▁was ▁also ▁dram at ised ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁film ▁Control . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁after ▁Following ▁the ▁Mad chester ▁period , ▁Manchester ▁music ▁lost ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁provincial ▁energy , ▁though ▁many ▁successful ▁and ▁interesting ▁acts ▁were ▁still ▁to ▁emer ge . ▁ ▁Morris sey , ▁New ▁Order , ▁the ▁Fall , ▁James , ▁and ▁the ▁Ver ve ▁still ▁continue ▁to ▁gar ner ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁while ▁O asis ▁remains ▁the ▁most ▁popular , ▁having ▁played ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 . 7 ▁million ▁people ▁world wide ▁during ▁their ▁Don ' t ▁Bel ieve ▁the ▁Tr uth ▁tour ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Manchester ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁sevent h ▁" most ▁musical " ▁city ▁by ▁PR S ▁for ▁Music ▁per ▁head ▁to ▁some ▁bem usement . ▁ ▁Ven ues ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁Manchester ' s ▁biggest ▁popular ▁music ▁ven ue ▁is ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Arena , ▁which ▁seats ▁over ▁twenty ▁thousand ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁ar ena ▁of ▁its ▁type ▁in ▁Europe , ▁with ▁the ▁E ti had ▁Stadium ▁and ▁Old ▁Tra ff ord ' s ▁cr icket ▁grounds ▁also ▁providing ▁large ▁ad - h oc ▁open ▁air ▁ven ues ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁sport ing ▁season . ▁Other ▁major ▁ven ues ▁include ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Apol lo , ▁Manchester ▁Central ▁( form ally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁G ME X ) ▁and ▁the ▁Manchester