For many, Sam Fender’s second consecutive night at Victoria Warehouse was their first taste of live music in 18 months.

Caravan Palace kept the continental fire alive in a blazing set at the Albert Hall in Manchester on Friday.

Tom Walker continued his autumn tour across the UK with another high class performance at O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester.

You will struggle to find a more captivating performance demonstrating both musical ability and stage presence as exemplified by Jordan Rakei and his support last night.

Throughout the evening there is a clear bond between Amber Run and the crowd they’ve attracted to the Manchester 02 Ritz for their first UK show in two years.

Returning to the UK again for their latest album tour, Canadian rockers Wintersleep descended upon the intimate venue of the Castle Hotel and revived a unique rock sound fading from the indie landscape.

It was a home win for Stockport’s finest this weekend as Blossoms took to Edgeley Park and received a hero’s welcome.

Imagine if you will that Quincy Jones, Marcus Miller and every member of Snarky Puppy slapped Mac DeMarco round the chops and told him to put some effort into it. The result of such an intervention would be Cousin Kula.

With an audience full of young teenage girls, as an adult it is easy to feel out of place at a Shawn Mendes concert at the Manchester Arena.

American rockers Panic! at the Disco exceeded ‘high hopes’ on Saturday night on their first UK arena tour to promote their most recent album Pray For The Wicked.

Fans filled Manchester Arena on Tuesday night to see one of hip-hop’s biggest names perform and they, including myself, were not disappointed.