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Pete Tong Presents Ibiza Classics 2025 UK Arena Tour

Pete Tong Presents Ibiza Classics 2025 UK Arena Tour

CELEBRATING THE BEST OF 10 YEARS TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY 16TH DECEMBER AT 10AM HERE DJ, broadcaster and global dance music legend Pete Tong has announced the return… Read more »

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SEASON RETURNS TO MANCHESTER BRIDGEWATER HALL

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SEASON RETURNS TO MANCHESTER BRIDGEWATER HALL

The annual Raymond Gubbay Christmas Festival returns to Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall this December with a spectacular line-up of shows, with something for everyone. Whether it’s a festive pop extravaganza, a sing-along to… Read more »

20 STORIES TOASTS NEW FESTIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH PIPER-HEIDSIECK CHAMPAGNE

20 STORIES TOASTS NEW FESTIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH PIPER-HEIDSIECK CHAMPAGNE

20 Stories is partnering with world-renowned champagne producer, Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, on an exclusive menu from November to January, to celebrate the winter season in style Manchester’s iconic skyline… Read more »

Rumer announces UK tour celebrating 15th anniversary of debut album Seasons of My Soul – October 2025

Rumer announces UK tour celebrating 15th anniversary of debut album Seasons of My Soul – October 2025

Rumer, one of the UK’s most beloved and soulful voices, has announced a national tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of her groundbreaking debut album Seasons of My Soul…. Read more »

MAGNUM play MANCHESTER – Academy on Wednesday 22nd January 2025!

MAGNUM play MANCHESTER – Academy on Wednesday 22nd January 2025!

Magnum – A Tribute To Tony Clarkin. There are only a few great bands on our planet that you can identify within the first few bars of… Read more »

Café Patrón XO Is Back, and Here’s Where To Drink It Around the UK

Café Patrón XO Is Back, and Here’s Where To Drink It Around the UK

Forget Baby Guinness & Tequila Rosé, get ready to raise a glass as Café Patrón is officially back. After the beloved coffee tequila liquor was discontinued in… Read more »

Bad Nerves Kick Off ‘Still Nervous’ UK and EU Tour – Ending at London’s Electric Ballroom

Bad Nerves Kick Off ‘Still Nervous’ UK and EU Tour – Ending at London’s Electric Ballroom

Described as “the best band in England right now” by Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong—who even sported their merch at the Grammys Gala—Bad Nerves are riding high after a headline tour… Read more »

Sophie Ellis-Bextor announces biggest ever UK headline tour including Royal Albert Hall date

Sophie Ellis-Bextor announces biggest ever UK headline tour including Royal Albert Hall date

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced her biggest ever UK headline tour in May and June 2025, including a headline show at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The entertaining and dazzling video for… Read more »

AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM in Manchester

AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM in Manchester

Afro Celt Sound System make their long-awaited label debut on Six Degrees Records with ‘OVA’, the Grammy-nominated group’s eighth studio album and the final one with their… Read more »

Gothic-pop chanteuse tour 2024

Gothic-pop chanteuse tour 2024

FREYA BEER is back with the electrifying new track “False Hope”.  STREAM HERE With Jekyll and Hyde-like arrangements, that veer from Beabadoobee-esque bubblegum/pop to blistering Garbage-style grunge/rock in… Read more »

THE HOUGHTON WEAVERS are back on tour this Autumn & Winter coming to play STOCKPORT – Plaza on Wednesday 2nd October 2024!

THE HOUGHTON WEAVERS are back on tour this Autumn & Winter coming to play STOCKPORT – Plaza on Wednesday 2nd October 2024!

The North West’s leading comedy / folk group, stars of TV, Radio and Stage, are making their way around the region with their 2024 autumn / winter… Read more »

Bella Hardy 2024 UK Tour playing Band on The Wall Manchester Friday 22 November 

Bella Hardy 2024 UK Tour playing Band on The Wall Manchester Friday 22 November 

Bella Hardy, the inimitable voice of modern folk, is set to embark on a highly anticipated UK tour. Hardy a previous winner of the BBC Radio 2… Read more »

LEEE JOHN of IMAGINATION plays MANCHESTER – Band on The Wall on Tuesday 29th October 2024!

LEEE JOHN of IMAGINATION plays MANCHESTER – Band on The Wall on Tuesday 29th October 2024!

With record sales in excess of over 30 million + albums, the incomparable, award winning LEEE JOHN of 80’s crossover soul hit-makers IMAGINATION comes to Manchester – Band on The Wall on… Read more »

THE SOUTH (feat members of The Beautiful South) play MANCHESTER – Band On The Wall on Sunday 22nd September 2024!

THE SOUTH (feat members of The Beautiful South) play MANCHESTER – Band On The Wall on Sunday 22nd September 2024!

The South are back on the road and do what they do best – perform the songs of that great British pop institution, The Beautiful South, to the… Read more »

IRLAM LIVE 2024 returns this Summer – Friday 31st May / Saturday 1st June & Sunday 2nd June 2024 at Manchester’s Irlam Prince’s Park!

IRLAM LIVE 2024 returns this Summer – Friday 31st May / Saturday 1st June & Sunday 2nd June 2024 at Manchester’s Irlam Prince’s Park!

Three great days – one awesome festival! IRLAM LIVE is back for its eighth year. Three great days. The dates are Friday 31st May, Saturday 1st June and Sunday 2nd June… Read more »

A Winter Romance – Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Tattu

A Winter Romance – Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Tattu

This February, Tattu, the modern Chinese restaurant group, are thrilled to release their limited editionValentine’s Day offering across all five venues, which includes an exclusive partnership with… Read more »

ORBITAL – Announce date on ‘The Green Album – Live – 2024’ Tour

ORBITAL – Announce date on ‘The Green Album – Live – 2024’ Tour

Orbital have announced a very special headline tour, The Green Album – Live – 2024, celebrating the hugely influential electronic duo’s seminal 1991 debut album.  The tour… Read more »

THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS – TOUR 2024

THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS – TOUR 2024

Today, climbing from the Empire State Building in New York City, Oscar winning actor Jared Leto announced Thirty Seconds to Mars’ monumental Seasons 2024 World Tour — an extensive run across… Read more »

Rebecca Ferguson Announces Heaven Part II 2024 UK Tour

Rebecca Ferguson Announces Heaven Part II 2024 UK Tour

Rebecca Ferguson has announced a UK tour for 2024, which will follow on from the release of her upcoming fifth and final album ‘Heaven Part II’.  The… Read more »

Pet Shop Boys announce 2024 UK dates for critically acclaimed and sold-out Dreamworld tour

Pet Shop Boys announce 2024 UK dates for critically acclaimed and sold-out Dreamworld tour

PET SHOP BOYS ANNOUNCE NEW 2024 DATES FOR ‘DREAMWORLD: THE GREATEST HITS LIVE’ TOUR  UTILITA ARENA BIRMINGHAM SATURDAY 8th JUNE Tickets on sale Friday 10th November at 9am AFTER… Read more »