Chuck Ragan, Hannah Rose Platt @ Deaf Institute, Manchester

LIVE: Dashboard Confessional / Cory Wells @ Deaf Institute, Manchester

When Chris Carrabba said he’d be “back next year” during his 2018 tour, we probably weren’t the only ones who were a tiny bit sceptical. After all, it was the first time we’d seen Dashboard Confessional on our shores in ten years – surely we couldn’t be so lucky

LIVE: Lonely The Brave / She Makes War @ Deaf Institute, Manchester

Manchester’s Deaf Institute is one of the city’s cosiest venues; tucked away above a bar just off the student-packed Oxford Road, it comes complete with a giant disco ball and some of the most delightfully hideous wallpaper known to man. It’s also the sort of venue that becomes wall-to-wall humans

LIVE: WSTR / Between You & Me / Hey Charlie @ Deaf Institute, Manchester

In a nice fairytale-style twist, it’s been exactly a year since WSTR last played Manchester’s 300 capacity Deaf Institute – but whilst a year ago they were filling the support slot, tonight they are headlining a sold out show. Their rapid progression through the ranks isn’t necessarily surprising, though;