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Manchester Camerata presents a new series of films which fuse music with spoken word to paint intimate portraits of real people from the local community.

Kicking off Psappha’s 2020-21 series will be String Theories, a socially distanced contemporary classical concert featuring Alfred Schnittke’s String Trio.

Just as live gigs were starting to feel like relics of the rose-tinted past, The Orielles have announced two socially distanced shows in Leeds.

Performing live for the first time since March, Manchester Collective will treat Leeds Town Hall to an intimate show designed to comfort and inspire.

Marking the release of their new album Re-Animator, Manchester’s own Everything Everything will live-stream two virtual reality shows this September.

Missile To The Moon are kicking off August Bank Holiday weekend with a mix of house and disco at The Old Abbey Taphouse in Hulme.

Win tickets to a one-off, intimate Elbow gig at Night and Day, which will raise money for independent grassroots music venues as part of the Passport: Back to Our Roots project.

Electronic duo Bicep will broadcast a new, audiovisual set this September – perhaps our only chance to watch them perform live (albeit virtually) this year.

Maxine Peake curates an evening of Radical Sounds, celebrating working class culture through live music and radical readings.

Standard-bearer of modern African music, Fatoumata Diawara will deliver an exclusive set from her home as part of the Royal Albert Home sessions.

Champions of intimate, unplugged gigs, Sofar Sounds are running a live stream series that supports and showcases emerging artists from around the world.

Manchester’s Reform Radio partners up with Gilles Peterson’s We Out Here festival for a virtual weekend party in aid of Black Lives Matter associated charities.