Half-price tapas at La Bandera
La Bandera is offering 50% off its tapas menu with code LB50NL, valid Sundays to Fridays until 12 October, with VIP card holders also able to claim it on Saturdays. Just follow them on socials, book a table and order a drink, and you’ll be feasting on authentic Spanish plates for half the usual price. To claim the offer, each guest must purchase at least one drink and be following La Bandera on social media. This promotion cannot be combined with any other discount or offer.
Katy Perry at AO Arena
One the best-selling music artists of all time, Katy Perry arrives in the UK with her Lifetimes Tour – a spectacular career-spanning run of live shows, including all the hits from across her multi-million selling albums. She brings the fireworks to the AO on October 8.
Marina Abramović: Balkan Erotic Epic at Aviva Studios
Experience the raw, unfiltered power of Balkan folklore in a new immersive show from the world’s most revered performance artist Marina Abramović. Her transformative work has reached millions of people – from opening the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival to taking up residence in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Now, she creates one of her most ambitious shows ever here in Manchester.
Chunky, Metrodome and Veba at the renae X Eat Well MCR fundraiser
What’s better than a rave that fills your soul with goodness? Nothing, that’s what. The magnificent Eat Well MCR, which provides free, chef-cooked meals to those in our community who need it the most (over 2,500 a month and more than 140,000 since they started in 2020), will be joining with renae for a week-night tear up. Take the Friday off and indulge yourself with sets from DJ, producer and MC Chunky, wild-haired wizard of the breakbeat Metrodome, StandbyWez and the legend that is Veba going back-to-back with Helen K, all amplified on renae’s exquisite sound system. Every £10 ticket funds 5 meals for people in need in Manchester. Do the right thing and get involved.
1884
Created by theatre-maker Rhianna Ilube and BAFTA-winning game-makers Coney, 1884 is an immersive game-theatre show inspired by the legacy of the 1884 Berlin Conference, an often-overlooked historical turning point for the African continent and the world. 1884 isn’t a history lesson, it’s a fun, fast-paced, and thought-provoking journey where play and protest meet. Explore colonial legacies, collective memory, and what it means to be part of the story, or pushed out of it. This show forms part of Black History Month at HOME.
Yalla
The Yalla crew join the burgeoning Friday night posse to be taking over the decks at APT. Disco, above Cane & Grain. The parties are being thrown in conjunction with Red Bull, so expect tunes and vibes across the gamut from hip hop, dancehall and afrobeats to electronica in this loft-style space in the middle of the NQ.
Clothing Fair and Film Screening
Heaton Moor’s Savoy Cinema team up Smart Works Greater Manchester for an afternoon of community, clothing and charity. Marking International Day of the Girl 2025, they will host a clothing fair alongside a talk with Smart Works, followed by a screening of film favourite The Devil Wears Prada. Smart Works is a UK charity that provides women with the clothing, coaching and confidence they need to succeed in interviews and get the job. In the past decade, Smart Works has opened 11 centres across the UK and helped more than 30,000 women ahead of their interviews; helping 4,400 women ahead of interviews across Greater Manchester in particular since opening in 2015.
Trigger Happy TV Live! at Factory International
Join Dom Joly and his most iconic characters in the Trigger Happy TV – Live! 25th anniversary tour. Landing at Aviva Studios, home of Factory International, the tour marks a quarter of a decade since the show burst onto screens, transforming the hidden camera format with its surreal universe of characters and unforgettable pranks. Dom will share behind-the-scenes stories and insights on how these unforgettable moments came to life. And, as it wouldn’t be Trigger Happy TV without a little chaos, audiences are warned to stay on the lookout for pranks, unexpected events, and a chance to find themselves starring in their very own Trigger Happy TV sketch.
Sunday Club at the Pub
DJ and NTS Radio regular Finn brings his popular day party series – Sunday Club – to the pub. Not just any pub though, The Red Bull is one of Stockport’s best. He’s joined by Esqueezy and BFTT for an afternoon and evening of Garage, House and – you guessed it – Garage House. There’ll be food, there’s a great beer garden and you can be home by midnight. Perfection.
