The name of Fleetwood Mac’s current UK tour ‘On With The Show’ almost seems ironic now as the rock legends have had to cancel their Manchester Arena gig ‘due to illness’. And Twitter users aren’t too pleased about it.

After spending time in the US in the wake of their extraordinary success with 2012’s Bones, Young Guns had returned to Manchester as part of their UK tour – in philosophical, yet emphatic style.

It’s no secret that rock music is on the decline in Britain. Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Radiohead – they are legends of our time, and could fill out a football stadium with their holograms.

Ahead of the The Maccabees’ upcoming show at Manchester Ritz, guitarist Felix White took some time out of his schedule to talk to MM about their new album, growing as a band and life on the road.

Twin Atlantic will be stopping off in Manchester to play at the Albert Hall, as a part of their biggest headline tour ever in the UK, on May 5.

Rose by name Rose by nature. An unassuming star in the making took to the stage of Gorilla last night to deliver a pitch perfect set to reams of loyal fans.

Renowned for their energetic and extravagant live performances, the Devon rockers arrived on stage to a rapturous applause from the crowed and ripped through their back catalogue.

The Pontefract four-piece have the the look (a lot of hair I may add), a dedicated core following and more importantly the tunes that warrant REGULAR airplay on major radio.

Placebo’s Manchester O2 Apollo set-list of oldies-but-goodies like Infra-Red and Every You Every Me and soon-to-be classics from their 2013 album Loud Like Love was never going to disappoint.

MM’s top five… Rock bands with musical careers spanning more 50 years.

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.