One of the country’s foremost festivals showcasing new and emerging talent, Sounds From The Other City is back over Early May Bank Holiday.

Belle Chen drifts through imagined landscapes, blending piano, electronics and improvisation into something at once precise and mysterious.

Sir Stephen Hough returns to Manchester, where his musical life began, with a recital build around a deceptively simple idea: the piano miniature.

Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel’s Bone brings a dark contemporary parable about exploitation, coercion and the abuse of power.

A new live staging of Bronski Beat’s The Age of Consent revisits a landmark queer pop album through contemporary voices.

Vintage Vibes returns to East Lancashire Railway this May, taking over Bury for a gleefully bonkers bank holiday weekend of music and retro pop culture.

Manchester jazz festival is back for 10 days, with a line-up that moves from major international names to some of the most exciting artists emerging closer to home.

Pixies bring two nights of feral alternative rock to Aviva Studios this May, marking 40 years of the band

Explore the abundant musical heritage of Manchester’s neighbour with the Stockport Music Story Walking Tour.

Two songs in, Manchester’s MLEKO are already building a cult following, blending beauty and abrasion to devastating effect.

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.