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Wellies, Beethoven and Mary Poppins: Sir Stephen Hough at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Posted by Cathy Crabb | May 28, 2026 | Bands & Gigs, Music

At the Sir Stephen Hough piano recital at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, I noticed a man in...

What’s that you say? You don’t know much about opera and you don’t think it’s for you? Well, let...

Posted by Amy Stone | Dec 19, 2025 | Bands & Gigs, Music

Lost Souls, the debut album by Cheshire trio Doves, was released 25 years ago. That quarter of a...

Posted by Peter Shukie | Dec 19, 2025 | Bands & Gigs, Music

Returning to Manchester’s O2 Ritz after more than two decades carries its own charge. The...

Posted by Peter Shukie | Dec 17, 2025 | Bands & Gigs, Music

I’ve been speaking with friends about the last time we saw Stereo MC’s, somewhere and...