Weekly Preview // Live Shows, Twin Peaks + Joy Division & Aphex Twin Specials // 15.05-21.05

The Eurovision Song Contest took place on Saturday in Kiev, Ukraine, where Portugal won the annual pop extravaganza for the first time in its history with 'Amar Pelos Dois'. A familiar sight awaited the United ...

Weekly Preview // Politics, Punks, Psych & P-Funk // 08.05-14.05

Last week Andy Burnham won a 63% majority of the vote to take charge as Greater Manchester's first metro mayor. The news will be received positively for a number of reasons but it's also been welcomed by the mu...

Weekly Preview // Club Nights, Local Talent + TV Specials // 02.05-07.05

Now fully recovered after another glorious bank holiday Monday, many of you may be looking back on Sunday's storming Sounds From The Other City. With a thirteenth outing, the DIY festival treated fans at variou...

Sound Check // Upcoming Events For Lovers Of The Big & Small Screen

Moving image aficionados can look forward to a few treats in Manchester over the coming four weeks as film and TV events are set to bring in the crowds together across the city. We welcome back a sci-fi film fe...

Weekly Preview // Record Successes, Electronic Pioneers + SFTOC // 24.04-30.04

Saturday's tenth annual Record Store Day proved to be a huge success across the UK, which will come as no surprise to anyone who saw dedicated fans queuing up outside Piccadilly Records as early as Friday after...

Weekly Preview // Who’s Budding And Blossoming In Manchester This Week? // 20.03-26.03

You'll be pleased to know that Spring has now officially sprung, and along with it come those uplifting seasonal playlists and warmer, brighter days, safe in the knowledge that an incoming festival season lies ...

In The Bag // March-April 2017

Our latest bags are now heading out to a venue near you, brimming with Manchester's best gigs and events over the coming Spring months. Find out exactly what's on yourself, and pick up a bag today. We've rea...

Weekly Preview // Green Energy & Live Music This Week In Manchester // 13.03-19.03

Manchester will soon be a sea of green as another St. Patrick's Day approaches this Friday; a date that sits side by side with live music as well as large amounts of alcohol. We've already seen the Manchester I...

In The Bag // February-March 2017

Days are getting lighter, temperatures are hitting double figures and gigs are plentiful. There's plenty to cheer about in this month's BagThing, bursting with Manchester's best offerings over the last few week...

Weekly Preview // The Big Names, The Small Names, And Everything In-between // 20.02-27.02

You may have found it hard to avoid the FA Cup this weekend, particularly as Lincoln City became the first non-league team to reach the quarter-finals in over a century, knocking out team 81 places above them i...

Sound Check // Reboot Social Returns For Night Of Funk, Soul, House, Disco & More…

The Reboot Project's mission statement is based on a fairly simple concept. Celebrating funky, soulful music since 1999, they aim to "bring back cool things that people may have forgotten", "rebooting" them in ...

Weekly Preview // Nordic Indie, Valentine’s Day, Bollywood Bash + Thrash Metal // 13.02-19.02

In music, one word (and subject matter in general) dominates the popular record: love. It's all you need, you're all out of it but you can't buy it, you can't live without it, it's like this, it's like that - t...