Sign up for our What's On newsletter to keep your finger firmly on the pulse of an ever-changing Manchester It almost felt like the good old days in Manchester today, with thousands of people flooding into the city's pubs and bars.
New Order are playing a huge show at Heaton Park, their biggest hometown gig ever, and the city centre has been buzzing all afternoon.
Today's test match at Old Trafford getting called off has also added 26,000 cricket fans into the mix - but Old Trafford's loss is Manchester's pubs' gain. Read more: The improvised beer gardens all across the Northern Quarter have been packed this afternoon, with people enjoying beers in the sunshine.
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