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Little Wimmin by Figs in Wigs runs 5-7, 11-14 March 2020 at HOME Manchester. https://homemcr.org/production/little-wimmin/

You can run. You can hide. But there is no escaping Lewis Capaldi. No matter how hard you might try.

The Manchester Open Exhibition has already attracted over 20,000 visitors, 200% more than its intended target. Queues were out the door as 3,750 people visited in total over the opening weekend, with a record-breaking number of attendees to the launch party on January 18.

As An Evening with Whitney rocked up at the Manchester Apollo, there had already been a fair-share of complaining that people had willingly paid up to £70 to see a hologram. MM’s Richard Brown went to see for himself what all the fuss was about…

The long hair and luxe vintage garms definitely made an appearance on stage on Friday night at Manchester’s Academy 2. Fortunately for Temples, when on stage their swoon-worthy style is met with equal substance.

I’m looking at the phrase ‘Sleater Kinney’ written in an understated font on a drumhead from the front row of the Manchester Academy, and reflecting that at one point in the career of this riot grrrl behemoth, I would not have been allowed into the room.

The much-debated Whitney Houston hologram tour hits Manchester on Friday, after being described by some concert-goers as ‘eerie’ and ‘weird’.

German rock legend Till Lindemann, famously known for his lead role in Rammstein, brought his first ever solo tour to the UK on Sunday.

We round up our favourite card and board games to play with friends and family…

Greed is definitely not about Sir Philip Green. Steve Coogan’s power-hungry, wealth-hoarding, egomaniacal, self-centred and image-obsessed character Sir Richard McCreadie is in no way, shape, or form similar to the Topshop tycoon.

On the evening of Valentine’s Day, Beans on Toast unashamedly championed the holiday by spreading love with his infectious – albeit ironic – musical optimism at Gorilla in Manchester.