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5th December 2018 | By Megan Luke

RuPaul’s Drag Race is giving UK drag queens a chance for the crown in all new British installment.

After years of speculation and rumours, RuPaul’s Drag Race is finally creating its UK version of the popular US reality competition show. .@RuPaul’s Drag Race...

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4th December 2018 | By nq_admin

Bob Dylan: The Reluctant Revolutionary

The term ‘voice of a generation’ is one which gets thrown at almost any new artist who tries to tell a story through their music....

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4th December 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: Callum Francis puts a new spin on a Broadway staple in the Manchester Opera House production of Kinky Boots

Based on the 2005 film, Kinky Boots has cemented itself as a musical theatre standard ever since it opened in Chicago in 2012. With music...

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4th December 2018 | By nq_admin

Legendary Smiths guitarist gives Marr-vellous performance on home turf

A Gospel Guitarist  On the night of Halloween 1963, a Manchester legend was born under the name Johnny Marr. Marr is a an award winning...

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4th December 2018 | By nq_admin

20 year old indie sensation Rex Orange County sells out headline show at Albert Hall in Manchester

Alexander O’Connor, famously known as Rex Orange County, is a talented rising star singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist at the young age of 20.  In 2016, things...

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4th December 2018 | By Sam Peckett

Manchester’s Grassroots Music and Arts Festival FOUNDATIONS Returns This December

FOUNDATIONS Festival is returning to Manchester this December to celebrate the city’s grassroots alternative music and art scene. Focusing on recognising the talent beyond the...

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4th December 2018 | By Kirsty Bird

Anteros return to Soup Kitchen in anticipation of their debut album

London quartet Anteros have swiftly made a name for themselves on the alternative scene after releasing their self-titled debut in 2014. With undertones of music...

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4th December 2018 | By Jordan White

“You’re the show, you’re not the clown” Smooth, haunting and uplifting – Ambiere definitely know how to put on a show.

Ambiere’s sound is described as “fairy-tale grunge with a jellybean and peanut butter finish” by Manchester production company Scruff of the Neck – but what...

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3rd December 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: Lil Pump Brings Raw Energy To Manchester In Sold Out Gig

  With viral success at just 16 years old, American rapper Lil Pump has emerged out of the Florida underground rap scene and landed success...

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3rd December 2018 | By nq_admin

5 Seconds of Summer return to the stage in Manchester for their Meet You There Tour

As 5sos take to the stage, the flashes of purple lights and smoke matching the artwork of 5SOS recent album, Youngblood, fills the O2 Apollo...

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3rd December 2018 | By H.Austin

Oscar Jerome Lights up Gloomy Soup Kitchen Basement

The Soup Kitchen in the Northern Quarter is the venue for tonights gig, the dark and dingy basement almost looking inviting as orange nad purple...

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3rd December 2018 | By Callum McLeod

Blossoms Cause Fan Frenzy With Spontaneous Hometown Gig

It’s been quite a while since Blossoms have played to a crowd this small, but 250 lucky punters managed to grab tickets to a surprise...

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3rd December 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: Connan Mockasin exudes character in live performance at Manchester Dancehouse theatre

Designed in the late 1800’s, The Dancehouse Theatre unsuspiciously sits between a Ladbrokes and Greggs on the busy Oxford Road. Not expecting much, I was...

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3rd December 2018 | By nq_admin

Christian Reilly at Liverpool’s famous Hot Water Comedy Club

Reilly entered the stage screaming for himself, imitating a crowd cheer as the audience were initially silent – “I’m from Nottingham, so you have a...

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2nd December 2018 | By Michael Daniels

Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” breaks Vevo record

Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” has been a huge worldwide hit before the video was even released. Reaching the top spot on both sides of...

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30th November 2018 | By Anousheh Yazdani

Theatre Review: True West starring Kit Harington and Johnny Flynn

Kit Harington and Johnny Flynn star in a new West End production of Sam Shepard’s conceptual thriller, True West. The British actors and singer-songwriter status that Flynn has to his name,...

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28th November 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: Emma Blackery Owns The Stage at Manchester Academy

    No longer just the girl who makes videos in her bedroom, Youtuber, turned pop star Emma Blackery owned the stage on Saturday night...

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24th November 2018 | By Sean Anderson

A Trunch-mendous performance from Bertie Carvel makes Matilda a must-see musical

At last, the wait is over. One of the most anticipated musicals of the 21st century has travelled from the West End all the way...

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23rd November 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: The Maids cast use their raw energy to keep audiences guessing how real the play is

Self-described as a ‘deadly game of ritual, role-play and rubber gloves’, The Maids is a performance well ahead of its time as it toys around...

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22nd November 2018 | By Amelia Brook

Review: New Fantastic Beasts film is much darker than its predecessor but is still magical

Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts, Crimes of Grindelwald. Photo Credit: Warner Bros Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, is the second film in the...