There are some occasions when an artist starts to sing and you simply have to stop and listen. And that’s exactly what happens when the hugely talented Ella Shaw appears on stage. With a voice which captivates – powerful, soulful – she has wowed recent audiences at festivals at the Lowry as well as with…
Ahead of this week’s UK dates, Nashville sensations Striking Matches have announced that they will be returning to the UK in November for an 11-date tour, including a performance at Manchester Academy 2 on 20 November. The news comes as the duo (Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis), who are winning over UK audiences with every…
Status Quo have announced an 11-date tour for November and December 2015, with their Accept No Substitute tour. The run of dates will find the band returning to their fully electric set up following the huge success of their Aquostic (Stripped Bare) tour and live album and performing at Manchester’s Palace Theatre on 29 November….
Renowned guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson has announced a series of UK gigs with his Richard Thompson Electric Trio, which will include a performance at The Lowry Theatre on 9 September 2015. The much celebrated performer, a Les Paul Award Winner and recipient of BBC’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and OBE, is also set to release…
Wolf Alice have announced their biggest tour to date, this September, which will include a date at Manchester’s iconic Albert Hall on 25 September. The announcement follows the band sharing their new single Bros – which fizzes and bubbles right from the off atop a frolicking drum beat and is an infectious ode to the…
The Smith Street Band and Gnarwolves – Gorilla – Monday 27 April: Both co-headliners The Smith Street Band and Gnarwolves released albums in later 2014, with Australia’s The Smith Street Band hitting their native top 20 in the album charts with third album Throw Me In The River, and landing a spot in the UK top…
Bright new Liverpudlian troubadour talent Rosenblume is set perform at Manchester’s The Castle on 5th May in support of his first official EP release All Through The Fire, All Through The Rain, which is due for release on 27 April. Following a hometown release show, the singer songwriter will hit the road for a limited…
Sufjan Stevens has announced a run of UK and Ireland tour dates which will see the highly the American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist perform at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on 31 August 2015. The tour, his first UK and European shows in four years, has been revealed on the back of Stevens’ new album Carrie & Lowell which…
Manchester Jazz Festival has announced the Irwin Mitchell mjf originals commission for 2015 has been awarded to pianist, singer and composer, John Ellis who will create a brand new audio-visual work, Evolution: Seeds and Streams. The composition will receive its world premiere in the Great Hall in Manchester’s Town Hall during the Manchester Jazz Festival in…
With country music on the up-and-up in the UK, duo The Shires have just become the first band to score a UK top 10 country album. We caught up with one of UK country’s hottest properties at the Manchester date of their UK tour to chat to Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes about Brave, touring…
