LIINES are back with new EP. As Shadows Fall. Manchester post-punk band LIINES return with new five-track EP As Shadows Fall, ...

John 5  Club Academy, Manchester 18th October 2026 John 5 (John William Lowery) is a guitarist whose work many metal fans ...

Former guitar player with The Damned, Roman Jugg, hits the road in the north of England with his band for Halloween ...

There’s something gloriously defiant about the underdog; everyone roots for them. Micko & The Mellotronics return with Viva ...

Festivals. You usually know who you want to see, it's something to look forward to. Big names big stages right? Let me remind ...

Between October 22nd and November 8th the 2026 Doc'n Roll Festival will feature a selection of under-the-radar music and arts documentaries.

Spear Of Destiny and HotWax have joined the bill for Louder Than War Fest 2027, adding two more major names to an already packed Manchester Academy line-up.

Gnod, Salford’s finest export since Ewan MacColl, offer noise-based poetry in an increasingly uniform musical landscape. MK ...

Kim Kay saw health issues blight her career. But she struck back with a run of singles including her latest, Animal. Eileen Shapiro reviews.

Having transformed themselves from Dublin post-punk insurgents into festival headliners with Romance, their fifth album, ...

Amsterdam duo Ciao Lucifer release Sunset Riders, an album rooted in indie sensibilities that draws comparisons to the likes of The Wombats and Circa Waves.

Orbital bounce back after the rather excellent Optical Delusion three and a half years ago. As usual they twist their formula ...