In The City

In The City Unsigned 2009 is the 3 day music festival in Manchester that the_content(showcases new music and is literally swarming with A&R guys,label scouts and generally all the big guns of the music industry sniffing around for the next big thing. Read more

The Freezing Fog album launch, Leeds 23rd January 2009 by Nathan

Esteemed users of ilovemanchestermusic.co.uk and internet personas everywhere, most probably, armed with sanctimonious opinions and devoid of all social skills: please spare the premature hyperbole but, as ‘local music’ and I have had a colossal falling out over the last few years or so (unequivocally due to the fact that my hapless ears have been confronted with absolute gash everywhere I seem to turn), attending this little gem of a shindig has started me back on the long and rocky road to be becoming a ‘glass is half full’ kinda guy.

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Manchester International Festival

Manchester International Festival is the world’s first festival of original, new work and special events and takes place biennially, in Manchester.

The Festival launched in 2007 as an artist-led, commissioning festival presenting new works from across the spectrum of performing arts, music, visual arts and popular culture.

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Refuse to Lose
What they say: Monthly clubnight on the first Saturday of every month at Retro Bar on Sackville Street. It kicks off at 10pm until 3am and plays a mix of pop-punk, skate-punk, gruff, hardcore and indie-rock. The bar has offers including 2 bottles of Becks for £3, and a house double with mixer for £2.30.

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