Manchester Archives

Arlo Parks, Patti Smith and Aaron Dessner to Feature at the Manchester International Festival 2021

Manchester International Festival (MIF) has announced its programme for 2021 with a variety of art, music, film, dance and theatre coming to the city from 1 - 18 July 2021. The festival is a biannual event l...

James Announce Latest Single ‘Recover’ from All The Colours Of You

James have revealed 'Recover' as the third track from their upcoming studio album, All The Colours Of You, due to be released on 4 June. The song is the 'most personal and reflective track on the record', an...

Haim announce rescheduled UK tour dates for 2021

Haim have announced new dates for most of their postponed run of UK shows, including two Manchester slots. The ‘One More Haim’ tour was first due to take place in June, but was delayed due to the pande...

Manchester Pride Announces Zara Larsson as First Headline Act

Swedish pop star Zara Larsson will headline Manchester Pride this August, along with another artist to be confirmed on the 27 August. The LGBTQ+ event, one of the world's leading celebrations of LGBTQ+ life,...

JAWS Announce UK Tour Dates for 2021

JAWS have released their 2021 UK tour dates, set to take place in November and December featuring stops in Sheffield and Manchester. The tour announcement comes following their confirmed slot at Y NOT festiv...

Self Esteem Shares New Spoken Word Track and Tour Dates

Self Esteem, (the project of Sheffield's Rebecca Lucy Taylor), has returned with a stunning new spoken word track titled, 'I Do This All The Time'. The track is the first new music from Self Esteem since her 2...

Manchester’s New ‘No Man’s Land’ Festival Announces First Wave Lineup

No Man’s Land, a new one day festival in Manchester has announces its first wave of artists for 2021 including: Qlowski, Brat Coven, and Jess Fitz. The event will take place at the multi-stage venues YES i...

Warrington’s Rivfest Announces Lineup for 2021

Everything Everything, Graeme Park, and Abi Rose Kelly are set to headline RivFest 2021 which returns to Warrington from the 6 - 8 August. Now firmly established as one of the key fixtures in the region, the...

Doves Announce 2021 Comeback Tour

Doves have announced their 13-date comeback tour for March and April 2021, with tickets going on sale Friday, 31 July at 10am. The tour will include dates in Sheffield, Nottingham and a homecoming gig at Man...

Doves Release New Single ‘Prisoners’ and Announce Details of Their Fifth Album

Doves make a powerful comeback after eleven years, sharing a new track and announcing new album The Universal Want. ‘Prisoners’ is the second single from the upcoming album from the Manchester indie band. I...