MANCHESTER BANDS & ARTISTS ON STAGE IN MANCHESTER
MANCHESTER BANDS & ARTISTS ON STAGE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Manchester Bands & Artists On Stage in Manchester
Sun 26 Apr - Mon 18 May 2026
Sat 22 Nov 2025 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Wednesday 22 October 2025
The songwriter and frontman of Manchester three-piece, I Am Kloot also possesses an enviable back catalogue as a solo artist - previously known around his hometown as Johnny Dangerously - and continues to work on new material under the guis...
The Hallé - Schubert's Great Symphony
Thursday 23 October 2025
Hear the UK premiere of Halle Featured Composer, Unsuk Chin's shimmering Le Silence des Sirenes, 'a dazzling reflection on Homer's formidable femmes fatales' (Financial Times). From its atmospheric beginning, Le Silence des Sirenes evokes v...
New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester
Friday 24 - Saturday 25 October 2025
The brand-new stage production of New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division & Manchester celebrates its 10th anniversary. The new touring production is written by Brian Gorman, produced & directed by Giles D Bastow and Sean Mason fo...
Gary Barlow
Saturday 25 October 2025
One of Britain's most successful songwriters and record producers, as part of the Manchester group Take That, Frodsham's Gary Barlow has won eight BRIT Awards and sold over 45 million records. Aside from his achievements with Take That, he ...
Ten
Saturday 25 October 2025
Mancunian melodic hard rock band Ten were formed in 1994 by frontman Gary Hughes following a prolific solo career. ...
RNCM Monday Lunchtime Showcase
Monday 27 October - Monday 8 December 2025
Drop in during your lunch break and discover a wide range of performances for free with the RNCM's Monday and Thursday Lunchtime concerts. Witness the next generation of musicians in this intimate lunchtime solo and chamber music series,...
Elephunk in the Room
Thursday 30 October - Thursday 18 December 2025
Showcasing some of the finest local bands, melding disco, funk and jazz together and ending the night with disco classics. Come dance with the Elephunk in the Room, a Rebel Riot Record event. ...
RNCM Symphony Orchestra
Friday 31 October 2025
Antony Hermus returns to conduct RNCM students in a performance of one of Mahler's most profound works - an awe-inspiring journey from darkness to light. Mahler is alone in his ability to convey emotions at their most extreme, from ang...
Baked a La Ska
Friday 31 October 2025
Baked A La Ska are the heavy heavy sound of Manchester ska; an 11piece band of assembled oddballs and pranksters fronted by an unholytrio of singers and featuring one of the tightest rhythm sections inManchester with the "chops to make ...
YAANG + Formal Sppeedwear + Autocamper
Friday 31 October 2025
Hot Take is a brand new monthly night from promoters Now Wave, bringing you the freshest new sounds from Manchester. Manchester punk trio YAANG + FORMAL SPPEEDWEAR + AUTOCAMPER....
A Tribute to Jilly's Rockworld
Saturday 1 November 2025
A celebration of a Manchester institution, the legendary Oxford Road rock club opened in the 1970s - originally known as Fagan's before being renamed Jilly's in 1983 - attracting punks, rockers, goths, metalheads, skaters, moshers and ind...
The Smyths - Tribute to The Smiths
Saturday 1 November 2025
The Smyths are a joyous celebration of arguably the greatest band of all time, Manchester legends The Smiths. Thrillingly accurate, the group have amassed a huge following and regularly sell out huge venues both here and abroad. 2023 marks...
Glacmanis
Saturday 1 November 2025
Alternative/indie rock duo from Manchester, pronounced "Glass-Manis". ...
Amplifier
Saturday 1 November 2025 - Saturday 19 September 2026
Described as "Soundgarden, Tool, Black Sabbath, Oceansize and Pink Floyd taking copious amounts of mind-altering substances and venturing on a trip through time and space (to another dimension), and back again," Manchester progressive rock...
Radio X is 10 - Blossoms + Hard-Fi + Jake Bugg + Circa Waves
Monday 3 November 2025
To celebrate 10 years of the brand, Radio X will host an exclusive gig in Manchester this November - with Blossoms, Hard-Fi, Jake Bugg and Circa Waves billed to perform, and Radio X's Sunta Templeton set to provide the tunes in between acts...
Scott Brothers Duo
Monday 3 November 2025
Mancunian brothers Jonathan & Tom Scott perform an unmissable programme of duos for piano and organ, demonstrating the full range of sounds and colours available from this brilliant combination. Their programme includes original works for p...
