Move over U2 – the Emerald Isle’s biggest new band has plans for a British takeover.

The first ever hot air balloon flight from Manchester is being commemorated with the display of sheet music from an 18th century ballad at the Central Library

The nine-piece Mouse Outfit created a Kickstarter project following the financial burden of having to hire their own transport – the idea of band member James Defty.

Southampton singer Foxes reveals the ins and outs of her ‘whirlwind year’
after Manchester Academy gig

Manchester rockers The Courteeners sold out their 20,000 capacity Heaton Park summer gig in just one hour this morning.

Half-naked and half-drunk, The Orwells took on a feverishly energetic crowd at the Academy on Monday, serving up an impressive performance of their raw and unapologetic blend of rock.

MM head out to the streets of Manchester to find out whether people think the new Band Aid single is insensitive or if the negative feedback is an overreaction.

The War on Drugs sold out Manchester’s The Ritz on their tour for latest LP Lost in the Dream.

The former Oasis singer and former boxing world champion have both seen a flurry of bets in recent days leading to their odds being slashed on them entering the jungle.

In what’s set to be one of the Warehouse Project’s stand-out shows of the season, James Blake headlines Saturday’s Store Street club night with a live set as part of the 1-800-Dinosaur trio.

Paolo Nutini’s last stop on a blockbuster UK tour, which has already seen Newcastle, Sheffield, Glasgow, London, Belfast, Dublin and Birmingham all embrace the Glaswegian’s enigmatic charm.