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Manchester festival makes room for Elbow, HallÃ© and Kraftwerk

Biennial event highlights electro pioneers, Lou Reed and new Wainwright operaThey're both as Manchester as you can get and both immensely respected for their artistic excellence, so there was a sense of appropriateness when yesterday it was announced that Elbow and the Hallé will collaborate for the city's second festival of new work.The Manchester International Festival was established in 2007 as a biennial event and made a splash by premiering the Gorillaz opera, Monkey. This time organisers ...

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18:25 on March 19 2009

Damon Albarn, Kraftwerk and Elbow set Manchester Festival

NME — Damon Albarn, Kraftwerk, Elbow and Antony And The Johnsons are all set to play the 2009 Manchester International Festival. more info

00:01 on March 20 2009

Manchester festival makes room for Elbow, HallÃ© and Kraftwerk

Guardian Music — Biennial event highlights electro pioneers, Lou Reed and new Wainwright operaThey're both as Manchester as you can get and both immensely respected for their artistic exc... more info

Kraftwerk Elbow Lou Reed Gorillaz Laurie Anderson Rufus Wainwright De La Soul Prima Donna Marina and The Diamonds

11:34 on March 20 2009