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
The Vaccines
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Sunday 1 - Friday 6 March 2026
Torchbearers for British guitar music, UK Album Chart-topping London act The Vaccines are back and continue to be a vital band in the British rock canon. Their anthemic discography - with a mammoth five UK Top 5 albums and a Platinum-sellin...Lucy Rose
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 1 March 2026
Elfin folk pop singer Lucy Rose boasts a voice that people instantly fall for. In her slight frame she combines purity of musical purpose, a beautifully grainy voice and a passionate, narrative songwriter's instincts with a thirst for Guinn...Factory 251 Saturdays
FAC251, Manchester
Sunday 1 March 2026
3 floors of music, all your favs with 899 other party goers. DJs spinning dance & RnB, Indie & Cheese, and Tech, Bass & DnB. ...Boko Yout
Dogcomplex
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Sunday 1 March 2026
Sun 01 Mar - 7:30 pmDOGCOMPLEX+ redwinebedtime + The Bunny Suit£8 adv...Brokenwingclub: Kahula + Support
Kamera At Lloyd And Platt, Manchester
Sunday 1 March - 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
Sunday 1 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...New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester
Lowry, Salford
Monday 2 - Wednesday 4 March 2026
The brand-new stage production of New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division & Manchester celebrates its 10th anniversary. The new touring production is written by Brian Gorman, produced & directed by Giles D Bastow and Sean Mason fo...Leith Ross
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Leith Ross is a songwriter, singer, and artist born and raised in a small town outside of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They've been a sensitive and overly artistic person since birth and when they started writing songs around the age of 12 it q...Insider Trading
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Thursday 5 March 2026
Thu 05 Mar - 7:30 pmInsider Trading+ Marigolds + The Old Quiet Lighthouse£12 adv...
WHIP ROUND THURSDAYS AT DEAF
Echo & The Bunnymen
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 6 March 2026
One of the most influential British bands in modern history, Echo & The Bunnymen will celebrate the songs that have brought the group twenty top 20 hits and nine top 20 albums so far during their incredible 40-year career. The band's semina...Jo Whiley's 90s Anthems
Albert Hall, Manchester
Friday 6 March 2026
BBC Radio 2 DJ Jo Whiley brings you all the best tracks from the greatest decade for music. Think Blur vs Oasis, Fatboy Slim, Primal Scream, The Verve, The Chemical Brothers, Faithless, The Prodigy and a whole lot more. ...Pastel
Yes, Manchester
Friday 6 March 2026
Pastel are a 5-piece tripped out shoegaze guitar band signed to independent Manchester label; Spirit of Spike Island. ...MALCOM @ The Lions Den
Lion's Den, Manchester
Friday 6 - Saturday 7 March 2026
Manchester's indie-rock outfit MALCOM headline The Lions Den for their biggest hometown show yet...Werkha (Live) & Chloe Elms in association with Jazz Re:freshed
The Talleyrand, Manchester
Friday 6 March 2026
Werkha & Chloe Elms both play live for this jazz re:freshed outernational warm up show in the cosy setting of the Talleyrand in Levenshulme......Kerrang'd
Empire Warrington, Warrington
Friday 6 March 2026
Get Ready for The Best of Pop Punk, Indie Classics...All My Friends Daytime Disco - Elis James + Amy Gledhill + Clint Boon (DJ Sets)
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
The best indie day disco around, straddling the two best cities in the world - Manchester and London - returns for a huge day of indie pop bangers, with special guest DJ sets from comedians Elis James and Amy Gledhill, plus Inspiral Carpet ...The Smiths Ltd + Clint Boon (DJ Set)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
Formed in 2009, the ONLY Smiths tribute band from and based in Manchester have a unique selling point and an authenticity that is hard to beat. Committed to getting the same energy that Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce h...TVAM
Yes, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
 The project alias of Manchester based musician/producer Joe Oxley, TVAM's sound is not afraid to be a sheer melting pot of creative endeavours, with nuances of neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, electronica, ambience, Krautrock, and alternative r...TVAM
Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
 The project alias of Manchester based musician/producer Joe Oxley, TVAM's sound is not afraid to be a sheer melting pot of creative endeavours, with nuances of neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, electronica, ambience, Krautrock, and alternative r...Keo
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag ? and it?s preferable you don?t, please make sure it?s small. Only one small ba...Snug Live Sessions w/ Little Strange + Serotine
The Snug Coffee House, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
Little Strange headline at The Snug for an energetic night of great music with support from young upcoming band, Serotine...
Ghosts In Space - Beyond The Veil
The Old Pint Pot, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
Peek behind the curtains, beyond the veil, and behold the ethereal voices & synths of Forest Fawn, Trianglecuts and Elannest on stage this March...Old Town At Peggy's
Peggy Mccools, Warrington
Saturday 7 March 2026
Containers are raising money for Mac Millan cancer support and releasing there new single 'Dead forever'....The C33s Live at The Castle
The Castle Hotel, Warrington
Saturday 7 March 2026
The C33s return Live at The Castle, support TBA...The C33s plus special guests live at The Castle
The Castle Hotel 66 Oldham St Manchester M4 1le, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
The return of The C33s......Will Bloys Self Made Millionaires
Taylors Shure 5 Studios, Oldham
Saturday 7 March 2026
Green Attic PresentsWBSMM are joined live onstage by 'Frank and the Beats' and 'Pierce 'O' Brien', for an Exclusive live event in Oldham Manchester....
Cabin Boy Jumped + RXPTRS - MANCHESTER
Lion's Den, Manchester
Sunday 8 March 2026
Cabin Boy Jumped Ship x RXPTRS co-headline show at Lions Den, Manchester...
CMAT
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Wednesday 11 - Thursday 12 March 2026
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 ...Echo & The Bunnymen