Definitely Mightbe - Tribute to Oasis
Thursday 6 November 2025
The longest established Oasis tribute in the world with over 2,000 shows under their belt. So, as good as the real thing? Well the lengendary Alan McGee thought so when he recently introduced the band live on stage! So they..... DEFINITELY ...
FIVE
Friday 7 November 2025
They were one of the most successful and iconic boy bands of all time - topping charts across the globe and selling more than 20 million records worldwide. After 25 years apart, the multi-platinum selling band Five are finally back together...
Room D
Friday 7 November 2025
5 piece indie rock band fresh to the Manchester scene. ...
Room D
Friday 7 November 2025
5 piece indie rock band fresh to the Manchester scene. ...
Richard Ashcroft
Saturday 8 November 2025
Wigan's two-time Ivor Novello winner (Songwriter of the Year in 1998 and Outstanding Contribution to British Music in 2019) has released six Top 5 solo albums, including the chart-topping debut Alone With Everybody. He first came to attenti...
Repercussion
Saturday 8 November - Saturday 13 December 2025
Jungle (Live) | Bonobo (DJ)Honey Dijon | Major League Djzsalute | berlioz (DJ) | DJ Seinfeld | Sofia Kourtesis (DJ)Chez Damier | Chloe Caillet | Hamdi | Bradley ZeroLuke Una presents E Soul Cultura | DESIREE | Bakey | AnzJarreau Vandal |...
Rosellas
Saturday 8 November 2025
Fresh from supporting Starsailor, the young Mancunians serve up stadium-ready guitars, punchy drums and pure adrenaline, with a sound that gives a nod to the bands of 90's Britpop, drawing sonic comparisons to The Verve, The Stone Roses and...
Montello
Saturday 8 November 2025
Montello are a four piece indie-rock powerhouse from Wigan, Greater Manchester. Formed in November 2023, they hit the local indie music scene performing small gigs around the North West of England, and have amassed a small but loyal cult f...
True Order - A Tribute to New Order
Saturday 8 November 2025
TRUE ORDER are Europe's only tribute to the iconic Manchester band New Order and are considered by many to be the next best thing to watching the real thing. Playing the songs from the early years after the demise of Joy Division, including...
Tanner and the Tones
Tuesday 11 November 2025
Tanner and the tones are a 19 piece powerhouse jazz big band from Manchester that brings the timeless energy of jazz to life. Featuring a line up of saxophones, trumpets, trombones, keys and strings they push the boundaries of the big band ...
Howard Jones
Thursday 13 November 2025
Hailed by many as an electronic music pioneer, Howard Jones first burst upon the contemporary music scene in 1983, with his very English song-writing and pioneering synthesizers. He topped the charts in the UK and worldwide with his deut a...
Mark Radcliffe & David Boardman
Thursday 13 November 2025
Legendary Bolton broadcaster, writer and musician Mark Radcliffe met David Boardman a few years ago when he moved to Knutsford and they found each other in the Builder's Arms. David is a seasoned singer/songwriter, guitar teacher and fine a...
Quatuor Danel - Ravel's Sonata for Violin and Cello
Thursday 13 November 2025
The leading French string quartet - who have been "Quartet in Residence" at the University of Manchester since 2005 - perform Ravel's Sonata for Violin and Cello, and Aulis Sallinen's String Quartet No. 3. Gilles and Yovan perform Rave...
BC Camplight
Friday 14 November 2025
Brian Christinzio is the force behind the lo-fi indie rock moniker BC Camplight, who originally played live with members of The War on Drugs and appeared as a session piano player for Sharon Van Etten among other collaborations before near...
Russell Watson
Friday 14 November 2025
As a child Russell Watson could always carry a tune, but he never dreamed he'd become an opera singer. Today, he's counted among the world's finest classical voices. Born and raised in Salford, Watson worked an array of jobs and started sin...
Maruja
Friday 14 November 2025
The extraordinary Manchester four piece are a creative force of nature, a deeply emotional and empathetic band concerned primarily with the power of community, both in the nuclear sense, as a tight knit creative unit, but also as a wider fo...
Space Monkeys
Friday 14 November 2025
Manchester band Space Monkeys were the last act signed to Factory Records, between 1995 and 2000. In 1997 their debut album 'The Daddy Of Them All' sold in excess of 100,000 copies worldwide with the single "Sugar Cane" reaching no. 58 ...
