The Whitworth has been shortlisted for the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize, the RIBA Stirling Prize. The news comes following its ambitious £15 million redevelopment of the 126 year-old Whitworth before reopening on 14 February, since when over 230,000 have visited the gallery, breaking all previous annual records. The shortlisting acknowledges the work carried out…
Two years after the release of his album Songs For Imaginative People, indie-pop renaissance man Darwin Deez has announced the follow up, his third album, Double Down alongside a UK tour. Double Down, out this Autumn, features Kill Your Attitude, the album’s first single and Radio 1’s recent “Hottest Record In The World.” Inspired by…
Canterbury space-rock band Broken Hands have announced a six-date UK tour in support of their forthcoming debut album Turbulence. The run of dates will open at Manchester’s Soup Kitchen on 28 October. Broken Hands have just finished a series of London residency gigs, which saw them bring their intense and mesmeric live show to three…
Manchester Art Gallery has announced that it will present An Exhibition for Modern Living by British contemporary artist Matthew Darbyshire from September. The showing will be Darbyshire’s largest solo exhibition to date, including ten of his large-scale environments from the last decade and new sculptural works for the Gallery’s grand 19th century entrance hall. Darbyshire’s…
Summer may well be here, been and gone already or be set to start … it’s difficult to tell sometimes, but Home has announced three forthcoming autumn 2015 theatre productions. Starting the season is Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) which is scheduled to run from Friday 11 to Saturday 26 September. …
Contact Young Company, the renowned young ensemble made up of young performers, actors, dancers, musicians, poets and MCs is set to present The Shrine of Everyday Things from 22 to 25 July. In presenting the production, Contact Young Company have worked with an artistic team spanning two continents, consisting of Sao Paolo actor and director…
Johnny Marr has announced a new UK tour which will find him performing at Manchester’s iconic Albert Hall on 7 October. The news follows two huge outdoor summer shows as a guest to The Who and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. “Getting out on a UK tour is exciting for me,” he commented. “There’s no substitute…
Back from hiatus, Battles have announced two UK dates including a performance at Manchester Academy 2 on 23 October 2015. The gig is one of only two UK dates scheduled for later this year, following two sell out London shows earlier in 2015. The news comes as anticipation builds for their as yet untitled third…
Megadeth and Lamb Of God have announced a joint headlining UK and Ireland tour for November 2015, which will coincide with the release of Megadeth’s 15th studio album. The tour announcement comes just two weeks before Lamb Of God’s new album VII: Sturn und Drang is released (24 July) and sees the two bands performing…
FLARE15’s six day programme of new, radical theatre from across the UK, Europe and Australasia is set to occupy theatres and art spaces across Manchester from 13 July to 18 July. Featuring a total of 22 performances from 10 different countries, narrowed down from nearly 300 applications, the programme presents a bold vision of tomorrow’s…
