Returning to Manchester for another sold-out homecoming show, Tom Walker, with support from rising singer-songwriter Jade Bird, show why he is one of the bright lights of the UK music scene.

Some of the best comedy acts are heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. Here is an over view of what is going on.

★★★★ “This wonderfully playful, intimate and ultimately moving show… Constantly pits idealism against self-interest and pragmatism.” – Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

HOME presents 10 shows in 15 days that inspire, provoke and speak truth to power from some of the most exciting theatre companies and performers working in the UK today

★★★★ “The choreographer squares up to our political anxieties – and his own demons – with grace and the defiant spirit of the band who played on the Titanic.” – The Guardian

After touring the world with Hans Zimmer for over a year, Nile Marr returns to his Mancunian roots with a six date residency at Night & Day ahead of his new album “Are You Happy Now?”.

KIRK BRANDON has confirmed a string of live dates for 2019, including shows with SPEAR OF DESTINY, THEATRE OF HATE and THE PACK.

“It’s about the first night I walked into a bar,”he recalls, ”and it was the first time I’d seen two adult men beat the crap out of each other!”

“A brilliant, bleak mixture of 80s rock bands… but with a synth pop sheen” – Noisey

London-based DJ and producer HAAi has released a new remix of Jessie Ware’s ‘Adore You’.