The shows mark 45 years since A Certain Ratio went into Revolution Studios in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport to record Sextet, which was released in 1982, and 40 years since the release of Force in 1986.

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Arab Strap celebrates their 30th birthday with a new album and tour. Andy Brown heads to the Howard Assembly Room for Louder ...

Tom McRae brought his "Stadium Tour" to the coast as he entertained his followers in Ramsgate for the first time in just over ...

The Godfather of Shock Rock swaps the guillotine for a throne, the theatrics for extraordinary stories and reveals that his ...

The Poly Styrene tribute at the Electric Brixton show launches God Save the Queens, a festival marking 50 years of women in ...

John 5  Club Academy, Manchester 18th October 2026 John 5 (John William Lowery) is a guitarist whose work many metal fans ...

There’s something gloriously defiant about the underdog; everyone roots for them. Micko & The Mellotronics return with Viva ...

LIINES are back with new EP. As Shadows Fall. Manchester post-punk band LIINES return with new five-track EP As Shadows Fall, ...

Quintessential Manc band LIINES bowl us over with a new EP that gets us all frothing at the mouth yet again. A bass driven ...

Orbital bounce back after the rather excellent Optical Delusion three and a half years ago. As usual they twist their formula ...

Former guitar player with The Damned, Roman Jugg, hits the road in the north of England with his band for Halloween ...