Best New Musical winner (Whatsonstage Awards) The Bodyguard has been announced to run at Manchester’s Palace Theatre in December 2015. The romantic thriller, which was also nominated for four Laurence Olivier Awards (including Best New Musical and Best Set Design) will star former X Factor winner Alexandra Burke, who has recently completed a sell-out run…
Manchester’s Chetham’s School of Music, the largest specialist music school in the UK with around 300 students aged 8-18, is set to hold a Showcase Concert on Thursday 27th November featuring four of the school’s outstanding soloists. The event, which was launched with a sell-out show in November 2013, will profile the next generation of…
Four time Grammy nominee Steven Wilson has announced a six date UK tour, which will see him performing at Manchester’s bridgewater Hall on 14th March 2015. The 2015 tour is set to coincide with the release of his long-awaited fourth solo album ‘Hand. Cannot. Erase‘ which is due to be released next March. Hand. Cannot….
Things got a little bit country as Ward Thomas and The Shires brought their joint headline Homegrown Tour to Manchester at a sold out Band on the Wall. Country is certainly in the upswing at the moment and with both of these UK country bands having performed in Manchester a few months ago to great…
Worldwide superstar Ariana Grande has announced a 2015 worldwide tour in support of her album My Everything which will see her performing four arena dates in the UK including one at the Manchester Arena on 4th June 2015. The star has enjoyed a phenomenal 2015 with hits Problem and Break Free and her stunning collaboration…
Sunday 16 November: Royal Northern College of Music – 161114. Part of new series of concerts ddmmyy, the focus is on ways of exploring accoustic and electronic music. This concert marks the debut of the 14/15 season and features a world premiere of Manchester composer Laurence Tompkins’ new work as well as pieces by Larry…
Last seen in Manchester at the Manchester Arena, supporting Fall Out Boy, Taylor Momsen fronted The Pretty Reckless are set to perform at the Manchester Academy on Wednesday 19th November as a part of their eight date UK headlining tour. The gig comes after sensational performances at this years Download and Isle of Wight Festivals…
Manchester Museum, the UK’s largest university museum, is set to be taken over by two days of live musical performances over the 15th and 16th of November as choirs and performers from across Manchester perform original songs and pieces inspired by the Museum’s varied collections. The event, Wonderstruck, has been commissioned by Manchester Museum and…
Currently celebrating the release of their highly anticipated second album Asymmetry, Mallory Knox are set to take Manchester Academy by storm on 15th November. The 16-date tour marks Mallory Knox’s biggest tour yet and the incredible demand for tickets has lead to an additional London date being added at the Electric Ballroom. Asymmetry has seen…
Tucson, Arizona, based rockers Calexico have announced a run of UK dates which will see them performing at Manchester’s Albert Hall on 30th April 2015. The announcement has come as the band enters the final stages of recording and mixing a new album which has seen Joey Burns and John Convertino decamp to Mexico City…
