EVEN THE STARS

A neon sign adorns the stage changing red to blue, Tony Bennett’s Rags to Riches is playing and this all seems very appropriate for the exce...

James opened their Love Is The Answer tour with a warm-up show at the O2 Academy in Bristol on Saturday night. Combining two brand-new songs...

David Ford returned to Manchester and the hallowed setting of Halle St Peter's as part of Manchester Folk Festival on Thursday night. A ...

TVAM's tour in support of new album Ruins, released last Friday, headed to The Common Rooms in Newcastle on Saturday night supported by ...

French multi-instrumentalist Julia Pertuy played the second of a short two-night UK tour at the Cluny in Newcastle on Monday night. Gillian ...

Pure Reason Revolution headed to Manchester on Friday night to reprise their debut album The Dark Third on its twentieth anniversary as part...

James played two of their most intimate shows in decades on Monday night as they made good on their postponed album launch shows for Nothing...

Ist Ist continued their launch week for their fifth album Dagger with a show at Bury Met on Sunday night in conjunction with local record sh...

Thousand Yard Stare rolled back the years with an energetic show at Gullivers in Manchester on Saturday night. Taking songs from their 90s h...

The Man From Delmonte concluded the most surprising and glorious comeback of 2025 with a celebratory homecoming at Manchester's Ritz to ...

It's time to reveal our list of favourite albums of 2025

The Slow Readers Club brought their A Decade Of Cavalcade tour to Newcastle University on Thursday night. Performing their breakthrough seco...

Inspiral Carpets took us on a nostalgic journey through their biggest hits in front of a joyous Birmingham crowd whilst giving us a tantalis...

Makes No Difference is Ist Ist's second single from their recently announced fifth album Dagger, the follow-up to their top 25 Light A B...

David Ford's tour to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of his debut album I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused ro...

Last week Carousel Clouds released their second album Control Zed, the follow-up to 2018's Tales Of Coincidence. We caught up with Nei...

Belly rolled into Manchester on Friday night as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of their second album King. The first set saw them...

Déjà Vega headlined Stockport’s Mercury Climbing Festival in the beautiful setting of St Mary’s Church on Tuesday night with a set o...

Ist Ist return with a bang with I Am The Fear, the first single to be taken from their upcoming as-yet-unannounced fifth album.  Accompani...

Over the August Bank Holiday weekend, James took Spain by storm - first with a euphoric set at Sonorama Festival, then with their first-ever...

Throwing Muses continued their second leg of the UK and European tour in support of their album Moonlight Concessions with a sold-out bank h...

As part of this year’s events at Colchester’s Lower Castle Park, Out of Time delivered a spectacular night of music, headlined by indie lege...

Lanterns On The Lake played only their second show of the year on Saturday night at La Belle Angele in Edinburgh as part of the venue's ...

John Bramwell made a nostalgic return to one of his old haunts The Night And Day Cafe in Manchester on Sunday night. The set though was far ...

  James summer tour rolled into a boiling hot Barcelona on Friday night for a show set to the backdrop of the beautiful Palau de Pedralbes w...

Each summer, Cardiff Castle opens its majestic grounds to a host of celebrated artists, offering a truly picturesque backdrop for live music...

Elbow opened up this year's Castlefield Bowl Sounds Of The City series of shows on Wednesday night with a sold out gig accompanied by fe...

With a hectic summer of dates underway, James brought their headline show to the scenic Lincoln Castle. Backed by The K’s and Tom A. Smith -...

Basia Bulat returned to Manchester for the first time in nine years as she reaches the end of a three-week European tour. A sold-out Yes Bas...

James opened up for Catfish And The Bottlemen at their massive outdoor show at Heaton Park in Manchester on Friday night. With front man Tim...

Saturday night saw James complete their two-night run of sold-out shows in the glorious surroundings of Halifax’s Piece Hall. With the threa...

James opened The Piece Hall in Halifax's impressive summer season with the first of two sold out nights at the beautiful Grade I listed ...

Inspiral Carpets concluded their four-day weekend of shows with a visit to the wonderful Lowther Pavilion in Lytham to perform a mix of hits...

Neighbourhood Weekender took a break in 2024, but it returned in style this year, with James headlining Saturday night. The band last topped...

Pixies concluded their UK tour in support of their most recent album When The Zombies Came with a sold-out show at Manchester's Apollo T...

Inspiral Carpets have been out on the road this week on a mini UK tour, calling in at some of their favourite venues in Scotland, England an...

Mark Hoyle - front man of the legendary Dub Sex - has just released his biography Swerve and to promote it, he’s in the beautiful Rossendale...

James warmed up for their Neighbourhood Weekender headline slot on Saturday with an intimate sweaty warm-up show at Edinburgh’s Corn Exchang...

Ist Ist made their debut performance in Stoke on Friday night at the legendary Sugarmill venue. A band on a roll on the back of a successful...

The second night of The Murder Capital’s UK tour in support of their third album Blindness rolled into town on Good Friday with a show at Ma...

John Bramwell continued his never-ending solo travels around the UK with an intimate sold-out show at the Horse And Bamboo in Waterfoot on T...

It's been four years since we heard new music from Little Sparrow, but she's out of hibernation today with a brand new sin...

The Man From Delmonte's unexpected reunion continued apace on Saturday night with a sold-out show at Academy 2 in Manchester. Thirty-fiv...

slab celebrated the release of their debut album Taut with a packed out show in the basement of The Peer Hat in Manchester on Friday night d...

Divorce brought their sold-out tour in support of their debut album Drive To Goldenhammer to Manchester's Gorilla on Thursday night. Sup...

When Inspiral Carpets announced they were opening the year with some big gigs in Greece -  with bass supremo Martyn Walsh returning to the f...

Thus Love continued their relentless touring schedule with a packed out show at Salford's White Hotel on Saturday night with a set taken...

The hottest name in town, Westside Cowboy, took two sold-out nights at Gullivers in their stride as they played their biggest headline shows...

Ist Ist prepared for their upcoming European and UK tours with a sold-out packed warm-up show at The Ferret in Preston. Mixing songs from th...

Tom A Smith called in at Manchester's Night And Day Cafe on Wednesday night for the first of two shows on a short tour with Southampton...