Police claim violent attacks ‘marred’ Parklife festival – with three stabbings and 29 arrests across Weekender
The Parklife Weekender Festival was rocked by three stabbings and 29 arrests, say police.
Parklife urge witnesses to come forward after ‘brutal’ attack leaves Manchester reveller fighting for life
Around 9.15pm on Saturday a 26-year-old man was dancing with his girlfriend in front of the Festival’s main stage when he was attacked by an unknown man
Gig review: Tasty Morsels @ Common, Manchester
Tasty Morsels are a ‘label that’s not a label’ and have released a number of free albums and compilations, many featuring northern artists, across the last few years.
Parklife reveller, 26, in critical condition after brutal attack at Manchester festival
Around 9.15pm on Saturday the 26-year-old victim and his girlfriend were dancing in front of the Festival’s main stage when he was attacked by an unknown man
Greater Manchester Police warn Parklife partygoers to behave or risk being ‘dealt with’
The annual festival, now in its fourth year, will welcome the likes of Snoop Dogg and Public Enemy to the stage
DJ Dave Haslam teams up with MOSI to explore how musical hooks can help those with Alzheimer’s
Hacienda DJ Dave Haslam swapped nightclubs for Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry to launch #HookedOnMusic, a new online game which scientists hope will aid future research into Alzheimer’s.
X England Managers tune: Manchester singer aims boot at ‘always rubbish’ World Cup songs
Manchester ensemble X England Managers are looking to score with Brazil or Bust ahead of the 2014 tournament which kicks off next week.
Gig review: Sixty Minute Man @ Deaf Institute, Manchester
Up-and-coming Manchester band Sixty Minute Man made the walls shake on Saturday at the Deaf Institute when they wowed the crowd with their original songs.
What makes Manchester beautiful: One Direction thrill city with trio of Etihad shows
British boyband One Direction thrilled thousands of screaming fans as they made their way to the Etihad Stadium to take Manchester – and Twitter – by storm.
National petition to protect music venues wades into noise row over Manchester’s Night and Day Café
The Music Venue Trust’s petition, founded earlier this year, calls for an urgent review of current noise abatement legislation affecting many city centre bars and live music haunts across the country.
Britain’s new folk hope? Singer Blair Dunlop carries torch on from father of Fairport Convention fame
Blair Dunlop has returned two years on with his edgier album House of Jacks.