Live reviews

A three-year wait for Sounds From The Other City was ended in glorious fashion this May bank holiday Sunday.

Now Then attends Elbow’s long-awaited show—delayed but not dampened by Covid.

The festival's latest installation in the heart of Hulme attracted its largest gathering to date. Now Then spoke to the co-directors on the day.

Under the elegant curvature of Manchester Central, MIF has delivered a long-awaited live performance by Damon Albarn.

Arlo Parks' Manchester International Festival show marked an emotional return to live music after the long hiatus.

With the enjoyable excesses of the recent festivities disappearing into a different decade, the audience willing to sample the potential…

Recently nominated as UK jazz act of the year by Jazz FM, Joe Armon-Jones impressively merges an array of influences to form a sound that…

Touring one of her "most honest" albums to date, Brittany Howard brought the perfect combination of soul, funk and rock to Manchester.…

A healthy crowd turned out for the latest landing of Henge in Manchester. Unlike the War of the Worlds, which is currently undergoing yet…

If it’s not frontman Thomson’s distinct flame-shock hair that caught the crowd’s attention as he came into vision, it will absolutely be…

Elbow once played in the now-closed Cine City cinema in Withington. Beth Ditto and her cohorts in The Gossip played in a subterranean club…

Although a potentially overwhelming experience, worriedaboutsatan do a great job of creating a penetratingly emotive drama, sonically and visually.

When you are a bassist rocking out like Moema, you know something good is going on.

"OMG, she has the same nipple tassels as me." That's not a phrase you will come across in the supermarket. The fact it didn’t cause a stir…

It’s a strange feeling to leave the early November afternoon daylight behind and descend the steps to the darkened environment that forms…

Agbeko raised the roof of the Soup Kitchen at their sold out gig. The Manchester 11-piece’s no holds barred performance was clearly loved…

Odell began his set with a focussed piano ballad, immediately captivating audiences with his stage presence, which was surprisingly large…

There's been a London jazz renaissance. My friend, Ted, went to university in 1990, before any of us left the small town we lived in, and…

If you want to cover a song, there are a multitude of methods, some better than others. For example, Alexandra Burke’s version of…