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Manchester Literature Festival: Douglas Stuart in conversation with Greg Thorpe
Douglas Stuart talks place, masculinity and plot at his recent event at Contact Theatre
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BBC Radio 6 Music Festival: BBC Introducing presents TTSSFU, pyncher and Ellen Beth Abdi
BBC Introducing night at Band on the Wall features three of Greater Manchester’s most exciting up-and-comers
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Live review: Superheaven at O2 Ritz
The grunge revivalist four-piece return to Manchester after a recent surge in popularity
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Live review: my bloody valentine at Aviva Studios
Shoegaze pioneers return to Manchester during their first tour in ten years
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Live review: Lorde’s ULTRASOUND tour comes to Manchester
Alt-pop megastar Lorde opens her ULTRASOUND with a mesmerising show spanning her hits and new tracks
Film
Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet at HOME cinema: Jessie Buckley delivers the performance of a lifetime
Hamnet is a tender tragedy based on Maggie O’Farrell’s award-winning novel. It studies, with unbelievable soreness, how the death of William Shakespeare’s only son tore apart his…
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Live review: Perfume Genius brings 'Glory' to New Century Hall
The critically-adored alternative musician returns to Manchester with an uncompromising surge of artistic expression in support of his seventh studio album
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The Poems of Seamus Heaney: Manchester Literature Festival celebrates the definitive collection of the late Nobel Laureate’s work
An enthusiastic panel of poets and professors sat down in the Martin Harris Centre this Monday to recite and discuss the incomparable work of the revered and beloved Irish poet in…
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An interview with Divorce: Felix Mackenzie-Barrow on driving towards the unknown
Co-vocalist and guitarist of breakout indie band Divorce speaks during the interlude between the release of the band's new album and the start of their 2025 headline tour
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Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory at Albert Hall: "Who wants to live forever?"
The indie-rock deity returns to Manchester to profoundly explore trauma through music and community in support of her career-defining new album
Film
Remembering David Lynch
Join us in commemorating David Lynch's legacy through a chronological exploration of his unparalleled filmography
Film
The highs and lows of music biopics ranked
With the recent releases of A Complete Unknown and Better Man, where do these new titles stand next to some of the best and worst biopics?