Reviews Archives - Northern Noise https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/category/reviews The best things to do, see and eat in Manchester & the North Wed, 28 May 2025 13:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-My-Post-2021-09-21T213814.838-1-32x32.jpg Reviews Archives - Northern Noise https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/category/reviews 32 32 LIVE: Slam Dunk North 2025 delivers the goods https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/music/live-slam-dunk-north-2025-delivers-the-goods/8229 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/music/live-slam-dunk-north-2025-delivers-the-goods/8229#respond Wed, 28 May 2025 13:02:58 +0000 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/?p=8229 Slam Dunk returns for another year, ironing out the creases and delivering the goods… Taking over Temple Newsam Park just a year shy of...

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]]> https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/music/live-slam-dunk-north-2025-delivers-the-goods/8229/feed 0 LIVE: An evening with The Front Bottoms at Manchester Academy https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/featured/live-an-evening-with-the-front-bottoms-at-manchester-academy/8191 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/featured/live-an-evening-with-the-front-bottoms-at-manchester-academy/8191#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 08:10:11 +0000 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/?p=8191 New Jersey’s post-emo indie-rock outfit plays its biggest Manchester solo show to date The Front Bottoms may have only been around for a few...

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]]> https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/featured/live-an-evening-with-the-front-bottoms-at-manchester-academy/8191/feed 0 LIVE REVIEW: The Amity Affliction lead a night of metalcore at The 02 Ritz https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/featured/live-review-the-amity-affliction-lead-a-night-of-metalcore-at-the-02-ritz/8140 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/featured/live-review-the-amity-affliction-lead-a-night-of-metalcore-at-the-02-ritz/8140#respond Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:27:09 +0000 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/?p=8140 Aussie metalcore legends make a long-awaited return to town… It’s been a good few years since Manchester has been able to enjoy a headline...

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]]> https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/featured/live-review-the-amity-affliction-lead-a-night-of-metalcore-at-the-02-ritz/8140/feed 0 LIVE: Saturday Night Fever dances its way into the Palace Theatre Manchester https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/culture/live-saturday-night-fever-dances-its-way-into-the-palace-theatre-manchester/8131 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/culture/live-saturday-night-fever-dances-its-way-into-the-palace-theatre-manchester/8131#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2022 19:53:11 +0000 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/?p=8131 Dust off those dancing shoes… “Saturday Night Fever” danced its way to Manchester Palace Theatre at the end of September hoping to stun audiences...

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]]> https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/culture/live-saturday-night-fever-dances-its-way-into-the-palace-theatre-manchester/8131/feed 0 LIVE: Mrs Doubtfire the musical makes its UK debut at Manchester Opera House https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/culture/live-mrs-doubtfire-the-musical-makes-its-uk-debut-at-manchester-opera-house/8100 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/culture/live-mrs-doubtfire-the-musical-makes-its-uk-debut-at-manchester-opera-house/8100#respond Sun, 02 Oct 2022 20:33:31 +0000 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/?p=8100 Robin Williams’ iconic comedy gets the stage treatment here in Manchester… Despite the 1993 film being one of the most beloved of the decade,...

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]]> https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/culture/live-mrs-doubtfire-the-musical-makes-its-uk-debut-at-manchester-opera-house/8100/feed 0 LIVE: Arcade Fire offers a light amid a controversy storm at Manchester arena https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/music/live/live-arcade-fire-offers-a-light-amid-a-controversy-storm-at-manchester-arena/8077 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/music/live/live-arcade-fire-offers-a-light-amid-a-controversy-storm-at-manchester-arena/8077#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:06:42 +0000 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/?p=8077 What happens when an identity-forming band threatens to fall apart in real-time? Whatever opinions you currently hold about Arcade Fire, their brief UK tour...

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]]> https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/music/live/live-arcade-fire-offers-a-light-amid-a-controversy-storm-at-manchester-arena/8077/feed 0 LIVE: Summer comes to a genre-splicing close at Leeds Festival 2022 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/reviews/live-summer-comes-to-a-genre-splicing-close-at-leeds-festival-2022/8028 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/reviews/live-summer-comes-to-a-genre-splicing-close-at-leeds-festival-2022/8028#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:45:09 +0000 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/?p=8028 Alt-rock, pop and audiences mix at this festival with an identity crisis Alternative festivals like Leeds and Reading used to attract alternative crowds. You...

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]]> https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/reviews/live-summer-comes-to-a-genre-splicing-close-at-leeds-festival-2022/8028/feed 0 LIVE: Pixies thrill at Castlefield Bowl’s Sounds of the Summer show https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/music/live/live-pixies-thrill-at-castlefield-bowls-sounds-of-the-summer-show/7945 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/music/live/live-pixies-thrill-at-castlefield-bowls-sounds-of-the-summer-show/7945#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:36:59 +0000 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/?p=7945 Boston’s iconic alt-rockers light up the Bowl Castlefield Bowl’s long-running string of open-air shows have become a staple of the Mancunian summer time. Bringing...

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]]> https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/music/live/live-pixies-thrill-at-castlefield-bowls-sounds-of-the-summer-show/7945/feed 0 REVIEW: Slam Dunk Festival Leeds 2019 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/featured/review-slam-dunk-festival-leeds-2019/7656 https://www.northernnoise.co.uk/featured/review-slam-dunk-festival-leeds-2019/7656#respond Thu, 30 May 2019 12:25:08 +0000 http://www.northernnoise.co.uk/?p=7656 Slam Dunk hits the big time...

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