Dan Michaelson speaks to MM about his heartbreak album, the city and how and how his music will soon be a soundtrack for comedy after his Northern Quarter performance.

Indie rockers Starsailor did just that but frontman James Walsh feels they are much better for it.

Pixie Lott has promised fans that her upbeat performance at Manchester Pride’s Big Weekend will be the highlight of the weekend.

All things green and beautiful will be celebrated this weekend as vegetables great and small take centre stage at VegFest, while raising money for disabled facilities.

Mollie, Una, Vanessa, Rochelle and Frankie will all be launching their greatest hits tour later this year, reliving some of the songs that catapulted them into stardom and onto dancefloors up and down the country

The Night and Day Cafe, Manchester, will face a licence review that threatens to end live music at the venue after a ‘persistent failure’ to comply with their premise’s licence.

Robert, 26, from Macclesfield, was attacked after the offender hit his girlfriend, Gemma Parry, with an inflatable doll, moments before headliner Snoop Dogg was due to perform on Saturday night

Robert Hart, 26, from Macclesfield, was punched while dancing with his girlfriend in front of the main stage, moments before headliner Snoop Dogg was due to perform on Saturday night

Around 9.15pm on Saturday a 26-year-old man was dancing with his girlfriend in front of the Festival’s main stage when he was attacked by an unknown man

Around 9.15pm on Saturday the 26-year-old victim and his girlfriend were dancing in front of the Festival’s main stage when he was attacked by an unknown man

Andy Leathley is selling his Parklife tickets after twitter quip