ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
ALTERNATIVE & INDIE MUSIC GIGS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Alternative & Indie Music Gigs in Manchester
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
The Grand
Sat 24 Jan - Sat 28 Nov 2026
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Sat 20 Jun - Fri 30 Oct 2026
John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Band On The Wall
Mon 29 Dec 2025 - Sat 21 Mar 2026
The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
St Mary's Chambers
Sun 28 Dec 2025 - Fri 2 Oct 2026
Da Lata + support
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Monday 22 December 2025
Da Lata is the brainchild of Chris Franck (founding member of London-based trip hop band Smoke City) and DJ Patrick Forge....Brokenwingclub: Kahula + Support
Kamera At Lloyd And Platt, Manchester
Monday 22 December 2025 - Saturday 5 December 2026
Arena-sounding rock with influences from New Order, Radiohead, Kings of Leon, and Stereophonics. thoughtful songwriting & reverb-soaked anthems....Brokenwingclub: Kahula // OCEANLESS // Nico Harmony // VENTR
Kamera At Lloyd And Platt, Manchester
Monday 22 December 2025 - Saturday 5 December 2026
Anthemic band Kahula headline an evening supporting grass roots venues at the new 100 cap Kamera Ballroom above the old Lloyds CHORLTON £10 ENTRY...James Walsh (Starsailor)
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Saturday 27 December 2025
Front man of multi-million selling band Starsailor, Chorley's James Walsh has proven his own worth as a singer-songwriter in his own right. He's written songs with Eliza Doolittle, Melanie C, Suzanne Vega, and Professor Green - to name a fe...
Erol Alkan 2005-2009 Set: All night long
Yes Bar Manchester, Manchester
Saturday 27 December 2025
Now Wave presents Erol Alkan 2005-2009 Set: All night long....The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
Fatbird, Wigan
Sunday 28 December 2025
Gary Digan Aka is the UKs Premier & Definitve Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon. With his Strong Scottish Accent, his infamous live shows are a mixture of up-beat acoustic guitars, soulful harmonica and heartfelt vocals. The anthemic sing along tra...Factory 251 Saturdays
FAC251, Manchester
Sunday 28 December 2025
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...Oklahoma Joe @ Gullivers
Gullivers, Manchester
Sunday 28 December 2025
New age punk band Oklahoma Joe headline Gullivers in Manchester, a very special show to end a very special year for the band....Dream Wife
Yes, Manchester
Monday 29 December 2025 - Thursday 29 January 2026
Since forming in 2015 as a college art school project, Dream Wife - a name chosen as commentary on society's objectification of women - have become one of the foremost up-and-coming bands out of the U.K. They have garnered praise for their ...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Monday 29 - Tuesday 30 December 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...
YAANG + Formal Sppeedwear + Autocamper
Yes, Manchester
Friday 9 January - Thursday 19 March 2026
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....HOT TAKE: Tigers & Flies Sweet Gene + Grrace
Yes, Manchester
Friday 9 - Saturday 17 January 2026
Now Wave presents HOT TAKE: Tigers & Flies, Sweet Gene + Grrace...The Velvetines
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 10 January 2026
The Velvetines are a Hard Rock indie/alt band from Bolton, Lancashire. With Cameron Tonge fronting the band with lead vocals and rhythm guitar. To George Parmenter's infectious riffs and solos on lead guitar! And Zakori Waring's heavy bass ...HOT TAKE: Stepover Cam Davey + Bathhat
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 10 January 2026
Now Wave presents HOT TAKE: Stepover, Cam Davey + Bathhat...Canopy
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Wed 14 Jan - 7:30 pmCanopy+ Foxglove + Cloughster & Alex Brenna£8 adv...Giovanni's Room
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 16 January 2026
Manchester band Giovannis Room are an eclectic group, with a variety of influences, ranging from and between Glen Campbell to The Velvet Underground. They have made their mark on the Manchester scene with there chaotic performances, and a f...Hot Take: Wyatt Sinead Una + Bryony Lloyd
Yes, Manchester
Friday 16 January 2026
Now Wave presents HOT TAKE: Wyatt, Sinead Una + Bryony Lloyd...
GRENDEL 25th Anniversary 2026 UK Tour
Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 16 January 2026
After a 6 year hiatus from touring in the UK, Grendel are back...Biffy Clyro
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 17 January 2026
Festival-headlining Ayrshire favourites Biffy Clyro, with four UK #1 albums, make their highly anticipated return. One of Britain's most beloved bands, they are best known for the Platinum-selling hits "Mountains", "Many of Horror", and ...Superheaven
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 17 January 2026
Grunge-y alt rock Pennsylvania heavyweights Superheaven return in 2025 with their first new album in nearly a decade. In 2015 Superheaven (guitarists/co-vocalists Jake Clarke and Taylor Madison, bassist Joe Kane, and drummer Zack Robbins) r...These Smiths - The Smiths Tribute Band
The Spinning Top, Stockport
Saturday 17 January 2026
A tribute to The Smiths and Morrissey from their home city of Manchester. Formed shortly after the lead singer appeared on the UK television show Stars In Their Eyes, they are renowned a the closest sounding tribute to the real thing. ...Pan Pan live in Manchester
Gullivers, Manchester
Saturday 17 January 2026
Pan Pan blends synthesizers and drum machines with lyrics that describe and try to escape the urban everyday life of Athens, GR....Unfit
The 502s
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 22 January 2026
6 piece indie folk band The 502s are undeniable, immaculate rays of Florida sunshine. Led by earnest banjo-strumming songwriter Ed Isola, The 502s are a band of brothers whose sound has received critical acclaim as celebratory, wholesome, a...All Time Low
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 23 January 2026
Formed in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland in 2003, All Time Low made the transition from high school cover band to international music stars with their happy hybrid between energy and melody which saw them rise to the forefront of the...
Weetwood Mac - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 23 January 2026
Leeds-based Weetwood Mac are rapidly making a name for themselves as one of the UK's most authentic Fleetwood Mac tribute bands. Comprising of ex-members of Ellen & The Escapades (James Warrender/Ellen Smith/Chris Quick), Wayword Sons guit...The Hara
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 23 January 2026
Grit, energy and a perceptive exploration of the chaos that surrounds them has fuelled the recent anthemic releases from Manchester rockers THE HARA. The genre-defying trio have topped the iTunes Album charts with the EP's 'Play Dead' (#1 ...1986 - Carniveil Album Release Show
Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Friday 23 January 2026
The Manchester based sludge death x hardcore Ripper Crew return home to Manchester to celebrate the release of their debut album, Carniveil....Kitchen Lover Live at Big Hands
