Isla Rico release debut EP 'Eternal Optimist' and announce new UK dates
The relentlessly positive indie-pop trio Isla Rico have released their highly anticipated debut EP Eternal Optimist.
Manchester
Blossoms announce big outdoor Manchester show for summer 2024
Next August will see Blossoms play a huge outdoor gig at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester - scroll down to find out more (and buy tickets here).
Nightbus release atmospheric new single ‘Exposed to Some Light’
Manchester-based outfit Nightbus have shared their latest single, ‘Exposed to Some Light’.
Jungle announce mammoth show at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl
Jungle will play a huge gig at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl next year, when they headline Sounds Of The City 2024.
Sam Smith forced to cancel upcoming shows with “vocal cord injury”
After stopping last night’s Manchester gig after just four songs, Sam Smith has cancelled rescheduled dates in Birmingham and Glasgow due to “a vocal cord injury”.
Juan Mata organising Manchester exhibition celebrating the beautiful game
Former Manchester United and Chelsea star Juan Mata is overseeing a project for the Manchester International Festival, bringing together 11 artists with 11 footballers to collaborate on different artworks.
New Order to launch new Manchester-based festival with SXSW concert
New Order are set to launch Beyond The Music, a new festival and music conference taking place in their native Manchester between 11 and 14 October.
The Ronaldo mural and the first grinning portrait | Deep Focus
The new Ronaldo mural in Manchester features the footballer smiling with a pearly white-toothed grin. It's a temporary work of art, not made to last.
Manchester’s Night & Day venue faces court case and potential closure
Manchester’s Night & Day independent music venue, which has played host to the likes of Elbow, Wet Leg and Arctic Monkeys, faces a court case next month over a noise complaint which could see the venue’s closure.
Manchester seeking £25m for naming rights of new arts venue
A new arts venue in Manchester - due to open next year, four years behind schedule - is hoping to fetch £25m for the sale of its naming rights.
LS Lowry | Long-lost sketches unearthed in art folder
LS Lowry is famous for his matchstick men drawings of industrial Manchester, but three new rural depictions have now been found.
Aitch says he was 'fuming' over Ian Curtis mural being covered up
Aitch has spoken out over the recent debacle in which a much-loved Ian Curtis mural was painted over by an advert for the rapper’s new album.