Manchester’s The Halle has announced a new ‘drive time’ concert at the Bridgewater Hall, 6 o’clock Classics. The event, which as the name would suggest takes place at 6pm, is aimed at attracting new audiences to hear the award-winning symphony orchestra whilst avoiding the rush hour. The one hour concert, is conducted by Johann Stuckenbruck…
Following their win on the Sky One show Sing: Ultimate A Cappella, five-piece vocal group Vadé come to Manchester’s Stoller Hall in May. The group has recently signed a major deal with Decca Records and unveiled their single Cry Your Heart Out prior to their recent debut album of the same name. The Vadé sound draws…
Pete Tong has announced a run of dates alongside Jules Buckley and The Heritage Orchestra with a brand new live show coming to Manchester Arena. Pete Tong’s Ibiza Classics celebrates the legacy of dance music with the show re-imagining some of the White Isle’s most iconic records as it fuses visual effects and music technology…
The Halle has a series of concerts coming up at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in January 2018. We take a look at what’s on. A Viennese Celebration Saturday 6 January 2018, 3pm Strauss II Die Fledermaus: Overture and Adele’s Laughing Song J. Strauss II On The Beautiful Blue Danube Lehár The Merry Widow: Vilja-Lied Kalman Countess…
Katie Melua has announced a UK headline tour for Winter 2018 performing with the Gori Women’s Choir. The run of 13 UK dates will see the multi award-winning artist perform at the Lowry Theatre, Salford. Katie will be joined by a cast of stellar musicians, as well as members of Gori Women’s Choir who featured on the silver-certified 2016 album…
Caro Emerald has announced a brand new UK tour for 2018, including a Manchester gig at the Bridgewater Hall. Since the release of the 2010 multi-platinum debut album Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor Caro Emerald and producers Grandmono have fashioned their own niche, blending retro jazz with sampling and modern pop, starring Caro’s…
Six months after the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena, which claimed the lives of twenty-two people, students at Chetham’s School of Music have arranged and recorded a new version of Oasis’ Don’t Look Back in Anger. The song has been released to encourage people to remember and support victims of terror. Directly across the road…
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music has received £1.05 million from the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s Catalyst Fund to establish a significant digital project linking the College with university music departments and professional partners across England. The grant goes a significant way towards meeting the total cost of £2million. The project, RNCM Ensemble+, will…
Dubbed ‘festival band of the year’, gypsy-step septet Holy Moly And The Crackers come to Jimmy’s in Manchester’s Northern Quarter next week. The Manchester gig is one of 16 UK dates the band are currently performing in support of their album Salem, which was released in July. The band have built themselves an enviable reputation,…
Film fans, prepared to be submerged in music as a screening of Steven Speilberg’s Jaws comes to Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall with the score performed live by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The performance marks one of six regional performances which have been announced following a successful run at the Royal Albert Hall. Based on the…
