Some weekends are better than others and if you’re lucky enough to have bank holidays away from the daily grind, Easter is one of the better, or at least longer, of these extended weekends. If you can spend three days watching the finest punk and punk adjacent music within the DIY scene bubble, full of support and kindness, you are probably having one of the best weekends of the year; and you’re almost certainly at Manchester Punk Festival. A weekend where Manchester’s thriving independent scene work together to bring an unrivalled audience experience together and amplify some of the best bands in the world across the best venues in the city. WORDS: BEN ADSETT / IMAGES: DORY VALENTINE Cynics Starting a weekend of back to back bands with a final show is a risky tactic. In a packed roo...
