PARKLIFE WEEKENDER AFTERLIFE: KALUKI PRESENTS – JAMIE JONES, EATS EVERYTHING & RICHY AHMED – 12/06/2016

– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – The closing night of the Parklife Weekender Afterlife series sees the iconic Albert Hall host what I think is the best line-up the Sunday evening has to offer.  Kaluki are notorious for throwing the most extravagant and appealing parties and the trend wasn’t about to be bucked. It was […]
– ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – That’s Dr John Cooper Clarke, to you, son.  The bard of Salford sewers, now elevated to the rarified realms of the academy; his romancing of the gutter now held in the same esteem as, who knows… Keats ? But that’s for later.  Because before the long-haired dark lord of the […]

LIVE: (DR) JOHN COOPER CLARKE – 10/06/2016

LIVE: PETE DOHERTY – 17/05/2016

– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – The intricate carvings and delicate stained glass windows running along the balcony of the Albert Hall create a surprisingly peaceful atmosphere for a gig that is sure to be nothing of the sort. The crowd fills the old church building to breaking point and I decide that taking a […]
On Saturday 8th October 2016 brand new Neighbourhood Festival will be taking over Manchester City Centre for a full day of incredible live music. Over 100 of the hottest bands and freshly tipped new artists from all around the world will be performing across nine of Manchester’s best and most iconic music venues for one […]

NEW INNER CITY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED – NEIGHBOURHOOD

ADAM BUXTON ANNOUNCES SECOND MANCHESTER DATE FOR DAVID BOWIE BUG SPECIAL

Due to phenomenal demand, Adam Buxton has added an extra night for his BUG: David Bowie special show at Manchester’s Albert Hall. The new date is Sunday, 17th April 2016. The initial show on Monday, 18th April has already SOLD OUT. Tickets are on sale here -> www.alberthallmanchester.com Show info: David Bowie was a rock legend […]
– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – Oh Albert Hall we meet again, you absolute beauty. Seriously if you haven’t been, grab a ticket for the band that you love and have a good night. Sit down, dance away or just stare at the beautiful glass ceilings; it’s all good. Armed with my two good friends, […]

LIVE: THE CORAL – 12/03/2016

LIVE: BLOSSOMS – 27/02/2016

– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – ‘Hello Manchester, we’re Blossoms from Stockport.’ A swelling of lights, then smoke fills the bosom of The Albert Hall. From the balcony, straps that hold the bulge of the room, I scream back ‘SK2’.  This is postcode code.  We can locate Blossoms more precisely than Stockport.  These blossoms sprouted […]
– ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – The chances of being bored at a Savages gig are small, but when we arrive at the Albert Hall and situate ourselves in the upper echelons we’d be forgiven for thinking we’re at a Daniel O’Donnell concert. Shining out through the gloom are lots of little lights with people staring […]

LIVE: SAVAGES – 22/02/2016

LIVE: JOHN GRANT – 08/02/2016

– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – In a year where the great and the good are checking out at an alarming rate, it is important that we appreciate those still walking amongst us.  John Grant is such an individual. Thankfully that appears to be the case, if the praise for his latest album and string […]
 – THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – Thunder rolls over Manchester’s Albert Hall from behind a sky sized silver-screen. The whirring thrashes and builds until the sounds of post-millennial paranoia are greeted with silence. The floor-to-ceiling sheet is finally filled with oceanic endlessness, and from behind the separation an incredible otherness cuts through the waves in […]

LIVE: SUEDE – 09/02/2016