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Manchester's Finest Festival

Manchester’s international music event In The City returns next week bigger and better than ever. Hosted by legendary Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, this year’s keynotes include Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, Lyor Cohen and Jazz Summers, iconic music photographer Kevin Cummins, filmmaker extraordinaire Dick Carruthers, UK Culture Secretary Andy Burnham, founder of Big Champagne Eric Garland and pop star extraordinaire Jarvis Cocker’s lecture about song lyrics.

By night, ITC will see 46 of the best unsigned bands in the world alongside showcases by NME, BBC Introducing, Xfm, Heavenly Records, Fierce Panda, Drowned In Sound, Clash Magazine, Rock Sound, Popjustice, Twisted Nerve and more – including The Durruti Column’s 30^th anniversary concert.

For more information go to www.inthecity.co.uk