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Copenhagen-based producer Anders Trentemøller finds beauty in melancholy. Brooding and intense, his music is made for Church, where you can catch him this October.

This Doncaster punk trio have been taking the UK’s live circuit by storm in recent months. It’s Manchester’s turn to catch The Blinders perform this September.

An outstanding orchestra live in a world-class concert hall – read about the BBC Philharmonic’s Autumn Season at The Bridgewater Hall.

One of the architects of Lo-fi house, Ross From Friends is a lover of all things old school. Join him on a nostalgia trip at Gorilla this October.

Combining jazz, electronica, classical, north Indian, folk and ambient styles, Mammal Hands make achingly powerful music whose ebbs and flows take you on a deeply immersive and cathartic journey.

Taking a victory lap after the release of their critically acclaimed album A Humdrum Star, Manchester’s own jazz-but-not-jazz trio stop off at Albert Hall to revel in some well-earned hometown glory.

Ludicrously creative, boundary-smashing composer, producer and performer Anna Meredith unveils a brand new work, before scientists from the National Graphene Institute let slip their latest revelations.

Charmingly mischievous art-pop trio Stealing Sheep pull out all the stops in a theatrical-musical-dance-art spectacular that pays tribute to the electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire.

Four inspiring musical innovators carve out a future-leaning audio adventure, before a discussion with Mercury Prize-nominated Nadine Shah.

Musician/composer Sara Lowes and visual artist Mary Griffiths showcase their graphene-inspired works, whilst Lauren Laverne quizzes the pair on their experiments in music, art and science.

Delightfully inquisitive folktronica trio Haiku Salut collaborate with the Robot Orchestra, in an exploration of creativity in the age of robotics and artificial intelligence.

90’s indie kid turned early-psych revivalist, Jane Weaver channels the cosmos at Newcastle’s Cluny 2, joined by space scientists Sophia Allan and Megan Argo.