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
Manchester Academy
Fri 12 Dec 2025 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
The Citadel Theatre
Fri 2 - Fri 30 Oct 2026
The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
Fatbird
Sun 28 Dec 2025 - Fri 2 Oct 2026
CMAT
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 25 November 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 ...Joe Talbot (Idles) Q&A
AO Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Joe Talbot talks intimately to Chris Hawkins via his most important musical chapters of his life, his stunning musical journey from resident DJ at one of Bristol's hottest clubs, through to headlining Glastonbury festival. With raw honesty ...An Evening with Lou Barlow
Brume: Shunya Josef Akin Chuva
Carlton Club, Manchester
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Brume: monthly night featuring 3 eclectic acts £4 Brume Pint...The Last Dinner Party
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Fresh from supporting Florence and The Machine the heavily-hyped Guildhall School of Music and Drama-formed all-female quintet - who "have been compared, variously, to Kate Bush, Sparks, Florence and the Machine, Queen and Abba, and dress l...Electric Six
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Detroit's fun-loving alternative garage rock collective Electric Six celebrate 20 years of their UK Top 10 debut album "Fire" in 2003. The high-octane collection, mixing garage rock, disco, punk, new wave, and metal into cleverly dumb, in-y...
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. ...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 ...
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 ...TTSSFU
The White Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Now Wave presents TTSSFU at The White Hotel on 27th November 2025...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...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...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',...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...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 November 2025
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...Night Shift x Ask My Bull
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Ask My Bull return to Iconic manchester venue, Band on The Wall for 'Night Shift'...Brown Horse
Yes, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Now Wave presents Brown Horse at YES Pink Room on 28th November 2025...
CatbandCat
Yes, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Now Wave presents Catbandcat at YES Basement on 28th November 2025...Lola Kirke
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Born in London and raised in New York, Lola Kirke may not be *exactly* who you picture when you imagine a vital voice in Country, but with her forthcoming four song EP "Country Curious," produced by one of the newest stars of the genre, Ell...Freight - Manchester
Lion's Den, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
'If you're going to see the emergence of a new great band you'll see them at This Feeling first.' Carl Barat...Mister Strange EP Launch @ Aatma w/ Press Gang and Bodysuit
ASYLUM CLUB NIGHT W/ LUNA TUNES
Postern Gate, Warrington
Friday 28 - Saturday 29 November 2025
After one of the most incredible Halloween's ever, we are bringing multi festival superstar, Luna Tunes to Warrington...Clickbait (US) Live at Big Hands
Big Hands, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Chicago post punk art music from Clickbait Live in Big Hands....Fältsånger album launch party
Peggy Mccools, Warrington
Friday 28 November 2025
Join us to celebrate the launch of our debut studio album. Save by taking advantage of our VIP bundle deals...Everything Everything
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Twice Mercury Prize nominated, 5 time Ivor Novello nominated and critically acclaimed off-kilter indie rockers Everything Everything set about revolutionising modern pop music, pushing the ribbon on melody & rhythm with a heavy helping of e...Starsailor
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Selling out some of Manchester's biggest venues long before they had even released a record, Starsailor burst onto the scene in 2001 when their single "Fever" earning them the title of "Britain's best new band". Formed at Wigan & Leigh Musi...The Pigeon Detectives
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
With platinum and gold selling accolades across their back catalogue, Leeds band The Pigeon Detectives return with their high octane live show, peppered with sing-a-long hits that have passed the test of time with flying colours attracting ...The Gerry Cinna-man Experience + Cortinas
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
The ultimate tribute to Gerry Cinnamon is back with special guests Cortinas!...Old Mervs
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Australia's fastest rising indie-rock duo, loveable larrikins Old Mervs bring their high-energy shows to cities across Europe....The Orielles
The White Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Manchester-based indie rockers The Orielles formed in Halifax when sisters Sidonie B and Esme Dee Hand-Halford met Henry Carlyle Wade at a birthday party. Still in their teens, the threesome bonded over a love of '90s music (like the Pixies...The Belair Lip Bombs
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Often compared to The Strokes, Australian indie rock band The Belair Lip Bombs have been described by the NME as genre-defying with elements of "punk, post-punk, jangle pop and new wave". ...Manchester Music Tours - The Smiths Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 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...
Oasis LTD
Icons, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Oasis LTD are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is! Everything the band does is all about what the fans want to see and hear a lot of hard work goes on in the background making sure that th...Oasish - Oasis Tribute
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 29 November 2025
Official UK no.1 Winner at the National Tribute Music Awards in 2016 and 2017, Oasis tribute band Oasish formed in 2004 and have gone on to perform at Wembley Stadium, The National Indoor Arena, Manchester Academy and are the only band to ...Royel Otis: Stripped Back Album Launch Show
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 29 November 2025
Jacaranda Records presents a live, stripped back performance from Royel Otis in support of their new album 'hickey'...Cottons - Manchester
