A record that began with rice cookers and an easel is now coming to Salford. Trust the process.

See through the eyes of an astronaut in this epic concert and visual experience, Space Station Earth at Aviva Studios. .

A key name in a local music scene increasingly coming to national attention, SILVERWINGKILLER bring their maximalist electronic punk to The White Hotel.

The Untold Orchestra bring musical theatre hits to RNCM’s Young Explorers, opening orchestral music into something looser, more collective and fun.

The RNCM launches its second Inspirational Artists series, spotlighting a huge range of touring musicians and ensembles, each bringing something unique to the stage.

This Lankum offshoot treats Irish mythology not as inspiration but as raw material for drone and industrial noise.

The UK’s biggest celebration of African music and culture returns to Sefton Park this summer with a line-up including Malian singer and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara.

The Hallé invites audiences to a year of classical masterpieces, world premieres and appearances by some electrifying artists and composers.

Day tickets are now on sale for the White Hotel’s Blackpool takeover, placing The Caretaker, Blackhaine and A Guy Called Gerald inside the town’s most iconic spaces.

Manchester Collective bring titans of contemporary music together with world premieres in a bold, body-driven programme at Aviva Studios.

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.