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PHOTOS: The Beaches – O2 Ritz, Manchester – 11/02/2026

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  • Posted on February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

The Beaches’ current winning streak continues, as they bring their glossy indie-rock to Manchester’s O2 Ritz.

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LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Lorna Shore – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester – 10/02/2026

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  • Posted on February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

On an evening of full-force deathcore punishment in Manchester, Lorna Shore are still able to rise above it all and take their place at the genre’s very top.

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LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Sleep Theory – O2 Ritz, Manchester – 09/02/2026

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  • Posted on February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

In their crusade to become the new faces of radio-rock and alt-metal, Sleep Theory arrive in Manchester to make waves that are impossible to miss.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Story Of The Year – ‘A.R.S.O.N.’

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  • Posted on February 11, 2026February 11, 2026

It’s not all that cool and finds itself reliant on heavy hits of nostalgia, but despite that, Story Of The Year’s newest is an enjoyably easy 2000s emo throwback.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Converge – ‘Love Is Not Enough’

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  • Posted on February 10, 2026February 10, 2026

Unsurprising for one of the definitive forces of heavy music in the 21st Century, Converge’s newest is, yet again, great.

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LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Arm’s Length – Club Academy, Manchester – 07/02/2026

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  • Posted on February 9, 2026February 13, 2026

Not only are Arm’s Length at the top of their game in Manchester, but bringing a stacked bill with them makes for one of the emo highlights of 2026 so far.

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ALBUM REVIEW: IST IST – ‘Dagger’

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  • Posted on February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

The cold, claustrophobic post-punk of IST IST’s new album showcases the band at their most refined and thematically potent.

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PHOTOS: DMA’s – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester – 06/02/2026

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  • Posted on February 9, 2026February 11, 2026

DMA’s revisit the pinnacle of their Britpop revivalism in Manchester, for the 10th anniversary of ‘Hills End’.

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ALBUM REVIEW: TX2 – ‘End Of Us’

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  • Posted on February 6, 2026February 6, 2026

The kindest judgement that can be made on TX2’s debut is that their shameless, pitiful grift isn’t worse.

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LIVE REVIEW: Only The Poets – Club Academy, Manchester – 30/01/2026

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  • Posted on February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

Only The Poets’ album release show in Manchester looks to be the perfect starting block for the next superstars of British indie-pop.

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  • ALBUM REVIEW: Story Of The Year – ‘A.R.S.O.N.’
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