
Live Reviews

Outbreak Festival 2025: A Defining Moment for UK Hardcore
The festival returned to Manchester with a bang.

Osees bring their energy to O2 Ritz Manchester
The band put on a show to remember.

Earplugs galore… Dinosaur Jr. play 1994’s ‘Without a Sound’ in full at Manchester’s Albert Hall
The Massachusetts alt-rock veterans blazon into the North-West, celebrating their sixth record in full, up-close and, of course, very, very loudly…

A working bass hero is something to be: Peter Hook & The Light host homecoming thrills at O2 Victoria Warehouse
The band performed New Order’s ‘Get Ready’ in full.

PHOTOS: Rival Schools at Manchester Academy 3
The band brought their A game to Manchester.

Phoebe Green performs a delicate hometown show
The Mancunian returned to familiar soil for her penultimate tour date.

The WAEVE live in Manchester
Is Graham Coxon’s genre-hopping side-hustle more than the sum of its parts?

Photos: Carter Vail performs to a sold-out Deaf Institute
The musician sold out his Manchester show.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s confused comedown at Manchester’s Albert Hall
The psych-rock band struggle to keep the magic alive.

Bubblegum Warehouse Pop Parade: Confidence Man take Manchester by storm
The Australian duo touched down overseas.

Billie Marten stays down to Earth at Manchester’s Aviva Studios
The Yorkshire musician supported Ben Howard on his UK tour.

Feeder bring their sounds to Manchester’s Albert Hall
The band took to the Albert Hall stage for a night to remember.

Mad we missed it: Outbreak Festival 2023
My biggest regret of the summer? Missing Outbreak Festival.

Fontaines D.C. bring their A-game for night two of their Manchester Academy stint
The critically-acclaimed group provide their audience with an emotive, sharp and energetic set of tracks from both their albums at the second of three long-awaited shows in Manchester