South London artist Matt Maltese comes to Manchester for the opening night of a 13-date UK tour supporting Isaac Gracie at Gorilla ahead of the release of his debut album Bad Contestant. Bad Contestant is due for release on 1 June via Atlantic and marked the culmination of 12 days spent in Foxygen instigator Jonathan Rado’s…
The Opera House Manchester hosts the English National Ballet and English National Ballet School’s My First Ballet series in April. The show gives young audiences a chance to see Swan Lake. Created especially for children as young as three and adapted to an hour in length with a narrator to help young audiences follow the…
Arctic Monkeys have announced a run of shows for September including two huge Manchester Arena gigs. The announcement follows news of their forthcoming album Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino which will be released on Friday 11 May. Their nine-date September arena tour will open with two Manchester gigs. Support for the tour will come from…
Bryde is set to perform at Gullivers Manchester after releasing her debut album Like An Island. The Manchester gig is one of 17 UK and Ireland dates the singer is performing in April. Like An Island will be released on Bryde’s own Seahorse Music label, which she set up to publish records by like-minded women…
Leon Bridges has announced a full UK and European tour in support of his second album Good Thing including a Manchester gig at Manchester Academy. The young Fort Worth R&B artist will head out in October and November for seventeen dates, kicking off at Neue Theaterfabrik in Munich on the 23 October and concluding at…
Walk The Moon were catapulted to stardom back in 2015 when their massive single Shut Up and Dance became the song of the summer. You simply couldn’t avoid it. And why would you want to? Catchy, anthemic, feet started tapping as soon as the first guitar string was plucked. The single helped Walk The Moon…
One of the most remarkable musicians around, Emily Maguire, comes to Gullivers Manchester next week, one of a number of gigs she has lined up over the next few months. The singer, songwriter, composer, poet and multi-instrumentalist has one of the most fascinating stories in music, fighting health-struggles to recorded multiple albums. Classically trained as…
Ben Howard has announced a run of dates in support of his new album Noonday Dream including a Manchester gig at the Albert Hall. The album is due for release on 1 June 2018 via Island Records. Noonday Dream was produced by Ben Howard himself and recorded at various studios in South West England and…
The Dead Daisies are coming to Manchester Academy 2 with a current incarnation boasting Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio), charismatic singer John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, The Scream), bassist extraordinaire Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake), monster drummer Deen Castronovo (Journey, Bad English, Hardline), and Australian rhythm guitarist David Lowy (Red Phoenix, Mink). Influenced by 70’s and early…
Grimmfest, the Manchester based genre film festival, has announced the first ever Grimmfest Awards to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The new scheme will celebrate the very best genre titles selected for the annual festival as well as the creative teams behind them. The announcement comes as the build up towards during the submission period for…
