BBC Manchester
UK TV coverage of Eurovision 2022 to be broadcast from Salford
‘Good evening Turin, this is Salford calling…’
Louise Rhind-Tutt
20 January 2022
Music: Manchester news and stories
Band on the Wall
Band on the Wall to reopen following £3.5 million expansion project
The venue, with its 200 year history, has been expanded into the three-storey Cocozza Wood building adjoining the back of Band on the Wall
Louise Rhind-Tutt
12 January 2022
exhibitions
What’s new in Manchester for 2022: music, theatre and exhibitions
From UK and world theatre premieres to the expansion of Manchester’s oldest music venue, here’s what’s coming up in the cultural calendar
Louise Rhind-Tutt
28 December 2021
Manchester International Festival
Manchester International Festival to offer £10,000 to local music makers
MIF Sounds initiative will provide financial help and development opportunities to help the creation of new music and support the sector
Louise Rhind-Tutt
22 November 2021
Christmas 2021
The largest outdoor dancefloor in the city is coming to The Whitworth
The Frost Fair will offer music, entertainment and workshops plus an outdoor cinema, huge dancefloor, craft markets and street food
Louise Rhind-Tutt
19 November 2021
Forever Manchester
Last chance to bid in this Manchester music themed online charity auction
Prizes in the Forever Manchester auction include a handwritten poem by John Cooper Clarke, a signed New Order box set, VIP tickets and more
Louise Rhind-Tutt
26 October 2021
Manchester music
It all comes from here: the music lovers guide to Greater Manchester
A tour of the places where the music happened in Manchester
I Love MCR
23 September 2021
BBC Philharmonic
The BBC Philharmonic live experience is back
The BBC Philharmonic returns to Manchester – and there’s no sound quite as thrilling as an orchestra in full flight
I Love MCR
22 September 2021
Manchester Camerata Orchestra
Manchester Camerata release inspired film about living with dementia
MCR Camerata mark World Alzheimer’s Day with powerful short film about early-onset dementia for people living with dementia and at-home carers
I Love MCR
21 September 2021
Opera House Manchester
Review: Bat Out Of Hell at Manchester Opera House is a sexually charged white knuckle ride
For crying out loud – you need to see ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ at Manchester Opera House this September
Melissa Lander
15 September 2021
Festivals
Parklife 2021 – in pictures
160,000 festival-goers came to Heaton Park, where Dave was joined on-stage by Stormzy and Burna Boy by Manchester United’s Paul Pogba
Louise Rhind-Tutt
13 September 2021
Escape to Freight Island
Freight Island reveals autumn line-up with live music and secret parties
There’s a new collaboration with The Comedy Store – and brunch is back, with a live pianist and all-you-can-drink champagne
Louise Rhind-Tutt
16 August 2021
