Awesome Tapes From Africa at Band on the Wall

Band on the Wall bring people together to make, as well as watch, music. Join them to learn folk tunes from all over the world.

Join the electrifying musical ‘That Night in Manchester’. Immerse yourself in the vibrant Manchester indie scene. Step into the Madchester time machine as you hear a father recount the highs and lows of his life to his only son during the Madchester era spanning his life through the 70’s 80’s & 90’s as you experience the music performed live on stage.

Happening as part of MIF25, Blackhaine’s world premiere performance promises to be one of the most compelling and emotionally charged experiences of the festival.

Festival Square is the beating heart of Manchester International Festival 2025.

One of the most arresting offerings at MIF25 – a haunting, meditative journey through abstraction, perception and performance.

The White Hotel loads the booth with serious weight, as four of the scene’s most uncompromising figures bring a night of industrial techno, electro and scorched circuitry.

Still brilliant. Still weird. Still moving forward. Deerhoof return to Brudenell with their most abrasive album in years.

Back for 2025, Trafford’s flagship arts festival returns to Waterside for six days of experiential performance and cultural delight.

Open-air club Progress scales up to 5000 capacity and launches a spring/summer season of forward-thinking electronic music and grassroots culture.