Venue moved to AMC due to phenomenal demand The Manchester Film Festival 2016’s opening night Red Carpet gala on Thursday 3 March has had to move venues from HOME to the AMC due to pre-sale ticket demand. Programming director Al Bailey said “The response to pre ticket sales for Dennis Viollet- A United Man and also…
Phoenix, Arizona’s The Summer Set has announced a run of UK tour dates, which brings the band to Manchester hot on the heels of their forthcoming album Stories For Mon (due out on 1 April). Pairing their infectious brand of feel-good, edgy pop-rock, The Summer Set are on a mission to win the hearts of…
Travis have announced a 9-date UK tour which will see the band performing at Manchester’s Albert Hall. The dates follow the release of their new album Everything At Once, a record filled with fresh material which will add a joyous kick to their live shows. Written by Travis and produced by Michael Ilbert at the…
New Order have announced a major outdoor headline show at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl. The gig follows a major sell out tour across Europe towards the end of 2015 which included two sold out shows at The Warehouse Project. The Castlefield Bowl gig has been announced for Saturday 9 July. 2015 also saw the release of…
Former Catfish and the Bottlemen lead guitarist Billy Bibby returns with his new band Billy Bibby and the Wry Smiles, complete with a debut EP and 2016 tour. The run of dates finds the co-founder of the Llandudno working-class quartet Catfish and the Bottlemen performing at Manchester’s Night and Day on 5 February. Bibby entered…
New monthly night to showcase BIMM students BIMM music school is set to host its debut gig night at The Ruby Lounge, the first of a monthly showcase of BIMM and BIMM-affiliated acts. The event, being organised by students and tutors is set to become an entirely student run event, giving BIMM students the ideal…
Following their acclaimed collaboration on Medea at the National Theatre in July 2014, director Carrie Cracknell and choreographer Lucy Guerin create a stirring new version of Macbeth. Beginning with Shakespeare’s text, the powerful and unsettling choreography weaves its way throughout Shakespeare’s supernatural tragedy. When the prophecy of three witches proclaims that Macbeth (John Heffernan –…
Sunday 24 January – The Corrs and The Shires Manchester Arena The Corrs perform their first Manchester show since 2001 showcasing tracks from their new album White Light as well as some of their biggest hits. The group has sold over 30 million albums since their huge 1995 debut Forgiven not Forgotten. Support comes from…
After a busy 2015, releasing a new song (and video) every week through their Dial-A-Song project and touring non-stop. The band will hit the UK after a run of gigs on the road in the US and Australia, as well as playing their monthly stand in Brooklyn at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Brooklyn’s very own perpetual-motion…
Musician and record producer, Steven Wilson, most commonly known as the founder, leader guitarist, singer and songwriter of the band Porcupine Tree is set to perform at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on 29 January. Wilson is now a successful solo artist and has saw his fourth album, Hand. Cannot. Erase. score him his highest chart positions…
