Manchester Camerata have announced that Stephen Dauncey will be their Chair ahead of their 2017/2018 Season. Stephen Dauncey joins Manchester Camerata as part of their vision to redefine what the orchestra can do. Stephen has a wealth of experience in the strategic and operational aspects of business that, as Chair, will help increase fundraising revenue,…
David Ford brings his latest UK tour to Manchester’s Deaf Institute in a few days time. The multi-instrumentalist and master of the loop pedal is in the midst of a 10-date UK tour which opened at the beginning of June at London’s Islington Assembly Rooms. Ford has released four studio albums, combining Americana, English melodicism…
Good Charlotte have announced a return to the UK for a gig at Manchester Academy during a six date run. The announcement comes as the band revealed latest video Keep Swingin’, which features an appearance from Sleeping With Sirens’ Kellin Quinn. 2016 was a monumental year for the band. It saw their highly anticipated live return…
After Scouting For Girls recently announced a Manchester gig at The Ritz, the band have now confirmed a second date at the venue. The new show on Wednesday 6 December is one of four additional or upgraded tours on their now-24 date UK tour. Support comes from Ben McKelvey. The UK tour comes in support…
Lorde has announced a 15-date European tour, opening in Manchester in September at the O2 Apollo. The shows follow will follow the release of Lord’s new album Melodrama which is set for release on 16 June through Universal Music. Melodrama, Lord’s second album, was produced by Lorde herself along with Jack Antonoff and Frank Dukes. The album was…
New supergroup Dreamcar have announced their first UK live shows including a gig at Manchester’s Albert Hall. The band, featuring No Doubt’s Tony Kanal, Adrian Young and Tom Dumont and Davey Havok of AFI, Blaqk Audio, Xtrmst will perform two dates on their UK debut. The group released their self-titled debut earlier this year, a…
In the run up to the release of their self-titled debut album, Lany have announced a gig at the Ritz, Manchester. The 16-track debut, Lany, is set for release on 30 June via Polydor Records. The album addresses the trials and tribulations of relationships, feelings of displacement and the endless search for love and a…
After performing at the sensational OneLoveManchester concert, Katy Perry has announced she will return to Manchester in 2018 to perform at Manchester Arena. The announcement comes just ahead of the release of her new album Witness, which is due out on Friday 9 June. Witness: The Tour is Katy Perry’s first run since the sold-out, 151-date…
X-Factor finalist Diana Vickers will star as Kat in the 2017 tour of Son of a Preacher Man which comes to Manchester’s Palace Theatre in September 2017. Featuring the soulful music of Dusty Springfield, with a book by Warner Brown and directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, Son of a Preacher Man embarks on…
Teenage dancer Keavy Smith, from Carrbrooke, Stalybridge, will get her big break this week appearing in the stage version of David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny at Manchester Opera House. The seventeen-year old has been hand-picked for the role, her first professional dance performance which includes a solo routine. Keavy began dancing aged just three. She is…
