Festival – BagThing

Sound Check // The Return Of Neighbourhood Weekender Music Festival

Festival-goers will be heading to Warrington this weekend to attend the much-loved music festival Neighbourhood, taking place on the 25th and 26th May. A collective of artists is performing at the festival with... Read More...

Event News // Dot To Dot 2017 Stage Times Revealed

Set times have just been released across twenty-seven venues for Dot To Dot Festival 2017. From 2:15pm onwards (see here for details) an eclectic range of Manchester's venues will be opening their doors to an a... Read More...

Sound Check // Final Chance To Buy Cheapest Transformer Tickets

Just under two weeks remain before the inaugural one-day festival from Transformer Events takes over Victoria Warehouse. With the aim of bringing an "indoor festival vibe" to the venue with music, a cinema, DJs... Read More...

What’s On // The Nation’s Leading Cocktail Event Returns To Manchester

Manchester's finest bartenders and mixologists descend on the Old Granada Studios this Friday for the return of Cocktails In The City. The annual showcase invites guests to book into tasting table sessions and ... Read More...

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... Read More...

Sound Check // BagThing’s Top 10 Picks For Dot To Dot Festival 2017

Words by Tom Frodsham On Friday 26th May the Dot To Dot Festival returns to Manchester once again taking over the city in all of your favourite gig venues. The festival is literally an excuse to dot from one... Read More...

Sound Check // Manchester Trades Union Council To Host A Weekend Of May Day Events

This weekend the Manchester Trades Union Council is hosting its biggest ever May Day with their annual Manchester May Day Parade through the city. With an array of marches, stalls, music, comedy, food and drink... Read More...

Sound Check // New Wave Of Artists Announced For Dot To Dot Festival 2017

A second wave of artists has been revealed for Dot To Dot Festival 2017, kicking off in Manchester on Friday 26th May before moving on to venues in Bristol and Nottingham. The festival hosts an array of diverse... Read More...

Sound Check // First Wave Of Artists Announced For Dot To Dot Festival 2017

Now in its twelfth year, the tri-city urban festival Dot To Dot has quickly put its own unique stamp on the festival circuit since a first outing in 2005. The festival hosts an array of diverse talent in eclect... Read More...

Sound Check // Line-Ups Announced For The North West’s Summer Festivals

Yes, it's only February, but when it comes to music festivals we're spoilt for choice in the UK, and we can't help but get excited. Away from the dominating names of Glastonbury, Leeds/Reading, V Festival, Down... Read More...

Review // A Very Bon and Duds Engagement @ Soup Kitchen // 28.01.17

Words and photos by Ged Camera. Many years ago there was a TV programme called "The Tomorrow People", which incidentally starred Martin Kemp who would go on to start in a band called Splendid Buffet, or perh... Read More...

Competition // Win A Pair Of Tickets + Meal For Two At Stay Fresh Fest II

Stay Fresh Fest is back! And it's bigger and better than ever, bringing you the best new music in the North West right now. We have a pair of tickets to give away along with a meal for two at The Deaf Institute... Read More...

Sound Check // More Bands Announced For Fat Out Fest 2017 + Thurston Moore Residency

Seventeen more bands have been announced for Fat Out Fest 2017, with the promise of more to come for three days of independent and experimental art and music at Islington Mill. Engimatic post-rockers Trans A... Read More...

Sound Check // International Innovators Descend on Islington Mill For Fat Out Fest 2017

An eclectic array of acts descend on Islington Mill for three days of the finest handpicked independent international music, art experimentation and collaboration for Fat Out Fest 2017. Following their weeke... Read More...