Madchester - Shows & Events
Madchester
Shows & Events
Happy Mondays
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 11 April 2026
Pioneers of Madchester, Salford legends Happy Mondays are back twistin' our melons with their first tour in five years and the first since the sad passing of bassist Paul Ryder in 2022. Dubbed 'The Been There Done That Tour', it will inclu...James
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 18 April 2026
One of Britain's most enduring success stories, Manchester indie folk rock legends James have sold over 25 million records since their formation in 1982. While they have always been worshipped in their home city, dating back to their fo...Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff)
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 18 April 2026
Miles Hunt is the singer of highly successful late 80s / early 90s indie band The Wonder Stuff, and also briefly of Vent 414. His solo career began in 1999 and he will perform tracks from his new album together with classic Top 20 hits s...Aziz Ibrahim (Stone Roses / Ian Brown)
Traders, Stockport
Sunday 3 May 2026
Aziz Ibrahim is best known as a guitarist with The Stone Roses and Ian Brown, co-writing songs such as "My Star", "Corpses in Their Mouths", "Longsight M13", "One Way Ticket to Paradise" and numerous other tracks from "Unfinished Monkey Bus...The Clone Roses + Definitely Mightbe + The James Experience + Kazabian
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
ACADEMY EVENTS & GS PROMOTIONS PRESENT The Clone Roses + Definitely Mightbe + The James Experience + Kazabian Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If ...
EMF
Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Gloucestershire dance-rock quintet EMF formed in 1989. Their name supposedly stood for "Epsom Mad Funkers" (although it was widely speculated that the initials instead represented "Ecstasy Mother Fuckers"). Their light techno infused roc...Peter Hook & the Light
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 4 June 2026
The legendary Joy Division and New Order bassist performs music from his entire career. The Mancunian bass player, musician, singer, DJ, nightclub owner, record company boss and author was a co-founder of the seminal post-punk band Joy ...The Absolute Stone Roses (Tribute Band)
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 6 June 2026
A tribute band to the Manchester legends The Stone Roses who create a "Resurrection" of that iconic sound and vibe that you got at a Roses' concert. The band themselves are big fans with an obvious great love for The Stone Roses and have w...Hacienda Classical
Castlefield Bowl, Manchester
Saturday 4 July 2026
Hacienda Classical returns with Graeme Park, Manchester Camerata and special guests. Performing orchestral renditions of much loved classic club records from The Hacienda's heritage, revisiting some of the tracks that have proved popular...The Ultimate Stone Roses - Tribute to the Stone Roses
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Friday 17 July 2026
The only tribute to The Stone Roses to hail from Manchester. Each member is a die hard fan of the original band who has dedicated themselves to mastering the music of their Mancunian heroes. Playing songs from the seminal first album, The S...That Night In Manchester
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 18 July 2026
That Night in Manchester is a brand new musical regaling the audience with a nostalgic and emotional journey through the heady days of the 80s and 90s Manchester indie scene. The audience will be taken back to the vibrant and exhilarating ...The Wonder Stuff + Insprial Carpets
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 2 October 2026
A co-headline gig from the Baggy favourites. Fronted by Miles Hunt, West Midlands indie legends The Wonder Stuff are best known for the hits "The Size of a Cow", "Unbearable", "Caught in My Shadow", "Don't Let Me Down, Gently" and the U...A Certain Ratio
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 24 October 2026
Mancunian Post-Punk legends ACR's greatest strength has always been their unpredictability. They've always moved with gleeful disregard for the boundaries of style and genre, their eye fixed firmly on constant progression. It's an ethos tha...
The Wedding Present
The Grand, Clitheroe
Sunday 25 October 2026
Stalwarts of the flourishing independent scene from the mid-eighties onwards and continuing to impact to this day, the Leeds-formed indie band, fronted by Manchester-raised David Gedge, were avidly championed by BBC Radio One's John Peel. T...The Wedding Present
The Grand - Clitheroe, Clitheroe
Sunday 25 October 2026
Stalwarts of the flourishing independent scene from the mid-eighties onwards and continuing to impact to this day, the Leeds-formed indie band, fronted by Manchester-raised David Gedge, were avidly championed by BBC Radio One's John Peel. T...The Chameleons & Manchester Camerata
New Century, Manchester
Friday 4 - Saturday 5 December 2026
After celebrating their 40th anniversary in style, legendary underground Manchester band Chameleons return. The Middleton-formed band serve-up a career spanning set. Helmed from the front by long-standing custodian "Vox", previously know...808 State
New Century, Manchester
Friday 11 December 2026
Graham Massey's Manchester dance legends and Acid House pioneers have been described as "masters of their art" (Q), "pioneers" (Future Music), "for sonic trailblazing and inestimable influence, among our most important groups" (Record Colle...
