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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 »

Alabama 3 in Manchester this winter!

Alabama 3 in Manchester this winter!

South London roots-futurists – ALABAMA 3 – will head out on a UK headline tour this Winter in support of their new album ‘Cold War Classics Vol.2’. Born… Read more »

elbow UK Arena Tour May 2024 

elbow UK Arena Tour May 2024 

elbow return in May 2024 with UK tour dates to accompany the release of their tenth studio album.  elbow’s first arena tour since 2018 marks a moment… Read more »

THE SWEET ‘Full Circle’ December 2023 UK Tour comes to MANCHESTER – Academy on Friday 15th December!

THE SWEET ‘Full Circle’ December 2023 UK Tour comes to MANCHESTER – Academy on Friday 15th December!

SWEET: Full Circle – December 2023 UK Tour Sweet are back, and you’re not going to want to miss out come December as they go Full Circle!… Read more »

Romain Virgo announces UK tour

Romain Virgo announces UK tour

Reggae star Romain Virgo announces a UK tour this Autumn, visiting Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, London and Leicester in October with a full live band. Tickets are on-sale… Read more »

TEENAGE FANCLUB – Release Back To The Light + Manchester Gig this November

TEENAGE FANCLUB – Release Back To The Light + Manchester Gig this November

On 22nd September TEENAGE FANCLUB will release their new album ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ via their own label PeMa in the UK /Europe and Merge in the US. Today, the band is excited… Read more »

Mist announces new album & UK tour for October

Mist announces new album & UK tour for October

Birmingham native Mist announces his highly anticipated, debut album ‘Redemption’ – coming September 2023. Pre-order HERE. The artist took to social media to gift his fans with the… Read more »

FUN LOVIN CRIMINALS – head to Manchester for 25th Anniversary of 100pc Colombian

FUN LOVIN CRIMINALS – head to Manchester for 25th Anniversary of 100pc Colombian

Iconic multi-genre band – FUN LOVIN’ CRIMINALS – have announced a UK tour for 2023 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their classic album ‘100% Colombian’.  Known… Read more »

EASY STAR ALL-STARS – ZIGGY STARDUB play CHESTER – Live Rooms on Friday 25th August 2023!

EASY STAR ALL-STARS – ZIGGY STARDUB play CHESTER – Live Rooms on Friday 25th August 2023!

US reggae group Easy Star All-Stars return to the UK for a run of festival and club shows in August 2023 celebrating the release of their newest album, a… Read more »

IST IST – Return to Manchester this April & Release New Single

IST IST – Return to Manchester this April & Release New Single

With their upcoming third album fast approaching, IST IST are pleased to unveil the latest track to be cut from the record: “Nothing More Nothing Less”.  Chiming… Read more »

SUNBIRDS play MANCHESTER – Lion’s Den on Saturday 15th April

SUNBIRDS play MANCHESTER – Lion’s Den on Saturday 15th April

The man who once told us he loved us from the bottom of his pencil case, founder Beautiful South member Dave Hemingway returns with his new band SUNBIRDS.  Having retired from the… Read more »

David Kitt in Manchester for 2023 tour!

David Kitt in Manchester for 2023 tour!

Genre-bending Irish musician and producer DAVID KITT has announced his ninth studio album ‘Idiot Check’ set for release on 31 March 2023 via RE:WARM. A unique and… Read more »

IRLAM LIVE 2023 returns this Summerat Manchester’s Irlam Prince’s Park!

IRLAM LIVE 2023 returns this Summerat Manchester’s Irlam Prince’s Park!

IRLAM LIVE is back for its seventh year. Three great days. The dates are Friday 2nd June, Saturday 3rd June and Sunday 4th June 2023 at Manchester’s – Prince’s Park in… Read more »

10cc’s GRAHAM GOULDMAN Spring 2023 UK Tour comes to MANCHESTER – The Lowry

10cc’s GRAHAM GOULDMAN Spring 2023 UK Tour comes to MANCHESTER – The Lowry

It is only between 10cc’s sell-out, bi-annual UK tours that the band’s co-founder Graham Gouldman is able to fully indulge his Heart Full of Songs project and… Read more »

Manchester’s SOUP! to play Manchester this Feb.

Manchester’s SOUP! to play Manchester this Feb.

Manchester-based quintet Soup! have re-emerged with “Supplies”, their first single of 2023.  Unfolding like a late-night run-in between retro-tinted jangle-pop and modern-day stark in a lively Northern… Read more »

Kenny Thomas Announces Brit Soul Ascending Tour 2023

Kenny Thomas Announces Brit Soul Ascending Tour 2023

In November and December this year, British soul star Kenny hits the road with his all-star band of musicians performing his biggest UK theatre tour in over… Read more »