Entertainment

The Chinese Dragon Boat festival returns to Salford Quays for its fourth year running this summer.

Arguably the most exciting band of 2015, the Welsh four-piece from seaside resort Llandudno returned to the city to play a highly anticipated sell-out show at the Manchester Academy on Friday.

The production runs until Sunday evening in the Royal Exchange’s intimate Studio theatre.

Kids from six Salford primary schools are combining their efforts to perform an opera about the history of the UK’s first canal and the key role the city’s waterways have played in the growth and industrialisation of the country.

Manchester’s opera lovers are in for a treat as young American sensation Noah Stewart is set to wow the city as he passes through on his UK solo tour next month.

Few British punk bands as confrontational and bolshy as The Stranglers have been able to survive four decades and still manage a sell-out 16-stop nationwide tour.

Rose by name Rose by nature. An unassuming star in the making took to the stage of Gorilla last night to deliver a pitch perfect set to reams of loyal fans.

Before Sam hit the stage, you couldn’t help but digest the fact that you were about possibly hear one of world’s most prolific male voices of recent years, however, the 90-minute show didn’t live up to expectation.

Mozza was on top form, both harmonically and politically, from his first swish of the microphone cable to his last.

Renowned for their energetic and extravagant live performances, the Devon rockers arrived on stage to a rapturous applause from the crowed and ripped through their back catalogue.

MM caught up with supergroup McBusted to talk about boobs, teen crushes and touring before they’re Most Excellent Adventure Tour brings them to the Manchester Arena on Saturday March 21 and Sunday 22.