Art & Culture | 06/06/26

The best things to do in Greater Manchester this week | 8 – 14 June 2026

City Centre | 05/06/26

You can now get Deep South-inspired BBQ dishes on Manchester’s Deansgate

Affiliate | 05/06/26

Phoebe Bridgers announces long-awaited return with HUGE phones-free arena gig in Manchester

Gigs & Nightlife | 05/06/26

Pat Regan at the Fairfield Social Club – a brilliantly unhinged evening of standup comedy

UB40 Manchester gig dates
Audio | 05/06/26

UB40 at AO Arena, Manchester – tickets, times, setlist and more for UK tour

Northern Ballet’s Gentlemen Jack at The Lowry - A powerful story of queer love. Credit: Emily Nuttall
Art & Culture | 05/06/26

Northern Ballet’s Gentlemen Jack at The Lowry – A powerful story of queer love

Feature

One of the biggest and best new beer gardens in Manchester drops just in time for the World Cup

The new Green beer garden Manchester city centre
Ironman Bolton 2026 guide
Bolton

IRONMAN Bolton guide 2026 – course map, key times, travel advice and all the essential info

Affiliate

Manchester’s iconic Victoria Baths to turn into a dancefloor for a new phones-free daytime rave series

Art & Culture

Multi award-winning musical Hadestown is coming to Manchester on its UK tour next year

Boroughs

70% of North West residents think Andy Burnham has ‘done well’ as Greater Manchester Mayor

Eats

Legendary Hulme community pub The Old Abbey Taphouse to reopen

The Old Abbey Taphouse will reopen as The Abbey next week
Saddleworth's new sandwich bar and kitchen with Michelin credentials

Eats

Saddleworth’s new sandwich bar and kitchen with Michelin credentials

A brand-new beer bar has opened in Manchester's legendary 'Beermuda Triangle'

Eats

A brand-new beer bar has opened in Manchester’s legendary ‘Beermuda Triangle’

40-year-old Chinatown restaurant warns 'we won't last another decade' in defiant statement

Eats

40-year-old Chinatown restaurant warns ‘we won’t last another decade’ in defiant statement

Forbici is opening at the Trafford Centre

Eats

A pizzeria where every pizza is served with scissors is opening at the Trafford Centre

Eats

We go meatballs deep with Mira's traditional Neapolitan sandwiches

Audio

Phoebe Bridgers announces long-awaited return with HUGE phones-free arena gig in Manchester

Audio

Review | Some of the most fun you can have at a theatre – Jeff Goldblum and The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra

DMA's Manchester gigs dates tickets

Audio

DMA’S announce latest UK and Ireland tour, including a pair of Manchester dates

Morrissey new follow-up album to Make-up is a Lie already written

Audio

Morrissey confirms his new album has already been written and reveals recording details

Live music festival for disabled people and complex needs Stockport

Audio

Stockport’s dedicated live music festival for people with complex needs is back for 2026

Audio

Clint Boon takes us around Manchester's iconic Deaf Institute