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The Wedding Present live in Manchester: Northern national treasures return to revive 1994 LP Watusi
In 2024, The Wedding Present returned to Manchester to play their 1994 album Watusi in full to a rapturous response
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Liam Gallagher and John Squire live in Manchester: 'Growing old disgracefully' in the best way possible
Oasis' Liam Gallagher teams up with boyhood guitar hero John Squire of The Stone Roses to deliver psychedelic raucousness in Manchester
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Preview: Maltese indie eccentrics GENN to play Gulliver's in the Northern Quarter
Owing as equally to Joy Division as they do to Maltese poetry, GENN are to arrive in Manchester to showcase their ambitious debut LP
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Unknown treasures: Five underrated Factory Records releases you need to hear in 2024
Manchester's infamous Factory Records remains a goldmine of indie musical output, full of often-forgotten masterpieces
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Fool's Gold? Manchester United announce their new collaboration with The Stone Roses
Manchester United Football Club announce their new range of Manchester music-inspired merchandise, available from 8th February 2024
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Suede live in Lincoln: The not-quite-Britpoppers take the Midlands by storm
Performing a career-defining setlist, Suede find a spiritual home in the East Midlands
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CMAT live in Manchester: “…or, should I say CMATchester?”
A gut-wrenching new LP, but the same old cowboy boots… the Irish singer/songwriter enthrals Manchester’s 02 Ritz
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Freya Beer and Yasmin Coe live in Manchester: The future of women in alternative music is in safe hands
Freya Beer's headline show, alongside Yasmin Coe's support slot, was an overwhelming assertion of the feminine presence in contemporary alternative music
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Jockstrap live in Manchester: The thinking woman's dance music
Jockstrap triumph at New Century Hall with their unique, provocative, and lucid take on dance music
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The Social Club live in Manchester: The student band returns to Lions Den for another crack at bringing back Britpop
Down-to-earth, unpretentious, and deliriously upbeat, Manchester’s most melodic student band proves once again that they’re ones to watch
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Pretenders live in Manchester: Punk poetry, new ventures, and love letters to The Smiths
Pretenders delight 02 Ritz with an energetic assertion of new material, fan-favourites, and passion for The Smiths
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Squid live in Manchester: Are they great, or are they grating?
Brighton-based five-piece Squid bring their tetchy disposition up to Manchester, but does it pay off?