Best of the Fringe

John Cooper Clarke reading poetry at the 6 Music Festival in Manchester

Damon Albarn speaks to Mary Anne Hobbs and Stuart Maconie before his 6 Music Festival set

Kelis talks to Lauren Laverne ahead of her set for the 6 Music Festival in Manchester.

Nadine Shah performs on the site of HOME – Manchester’s new arts-centre-in-construction.

Steve Lamacq adding to his vinyl collection at the 6 Music Festival Fringe in Manchester

James Blake and Sean Keaveny talk curry at the 6 Music Festival Fringe in Manchester

Bernard + Edith perform in the SWAYS Bunker for the 6 Music Festival in Manchester.

John Cooper Clarke at the 6 Music Festival in Manchester

Craig and Shaun explore the 6 Music Festival Fringe Photo Exhibition.

John Bramwell performs at the 6 Music Festival in Manchester.

The audience rule in round three at the 6 Music Festival in Manchester.

Shaun takes a look around the Fringe at the 6 Music Festival in Manchester

Tim Burgess and Frankie and the Heartstrings perform Years Ago for the 6 Music Festival.

HAIM talk to Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie ahead of their 6 Music Festival set.

Liz Kershaw talks to PINS at the 6 Music Festival in Manchester

Midlake talk to Radcliffe and Maconie and perform It's Going Down at the 6 Music Festival

Steve Lamacq and Gideon Coe explore the 6 Music Festival Fringe Record Fair.

John Cooper Clarke talks to Stuart Maconie and Mark Radcliffe and reads one of his poems.