The opening words of the show. But they weren’t uttered by Cigarettes After Sex singer Greg Gonzalez at Albert Hall in Manchester.

The country’s already had its fill of red, blue and yellow battle buses driving up and down the UK.

What a year it’s been for Sam Fender. The North Shields singer-songwriter has risen to stardom with the release of his debut album Hypersonic Missiles hitting number one on UK charts.

Following the recent release of her highly anticipated third album Real Life, multi-platinum award-winning singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé took Manchester by storm on Wednesday.

Fink successfully took fans to the stars in a spectacular set at O2 Ritz in Manchester.

Emanuel Gat’s newest show, WORKS, is a stripped back dance piece which champions the dancer in their rawest form: a human.

Charly Bliss provided a night of emotional lyrics overpowered with electrifying rock when they performed at the Deaf Institute in Manchester on Thursday.

Chaotic horror comedy romp Come to Daddy from Kiwi director Ant Timpson is an outlandish tale of father son bonding under the most extreme circumstances, that manages to defy expectations at every turn.

There are some who say that rock ‘n’ roll is dead. At the Eagle Inn in Salford, Ablaze told us something different.

Marillion with Friends from the Orchestra electrified Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall with the third gig of their tour celebrating forty years together as a band.

Have you ever woken from an especially interesting dream, gone to recount the details to someone only to find it suddenly seems incomprehensible in your head?