Entertainment

The Deaf Institute, Manchester, was all ears as Luke Friend, of X Factor 2013 fame, took to the stage to perform his debut as a solo artist on Sunday April 19.

As with episode one there’s an awful lot of exposition due to the vast number of storylines.

Looking through the sea of snapbacks and dreads, it’s clear this is a Skints crowd.

Sitting on the judging panel for the Manchester Pale Ale Refreshing Sounds competition, Clint is part of a nationwide search to find the best new, unsigned music acts.

Dulcet tones and hymnal backing vocals produced a calming sense of stillness at the Ritz Manchester last night.

Liam Cubley is using crowdfunding site IndieGoGo to try and raise the £7,000 he needs to get the project off the ground.

The A Clockwork Orange author was born in Manchester in 1917, the son of a pianist and a pub landlady, and has often expressed great pride his Mancunian roots. He even claimed to have introduced the word ‘Mancuniense’ to the Italian language.

After their 2013 breakthrough and releasing their first album and travelling the world, the Vamps are back in the North West to perform at the Manchester Arena and catch up with MM.

The tenth anniversary of Joss Whedon’s award-winning sci-fi film Serenity will be celebrated with a special screening at the Odeon Printworks next month.

Cult Manchester punk band Slaughter and the Dogs could be reunited in their original line-up for a one-off gig… if a mega-fan has his way.

Star Wars fans will have the chance to embrace the force when a special exhibition arrives in Manchester today.