ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music in Manchester
Fri 21 Mar - Sat 24 May 2025
Sun 3 Nov 2024 - Sat 21 Jun 2025
Sat 22 Feb - Sat 29 Mar 2025
Fri 14 Mar - Sat 24 May 2025
Sat 7 Dec 2024 - Sat 29 Mar 2025
GOAT
Saturday 26 October 2024
Masked Gothenburg-based experimental rockers Goat claim to hail from a small and very remote village called Korpolombolo in deepest darkest Sweden. Legend has it that for centuries, the inhabitants of the village of Korpolombolo were dedica...
Los Bitchos
Saturday 26 October 2024
Panthers prowling through a desert. Cowgirls swaggering into a saloon and kicking up dust. Riding shotgun with a Tarantino heroine. Having the fiesta of your lives under a giant pinata with all your friends. Los Bitchos' hallucinatory surf-...
Iron and Wine
Saturday 26 October 2024
The delightful folk music of South Carolina singer/songwriter Sam Beam, better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, sounds lovingly handmade and self-assured as a secret handshake. Exhibiting jazz and R&B influences, as well as collaborati...
Hayseed Dixie
Saturday 26 October 2024
Hayseed Dixie began one innocent Summer day in 2000, when John Wheeler and Mike Daly drank roughly enough whiskey to float a battleship from the Florida Coast over to Portugal and back and decided to play around in John's studio. Having spe...
Koe Wetzel
Saturday 26 October 2024
The Texas-born singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer continues to unapologetically trail blaze between grunge, country, Americana, and damn near everything else under the sun. ...
Transmission - The Sound of Joy Division
Saturday 26 October - Friday 22 November 2024
Devoted to recreating the atmosphere of a live Joy Division gig, Transmission emulate the sound of one of the most inventive, evocative and influential groups of their era. Joy Division were formed in Manchester during the late 1970s and d...
Martin McAloon (Prefab Sprout)
Saturday 26 October 2024
Martin McAloon will be performing a large selection of hit songs from Prefab Sprout's extensive archive celebrating over 40 years of his brother, Paddy McAloon's writing. This will be a rare opportunity to hear these incredible songs perfor...
Manchester 80's & 90's Music Tour & Exploration Game
Saturday 26 October - Tuesday 31 December 2024
Join an interactive adventure that blends nostalgia, culture, and intrigue, as you uncover the hidden gems and untold tales of Manchester's musical past. Embark on a journey through Manchester's musical heyday, where the streets come aliv...
Manchester Music Tours - Oasis Tour
Saturday 26 October 2024 - Sunday 20 July 2025
You have the opportunity to see first-hand where Manchester's most famous brothers grew up. Acclaimed by Noel and Liam themselves, the tour includes visits to the iconic Boardwalk where the band rehearsed and performed their first gig. Cana...
BERRIES
Saturday 26 October 2024
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Halloween Special
Saturday 26 October 2024
The next chapter0161 MUMC Promotions and The Real Thing Artist Management bring a stacked line up to Rebellion Manchester....
Pynch
Saturday 26 October 2024
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Big Condo Records presents Arrhythmia 3
Saturday 26 October 2024
Big Condo Records Arrhythmia 3 live at FC2, Friars Court, Warrington with Collusion, Early Doors, The Hillocks, Slower, Cherry Red, Rachel Burnett......
Dactyl Terra // Thro II
Saturday 26 October 2024
Tasty psych rock brewed in South Wales, Dactyl Terra are ones not to miss. Come down to Big Hands on October 26th. Support from MCR power duo Thro II....
FairPlay Showcase
Saturday 26 October 2024
Four fantastic bands come together to make an outstanding line up. Join us for a night of original music...
Jaakko Eino Kalevi
Sunday 27 October 2024
Now Wave presents Jaakko Eino Kalevi at YES Basement on 27th October 2024...
Chelsea Wolfe
Monday 28 October 2024
From the intimacy of stripped-down folk music to the throbbing pulse of supplemental electronics, or an exquisite palette of groaning bass, pounding drums, and crunching distortion, Californian musician Chelsea Wolfe blends elements of got...
Fink
Monday 28 October 2024
Described as "a beautiful sound palette of dub, folk, blues, soul, and beat science" by Metro, "John Martyn with added stunning digital traces," by Uncut and "a brooding power reminiscent of a stripped down Nick Cave. A leftfield delight."...
Freak Heat Waves
Monday 28 October 2024
Now Wave presents Freak Heat Waves at The Castle Hotel on 28th October 2024...
Alias
Monday 28 October 2024
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Never Mind The Gazzcocks: Music Quiz
Monday 28 October - Monday 4 November 2024
Classic Buzzcocks Rounds, New Favourites, and Kazoo. The Smartphone Music Quiz hosted by @thegazjones at 33 Oldham St...
Pys Melyn @ The Rat and Pigeon
Monday 28 October 2024
Catch Pys Melyn, from North Wales, live at The Rat & Pigeon in Manchester. a night of captivating rock infused with timeless 60s and 70s influences....
Casey
Tuesday 29 October 2024
Casey are a five-piece melodic hardcore band from South Wales who offer a raw and visceral exploration of vocalist Tom Weaver's personal relationships, in the context of his own mental health, to devastating effect. Casey have no grand desi...
October Drift
Tuesday 29 October 2024
With influences as varied as The National, Radiohead, Interpol and Nick Drake, Somerset indie rockers October Drift's heavy, pop-inflected rock is delivering a rejuvenating injection of fresh blood to the genre. An immersive wall of distort...
Art Brut
Tuesday 29 October 2024
Art Brut at YES Pink Room on October 29th 2024....
Sasami
Wednesday 30 October 2024
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Wand
Wednesday 30 October 2024
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Bleep Test / Mogan / Open Fly
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Bleep Test, Mogan, and Open Fly bring their queer chaos to Gullivers on 30th October - the night before Halloween......
Peter Hook & the Light
Thursday 31 October 2024
The legendary Joy Division and New Order bassist performs New Order's "Get Ready" live and in full, plus an additional set of Joy Division and New Order's greatest hits. The Mancunian bass player, musician, singer, DJ, nightclub owner,...
John Grant
Thursday 31 October 2024
John Grant is an American singer-songwriter from Colorado originally known as the lead singer of alternative rock band The Czars. Called "one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation," by The New York Times, singer-songwriter...