Hulme’s beloved Community Garden Centre is once again set to turn into a fun and floral music venue as Green Island Festival returns for 2023.
Entering its third year on the circuit, the cult-hitHulme festival arrives this summer, spreading across three incredible days of music, culture, afterparties and, naturally, plenty of plants.
Hulme Community Garden Centre is exactly what it says on the tin: an important and much-celebrated institution in the local community and has served as an important non-profit for the surrounding Greater Manchester area since 2001.
That being said, while we love flexing our green thumbs and seeing the incredible work they do all year-round, there is no better to be there than when Green Island Festival rocks up.
Teaming up with the likes of BBC Introducing, local brewing legends Seven Bro7hers, Ruffy’s Lab, as well as Northern Lights Home x The Garden, the organisers are looking to deliver the best Green Island Festival to date.
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If last year’s festival was anything to go by, they’re going to rip the leafy roof off this place. Well, there isn’t one — it’s mainly a lot of plants, trees and tents, but you catch our drift.
Promising three stages packed with live music, pumping afterparties round the corner at iconic local institution NIAMOS, to pre-festival DJ courses from Reform Radio, sensational local food and booze, as well as plenty of other family-friendly activities during the day. There really is something for everyone.
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The lineup‘s looking absolutely great already, with some of the best up-and-coming local artists already on board as the festival series aims to champion all manner of genres and enrich Manchester’s music scene by spotlighting underground and criminally underrepresented musicians. That’s what we like to hear.
Green Island Festival 2023 starts on 17 June, with a follow-up night on 29 July before the final chapter draws the party to a close on 9 September.
Unbelievably, if you want to come along (and you should), it will only set you back £12.50 for each individual day or afterparty you want to attend and since accessibility is fundamental to the founders’ vision, you can grab yourself a pass that covers both for just £22.50. Absolutely class.
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We’re not lying when we say we’re genuinely debating doing all three dates. Why not?
You can grab your tickets for this year’s Green Island Festival at Hulme Community Garden Centre HERE.
Tame Impala announces another HUGE Manchester gig after chart-topping success
Emily Sergeant
Tame Impala has announced another UK and EU tour in 2027 to celebrate recent chart-topping success.
Following sold-out runs across the globe in 2025 and 2026 – including here in Manchester – and currently in the midst of a North American arena tour, Tame Impala has announced a new run of dates for next year – with a mix of headline and festival appearances.
The announcement arrives as Kevin Parker – better known by his project name, Tame Impala – continues an extraordinary run with his latest studio album Deadbeat, released last year.
On Deadbeat, Parker aimed to sculpt a collection of ‘wickedly potent’ club-psych explorations as a vehicle for some of his most direct, ear-wormy songwriting to date.
Tame Impala has announced another huge Manchester gig after chart-topping success / Credit: Julian Klincewicz (Supplied)
After recently being featured in the new Marvel film, Spiderman: Brand New Day, the lead single from the album, ‘Loser’, has just hit number one on the Global Spotify chart.
Not only that, but the remix of the hit song ‘Dracula’, featuring JENNIE, also remains in the top 10 on various global charts, and the original version has also nominated for Best Alternative at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.
Critics described this most recent run of gigs as ‘one of the best live shows of the year’, so it only makes sense that he’d be back for more.
Kicking off on 28 May 2027 in here in Manchester, Tame Impala will be taking to the Co-op Live stage once again, before heading down to the capital for two nights at The O2 on 1 and 2 June, and then popping over to Paris, Rotterdam, and Cologne to.
Wet Leg will open all headlining dates next year, including here in Manchester.
Tickets go on sale this week, with Co-op Member Presale kicking off at 9am on Wednesday (26 August), followed by General Sale also at 9am on Friday (28 August).
A reimagined dance music celebration is coming to Manchester later this year
Thomas Melia
Get ready to hear some of the biggest anthems in dance music, reimagined and given an orchestral transformation right here in Manchester city centre.
Powerhouse music business Ministry of Sound has been uplifting and promoting dance music through its varied and electric live events for over three decades.
Now, it’s putting an all-new take on all your favourite dancefloor fillers that have been released over the past 30 years with a 31-piece orchestra, a whole team of vocalists and a stacked setlist.
Expect to hear the likes of Fatboy Slim with his huge tune ‘Right Here, Right Now’ alongside Darude’s standout hit ‘Sandstorm’, as performed by a live orchestral arrangement and light production.
After receiving a great reception at major music settings like Gone Wild, The Big Feastival and Silverstone Festival, paired with a sold-out show at the Royal Albert Hall, this all-new live show now visits the music capital of the North.
Of course, it’s only fitting that Manchester gets the chance to experience this innovative twist on classics and anthems, considering the city’s vibrant club contributions like the Madchester scene and legendary music institution the Hacienda.
Now, dance, house and trance spanning the past 30 years come together courtesy of the Ministry of Sound Classical, playing out across UK locations like Brighton, Newcastle and Birmingham, as well as Manchester.
The show is playing out at city-centre gig hotspot O2 Apollo, and is about to teach 3,500 Mancunians dance music history through a dance-meets-orchestra concert like no other.
This live music extravaganza is organised and led by dance music pioneers Ministry of Sound, who developed and defined the 1990s house music scene in London and across the country.
Ministry of Sound Classical is heading to O2 Apollo in Manchester on Friday 18 December with tickets and more information available HERE.
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7th April 2023 
