NEWS: BEYOND THE MUSIC FESTIVAL COMING THIS WEEK

The third edition of Beyond The Music takes place at its new home, MediaCity Salford, from 6th to 9th October 2026. The event is both a new music showcase festival and industry conference. After launching on Tuesday evening with a screening of 24 Hour Party People and a Q&A featuring its director Michael Winterbottom and […]
One of the biggest bugbears of 21st century gig going is all the adds-on to the supposed ticket price. Generally, the larger the event, the greater the booking fee and sometimes other charges that are initially hidden. It is rare to find an occasion where the extra charge is not at least 10% of the […]

NEWS – PLANS TO END CONCERT TICKET ADD-ONS RIP-OFF

NEWS – AFRICA OYE RETURNS TO LIVERPOOL 20 & 21 JUNE

After a fallow 2025, Africa Oyé returns to Sefton Park on 20 and 21 June. A highlight of the Liverpool summer since 1992, it is the UK’s biggest celebration of African and Caribbean music and culture. The Sunday night headliner is Grammy-nominated guitarist and singer Fatoumata Diawara, an Afrofuturist chanteuse who blends jazz, funk and […]
Even though it is not yet Christmas, it is already time to start thinking about next year’s Manchester Psych Fest which will take place on 5 September 2026. The first tranche of acts has been announced and will feature a headline set from the legendary Beta Band together with Northern heroes Working Men’s Club, the […]

NEWS – FIRST BANDS ANNOUNCED FOR MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST 2026

DOVES – ANNOUNCE NEW MANCHESTER GIG SAT 20TH DEC 2025 PLUS NEW BEST OF ALBUM OUT 14TH NOV 2025

Celebrating thirty years of musical existence, Doves have announced a huge hometown gig on 20th December 2025 at The O2 Apollo, Manchester. Ahead of the gig, the band have also announced the release of a compilation entitled ‘So Here We Are: Best Of Doves’ out Friday 14th November 2025 on EMI North, containing the much […]
  While Silent Radio is a predominantly Manchester-based website, we are always delighted to champion events happening in the wider north-west of England. The weekend of 8-10 August sees the focus shifting to central and north Lancashire with two contrasting festivals taking place: one newish, one long established. The new contender is Preston Pop Fest […]

NEWS – TWO NORTH-WEST FESTIVALS : PRESTON POP FEST & REBELLION

NEWS: DANA GAVANSKI TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM IN APRIL

Dana Gavanski will be releasing her third album, ‘Late Slap’, on 5 April 2024 via Full Time Hobby. The follow-up to 2022’s, ‘When It Comes’, a big favourite at Silent Radio, is produced by Mike Lindsay (Tuung, LUMP). The album utilises a Yamaha DX7 synth with the aim of conjuring an atmosphere of digital warmth […]
The premier festival for books about music, Louder Than Words, kicks off today at the Innside Hotel in Manchester. Over the course of the weekend, there will be appearances from Will Sergeant, Trevor Horn, Ian Broudie, Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet), Don Powell (Slade), Nick Banks (Pulp) and Pauline Murray talking about their new books. Other […]

NEWS – LOUDER THAN WORDS FESTIVAL STARTS TODAY

NEWS: NADINE SHAH ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM

Nadine Shan has made a welcome return with her first new music since 2020’s ‘Kitchen Sink’. ‘Topless Mother’ is the initial track to be released from her forthcoming album, ‘Filthy Underneath’, which will be out on 23 February 2024 via EMI North. Shah describes the song as being “about a counsellor I worked with that […]
The continually prolific Bug Club have announced their new album, ‘Rare Birds: An Hour of Song’. A double album weighing in at 64 minutes, it contains (count them) a colossal 47 songs and is touted as the Faust Cycle for people with shorter attention spans. The songs were written at home in their garden which […]

NEWS: THE BUG CLUB ANNOUNCE FORTHCOMING ALBUM