and DJ – Gorilla Trumpet, jazz and DJ…
Following a sell-out run at Camden Fringe 2015, comedy duo Saban Kazim and Sarah Sheldon are joining forces again in March for a one-off hour-long show of stand-up and storytelling in Manchester… This is a unique opportunity to see the two outside of London – Saban won the Comedy Store King Gong in 2014 and…
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band have announced a return to the UK for summer 2016 to bring their The River Tour to stadiums across the country. The tour comes in the wake of the release of The Ties That Band: The River, a four disc set which celebrates the 35th anniversay of Springsteen’s…
You wouldn’t typically expect to find some Fun Lovin’ Criminals at Manchester Cathedral, but come 26 February the trio of Huey Morgan, Brian Leiser and Frank Benbini will be there performing 1996’s hit album Come Find Yourself live and in its entirety. The band are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of the debut…
Progressive supergroup, Jane Getter Premonition, is set to perform one of only two UK shows in support of the recent release On at Manchester Academy. Accompanying Jane Getter, who Guitar Player called “the fieriest fretboarding female ever to strap on a Stratocaster,” will be keyboardist Adam Holzman (Miles Davis, Steven Wilson), bassist Stuart Hamm (Joe…
