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
St Mary's Chambers
Fri 27 - Sat 28 Nov 2026
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Sat 20 Jun - Fri 30 Oct 2026
UK Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Tribute Band
Manchester Academy
Sat 14 Nov 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
Brokenwingclub: Kahula // OCEANLESS // Nico Harmony // VENTR
Kamera At Lloyd And Platt, Manchester
Monday 23 March - 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...Geese
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Brooklyn art rockers Geese produce chaotic music, shambolic in structure but passionately performed, informed by an exacting vision. Big riffs are layered on choir samples; hissing drum machines pulse softly behind screeching guitars. They ...Geese
New Century Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Brooklyn art rockers Geese produce chaotic music, shambolic in structure but passionately performed, informed by an exacting vision. Big riffs are layered on choir samples; hissing drum machines pulse softly behind screeching guitars. They ...Bar Italia
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 24 March 2026
 Taking their name from the Soho cafe, Bar Italia are an exciting London band inspired by Brit-pop. The band's sound is often associated with indie sleaze, shoegaze, and lo-fi pop influences ...Brume: Taupe Flowers/Diver Tom Harris
Open Gig hosted by Blume Live
Eagle Inn, Salford
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Blume Live's debut event featuring a variety of local, emerging bands in the format of an Open-Gig night. Come and support Manchester's future talent....Powersolo // Ahmed & The Romans
Big Hands, Manchester
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Danish garage rock legends Powersolo hit Big Hands, supported by Ahmed & The Romans....Oscar Jerome
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Born in Norwich, Oscar Jerome studied at London's Trinity Laban before establishing his name as one of London's most favoured Jazz musicians. Following in his Father's footsteps as a guitarist, he quickly learnt the basics and became hooked...Gene
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 26 March 2026
Gene rose to prominence in the mid-1990s when they found themselves categorised by the UK music press as a Britpop band, drawing comparisons to The Smiths - largely because of the similarities to Morrissey in the demeanour and lyrical style...Jim Bob (Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 26 March 2026
 More topical than an episode of Newsnight, with songs about Putin, the Taliban and whoever "Billionaire in Space" is about, the album-chart smashing Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine's fiery frontman returns. It's not all doom and glo...
WHIP ROUND THURSDAYS AT DEAF
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival - Bloc Party + The Horrors
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival presents the two indie acts. ...Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
The endlessly intriguing, brave psychedelic indie band from New Zealand, led by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Ruban Nielson, offers break-beat, junk-shop charm. While legions of artists show fidelity to the roots of psychedelia, UMO...CASEY
Rebellion, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
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...Witch Fever
Amber's, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
Concocting a potent sonic assault that recalls the foreboding darkness of Black Sabbath, Savages' monochrome post-punk and the dirty breathlessness of Bleach-era Nirvana, the Manchester quartet create a confrontational racket that takes no ...All The Young
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
There are fewer stories more harmonious to the plight of a modern rock and roll band than that of Stoke on Trent's All the Young. Catapulted into the indie mainstream from the doledrums of their hometown by Warner Brothers records back in ...All The Young
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
There are fewer stories more harmonious to the plight of a modern rock and roll band than that of Stoke on Trent's All the Young. Catapulted into the indie mainstream from the doledrums of their hometown by Warner Brothers records back in ...ALL THE YOUNG - The Bread Shed Manchester
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
Scruff of the Neck presentsALL THE YOUNGIndie/power-pop band from Stoke, comprised of Jack and Ryan Dooley, Will Heaney and David Cartwright...
Club Lex Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
Club Lex, bring their club music to the Big Hands Club....Cry From Hell
The Ramp, Bolton
Friday 27 March 2026
Cry From Hell is an alt rap and emo event headlining Manchester based artists Lil Liar and Xorochi, who have recently released an EP of the same name....Radio 6 Radio Music Festival - Courtney Barnett + Jacob Alon
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
Australian indie rocker Courtney Barnett is best known for her deadpan singing style and witty, rambling lyrics. Acottish indie folk star Jacob Alon Jacob Alon rose to prominence after appearing on Later... with Jools Holland. ...Definitely Oasis - Tribute to Oasis
FAC251, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. The band's top priority is delivering what their fans want to see and hear. They put in a lot of hard work to ensure their sound a...INME
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
InMe's debut album 'Overgrown Eden' reached #15 in the UK Album Chart and #1 in the Rock Album Chart upon its release in 2003. Since then, the Essex-based alt rockers have enjoyed a highly successful career, scoring UK Top 40 hits with "Cru...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Sunbird Records, Blackburn
Saturday 28 March 2026
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...Laid - James Tribute Band
The Met, Bury
Saturday 28 March 2026
Fully endorsed by the band themselves, Laid are the UK's no.1 tribute to Manchester legends, James.  Laid have hit the tribute scene with lightning pace, receiving high praise everywhere they play, performing all the hits including "Sit...The 9075 - Tribute to The 1975
Lion's Den, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
Catch the world's first tribute to The 1975 direct all the way from Italy playing the biggest hits from the bands' extensive catalogue....Formal Sppeedwear
The White Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
Now Wave presents Formal Sppeedwear at The White Hotel, Salford on 28th March 2026...INME- The Bread Shed Manchester
Snug Live Sessions w/ Arcane Moon + Support
The Snug Coffee House, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
Arcane Moon bring their powerful indie rock sound to The Snug this March - don't miss out...Snug Live Sessions w/Chimaeras + Dead Kalm
The Snug Coffee House, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
The Snug Live presents Chimaeras - a band formed from the loose threads of several Manchester outfits, coming together 30 years later....
On The Irwell
Old Pint Pot, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
A Manchester showcase featuring Naomi Kalu, Pomona, Scatterchild, Tay Temple and Plastic Plant....SHLUG // I Create Deathrays
Big Hands, Manchester
Saturday 28 March 2026
Welsh dark wave group SHLUG hit Big Hands, supported by local death ray creators, I Create Deathrays....Nordic Giants
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 29 March 2026
Descibed by The Guardian as making "a sound as if they were Sigur Ros's more epic, cinematic and majestic siblings," seeing Nordic Giants has been described as akin to a religious experience: the multi-screen visuals, powerful strobes and e...Weird Frequency Presents : WATW
