Entertainment

I’m looking at the phrase ‘Sleater Kinney’ written in an understated font on a drumhead from the front row of the Manchester Academy, and reflecting that at one point in the career of this riot grrrl behemoth, I would not have been allowed into the room.

The much-debated Whitney Houston hologram tour hits Manchester on Friday, after being described by some concert-goers as ‘eerie’ and ‘weird’.

German rock legend Till Lindemann, famously known for his lead role in Rammstein, brought his first ever solo tour to the UK on Sunday.

We round up our favourite card and board games to play with friends and family…

Greed is definitely not about Sir Philip Green. Steve Coogan’s power-hungry, wealth-hoarding, egomaniacal, self-centred and image-obsessed character Sir Richard McCreadie is in no way, shape, or form similar to the Topshop tycoon.

On the evening of Valentine’s Day, Beans on Toast unashamedly championed the holiday by spreading love with his infectious – albeit ironic – musical optimism at Gorilla in Manchester.

JLS are reuniting for a highly-anticipated Beat Again Tour seven years after splitting up.

It’s a story of the ages. The dangerous and tortured boy and the wild, indomitable girl, doomed by love and circumstance to their inevitable destruction.

Punk rock band Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes kicked off their short but sweet UK tour in Manchester on Wednesday.

Kirk Brandon made his long-awaited return to Greater Manchester, marking his first appearance in the area in … eight days.

Atlanta-born Algiers brought a taste of the seedy, gritty side of the American south to Manchester.