Max and Harvey, Sophia Grace, KIDZ BOP and more join the line-up Having previously announced a range of international music acts including Union J, Johnny Orlando, Mackenzie Ziegler and Matt Terry alongside CBBC favourites Mr Tumble, Swashbuckle’s Cook and Line, Andy Day, and Sam and Mark, to name a few, brand new festival CBBC Summer Social has added a second wave of incredible artists…
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Festival Close-Up: COMMON PEOPLE 2018
Set to bring you electrifying music, entertainment and arts in the heart of two cities this spring bank holiday, Common People is back for 2018 with headliners Lily Allen and James on Saturday and The Jacksons on Sunday in Southampton and The Jacksons on Saturday and James and Ride on Sunday in Oxford. Rob da…
BEAT-HERDER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SECOND WAVE OF ACTS FOR 2018
Beat-Herder, the weirdest, wildest and most wonderful party in the UK festival calendar, announces more big names for 2018. Running from July 13th – 15th, Beat-Herder will once again transform Lancashire’s Ribble Valley into a technicolour party and escapist’s utopia, with an array of 20+ whimsical stages, world-class DJs and surprises aplenty. Having recently announced…
CREAMFIELDS UNVEILS ALL NEW STRUCTURE FOR 2018 – SILO
When it comes to innovative and cutting-edge production, no festival in the world leads the way like Creamfields, and the 2018 edition is no exception, as the fields of Daresbury welcomes a new landmark this year as the award winning festival has just unveiled SILO – the first truly 360 degree, stadium-like structure and the…
MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE ANNOUNCES ITS UGLY SISTERS!
Manchester Opera House has announced the first stars joining the line-up for Manchester’s ultimate family pantomime this festive season, with Coronation Street bad boys Connor McIntyre and Les Dennis swapping the cobbles for their clutch bags as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella. Connor McIntyre is best known for his current role in ITV’s Coronation Street….
‘Manchester Icons’ artist set to debut new ‘Psych Icons’ exhibition in Manchester’s Northern Quarter next month
Manchester based illustrator and collage artist, Dunstan Carter is launching his new exhibition of psychedelic music portraits on Thursday 10th May. The exhibition features twelve portraits of icons from the golden age of Psychedelia. The collection includes legends such as, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Syd Barrett, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Grace Slick and Mama Cass,…
First images of world premiere musical An Officer and A Gentleman
Images have been released offering a first look at the world premiere production of An Officer and a Gentleman, which plays at Manchester’s Opera House from Monday 13th – Saturday 18th August as part of its UK and Ireland tour. Directed by Nikolai Foster with choreography from Kate Prince, the cast features four-time Olivier nominated actress Emma Williams (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mrs Henderson…
BIFFY CLYRO ANNOUNCES MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE DATE FOR MTV UNPLUGGED TOUR
MTV’s iconic Unplugged sessions from the mid-1990’s are to be revived as Scottish band Biffy Clyro announces an acoustic album and subsequent tour. Biffy Clyro will play the Manchester Opera House on 22nd September and tickets will go on sale from May 11th. The MTV Unplugged tour presents a chance for a wider audience to see…
MY FIRST BALLET: SWAN LAKE ARRIVES IN MANCHESTER THIS APRIL TO DELIGHT YOUNG AUDIENCES
Arriving onto the Opera House Manchester stage this 28-29 April, English National Ballet and English National Ballet School are to present a new version of the well-known classic,Swan Lake, as part of its delightful My First Ballet series. Created especially for children as young as three and adapted to an hour in length with a narrator to help…
365 surprises in store thanks to The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience Manchester!
The popular Manchester attraction, The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience, is marking its first birthday on 2nd April and has plenty of surprises in store to celebrate the occasion. 365 of them in fact. To commemorate a busy year of frenetic fun and crazy challenges against the clock, the award-winning attraction is following in the steps…
Bank holiday antics at The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience – don’t let the inevitable weather rain on your parade!
With two bank holiday weekends in May one 7th and the other 28th don’t risk being bored and stuck at home, when instead you could be having the time of your life with friends and family at The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience! With two locations, one in London* and one in Manchester**, it doesn’t matter…
HAIRSPRAY CAST VISIT ALL STAR LANES
Smash hit musical Hairspray has returned to Manchester’s Opera House for an extended two week run and, yesterday, some of the cast enjoyed a ‘60s themed afternoon at All Star Lanes. Rebecca Mendoza, who stars as the show’s heroine Tracy Turnblad, Edward Chitticks (heartthrob Link Larkin), Monifa James (Little Inez) and Aimee Moore (Amber Von Tussle) visited the stylish Great Northern venue for an…
