What's On
Enjoy live screenings of early cinema’s most enduring nature films as RNCM students compose and perform brand-new works to accompany them.
The magnetic Alison Goldfrapp stops by Manchester Academy in support of debut solo album The Love Invention.
Katherine Balch’s whisper concerto was written especially for cellist Zlatomir Fung who joins the BBC Philharmonic for this UK premiere.
The Bridgewater Hall welcomes British-American rock band, the Pretenders, in support of their new album, Relentless.
Berlin-based pianist, composer and producer Nils Frahm brings a sonic alchemy of ambient textures and atmospheric electronica to The Bridgewater Hall this summer.
The Pharcyde are back on the road with their influential witty lyricism and jazz-style production. Catch them at The Ritz.
Alvvays returns to Manchester this summer in celebration of their rapturously received 2022 album Blue Rev.
A frantic night in the Yes Basement as George Riley brings us a freewheeling mish-mash of R&B, pop, jazz and 2-step.
Experimental ambient psych-pop from Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, performer, and curator, Taja Cheek.
You’ve heard them on 6 Music, now catch Lime Garden live at Yes ahead of the release their long-awaited debut album.
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets fly in from Perth to bring a night of explosive psychedelic rock to The Ritz.
Thrilling London-based band Folly Group come to Manchester. Fans include IDLES, Cillian Murphy and Lauren Lavern. See what it’s about at Yes.
Say She She, the soulful female-led trio, stand rock solid on their disco-delic duty, touring in support of 2023’s excellent album, Silver.
American Northwest indie band Chastity Belt come to Deaf this summer in support of new album, Live Laugh Love.
Joe Goddard visits Yes to flex his talent for seamlessly merging electronic and indie influences into an infectiously catchy tapestry.