The Bothy Project returned to Lunchtimes on the Square with performances from Jenny Dyson, Lady Lamp and Alice Roberts. Manchester favourites Reform Radio came next, taking over the square with a special live podcast about their flagship, all female and non-binary MC project HERchester.

Shifting genres, we welcomed Afro-Cuban inspired Krin with their signature blend of West African drum rhythms and hardware techno. Next up was jazz-inspired hip hop with Zimbabwean-born rapper, poet and DJ Meduulla and alt. hip hop rapper and DJ Freequency3 – two of our Factory Sounds artists for 2023. We also had a Y2 showcase followed by a live performance from July 7.

Lagos-based festival Homecoming returned to MIF to close our mid-week party. We rejoiced in getting through hump day with a stellar line-up handpicked by the Nigerian festival with its finger on the pulse. DJ sets came from Darka and Live PAs from Abnormal Sleepz and Ebii.