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Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks

Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks
Save Luna: London venue fights to survive in face of crippling costs and founder’s tragic passing

Save Luna: London venue fights to survive in face of crippling costs and founder’s tragic passing
Reading Robert Smith’s diary made me fall in love with The Cure

Reading Robert Smith’s diary made me fall in love with The Cure
Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston

Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston
The Coral co-founder Bill Ryder-Jones on beauty, sorrow and psychedelic new album Iechyd Da

The Coral co-founder Bill Ryder-Jones on beauty, sorrow and psychedelic new album Iechyd Da
‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music

‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music
2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them

2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them
Jason Donovan on how Kylie inspired his pop career and Joseph opened the door to the stage

Jason Donovan on how Kylie inspired his pop career and Joseph opened the door to the stage
I was lost, uncomfortable in my own skin and using drugs to escape – until music saved my life

I was lost, uncomfortable in my own skin and using drugs to escape – until music saved my life
Five Star’s Deniece Pearson: ‘I kissed Smokey Robinson’s lips off’

Five Star’s Deniece Pearson: ‘I kissed Smokey Robinson’s lips off’
The unusual story of how one Lancashire venue rose like a phoenix: ‘It’s a place for everybody’

The unusual story of how one Lancashire venue rose like a phoenix: ‘It’s a place for everybody’
Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’

Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’
How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: ‘It’s a lifeline’

How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: ‘It’s a lifeline’
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody crowns Bangor music venue National Lottery Project of the Year

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody crowns Bangor music venue National Lottery Project of the Year
Hits, flops and Kylie Minogue: How NOW That’s What I Call Music! endured for 40 long years

Hits, flops and Kylie Minogue: How NOW That’s What I Call Music! endured for 40 long years
Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: ‘All I can do is be honest’

Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: ‘All I can do is be honest’
Folk music venue fights for survival after ‘unfair’ £99k bill from billionaire landlords

Folk music venue fights for survival after ‘unfair’ £99k bill from billionaire landlords
Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: ‘We won’t be the only ones’

Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: ‘We won’t be the only ones’
Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation

Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation
Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade’s festive cracker
