What's on in Manchester, Greater Manchester

Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher is an English musician and singer songwriter famous for his backing vocals and song writing for the band Oasis, which was formed with his brother Liam Gallagher in 1991. Noel’s time with Oasis had always been turbulent especially during the Britpop scene in the 90’s. In 2009 just before a gig, a fight began between the brothers and Liam was reported to have broken Noel’s guitar and stormed off. This concert and their European tour was cancelled and a statement was released saying the “band doesn’t exist anymore”. Noel has now formed a new band called Noel Gallagher’s High Flying…

Ben Howard

2011 and has been a triumphant year for twenty-three year old Ben Howard. With catchy single "The Wolves" he caught the attention of potential fans away from his growing fan base in Devon and Cornwall - Howard being both a Totnes resident and former Falmouth University student - due to extensive plays on both national radio and TV. Through this song he proved that comparisons to the lengendary John Martyn was just, but also that he should not be dismissed as just another new folk act on the scene. Debut album "Every Kingdom, released just last November, is sure to place him firmly in the publi…

As far as boy bands go one of the newest and most talented groups on the scene is The Wanted, a group of British guys who have taken the pop genre by storm. Their debut self-titled album came out in 2010, and ever since then Capitol Records has been encouraging the group to continue to produce great music. The next album to be released was Battleground, which was a slight departure from their earlier pop formula that appealed to the younger generation. This has been a real recipe for success for the group who has continued to make some amazing strides toward an emerging sound that is now ma…

Olly Murs

Achieving second place on ITV's The X Factor in 2009, Olly Murs debut single named Please Don't Let Me Go' hit the top spot on the UK's Singles Chart, and his second single Thinking of Me reached number four. Of Latvian descent, Olly signed a joint deal between Epic Records and Syco Music in 2010, and will shortly be co-presenting the eighth series of The Xtra Factor, the companion show to the X Factor.…

Rebecca Ferguson, a singer songwriter from Liverpool first caught public's eye in 2010 when she was fighting her way to the stars in the popular star search show The X Factor, where she finished as a runner-up. Her astonishing vocal abilities and unique character quickly gained the sympathy of the public. Overtly shy, but incredibly talented, Rebecca Ferguson prophesied her success with the first audition song she performed: "The Change is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke. Not winning the title didn't stop her from pursuing her dream to perform. Her debut single "Nothing's Real but Love", which she co…

Skrillex

As far as emerging genres go in the new millenium dub-step is at the very head of the pack in terms of popularity, and among its premier artists is Skrillex. Helped to fame in great part by Deadmau5, Skrillex is an artist who brings a great deal of dub-step remixes and influences to a number of different tracks, allowing pop music to see a much needed makeover in some cases. This is an artist who prides himself on being able to deliver something different while still enabling listeners to dance and move along to the music. Being able to gauge the talent of this artist is quite difficult by …

Born in Hawaii and raised on Louisville, Kentucky, Nicole Scherzinger dreamed on becoming a well-known singer through a simple boombox and cassette gift which was given to her when she was just 6 years old. The cassette contained the Whitney Houston 1985 album along with the hit single "The Greatest Love of All". Growing up, she witnessed her mother perform as the lead hula dancer, while her grandmother being a singer. She earned her background in performing arts in Wright State University in Ohio and then majored in theater and minored in dance. She started in singing as a band member in …

Seth Lakeman

English Folk musician Seth Lakeman was born and raised in Devon and along with his brothers Sam and Sean has played a variety of instruments and recorded folk music in their own band first of all. Seth's solo career was launched in 2002 when he released his debut album 'The Punch Bowl' to much critical acclaim. Subsequent album releases were; 'Kitty Jay' in 2004, 'Freedom Fields' in 2006, 'Poor man's Heaven' in 2008 and 'Hearts and Mind's' in 2010. Seth's instrumental range includes vocals, banjo, fiddle, viola and guitar.…

Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Many people have heard of the song writer Benjamin Francis Leftwich, but few understand that he was introduced to music through classic rock. Some of his idols include the Rolling Stones and Nina Simone, such groups went on to cause the performer to take a decidedly more classic slant in his composition. This is not to say that he "re-hashes" his work, no in fact he is rather revolutionary. He is a relatively new artist on the scene with his debut album Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm coming out in 2011. There is no end to what Benjamin Francis Leftwich may do in the next couple years, but…

Charlene Soraia

British singer-songwriter Charlene Soraia is best known for her cover of “Wherever You Will Go” by The Calling when it was used in an advert on television for the tea brand Twinings. After its release on iTunes it reached No.3 in the UK Singles Charts. Charlene is set to release her debut album ‘Moonchild’ on 21 November 2011, which will feature “Wherever You Will Go” as a bonus track. The singer-songwriter was noticed and promptly promoted when her version of “Wherever You Will Go” was sung by X Factor contestant Sophie Hababis in 2011. Charlene will be finally headlining her own UK tour star…