RNCM students perform new music inspired by Manchester’s protest history, after hours at the national museum of democracy.

The Hallé presents three centuries of choral heavyweights performed by full orchestra, choir and children’s choir together.

Band on the Wall bring people together to make, as well as watch, music. Join them to learn folk tunes from all over the world.

An electronic auteur, a veteran of the world’s major clubs, and the man who named electroclash – playing a pub in Todmorden.

Foundational British synth-pop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark play in Rochdale, with support from Peter Hook and the Light and A Certain Ratio.

For fans of early Black Country New Road, Champion Trees render stalled lives and small defeats in exacting, wry and self-deprecating detail.

Greg Freeman mines local history for character-driven tales of violence, loss and epiphany on his second album, Burnover.

Ora Cogan brings atmospheric folk, psych, dream pop and alt-country to Now Wave’s brand new venue this summer.

Victory lapping the best album of their career so far, there hasn’t been a better moment yet to catch these North Carolina rockers.

Catchy songs, colourful characters and sharp social satire combine in one of the most talked-about queer theatre hits.

O2 Apollo becomes Pysch Fest’s main stage for the first time, with Billy Nomates and bdrmm heading the final wave.

British-French singer-songwriter Lauren Auder brings her second,a post-industrial love album album to YES Basement.