Beyond The Music (BTM) will once again take over Manchester later this year for the second year of the new music festival and conferenceand the full lineup has now been released.
Providing a spotlight for up-and-coming artists as well as addressing some of the most demanding issues in the music and content industry today, it’s much more than just a live festival.
BTM has announced the second wave of artists for their lineup this Fall and it’s looking incredible. From DJs to solo artists and bands, this festival has it all with a huge selection of genres to choose from,
Some of the new artists set to play across the Northern Quarter this October feature Aussie indie rock band The Vanns, Riya, Alien Chicks, Zola Courtney, Coults, Jaws the Shark, Human Interest, local singer-songwriter Renee Stormz and more. There’s something for everyone
Credit: Beyond The Music (supplied)
One thing that sets this festival apart from the rest is that the organisers prioritise curating a line-up with new talent, as opposed to huge headliners. This provides a platform for the artists to be seen and get the recognition they deserve.
Over 200 artists have been announced across the jam-packed three nights, with performances spread across thirteen venues around Manchester around NQ.
This year’s venues include:
Off The Square.
33 Oldham St
Peer Hat
Aatma.
Castle.
Gullivers
Band On The Wall Bar
Soup
Disorder
Matt ans Phreds
Night and Day Cafe
Stage and Radio.
Ramona
You can view the full Beyond The Music lineup for 2024, a complete list of festival partners and more down below:
As the name would suggest, it’s about much more than just the tunes.
Beyond The Music will open up the floor for honest and revealing conversations about the experiences of marginalisation within the music industry.
The festival will be holding a conference at Aviva Studios – home of Factory International – including talks with the likes of the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess.
This isn’t just a celebration of the Manc music scene: these figures are hoping to come together and discuss important matters within the industry and wider entertainment culture.
A slate of expert speakers also help make up the eye-catching Beyond The Music 2024 lineup.
Better still, access to the festival is now more affordable than ever. A standard Delegate Pass (including conference and festival access) is priced at £170, a single-day ticket is only £20, and a full three-day pass can be purchased from just £40.
Set to take place from 9-12 October, you can purchase yours HERE.
We can’t wait to discover some new talent – see you there!
Country star Tyler Childers is coming to town for his biggest Manchester show to date
Danny Jones
US country music star Tyler Childers is returning to Manchester for his biggest ever show in this city, and tickets go on sale very soon.
Fresh off the back of his new album, Snipe Hunter – which was only just dropped back in July – the 34-year-old singer-songwriter is riding a fresh wave of excitement after years of hard work within the genre, mixing in plenty of classic bluegrass and folk into his modern take on the classic American sound.
As one of the most-streamed and well-respected contemporary country musicians on the scene right now, the Kentucky-born solo star and understated acoustic guitarist often falls into that category of your favourite artist’s favourite artist.
Now Tyler Childers is coming to our most legendary arena as part of his UK and European tour early next year, and we’ll certainly be queuing online for tickets.
As far as AO Arena shows booked in for the new year go, we’re very excited about this one.
His seventh studio album has been well-received by his die-hard followers and newcomers alike, delivering that same traditional Appalachian storytelling and hard-bitten humour, as well as plenty of attitude and anecdotal idiosyncrasies, not to mention plenty of vocal range as always.
Having not long come back from a pilgrimage to India, Lawrence County king teamed up with legendary producer Rick Rubin (along with some help from Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn) to create one of his most eye-opening, broad and best records yet.
Post-release, the Associated Press went on to label him “one of country music’s most compelling and unpredictable artists”, and we tend to agree.
The LP immediately spawned plenty of fan favourites, and we certainly have ours – and the video has definitely had a hand in it:
It may just be his best work yet.
Experimenting with his current unique take on country rock sound more than ever, you couldn’t ask for a better time to go and see him live.
Once again, Tyler Childers comes to the AO Arena in Manchester on Sunday, 8 March 2026, with an official pre-sale available via Three+ from 9am on Wednesday, 10 September.
As for general admission, tickets go live at the same time on the following Friday (12 Sep); you can get ready to grab yours HERE.
We don’t know about you, but we’re very much enjoying our country moment at the minute…
Lil Baby cancels entire European tour including Manchester Co-op Live date
Daisy Jackson
A major act at Co-op Live has cancelled their gig today, just weeks ahead of their scheduled appearance.
Rapper Lil Baby has called off his entire European tour, which included a massive gig here in Manchester.
Fans have been notified via email that the shows will no longer be going ahead.
The Grammy award-winning artist was set to play the Co-op Live on Friday 26 September as part of his WHAM World Tour.
But Lil Baby will no longer be performing in Manchester – along with cancelled shows in London and across Europe – due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’.
A statement from AXS sent to fans said: “The event organisers have been in touch to let us know that due to unforeseen circumstances, Lil Baby’s performance has now been cancelled.
“We will be automatically refunding your tickets to the method of payment you used to buy your tickets, so you don’t need to do anything further.
“Thank you for your patience and understanding.”
Lil Baby has released four chart-topping albums, with his seminal album My Turn going seven-time Platinum.
Fans have been voicing their dismay at the cancellation of the tour, with one writing on X: “All rappers do is cancel SMH. Lilbaby cancelled tour cba.”
Another wrote: “Why the hell has lil baby cancelled his show.”
Someone on TikTok said: “I woke up to this email now my day is ruined cos Wdymm.”
And someone else posted: “I PURPOSELY TOLD MY PEOPLE NOT GOING ON HOLIDAY FOR MY BDAY BECAUSE LIL BABY PERFORMING IN LONDON ON 27 THE NEXT DAY! FOR HIM TO CANNNNCEEELLLLL 2 WEEKS BEFORE.”
Emily Johnson -
9th August 2024 
