MANCHESTER BANDS & ARTISTS ON STAGE IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Manchester Bands & Artists On Stage in Manchester
Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
Manchester Academy
Sat 27 Sep - Sat 29 Nov 2025
Northern Live - Do I Love You
Stockport Plaza
Sat 15 Nov 2025 - Fri 29 May 2026
Dominic Halpin & the Hurricanes - A Country Night in Nashville
Manchester Opera House
Thu 28 Aug 2025 - Fri 9 Oct 2026
New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester
RNCM
Sat 4 - Sat 25 Oct 2025
Jive Talkin' Perform The Bee Gees Live in Concert
The Albert Halls
Sat 27 Sep 2025 - Fri 12 Jun 2026
So Many Beauties Collective

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 19 September 2025
A spectacular world premiere performance of the So Many Beauties Collective celebrating the power of creativity. With new music co-created by a culturally diverse groups of people living with dementia and performed by some of the North Wes...The Smiths Ltd - The Smiths Tribute Band

The Met, Bury
Friday 19 - Saturday 20 September 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...The Smiths Utd - A Tribute to The Smiths

The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 20 September 2025
Lincoln-based tribute band The Smiths Utd play all the hits from The Smiths and Morrissey solo. ...Andy Powell's Monday Matinee Cabaret

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Monday 22 September 2025
Stockport's premier live entertainer Andy Powell returns once again with another Monday afternoon extravaganza of live entertainment featuring some of the UK's finest performers. Andy's special guests include comedian Justin Moorhouse, Bill...Rufus Wainwright & BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 26 - Saturday 27 September 2025
Performed over two nights, the King of baroque pop returns with an epic reimagining of his Want One and Want Two albums, following a premiere performance at the BBC Proms, and tours across Europe and the US. Brand new arrangements, performe...Corella

New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
A popular act on the festival scene, Corella is a refreshing indie quartet from Manchester whose signature catchy melodic hooks, propulsive multi-layered guitar riffs, and reminiscent lyrics, relay a coming-of-age story of their own. The gr...Simply Red

Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Manchester soul legends Simply Red are back! One of the UK's most treasured bands, frontman Mick Hucknall continues to offer a sensational pop masterclass with vivid, heartfelt, life-giving tracks that mix soul, funk, R&B and blues. Formed ...Roy Harper

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Celebrated Manchester-born, Blackpool-raised folk icon Roy Harper makes his final tour, and will be joined by special guest, his son, Nick Harper. Roy Harper is a man whose name everyone knows, many people may not be sure why they know it, ...Jive Talkin' Perform The Bee Gees Live in Concert

The Albert Halls, Bolton
Saturday 27 September 2025
Renowned as the original and very best Bee Gees tribute show, and the only Bee Gees tribute show that has actually performed with the original Bee Gees! In 1997 Gary & Darren from Jive Talkin performed live on Heart FM with The Bee Ge...Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world reno...Manchester Music Tours - The Smiths Tour

Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
The Smiths fans from across the globe will have the opportunity to experience once again how this iconic band made their mark in Manchester and the world. Iconic places that will be visited on the tour include; Strangeways prison, which bec...That Night In Manchester

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Sunday 28 September 2025
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 ...Kira Mac

Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 28 September 2025
Led by the captivating Rhiannon Kira Hill, who starred on ITV's Voice UK in 2022, Kira Mac is a band built on straight up old school blues rock riffs with a modern edge, a lot of flares, soul and double shots of rock n roll. Twinning powerh...CMAT

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 4 October 2025
CMAT is the stage name of Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, the North Dublin-born global country-pop star who after relocating to Manchester aged 17 and forming the band Bad Sea, returned home to live with her grandparents before settling down in ...New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester

RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 4 - Friday 10 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...K-Klass

Joshua Brooks, Manchester
Saturday 4 October 2025
Formed after a chance meeting of Wrexham duo Interstate (Andy Williams and Carl Thomas) with Chester DJs Russ Morgan and Paul Roberts, at the infamous Nude night at Manchester's legendary Hacienda nighclub in 1988, K-Klass are responsible f...The Swing Commanders

Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Thursday 9 October 2025
The Swing Commanders are a stunningly vibrant and versatile Manchester-based group that perform an exciting mix of 1940s Classics, Boogie-Woogie, Western Swing, '50s Jump Jazz and more! Every member of the Swing Commanders sings and plays ...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)

The Green Room, Altrincham
Thursday 9 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 Wedding Present

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 10 October 2025
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...Take Off That - Tribute to Take That

The Grand, Warrington
Friday 10 October 2025
Take Off That bring you a fantastic tribute to the UK's no.1 boy band, taking you right back to their 90's hits all the way up to their latest singles, with dance routines and costume changes. ...The Complete Stone Roses - Stone Roses Tribute Band

