New festival Alty Fringe is helping bring live theatre back to Manchester with a one week event at Altrincham's Garrick Theatre. The #AltyFringe will bring live theatre, dance, comedy and music to the venue in November, showcasing talent from around the region and...
Loud Women Fest has announced a string of new artists to address the gender-imbalance amongst festival line-ups. Loud Women Fest 5 is set to take place on 20 March 2021 at 229 London. Speaking about the the gender imbalance at festivals, organiser of Loud Women Fest...
As more and more thoughts turn towards festivals, Mabel, who will be performing at Parklife, has released new single Boyfriend. The track comes after her BRIT Award victory where she scooped the award for Best British Female and also performed her global smash Don’t...
Manchester Pride Live has announced its first artist for the 2020 Manchester Pride Festival and will be welcoming Adam Lambert to Mayfield Depot. The artist, who has announced a European tour and Las Vegas residency, is the first artist to be announced for the two day...
Cotton Clouds Festival 2019 has revealed set times for the huge event at Saddleworth Cricket Club in Lancashire. The festival features the likes of The Wailers, Peter Hook & The Light, Ash, Reverend and the Makers and more. Cotton Clouds Festival takes place...
Manchester Soul Festival 2019 has confirmed the line up for the fifth annual event at Manchester's The Printworks. Manchester Soul Festival will take place on Sunday 25 August, featuring a huge line up of soul, Northern Soul and Motown. The event will include Stax of...
Cloudwater Brew Co are bringing their Friends & Family & Beer Festival back to Manchester, with the not-for-profit event taking place at Manchester Central. The celebration of independent beer will showcase a selection of the best craft breweries from aroudn...
Manchester’s huge multi-venue festival, Neighbourhood Festival, has announced the line up for this year’s event.
Neighbourhood Weekender has confirmed a further 13 artists for May’s Neighbourhood Weekender 2019 including White Lies, The Snuts, Larkins and Orla Gartland. Organisers of Neighbourhood Weekender 2019, SJM Concerts, had already announced a huge line up including You...
Live at Leeds 2019 has revealed the second wave of artists set to perform at what is shaping up to be a huge event in May. The likes of Black Honey, Sundara Karma, Tom Grennan, Metronomy, Zuzu, and Goat Girl were previously announced for the Leeds city centre...
Live At Leeds Festival is set to reveal another 60+ artists of their 2019 line up at a special launch show on 31 January.
Manchester's Japanese festival, Doki Doki Festival, returned for it's latest annual event featuring culture, music, cosplay, JPop dancing and film screenings. We went along to see what was happening at Manchester's Sugden Centre and Bread Shed. Filled with an array of...
The next wave of acts for Manchester's multi-venue festival Neighbourhood have been announced. With more than 100 artists and bands from around the world set to descend on Manchester on 6 October, organisers have now revealed more of those who will perform. Amongst...
Manchester Soul Festival returns to The Printworks on Sunday 26 August for its fourth year of fun and nostalgia. Featuring a wide range of Northern Soul, motown, DJs and live acts, Manchester Soul Festival will be raising funds for The Christie. So far in three years,...
Manchester-based genre film festival Grimmfest has revealed the first details of its upcoming 10th anniversary event programme. The organisers of the festival have announced the first three of many UK premieres lined up for the event. Whilst the full Grimmfest...