ShinDigger Sessions to host canalside tropical garden party at Kampus
The 'tropical garden' gathering will relaunch the ShinDigger Sessions events after a two-year hiatus - promising "good booze, food and leg shaking at sundown".
Beloved Manchester brewery ShinDiggerhas announced it will be hosting one of its bouncing Session parties at the canalside neighbourhood Kampus this September.
The ‘tropical garden’ gathering will relaunch the ShinDigger Sessions events after a two-year hiatus – promising “good booze, food and leg shaking at sundown”.
The party is also being held to celebrate the grand reopening of Little David Street near Kampus – which has been closed to the public for more than 20 years.
ShinDigger – one of Manchester’s best-loved breweries – is hosting a party at Kampus in September.
A ShinDigger bar will be on site for the evening – with temporary Kampus residents Le Social serving natural wine and premium cocktails.
There will also be some scran up for grabs from Birria Brothers tacos and flavours from the grill courtesy of TINE.
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Local broadcasters and frequent ShinDigger collaborators Reform Radio will be curating a music lineup exclusively for the occasion.
ShinDigger – which began with two students selling home brews at house parties before turning into a juggernaut beer brand – branched out into a nationwide delivery service during the pandemic, dropping beers to doors around the UK.
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The company has constantly been reinventing the wheel with new recipes ever since – producing a wide variety of flavours ranging from IPAs and sessions to stouts and boozy soda.
Kampus, a Capital & Centric development, has been playing host to independent Manc brands like ShinDigger since it opened to the public in April – with Common & Co, Nell’s Pizza and General Store all securing residencies within the £250m neighbourhood.
Positioned alongside Victorian shipping warehouses and a 1960s brutalist tower, the Kampus complex has steadily been working towards a vision of becoming a bustling community of bars, restaurants and shops – with events taking place within the compounds on a regular basis.
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The ShinDigger Session party is pencilled in for September 4 from 2pm until 10pm – with tickets costing £5 for early birds and £7.50 for standard.
Tickets are available on the ShinDigger Sessions website.
Gigs & Nightlife
MTV EMAs nominations announced ahead of star-studded Manchester award show
Daisy Jackson
The nominations for the 2024 MTV EMAs have been announced, ahead of a truly massive awards show right here in Manchester.
The star-studded event will be taking place at the Co-op Live, and it’s the first time the global music celebration has ever been held in our city.
And now that MTV has revealed its list of nominations, we’re starting to get a good idea of what famous faces we might see gracing the streets of Manchester.
Megastar Taylor Swift is leading the nominations for the MTV EMAs for a second year running, with seven nods, with other top contenders including Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX and Ariana Grande.
Now in its 30th year, the MTV EMAs celebrates the biggest and best of the music industry across genres, with categories honouring the best music videos, collaborations, live shows and even fanbases.
It’s a huge deal for Manchester to be the host city, especially with our very own Liam Gallagher going up agains rock icons like Bon Jovi, Coldplay, Green Day, Kings of Leon, Lenny Kravitz and The Killers in the Best Rock category.
Also leading the nominations, with four each, are Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Chappell Roan, Tyla, LISA and Arya Starr.
Taylor Swift is leading the nominations for the MTV EMAs. Credit: SuppliedAriana Grande has several MTV EMAs nominations. Credit: Supplied
Other top contenders in the MTV EMAs nominations include Sabrina Carpenter. Credit: Supplied
There are 19 first-time nominees too, such as Fred Again, Disclosure, Kehlani, Tinashe, The Last Dinner Party, Fontaines D.C. and Jimin.
And as for the Best Collaboration category, there are huge names like Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars; Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar; LISA and Rosalía; Peso Pluma and Anitta; Charli xcx and Billie Eilish, plus Taylor Swift and Post Malone.
Just stop for one minute and imagine all of those people wandering the streets of Manchester. Wild.
The 2024 MTV EMAs will take place at the Co-op Live in Manchester on Sunday 10 November, and will be broadcast live on MTV UK, Channel 5 and Pluto TV.
Voting is now open HERE for fans to choose their winners from the range of categories announced.
2024 MTV EMAs nominations in full
Best Song
Credit: SuppliedCredit: SuppliedBeyonce and Chappell Roan are both nominated for Best Song at the MTV EMAs
Ariana Grande – we can’t be friends (wait for your love)
Benson Boone – Beautiful Things
Beyoncé – TEXAS HOLD ‘EM
Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Best Video
Ariana Grande – we can’t be friends (wait for your love)
Charli xcx – 360
Eminem – Houdini
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
LISA ft. Rosalía – NEW WOMAN
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight
Best Artist
Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Post Malone
RAYE
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
Best Collaboration
Billie Eilish is one of the top nominees for the MTV EMAs. Credit: SuppliedBrat star Charli XCX is nominated for several MTV EMAs. Credit: Supplied
Rick Astley is returning to Manchester for his 2024 Swinging Christmas show
Danny Jones
The mighty Rick Astley is heading back to Manchester this festive period for the return of his smash hit Swinging Christmas show.
Move over, Mariah and Micky Bubble, ‘r Rick needs room to thaw out in time for the holiday season too.
The past couple of years have seen Rick Astley more than re-endear himself to the British public and beyond, not just getting himself back on the map thanks to big gigs with Blossoms and stunning festival sets at the likes of Glastonbury and Kendal Calling but with some genuinely wonderful new music.
To be brutally honest with ourselves, we all took the ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ singer for granted; he’s well and truly reminded us of what a wonderful performer he is and with the holiday season coming up, he set to deliver his stunning Christmas set once again.
Excited to announce my Swinging Christmas Tour! 🎺
Tickets go on general sale 9:30am Friday 11 October. For pre-sale access from 9:30am Thursday 10 October, pre-order Never: The Autobiography by 3pm on Wednesday 09 October at https://t.co/Newx2V17K1pic.twitter.com/zYELqOTOrh
This tour is just the second time ‘Swinging Christmas’ has been brought to the masses after its debut back in 2022 and follows Rick’s lifelong passion for the golden age of big band and swing.
He’ll be performing festive classics in stunning venues, including right here at Manchester Bridgewater Hall, to truly capture the magic during the most wonderful time of the year.
For a man who is arguably the contemporary king of covers in this country, the first iteration of the show was a dream come true and he’s even more excited to be pulling these old classics once again to a crowd who have been crying out for another edition.
Speaking on the upcoming tour, Rick said: “These classic songs have been a part of me for so long. Singing them with a big band was a dream come true. I can’t wait to share this special experience with you again this Christmas. See you there!”
Trust us, with plenty of Rat Pack covers under his belt, not mention numerous nods to iconic old-world orchestras, he knows a thing or two about big band-style cabaret celebration.
Better yet, Manchester is fittingly the final festive stop of Rick’s seasonal tour, rounding off a run of shows in Brighton, Wolverhampton, Portsmouth, London and Edinburgh.
The Newton-le-Willows-born singer brings his festive show to Bridgewater Hall on Friday, 20 December 2024 and now we’re thinking more about this than we are the big day itself.
What better way to get into the festive spirit than a true celebration of Rick’s love of music, the roaring swing sound, classic tracks and many more?
Tickets for Rick Astley’s Swinging Christmas go on sale at 9:30am on Friday 11 October – you can get ready to grab yours HERE.
The Manc -
12th August 2021 