Uppermill Civic Hall, Uppermill
Friday 10 October 2025
The Complete Stone Roses are one of the UK's most well-known, most seen and most successful tribute bands. Selling out venues across the UK and Ireland regularly, they have helped to carry on the music of one of the UK's most influential b...Chloe Foy

Low Four Studio, Manchester
Saturday 11 October 2025
Chloe Foy has shared the title-track from her forthcoming debut album, Where Shall We Begin. Arriving on 11 June, the album closes the chapter on a formative period for the Gloucestershire-via-Manchester songwriter. After losing her father ...Pyramid Concert Orchestra - Music From The Movies

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 12 October 2025
Stockport's own 45-piece light orchestra returns to the Plaza stage for a special afternoon of film music from the best musicals, dramas and sci-fi blockbusters. Did you know that Charlie Chaplin wrote some great film scores? And, of course...Jesca Hoop, Kate Stables & Lail Arad - The Songs of Joni Mitchell

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Line Up: Jesca Hoop, Kate Stables (This is the Kit) and Lail Arad. Following a revered debut at The Roundhouse's In The Round Festival in April 2024, 'The Songs of Joni Mitchell' returns with a new line-up. The show was conceived and cura...Shayne Ward

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Wednesday 15 October 2025
The multi-Platinum Mancunian recording artist Shayne Ward rose to fame as winner of the second series of The X Factor. His debut single "That's My Goal" was the 2005 Christmas No. 1, spending four weeks at the top of the chart and selling 2...Graham Nash

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy award winning Salford singer-songwriter Graham Nash returns to Europe to perform songs spanning his sixty-year career from The Hollies to Crosby, Stills and Nash, to CSNY and his be...Pale Waves

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 16 October 2025
The Manchester indie-pop icons step up once more, fulfilling the promise of that widely-lauded UK Top 10 debut album My Mind Makes Noises, in 2018, and striding towards pop megastardom with the UK no.3 2021 follow-up Who Am I?. The slick f...Re-Take That - The Ultimate Take That Party Night

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 16 October 2025
Join the UK's favourite tribute act for the ultimate Take That party night with a live and fully interactive sing-a-long experience. Jason Orange calls the show "brilliant," while Dec of Ant & Dec says it's "the best Take That tribute act ...Sleeper

Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 17 October 2025
The Platinum-selling Manchester-formed Britpop band are back. Sleeper enjoyed huge critical and commercial success in the mid 90s: achieving 8 Top 40 singles across 3 Top 10 albums with well over 1,000,000 sales. They garnered front cove...Darren Alboni as Mick Hucknall - Simply Red Tribute

The Grand Bar, Warrington
Friday 17 October 2025
Quoted to be the No.1 Mick Hucknall impersonator by the Simply Red Fan Club, Darren Alboni has been performing as the legendary Manchester soul star since 1991 after appearing on, and winning, his heat in Granada Television's "Stars In Thei...Stax of Soul & The Soul Review

Milnrow Cricket Club, Rochdale
Saturday 18 October 2025
The original. A reputation that needs no introduction. Born in Manchester in 1983, 9-piece 100% live band Stax of Soul feature incredible musicians (including a powerful brass section), meticulously and energetically recreating the very...Merry Hell

Mottram St Andrew Village Hall, Macclesfield
Saturday 18 October 2025
Joyful Wigan folk rockers Merry Hell have graced the UK charts with their trademark all-standing, all-dancing, roof-raising traditional folk music. Formed in 2010, the core members of the band include the three Kettle brothers, who were pre...Wet Wet Wet + Heather Small (M People)

Lowry, Salford
Sunday 19 October 2025
Iconic Clydebank pop act Wet Wet Wet have sold more than 15 million singles and albums to date and have featured in the UK Singles Chart and Album Chart for an incredible time period of over 500 weeks. Formed in 1982, their albums have been...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)

The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
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...New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester

The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham
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...Ten

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 25 October 2025
Mancunian melodic hard rock band Ten were formed in 1994 by frontman Gary Hughes following a prolific solo career. ...Aitch

Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Wednesday 29 October 2025
The latest, greatest contender for Manchester's music throne, Aitch has cemented his position as one of the most exciting young British rappers with two UK Top 10 EPs and multi-Platinum Top 10 hits "Taste (Make It Shake)", "Baby", "Rain", "...Baked a La Ska

Band On The Wall, Manchester
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 you...A Tribute to Jilly's Rockworld

O2 Ritz, Manchester
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

O2 Ritz, Manchester
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...Amplifier

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 1 November 2025
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...Scott Brothers Duo

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
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...FIVE

AO Arena, Manchester
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...Rosellas

New Century Hall, Manchester
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

The Deaf Institute, Manchester
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

The Sound Lounge Darwen, Blackburn
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...Howard Jones

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
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

The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
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...BC Camplight

O2 Apollo, Manchester
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

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
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
