The Lumineers took Manchester on an emotional journey that featured more ups and downs than a night spent in the Hilton hotel lift

Manchester made way for a new generation of bands as the Academy 2 hosted a sold-out gig.

Mancunians have taken part in a mad dash to get hold of tickets to see The Courteeners.

Jenny Hval brings her unique brand of experimental electronic pop to Manchester’s Soup Kitchen this Tuesday, as she tours her new album Blood Bitch.

Manchester has a righteous tradition of insisting on being the UK music capital but the old city has been a little quiet of late.

“It comes through the window, it comes through the floor, it comes through the roof and, it comes through the door…”

Creative women are gearing up for the north’s biggest celebration of females in music, film and other artistic industries.

A student shopping night returns to the Arndale next week with discounts from over 200 stores.

The album, the Trio’s sixth release, is a playground haven for daydreamers – a menagerie of slow-paced ethereal numbers punctuated by somewhat jazzier, more shrapnel-spiced songs that ruffle up the album’s pleasantly plodding status quo.

The series kicks off on Friday 23 September with the WHP’s launch party, headlined by rapper M.I.A and featuring sets from producer Mura Masa and legendary reggae and dancehall DJ David Rodigan.

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