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1,000+ Zombies Walk the Streets of Manchester

The most important rule for last Sunday's Zombie Walk in Manchester, England, according to the voice coming through the loudspeaker, was that "the undead never run." So 1,110 participants dressed as zombies shuffled through the streets of Manchester, coming just 160 short of the world record set in Nottingham last year....  read more

Manchester International Festival: Rufus Wainwright's opera Prima Donna

There's always been hints of the operatic in the music of Rufus Wainwright—the emotive crooning, the vocal gymnastics on his most epic tunes and, of course, the penchant for the melodramatic. But tonight marked his debut as an actual opera composer at the world premiere of Prima Donna—part of the Manchester International Festival....  read more

Manchester International Festival: Elbow with Hallé Orchestra

I've long been a fan of Atlanta rock band Manchester Orchestra, but tonight I got a new appreciation for the real Manchester orchestra, The Hallé, as it played back-up band to hometown heroes Elbow at spectacular Bridgewater Hall....  read more