Chris Horkan

Written by Chris Horkan

The Weekender's friends and supporters

The Manchester Weekender 2012 wouldn’t be possible without the support, creativity and hard work of the people and organisations listed here. Venue partners: BBC North studios at MediaCityUK, Band on...

Pay to play.

In The City has always been a big deal for both the music industry and for Manchester. But has it lost its way? Music promoter and journalist Chris Horkan finds...

Free jazz (and more).

Guest blogger Chris Horkan takes us foraging for live music Think Manchester and before you know it you’ll be thinking about live music. From Bob Dylan ‘going electric’ at the...