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 26 Sep 2025 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
Just Radiohead - A Tribute to Radiohead
Manchester Academy
Wed 1 - Fri 31 Oct 2025
Oasis
Heaton Park, Manchester
Friday 11 - Sunday 20 July 2025
Manchester rock legends Oasis have ended years of feverish speculation with the confirmation of a long awaited run of comeback shows after 14 years of bitter seperation/ This will be one of the biggest live moments and hottest tickets of th...Oasis Official Aftershow
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 11 - Saturday 19 July 2025
Manchester Music Tours presents the Oasis Official Aftershow party with guest DJs including: Bez (Happy Mondays) + Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets) + Mani (Stone Roses) + Tin Tin (New Order's tour DJ) + Col White (Vinyl Revival) + Ricco (Cream...That Night In Manchester
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 11 July 2025 - Saturday 18 July 2026
That Night in Manchester is a brand new musical regaling the audience with a nostalgic and emotional journey through the heady days of the 80s and 90s Manchester indie scene. The audience will be taken back to the vibrant and exhilarating ...Oas-is - Oasis Tribute Band
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 11 July 2025
What's the story? Some might say Oas-is are definitely, NOT maybe the best Oasis tribute out there! They are the only act to tour with a full video show, using some of the same equipment and visuals/footage that Oasis used on their tours...Nate Shlosberg and Operation Condor
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 11 July 2025
Operation Condor are a blues and roots rock inspired band from Manchester fronted by Nate Shlosberg. They bring a shambolic yet controlled energy to their performances. Operation Condor perform sets consisting partly of originals and part...Manchester Music Tours - Oasis Tour
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Friday 11 July - Saturday 30 August 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...Oasis Live 25 Party
Definitely Maybe Bar, Manchester
Friday 11 - Sunday 20 July 2025
Party before and after the gig at the new Oasis themed bar in the heart of the city! They have an exclusive museum with rare memorabilia, signed records and loads more. They have some of the best live talent in Manchester performing for ...
Oasis garden parties at Barca bar Manchester
Barca, Manchester
Friday 11 - Sunday 20 July 2025
This July sees the return of Oasis to Manchester. And we are hosting a huge schedule of garden parties to celebrate this huge occasion....Wheezed at 33 Oldham St
33 Oldham Street, Manchester
Friday 11 July 2025
Wheezed (Weezer tribute act) return to Manchester for their longest, most complete set to date...Reverend and The Makers (DJ Set)
Gorilla, Manchester
Saturday 12 July 2025
Get ready for an unforgettable night, Reverend and The Makers hit the decks. ...The Smiths Ltd - The Smiths Tribute Band
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 12 July 2025 - Friday 4 September 2026
The Smiths Ltd was formed in Manchester, UK the hometown of The Smiths. After an extensive search to find the perfect Morrissey, the band played their first gig in Manchester to an audience of avid Smiths fans. The response was spectacular...The Jack Off II: The Second Coming
Aatma, Manchester
Saturday 12 July 2025
The Jack Off is back An all-dayer at AATMA in Manchester raising money for The Christie's charity...
Looney Tunes
The Savanna Tree, Oldham
Saturday 12 July 2025
Back to it with an ANL session Dontae b2b Harley 9:30pm-3:30am...Maunders School Of Popular Music At 33 Oldham St
33 Oldham Street, Manchester
Saturday 12 July 2025
All of our under 18's bands will be performing in one night. See everyone that has attended our fabulous band workshops...Start to End - Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 13 July 2025
A group of Scotland's leading young musicians perform a selection of albums from Start to End. Organised by Admiral Fallow's Joe Rattray with Pronto Mama duo Craig McMahon and Martin Johnston. ...Ben Ottewell (Gomez) at The Green Room Altrincham
The Green Room, Altrincham
Sunday 13 July 2025
Join us for a special evening with Ben Ottewell, as he brings his soulful sound and powerful songwriting to The Green Room....Jessica Pratt
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 17 July 2025
The revered Californian folk artist Jessica Pratt has become one of the most singular and distinctive songwriters of her generation, largely through the bewitching sound of her acoustic guitar and vocals: a mystical, elusive blend that conj...Midway Still
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 17 July 2025
Midway Still are back and in Manchester in July...Joy Division 'Closer' : 45 Year Anniversary Album Playback
Mother Marys, Manchester
Thursday 17 July 2025
And here we are, 45 years later, still coming to terms with the architecture of one of the most starkly beautiful albums ever made....Geordie Greep (Black Midi)
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 18 July 2025
Frontman and lead guitarist of London math rock band Black Midi, Geordie Greep has long been considered part of the emerging wave of British rock music known as the Windmill scene. Influenced by Frank Zappa and classical music, his debut so...Manchester Music Tours - Tour Special
Vinyl Revival, Manchester
Friday 18 July - Saturday 13 September 2025
You've heard the songs, now see the sights and hear the stories behind Manchester's greatest artists on the Manchester Music Tour. Founded by Inspiral Carpets drummer Craig Gill, the Manchester Music Tour offers a fascinating first-hand ins...
