Local Entertainment

The Octagon Theatre Bolton has confirmed the full cast for its upcoming production of Calendar Girls the Musical, set to tour multiple venues from this summer.

Vernon Kay has joked BBC Radio 2 mornings will sound like Bolton FM after fellow Bolton presenter Sara Cox was named as the station’s new Breakfast Show host.

Rochdale DJ Dave Sweetmore will return to host the main stage at Rochdale Feel Good Festival in August.

A major exhibition celebrating the life and work of Victoria Wood has opened at Bury Art Museum. The display marks ten years since the death of the comedian, writer and actor.

A Rochdale based circus organisation has been awarded £125990 to improve its facilities and widen access to creative activities across the borough and Greater Manchester.

Two more acts have been confirmed for Rochdale Feel Good Festival, with The Allergies and Alex Spencer set to perform on Saturday 8 August. They join previously announced headliners Gabrielle, Ash and Starsailor.

Construction workers are still finding ‘pockets of asbestos’ at Oldham Coliseum as renovation work continues.

The alternative community have been rocking out in Bolton this weekend, all in aid of The Sophie Lancaster Foundation.

A Bolton choir for people affected by cancer is inviting new singers to join as it begins rehearsals for the new year.

Thousands of music lovers descended on Bury during Bank Holiday Monday, 25 August 2025, for Glaston-Bury, the annual one day music festival in aid of Bury Hospice and other local causes. Since it began in 2008, the event has raised over £300,000 and has become one of the town’s biggest highlights of the year.

Day One at Parklife 2025 is done, and what a day it was. Over 50,000 people packed into Heaton Park for a massive Saturday, with sets from FLO, Rudimental and a huge headline performance by 50 Cent.

Tens of thousands of music fans are pouring into Parklife, as the day one of the festival gets underway.