Johnny James

Following the release of their 2023 EP ‘Gulliver’, freewheeling freakpop duo Audiobooks kick off their UK headline tour at YES.

Local record label and promoter Sour Grapes host Meltchester, a festival of underground psych, garage rock and post punk in Projekts Mcr Skatepark.

A Place To Bury Strangers bring their lacerating blend of post punk, noise rock and shoegaze to The White Hotel.

Melding horn-fuelled jazz and raucous punk, Opus Kink are one of the most exciting bands signed to London’s cult indie label Nice Swan.

Cloud Nothings’ indie rock/post-hardcore classic Attack on Memory turned 10 years old recently and to celebrate, the Cleveland band are hopping across the pond.

We round up the opera highlights of Buxton International Festival 2023, including three brand new productions.

manchester jazz festival kicks off with a FREE opening weekender, celebrating the breadth and individuality of Manchester’s home-grown scene.

Prepare to be transported to other realms as cosmic sound and vision collide in a collaboration between genre defying band The Comet is Coming and visual artist Daisy Dickinson.

Watch a ground-breaking mixed reality concert created by legendary composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto and Tin Drum.