Rolling Stones superfan Richard Houghton is now frantically searching for fans who witnessed historic gigs for new book.

The atmosphere at the ArtPOP: The ArtRave Ball is electric as brightly coloured gender defying Little Monsters dance, chat and do the ‘claw’ as they patiently wait for Mother, who is half an hour late

John Newman arrived on stage to a packed out crowd at the Ritz last night

Salford Music festival organisers hope to represent unsigned acts, bands and singers at this years national awards

Excited fans scrambled inside the quirky shopping market, on Church Street, to grab a glimpse of the flamboyant singer as she shopped for jewelry and clothes, dressed in a floor length silk dress

In the two years since he quit urban six-piece Kid British, Adio has begun to bed his way in with the big boys and his supporting slots with Haim, Bastille and Rudimental shows his infectious breed of indie-pop is catching on.

Quirky classical pop quartet Clean Bandit are a definite success story of 2014.

Chetham’s School of Music will play host to the Manchester Literature Festival tomorrow, where winners of the £10,000 Poetry and Fiction prizes will be announced.

Oasis legend Noel Gallagher is set to make a return to his hometown next year with a brand new High Flying Bird’s album.

Oladamola Babalola, 25, was originally diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma while studying communications and business studies at the University of Liverpool.

Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder will be joining his band mates and a host of famous pals on stage at the Manchester Palace Hotel later this month to raise funds for his sick nephew.