GIGS IN MANCHESTER
GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Gigs in Manchester
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Thu 29 Jan - Fri 26 Jun 2026
Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson
The Bridgewater Hall
Fri 23 Jan - Sat 25 Apr 2026
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Lowry
Thu 30 Apr 2026 - Thu 21 Jan 2027
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre
Thu 27 Nov 2025 - Sat 3 Jan 2026
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Hallé St Peter's
Fri 5 Dec 2025 - Fri 6 Feb 2026
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Manchester Academy
Sat 13 Dec 2025 - Sat 17 Oct 2026
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025 - Saturday 3 January 2026
West End mega-hit TINA - The Tina Turner Musical announces its first ever UK & Ireland tour. From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her triumphant transformation into a multi award-winning global superstar, Tina Turner didn't just...Stray From The Path
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Long Island hardcore band Stray From The Path's politically fused rap metal music has been described as a "Rage Against the Machine-worshipping take on hardcore." ...Maxi Priest + David Rodigan
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
A truly special night of rhythm and roots as reggae legend Maxi Priest and iconic DJ David Rodigan unite for a genre-defining celebration of British-Caribbean music and culture. Expect smooth vocals, deep dub grooves, and a masterclass in s...James Mottram International Piano Competition
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 27 - Saturday 29 November 2025
The biennial celebration of piano excellence returns. Talented young pianists from around the globe descend on Manchester for a week of inspiring music-making, both performing on stage and learning from an international jury panel. The comp...Seb Lowe
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Manchester-based Seb Lowe has burst out of nowhere. (Okay Saddleworth...). Good in that this can be a younger child with a head stuffed with phrases which are his weapons and telling his fact and a guitar that could be a machine gun of riff...Matt Maltese
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Reading indie rocker Matt Maltese first established himself as a songwriter with a knack for dry one liners and a keen eye for self-deprecation with his baroque piano-led tunes racking up over a billion streams on Spotify. ...The Houghton Weavers
The Met, Bury
Thursday 27 November 2025
THE HOUGHTON WEAVERS have been entertaining folk for 48 years with their unique blend of popular folk music, humour and audience participation. In their time together, the group have performed thousands of concerts, recorded over 30 albums,...Keyside
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Liverpool four-piece Keyside play pristine jangle-pop of powerful substance. With lyrics evidencing a social conscience that goes deeper than their uplifting melodies might suggest, frontman Dan Parker's nuanced songcraft will charm you as ...Madame Claude
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
The most exciting and original ska band in years! Not our words... the words of Pauline Black, the legendary front woman of the Selecter. Meet Madame Claude, a 5 piece band from Saddleworth, mixing ska, rocksteady, reggae and even disco t...Evil Scarecrow
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
This fabulous, fun and as-brilliant-as-they-are-bonkers band will be bringing their unique brand of metal, mayhem and madness to several shows across the UK. With a brand-new line up, version 5.0 of Evil Scarecrow continues to captivate, de...
Red Rodeo Club
Fairfield Social Club, Manchester
Thursday 27 November - Thursday 18 December 2025
Red Rodeo Club is Manchester's queer line dancing event, mixing classic boot-scootin tutorials with a party vibe...
Jazzbois
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Now Wave presents Jazzbois at YES Basement on Thursday 27th November 2025...
N&D Birthday Bash: Madame Claude
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Thursday 27 - Friday 28 November 2025
Thu 27 Nov - 7:30 pmN&D Birthday Bash: Madame Claude+ Special Guests£12 adv...Cosmic Culture 3
Aatma, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Cosmic Culture is a live music showcase of the city's top emerging artists join us 27 NOV at Aatma for live performances and Dj sets. Don't Miss Out ...EGO DEATH - Live Debut
Lion's Den, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Metal newcomers make their live debut, supported by Manchester contemporaries 'Violent Silhouettes' (post-hardcore) and 'Leader' (Thrash Metal)...Jasmine Jethwa
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Now Wave presents Jasmine Jethwa at The Castle Hotel on 27th November 2025...LLNN + Pupil Slicer
Rebellion, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:LLNN+Pupil SlicerPlus supportWorn Out...TTSSFU
The White Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Now Wave presents TTSSFU at The White Hotel on 27th November 2025...Bad Omens
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
American metalcore band Bad Omens slither through boundaries, only to ultimately choke convention in the process. The quartet materialise with ghostly atmospherics, striking hooks, and the tingles of sensual high-register harmonies uplifted...Wolf Alice
AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Delivering a supremely confident collection of songs bursting with ambition, ideas and emotion, North London rockers Wolf Alice started out as a folky two-piece formed by guitarist Joff Oddie and singer Ellie Rowsell in 2010. Equal parts...The Hives
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Swedish rock-n-roll heroes The Hives are back, channelling the electrifying energy of the group's greatest hits with their first new album in over 10 years. The Hives unleashed their debut album on the world in 1997 and since then they exp...
