Legowelt at The White Hotel
Vintage machines, sci-fi dreams and 30 years of restless invention. Legowelt plays in deepest darkest Salford this January.
From £19.90Written by Johnny James
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The Vessel at PINK
Chris Thompson transforms PINK into an uncanny, interactive cabinet of obsessions, inviting visitors to uncover its shifting, unstable narratives.
Free entry
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The Fire Raisers at Hope Mill Theatre
Max Frisch’s darkly comic play The Fire Raisers arrives courtesy of new Manchester company We Merry Dancers in co-production with HER Productions.
From £15.00
Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts at Heaton Park
Neil Young is opening his 2026 UK and European tour in Manchester, stepping into Heaton Park with his newest band, The Chrome Hearts.
From £89.60
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The Guardians of Living Matter at Lowry
A new Lowry exhibition pitches us into 2076, where mycelium and AI entwine to ease the climate crisis together.
Ibibio Sound Machine at Band on the Wall
Fusing West African funk and disco with modern post-punk and electro, Ibibio Sound Machine inject some much-needed energy into January.
From £29
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Dandy: NEW QUEERS EVE at The Deaf Institute
New Queers Eve takes over all three floors of The Deaf Institute, turning the building into Dandy’s end-of-year playground.
From £5.00
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Bassam Issa Al-Sabah and Nina Davies at FACT
Bassam Issa Al-Sabah works across digital animation, painting, sculpture, and textiles to create environments that offer visions of resistance.
Free entry
Heartworms at Band on the Wall
Pulling from gothic post punk and motorik menace, South London’s Heartworms brings her brilliant debut album to Manchester.
From £16.50
Manchester Collective x The Marian Consort: Wintering at The Stoller Hall
Manchester Collective and The Marian Consort make peace with the short, crisp days and long, dark nights of winter, with a concert that ushers in the solstice.
From £24.50
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Shellshocked at Lowry
Coming to Lowry this November, Shellshocked is a thrilling new drama examining the aftershocks of war on the mind of a young soldier.
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The Medieval Quarter Walking Tour
Explore Manchester’s Medieval Quarter on an architect-led walking tour uncovering the city’s oldest streets, historic buildings and centuries of hidden history.
From £20.00