Samantha Fish, The Zac Schulze Gang – O2 Ritz, Manchester: Live Review
Samantha Fish and the Zac Schulze Gang bring a formidable double bill of Blues and beyond to the O2 Ritz in Manchester.
Merry Hell – The Lost Songs Concert, Over Hulton Folk Club: Live Review
Merry Hell are live at Over Hulton Folk Club with a set of lost songs and memories.
Mogwai – O2 Apollo, Manchester: Live Review
Mogwai ingnite a bad fire and give a demonstration in Post Rock dynamics at Manchester’s O2 Apollo.
Kataklysm, Vader, Blood Red Throne – Club Academy, Manchester: Live Review
No frills, no trends, just brutal, direct death metal as Kataklysm, Vader and Blood Red Throne showcase death metal at its best.
Spiers & Boden – The Met, Bury: Live Review
We’re in at The Met right at the start of the Spiers & Boden tour. An evening of musical education and excellence.
Sanguisugabogg – Classic Grand, Glasgow: Live Review
Sanguisugabogg brutalise Glasgow as they continue to blast through Europe with a bill stacked to the hilt with brutal death metal.
Of Monsters & Men – Albert Hall, Manchester: Live Review
Of Monsters & Men head to Manchester for the first time in a good while, and they are greeted like returning heroes. Support comes from Arny Margret.
December 10 – Manchester Academy 3: Live Review
The winners of Netflix’s The Next Act, December 10, bring their ‘Introducing’ tour to Manchester.Â
Reaper Weekender Day Two – Manchester Rebellion: Live Review
Day Two of the Reaper Weekender in Manchester showcases new blood, as well as seasoned veterans. There are plenty of bands staking their claim as band of the weekend.
Reaper Weekender Day One – Manchester Rebellion: Live Review
Reaper Agency bring together another rarefied line-up of black metal to the masses in Manchester; it serves as a precursor to summer’s Fortress Festival and the newly announced Tynebound in September 2026.
Smith/Kotzen w/ Kris Barras Band – O2 Ritz Manchester: Live Review
Guitar legends, Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen; Smith/Kotzen; bring their Black Light/White Noise tour to Manchester.
IQ Weekender – The Met, Bury: Live Review
We’re at The Met for the 2026 IQ Weekender. Dominion in full plus a bucketful of IQ classics across two nights and almost five hours.
The Beaches w/ Dea Matrona – O2 Ritz Manchester: Live Review
Canadian rockers The Beaches kick off the UK leg of their European tour in Manchester with support from Belfast rockers, Dea Matrona.
Lorna Shore – Victoria Warehouse, Manchester: Live Review
We’re at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse for a barrage of American (and Swedish) Deathcore led by Lorna Shore.
The Magpie Arc’s Indoor Festival of Folk: Live Review
The Magpie Arc heading their own festival. Where else? Cecil Sharp House, 8/2/26.