MM’s festival guide: Our top picks for Manchester’s summer cultural calendar
This summer, Manchester will serve up a plethora of cultural delights to whet the appetite of music and theatre lovers, festival-goers, jazz enthusiasts and food junkies.
This summer, Manchester will serve up a plethora of cultural delights to whet the appetite of music and theatre lovers, festival-goers, jazz enthusiasts and food junkies.
After seven slow and tempestuous hours, the Game of Thrones wheel finally begins to turn.
It’s no secret that rock music is on the decline in Britain. Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Radiohead – they are legends of our time, and could fill out a football stadium with their holograms.
When Brand New first announced they were to land on UK soil this month for four unusually intimate performances, we knew we were in for something quite special.
We’ve barely clipped our wristbands and found our way to the VIP stands before we are greeted into Lancashire County Cricket Club by Dave Grohl titillating a sea of 50,000 adoring faces.
There’s not much room for epic journeys in and around Manchester – but don’t worry, because THE epic quest is coming to the city.
In what is actually a fairly uninspiring and tepid episode Thrones continues to stumble towards its season finale.
The Sexhibition Expo will be hitting the streets of Manchester to showcase some of the world’s well known sex industry names and businesses this summer.
Hozier filled Manchester’s Albert Hall with his soulful melodies and smooth melancholy performance on Bank Holiday Monday.
Brian Gorman’s production at The Dancehouse cut through the generational differences, and portrayed the story of Curtis and Joy Division in a vivid, humorous and ultimately heart-rending fashion.
Having the ability to encapsulate loss, love and heartbreak in an effortlessly heart-rending set only magnifies JP Cooper’s musical ability to take you on a journey of untapped sentiment.
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