When in Rome UK
Friday 14 November 2025
Manchester synth-pop/new wave group When in Rome, which originally consisted of vocalists Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann, and keyboardist Michael Floreale are best known for their 1988 single "The Promise", which reached no.11 in the USA ...
The Madchester Experience
Friday 14 November 2025
A reincarnation of the MADCHESTER era bringing the Pills & Thrills to you. The Madchester Experience recreate the iconic sounds of BRIT bands such as THE STONE ROSES, THE HAPPY MONDAYS, OASIS, BLUR, THE VERVE, THE FARM,EMF, THE CHARLATANS a...
Northern Live - Do I Love You
Saturday 15 November 2025
Keeping the Faith to the original sounds of the underground movement that started on the dance floors in the North and eventually swept the Nation including an 11-piece band with 4 lead vocalists performing over 30 original hits, expect to ...
The Smiths Ltd - The Smiths Tribute Band
Saturday 15 November 2025
The Smiths Ltd was formed in Manchester, UK the hometown of The Smiths. After an extensive search to find the perfect Morrissey, the band played their first gig in Manchester to an audience of avid Smiths fans. The response was spectacular...
Last Race Home
Saturday 15 November 2025
Last Race Home is a six-piece band from Manchester. Compared to Talking Heads and Arcade Fire. ...
FIVE
Tuesday 18 November 2025
They were one of the most successful and iconic boy bands of all time - topping charts across the globe and selling more than 20 million records worldwide. After 25 years apart, the multi-platinum selling band Five are finally back together...
The Chameleons
Thursday 20 November 2025
After celebrating their 40th anniversary in style, legendary Manchester band Chameleons return. The Middleton-formed band serve-up a career spanning set. Helmed from the front by long-standing "Chameleons Vox" custodian Mark Burgess, these ...
RNCM Spotlight - A Tour of Renaissance Europe
Thursday 20 November 2025
ProgrammeSpain:Anonymous Dadme albricias, hijos d?EvaAnonymous E la don don, Verges MariaJuan del Encina Una Sa?osa Porf?aEngland:Henry VIII Pastime with Good CompanyJohn Ward Weep Forth Your TearsFrance:Cl?ment Janequin O Doulx RegardJosqu...
ABC & Southbank Sinfonia
Friday 21 November 2025
To celebrate 40 years since the release of their lauded and timeless debut album The Lexicon of Love, ABC have announced they will perform the iconic album in its entirety with the Soutbank Sinfonia, and conducted by Anne Dudley. Martin Fr...
Northern Live - Do I Love You
Friday 21 November 2025
Keeping the Faith to the original sounds of the underground movement that started on the dance floors in the North and eventually swept the Nation including an 11-piece band with 4 lead vocalists performing over 30 original hits, expect to ...
Lucy Spraggan
Friday 21 November 2025
Canterbury-born, Buxton-raised and Cheshire-living folk pop star Lucy Spraggan was the first contestant on the X Factor to perform her own compositions in 2021 with her introspective acoustic hip-pop style festival anthems since helping sc...
The Chameleons
Friday 21 November 2025
After celebrating their 40th anniversary in style, legendary Manchester band Chameleons return. The Middleton-formed band serve-up a career spanning set. Helmed from the front by long-standing "Chameleons Vox" custodian Mark Burgess, these ...
The Guest List
Friday 21 November 2025
Formed in early 2021, up-and-coming Manchester rock band The Guest List have built up a global following on social media, clocking up millions of streams on Spotify with the release of their self-titled EP, 'Steel Police', and the heartfelt...
Gustaffson
Friday 21 November 2025
Liverpool-born, Warrington singer & songwriter Andrew Gower formed Gustaffson in 2020 with lifelong friend & guitarist James 'Webbo' Webster. He's been writing music since the age of 15, however, Gower is best known for his work as an actor...
Pyncher
Friday 21 November 2025
Echo Chamber present Pyncher: Manchester's answer to the tantalising charm of grubby 1970s New York. With only a handful of singles and their EP Chew - which catapulted them onto the radar of anyone with a taste for garage rock - to their n...
The Lilacs
Saturday 22 November 2025
Wigan band The Lilacs have hit the scene with a bang already performing on stages at Manchester Academy, o2 Ritz and London's O2 Academy Islington ...
Hot Milk
Saturday 22 November 2025
HOT Milk are an emo power-pop duel fronted band from Manchester, Jim and Han met in a bar in the Northern Quarter in 2016, became fast friends and have lived together ever since. What started over a bottle of wine and an acoustic guitar in ...