Ben Portsmouth - This is Elvis
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Internationally renowned as one, if not THE best Elvis tribute in the world today, Ben Portsmouth will bring his unique style and charisma and will show audiences why he is regarded as the best in the business. A multi-talented musician, si...The Music Of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons By Candlelight
The Monastery, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Join us for an incredible night of smash hits made famous by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, performed by one of the UK's leading tribute shows, featuring an epic live band in The Monastery, by candlelight. This spectacular show combine...Luther - Luther Vandross Celebration
The Grand Bar, Warrington
Friday 28 November 2025
The world's premier show in celebration of 'The Velvet Voice'. Experience all the hits from his amazing career, culminating over 40 million album sales and eight Grammy awards including many of the greatest dance anthems and love songs ever...Rob Lamberti - Perfectly George (George Michael Tribute)
The Edge, Wigan
Friday 28 November 2025
'Stars in Their Eyes' live finalist Rob Lamberti has earned the title of the UK's number one George Michael tribute artist and has even worked on behalf of the late Wham legend for Sony Music to promote the album 25 Live. In a 2014 interv...KNEECAP
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 28 - Saturday 29 November 2025
Belfast hip hop trio - Mo Chara, Moglai Bap and DJ Provai - sing in Irish and often reference their support for republicanism including on the single "Get Your Brits Out". ...Royel Otis
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Friday 28 - Saturday 29 November 2025
Australian duo - childhood friends Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell - swing between melodic, pop-inspired indie and woozy psych, but it never feels tied to one lane. As soon as one style or mood has outstayed its welcome, they handbrake turn...Vengaboys
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
The unstoppable Vengaboys - famous for global anthems like "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!", "We Like to Party", and "We're Going to Ibiza" - will be bringing their high-energy Eurodance sound to town for an unforgettable night of fun. It's the p...Wheatus
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Teenage years may be fleeting for the Platinum-selling New York pop rockers, but it seems "Teenage Dirtbag" is for life, as Wheatus' debut single from 2000 popped up yet again in 2022, making itself known in a way never seen before in the...Bingo Lingo
Freight Island, Manchester
Friday 28 November - Friday 19 December 2025
Taking bingo, shaking all the dust-out and turning it into one mad, confetti-filled, party-bingo night of mayhem, this is Bingo like you've never experienced before. You'll be sat at a table with all of your friends playing bingo in a f...The Horrors
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
After nearly 20 years making music, there are few bands who've created a canon as determinedly innovative and consistently critically-acclaimed as The Horrors. Emerging as zeitgeist-shaking garage-goths on their 2007 debut, 'Strange House',...PINK by Vicky Jackson
The Met, Bury
Friday 28 November 2025
Vicky Jackson's tribute to Pink has been a run-away success and has consistently been her most booked act since 2008. Whilst the Pink tribute show was not her first tribute act, Vicky found herself being compared both physically and vocally...Bad Manners
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Buster Bloodvessel, one of the biggest characters in Ska, has stayed loyal to the music and has become as influential as he is entertaining with his band Bad Manners, who are best known for their biggest hits, "Lip Up Fatty" (UK No.15 in 19...Talisk
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Ground-breaking, chart-topping, genre-bending, globetrotting, instantly enthralling... it's little wonder that Talisk rank highly amongst the most in-demand folk-based groups to emerge from Scotland in the last decade and more. Mohsen Amini...Jesse Cook
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
An accomplished guitarist and producer, and equally prolific film maker, Canadian new flamenco musician Jesse Cook has evolved his talents to create experiences that delight audiences both in concert, and online. He composed his first al...Oceans On Mars
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Oceans on Mars are a five-piece alternative-rock band based in Manchester. Heavily inspired by the likes of '90s grunge and early alternative rock, their influences are emphasised through their fuzz-fuelled riffs, raw vocals, and distortion...
Morgan Wallen Tribute UK
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
The UK's first tribute to Country mega star Morgan Wallen with a full live band, comprised of some of the UK's finest musicians, takes you on a musicaljourney through the hits of this world record-breaking artist. Morgan Wallen's meteoric r...The Raven Age
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Formed by guitarists George Harris - the son of Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris -and Dan Wright, melodic London metal heads The Raven Age are as brilliantly catchy as they are deviously heavy, delicately balancing classic and modern metal...PET NEEDS
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Colchester's PET NEEDS play fractured party music. With explosive live performances of singalong anti-anthems, they began smashing sets on stages throughout the UK, screaming stories of disastrous job interviews, self-destruction and headi...Low Girl
Gullivers, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
The Hemel-Hempstead based newcomers offer irresistible alt-pop, which has been playlisted by BBC 6Music and picked up support from BBC Radio 1, DIY Magazine and Radio X. With a slot already confirmed at SXSW, a support tour with Pom Poko an...Factory 251 Fridays
FAC251, Manchester
Friday 28 - Saturday 29 November 2025
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...Live Hip Hop, Afrobeats and RnB + DJs