MOOD SWINGS vs HOT TAKE: Faerybabyy Catbandcat + more
Yes, Manchester
Friday 18 July 2025
MOOD SWINGS vs HOT TAKE: Faerybabyy, Catbandcat, TV For Cats + Mleko...Big Condo Records Presents The Fix
Peggy Mccools, Warrington
Friday 18 July 2025
Big Condo Records Presents The Fix with support from Zenith, Villanova and The Mandrills with Special Guest Emilie Culshaw........Billie Eilish
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 19 - Wednesday 23 July 2025
Born Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell, the Southern California native went from being a teenager to an international pop star and generational icon in the span of a few short years. She's the product of artistic parents who are both enm...Maya Hawke
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 19 July 2025
The daughter of Hollywood actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, New York folk singer, model and actress Maya Hawke gained recognition for starring as Robin Buckley in the Netflix series Stranger Things She has also appeared in the films Onc...YAANG + Formal Sppeedwear + Autocamper
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 19 July 2025
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....Ellysse Mason
Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Saturday 19 July 2025
For fans of The 1975, Phoebe Bridgers, and Sam Fender, on the surface, Manchester's Ellysse Mason is an alt pop artist, but her songwriting drags the likes of Joni Mitchell into the modern era, stopping for a bite of the 80's along the way....Hot Take: Umarells Olivesque + Maggie Challinor
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 19 July 2025
HOT TAKE: UMARELLS, OLIVESQUE + MAGGIE CHALLINOR at YES Basement on 19th July 2025...K-ESTATE LIVE - The Peer Hat. MCR. 19th July.
The Peer Hat, Manchester
Saturday 19 July 2025
Mancunian Synth Disco outfit K-ESTATE play their first headline show at Manchesters The Peer Hat on July 19th 2025....The Yard Presents: Stranger Ways Festival
The Yard, Manchester
Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 July 2025
2 days & 2 nights of back to back live indie bands, DJs & the finest tribute acts at Manchester's finest alfresco grassroots space...DAMMIT: A (daytime) Elder Emo event
Postern Gate, Warrington
Saturday 19 July 2025
Well I guess this is growing up... now we do daytime events for all you elder emo's Best of all.. free entry...Jade Bird: Album Launch Show
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Sunday 20 July 2025
Jacaranda Records presents a live performance form Jade Bird in support of her new album 'Who Wants To Talk About Love?'...
Radio Free Alice
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Now Wave presents Radio Free Alice at The Castle Hotel on Tuesday 22nd July 2025...Bodega
Yes, Manchester
Wednesday 23 July 2025
With widescreen multi-tracked guitars and a giant sounding rhythm section complementing sharp songwriting and yearning vocal melodies, the Brooklyn art-punk incendiaries attempt to interrogate the external factors that make them who they ar...Pip Blom
The White Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 24 July 2025
Following support slots to the likes of The Breeders, Franz Ferdinand and Garbage, Amsterdam's Pip Blom deliver an undeniable knack for writing a hook-laden, 3-4 minute song; planting it in your head and making it stay there looping days a...Neptune Series: Air CTRL
